1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = UEFA European Under-18 Championship
| year = 1963
| other_titles =
| image = UEFA European Under-18 Championship.jpg
| size = 250px
| caption =
| country = England
| dates = 13–23 April
| num_teams = 16
| confederations =
| venues =
| cities =
| champion_other ={{fbu|18|ENG}}
| count =2
| second_other ={{fbu|18|NIR}}
| third_other ={{fbu|18|SCO}}
| fourth_other ={{fbu|18|BUL|1948}}
| matches =
| goals =
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| prevseason = 1962
| nextseason = 1964
| updated =
}}
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1963 Final Tournament was held in England. It was considered to be the 16th International Youth Football Tournament.
It was hosted by England as part of the Football Association's centenary celebration.
Qualification
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|{{fbu-rt|18|SWE}}||2–0|{{fbu|18|FIN}}|}}
{{OneLegResult|{{fbu-rt|18|NED}}||11–2|{{fbu|18|WAL}}|}}
|}
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|18|POL|1928}}||2–3|{{fbu|18|HUN}}||1–1|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|18|POR}}||5–5 (a)|{{fbu|18|FRA|1830}}||4–2|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|18|AUT}}||3–4|{{fbu|18|FRG}}||1–2|2–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|18|YUG}}||1–2|{{fbu|18|BUL|1948}}||1–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|18|IRL}}||3–4|{{fbu|18|NIR}}||1–1|2–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|18|GRE|old}}||3–2|{{fbu|18|TUR}}||2–1|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|18|ESP|1945}}||4–5|{{fbu|18|ITA}}||2–2|2–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|18|LUX}}||1–10|{{fbu|18|BEL}}||0–2|1–8}}
|}
A match between {{fbu|18|GDR}} and {{fbu|18|CSK}} (3-0) may have been related to the qualifying stage as well.
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
- {{fbu|18|BEL}}
- {{fbu|18|BUL|1948}}
- {{fbu|18|CSK}} (received Bye for qualifying stage)
- {{fbu|18|ENG}} (qualified as host)
- {{fbu|18|FRA|1830}}
- {{fbu|18|FRG}}
- {{fbu|18|GRE|old}}
- {{fbu|18|HUN}}
- {{fbu|18|ITA}}
- {{fbu|18|NED}}
- {{fbu|18|NIR}}
- {{fbu|18|ROM|1952}} (qualified as cup holders)
- {{fbu|18|SCO}} (received Bye for qualifying stage)
- {{fbu|18|URS}} (received Bye for qualifying stage)
- {{fbu|18|SWE}}
- {{fbu|18|SUI}} (received Bye for qualifying stage)
{{fbu|18|GDR}} also received a Bye for the qualifying stage but withdrew before the start of the tournament. After this, a Bye was given to both {{fbu|18|CSK}} and the {{fbu|18|URS}} who were drawn against each other for the qualifying stage.
Group stage
=Group A=
| 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|SCO}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|FRG}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 4 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|GRE|old}} |3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|SUI}} |3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| cellspacing=1 width=70%
!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 13 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|GRE|old}} |align=center|7–2 |{{fbu|18|FRG}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|SCO}}
|align=center|3–1 |{{fbu|18|SUI}} |
| 15 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|FRG}} |align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|18|SCO}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|SUI}}
|align=center|1–1 |{{fbu|18|GRE|old}} |
| 17 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|SCO}} |align=center|4–0 |{{fbu|18|GRE|old}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|FRG}}
|align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|18|SUI}} |
=Group B=
| 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|BUL|1948}} |3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|ITA}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|FRA|1830}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 2 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|HUN}} |3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 |
| cellspacing=1 width=70%
!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 13 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|BUL|1948}} |align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|18|FRA|1830}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ITA}}
|align=center|3–0 |{{fbu|18|HUN}} |
| 15 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|HUN}} |align=center|1–1 |{{fbu|18|BUL|1948}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ITA}}
|align=center|4–1 |{{fbu|18|FRA|1830}} |
| 17 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|BUL|1948}} |align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|18|ITA}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|FRA|1830}}
|align=center|3–1 |{{fbu|18|HUN}} |
=Group C=
| 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|ENG}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|ROM|1952}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|NED}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|URS}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
| cellspacing=1 width=70%
!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 13 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ENG}} |align=center|5–0 |{{fbu|18|NED}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ROM|1952}}
|align=center|1–0 |{{fbu|18|URS}} |
| 15 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|NED}} |align=center|3–1 |{{fbu|18|URS}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ENG}}
|align=center|3–0 |{{fbu|18|ROM|1952}} |
| 17 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ENG}} |align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|18|URS}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|ROM|1952}}
|align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|18|NED}} |
=Group D=
| 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|NIR}} |3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|BEL}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|CSK}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|18|SWE}} |3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 1 |
| cellspacing=1 width=70%
!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 13 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|CSK}} |align=center|4–2 |{{fbu|18|SWE}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|NIR}}
|align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|18|BEL}} |
| 15 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|BEL}} |align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|18|SWE}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|NIR}}
|align=center|1–0 |{{fbu|18|CSK}} |
| 17 April
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|NIR}} |align=center|3–3 |{{fbu|18|SWE}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|18|BEL}}
|align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|18|CSK}} |
Semifinals
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1963|4|18|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|ENG}}
| score = 1 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|SCO}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = London
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1963|4|18|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|NIR}}
| score = (c) 3 – 3
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|BUL|1948}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Southampton
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
Third place match
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1963|4|22|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|SCO}}
| score = 4 – 2
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|BUL|1948}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Portsmouth
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
Final
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1963|4|23|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|18|ENG}}
| score = 4 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|18|NIR}}
| goals1 = Napier {{goal|5|o.g.}}
Sammels {{goal|48}}
Sissons {{goal|59}}
Whittaker {{goal|67}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = London
| attendance = 34,582
| referee = {{flagicon|FRG}} Kreitlein
}}
{{Winners|fbu|18|1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship|England|Second}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec-u18-63.html Results by RSSSF]
{{UEFA European Under-19 Championship}}
Category:UEFA European Under-19 Championship tournaments