1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

Tournament details
Host country	Belgium
Dates	31 March – 6 April
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (1st title)
Runners-up	Yugoslavia
Third place	Turkey
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
← 1952 1954 →

The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1953 Final Tournament was held in Belgium. Argentina was the first non-European team that entered.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

•   Argentina (invited)
•   Austria
•   Belgium (host)
•   England
•   France
•   West Germany
•   Hungary
•   Luxembourg
•   Netherlands
•   Northern Ireland
•   Republic of Ireland
•   Saar
•   Spain
•    Switzerland
•   Turkey
•   Yugoslavia

First round

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

England	2 – 0	Belgium

Brussels

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

West Germany	3 – 2	Argentina

Liège

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Hungary	4 – 0	Switzerland

Ghent

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Republic of Ireland	1 – 0	Netherlands

Antwerp

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Luxembourg	4 – 3	Austria

Namur

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Spain	5 – 0	Saar

Mechelen

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Turkey	1 – 0	France
Kaçmaz 25'	Report

Kortrijk

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Yugoslavia	5 – 1	Northern Ireland

Bruges

Quarterfinals

Places 9-16

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

France	2 – 1	Austria

Nivelles

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Netherlands	2 – 1	Switzerland

Halle

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Belgium	4 – 3	Northern Ireland

Aalst

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Argentina	7 – 0	Saar

Lier

Places 1-8

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Hungary	4 – 0	Republic of Ireland

Brussels

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Spain	5 – 1	West Germany

Antwerp

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Turkey	3 – 0	Luxembourg
Taş 5' Ertuğ 43' Elma 47'	Report

Mons

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Yugoslavia	( c) 1 – 1 (aet)	England

Liège

Semifinals

Places 13-16

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Switzerland	3 – 1	Austria

Diest

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Saar	6 – 5	Northern Ireland

Brussels

Places 9-12

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Netherlands	3 – 0	France

Tienen

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Argentina	4 – 1	Belgium

Termonde

Places 5-8

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

England	3 – 1	West Germany

Boom

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Republic of Ireland	3 – 2	Luxembourg

Mechelen

Places 1-4

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Hungary	2 – 0	Turkey
Karácsonyi 31' ( pen.), 80' ( pen.)	Report

Brussels

Attendance: 6,000

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Yugoslavia	3 – 1	Spain

Verviers

Final Matches

Fifteenth Place Match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Northern Ireland	2 – 1	Austria

Brussels

Thirteenth Place Match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Switzerland	2 – 2 Saar refused to play Extra Time	Saar

Vilvoorde

Eleventh Place Match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Belgium	4 – 3	France

Brussels

Ninth Place Match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Argentina	3 – 1	Netherlands

Brussels

Seventh-place match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Luxembourg	3 – 2	West Germany

Ronse

Fifth-place match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

England	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland

Leuven

Third place match

6 April 1953 (1953-04-06)

Turkey	3 – 2	Spain
Elma 28', 66' Taş 70'	Report	Merodio 16' Aniando 25'

Heysel Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 10,000

Final

6 April 1953 (1953-04-06)

Hungary	2 – 0	Yugoslavia

Brussels

1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Hungary First title

External links

• Results by RSSSF