1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Tournament details
Host country	Belgium
Dates	31 March - 6 April
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (1st title)
Runners-up	Yugoslavia
Third place	Turkey
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32

The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1953 Final Tournament was held in Belgium. Argentina was the first non-European team that entered.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Argentina (invited)
Austria
Belgium (host)
England
France
Germany
Hungary
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Saar
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Yugoslavia

First Round

England v Belgium

31 March 1953

England	2 – 0	Belgium

Brussels

Germany v Argentina

31 March 1953

Germany	3 – 2	Argentina

Liège

Hungary v Switzerland

31 March 1953

Hungary	4 – 0	Switzerland

Ghent

Republic of Ireland v Netherlands

31 March 1953

Republic of Ireland	1 – 0	Netherlands

Antwerp

Luxembourg v Austria

31 March 1953

Luxembourg	4 – 3	Austria

Namur

Spain v Saar

31 March 1953

Spain	5 – 0	Saar

Mechelen

Turkey v France

31 March 1953

Turkey	1 – 0	France

Kortrijk

Yugoslavia v Northern Ireland

31 March 1953

Yugoslavia	5 – 1	Northern Ireland

Brugge

Quarterfinals

Places 9-16

France v Austria

2 April 1953

France	2 – 1	Austria

Nivelles

Netherlands v Switzerland

2 April 1953

Netherlands	2 – 1	Switzerland

Halle

Belgium v Northern Ireland

2 April 1953

Belgium	4 – 3	Northern Ireland

Aalst

Argentina v Saar

2 April 1953

Argentina	7 – 0	Saar

Lier

Places 1-8

Hungary v Republic of Ireland

2 April 1953

Hungary	4 – 0	Republic of Ireland

Brussels

Spain v Germany

2 April 1953

Spain	5 – 1	Germany

Antwerp

Turkey v Luxembourg

2 April 1953

Turkey	3 – 0	Luxembourg

Mons

Yugoslavia v England

2 April 1953

Yugoslavia	(c) 1 – 1 (aet)	England

Liège

Semifinals

Places 13-16

Switzerland v Austria

4 April 1953

Switzerland	3 – 1	Austria

Diest

Saar v Northern Ireland

4 April 1953

Saar	6 – 5	Northern Ireland

Brussels

Places 9-12

Netherlands v France

4 April 1953

Netherlands	3 – 0	France

Tienen

Argentina v Belgium

4 April 1953

Argentina	4 – 1	Belgium

Termonde

Places 5-8

England v Germany

4 April 1953

England	3 – 1	Germany

Boom

Republic of Ireland v Luxembourg

4 April 1953

Republic of Ireland	3 – 2	Luxembourg

Mechelen

Places 1-4

Hungary v Turkey

4 April 1953

Hungary	2 – 0	Turkey

Brussels

Yugoslavia v Spain

4 April 1953

Yugoslavia	3 – 1	Spain

Verviers

Final Matches

Fifteenth Place Match

Northern Ireland v Austria

5 April 1953

Northern Ireland	2 – 1	Austria

Brussels

Thirteenth Place Match

Switzerland v Saar

5 April 1953

Switzerland	2 – 2 Saar refused to play Extra Time	Saar

Vilvoorde

Eleventh Place Match

Belgium v France

5 April 1953

Belgium	4 – 3	France

Brussels

Ninth Place Match

Argentina v Netherlands

5 April 1953

Argentina	3 – 1	Netherlands

Brussels

Seventh Place Match

Luxembourg v Germany

5 April 1953

Luxembourg	3 – 2	Germany

Ronse

Fifth Place Match

England v Republic of Ireland

5 April 1953

England	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland

Leuven

Third Place Match

Turkey v Spain

6 April 1953

Turkey	3 – 2	Spain

Brussels

Final

Hungary v Yugoslavia

6 April 1953

Hungary	2 – 0	Yugoslavia

Brussels

1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Hungary First title

External links

Results by RSSSF

UEFA European U-18 and U-19 Championship

Under-18 era, 1948–2001

Tournaments	England 1948 Netherlands 1949 Austria 1950 France 1951 Spain 1952 Belgium 1953 West Germany 1954 Italy 1955 Hungary 1956 Spain 1957 Luxembourg 1958 Bulgaria 1959 Austria 1960 Portugal 1961 Romania 1962 England 1963 Netherlands 1964 West Germany 1965 Yugoslavia 1966 Turkey 1967 France 1968 East Germany 1969 Scotland 1970 Czechoslovakia 1971 Spain 1972 Italy 1973 Sweden 1974 Switzerland 1975 Hungary 1976 Belgium 1977 Poland 1978 Austria 1979 East Germany 1980 West Germany 1981 Finland 1982 England 1983 Soviet Union 1984 Yugoslavia 1986 Czechoslovakia 1988 Hungary 1990 Germany 1992 England 1993 Spain 1994 Greece 1995 France 1996 Iceland 1997 Cyprus 1998 Sweden 1999 Germany 2000 Finland 2001

Qualification	1986 1988 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Squads	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Under-19 era, 2002–present

Tournaments	Norway 2002 Liechtenstein 2003 Switzerland 2004 Northern Ireland 2005 Poland 2006 Austria 2007 Czech Republic 2008 Ukraine 2009 France 2010 Romania 2011 Estonia 2012 Lithuania 2013 Hungary 2014 Greece 2015 Germany 2016 Georgia 2017 Finland 2018

Qualification	2002 2003 (First, Second) 2004 (First, Second) 2005 (First, Elite) 2006 (First, Elite) 2007 (First, Elite) 2008 (First, Elite) 2009 (First, Elite) 2010 (First, Elite) 2011 (First, Elite) 2012 (First, Elite) 2013 (First, Elite) 2014 (First, Elite) 2015 2016 2017

Squads	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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