1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
| year = 1954
| other_titles =
| image =
| size = 250px
| caption =
| country = West Germany
| dates = 10–20 April
| num_teams = 18
| confederations =
| venues =
| cities =
| champion_other ={{fbu|18|ESP|1945}}
| count =2
| second_other ={{fbu|18|FRG}}
| third_other ={{fbu|18|ARG}}
| fourth_other ={{fbu|18|TUR}}
| matches =
| goals =
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| prevseason = 1953
| nextseason = 1955
| updated =
}}
The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1954 Final Tournament was held in West Germany. It was the last time the FIFA was organiser, from next year on, the UEFA would take over.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
- {{fbu|18|ARG}} (invited)
- {{fbu|18|AUT}}
- {{fbu|18|BEL}}
- {{fbu|18|GDR}}
- {{fbu|18|ENG}}
- {{fbu|18|FRA|1830}}
- {{fbu|18|FRG}} (host)
- {{fbu|18|HUN|1949}}
- {{fbu|18|LUX}}
- {{fbu|18|NED}}
- {{fbu|18|NIR}}
- {{fbu|18|POR}}
- {{fbu|18|IRL}}
- {{fbu|18|SAA}}
- {{fbu|18|ESP|1945}}
- {{fbu|18|SUI}}
- {{fbu|18|TUR}}
- {{fbu|18|YUG}}
Group stage
=Group 1=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=165|Teams !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts | |||||||
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|ARG}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 6 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|GDR}} |3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|NED}} |3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 2 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|FRA|1830}} |3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 1 |
| cellspacing=1 width=70%
!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 11 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|GDR}} |align=center|3–1 |{{fbu|18|FRA|1830}} |
| 12 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ARG}} |align=center|8–0 |{{fbu|18|NED}} |
| 14 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|NED}} |align=center|2–2 |{{fbu|18|FRA|1830}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ARG}}
|align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|18|GDR}} |
| 15 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ARG}} |align=center|3–1 |{{fbu|18|FRA|1830}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|NED}}
|align=center|1–1 |{{fbu|18|GDR}} |
=Group 2=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=165|Teams !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts | |||||||
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|ESP|1945}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|YUG}} |3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|POR}} |3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 2 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|IRL}} |3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 1 |
| cellspacing=1 width=70%
!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 11 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ESP|1945}} |align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|18|YUG}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|POR}}
|align=center|2–2 |{{fbu|18|IRL}} |
| 13 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ESP|1945}} |align=center|3–1 |{{fbu|18|IRL}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|YUG}}
|align=center|1–1 |{{fbu|18|POR}} |
| 14 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ESP|1945}} |align=center|6–0 |{{fbu|18|POR}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|YUG}}
|align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|18|IRL}} |
=Group 3=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=165|Teams !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts | |||||||
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|TUR}} |4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|BEL}} |4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 5 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|LUX}} |4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|AUT}} |4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|SUI}} |4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 1 |
| cellspacing=1 width=70%
!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 10 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|BEL}} |align=center|0–0 |{{fbu|18|LUX}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|AUT}}
|align=center|4–2 |{{fbu|18|SUI}} |
| 11 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|LUX}} |align=center|3–2 |{{fbu|18|AUT}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|TUR}}
|align=center|4–0 |{{fbu|18|BEL}} |
| 12 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|TUR}} |align=center|1–0 |{{fbu|18|SUI}} |
| 13 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|BEL}} |align=center|3–2 |{{fbu|18|AUT}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|LUX}}
|align=center|0–0 |{{fbu|18|SUI}} |
| 14 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|TUR}} |align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|18|LUX}} |
| 15 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|TUR}} |align=center|0–0 |{{fbu|18|AUT}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|BEL}}
|align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|18|SUI}} |
=Group 4=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=165|Teams !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts | |||||||
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|FRG}} |4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 7 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|HUN|1949}} |4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 6 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|ENG}} |4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | –3 | 4 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|SAA}} |4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | –10 | 3 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|NIR}} |4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | –16 | 0 |
| cellspacing=1 width=70%
!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 10 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|HUN|1949}} |align=center|6–0 |{{fbu|18|SAA}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ENG}}
|align=center|5–0 |{{fbu|18|NIR}} |
| 11 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|HUN|1949}} |align=center|3–1 |{{fbu|18|ENG}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|FRG}}
|align=center|6–1 |{{fbu|18|SAA}} |
| 12 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|FRG}} |align=center|6–1 |{{fbu|18|NIR}} |
| 13 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|HUN|1949}} |align=center|7–2 |{{fbu|18|NIR}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ENG}}
|align=center|1–1 |{{fbu|18|SAA}} |
| 14 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|FRG}} |align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|18|HUN|1949}} |
| 15 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ENG}} |align=center|2–2 |{{fbu|18|FRG}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|SAA}}
|align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|18|NIR}} |
Semifinals
=Places 13-16=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|17|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|SAA}}
| score = 2 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|AUT}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Olpe
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|17|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|FRA|1830}}
| score = 2 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|IRL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Engers
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Places 9-12=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|17|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|LUX}}
| score = 2 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|ENG}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bad Neuenahr
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|17|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|NED}}
| score = 4 – 2
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|POR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Mechernich
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Places 5-8=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|17|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|HUN|1949}}
| score = 3 – 1
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|BEL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Köln-Kalk
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|17|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|YUG}}
| score = 3 – 1
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|GDR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Koblenz
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Places 1-4=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|17|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|ESP|1945}}
| score = 1 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|ARG}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Wuppertal
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|17|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|FRG}}
| score = 2 – 1
| report = [https://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/liste?tarih=1954.04.18 Report]
| team2 = {{fbu|18|TUR}}
| goals1 = Habig {{goal|41}}
Seeler {{goal|57}}
| goals2 = Erol Topoyan {{goal|55}}
| stadium = Gelsenkirchen
| attendance = 40,000
| referee =
}}
Final Matches
=Seventeenth Place Match=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|19|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|SUI}}
| score = 2 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|NIR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bad Godesberg
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Fifteenth Place Match=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|19|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|AUT}}
| score = 3 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|IRL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bad Honnef
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Thirteenth Place Match=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|19|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|SAA}}
| score = 3 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|FRA|1830}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Siegburg
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Eleventh Place Match=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|19|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|POR}}
| score = 2 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|ENG}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bonn
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Ninth Place Match=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|19|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|LUX}}
| score = 5 – 0
Regulatory Score
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|NED}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bergisch Gladbach
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Seventh-place match=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|19|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|GDR}}
| score = 3 – 2
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|BEL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Limburg an der Lahn
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Fifth-place match=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|19|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|HUN|1949}}
| score = 1 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|YUG}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Euskirchen
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Third place match=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|19|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|ARG}}
| score = 1 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|TUR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Köln Stadium, Köln
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
Final
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1954|4|20|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|ESP|1945}}
| score = 2 – 2 (aet)
Spain win based on better Goal Average during the group stage.
| report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/germany-v-spain-19-april-1954-260077/ Report]
| team2 = {{fbu|18|FRG}}
| goals1 = Heliodoro Álvarez {{goal}}
Cela {{goal}}
| goals2 = Seeler {{goal}} {{goal}}
| stadium = Köln
| attendance = 65,000
| referee =
}}
{{Winners|fbu|18|1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18|Spain|Second|1945|}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec-u18-54.html Results by RSSSF]
{{UEFA European Under-19 Championship}}
Category:UEFA European Under-19 Championship tournaments
Category:April 1954 sports events in Europe