1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 11–15 October |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | East Germany (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Italy |
| Third place | West Germany |
| Fourth place | Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 22 (2.2 per match) |
← 1984 1988 → | |
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1986 Final Tournament was held in Yugoslavia. It also served as the European qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- East Germany
- West Germany
- Italy
- Romania
- Scotland
- Yugoslavia (host, but still qualified)
Quarterfinals
| East Germany | 2 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ritter 48' Rico Steinmann 53' |
| Scotland | 1 – 0 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)
| Italy | 2 – 1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Gunther Habermann (East Germany)
| West Germany | 3 – 0 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
Semifinals
Places 5-8
| Bulgaria | 1 – 0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Dragisa Komadinic (Yugoslavia)
| Yugoslavia | 5 – 0 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Igor Berecko 35' Miladinov 48' Branko Brnović 53' (pen.) Davor Šuker 58' Nermin Vazda 87' |
Report |
Places 1-4
| East Germany | 1 – 0 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
Third place match
| West Germany | 1 – 0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
Final
| East Germany | 3 – 1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Axel Kruse 30' Matthias Sammer 42' Marco Köller 81' |
Stefano Impallomeni 17' |
Referee: Lajos Németh (Hungary)
| 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
|---|
East Germany Third title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The six best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- Bulgaria
- East Germany
- West Germany
- Italy
- Scotland
- Yugoslavia