1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details

Host country	England
Dates	13 April - 23 April
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	England (2nd title)
Runners-up	Northern Ireland
Third place	Scotland
Fourth place	Bulgaria

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1963 Final Tournament was held in England. It was considered to be the 16th International Youth Football Tournament.

It was hosted by England as part of the Football Association's centenary celebration.

Qualification

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sweden	2–0	Finland
Netherlands	11–2	Wales

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Poland	2–3	Hungary	1–1	1–2
Portugal	5–5 (a)	France	4–2	1–3
Austria	3–4	Germany	1–2	2–2
Yugoslavia	1–2	Bulgaria	1–1	0–1
Republic of Ireland	3–4	Northern Ireland	1–1	2–3
Greece	3–2	Turkey	2–1	1–1
Spain	4–5	Italy	2–2	2–3
Luxembourg	1–10	Belgium	0–2	1–8

A match between East Germany and Czechoslovakia (3-0) may have been related to the qualifying stage as well.

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia (received Bye for qualifying stage)
England (qualified as host)
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Romania (qualified as cup holders)
Scotland (received Bye for qualifying stage)
Soviet Union (received Bye for qualifying stage)
Sweden
Switzerland (received Bye for qualifying stage)

East Germany also received a Bye for the qualifying stage but withdrew before the start of the tournament. After this, a Bye was given to both Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union who were drawn against each other for the qualifying stage.

Group Stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4
Germany	3	2	0	1	6	9	–3	4
Greece	3	1	1	1	8	7	+1	3
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	3	6	–3	1


13 April	Greece	7–2	Germany
	Scotland	3–1	Switzerland
15 April	Germany	2–1	Scotland
	Switzerland	1–1	Greece
17 April	Scotland	4–0	Greece
	Germany	2–1	Switzerland

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bulgaria	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
Italy	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4
France	3	1	0	2	4	7	–3	2
Hungary	3	0	1	2	2	7	–5	1


13 April	Bulgaria	2–0	France
	Italy	3–0	Hungary
15 April	Hungary	1–1	Bulgaria
	Italy	4–1	France
17 April	Bulgaria	2–1	Italy
	France	3–1	Hungary

Group C

Teams	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	10	0	+10	6
Romania	3	2	1	3	3	0	4
Netherlands	3	1	2	3	8	–5	2
Soviet Union	3	0	3	1	6	–5	0


13 April	England	5–0	Netherlands
	Romania	1–0	Soviet Union
15 April	Netherlands	3–1	Soviet Union
	England	3–0	Romania
17 April	England	2–0	Soviet Union
	Romania	2–0	Netherlands

Group D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Northern Ireland	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	5
Belgium	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
Czechoslovakia	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	2
Sweden	3	0	1	2	6	9	–3	1


13 April	Czechoslovakia	4–2	Sweden
	Northern Ireland	2–1	Belgium
15 April	Belgium	2–1	Sweden
	Northern Ireland	1–0	Czechoslovakia
17 April	Northern Ireland	3–3	Sweden
	Belgium	2–0	Czechoslovakia

Semifinals

England v Scotland

19 April 1963

England	1 – 0	Scotland

London

Northern Ireland v Bulgaria

19 April 1963

Northern Ireland	(c) 3 – 3	Bulgaria

Southampton

Third Place Match

Scotland v Bulgaria

22 April 1963

Scotland	4 – 2	Bulgaria

Portsmouth

Final

England v Northern Ireland

23 April 1963

England	4 – 0	Northern Ireland
5' (o.g.) Napier 48' Sammels 59' Sissons 67' Whittaker

London
Attendance: 34.582
Referee:

Kreitlein

1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
England Second title

External links

Results by RSSSF

UEFA European U-18 and U-19 Championship

Under-18 era, 1948–2001

Tournaments	England 1948 Netherlands 1949 Austria 1950 France 1951 Spain 1952 Belgium 1953 West Germany 1954 Italy 1955 Hungary 1956 Spain 1957 Luxembourg 1958 Bulgaria 1959 Austria 1960 Portugal 1961 Romania 1962 England 1963 Netherlands 1964 West Germany 1965 Yugoslavia 1966 Turkey 1967 France 1968 East Germany 1969 Scotland 1970 Czechoslovakia 1971 Spain 1972 Italy 1973 Sweden 1974 Switzerland 1975 Hungary 1976 Belgium 1977 Poland 1978 Austria 1979 East Germany 1980 West Germany 1981 Finland 1982 England 1983 Soviet Union 1984 Yugoslavia 1986 Czechoslovakia 1988 Hungary 1990 Germany 1992 England 1993 Spain 1994 Greece 1995 France 1996 Iceland 1997 Cyprus 1998 Sweden 1999 Germany 2000 Finland 2001

Qualification	1986 1988 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Squads	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Under-19 era, 2002–present

Tournaments	Norway 2002 Liechtenstein 2003 Switzerland 2004 Northern Ireland 2005 Poland 2006 Austria 2007 Czech Republic 2008 Ukraine 2009 France 2010 Romania 2011 Estonia 2012 Lithuania 2013 Hungary 2014 Greece 2015 Germany 2016 Georgia 2017 Finland 2018

Qualification	2002 2003 (First, Second) 2004 (First, Second) 2005 (First, Elite) 2006 (First, Elite) 2007 (First, Elite) 2008 (First, Elite) 2009 (First, Elite) 2010 (First, Elite) 2011 (First, Elite) 2012 (First, Elite) 2013 (First, Elite) 2014 (First, Elite) 2015 2016 2017 2018

Squads	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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