1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship explained

Tourney Name:	UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Year:	1979
Size:	250px
Country:	Austria
Dates:	24 May – 2 June
Num Teams:	16
Count:	2
Top Scorer:	Senad Merdanović (4 goals)
Prevseason:	1978
Nextseason:	1980

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1979 Final Tournament was held in Austria.

Qualification

Group 2

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	4	2	1	1	2	1	+1	5
	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	4
	4	1	1	2	4	6	–2	3

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		0–1
		1–2
		0–0
		1–0
		4–2
		1–0

Group 12

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	4	2	1	1	5	5	0	5
	4	1	2	1	6	4	+2	4
	4	1	1	2	5	7	–2	3

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		0–0
		0–3
		4–0
		2–1
		3–1
		1–1

Other groups

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Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

• (host)

Squads

See main article: 1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squads.

Group stage

Group A

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	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	5
	3	2	0	1	7	7	0	4
	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	2
	3	0	1	2	3	7	–4	1

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24 May		5–1
		2–1
26 May		1–1
		2–1
28 May		2–1
		4–1

Group B

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	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	6
	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4
	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	2
	3	0	0	3	0	14	–14	0

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24 May		5–0
		3–0
26 May		3–0
		2–0
28 May		2–0
		6–0

Group C

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	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	6
	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
	3	1	0	2	3	5	–2	2
	3	0	0	3	2	7	–5	0

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24 May		2–0
		2–0
26 May		2–1
		2–1
28 May		3–1
		3–0

Group D

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	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	6
	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	4
	3	1	0	2	3	4	–1	2
	3	0	0	3	4	9	–5	0

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24 May		3–2
		1–0
26 May		2–1
		2–0
28 May		4–1
		2–1

External links

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