1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squads
Players in bold have later been capped at full international level.
Group A
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | Gilbert Bodart | 2 September 1960 (aged 18) | .svg.png){kind=small} Standard Liège
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| GK | Peter Kerremans | 28 February 1961 (aged 18) | K Boom FC
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| DF | Danny Bonne | 18 August 1960 (aged 18) | Royal Antwerp FC
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| DF | Christ Goossens | ||||
| DF | Francis Goris | 1 November 1960 (aged 18) | Royal Antwerp FC
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| DF | Ludo Keytsma | 18 March 1962 (aged 17) | KSK Tongres
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| DF | Michael Lambert | ||||
| DF | Filip Meesens | 17 November 1960 (aged 18) | Cercle Brugge
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| DF | Leo van der Elst | 7 January 1962 (aged 17) | Royal Antwerp FC
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| MF | Geert Broeckaert | 15 November 1960 (aged 18) | Cercle Brugge
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| MF | Dirk Fluyt | 8 August 1961 (aged 17) | RSC Anderlecht
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| MF | Bernard Habrant | 23 September 1960 (aged 18) | RFC de Liège
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| MF | Gunter van Eyck | 19 December 1960 (aged 18) | Royal Antwerp FC
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| FW | Peter Crève | 17 August 1961 (aged 17) | AS Oostende
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| FW | Didier Electeur | 7 September 1960 (aged 18) | RSC Anderlecht
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| FW | Benny van Rijkel | 19 April 1961 (aged 18) | VV St. Truiden
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Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Marc Lévy | 7 August 1961 (aged 17) | .svg.png){kind=small} Olympique de Marseille
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| GK | Stéphane d'Angelo | 10 March 1961 (aged 18) | FC Metz
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| DF | José Anigo | 15 April 1961 (aged 18) | Olympique de Marseille
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| DF | Didier Heyman | 13 May 1961 (aged 18) | Angers SCO
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| DF | Christian Zajaczkowski | 16 February 1961 (aged 18) | LB Châteauroux
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| DF | Jacky Bonnevay | 1 June 1961 (aged 17) | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
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| DF | Jacques Lopez | 24 April 1961 (aged 18) | Olympique de Marseille
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| DF | William Ayache | 10 January 1961 (aged 18) | FC Nantes
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| MF | Louis Marcialis | 23 June 1961 (aged 17) | SC Bastia
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| MF | Jean-Claude Lemoult | 28 August 1960 (aged 18) | Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
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| MF | Dominique Bijotat | 3 January 1961 (aged 18) | AS Monaco
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| MF | José Touré | 24 April 1961 (aged 18) | FC Nantes
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| MF | Stéphane Plancque | 6 January 1961 (aged 18) | Lille OSC
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| FW | Yannick Stopyra | 9 January 1961 (aged 18) | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
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| FW | Gérard Buscher | 5 November 1960 (aged 18) | OGC Nice
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| FW | Laurent Paganelli | 22 October 1962 (aged 16) | AS Saint-Étienne
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Head coach: Ger Block
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | Jos Strijkers | 1 April 1961 (aged 18) |  VV Urmondia
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| GK | Peter van der Zwan | 28 January 1961 (aged 18) | UVS
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| DF | Aad Bergenhenegouwen | 11 April 1961 (aged 18) | ADO Den Haag
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| DF | Marco de Vroedt | 18 October 1961 (aged 17) | ADO Den Haag
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| DF | Jan van den Akker | 10 August 1960 (aged 18) | FC Utrecht
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| DF | Richard van Meer | 19 September 1960 (aged 18) | AZ '67
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| DF | Robert Verbeeck | 26 July 1961 (aged 17) | Sparta Rotterdam
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| MF | Aad Andriesen | 13 December 1960 (aged 18) | Sparta Rotterdam
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| MF | Ruud Gullit | 1 September 1962 (aged 16) | HFC Haarlem
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| MF | Marcel van den Blom | 12 March 1961 (aged 18) | UVS
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| MF | Paul van den Blom | 12 March 1961 (aged 18) | UVS
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| MF | Rene van Delft | 1 September 1960 (aged 18) | ADO Den Haag
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| FW | John Holshuijsen | 28 October 1961 (aged 17) | Ajax
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| FW | Roger Raeven | 10 December 1960 (aged 18) | Roda RJ
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| FW | Rick Talan | 3 November 1960 (aged 18) | AZ '67
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| FW | Johnny Vonk | 17 July 1961 (aged 17) | Fortuna Sittard
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Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | Beat Grossglauser | .svg.png){kind=small} Young Boys
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| GK | Beat Siegenthaler | 26 February 1961 (aged 18) | Young Boys
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| DF | Jean-Daniel Balet | 1 January 1961 (aged 18) | FC Sion
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| DF | Stéphane Forestier | 17 October 1960 (aged 18) | FC Vevey
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| DF | Roland Klein | FC Winterthur
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| DF | Ivo Müller | Grasshopper
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| DF | René Zingg | 26 November 1961 (aged 17) | FC Birsfelden
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| MF | Gilbert Castella | 6 November 1961 (aged 17) | CS Chênois
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| MF | Alain Geiger | 5 November 1960 (aged 18) | FC Sion
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| MF | Marcel Koller | 11 November 1960 (aged 18) | Grasshopper
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| MF | Philippe Perret | 17 October 1961 (aged 17) | Neuchâtel Xamax
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| FW | Rino Capaldo | 6 December 1961 (aged 17) | FC Frauenfeld
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| FW | Christian Matthey | 30 September 1961 (aged 17) | FC Vevey
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| FW | Christophe Saunier | 12 October 1960 (aged 18) | Aurore Biel
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| FW | Lorenzo Taddei | 10 September 1961 (aged 17) | SC Derendingen
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| FW | André Villoz | 5 August 1961 (aged 17) | FC Bulle
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Group B
Czechoslovakia
Head coach:
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | John Lukic | 11 December 1960 (aged 18) |  Leeds United F.C.
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| GK | Alan Knight | 3 June 1961 (aged 17) | Portsmouth F.C.
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| DF | Steve Bruce | 31 December 1960 (aged 18) | Gillingham F.C.
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| DF | Brendan Ormsby | 1 October 1960 (aged 18) | Aston Villa F.C.
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| DF | Neil Banfield | 20 January 1962 (aged 17) | Crystal Palace F.C.
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| DF | Mark Dennis | 2 May 1961 (aged 18) | Birmingham City F.C.
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| MF | Paul Allen | 28 August 1962 (aged 16) | West Ham United F.C.
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| MF | Steve MacKenzie | 23 November 1961 (aged 17) | Crystal Palace F.C.
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| MF | Mark Proctor | 30 January 1961 (aged 18) | Middlesbrough F.C.
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| MF | Brian McDermott | 8 April 1961 (aged 18) | Arsenal F.C.
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| MF | Steven Burke | 29 September 1960 (aged 18) | Nottingham Forest F.C.
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| FW | David Buchanan | 23 June 1962 (aged 16) | Leicester City F.C.
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| FW | Gary Shaw | 21 January 1961 (aged 18) | Aston Villa F.C.
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| FW | Clive Allen | 20 May 1961 (aged 18) | Queens Park Rangers F.C.
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Head coach:Dietrich Weise
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Thomas Henrichs | 15 March 1963 (aged 16) |  FSV Moselkern
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| GK | Peter Wienen | 13 December 1960 (aged 18) | Borussia Mönchengladbach
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| DF | Winfried Geier | 23 August 1960 (aged 18) | FC Schalke 04
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| DF | Michael Geiger | 27 September 1960 (aged 18) | Eintracht Braunschweig
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| DF | Jonny Otten | 20 January 1962 (aged 17) | SV Werder Bremen
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| DF | Thomas Siewert | 4 November 1961 (aged 17) | FC Schalke 04
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| DF | Norbert Schlegel | 9 March 1961 (aged 18) | 1. FC Nürnberg
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| MF | Markus Mohren | 11 March 1961 (aged 18) | Borussia Mönchengladbach
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| MF | Joachim Müller | 25 March 1961 (aged 18) | Stuttgarter Kickers
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| MF | Theo Schneider | 23 August 1960 (aged 18) | Borussia Dortmund
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| MF | Stephan Engels | 6 September 1960 (aged 18) | 1. FC Köln
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| MF | Thomas Brunner | 10 August 1962 (aged 16) | 1. FC Nürnberg
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| MF | Lothar Matthäus | 21 March 1961 (aged 18) | 1. FC Herzogenaurach
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| FW | Dieter Wohlfarth | 4 January 1961 (aged 18) | VfB Stuttgart
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| FW | Fred Schaub | 28 August 1960 (aged 18) | Eintracht Frankfurt
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| FW | Torsten Schlumberger | 29 October 1960 (aged 18) | Hamburger SV
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Head coach:John Calleja
GK Gino Gauci GK CARMEL BLUNDELL DF ALEX MUSCAT DF PAUL CURMI DF MARCO PORTELLI DF ALEX AZZOPARDI DF VINCE DARMANIN DF ALEX DEBONO DF EUGENIO HILI MF TONY ALAMANGO MF STEPHEN PANDOLFINO MF JOHN CARUANA FW SILVIO DEMANUELE FW PAUL ZAMMIT FW NOEL ATTARD FW JOSEPH GERADA
Group C
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kurt Machhammer | 29 September 1961 (aged 17) |  Austria Wien
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| GK | Gottfried Angerer | 4 March 1961 (aged 18) | Alpine Donawitz
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| DF | Hans-Peter Buchleitner | 24 November 1960 (aged 18) | ATSV Wolfsberg
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| DF | Peter Schneider | 6 August 1961 (aged 17) | VOEST Linz
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| DF | Gerald Messlender | 1 October 1961 (aged 17) | Admira Wacker Wien
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| DF | Kurt Wolfsbauer | 21 August 1960 (aged 18) | First Vienna FC
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| DF | Leo Lainer | 10 September 1960 (aged 18) | Admira Wacker Wien
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| MF | Leopold Mayerhofer | 30 October 1961 (aged 17) | SC Eisenstadt
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| MF | Georg Zellhofer | 25 August 1960 (aged 18) | SV Austria Salzburg
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| MF | Klaus Spirk | 18 December 1960 (aged 18) | Grazer AK
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| MF | Peter Sallmayer | 21 May 1961 (aged 18) | Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
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| MF | Thomas Pfeiler | 5 November 1960 (aged 18) | Austria Wien
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| MF | Ewald Markoutz | 1 September 1960 (aged 18) | SV Sankt Veit
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| FW | Christian Keglevits | 29 January 1961 (aged 18) | SC Eisenstadt
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| FW | Wilhelm Bohusek | 8 December 1960 (aged 18) | First Vienna FC
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| FW | Anton Schlögl | 8 March 1961 (aged 18) | SC Eisenstadt
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Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Miklós Józsa | 30 June 1961 (aged 17) |  Ferencvárosi TC
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| DF | Dávid Babcsán | |||||
| DF | Antal Róth | 14 September 1960 (aged 18) | Pécsi MFC
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| DF | Mátyás Jurácsik | 1 October 1960 (aged 18) | Újpest Dózsa
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| DF | Róbert Horváth | 29 March 1962 (aged 17) | Ferencvárosi TC
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| DF | József Nagy | 21 October 1960 (aged 18) | Szombathelyi Haladás
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| MF | Gábor Sikesdi | 29 August 1960 (aged 18) | Banyasz Tatabánya
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| MF | István Pandúr | 10 August 1960 (aged 18) | Budapest Honvéd FC
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| MF | György Szeibert | 29 December 1960 (aged 18) | VSC Budapesti
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| MF | Miklós Kökény | 2 May 1961 (aged 18) | ||||
| FW | Róbert Koch | 19 December 1961 (aged 17) | Ferencvárosi TC
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| FW | Gábor Pölöskei | 10 November 1961 (aged 17) | Raba ETO Győr
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| FW | Sándor Murai | 22 March 1961 (aged 18) | Kaposvári Rákóczi
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Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | Ola By Rise | 14 November 1960 (aged 18) |  Rosenborg
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| GK | Hans Petter Olsen | ||||
| DF | Jo Kristoffer Bergsvand | 25 October 1960 (aged 18) | Vålerenga IF
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| DF | Knut Thorbjorn Eggen | 1 November 1960 (aged 18) | Rosenborg
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| DF | Rune Robert Hagen | ||||
| DF | Bjørn Anders Johnsen | ||||
| DF | Knut Røssevold | ||||
| MF | Tor Arne Granerud | 2 September 1961 (aged 17) | Moss
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| MF | Rolf Vegard Haugenes | ||||
| MF | Øivind Husby | 3 August 1960 (aged 18) | Rosenborg
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| MF | Geir Morten Ramsøy | ||||
| MF | Harald Røed | ||||
| FW | Pal Fjeldstad | 11 February 1962 (aged 17) | Brann
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| FW | Nils Ove Hellvik | 25 July 1962 (aged 16) | Bryne
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| FW | Kjetil Osvold | 5 June 1961 (aged 17) | Start
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| FW | Tor Bjørn Sletten | 5 January 1961 (aged 18) |
Head coach: Stevan Vilotic
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | Ivan Pudar | 16 August 1961 (aged 17) | .svg.png){kind=small} Hajduk Split
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| DF | Vlado Čapljić | 22 March 1962 (aged 17) | Željezničar
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| DF | Boško Đurovski | 28 December 1961 (aged 17) | Red Star Belgrade
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| DF | Adnan Dzanic | ||||
| DF | Luca Lazic | ||||
| MF | Mehmed Baždarević | 28 September 1960 (aged 18) | Željezničar
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| MF | Mladen Bogdanovic | 3 October 1960 (aged 18) | Hajduk Split
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| MF | Ivan Gudelj | 21 September 1960 (aged 18) | Hajduk Split
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| MF | Radomir Radulović | 14 August 1960 (aged 18) | Partizan
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| FW | Zdravko Čakalić | 16 August 1960 (aged 18) | Red Star Belgrade
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| FW | Malinkovic | ||||
| FW | Senat Merdanovic | 7 August 1961 (aged 17) | FK Sarajevo
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| FW | Stojance Zlatanovski | 29 November 1960 (aged 18) | FK Vardar Skopje
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Group D
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Head coach: Petkow
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | G Tenew |  Trakia Plovdiv
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| DF | Blagoi Blangev | 4 November 1960 (aged 18) | Trakia Plovdiv
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| DF | V Davidkov | Pirin Blagoevgrad
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| DF | Georgi Georgiev | 10 January 1963 (aged 16) | Maritsa Plovdiv
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| DF | Valery Grekov | 13 October 1961 (aged 17) | Levski Sofia
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| MF | Krasimir Bezinski | 29 June 1961 (aged 17) | Pirin Blagoevgrad
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| MF | K Kostov | Trakia Plovdiv
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| MF | I Naidenov | Maritsa Plovdiv
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| MF | Anio Sadakov | 29 September 1961 (aged 17) | Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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| FW | Vasil Dragolov | 17 August 1962 (aged 16) | Hebar Pazardzhik
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| FW | Eduard Eranosyan | 8 February 1961 (aged 18) | Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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| FW | I Ivanov | ||||
| FW | Petar Kurdov | 13 March 1961 (aged 18) | Trakia Plovdiv
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Head coach:
Head coach: 
Henryk Apostel
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Ryszard Ługowski | 20 July 1961 (aged 17) | Chemik Bydgoszcz
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| GK | Dariusz Opolski | 23 September 1961 (aged 17) | Motor Lublin
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| GK | Janusz Przybyłka | 11 April 1962 (aged 17) | Polonia Bytom
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| DF | Antoni Kot | 10 August 1960 (aged 18) | Hutnik Kraków
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| DF | Piotr Skrobowski | 16 October 1961 (aged 17) | Wisła Kraków
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| DF | Bogusław Skiba | 16 November 1960 (aged 18) | Stal Mielec
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| DF | Marian Tomczyk | 7 March 1961 (aged 18) | Ruch Chorzów
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| DF | Andrzej Gruszka | 26 February 1961 (aged 18) | Szombierki Bytom
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| DF | Edward Tyburski | 18 October 1960 (aged 18) | Siarka Tarnobrzeg
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| MF | Mirosław Pękala | 15 October 1961 (aged 17) | Śląsk Wrocław
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| MF | Jacek Ratajczyk | 11 January 1961 (aged 18) | ŁKS Łódź
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| MF | Jarosław Biernat | 6 September 1960 (aged 18) | Pogoń Szczecin
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| MF | Dariusz Krupa | 23 April 1961 (aged 18) | Pogoń Szczecin
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| FW | Janusz Turowski | 7 February 1961 (aged 18) | Pogoń Szczecin
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| FW | Waldemar Majcher | 11 March 1961 (aged 18) | Lechia Gdańsk
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| FW | Jarosław Nowicki | 11 January 1961 (aged 18) | Zawisza Bydgoszcz
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| FW | Zbigniew Żurek | 14 March 1961 (aged 18) | Górnik Zabrze
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Head coach: