1955 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1955 Final Tournament was held in Italy. During this edition, only group matches were played and no winner was declared. This was done to prevent an excess of competition. Romania, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia were the five group winners.

1955 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates6–11 April
Teams19
1954
1956

Teams

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The following teams entered the tournament:

Group A

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Romania 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
  Austria 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 4
  France 3 1 0 2 4 6 –2 2
  Belgium 3 0 1 2 1 5 –4 1


6 April Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze Austria   2–0   Belgium
Stadio Porta Elisa, Lucca Romania   1–0   France
8 April Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze Austria   5–2   France
Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno Romania   1–1   Belgium
10 April Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena Romania   1–0   Austria
Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani, Pisa France   2–0   Belgium

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Italy 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4
  West Germany 2 0 1 1 0 1 –1 1
  Portugal 2 0 1 1 0 3 –3 1


7 April Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno Italy   3–0   Portugal
9 April Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani, Pisa West Germany   0–0   Portugal
11 April Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze Italy   1–0   West Germany

Group C

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 13 4 +9 5
  Spain 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 5
  Poland 3 0 1 2 3 10 –7 1
  Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 2 9 –7 1


7 April Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze Spain   2–2   Bulgaria
Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani, Pisa Northern Ireland   1–1   Poland
9 April Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena Bulgaria   5–1   Northern Ireland
Stadio Porta Elisa, Lucca Spain   3–1   Poland
11 April Stadio Lungobisenzio, Prato Bulgaria   6–1   Poland
Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno Spain   3–0   Northern Ireland

Group D

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Hungary 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6
  Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 4
  Turkey 3 1 0 2 4 6 –2 2
  Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 3 16 –13 0
Yugoslavia  1 – 0  Turkey
Zuban   26' Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Antonio Clemente (Italy)
Hungary  5 – 1  Luxembourg
Péter Ilku    
László Jagodics  
Povázsai  
Lenkei  
Schaack  
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Giannini (Italy)
Yugoslavia  7 – 0  Luxembourg
Ivan Popović      
Čedomir Sentin    
Đorđe Mugoša  
Zuban  
Referee: ? (Italy)
Hungary  3 – 0  Turkey
Keresztes   21', 51'
Lenkei   35'
Report
Referee: Pierino Guidi (Italy)
Hungary  2 – 0  Yugoslavia
Péter Ilku   9', 15'
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: ? (Italy)
Turkey  4 – 2  Luxembourg
Öztuna   27'
Coşkun Dağlıoğlu   32'
Şehmuz Eraslan   60'
Erol Topoyan   67'
Report Jacques Hass   6'
René Becker   47' (pen.)
Attendance: 200
Referee: ? (Italy)

Group E

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 6
  England 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
  Saar 3 1 0 2 4 6 –2 2
   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1


7 April Stadio Porta Elisa, Lucca Czechoslovakia   1–0   England
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena Saar   3–1    Switzerland
9 April Stadio Lungobisenzio, Prato England   3–1   Saar
Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno Czechoslovakia   3–2    Switzerland
11 April Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze England   0–0    Switzerland
Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli Czechoslovakia   2–0   Saar
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