1984 UEFA European Under 18 Championship

Updated on Oct 29, 2023

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Host country Soviet Union Teams 16 Runners-up Soviet Union		Dates 25 May - 3 June Champions Hungary (3rd title) Third place Poland

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.

Other Groups

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

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. It is not clear why they did not participate.