1961 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1961 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	30 March - 8 April
Teams	13
Final positions
Champions	{{country data Portugal | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink =national football team | altvar =football }} (1st title)
Runners-up	{{country data Poland | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink =national football team | altvar =football }}
Third place	{{country data West Germany | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink =national football team | altvar =football }}
Fourth place	{{country data Spain | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink =national football team | altvar =football }}
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Serafim (4 Goals)

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1961 Final Tournament was held in Portugal.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

•  Austria
•  Belgium
•  England
•  France
• West Germany
•  Greece
•  Italy
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Portugal (host)
•  Romania
•  Spain
•  Turkey

Group Stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	3
Italy	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	3
England	2	0	0	2	2	7	–5	0

30 March	Portugal	0–0	Italy
2 April	Portugal	4–0	England
4 April	Italy	3–2	England

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	2	1	1	0	8	3	+5	3
Turkey	2	1	1	0	8	5	+3	3
Austria	2	0	0	2	4	12	–8	0

30 March	Turkey	6–3	Austria
1 April	Turkey	2–2	Spain
4 April	Spain	6–1	Austria

Group C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	7	0	+7	5
Romania	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
Netherlands	3	0	1	2	2	7	–5	1
Belgium	3	0	1	2	1	6	–5	1

30 March	Germany	4–0	Belgium
	Romania	3–1	Netherlands
1 April	Belgium	1–1	Netherlands
2 April	Germany	0–0	Romania
4 April	Germany	3–0	Netherlands
	Romania	1–0	Belgium

Group D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	3
France	2	1	0	1	4	6	–2	2
Greece	2	0	1	1	4	5	–1	1

30 March	Poland	4–1	France
2 April	France	3–2	Greece
4 April	Poland	2–2	Greece

Friendlies

Three Friendly Matches were also played during the tournament.

30 March	Spain	0–0	England	Sir Stanley Rous Cup
2 April	Poland	3–0	Austria	José Crahay Cup
4 April	Portugal	3–1	France	Ebbe Schwartz Cup

Semifinals

Portugal  v  Spain

6 April 1961

Portugal	4 – 1	Spain

Lisbon

Poland  v  Germany

6 April 1961

Poland	2 – 1	Germany

Porto

Third Place Match

Germany  v  Spain

8 April 1961

Germany	2 – 1	Spain

Lisbon

Final

Portugal  v  Poland

8 April 1961

Portugal	4 – 0	Poland
Serafim  9', 27', 49', 78'

Lisbon

1961 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Portugal First title

External links

• Results by RSSSF