1988_UEFA_European_Under-18_Championship
1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
International football competition
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1988 Final Tournament was held in Czechoslovakia. It also served as the European qualification for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Czechoslovakia |
| Dates | 22–27 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Portugal |
| Third place |  East Germany |
| Fourth place |  Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2.6 per match) |
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The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Czechoslovakia (host, but still qualified)
Denmark
East Germany
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Soviet Union
Spain
More information East Germany, 2 – 0 ...
| East Germany | 2 – 0 |  Denmark |
|---|---|---|
Lars Hermel  15'Uwe Jähnig 38' |
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Referee: Joaquin Ramos Marcos (Spain)
Referee: Ignace van Swieten (Netherlands)
More information Portugal, 3 – 0 ...
| Portugal | 3 – 0 |  Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| João Pinto 26' Valido 41'Folha 74' |
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Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)
Places 5-8
Referee: Zdeněk Havlíček (Czechoslovakia)
Referee: Klaus Peschel (East Germany)
Places 1-4
Referee: Jose Guedes (Portugal)
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)
More information Soviet Union, 3 – 1 (aet) ...
| Soviet Union | 3 – 1 (aet) | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Andrei Timochenko 78' Yuri Nikiforov 102'Oleg Salenko 117' |
João Pinto 55' |
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Referee: Andrzej Libich (Poland)
The six best performing teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- Czechoslovakia
- East Germany
- Norway
- Portugal
- Soviet Union
- Spain