1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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.

1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Cover of the Soviet Union
Tournament details
Host countrySoviet Union
Dates25 May - 3 June
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Hungary (3rd title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Poland
Fourth place Republic of Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored69 (2.46 per match)

Qualification

Group 8
Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 422050+56
 West Germany 412124–24
 Austria 402214–32


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

Squads
Main article: 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squads

Group stage

Group A
Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Republic of Ireland 321073+45
 Scotland 311145–13
 Portugal 310267–12
 Greece 302135–22


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 330030+36
 Bulgaria 31113303
 Italy 310232+12
 Denmark 301226–41


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 321071+65
 England 312042+24
 East Germany 311152+33
 Luxembourg 3003011–110


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 330060+66
 Spain 311134–13
 Czechoslovakia 311135–23
  Switzerland 300325–30


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
Republic of Ireland 1 – 2 Soviet Union
Poland 0 – 2 Hungary

Third place match
Poland 2 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Referee: Manfred Roßner (East Germany)

Final
Hungary 0 – 0 Soviet Union
Penalties
3 – 2
Attendance: 72.800
Referee: Jose Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)
 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. As for Poland, officials of the Polish Football Association (PZPN) missed deadline for application to the tournament.[1] It is not clear why Scotland did not participate.

References
  1. Grzegorz Majchrzak, Tajna historia futbolu: służby, afery i skandale (in Polish). Warsaw: Fronda, 2017, ISBN 978-83-8079-173-2, p. 15
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