The 1948 FIFA Youth Tournament, was the first edition of what would later be called the
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
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an annually international men's
football
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tournament organised by
FIFA
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. It was held in
England
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from 15 to 17 April 1948 with five different venues holding the matches. Eight teams competed in a knockout competition with
England
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defeating the
Netherlands
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3–2 in the final.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
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( Football Association of Ireland)
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(Irish Football Association
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First round
Supplementary Round
In this round the losing teams from the first round participated.
Semi-finals
Fifth Place Match
Third place match
Final
External links
Results by RSSSF
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1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
1947–48 in European football
1947–48 in English football
1947–48 in Irish association football
1947–48 in Dutch football
1947–48 in Italian football
1947–48 in Austrian football
1947–48 in Belgian football
1947–48 in Northern Ireland association football
1947–48 in Welsh football
April 1948 sports events in the United Kingdom
1948 in youth association football