1970 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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1970 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryScotland
Dates16–25 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions East Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Third place Scotland
Fourth place France
1969
1971

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1970 Final Tournament was held in Scotland.

Qualification[edit]

Group 1[edit]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 5
 Spain 4 2 0 2 7 10 –3 4
 Portugal 4 1 1 2 6 7 –1 3


France  3–0  Portugal
Portugal  4–0  Spain
Portugal  0–0  France
Spain  4–2  Portugal
Spain  1–3  France
France  1–2  Spain

Group 2[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Greece  2–2(a)  Turkey 2–1 0–1

Group 3[edit]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 5
 Soviet Union 4 1 2 1 4 2 +2 4
 Poland 4 1 1 2 2 5 –3 3


Soviet Union  3–0  Poland
Soviet Union  0–0  Romania
Poland  1–0  Soviet Union
Poland  1–1  Romania
Romania  1–1  Soviet Union
Romania  1–0  Poland

Group 4[edit]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Wales 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 6
 England 4 2 1 1 15 3 +12 5
 Republic of Ireland 4 0 1 3 1 17 –16 1


Republic of Ireland  0–0  Wales
Republic of Ireland  1–4  England
England  10–0  Republic of Ireland
Wales  0–0  England
England  1–2  Wales
Wales  3–0  Republic of Ireland

Group 5[edit]

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


Yugoslavia  2–0  Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia  0–1  West Germany
West Germany  1–0  Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia  1–1  Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia  1–0  West Germany
West Germany  2–1  Czechoslovakia

Group 6[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Germany  6–1  Austria 4–1 2–0

Teams[edit]

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

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 5
 Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5
 Sweden 3 1 0 2 2 8 –6 2
 Italy 3 0 0 3 2 6 –4 0


16 May Bulgaria  2–2  Scotland
Sweden  2–0  Italy
18 May Bulgaria  3–0  Sweden
Scotland  2–1  Italy
20 May Bulgaria  2–1  Italy
Scotland  5–0  Sweden

Group B[edit]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 5
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 5
 Finland 3 1 0 2 2 7 –5 2
 Norway 3 0 0 3 0 6 –6 0


16 May France  3–0  Norway
Hungary  4–0  Finland
18 May France  0–0  Hungary
Finland  2–0  Norway
20 May France  3–0  Finland
Hungary  1–0  Norway

Group C[edit]

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


16 May Netherlands  6–1   Switzerland
West Germany  3–2  Wales
18 May Netherlands  1–1  Wales
West Germany  2–1   Switzerland
20 May Netherlands  2–1  West Germany
Switzerland  1–0  Wales

Group D[edit]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 5
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 4
 Romania 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
 Turkey 3 0 1 2 0 3 –3 1


16 May Belgium  3–2  Romania
East Germany  1–0  Turkey
18 May East Germany  2–0  Belgium
Romania  0–0  Turkey
20 May Belgium  2–0  Turkey
Romania  0–0  East Germany

Semifinals[edit]

Netherlands 1 – 0 Scotland
East Germany (c) 1 – 1 France

Third place match[edit]

Scotland 2 – 0 France

Final[edit]

East Germany (c) 1 – 1 (aet) Netherlands


 1970 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

East Germany
Second title

External links[edit]