1972 UEFA European Under-18 Championship|
Host country | Spain |
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Dates | 13–22 May |
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Teams | 16 |
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Champions | England (5th title) |
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Runners-up | West Germany |
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Third place | Poland |
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Fourth place | Spain |
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International football competition
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1972 Final Tournament was a youth football tournament held in Spain.
Qualification[]
Round 1[]
For this round
Belgium,
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Wales and
Soviet Union received a Bye.
Team 1
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Agg.
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Team 2
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1st leg
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2nd leg
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Switzerland
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2–1
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Portugal
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2–0
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0–1
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Finland
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3–3(a)
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Poland
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2–2
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1–1
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Iceland
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6–8
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Republic of Ireland
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4–3
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2–5
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Bulgaria
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4–0
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Greece
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3–0
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1–0
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Luxembourg
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0–4
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Denmark
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0–3
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0–1
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Sweden
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3–7
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West Germany
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1–1
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2–6
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Yugoslavia
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5–1
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Turkey
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4–0
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1–1
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Austria
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1–2
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1–0
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0–2
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Round 2[]
Teams[]
The following teams entered the tournament. Six teams qualified (Q) and ten teams entered without playing qualification matches.
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Teams
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Poland
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
5
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France
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
4
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Netherlands
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
–1 |
3
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Norway
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3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
–6 |
0
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Group B[]
Teams
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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West Germany
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
4
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Scotland
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
4
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Hungary
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
+1 |
4
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Soviet Union
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3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
–7 |
0
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Group C[]
Teams
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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England
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
+5 |
5
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Belgium
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
3
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Yugoslavia
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3
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Republic of Ireland
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3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
–6 |
1
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Group D[]
Teams
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Spain
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
+7 |
5
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Italy
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3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
4
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Romania
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
3
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Malta
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3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
–13 |
0
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Semifinals[]
Third place match[]
Final[]
1972 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/45px-Flag_of_England.svg.png) England Fifth title
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