# 1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sweden | 2–0 | Finland |
| Netherlands | 11–2 | Wales |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Poland | 2–3 | Hungary | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Portugal | 5–5 (a) | France | 4–2 | 1–3 |
| Austria | 3–4 | West Germany | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Yugoslavia | 1–2 | Bulgaria | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–4 | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Greece | 3–2 | Turkey | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Spain | 4–5 | Italy | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Luxembourg | 1–10 | Belgium | 0–2 | 1–8 |
A match between East Germany and Czechoslovakia (3-0) may have been related to the qualifying stage as well.

## Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia (received Bye for qualifying stage)
* England (qualified as host)
* France
* West Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Romania (qualified as cup holders)
* Scotland (received Bye for qualifying stage)
* Soviet Union (received Bye for qualifying stage)
* Sweden
* Switzerland (received Bye for qualifying stage)
East Germany also received a Bye for the qualifying stage but withdrew before the start of the tournament. After this, a Bye was given to both Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union who were drawn against each other for the qualifying stage.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| West Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 4 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| 13 April | Greece | 7–2 | West Germany |
| | Scotland | 3–1 | Switzerland |
| 15 April | West Germany | 2–1 | Scotland |
| | Switzerland | 1–1 | Greece |
| 17 April | Scotland | 4–0 | Greece |
| | West Germany | 2–1 | Switzerland |

### Group B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 2 |
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 |
| 13 April | Bulgaria | 2–0 | France |
| | Italy | 3–0 | Hungary |
| 15 April | Hungary | 1–1 | Bulgaria |
| | Italy | 4–1 | France |
| 17 April | Bulgaria | 2–1 | Italy |
| | France | 3–1 | Hungary |

### Group C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 |
| Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
| 13 April | England | 5–0 | Netherlands |
| | Romania | 1–0 | Soviet Union |
| 15 April | Netherlands | 3–1 | Soviet Union |
| | England | 3–0 | Romania |
| 17 April | England | 2–0 | Soviet Union |
| | Romania | 2–0 | Netherlands |

### Group D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 1 |
| 13 April | Czechoslovakia | 4–2 | Sweden |
| | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | Belgium |
| 15 April | Belgium | 2–1 | Sweden |
| | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia |
| 17 April | Northern Ireland | 3–3 | Sweden |
| | Belgium | 2–0 | Czechoslovakia |

## Final

* 1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
* England Second title