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
changeThe 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
changeGroup 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
changeFinal
change| Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
|---|
 Czechoslovakia First title |