1973 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1973 Final Tournament was held in Italy.

1973 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates31 May – 10 June
Teams16
Final positions
Champions England (6th title)
Runners-up East Germany
Third place Italy
Fourth place Bulgaria
1972
1974

Qualification

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Groups 1-4

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Malta   1–5   Austria 1–1 0–4
Luxembourg   2–3   Iceland 2–1 0–2
Republic of Ireland   3–1   Sweden 2–1 1–0
Finland   0–1   Norway 0–0 0–1

Group 5

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Belgium 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 5
  Portugal 4 2 0 2 5 7 –2 4
  Spain 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 3


Portugal   2–1   Spain
Spain   3–1   Portugal
Belgium   2–1   Spain
Belgium   3–1   Portugal
Spain   2–2   Belgium
Portugal   1–0   Belgium

Group 6

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  West Germany 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 6
  Poland 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 4
  Netherlands 4 0 2 2 2 6 –4 2


Netherlands   0–0   West Germany
Netherlands   1–2   Poland
West Germany   1–1   Netherlands
Poland   0–1   West Germany
Poland   3–0   Netherlands
West Germany   3–1   Poland

Group 7

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Scotland 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 5
  France 4 2 0 2 6 7 –1 4
  Wales 4 1 1 2 3 4 –1 3


Wales   1–1   Scotland
Scotland   1–0   Wales
Wales   2–1   France
France   0–3   Scotland
Scotland   2–4   France
France   1–0   Wales

Group 8

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Romania 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 6
  Greece 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 5
  Yugoslavia 4 0 1 3 2 6 –4 1


Yugoslavia   1–2   Greece
Romania   0–0   Yugoslavia
Greece   2–1   Yugoslavia
Greece   0–1   Romania
Romania   2–2   Greece
Yugoslavia   0–2   Romania

Group 9

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Soviet Union 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 7
  Hungary 4 1 1 2 4 6 –2 3
  Turkey 4 0 2 2 5 7 –2 2


Soviet Union   3–2   Turkey
Turkey   1–1   Hungary
Soviet Union   2–0   Hungary
Turkey   1–1   Soviet Union
Hungary   1–2   Soviet Union
Hungary   2–1   Turkey

Teams

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The following teams entered the tournament. Nine teams qualified (Q) and seven teams entered without playing qualification matches.

Group stage

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Group A

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Italy 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 6
  Romania 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 4
  West Germany 3 1 0 2 2 3 –1 2
  Norway 3 0 0 3 2 5 –3 0


31 May Stadio Gianpiero Vitali, Massa Italy   3–1   Romania
Stadio Carlo Necchi-Balloni, Forte dei Marmi West Germany   2–1   Norway
2 June Stadio Torquato Bresciani, Viareggio Italy   1–0   Norway
Stadio dei Marmi, Carrara Romania   1–0   West Germany
4 June Stadio Gianpiero Vitali, Massa Italy   1–0   West Germany
Stadio dei Marmi, Carrara Romania   2–1   Norway

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5
  Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
  Republic of Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2 2
  Denmark 3 0 0 3 4 7 –3 0


31 May Stadio Marcello Melani, Pistoia Soviet Union   1–0   Republic of Ireland
Stadio Roberto Strulli, Monsummano Terme Bulgaria   3–2   Denmark
2 June Stadio Daniele Mariotti, Montecatini Terme Soviet Union   1–0   Denmark
Stadio Marcello Melani, Pistoia Bulgaria   2–0   Republic of Ireland
4 June Stadio Roberto Strulli, Monsummano Terme Republic of Ireland   3–2   Denmark
Stadio Porta Elisa, Lucca Bulgaria   1–1   Soviet Union

Group C

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5
  Belgium 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 2
  Iceland 3 0 1 2 2 5 –3 1


31 May Stadio Torquato Bresciani, Viareggio England   2–0   Iceland
Stadio dei Marmi, Carrara Belgium   2–0    Switzerland
2 June Stadio Carlo Necchi-Balloni, Forte dei Marmi England   2–0    Switzerland
Stadio Gianpiero Vitali, Massa Iceland   1–1   Belgium
4 June Stadio Torquato Bresciani, Viareggio England   0–0   Belgium
Stadio Carlo Necchi-Balloni, Forte dei Marmi Switzerland   2–1   Iceland

Group D

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  East Germany 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 5
  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2
  Austria 3 0 2 1 2 4 –2 2


31 May Stadio Daniele Mariotti, Montecatini Terme Austria   1–1   East Germany
Stadio Porta Elisa, Lucca Czechoslovakia   1–0   Scotland,
2 June Stadio Porta Elisa, Lucca East Germany   3–1   Scotland
Stadio Roberto Strulli, Monsummano Terme Austria   1–1   Czechoslovakia
4 June Stadio Marcello Melani, Pistoia East Germany   3–2   Czechoslovakia
Stadio Daniele Mariotti, Montecatini Terme Scotland   2–0   Austria

Semifinals

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England  1 – 0  Italy
Stadio Torquato Bresciani, Viareggio
East Germany  1 – 0  Bulgaria
Stadio Daniele Mariotti, Montecatini Terme

Third place match

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Italy  1 – 0  Bulgaria

Final

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England  3 – 2
(aet)
  East Germany


 1973 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 
 
England
Sixth title
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