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| 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 → | |
TheUEFA European Under-18 Championship 1963 Final Tournament was held inEngland. It was considered to be the 16th International Youth Football Tournament.
It was hosted by England as part of theFootball Association's centenary celebration.
| 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.
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia (receivedBye for qualifying stage) England (qualified as host) France West Germany Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland
Romania (qualified as cup holders) Scotland (receivedBye for qualifying stage)
Soviet Union (receivedBye for qualifying stage) Sweden
Switzerland (receivedBye for qualifying stage) East Germany also received aBye for the qualifying stage but withdrew before the start of the tournament. After this, aBye was given to both Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union who were drawn against each other for the qualifying stage.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 |
| Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Northern Ireland | (c) 3 – 3 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| England | 4 – 0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
Napier 5' (o.g.)Sammels 48'Sissons 59'Whittaker 67' |
| 1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
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 England Second title |