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1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryAustria
Dates24 May – 2 June
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (2nd title)
Runners-up Bulgaria
Third place England
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Senad Merdanović
(4 goals)
← 1978
1980 →

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1979 Final Tournament was held in Austria.

Qualification

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Group 2

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 4 2 1 1 2 1 +1 5
 Republic of Ireland 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 4
 Northern Ireland 4 1 1 2 4 6 –2 3


Republic of Ireland  0–1  Belgium
Northern Ireland  1–2  Republic of Ireland
Belgium  0–0  Northern Ireland
Belgium  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland  4–2  Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland  1–0  Belgium

Group 12

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 5
 Soviet Union 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 4
 Romania 4 1 1 2 5 7 –2 3


Hungary  0–0  Soviet Union
Romania  0–3  Hungary
Soviet Union  4–0  Hungary
Hungary  2–1  Romania
Romania  3–1  Soviet Union
Soviet Union  1–1  Romania

Other groups

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Norway  4–1  Wales 2–1 2–0
Iceland  0–2  Netherlands 0–1 0–1
Finland  0–5  Scotland 0–3 0–2
Sweden  1–4  Denmark 0–0 1–4
Spain  3–4  France 3–1 0–3
Malta  6–0  Liechtenstein 3–0 3–0
Italy  0–3  England 0–1 0–2
Luxembourg  2–8  West Germany 1–4 1–4
Portugal  3–3(a)   Switzerland 2–2 1–1
Cyprus  0–4  Yugoslavia 0–3 0–1
Poland  5–1  Turkey 5–0 0–1
Greece  1–3  Czechoslovakia 1–0 0–3
East Germany  2–2 (5–6p)  Bulgaria 1–1 1–1

Teams

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The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Squads

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Main article: 1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squads

Group stage

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Group A

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 5
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 4
 Netherlands 3 1 0 2 4 5 –1 2
  Switzerland 3 0 1 2 3 7 –4 1


24 May France  5–1  Belgium
Netherlands  2–1   Switzerland
26 May France  1–1   Switzerland
Belgium  2–1  Netherlands
28 May France  2–1  Netherlands
Belgium  4–1   Switzerland

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6
 Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
 West Germany 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 2
 Malta 3 0 0 3 0 14 –14 0


24 May West Germany  5–0  Malta
England  3–0  Czechoslovakia
26 May England  3–0  Malta
Czechoslovakia  2–0  West Germany
28 May England  2–0  West Germany
Czechoslovakia  6–0  Malta

Group C

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6
 Hungary 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
 Austria 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2 2
 Norway 3 0 0 3 2 7 –5 0


24 May Austria  2–0  Norway
Yugoslavia  2–0  Hungary
26 May Yugoslavia  2–1  Austria
Hungary  2–1  Norway
28 May Yugoslavia  3–1  Norway
Hungary  3–0  Austria

Group D

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


24 May Scotland  3–2  Poland
Bulgaria  1–0  Denmark
26 May Denmark  2–1  Poland
Bulgaria  2–0  Scotland
28 May Bulgaria  4–1  Poland
Scotland  2–1  Denmark

Semifinals

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Bulgaria 1 – 0 England
Yugoslavia 3 – 0 France

Third place match

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England 0 – 0 France
Penalties
4 – 3

Final

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Yugoslavia 1 – 0 Bulgaria


 1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Yugoslavia
Second title
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