1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England
Dates	13–23 April
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	England (2nd title)
Runners-up	Northern Ireland
Third place	Scotland
Fourth place	Bulgaria
	← 1962 1964 →

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1963 Final Tournament was held in England. It was considered to be the 16th International Youth Football Tournament.

It was hosted by England as part of the Football Association's centenary celebration.

Qualification

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sweden	2–0	Finland
Netherlands	11–2	Wales

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Poland	2–3	Hungary	1–1	1–2
Portugal	5–5 (a)	France	4–2	1–3
Austria	3–4	West Germany	1–2	2–2
Yugoslavia	1–2	Bulgaria	1–1	0–1
Republic of Ireland	3–4	Northern Ireland	1–1	2–3
Greece	3–2	Turkey	2–1	1–1
Spain	4–5	Italy	2–2	2–3
Luxembourg	1–10	Belgium	0–2	1–8

A match between East Germany and Czechoslovakia (3-0) may have been related to the qualifying stage as well.

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia (received Bye for qualifying stage)
England (qualified as host)
France
West Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Romania (qualified as cup holders)
Scotland (received Bye for qualifying stage)
Soviet Union (received Bye for qualifying stage)
Sweden
Switzerland (received Bye for qualifying stage)

East Germany also received a Bye for the qualifying stage but withdrew before the start of the tournament. After this, a Bye was given to both Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union who were drawn against each other for the qualifying stage.

Group stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4
West Germany	3	2	0	1	6	9	–3	4
Greece	3	1	1	1	8	7	+1	3
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	3	6	–3	1


13 April	Greece	7–2	West Germany
	Scotland	3–1	Switzerland
15 April	West Germany	2–1	Scotland
	Switzerland	1–1	Greece
17 April	Scotland	4–0	Greece
	West Germany	2–1	Switzerland

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bulgaria	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
Italy	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4
France	3	1	0	2	4	7	–3	2
Hungary	3	0	1	2	2	7	–5	1


13 April	Bulgaria	2–0	France
	Italy	3–0	Hungary
15 April	Hungary	1–1	Bulgaria
	Italy	4–1	France
17 April	Bulgaria	2–1	Italy
	France	3–1	Hungary

Group C

Teams	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	10	0	+10	6
Romania	3	2	1	3	3	0	4
Netherlands	3	1	2	3	8	–5	2
Soviet Union	3	0	3	1	6	–5	0


13 April	England	5–0	Netherlands
	Romania	1–0	Soviet Union
15 April	Netherlands	3–1	Soviet Union
	England	3–0	Romania
17 April	England	2–0	Soviet Union
	Romania	2–0	Netherlands

Group D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Northern Ireland	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	5
Belgium	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
Czechoslovakia	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	2
Sweden	3	0	1	2	6	9	–3	1


13 April	Czechoslovakia	4–2	Sweden
	Northern Ireland	2–1	Belgium
15 April	Belgium	2–1	Sweden
	Northern Ireland	1–0	Czechoslovakia
17 April	Northern Ireland	3–3	Sweden
	Belgium	2–0	Czechoslovakia