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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
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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.

Qualification

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

Teams

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

Group stage

Group A

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

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

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

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

Soviet Union 1 – 0 Yugoslavia
Italy 1 – 0 Spain

Third place match

Yugoslavia 2 – 0 Spain

Final

Soviet Union 0 – 0
Title Shared		 Italy
Attendance: 2500
Referee: France Lacoste


 1966 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Italy
Second title


 1966 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Soviet Union
First title
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