1971 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
# 1971 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1971 Final Tournament was held in Czechoslovakia.

Best player: Trevor Francis (ENG)

Best goalkeeper: António Fidalgo (POR)

## Qualification

### Group 1

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Belgium | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 5 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | –13 | 0 |
| Belgium | 4–1 | Luxembourg |
| Netherlands | 4–0 | Luxembourg |
| Belgium | 1–0 | Netherlands |
| Luxembourg | 0–3 | Belgium |
| Luxembourg | 0–3 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 2–2 | Belgium |

### Group 2

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 |
| Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
| Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
| Sweden | 6–1 | Finland |
| Sweden | 3–0 | Norway |
| Norway | 2–0 | Finland |

### Group 3

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wales | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| Scotland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
| Iceland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | –10 | 1 |
| Iceland | 1–1 | Wales |
| Iceland | 1–3 | Scotland |
| Scotland | 4–1 | Iceland |
| Wales | 6–1 | Iceland |
| Scotland | 0–2 | Wales |
| Wales | 0–0 | Scotland |

### Group 4

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Romania | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Turkey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 3–2 | Turkey |
| Romania | 0–0 | Turkey |
| Bulgaria | 1–0 | Romania |
| Romania | 1–1 | Bulgaria |
| Turkey | 1–2 | Romania |
| Turkey | 0–0 | Bulgaria |

### Groups 5-8

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Portugal | 3–2 | France | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Malta | 0–2 | Switzerland | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| West Germany | 1–0 | Italy | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Poland | 1–0 | Hungary | 0–0 | 1–0 |

## Teams

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

* Austria
* Belgium (Q)
* Bulgaria (Q)
* Czechoslovakia (host)
* East Germany
* England
* West Germany (Q)
* Greece
* Poland (Q)
* Portugal (Q)
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden (Q)
* Switzerland (Q)
* Wales (Q)
* Yugoslavia

## Group stage

### Group A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
| 22 May | Austria | 1–1 | Spain |
| | Portugal | 1–0 | Switzerland |
| 24 May | Portugal | 1–0 | Austria |
| | Spain | 1–0 | Switzerland |
| 26 May | Switzerland | 1–0 | Austria |
| | Portugal | 1–0 | Spain |

### Group B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | –9 | 1 |
| 22 May | Soviet Union | 5–0 | Bulgaria |
| | Belgium | 1–0 | Wales |
| 24 May | Soviet Union | 2–2 | Belgium |
| | Bulgaria | 1–1 | Wales |
| 26 May | Soviet Union | 3–2 | Wales |
| | Belgium | 5–1 | Bulgaria |

### Group C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 2 |
| West Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 1 |
| 22 May | East Germany | 5–1 | Greece |
| | Czechoslovakia | 0–0 | West Germany |
| 24 May | East Germany | 2–2 | Czechoslovakia |
| | Greece | 4–2 | West Germany |
| 26 May | East Germany | 3–1 | West Germany |
| | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Greece |

### Group D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 |
| 22 May | Poland | 1–1 | Sweden |
| | England | 1–0 | Yugoslavia |
| 24 May | Yugoslavia | 5–1 | Poland |
| | England | 1–0 | Sweden |
| 26 May | England | 0–0 | Poland |
| | Yugoslavia | 3–2 | Sweden |

## Final

* ENGLAND:
* Tilsed
* Dugdale
* Dillon
* Parker
* Shanks
* McGuire
* Busby
* Ayris
* Francis
* Eastoe
* Daley
* PORTUGAL:
* António Fidalgo
* Franque
* Casquinha
* Pereira
* Jaime
* Shéu
* Alexandre
* Gregório Freixo
* Eurico
* Nando
* Rui Jordão
* 1971 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
* England Fourth title
