1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The fifth U-18 Football Championship was held in the period from 11 to 15 October 1986, Yugoslavia. The title was won by the German Democratic Republic a 3-1 win over Italy. The Federal Republic of Germany finished third. Defending Hungary did not qualify for the finals as Austria and Switzerland.

For the first time the tournament was played with only eight teams. Also, the mode with knockout system was new.

Mode

The eight teams played in the knockout system for the title. The winners of the quarter-finals reached the semi-finals, the winners of the finals. The semifinal losers contested the match for third place. The losers of the quarter-finals played at two places available for the Junior World Cup in 1987. Semifinalists also qualified for the World Cup.

Participant

At the tournament the following teams participated:

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
  • Democratic Republic of Germany DDR 1949
  • Federal Republic of Germany Federal Republic of Germany
  • Italy Italy
  • Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
  • Romania 1965 Romania
  • Scotland Scotland

Venues

It was played in the cities of Backa Topola, Cantavir, Kula, Sombor, Subotica and Zenta.

The tournament

Quarterfinals

World Cup Qualifiers

Semifinal

Match for third place

Final

Decisions

In addition to European champion GDR, Bulgaria qualified, West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia and Scotland for the Junior World Cup in 1987.

Kula, Serbia Senta Holger Hiemann Karsten Neitzel Thomas Ritter Dirk Schuster Hendrik Herzog Rico Steinmann Stefan Minkwitz Axel Kruse Matthias Sammer Gianluigi Lentini
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