1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

Summary

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1968 Final Tournament was held in France.

1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates7–15 April
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up France
Third place Portugal
Fourth place Bulgaria
1967
1969

Qualification edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Austria   2–3   Yugoslavia 1–0 1–3
Poland   3–5   East Germany 3–2 0–3
Romania   2–5   Hungary 2–1 0–4
Turkey   0–1   Bulgaria 0–0 0–1
Malta   1–3   Italy 1–2 0–1
Luxembourg   0–11   Belgium 0–4 0–7
West Germany   2–1   Spain 1–0 1–1
Republic of Ireland   1–4   England 0–0 1–4

Teams edit

The following teams entered the tournament. Eight teams qualified (Q) and eight teams entered without playing qualification matches.

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Portugal 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 6
  Scotland 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
  Belgium 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1
   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 –5 1


7 April Switzerland   1–1   Belgium
Portugal   2–0   Scotland
9 April Scotland   4–0    Switzerland
Portugal   1–0   Belgium
11 April Scotland   2–0   Belgium
Portugal   1–0    Switzerland

Group B edit

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
  England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
  Soviet Union 3 0 2 1 3 4 –1 2
  Netherlands 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1


7 April Soviet Union   2–2   Netherlands
Bulgaria   0–0   England
9 April Bulgaria   1–0   Soviet Union
England   1–0   Netherlands
11 April Bulgaria   3–1   Netherlands
England   1–1   Soviet Union

Group C edit

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
  Italy 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
  Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 3
  West Germany 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2


7 April Czechoslovakia   2–0   Yugoslavia
West Germany   2–0   Italy
9 April Yugoslavia   1–0   West Germany
Italy   2–0   Czechoslovakia
11 April Czechoslovakia   3–1   West Germany
Italy   2–2   Yugoslavia

Group D edit

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5
  Hungary 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
  Greece 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
  East Germany 3 0 1 2 5 9 –4 1


7 April East Germany   1–1   Greece
France   3–0   Hungary
9 April Hungary   4–1   East Germany
France   0–0   Greece
11 April France   4–3   East Germany
Hungary   2–1   Greece

Semifinals edit

Czechoslovakia  3 – 1  Portugal
France  3 – 1  Bulgaria

Third place match edit

Portugal  4 – 2  Bulgaria

Final edit

Czechoslovakia  2 – 1  France


 1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 
 
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