1965 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1965 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryWest Germany
Dates15–25 April
Teams23
Final positions
Champions East Germany (1st title)
Runners-up England
Third place Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Italy
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The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1965 Final Tournament was held in West Germany.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3
 Scotland 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
 Yugoslavia 2 0 0 2 0 3 –3 0


15 April Italy  1–1  Scotland
17 April Scotland  1–0  Yugoslavia
19 April Italy  2–0  Yugoslavia

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
 Poland 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
  Switzerland 2 0 1 1 1 3 –2 1


15 April Switzerland  0–0  Poland
17 April Poland  0–0  Republic of Ireland
19 April Switzerland  1–3  Republic of Ireland

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 2 2 0 0 15 1 +14 4
 Greece 2 1 0 1 3 5 –2 2
 Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 1 13 –12 0


15 April Greece  2–1  Luxembourg
17 April West Germany  11–0  Luxembourg
19 April West Germany  4–1  Greece

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4
 Bulgaria 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1 1
 France 2 0 1 1 1 6 –5 1


15 April Czechoslovakia  2–1  Bulgaria
17 April Bulgaria  1–1  France
19 April Czechoslovakia  5–0  France

Group E

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 3
 Romania 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
 Sweden 2 0 1 1 3 7 –4 1


15 April Hungary  0–0  Romania
17 April Hungary  4–0  Sweden
19 April Romania  3–3  Sweden

Group F

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 3
 Belgium 2 1 0 1 3 5 –2 2
 Spain 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1 1


15 April England  3–0  Belgium
17 April England  0–0  Spain
19 April Belgium  3–2  Spain

Group G

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 4
 Portugal 2 0 1 1 3 4 –1 1
 Austria 2 0 1 1 2 9 –7 1


15 April East Germany  2–1  Portugal
17 April Portugal  2–2  Austria
19 April East Germany  7–0  Austria

Group H

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 7 4 +3 4
 Turkey 2 0 0 2 4 7 –3 0


15 April Netherlands  3–2  Turkey
19 April Turkey  2–4  Netherlands

Quarterfinals

Italy 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland
Czechoslovakia (c) 0 – 0 West Germany
England 5 – 0 Hungary
East Germany 3 – 0 Netherlands

Semifinals

Places 5-8

West Germany 2 – 1 Netherlands
Hungary 3 – 0 Republic of Ireland

Places 1-4

England 3 – 1 Italy
East Germany 3 – 1 Czechoslovakia

Final Matches

Seventh-place match

Republic of Ireland 2 – 1 Netherlands

Fifth-place match

West Germany 2 – 1 Hungary

Third-place match

Czechoslovakia 4 – 1 Italy

Final

East Germany 3 – 2 England
47', 59' Sparwasser
70' Kreische		 64' Bond
67' Osgood
Attendance: 18.000
Referee: Czechoslovakia Malka


 1965 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

East Germany
First title