1956 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1956 Final Tournament was held in Hungary. During this edition, only group matches were played and no winner was declared. This was done to prevent an excess of competition. Hungary, Italy, Romania and Czechoslovakia were the four group winners.

1956 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Hungary
Dates	28 March – 2 April
Teams	16
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	László Povázsai (3 goals)
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Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Czechoslovakia
• East Germany
• England
• France
• West Germany
• Greece
• Hungary (host)
• Italy
• Poland
• Romania
• Saar
• Turkey
• Yugoslavia

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	5
West Germany	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
Bulgaria	3	1	0	2	3	4	–1	2
England	3	1	0	2	5	7	–2	2

28 March	Hungary	0–0	West Germany
	Bulgaria	2–1	England
30 March	West Germany	1–0	Bulgaria
	Hungary	4–2	England
1 April	Hungary	2–1	Bulgaria
	England	2–1	West Germany

Group B

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

28 March	Saar	1–0	France
	Italy	2–1	Belgium
30 March	France	3–2	Belgium
	Italy	3–0	Saar
1 April	Saar	2–2	Belgium
	France	1–0	Italy

Group C

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

29 March	Romania	1–1	Yugoslavia
	Poland	3–2	Austria
31 March	Austria	1–0	Yugoslavia
	Romania	1–0	Poland
2 April	Romania	4–1	Austria
	Poland	1–1	Yugoslavia

Group D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
Turkey	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	3
East Germany	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
Greece	3	0	1	2	1	5	–4	1

29 March 1956 (1956-03-29)

Czechoslovakia	2 – 0	Greece
Zikán 22' Jiří Sůra 72'

Budapest

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Szilárd Sipos (Hungary)

29 March 1956 (1956-03-29)

East Germany	1 – 1	Turkey
Tschöp 13'	Report	Altan Meral 78'

Városi Stadion, Tatabánya

Attendance: 6,000+

Referee: Andor Bánkuti (Hungary)

31 March 1956 (1956-03-31)

Czechoslovakia	1 – 1	East Germany
Obert 28'		Albrecht Strohmeyer 66'

Kecskemét

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: László Major (Hungary)

31 March 1956 (1956-03-31)

Turkey	2 – 0 Awarded	Greece

2 April 1956 (1956-04-02)

Czechoslovakia	1 – 0	Turkey
Zikán 79'	Report

Dorog Stadion, Dorog

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Andor Bánkuti (Hungary)

2 April 1956 (1956-04-02)

East Germany	1 – 1	Greece
Albrecht Strohmeyer 45'		Fotinos 80' (pen.)

Városi Stadion, Eger

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)

External links

• Results by RSSSF