1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1963 Final Tournament was held in England. It was considered to be the 16th International Youth Football Tournament.

1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	England
Dates	13 April - 23 April
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	England (2nd title)
Runners-up	Northern Ireland
Third place	Scotland
Fourth place	Bulgaria

It was hosted by England as part of the Football Association's centenary celebration.

Qualification

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sweden	2–0	Finland
Netherlands	11–2	Wales

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Poland	2–3	Hungary	1–1	1–2
Portugal	5–5 (a)	France	4–2	1–3
Austria	3–4	West Germany	1–2	2–2
Yugoslavia	1–2	Bulgaria	1–1	0–1
Republic of Ireland	3–4	Northern Ireland	1–1	2–3
Greece	3–2	Turkey	2–1	1–1
Spain	4–5	Italy	2–2	2–3
Luxembourg	1–10	Belgium	0–2	1–8

A match between  East Germany and  Czechoslovakia (3-0) may have been related to the qualifying stage as well.

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

•  Belgium
•  Bulgaria
•  Czechoslovakia (received Bye for qualifying stage)
•  England (qualified as host)
•  France
•  West Germany
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Netherlands
•  Northern Ireland
•  Romania (qualified as cup holders)
•  Scotland (received Bye for qualifying stage)
•  Soviet Union (received Bye for qualifying stage)
•  Sweden
•   Switzerland (received Bye for qualifying stage)

 East Germany also received a Bye for the qualifying stage but withdrew before the start of the tournament. After this, a Bye was given to both  Czechoslovakia and the  Soviet Union who were drawn against each other for the qualifying stage.

Group stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4
West Germany	3	2	0	1	6	9	–3	4
Greece	3	1	1	1	8	7	+1	3
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	3	6	–3	1

13 April	Greece	7–2	West Germany
	Scotland	3–1	Switzerland
15 April	West Germany	2–1	Scotland
	Switzerland	1–1	Greece
17 April	Scotland	4–0	Greece
	West Germany	2–1	Switzerland

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bulgaria	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
Italy	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4
France	3	1	0	2	4	7	–3	2
Hungary	3	0	1	2	2	7	–5	1

13 April	Bulgaria	2–0	France
	Italy	3–0	Hungary
15 April	Hungary	1–1	Bulgaria
	Italy	4–1	France
17 April	Bulgaria	2–1	Italy
	France	3–1	Hungary

Group C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	6
Romania	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	4
Netherlands	3	1	0	2	3	8	–5	2
Soviet Union	3	0	0	3	1	6	–5	0

13 April	England	5–0	Netherlands
	Romania	1–0	Soviet Union
15 April	Netherlands	3–1	Soviet Union
	England	3–0	Romania
17 April	England	2–0	Soviet Union
	Romania	2–0	Netherlands

Group D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Northern Ireland	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	5
Belgium	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
Czechoslovakia	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	2
Sweden	3	0	1	2	6	9	–3	1

13 April	Czechoslovakia	4–2	Sweden
	Northern Ireland	2–1	Belgium
15 April	Belgium	2–1	Sweden
	Northern Ireland	1–0	Czechoslovakia
17 April	Northern Ireland	3–3	Sweden
	Belgium	2–0	Czechoslovakia

Semifinals

18 April 1963

England	1 – 0	Scotland

London

18 April 1963

Northern Ireland	(c) 3 – 3	Bulgaria

Southampton

Third place match

22 April 1963

Scotland	4 – 2	Bulgaria

Portsmouth

Final

23 April 1963

England	4 – 0	Northern Ireland
5' (o.g.) Napier  48' Sammels  59' Sissons  67' Whittaker

London

Attendance: 34,582

Referee: Kreitlein

1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
England Second title

External links

• Results by RSSSF