| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 21–29 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (1st title) Italy (2nd title) |
| Third place |  Yugoslavia |
| Fourth place |  Spain |
← 1965 1967 → | |
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1966 Final Tournament was held in Yugoslavia. The Soviet Union and Italy drew their final match and shared the title.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hungary  | 2–0 |  Austria | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Netherlands  | 5–3 |  Belgium | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Soviet Union | (c) 1–1 |  Romania | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Czechoslovakia  | 2–1 |  Poland | 1–0 | 1–1 |
The following teams entered the tournament. Four teams qualified for the tournament (Q) and the other teams entered without playing qualification matches.
Bulgaria Czechoslovakia (Q)
East Germany 
England 
France 
West Germany Hungary (Q) Italy Netherlands (Q)
Portugal 
Scotland Soviet Union (Q) Spain 
Switzerland 
Turkey Yugoslavia (host)| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| West Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 1 |
| 21 May | Spain | 1–1 | Scotland |
| Netherlands | 1–2 | West Germany | |
| 23 May | Spain | 2–1 | Netherlands |
| Scotland | 1–0 | West Germany | |
| 25 May | Spain | 3–1 | West Germany |
| Scotland | 2–2 | Netherlands |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
| 21 May | East Germany | 1–1 | Bulgaria |
| Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Portugal | |
| 23 May | Bulgaria | 2–0 | Portugal |
| Yugoslavia | 2–1 | East Germany | |
| 25 May | Portugal | 2–0 | East Germany |
| Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Bulgaria |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 1 |
| 21 May | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | England |
| France | 1–1 | Italy | |
| 23 May | France | 2–1 | England |
| Italy | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | |
| 25 May | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | France |
| Italy | 1–1 | England |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |
| 21 May | Hungary | 3–1 | Switzerland |
| Soviet Union | 3–1 | Turkey | |
| 23 May | Hungary | 2–2 | Turkey |
| Soviet Union | 3–1 | Switzerland | |
| 25 May | Hungary | 0–0 | Soviet Union |
| Turkey | 0–0 | Switzerland |
| Soviet Union | 1 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
Vyacheslav Bektashev  29' | Report |
Helmut Fritz| Yugoslavia | 2 – 0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Dakić 60' Popivoda 79' |
| Soviet Union | 0 – 0 Title Shared | Italy |
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| 1966 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
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 Italy Second title |
| 1966 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
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 Soviet Union First title |