1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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

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

Qualification

Team 1 Agg. 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

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
 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

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

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

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

Czechoslovakia 3 – 1 Portugal
France 3 – 1 Bulgaria

Third place match

Portugal 4 – 2 Bulgaria

Final

Czechoslovakia 2 – 1 France


 1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Czechoslovakia
First title

Other websites