1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
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Cover of the Soviet Union
Tournament details
Host country Soviet Union
Dates 25 May - 3 June
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions  Hungary (3rd title)
Runners-up  Soviet Union
Third place  Poland
Fourth place  Republic of Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played 28
Goals scored 69 (2.46 per match)
England 1983
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1986

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1984 Final Tournament was held in the Soviet Union. It also served as the European qualification for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Qualification

Group 8

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


Austria  0–2  Italy
Germany  1–1  Austria
Italy  3–0  Germany
Germany  0–0  Italy
Italy  0–0  Austria
Austria  0–1  Germany

Other Groups

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Republic of Ireland  3–1  Northern Ireland 3–0 0–1
Wales  2–8  Scotland 2–4 0–4
Iceland  0–6  England 0–3 0–3
Norway  0–2  Poland 0–2 0–0
Finland  2–3  Denmark 2–2 0–1
East Germany  5–2  Sweden 3–1 2–1
Malta  0–5   Switzerland 0–2 0–3
Luxembourg  4–2  Netherlands 1–2 0–1 3–01
Portugal  4–2  Belgium 4–0 0–2
France  2–3  Spain 1–0 1–3
Czechoslovakia  3–0  Cyprus 3–0 0–0
Greece  (a)3–3  Yugoslavia 1–1 2–2
Hungary  3–0  Romania 1–0 2–0
Turkey  3–3 (4–5p)  Bulgaria 1–2 2–1

1The match Netherlands - Luxembourg at IJmuiden ended 1–0 but was awarded 0–3 to Luxembourg due to fireworks thrown on the field, injuring the Luxembourg keeper.

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Group Stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5
 Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 5 –1 3
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 6 7 –1 2
 Greece 3 0 2 1 3 5 –2 2


25 May Republic of Ireland  3–0  Scotland
Greece  1–3  Portugal
27 May Republic of Ireland  1–1  Greece
Scotland  3–1  Portugal
29 May Republic of Ireland  3–2  Portugal
Scotland  1–1  Greece

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 6
 Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
 Italy 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 2
 Denmark 3 0 1 2 2 6 –4 1


25 May Bulgaria  2–2  Denmark
Poland  1–0  Italy
27 May Bulgaria  0–1  Poland
Denmark  0–3  Italy
29 May Bulgaria  1–0  Italy
Denmark  0–1  Poland

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 5
 England 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 East Germany 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 3
 Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 0 11 –11 0


25 May England  1–1  East Germany
Soviet Union  5–0  Luxembourg
27 May England  1–1  Soviet Union
East Germany  4–0  Luxembourg
29 May England  2–0  Luxembourg
East Germany  0–1  Soviet Union

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 6
 Spain 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 3
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 3 5 –2 3
  Switzerland 3 0 0 3 2 5 –3 0


25 May Czechoslovakia  0–3  Hungary
Switzerland   1–2  Spain
27 May Czechoslovakia  2–1   Switzerland
Hungary  2–0  Spain
29 May Czechoslovakia  1–1  Spain
Hungary  1–0   Switzerland

Semifinals

1 June 1984 (1984-06-01)
Poland  0 – 2  Hungary

Third Place Match

3 June 1984 (1984-06-03)
Poland  2 – 1  Republic of Ireland

Final

3 June 1984 (1984-06-03)
Hungary  0 – 0  Soviet Union
  Penalties  
3 – 2
Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 72.800


 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Hungary
Third title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship: four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on points, goal difference and scored goals). This would mean that both Poland and Scotland should have qualified. It is not clear why they did not participate.

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