1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
Dates5–14 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (4th title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place Poland
Fourth place Scotland

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 421162+45
 Czechoslovakia 421186+25
 Sweden 4103511–62


Sweden  1–0  Hungary
Sweden  2–4  Czechoslovakia
Hungary  4–0  Sweden
Czechoslovakia  1–1  Hungary
Czechoslovakia  3–2  Sweden
Hungary  1–0  Czechoslovakia

Group 4

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 422073+46
 Finland 403146–23
 Republic of Ireland 403135–23


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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Denmark  0–3  Scotland 0–2 0–1
Iceland  2–1  Wales 1–1 1–0
Belgium  9–2  Northern Ireland 4–1 5–1
England  3–1  France 3–1 0–0
Liechtenstein  1–13  Italy 0–6 1–7
Luxembourg  1–6  Portugal 1–4 0–2
West Germany  4–0   Switzerland 2–0 2–0
Malta  0–2  Spain 0–2 0–0
Greece  2–2 (3–2p)  East Germany 1–1 1–1
Bulgaria  2–4  Turkey 2–1 0–3
Yugoslavia  4–0  Romania 2–0 2–0
Austria  0–2  Soviet Union 0–2 0–0

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 321020+25
 Portugal 31111103
 West Germany 31025502
 Italy 302135–22


5 May Italy  0–0  Portugal
Scotland  1–0  West Germany
7 May Scotland  1–0  Portugal
West Germany  5–3  Italy
9 May Scotland  0–0  Italy
Portugal  1–0  West Germany

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3300100+106
 Netherlands 311134–13
 Norway 310226–42
 Greece 301238–51


5 May Soviet Union  4–0  Greece
Netherlands  1–0  Norway
7 May Netherlands  2–2  Greece
Soviet Union  4–0  Norway
9 May Soviet Union  2–0  Netherlands
Norway  2–1  Greece

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 211041+33
 Hungary 211031+23
 Iceland 200227–50
 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
1After 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 320153+24
 Spain 31113303
 England 311123–13
 Turkey 302134–12


5 May England  1–1  Turkey
Spain  2–1  Poland
7 May England  1–0  Spain
Poland  2–1  Turkey
9 May Poland  2–0  England
Spain  1–1  Turkey

Semifinals

Yugoslavia 2 – 2 Scotland
Report
Penalties
4 – 2
Soviet Union 2 – 0 Poland
Report

Third place match

Poland 3 – 1 Scotland
Report

Final

Soviet Union 3 – 0 Yugoslavia
Report
 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.

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