1966 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

international football competition

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1966 Final Tournament was held in Yugoslavia. The Soviet Union and Italy drew their final match and shared the title.

1966 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryYugoslavia
Dates21–29 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
 Italy (2nd title)
Third place Yugoslavia
Fourth place Spain
1965
1967

Qualification

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Hungary   2–0   Austria 1–0 1–0
Netherlands   5–3   Belgium 4–2 1–1
Soviet Union   (c) 1–1   Romania 1–0 0–1
Czechoslovakia   2–1   Poland 1–0 1–1

The following teams entered the tournament. Four teams qualified for the tournament (Q) and the other teams entered without playing qualification matches.

Group stage

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Group A

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


21 May Spain   1–1   Scotland
Netherlands   1–2   West Germany
23 May Spain   2–1   Netherlands
Scotland   1–0   West Germany
25 May Spain   3–1   West Germany
Scotland   2–2   Netherlands

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 6
  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2
  East Germany 3 0 1 2 2 5 –3 1


21 May East Germany   1–1   Bulgaria
Yugoslavia   2–1   Portugal
23 May Bulgaria   2–0   Portugal
Yugoslavia   2–1   East Germany
25 May Portugal   2–0   East Germany
Yugoslavia   2–0   Bulgaria

Group C

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


21 May Czechoslovakia   3–2   England
France   1–1   Italy
23 May France   2–1   England
Italy   3–1   Czechoslovakia
25 May Czechoslovakia   3–1   France
Italy   1–1   England

Group D

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


21 May Hungary   3–1   Switzerland
Soviet Union   3–1   Turkey
23 May Hungary   2–2   Turkey
Soviet Union   3–1   Switzerland
25 May Hungary   0–0   Soviet Union
Turkey   0–0   Switzerland

Semifinals

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Soviet Union  1 – 0  Yugoslavia
Italy  1 – 0  Spain

Third place match

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Yugoslavia  2 – 0  Spain
Soviet Union  0 – 0
Title Shared
  Italy
Attendance: 2500
Referee:   Lacoste


 1966 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 
 
Italy
Second title


 1966 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 
 
Soviet Union
First title

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