1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Host country Poland Dates 5–14 May Teams 16 Champions Soviet Union (4th title) Runners-up Yugoslavia Third place Poland Fourth place Scotland
International football competition
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1978 Final Tournament was held in Poland . It also served as the European qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship .
Qualification [ ]
Group 1 [ ]
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Hungary
4
2
1
1
6
2
+4
5
4
2
1
1
8
6
+2
5
Sweden
4
1
0
3
5
11
–6
2
Sweden
1–0
Hungary
Sweden
2–4
Hungary
4–0
Sweden
1–1
Hungary
3–2
Sweden
Hungary
1–0
Group 4 [ ]
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Netherlands
4
2
2
0
7
3
+4
6
Finland
4
0
3
1
4
6
–2
3
Republic of Ireland
4
0
3
1
3
5
–2
3
Finland
2–2
Republic of Ireland
Finland
1–1
Netherlands
Netherlands
3–1
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
0–0
Netherlands
Netherlands
3–1
Finland
Republic of Ireland
0–0
Finland
Other groups [ ]
Teams [ ]
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Squads [ ]
Group stage [ ]
Group A [ ]
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Scotland
3
2
1
0
2
0
+2
5
Portugal
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
West Germany
3
1
0
2
5
5
0
2
Italy
3
0
2
1
3
5
–2
2
Group B [ ]
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Soviet Union
3
3
0
0
10
0
+10
6
Netherlands
3
1
1
1
3
4
–1
3
Norway
3
1
0
2
2
6
–4
2
Greece
3
0
1
2
3
8
–5
1
Group C [ ]
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Yugoslavia
2
1
1
0
4
1
+3
3
Hungary
2
1
1
0
3
1
+2
3
Iceland
2
0
0
2
2
7
–5
0
Belgium
Withdrew due to food poisoning
5 May
Hungary
3–1
Iceland
Yugoslavia
ABD1
Belgium
7 May
Hungary
0–0
Yugoslavia
9 May
Yugoslavia
4–1
Iceland
1 After their first match was abandoned at 2-1, Belgium withdrew from the tournament. The team was suffering from food poisoning. Their results were annulled.
Group D [ ]
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Poland
3
2
0
1
5
3
+2
4
Spain
3
1
1
1
3
3
0
3
England
3
1
1
1
2
3
–1
3
Turkey
3
0
2
1
3
4
–1
2
Semifinals [ ]
Third place match [ ]
Final [ ]
1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Soviet Union Fourth title
Qualification to World Youth Championship [ ]
The six best performing teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship : four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on goal difference). For an unknown reason, semifinalists Scotland did not participate.
External links [ ]
Under-18 era, 1948–2001
FIFA Youth Tournament UEFA Youth Tournament UEFA U-18 Championships Qualification Squads
Under-19 era, 2002–present
UEFA U-19 Championships Qualification
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