1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 11–15 October |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  East Germany (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  West Germany |
| Fourth place |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 22 (2.2 per match) |
← 1984 1988 → | |
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1986 Final Tournament was held in Yugoslavia. It also served as the European qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
[edit]The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Belgium
Bulgaria
East Germany
West Germany
Italy
Romania
Scotland
Yugoslavia (host, but still qualified)
Quarterfinals
[edit]| East Germany | 2 – 0 |  Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
Thomas Ritter  48'Rico Steinmann 53' |
| Scotland | 1 – 0 |  Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)
| Italy | 2 – 1 |  Belgium |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Gunther Habermann (East Germany)
| West Germany | 3 – 0 |  Romania |
|---|---|---|
Semifinals
[edit]Places 5-8
[edit]| Bulgaria | 1 – 0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Dragisa Komadinic (Yugoslavia)
| Yugoslavia | 5 – 0 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Igor Berecko 35' Miladinov 48'Branko Brnović 53' (pen.)Davor Šuker 58'Nermin Vazda 87' |
Report |
Places 1-4
[edit]| East Germany | 1 – 0 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
Third place match
[edit]| West Germany | 1 – 0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
Final
[edit]| East Germany | 3 – 1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Axel Kruse 30' Matthias Sammer 42'Marco Köller 81' |
Stefano Impallomeni 17' |
Referee: Lajos Németh (Hungary)
| 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
|---|
 East Germany Third title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
[edit]The six best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.