# 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1978 Final Tournament was held in Poland. It also served as the European qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

## Qualification
### Group 1

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | –6 | 2 |
| Sweden | 1–0 | Hungary |
| Sweden | 2–4 | Czechoslovakia |
| Hungary | 4–0 | Sweden |
| Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | Hungary |
| Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Sweden |
| Hungary | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia |

### Group 4

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| Finland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
| Republic of Ireland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 |
| Finland | 2–2 | Republic of Ireland |
| Finland | 1–1 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Republic of Ireland |
| Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Finland |
| Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Finland |

### Other groups

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Denmark | 0–3 | Scotland | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Iceland | 2–1 | Wales | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Belgium | 9–2 | Northern Ireland | 4–1 | 5–1 |
| England | 3–1 | France | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Liechtenstein | 1–13 | Italy | 0–6 | 1–7 |
| Luxembourg | 1–6 | Portugal | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| West Germany | 4–0 | Switzerland | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Malta | 0–2 | Spain | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Greece | 2–2 (3–2p) | East Germany | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Bulgaria | 2–4 | Turkey | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Yugoslavia | 4–0 | Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Austria | 0–2 | Soviet Union | 0–2 | 0–0 |

## Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:
* Belgium
* England
* West Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Norway (received Bye for qualifying stage)
* Poland (host)
* Portugal
* Scotland
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

## Group stage
### Group A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| West Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
| 5 May | Italy | 0–0 | Portugal |
| | Scotland | 1–0 | West Germany |
| 7 May | Scotland | 1–0 | Portugal |
| | West Germany | 5–3 | Italy |
| 9 May | Scotland | 0–0 | Italy |
| | Portugal | 1–0 | West Germany |

### Group B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 |
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 1 |
| 5 May | Soviet Union | 4–0 | Greece |
| | Netherlands | 1–0 | Norway |
| 7 May | Netherlands | 2–2 | Greece |
| | Soviet Union | 4–0 | Norway |
| 9 May | Soviet Union | 2–0 | Netherlands |
| | Norway | 2–1 | Greece |

### Group C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Iceland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 |
| Belgium | Withdrew due to food poisoning | Withdrew due to food poisoning | Withdrew due to food poisoning | Withdrew due to food poisoning | Withdrew due to food poisoning | Withdrew due to food poisoning | Withdrew due to food poisoning | Withdrew due to food poisoning |
| 5 May | Hungary | 3–1 | Iceland |
| | Yugoslavia | ABD$^1$ | Belgium |
| 7 May | Hungary | 0–0 | Yugoslavia |
| 9 May | Yugoslavia | 4–1 | Iceland |
| $^1$After their first match was abandoned at 2-1, Belgium withdrew from the tournament. The team was suffering from food poisoning. Their results were annulled. ||||

### Group D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| 5 May | England | 1–1 | Turkey |
| | Spain | 2–1 | Poland |
| 7 May | England | 1–0 | Spain |
| | Poland | 2–1 | Turkey |
| 9 May | Poland | 2–0 | England |
| | Spain | 1–1 | Turkey |

## Final

* 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
* Soviet Union Fourth title

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship: four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on goal difference). For an unknown reason, semifinalists Scotland did not participate.
* Hungary
* Poland
* Portugal
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Yugoslavia