1973 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1973 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	31 May - 10 June
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	England (6th title)
Runners-up	East Germany
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Bulgaria

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1973 Final Tournament was held in Italy.

Qualification

Groups 1-4

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Malta	1–5	Austria	1–1	0–4
Luxembourg	2–3	Iceland	2–1	0–2
Republic of Ireland	3–1	Sweden	2–1	1–0
Finland	0–1	Norway	0–0	0–1

Group 5

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	5
Portugal	4	2	0	2	5	7	–2	4
Spain	4	1	1	2	7	7	0	3


Portugal	2–1	Spain
Spain	3–1	Portugal
Belgium	2–1	Spain
Belgium	3–1	Portugal
Spain	2–2	Belgium
Portugal	1–0	Belgium

Group 6

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6
Poland	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	4
Netherlands	4	0	2	2	2	6	–4	2


Netherlands	0–0	Germany
Netherlands	1–2	Poland
Germany	1–1	Netherlands
Poland	0–1	Germany
Poland	3–0	Netherlands
Germany	3–1	Poland

Group 7

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	5
France	4	2	0	2	6	7	–1	4
Wales	4	1	1	2	3	4	–1	3


Wales	1–1	Scotland
Scotland	1–0	Wales
Wales	2–1	France
France	0–3	Scotland
Scotland	2–4	France
France	1–0	Wales

Group 8

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Romania	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6
Greece	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	5
Yugoslavia	4	0	1	3	2	6	–4	1


Yugoslavia	1–2	Greece
Romania	0–0	Yugoslavia
Greece	2–1	Yugoslavia
Greece	0–1	Romania
Romania	2–2	Greece
Yugoslavia	0–2	Romania

Group 9

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union	4	3	1	0	8	4	+4	7
Hungary	4	1	1	2	4	6	–2	3
Turkey	4	0	2	2	5	7	–2	2


Soviet Union	3–2	Turkey
Turkey	1–1	Hungary
Soviet Union	2–0	Hungary
Turkey	1–1	Soviet Union
Hungary	1–2	Soviet Union
Hungary	2–1	Turkey

Teams

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

Austria (Q)
Belgium (Q)
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
East Germany
England
Germany (Q)
Iceland (Q)
Italy (host)
Norway (Q)
Romania (Q)
Republic of Ireland (Q)
Scotland (Q)
Soviet Union (Q)
Switzerland

Group Stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	3	0	5	1	+4	6
Romania	3	2	1	4	4	0	4
Germany	3	1	2	2	3	–1	2
Norway	3	0	3	2	5	–3	0


31 May	Italy	3–1	Romania
	Germany	2–1	Norway
2 June	Italy	1–0	Norway
	Romania	1–0	Germany
4 June	Italy	1–0	Germany
	Romania	2–1	Norway

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bulgaria	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	5
Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	5
Republic of Ireland	3	1	0	2	3	5	–1	2
Denmark	3	0	0	3	4	7	–3	0


31 May	Soviet Union	1–0	Republic of Ireland
	Bulgaria	3–2	Denmark
2 June	Soviet Union	1–0	Denmark
	Bulgaria	2–0	Republic of Ireland
4 June	Republic of Ireland	3–2	Denmark
	Bulgaria	1–1	Soviet Union

Group C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	5
Belgium	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	4
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	2	5	–3	2
Iceland	3	0	1	2	2	5	–3	0


31 May	England	2–0	Iceland
	Belgium	2–0	Switzerland
2 June	England	2–0	Switzerland
	Iceland	1–1	Belgium
4 June	England	0–0	Belgium
	Switzerland	2–1	Iceland

Group D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Germany	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	5
Czechoslovakia	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
Scotland	3	1	0	2	3	4	–1	2
Austria	3	0	2	1	2	4	–2	2


31 May	Austria	1–1	East Germany
	Czechoslovakia	1–0	Scotland
2 June	East Germany	3–1	Scotland
	Austria	1–1	Czechoslovakia
4 June	East Germany	3–2	Czechoslovakia
	Scotland	2–0	Austria

Semifinals

England v Italy

7 June 1973

England	1 – 0	Italy

Viareggio

East Germany v Bulgaria

7 June 1973

East Germany	1 – 0	Bulgaria

Montecatini

Third Place Match

Italy v Bulgaria

10 June 1973

Italy	1 – 0	Bulgaria

Florence

Final

England v East Germany

10 June 1973

England	3 – 2 (aet)	East Germany

Florence

1973 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
England Sixth title

External links

Results by RSSSF

UEFA European U-18 and U-19 Championship

Under-18 era, 1948–2001

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Squads	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

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Squads	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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