1973 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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1973 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates31 May - 10 June
Teams16
Final positions
Champions England (6th title)
Runners-up East Germany
Third place Italy
Fourth place Bulgaria
Spain 1972
Sweden 1974

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1973 Final Tournament was held in Italy.

Qualification

Groups 1-4

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Malta  1–5  Austria 1–1 0–4
Luxembourg  2–3  Iceland 2–1 0–2
Republic of Ireland  3–1  Sweden 2–1 1–0
Finland  0–1  Norway 0–0 0–1

Group 5

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 5
 Portugal 4 2 0 2 5 7 –2 4
 Spain 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 3


Portugal  2–1  Spain
Spain  3–1  Portugal
Belgium  2–1  Spain
Belgium  3–1  Portugal
Spain  2–2  Belgium
Portugal  1–0  Belgium

Group 6

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


Netherlands  0–0  Germany
Netherlands  1–2  Poland
Germany  1–1  Netherlands
Poland  0–1  Germany
Poland  3–0  Netherlands
Germany  3–1  Poland

Group 7

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


Wales  1–1  Scotland
Scotland  1–0  Wales
Wales  2–1  France
France  0–3  Scotland
Scotland  2–4  France
France  1–0  Wales

Group 8

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 6
 Greece 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 5
 Yugoslavia 4 0 1 3 2 6 –4 1


Yugoslavia  1–2  Greece
Romania  0–0  Yugoslavia
Greece  2–1  Yugoslavia
Greece  0–1  Romania
Romania  2–2  Greece
Yugoslavia  0–2  Romania

Group 9

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 7
 Hungary 4 1 1 2 4 6 –2 3
 Turkey 4 0 2 2 5 7 –2 2


Soviet Union  3–2  Turkey
Turkey  1–1  Hungary
Soviet Union  2–0  Hungary
Turkey  1–1  Soviet Union
Hungary  1–2  Soviet Union
Hungary  2–1  Turkey

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament. Nine teams qualified (Q) and seven teams entered without playing qualification matches.

Group Stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 6
 Romania 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 4
 Germany 3 1 0 2 2 3 –1 2
 Norway 3 0 0 3 2 5 –3 0


31 May Italy  3–1  Romania
Germany  2–1  Norway
2 June Italy  1–0  Norway
Romania  1–0  Germany
4 June Italy  1–0  Germany
Romania  2–1  Norway

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5
 Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
 Republic of Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 5 –1 2
 Denmark 3 0 0 3 4 7 –3 0


31 May Soviet Union  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Bulgaria  3–2  Denmark
2 June Soviet Union  1–0  Denmark
Bulgaria  2–0  Republic of Ireland
4 June Republic of Ireland  3–2  Denmark
Bulgaria  1–1  Soviet Union

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5
 Belgium 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 2
 Iceland 3 0 1 2 2 5 –3 0


31 May England  2–0  Iceland
Belgium  2–0   Switzerland
2 June England  2–0   Switzerland
Iceland  1–1  Belgium
4 June England  0–0  Belgium
Switzerland  2–1  Iceland

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 5
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2
 Austria 3 0 2 1 2 4 –2 2


31 May Austria  1–1  East Germany
Czechoslovakia  1–0  Scotland
2 June East Germany  3–1  Scotland
Austria  1–1  Czechoslovakia
4 June East Germany  3–2  Czechoslovakia
Scotland  2–0  Austria

Semifinals

England 1 – 0 Italy
East Germany 1 – 0 Bulgaria

Third Place Match

Italy 1 – 0 Bulgaria

Final

England 3 – 2
(aet)
 East Germany


 1973 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

England

Sixth title

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