1969 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1969 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEast Germany
Dates18–26 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Bulgaria (2nd title)
Runners-up East Germany
Third place Soviet Union
Fourth place Scotland
← 1968
1970 →

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1969 Final Tournament was held in East Germany.

Qualification

Single Match

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Scotland  8–1  Norway

Two-legged Matches

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Soviet Union  8–1  Finland 3–1 5–0
Portugal  (c) 2–2  Italy 1–1 1–1
England  3–0  Belgium 1–0 2–0
Bulgaria  DSQ  Albania
Sweden  2–4  West Germany 1–2 1–2
Hungary  3–3 (a)  Yugoslavia 3–1 0–2

Group

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 8
 Netherlands 4 1 0 3 7 7 0 2
  Switzerland 4 1 0 3 2 14 –12 2


24 November (1968) Switzerland  1–0  Netherlands
7 December (1968) France  6–0   Switzerland
26 February Netherlands  0–2  France
8 March France  3–1  Netherlands
23 March Switzerland  0–2  France
5 April Netherlands  6–1   Switzerland

Teams

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

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6
 Romania 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 2
 Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0


18 May Romania  2–1  Turkey
Soviet Union  2–1  Portugal
20 May Soviet Union  3–0  Turkey
Romania  2–0  Portugal
22 May Portugal  1–0  Turkey
Soviet Union  1–0  Romania

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 6
 England 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 4
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 8 4 +4 2
 Malta 3 0 0 3 0 23 –23 0


18 May England  6–0  Malta
East Germany  1–0  Czechoslovakia
20 May England  3–1  Czechoslovakia
East Germany  10–0  Malta
22 May East Germany  4–0  England
Czechoslovakia  7–0  Malta

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6
 West Germany 3 1 0 2 2 3 –1 2
 Spain 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2 2
 France 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 2


18 May Bulgaria  1–0  West Germany
Spain  1–0  France
20 May France  1–0  West Germany
Bulgaria  3–1  Spain
22 May West Germany  2–1  Spain
Bulgaria  3–1  France

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5
 Yugoslavia 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
 Austria 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2
 Poland 3 0 1 2 0 4 –4 1


18 May Yugoslavia  2–0  Austria
Scotland  1–0  Poland
20 May Scotland  2–1  Austria
Yugoslavia  0–0  Poland
22 May Austria  3–0  Poland
Yugoslavia  1–1  Scotland

Semifinals

Bulgaria 3 – 0 Soviet Union
East Germany 2 – 1 Scotland

Third place match

Soviet Union 1 – 0 Scotland

Final

Bulgaria (c) 1 – 1 (aet) East Germany


 1969 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Bulgaria
Second title