1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Cover of the Soviet Union
Tournament details
Host countrySoviet Union
Dates25 May – 3 June
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Hungary (3rd title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Poland
Fourth place Republic of Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored69 (2.46 per match)
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The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1984 Final Tournament was held in the Soviet Union. It also served as the European qualification for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Qualification

Group 8

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


Austria  0–2  Italy


West Germany 1 – 1 Austria
Häßler 44' 48' Johann Puchegger


Italy  3–0  West Germany
West Germany  0–0  Italy
Italy  0–0  Austria
Austria  0–1  West Germany

Other Groups

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Republic of Ireland  3–1  Northern Ireland 3–0 0–1
Wales  2–8  Scotland 2–4 0–4
Iceland  0–6  England 0–3 0–3
Norway  0–2  Poland 0–2 0–0
Finland  2–3  Denmark 2–2 0–1
East Germany  5–2  Sweden 3–1 2–1
Malta  0–5   Switzerland 0–2 0–3
Luxembourg  4–2  Netherlands 1–2 0–1 3–01
Portugal  4–2  Belgium 4–0 0–2
France  2–3  Spain 1–0 1–3
Czechoslovakia  3–0  Cyprus 3–0 0–0
Greece  (a)3–3  Yugoslavia 1–1 2–2
Hungary  3–0  Romania 1–0 2–0
Turkey  3–3 (4–5p)  Bulgaria 1–2 2–1

1The match Netherlands - Luxembourg at IJmuiden ended 1–0 but was awarded 0–3 to Luxembourg due to fireworks thrown on the field, injuring the Luxembourg keeper.

Finland 2 – 2 Denmark
Aaltonen 73'
Lius 79'		 46' Birkedal
51' Carsten Pedersen
Tapiolan urheilupuisto, Espoo
Referee: Kjell Johansson (Sweden)
Turkey 1 – 2 Bulgaria
Hakan Çarkacı 20' 40', 55' Kirov
Referee: Lajos Németh (Hungary)
Bulgaria 1 – 2 Turkey
Penalties
5 – 4
Referee: Andrzej Libich (Poland)

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5
 Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 5 –1 3
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 6 7 –1 2
 Greece 3 0 2 1 3 5 –2 2


25 May Republic of Ireland  3–0  Scotland
Greece  1–3  Portugal
27 May Republic of Ireland  1–1  Greece
Scotland  3–1  Portugal
29 May Republic of Ireland  3–2  Portugal
Scotland  1–1  Greece

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 6
 Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
 Italy 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 2
 Denmark 3 0 1 2 2 6 –4 1


25 May Bulgaria  2–2  Denmark
Poland  1–0  Italy
27 May Bulgaria  0–1  Poland
Denmark  0–3  Italy
29 May Bulgaria  1–0  Italy
Denmark  0–1  Poland

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 5
 England 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 East Germany 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 3
 Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 0 11 –11 0


25 May England  1–1  East Germany
Soviet Union  5–0  Luxembourg
27 May England  1–1  Soviet Union
East Germany  4–0  Luxembourg
29 May England  2–0  Luxembourg
East Germany  0–1  Soviet Union

Group D

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


25 May Czechoslovakia  0–3  Hungary
Switzerland  1–2  Spain
27 May Czechoslovakia  2–1   Switzerland
Hungary  2–0  Spain
29 May Czechoslovakia  1–1  Spain
Hungary  1–0   Switzerland

Semifinals

Republic of Ireland 1 – 2 Soviet Union
Poland 0 – 2 Hungary

Third place match

Poland 2 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Referee: Manfred Roßner (East Germany)

Final

Hungary 0 – 0 Soviet Union
Penalties
3 – 2
Attendance: 72.800
Referee: Jose Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)
 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Hungary
Third title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship: four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on points, goal difference and scored goals). This would mean that both Poland and Scotland should have qualified. As for Poland, officials of the Polish Football Association (PZPN) missed deadline for application to the tournament.[1] It is not clear why Scotland did not participate.

References

  1. ^ Grzegorz Majchrzak, Tajna historia futbolu: służby, afery i skandale (in Polish). Warsaw: Fronda, 2017, ISBN 978-83-8079-173-2, p. 15
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