| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 11–15 October |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  East Germany (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  West Germany |
| Fourth place |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 22 (2.2 per match) |
← 1984 1988 → | |
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1986 Final Tournament was held in Yugoslavia. It also served as the European qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Belgium 
Bulgaria East Germany West Germany Italy 
Romania Scotland 
Yugoslavia (host, but still qualified)| East Germany | 2 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
Thomas Ritter  48'Rico Steinmann 53' |
| Scotland | 1 – 0 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2 – 1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| West Germany | 3 – 0 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 1 – 0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 5 – 0 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Igor Berecko 35' Miladinov 48'Branko Brnović 53' (pen.)Davor Šuker 58'Nermin Vazda 87' | Report |
| East Germany | 1 – 0 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| West Germany | 1 – 0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| East Germany | 3 – 1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Axel Kruse 30' Matthias Sammer 42'Marco Köller 81' | Stefano Impallomeni 17' |
| 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
|---|
 East Germany Third title |
The six best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.