Held annually between 1967 and 1990.
Year Winners Venue 1967 Bulgaria Bulgaria 1968 Yugoslavia Hungary 1969 North Korea North Korea 1970 Romania Poland 1971 Czechoslovakia East Germany 1972 Romania Romania 1973 Bulgaria Soviet Union 1974 Czechoslovakia Cuba 1975 North Korea North Korea 1976 Bulgaria Bulgaria 1977 Soviet Union Hungary 1978 Soviet Union East Germany 1979 Soviet Union Poland 1980 Hungary North Korea 1981 North Korea Czechoslovakia 1982 North Korea North Korea 1983 East Germany Cuba 1984 Soviet Union Hungary 1985 Bulgaria Bulgaria 1986 Hungary North Korea 1987 Soviet Union Czechoslovakia 1988 Czechoslovakia Poland 1989 Soviet Union East Germany 1990 Czechoslovakia Romania
6 Soviet Union 4 Bulgaria Czechoslovakia North Korea 2 Hungary Romania 1 East Germany Yugoslavia
NB: all teams U-18 unless indicated differently 4- 9 Romania 2-1 Cuba [in Semianowice] 5- 9 Romania 0-0 Poland [in Rybnik] 7- 9 Romania 1-0 Bulgaria [in Lubliniec] 9- 9 Romania 3-1 Hungary [in Zagorze] 12- 9 Romania 2-1 Poland U-17 [in Chorzów]
NB: all teams U-18 unless indicated differently 28- 7 Romania 1-0 Cuba [in Timisoara] 29- 7 Romania U-17 0-3 Hungary [in Lugoj] 30- 7 Romania 3-0 Czechoslovakia [in Resita] 1- 8 Romania U-17 0-1 Bulgaria [in Caransebes] 3- 8 Romania U-17 0-3 East Germany [in Timisoara] 4- 8 Romania U-17 0-1 North Korea [in Sînnicolau Mare] 4- 8 Romania 0-2 Soviet Union [in Lugoj] 5- 8 Romania 2-0 Poland [in Lugoj] 6- 8 Romania U-17 2-3 Poland [in Lugoj] 6- 8 Romania 1-0 Bulgaria [in Timisoara] Winners: Romania
NB: all Romanian matches in Poznan; all teams U-18 3- 8 Poland 1-4 Romania 5- 8 Romania 0-0 North Vietnam 7- 8 Romania 1-1 East Germany 8- 8 Romania 6-1 Cuba 12- 8 Soviet Union 3-1 Romania Winners: Soviet Union; Romania finished 2nd.
Participants: Cuba, East Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, USSR, Hungary,
Czechoslovakia, North Korea A, North Korea B
Held Jul 9-20 at East Pyongyang Stadium and Nampo Stadium
NB: first 4 Romanian matches in East Pyongyang, last two in Nampo;
all teams U-18 unless indicated differently
11- 7 Romania 1-0 Poland
13- 7 Romania 2-0 Cuba
15- 7 Romania 1-1 Hungary
16- 7 North Korea 2-0 Romania
18- 7 Romania 0-1 Czechoslovakia
20- 7 Romania 0-4 North Korea U-17
Winners: Hungary; East Germany finished 2nd, Soviet Union 3rd, Romania 7th.
NB: all teams U-18 unless indicated differently 1- 8 Romania 0-0 North Korea [in Kolin] 4- 8 Soviet Union 3-1 Romania [in Podebrady] 5- 8 Romania 1-0 Czechoslovakia U-17 [in Nymburk] 7- 8 Romania 2-0 East Germany [in Chlumec-nad-Cidlinou] 8- 8 Bulgaria 3-0 Romania [in Mlada Boleslav] Winners: North Korea; Romania finished 6th.
NB: all Romanian matches in Phenian; all teams U-18 14- 8 Hungary 2-0 Romania 15- 8 North Korea 0-1 Romania 17- 8 Romania 1-0 Poland 19- 8 Romania 3-0 Bulgaria 22- 8 Soviet Union 2-1 Romania Winners: North Korea; Romania finished 6th.
NB: all Romanian matches in Salgotarján; all teams U-18 20- 7 Hungary 2-0 Romania 22- 7 Poland 1-0 Romania 24- 7 Romania 2-2 Cuba 27- 7 Bulgaria 3-1 Romania 29- 7 East Germany 4-0 Romania Winners: Soviet Union; Romania finished 8th.
NB: all Romanian matches in Veliko Tarnovo; all teams U-18 13- 7 Bulgaria 2-1 Romania 17- 7 Poland 2-1 Romania 19- 7 Romania 2-0 North Korea 21- 7 Romania 2-1 Hungary Winners: Bulgaria; Romania finished 6th.
NB: group matches in Sinyidhu, ranking matches in Phenian/Pyongyang;
all teams U-18 unless indicated differently
Group Stage
19- 7 Romania 4-1 Cuba
20- 7 Czechoslovakia 0-0 Soviet Union
21- 7 Soviet Union 3-0 Romania
22- 7 Czechoslovakia 2-2 North Korea U-17
24- 7 Romania 0-1 Czechoslovakia
25- 7 Romania 0-0 North Korea U-17
25- 7 Czechoslovakia 3-0 Cuba
Semifinals 5-8
27- 7 Bulgaria 3-1 Romania
Semifinals
27- 7 Czechoslovakia 0-2 Hungary
Seventh Place Match
28- 7 North Korea 4-0 Romania
Third Place Match
28- 7 Czechoslovakia 0-0 East Germany
Winners: Hungary; Romania finished 8th.
NB: all Romanian matches in Banská Bystrica; all teams U-18 25- 7 Romania 1-4 Czechoslovakia 26- 7 Romania 1-0 Hungary 27- 7 Poland 1-0 Romania 29- 7 Cuba 2-1 Romania Winners: Soviet Union; Romania finished 9th (worst ever finish).
NB: all Romanian matches in Glogów; all teams U-18 unless indicated
differently
2- 8 Poland 4-1 Romania
4- 8 Bulgaria 2-0 Romania
7- 8 Romania 1-0 Hungary
8- 8 Romania 2-1 Cuba
10- 8 Romania 0-1 Poland U-17
12- 8 Soviet Union 0-0 Romania
Winners: Czechoslovakia; Romania finished 8th.
NB: all teams U-18 13- 7 Romania 2-2 East Germany [in Gera] 14- 7 Romania 1-1 Bulgaria [in Pössneck] 16- 7 Poland 3-2 Romania [in Tanna] 17- 7 Cuba 1-1 Romania [in Rudolfstadt] 21- 7 Hungary 1-0 Romania [in Zeulenroda] Winners: Soviet Union; Romania finished 6th.
NB: all teams U-18 unless indicated differently 16- 7 Poland 3-1 Romania [in Cugir] 17- 7 Bulgaria 1-0 Romania U-17 [in Blaj] 18- 7 Romania 0-0 Czechoslovakia [in Cugir] 18- 7 Soviet Union 4-0 Romania U-17 [in Blaj] 20- 7 Romania U-17 0-0 North Korea [in Blaj] 21- 7 Romania U-17 5-2 Cuba [in Alba-Iulia] 21- 7 Romania 2-0 North Korea [in Alba-Iulia] Winners: Czechoslovakia; Romania finished 5th, Romania U-17 7th.
With thanks to Zbynek Pawlas and Neil Morrison
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