UEFA Junior Tournament 1968 - The 21st European Junior Football Championship , held in 1968 in France.
| UEFA Junior Tournament 1968 | |
|---|---|
| 1968 UEFA Youth Tournament Under 18 | |
| Championship Details | |
| Location |  France |
| Final Tournament Dates | April 7 - 15 |
| Number of participants | 24 |
| in the final stage | 16 |
| Top places | |
 Champion |  Czechoslovakia (1st time) |
 Second place | France |
 Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place |  Bulgaria |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 73 (2.61 per game) |
The tournament was attended by 16 teams. Teams were divided into four groups. The winners of the groups reached the semifinals, then the matches were held according to the Olympic system. The winner of the tournament for the first time was the Czechoslovak team.
Content
- 1 Qualification
- 2 Tournament participants
- 3 Group stage
- 3.1 Group A
- 3.2 Group B
- 3.3 Group C
- 3.4 Group D
- 4 playoffs
- 4.1 Semifinals
- 4.2 Match for 3rd place
- 4.3 Final
- 5 Links
Qualification
Qualification matches were held from October 1967 to February 1968. Sixteen teams paired up and revealed the winner in a two-match confrontation. The remaining teams entered the tournament without qualification.
| Team 1 | Total | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2: 3 | Yugoslavia | 10 | 13 |
| Poland | 3: 5 | GDR | 3: 2 | 0: 3 |
| Romania | 2: 5 | Hungary | 2: 1 | 0: 4 |
| Turkey | 0: 1 | Bulgaria | 0: 0 | 0: 1 |
| Malta | 13 | Italy | 12 | 0: 1 |
| Luxembourg | 0: 11 | Belgium | 0: 4 | 0: 7 |
| Germany | 2: 1 | Spain | 10 | eleven |
| Ireland | fourteen | England | 0: 0 | fourteen |
Tournament Participants
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Group Stage
Group A
| # | Team | AND | AT | N | P | M | ± | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 - 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 6 - 2 | +4 | four |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 1 - 4 | −3 | one |
| four | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 1 - 6 | −5 | one |
Match Results
| April 7, 1968 |
| Aix-en-Provence |
| April 7, 1968 |
| Apt |
| April 9, 1968 |
| Aix-en-Provence |
| April 9, 1968 |
| Avignon |
| April 11, 1968 |
| Aix-en-Provence |
| April 11, 1968 |
| Martig |
Group B
| # | Team | AND | AT | N | P | M | ± | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 4 - 1 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 | England | 3 | one | 2 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | four |
| 3 | the USSR | 3 | 0 | 2 | one | 3 to 4 | −1 | 2 |
| four | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 3 - 6 | −3 | one |
Match Results
| April 7, 1968 |
| Ales |
| April 7, 1968 |
| Him |
| April 9, 1968 |
| Bagnoles-sur-Cez |
| April 9, 1968 |
| Him |
| April 11, 1968 |
| Him |
| April 11, 1968 |
| Him |
Group C
| # | Team | AND | AT | N | P | M | ± | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 5 - 3 | +3 | four |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | one | one | one | 4 - 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | one | one | one | 3 to 4 | −1 | 3 |
| four | Germany | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 3 to 4 | −1 | 2 |
Match Results
| April 7, 1968 |
| Nice |
| April 7, 1968 |
| Monaco |
| April 9, 1968 |
| Cannes |
| April 9, 1968 |
| Toulon |
| April 11, 1968 |
| Monaco |
| April 11, 1968 |
| Nice |
Group D
| # | Team | AND | AT | N | P | M | ± | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | France | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 7 - 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 6 - 5 | +1 | four |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 2 | one | 2 - 3 | −1 | 2 |
| four | GDR | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 5 - 9 | −4 | one |
Match Results
| April 7, 1968 |
| Toulon |
| April 7, 1968 |
| Cannes |
| April 9, 1968 |
| Monaco |
| April 9, 1968 |
| Nice |
| April 11, 1968 |
| Toulon |
| April 11, 1968 |
| Cannes |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | The final | ||||||
| April 13th. Cannes | |||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | ||||||
| Portugal | one | ||||||
| April 15th. Cannes | |||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||
| France | one | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| April 13th. Nice | April 15th. Cannes | ||||||
| France | 3 | Portugal | four | ||||
| Bulgaria | one | Bulgaria | 2 | ||||
Semifinals
| April 13, 1968 |
| Cannes |
| April 13, 1968 |
| Nice |
3rd place match
| April 15, 1968 |
| Cannes |
Final
| April 15, 1968 |
| Cannes |
| UEFA Junior Tournament 1968 Winner |
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| Czechoslovakia First title |