1959 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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1959 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
1959 Европейско първенство по лека атлетика на УЕФА
Tournament details
Host countryBulgaria
Dates25 March – 6 April
Teams17
Final positions
Champions Bulgaria (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Hungary
Fourth place 
← 1958
1960 →

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1959 Final Tournament was held in Bulgaria.

Teams[]

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
  3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 France 3 1 1 1 5 6 –1 3
 Poland 3 0 2 1 5 9 –4 2


29 March   3–1  France
  1–1  Poland
31 March Poland  3–3  France
  1–0  
2 April   5–1  Poland
France  1–0  

Group B[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 7
 Romania 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 5
 Greece 4 2 0 2 4 7 –3 4
 England 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 3
 Turkey 4 0 1 3 3 13 –10 1


25 March Italy  3–0  England
Romania  5–0  Turkey
27 March Italy  4–0  Turkey
Greece  1–0  Romania
29 March Turkey  1–1  England
Italy  1–0  Greece
31 March Romania  2–1  England
1 April Greece  3–2  Turkey
2 April Romania  1–1  Italy
3 April England  4–0  Greece

Group C[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
 West Germany 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 4
 Netherlands 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2 2
 Yugoslavia 3 0 0 3 1 7 –6 0


28 March Bulgaria  3–1  Netherlands
29 March West Germany  1–0  Yugoslavia
31 March Bulgaria  2–0  West Germany
1 April Netherlands  2–1  Yugoslavia
2 April Bulgaria  4–0  Yugoslavia
West Germany  1–0  Netherlands

Group D[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 5
 Spain 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 4
 Austria 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
 Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 1 21 –20 0


29 March Hungary  10–1  Luxembourg
Spain  3–0  Austria
31 March Austria  4–0  Luxembourg
1 April Hungary  2–0  Spain
2 April Hungary  0–0  Austria
Spain  7–0  Luxembourg

Semifinals[]

Bulgaria 3 – 0 
Italy 1 – 0 Hungary

Third place match[]

Hungary 6 – 1 

Final[]

Bulgaria 1 – 0 Italy


 1959 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Bulgaria
First title

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