1972 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1972 Final Tournament was a youth football tournament held in Spain.

1972 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates13 May - 22 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions England (5th title)
Runners-up West Germany
Third place Poland
Fourth place Spain

Qualification

Round 1

For this round  Belgium,  East Germany,  Wales and  Soviet Union received a Bye.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Switzerland   2–1  Portugal 2–0 0–1
Finland  3–3(a)  Poland 2–2 1–1
Iceland  6–8  Republic of Ireland 4–3 2–5
Bulgaria  4–0  Greece 3–0 1–0
Luxembourg  0–4  Denmark 0–3 0–1
Sweden  3–7  West Germany 1–1 2–6
Yugoslavia  5–1  Turkey 4–0 1–1
Austria  1–2  Czechoslovakia 1–0 0–2

Round 2

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Belgium  (a)3–3   Switzerland 1–0 2–3
East Germany  2–2(p)  Poland 2–0 0–2
Wales  w.o.  Republic of Ireland 2–1 w.o.
Soviet Union  1–0  Bulgaria 1–0 0–0
Denmark  2–9  West Germany 0–4 2–5
Czechoslovakia  1–1(p)  Yugoslavia 0–1 1–0

Teams

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

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 321061+55
 France 320164+24
 Netherlands 311123–13
 Norway 300317–60


13 May Netherlands  1–0  Norway
Poland  2–1  France
15 May France  2–1  Norway
Netherlands  0–0  Poland
17 May Poland  4–0  Norway
France  3–1  Netherlands

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 320173+44
 Scotland 320164+24
 Hungary 320187+14
 Soviet Union 300318–70


13 May Hungary  4–3  Scotland
West Germany  4–0  Soviet Union
15 May Scotland  1–0  West Germany
Hungary  2–1  Soviet Union
17 May Scotland  2–0  Soviet Union
West Germany  3–2  Hungary

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 321050+55
 Belgium 311132+13
 Yugoslavia 31113303
 Republic of Ireland 301217–61


13 May Yugoslavia  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Belgium  0–0  England
15 May Yugoslavia  2–1  Belgium
England  4–0  Republic of Ireland
17 May England  1–0  Yugoslavia
Belgium  2–0  Republic of Ireland

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 321092+75
 Italy 312073+44
 Romania 311153+23
 Malta 3003114–130


13 May Italy  5–1  Malta
Spain  2–1  Romania
15 May Spain  1–1  Italy
Romania  3–0  Malta
17 May Spain  6–0  Malta
Romania  1–1  Italy

Semifinals

England 1 – 0 Poland
West Germany 2 – 2 Spain
Penalties
5 – 4

Third place match

Poland 0 – 0 Spain
Penalties
6 – 5

Final

England 2 – 0 West Germany
 1972 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

England
Fifth title
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