1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

The 1948 FIFA Youth Tournament, was the first edition of what would later be called the UEFA European Under-19 Championship an annually international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in England from 15 to 17 April 1948 with five different venues holding the matches. Eight teams competed in a knockout competition with England defeating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final.

Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:


 * (host)
 * (FAI)
 * (IFA)
 * (FAI)
 * (IFA)
 * (IFA)
 * (IFA)

Supplementary round
In this round the losing teams from the first round participated.