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1966 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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.

1966 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Yugoslavia
Dates21–29 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions USSR (1st title)
 Italy (2nd title)
Third place Yugoslavia
Fourth place Spain
← 1965
1967 →

Qualification

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Hungary   2–0   Austria 1–0 1–0
Netherlands   5–3   Belgium 4–2 1–1
USSR   (c) 1–1 [[File:{{{flag alias-1965}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 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
[[File:{{{flag alias-1946}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 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 [[File:{{{flag alias-1946}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Bulgaria
Yugoslavia   2–1   Portugal
23 May Bulgaria [[File:{{{flag alias-1946}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 2–0   Portugal
Yugoslavia   2–1   East Germany
25 May Portugal   2–0   East Germany
Yugoslavia   2–0 [[File:{{{flag alias-1946}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 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
  USSR 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
USSR   3–1   Turkey
23 May Hungary   2–2   Turkey
USSR   3–1   Switzerland
25 May Hungary   0–0   USSR
Turkey   0–0   Switzerland

Semifinals

27 May 1966 (1966-05-27)
 USSR   1 – 0   Yugoslavia Beograd
27 May 1966 (1966-05-27)
 Italy   1 – 0   Spain Beograd

Third place match

29 May 1966 (1966-05-29)
 Yugoslavia   2 – 0   Spain Beograd

Final

29 May 1966 (1966-05-29)
 USSR   0 – 0
Title Shared 		  Italy Beograd
Attendance: 2500
Referee:   Lacoste
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Italy title

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Soviet Union title

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