1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1978 Final Tournament was held in Poland. It also served as the European qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Poland |
Dates | 5 May - 14 May |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Qualification
Group 1
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | –6 | 2 |
Sweden |
1–0 | ||
Sweden |
2–4 | ||
Hungary |
4–0 | ||
Czechoslovakia |
1–1 | ||
Czechoslovakia |
3–2 | ||
Hungary |
1–0 |
Group 4
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 | |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 | |
Finland |
2–2 | ||
Finland |
1–1 | ||
Netherlands |
3–1 | ||
Republic of Ireland |
0–0 | ||
Netherlands |
3–1 | ||
Republic of Ireland |
0–0 |
Other groups
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Denmark |
0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
Iceland |
2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Belgium |
9–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | |
England |
3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
Liechtenstein |
1–13 | 0–6 | 1–7 | |
Luxembourg |
1–6 | 1–4 | 0–2 | |
West Germany |
4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
Malta |
0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
Greece |
2–2 (3–2p) | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
Bulgaria |
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
Yugoslavia |
4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
Austria |
0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Squads
Group stage
Group A
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
5 May | Italy |
0–0 | |
Scotland |
1–0 | ||
7 May | Scotland |
1–0 | |
West Germany |
5–3 | ||
9 May | Scotland |
0–0 | |
Portugal |
1–0 |
Group B
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 1 |
5 May | Soviet Union |
4–0 | |
Netherlands |
1–0 | ||
7 May | Netherlands |
2–2 | |
Soviet Union |
4–0 | ||
9 May | Soviet Union |
2–0 | |
Norway |
2–1 |
Group C
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 | |
Withdrew due to food poisoning |
5 May | Hungary |
3–1 | |
Yugoslavia |
ABD1 | ||
7 May | Hungary |
0–0 | |
9 May | Yugoslavia |
4–1 | |
1After their first match was abandoned at 2-1, Belgium withdrew from the tournament. The team was suffering from food poisoning. Their results were annulled. |
Final
Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | |
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Stadion Miejski, Kraków
1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
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Soviet Union Fourth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The six best performing teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship: four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on goal difference). For an unknown reason, semifinalists Scotland did not participate.
Hungary Poland Portugal Soviet Union Spain Yugoslavia
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