1970 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1970 Final Tournament was held in Scotland.

1970 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryScotland
Dates16–25 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions East Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Third place Scotland
Fourth place France
1969
1971

Qualification

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Group 1

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 5
  Spain 4 2 0 2 7 10 –3 4
  Portugal 4 1 1 2 6 7 –1 3


France   3–0   Portugal
Portugal   4–0   Spain
Portugal   0–0   France
Spain   4–2   Portugal
Spain   1–3   France
France   1–2   Spain

Group 2

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Greece   2–2(a)   Turkey 2–1 0–1

Group 3

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


Soviet Union   3–0   Poland
Soviet Union   0–0   Romania
Poland   1–0   Soviet Union
Poland   1–1   Romania
Romania   1–1   Soviet Union
Romania   1–0   Poland

Group 4

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Wales 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 6
  England 4 2 1 1 15 3 +12 5
  Republic of Ireland 4 0 1 3 1 17 –16 1


Republic of Ireland   0–0   Wales
Republic of Ireland   1–4   England
England   10–0   Republic of Ireland
Wales   0–0   England
England   1–2   Wales
Wales   3–0   Republic of Ireland

Group 5

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


Yugoslavia   2–0   Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia   0–1   West Germany
West Germany   1–0   Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia   1–1   Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia   1–0   West Germany
West Germany   2–1   Czechoslovakia

Group 6

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Germany   6–1   Austria 4–1 2–0

Teams

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The following teams entered the tournament. Six teams qualified (Q) and ten teams entered without playing qualification matches.

Group stage

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Group A

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Scotland 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 5
  Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5
  Sweden 3 1 0 2 2 8 –6 2
  Italy 3 0 0 3 2 6 –4 0


16 May Bulgaria   2–2   Scotland
Sweden   2–0   Italy
18 May Bulgaria   3–0   Sweden
Scotland   2–1   Italy
20 May Bulgaria   2–1   Italy
Scotland   5–0   Sweden

Group B

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


16 May France   3–0   Norway
Hungary   4–0   Finland
18 May France   0–0   Hungary
Finland   2–0   Norway
20 May France   3–0   Finland
Hungary   1–0   Norway

Group C

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 5
  West Germany 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 3 8 –5 2
  Wales 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1


16 May Netherlands   6–1    Switzerland
West Germany   3–2   Wales
18 May Netherlands   1–1   Wales
West Germany   2–1    Switzerland
20 May Netherlands   2–1   West Germany
Switzerland   1–0   Wales

Group D

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


16 May Belgium   3–2   Romania
East Germany   1–0   Turkey
18 May East Germany   2–0   Belgium
Romania   0–0   Turkey
20 May Belgium   2–0   Turkey
Romania   0–0   East Germany

Semifinals

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Netherlands  1 – 0  Scotland
East Germany  (c) 1 – 1  France

Third place match

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Scotland  2 – 0  France

Final

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East Germany  (c) 1 – 1 (aet)  Netherlands


 1970 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 
 
East Germany
Second title
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