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1977 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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1977 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
Dates19–28 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runners-up Bulgaria
Third place Soviet Union
Fourth place West Germany
1976
1978

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1977 Final Tournament was held in Belgium. The team from Belgium defeated the team from Bulgaria in the Championship match to win the Championship.

Qualification

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Groups 1-12

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
England  2–1  Wales 1–0 1–1
Iceland  2–1  Norway 1–0 1–1
Republic of Ireland  w.o.  Scotland
Denmark  1–2  Northern Ireland 1–0 0–2
France  4–2  Luxembourg 1–1 3–1
West Germany  15–1  Liechtenstein 10–0 5–1
Portugal  1–1 (3–4p)  Austria 0–1 1–0
Czechoslovakia  1–2  Italy 0–2 1–0
Poland  0–1  Bulgaria 0–0 0–1
Romania  4–4(a)  Yugoslavia 4–2 0–2
Soviet Union  (a)2–2  Turkey 1–0 1–2
Hungary  1–4  Greece 1–0 0–4

Group 13

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Spain 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 4
  Switzerland 4 0 1 3 2 8 –6 1


Netherlands  1–0   Switzerland
Switzerland  0–0  Spain
Spain  1–2  Netherlands
Netherlands  0–0  Spain
Spain  4–1   Switzerland
Switzerland  1–3  Netherlands

Group 14

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 4 3 0 1 10 6 +4 6
 East Germany 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 5
 Finland 4 0 0 2 5 12 –7 1


Finland  2–2  East Germany
Finland  2–3  Sweden
Sweden  3–2  East Germany
East Germany  3–1  Finland
Sweden  4–0  Finland
East Germany  2–0  Sweden

Teams

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The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Group stage

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Group A

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 4
 England 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4
 Iceland 3 0 2 1 1 3 –2 2
 Greece 3 0 2 1 2 8 –6 2


19 May England  1–0  Belgium
Iceland  1–1  Greece
21 May England  0–0  Iceland
Belgium  7–1  Greece
23 May England  0–0  Greece
Belgium  2–0  Iceland

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
 France 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
 Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 –2 3
 Yugoslavia 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 2


19 May Republic of Ireland  1–0  France
West Germany  2–1  Yugoslavia
21 May Yugoslavia  3–0  Republic of Ireland
France  0–0  West Germany
23 May Republic of Ireland  1–1  West Germany
France  1–0  Yugoslavia

Group C

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 6
 Northern Ireland 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 4
 Austria 3 0 1 2 0 5 –5 1
 Malta 3 0 1 2 0 8 –8 1


19 May Austria  0–0  Malta
Soviet Union  1–0  Northern Ireland
21 May Soviet Union  4–0  Austria
Northern Ireland  2–0  Malta
23 May Northern Ireland  1–0  Austria
Soviet Union  6–0  Malta

Group D

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 5 –1 4
 Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 Netherlands 3 0 1 2 1 3 –2 1


19 May Sweden  2–1  Netherlands
Italy  2–1  Bulgaria
21 May Netherlands  0–0  Italy
Bulgaria  4–1  Sweden
23 May Bulgaria  1–0  Netherlands
Sweden  1–0  Italy

Semifinals

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Belgium 1 – 1 Soviet Union
Penalties
4 – 2
Bulgaria 3 – 1 West Germany

Third place match

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Soviet Union 7 – 2 West Germany

Final

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Belgium 2 – 1 Bulgaria


 1977 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Belgium
First title
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