1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
# 1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1979 Final Tournament was held in Austria.

## Qualification

### Group 2

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Belgium | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Republic of Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
| Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Belgium |
| Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Republic of Ireland |
| Belgium | 0–0 | Northern Ireland |
| Belgium | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
| Republic of Ireland | 4–2 | Northern Ireland |
| Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Belgium |

### Group 12

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Romania | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 |
| Hungary | 0–0 | Soviet Union |
| Romania | 0–3 | Hungary |
| Soviet Union | 4–0 | Hungary |
| Hungary | 2–1 | Romania |
| Romania | 3–1 | Soviet Union |
| Soviet Union | 1–1 | Romania |

### Other groups

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Norway | 4–1 | Wales | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Iceland | 0–2 | Netherlands | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Finland | 0–5 | Scotland | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Sweden | 1–4 | Denmark | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| Spain | 3–4 | France | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Malta | 6–0 | Liechtenstein | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Italy | 0–3 | England | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Luxembourg | 2–8 | West Germany | 1–4 | 1–4 |
| Portugal | 3–3(a) | Switzerland | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Cyprus | 0–4 | Yugoslavia | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Poland | 5–1 | Turkey | 5–0 | 0–1 |
| Greece | 1–3 | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| East Germany | 2–2 (5–6p) | Bulgaria | 1–1 | 1–1 |

## Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

* Austria (host)
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* England
* France
* West Germany
* Hungary
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Scotland
* Switzerland
* Yugoslavia

## Group stage

### Group A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 1 |
| 24 May | France | 5–1 | Belgium |
| | Netherlands | 2–1 | Switzerland |
| 26 May | France | 1–1 | Switzerland |
| | Belgium | 2–1 | Netherlands |
| 28 May | France | 2–1 | Netherlands |
| | Belgium | 4–1 | Switzerland |

### Group B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| West Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
| Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | –14 | 0 |
| 24 May | West Germany | 5–0 | Malta |
| | England | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia |
| 26 May | England | 3–0 | Malta |
| | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | West Germany |
| 28 May | England | 2–0 | West Germany |
| | Czechoslovakia | 6–0 | Malta |

### Group C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
| Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 |
| 24 May | Austria | 2–0 | Norway |
| | Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Hungary |
| 26 May | Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Austria |
| | Hungary | 2–1 | Norway |
| 28 May | Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Norway |
| | Hungary | 3–0 | Austria |

### Group D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 0 |
| 24 May | Scotland | 3–2 | Poland |
| | Bulgaria | 1–0 | Denmark |
| 26 May | Denmark | 2–1 | Poland |
| | Bulgaria | 2–0 | Scotland |
| 28 May | Bulgaria | 4–1 | Poland |
| | Scotland | 2–1 | Denmark |

## Final

* 1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
* Yugoslavia Second title
