| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | West Germany |
| Dates | 25 May – 3 June |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  West Germany (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Poland |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1981 Final Tournament was held in West Germany.
Qualification
Group 7
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 |
 Netherlands |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 5 |
 Luxembourg |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | –16 | 0 |
| Luxembourg |
0–6 | Netherlands | |
| Luxembourg |
0–4 | Belgium | |
| Netherlands |
1–3 | Belgium | |
| Belgium |
3–1 | Luxembourg | |
| Netherlands |
5–1 | Luxembourg | |
| Belgium |
0–0 | Netherlands |
Other groups
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wales  |
4–2 |  Republic of Ireland |
2–2 | 2–0 |
Iceland  |
1–4 |  Scotland |
0–1 | 1–3 |
England  |
4–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 3–0 |
Finland  |
1–2 |  Sweden |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Poland |
4–1 |  East Germany |
2–0 | 2–1 |
Denmark  |
3–2 |  Norway |
0–1 | 3–1 |
Portugal  |
0–3 | France |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Malta  |
1–8 |  Italy |
1–5 | 0–3 |
| Spain |
5–2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
4–1 | 1–1 |
Hungary  |
0–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Austria  |
4–2 |  Turkey |
4–0 | 0–2 |
Soviet Union  |
1–1 (3–4p) |  Czechoslovakia |
1–0 | 0–1 |
Yugoslavia .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
0–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Greece  |
4–1 |  Cyprus |
1–0 | 3–1 |
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
| Belgium |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
| Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 0 |
| 25 May | West Germany |
5–0 | Wales |
| Belgium |
2–0 | Greece | |
| 27 May | West Germany |
3–2 | Belgium |
| Greece |
0–1 | Wales | |
| 29 May | West Germany |
1–0 | Greece |
| Belgium |
0–3 | Wales |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Sweden |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Romania |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 3 |
| Czechoslovakia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 1 |
| 25 May | Poland |
1–1 | Sweden |
| Romania |
3–2 | Czechoslovakia | |
| 27 May | Poland |
3–1 | Romania |
| Sweden |
1–1 | Czechoslovakia | |
| 29 May | Poland |
3–1 | Czechoslovakia |
| Sweden |
1–1 | Romania |
Group C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulgaria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |
| 25 May | Italy |
0–0 | France |
| Bulgaria |
2–2 | Denmark | |
| 27 May | Italy |
1–0 | Bulgaria |
| France |
2–1 | Denmark | |
| 29 May | Italy |
1–2 | Denmark |
| France |
3–0 | Bulgaria |
Group D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Scotland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 2 |
| Austria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | –11 | 0 |
| 25 May | Austria |
0–1 | Scotland |
| Spain |
2–1 | England | |
| 27 May | Austria |
0–3 | Spain |
| Scotland |
1–0 | England | |
| 29 May | Austria |
0–7 | England |
| Scotland |
1–1 | Spain |
Semifinals
| West Germany | 1 – 1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4 – 3 | ||
Third place match
| France | 1 – 1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 2 – 0 | ||
Referee: Josef Poucek (Czechoslovakia)
Final
| West Germany | 1 – 0 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
|---|
West Germany First title |
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