1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
# 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1984 Final Tournament was held in the Soviet Union. It also served as the European qualification for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.

## Qualification

### Group 8

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| West Germany | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 4 |
| Austria | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 2 |
| Austria | 0–2 | Italy |
| West Germany | 1–1 | Austria |
| Italy | 3–0 | West Germany |
| West Germany | 0–0 | Italy |
| Italy | 0–0 | Austria |
| Austria | 0–1 | West Germany |

### Other Groups

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–1 | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Wales | 2–8 | Scotland | 2–4 | 0–4 |
| Iceland | 0–6 | England | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Norway | 0–2 | Poland | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Finland | 2–3 | Denmark | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| East Germany | 5–2 | Sweden | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Malta | 0–5 | Switzerland | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Luxembourg | 4–2 | Netherlands | 1–2 | 0–1 $3–0^1$ |
| Portugal | 4–2 | Belgium | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| France | 2–3 | Spain | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Cyprus | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Greece | (a)3–3 | Yugoslavia | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Hungary | 3–0 | Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Turkey | 3–3 (4–5p) | Bulgaria | 1–2 | 2–1 |

$^1The$ match Netherlands - Luxembourg at IJmuiden ended 1–0 but was awarded 0–3 to Luxembourg due to fireworks thrown on the field, injuring the Luxembourg keeper.

## Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* East Germany
* England
* Greece
* Hungary
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Scotland
* Soviet Union (host)
* Spain
* Switzerland

## Group stage

### Group A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 2 |
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
| 25 May | Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Scotland |
| | Greece | 1–3 | Portugal |
| 27 May | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Greece |
| | Scotland | 3–1 | Portugal |
| 29 May | Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | Portugal |
| | Scotland | 1–1 | Greece |

### Group B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |
| 25 May | Bulgaria | 2–2 | Denmark |
| | Poland | 1–0 | Italy |
| 27 May | Bulgaria | 0–1 | Poland |
| | Denmark | 0–3 | Italy |
| 29 May | Bulgaria | 1–0 | Italy |
| | Denmark | 0–1 | Poland |

### Group C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| East Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | –11 | 0 |
| 25 May | England | 1–1 | East Germany |
| | Soviet Union | 5–0 | Luxembourg |
| 27 May | England | 1–1 | Soviet Union |
| | East Germany | 4–0 | Luxembourg |
| 29 May | England | 2–0 | Luxembourg |
| | East Germany | 0–1 | Soviet Union |

### Group D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 0 |
| 25 May | Czechoslovakia | 0–3 | Hungary |
| | Switzerland | 1–2 | Spain |
| 27 May | Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | Switzerland |
| | Hungary | 2–0 | Spain |
| 29 May | Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | Spain |
| | Hungary | 1–0 | Switzerland |

## Final

* 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
* Hungary Third title

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship: four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on points, goal difference and scored goals). This would mean that both Poland and Scotland should have qualified. As for Poland, officials of the Polish Football Association (PZPN) missed deadline for application to the tournament. It is not clear why Scotland did not participate.

* Bulgaria
* England
* Hungary
* Republic of Ireland
* Soviet Union (host)
* Spain
