1969 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

international football competition

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1969 Final Tournament was held in East Germany.

1969 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEast Germany
Dates18–26 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Bulgaria (2nd title)
Runners-up East Germany
Third place Soviet Union
Fourth place Scotland
1968
1970

Qualification

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Single Match

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Scotland   8–1   Norway

Two-legged Matches

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Soviet Union   8–1   Finland 3–1 5–0
Portugal   (c) 2–2   Italy 1–1 1–1
England   3–0   Belgium 1–0 2–0
Bulgaria   DSQ   Albania
Sweden   2–4   West Germany 1–2 1–2
Hungary   3–3 (a)   Yugoslavia 3–1 0–2
Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 8
  Netherlands 4 1 0 3 7 7 0 2
  Switzerland 4 1 0 3 2 14 –12 2


24 November (1968) Switzerland   1–0   Netherlands
7 December (1968) France   6–0   Switzerland
26 February Netherlands   0–2   France
8 March France   3–1   Netherlands
23 March Switzerland   0–2   France
5 April Netherlands   6–1   Switzerland

The following teams entered the tournament. Eight teams qualified (Q) and eight 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
  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6
  Romania 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 2
  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0


18 May Romania   2–1   Turkey
Soviet Union   2–1   Portugal
20 May Soviet Union   3–0   Turkey
Romania   2–0   Portugal
22 May Portugal   1–0   Turkey
Soviet Union   1–0   Romania

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  East Germany 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 6
  England 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 4
  Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 8 4 +4 2
  Malta 3 0 0 3 0 23 –23 0


18 May England   6–0   Malta
East Germany   1–0   Czechoslovakia
20 May England   3–1   Czechoslovakia
East Germany   10–0   Malta
22 May East Germany   4–0   England
Czechoslovakia   7–0   Malta

Group C

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bulgaria 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6
  West Germany 3 1 0 2 2 3 –1 2
  Spain 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2 2
  France 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 2


18 May Bulgaria   1–0   West Germany
Spain   1–0   France
20 May France   1–0   West Germany
Bulgaria   3–1   Spain
22 May West Germany   2–1   Spain
Bulgaria   3–1   France

Group D

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Scotland 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5
  Yugoslavia 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
  Austria 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2
  Poland 3 0 1 2 0 4 –4 1


18 May Yugoslavia   2–0   Austria
Scotland   1–0   Poland
20 May Scotland   2–1   Austria
Yugoslavia   0–0   Poland
22 May Austria   3–0   Poland
Yugoslavia   1–1   Scotland

Semifinals

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Bulgaria  3 – 0  Soviet Union
East Germany  2 – 1  Scotland

Third place match

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Soviet Union  1 – 0  Scotland
Bulgaria  (c) 1 – 1 (aet)  East Germany


 1969 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 
 
Bulgaria
Second title

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