1974 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1974 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySweden
Dates22–31 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Bulgaria (3rd title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place Scotland
Fourth place Greece
1973
1975
International football competition

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1974 Final Tournament was held in Sweden.

Qualification

Groups 1-10

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Austria  1–4  Bulgaria 0–2 1–2
Germany  1–2  Romania 1–0 0–2
Malta  1–11  Greece 1–4 0–7
Belgium  2–2(a)  Scotland 1–2 1–0
Republic of Ireland  6–6(a)  Iceland 4–3 2–3
Norway  0–4  Denmark 0–2 0–2
Portugal  6–1   Switzerland 5–1 1–0
Hungary  0–4  Yugoslavia 0–1 0–3
East Germany  (a)1–1  France 0–0 1–1
Italy  1–2  Spain 1–1 0–1

Group 11

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Wales 4 2 1 1 4 1 +3 5
 England 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5
 Netherlands 4 0 2 2 1 5 –4 2


Netherlands  0–0  Wales
Wales  3–0  Netherlands
England  1–0  Wales
England  1–1  Netherlands
Netherlands  0–1  England
Wales  1–0  England

Group 12

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
 Czechoslovakia 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 4
 Soviet Union 4 1 1 2 1 3 –2 3


Czechoslovakia  0–2  Poland
Soviet Union  1–0  Czechoslovakia
Poland  0–2  Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union  0–0  Poland
Czechoslovakia  1–0  Soviet Union
Poland  2–0  Soviet Union

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
 Romania 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 4
 Finland 3 1 0 2 1 7 –6 2
 Iceland 3 0 1 2 1 3 –2 1


22 May Scotland  1–1  Iceland
Romania  1–0  Finland
24 May Scotland  6–0  Finland
Romania  1–0  Iceland
26 May Finland  1–0  Iceland
Scotland  3–2  Romania

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
 East Germany 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 4
 Poland 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2
 Turkey 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1


22 May Turkey  0–0  Yugoslavia
East Germany  1–0  Poland
24 May Yugoslavia  1–0  East Germany
Poland  2–1  Turkey
26 May East Germany  2–0  Turkey
Yugoslavia  2–1  Poland

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 5
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4
 Wales 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 3
 Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 1 11 –10 0


22 May Denmark  3–1  Wales
Bulgaria  2–1  Luxembourg
24 May Bulgaria  3–2  Denmark
Wales  5–0  Luxembourg
26 May Denmark  4–0  Luxembourg
Wales  0–0  Bulgaria

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
 Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 Portugal 3 0 1 2 0 2 –2 1


22 May Greece  1–0  Spain
Sweden  1–0  Portugal
24 May Greece  0–0  Portugal
Spain  1–1  Sweden
26 May Spain  1–0  Portugal
Greece  3–2  Sweden

Semifinals

Bulgaria 1 – 0 Scotland
Yugoslavia 1 – 0 Greece

Third place match

Scotland 1 – 0 Greece

Final

Bulgaria 1 – 0 Yugoslavia


 1974 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Bulgaria
Third title

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