1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
international football competition
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1968 Final Tournament was held in France.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 7–15 April |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place |  Bulgaria |
Qualification change
| 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 change
The following teams entered the tournament. Eight teams qualified (Q) and eight teams entered without playing qualification matches.
Belgium (Q)
Bulgaria (Q)
Czechoslovakia
East Germany (Q)
England (Q)
France (host)
West Germany (Q)
Greece
Hungary (Q)
Italy (Q)
Netherlands
Portugal
Scotland
Soviet Union
Switzerland
Yugoslavia (Q)
Group stage change
Group A change
| 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 change
| 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 change
| 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 change
| 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 change
| Czechoslovakia | 3 – 1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
Third place match change
Final change
| Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
|---|
 Czechoslovakia First title |