| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | West Germany |
| Dates | 25 May – 3 June |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  West Germany (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Poland |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Spain |
← 1980 1982 → | |
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1981 Final Tournament was held in West Germany.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 |
 Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 5 |
 Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | –16 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 0–6 | Netherlands | |
| Luxembourg | 0–4 | Belgium | |
| Netherlands | 1–3 | Belgium | |
| Belgium | 3–1 | Luxembourg | |
| Netherlands | 5–1 | Luxembourg | |
| Belgium | 0–0 | Netherlands |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wales  | 4–2 |  Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Iceland  | 1–4 |  Scotland | 0–1 | 1–3 |
England  | 4–0 |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Finland  | 1–2 |  Sweden | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Poland | 4–1 |  East Germany | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Denmark  | 3–2 |  Norway | 0–1 | 3–1 |
Portugal  | 0–3 | France | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Malta  | 1–8 |  Italy | 1–5 | 0–3 |
| Spain | 5–2 |  Switzerland | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Hungary  | 0–1 |  Romania | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Austria  | 4–2 |  Turkey | 4–0 | 0–2 |
Soviet Union  | 1–1 (3–4p) |  Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Yugoslavia  | 0–1 |  Bulgaria | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Greece  | 4–1 |  Cyprus | 1–0 | 3–1 |
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 0 |
| 25 May | West Germany | 5–0 | Wales |
| Belgium | 2–0 | Greece | |
| 27 May | West Germany | 3–2 | Belgium |
| Greece | 0–1 | Wales | |
| 29 May | West Germany | 1–0 | Greece |
| Belgium | 0–3 | Wales |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 3 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 1 |
| 25 May | Poland | 1–1 | Sweden |
| Romania | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | |
| 27 May | Poland | 3–1 | Romania |
| Sweden | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia | |
| 29 May | Poland | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia |
| Sweden | 1–1 | Romania |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |
| 25 May | Italy | 0–0 | France |
| Bulgaria | 2–2 | Denmark | |
| 27 May | Italy | 1–0 | Bulgaria |
| France | 2–1 | Denmark | |
| 29 May | Italy | 1–2 | Denmark |
| France | 3–0 | Bulgaria |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 2 |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | –11 | 0 |
| 25 May | Austria | 0–1 | Scotland |
| Spain | 2–1 | England | |
| 27 May | Austria | 0–3 | Spain |
| Scotland | 1–0 | England | |
| 29 May | Austria | 0–7 | England |
| Scotland | 1–1 | Spain |
| West Germany | 1 – 1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4 – 3 | ||
| France | 1 – 1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 2 – 0 | ||
| West Germany | 1 – 0 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
Holger Anthes  54' |
| 1981 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
|---|
 West Germany First title |