1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Austria
Dates 24 May - 2 June
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions  Yugoslavia (2nd title)
Runners-up  Bulgaria
Third place  England
Fourth place  France
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Senad Merdanović
(4 goals)

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1979 Final Tournament was held in Austria.

Qualification

Group 2

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 421121+15
 Republic of Ireland 420265+14
 Northern Ireland 411246–23


Republic of Ireland  0–1  Belgium
Northern Ireland  1–2  Republic of Ireland
Belgium  0–0  Northern Ireland
Belgium  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland  4–2  Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland  1–0  Belgium

Group 12

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 42115505
 Soviet Union 412164+24
 Romania 411257–23


Hungary  0–0  Soviet Union
Romania  0–3  Hungary
Soviet Union  4–0  Hungary
Hungary  2–1  Romania
Romania  3–1  Soviet Union
Soviet Union  1–1  Romania

Other groups

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Norway  4–1  Wales 2–1 2–0
Iceland  0–2  Netherlands 0–1 0–1
Finland  0–5  Scotland 0–3 0–2
Sweden  1–4  Denmark 0–0 1–4
Spain  3–4  France 3–1 0–3
Malta  6–0  Liechtenstein 3–0 3–0
Italy  0–3  England 0–1 0–2
Luxembourg  2–8  Germany 1–4 1–4
Portugal  3–3(a)   Switzerland 2–2 1–1
Cyprus  0–4  Yugoslavia 0–3 0–1
Poland  5–1  Turkey 5–0 0–1
Greece  1–3  Czechoslovakia 1–0 0–3
East Germany  2–2 (5–6p)  Bulgaria 1–1 1–1

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Group Stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 321083+55
 Belgium 32017704
 Netherlands 310245–12
  Switzerland 301237–41


24 May France  5–1  Belgium
Netherlands  2–1   Switzerland
26 May France  1–1   Switzerland
Belgium  2–1  Netherlands
28 May France  2–1  Netherlands
Belgium  4–1   Switzerland

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 330080+86
 Czechoslovakia 320183+54
 Germany 310254+12
 Malta 3003014–140


24 May Germany  5–0  Malta
England  3–0  Czechoslovakia
26 May England  3–0  Malta
Czechoslovakia  2–0  Germany
28 May England  2–0  Germany
Czechoslovakia  6–0  Malta

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 330072+56
 Hungary 320153+24
 Austria 310235–22
 Norway 300327–50


24 May Austria  2–0  Norway
Yugoslavia  2–0  Hungary
26 May Yugoslavia  2–1  Austria
Hungary  2–1  Norway
28 May Yugoslavia  3–1  Norway
Hungary  3–0  Austria

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 330071+66
 Scotland 32015504
 Denmark 310234–12
 Poland 300349–50


24 May Scotland  3–2  Poland
Bulgaria  1–0  Denmark
26 May Denmark  2–1  Poland
Bulgaria  2–0  Scotland
28 May Bulgaria  4–1  Poland
Scotland  2–1  Denmark

Semifinals

31 May 1979 (1979-05-31)
Bulgaria  1 – 0  England

31 May 1979 (1979-05-31)
Yugoslavia  3 – 0  France

Third Place Match

2 June 1979 (1979-06-02)
England  0 – 0  France
  Penalties  
4 – 3

Final

2 June 1979 (1979-06-02)
Yugoslavia  1 – 0  Bulgaria
 1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Yugoslavia
Second title

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