1972 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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1972 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates13–22 May
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of England.svg  England (5th title)
Runners-upFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Third placeFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Fourth placeFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
1971
1973

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1972 Final Tournament was a youth football tournament held in Spain.

Contents

Qualification

Round 1

For this round Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium, Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales and Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union received a Bye.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 2–00–1
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–3(a)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 2–21–1
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg6–8Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 4–32–5
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg4–0Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece 3–01–0
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0–30–1
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1–12–6
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg5–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4–01–1
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1–00–2

Round 2

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg(a)3–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1–02–3
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg2–2(p)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 2–00–2
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg w.o. Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 2–1 w.o.
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–0Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 1–00–0
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–9Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0–42–5
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–1(p)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 0–11–0

Teams

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

Group stage

Group A

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 321061+55
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 320164+24
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 311123–13
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 300317–60


13 May Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg2–1Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France
15 May France  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg2–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–0Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
17 May Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg4–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
France  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg3–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Group B

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 320173+44
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 320164+24
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 320187+14
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 300318–70


13 May Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4–3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
15 May Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1–0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
17 May Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

Group C

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of England.svg  England 321050+55
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 311132+13
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 31113303
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 301217–61


13 May Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg1–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0–0Flag of England.svg  England
15 May Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg2–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
England  Flag of England.svg4–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
17 May England  Flag of England.svg1–0Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland

Group D

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 321092+75
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 312073+44
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 311153+23
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 3003114–130


13 May Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg2–1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
15 May Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg1–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg3–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
17 May Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg6–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg1–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Semifinals

England  Flag of England.svg1 – 0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2 – 2Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Penalties
5 – 4

Third place match

Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0 – 0Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Penalties
6 – 5

Final

England  Flag of England.svg2 – 0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
ENGLAND:
Flag of England.svg Graham Moseley
Flag of England.svg John Gidman
Flag of England.svg Alan Lewis
Flag of England.svg Mick Buckley
Flag of England.svg Kevin Lock
Flag of England.svg Kevin Beattle
Flag of England.svg Paul Bradshaw
Flag of England.svg Trevor Francis
Flag of England.svg Steve Cammack
Flag of England.svg Phil Thomson
Flag of England.svg Alan Green
WEST GERMANY:
Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Roleder
Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Blechschmidt
Flag of Germany.svg Peter Krobbach
Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Körbel
Flag of Germany.svg Georg Bosbach
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Kraus
Flag of Germany.svg Ronald Worm
Flag of Germany.svg Kurt Eigl
Flag of Germany.svg Günter Selke
Flag of Germany.svg 63. Werner Schneider
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Kaster
Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Dürnberger


 1972 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 
Flag of England.svg
England
Fifth title