1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates	23 February – 24 May
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	England (1st title)
Runners-up	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	41 (2.93 per match)
Best player	Rudi Völler^[1]

The 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 3rd staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1980–82) and had 26 entrants. West Germany competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition.

The 26 national teams were divided into eight groups (six groups of 3 + two groups of 4). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no 3rd-place playoff.

Qualifying Stage

Qualifying Group 1		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	West Germany	6	5	0	1	15	5	10
2	Bulgaria	6	5	0	1	7	5	10
3	Austria	6	1	1	4	3	9	3
4	Finland	6	0	1	5	4	10	1

Finland 0-1 Bulgaria
Finland 1-2 Austria
Bulgaria 1-0 W.Germany
W. Germany 4-0 Austria
Bulgaria 1-0 Finland
Finland 1-2 W. Germany

Austria 1-2 Bulgaria
Austria 0-0 Finland
W. Germany 4-2 Finland
Austria 0-1 W. Germany
Bulgaria 1-0 Austria
W.Germany 4-1 Bulgaria

Qualifying Group 2		P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	France	4	3	1	7	4	6
2	Belgium	4	2	2	4	4	4
3	Cyprus	4	1	3	4	7	2

France 3-1 Cyprus
Belgium 2-1 Cyprus
Cyprus 0-1 Belgium

France 1-0 Belgium
Belgium 1-2 France
Cyprus 2-1 France

Qualifying Group 3		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Soviet Union	4	1	3	0	1	0	5
2	Czechoslovakia	4	1	2	1	4	2	4
3	Turkey	4	1	1	2	2	5	3

Czechoslo. 3-0 Turkey
Turkey 2-1 Czechoslo.
USSR 1-0 Turkey

Turkey 0-0 USSR
USSR 0-0 Czecho.
Czechoslo. 0-0 USSR

Qualifying Group 4		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	England	6	4	1	1	12	5	9
2	Hungary	6	3	0	3	12	9	6
3	Romania	6	2	1	3	9	12	5
4	Switzerland	6	1	2	3	5	12	4

Romania 4-0 England
England 5-0 Switzerland
England 3-0 Romania
Switzerland 0-1 Hungary
Hungary 4-2 Romania
Switzerland 0-0 England

Hungary 1-2 England
Romania 2-1 Hungary
Romania 1-1 Switz.
Hungary 5-1 Switzerland
Switz. 3-0 Romania
England 2-0 Hungary

Qualifying Group 5		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Italy	4	3	0	1	5	2	6
2	Yugoslavia	4	2	1	1	4	2	5
3	Greece	4	0	1	3	2	7	1

Italy 1-0 Yugoslavia
Greece 1-3 Italy
Yugoslavia 1-1 Greece

Yugoslavia 1-0 Italy
Italy 1-0 Greece
Greece 0-2 Yugoslavia

Qualifying Group 6		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Scotland	4	2	1	1	7	4	5
2	Denmark	4	1	2	1	4	4	4
3	Sweden	4	1	1	2	3	6	3

Sweden 2-0 Scotland
Denmark 2-1 Sweden
Scotland 2-1 Denmark

Sweden 0-0 Denmark
Scotland 4-0 Sweden
Denmark 1-1 Scotland

Qualifying Group 7		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Poland	4	4	0	0	11	3	8
2	Norway	4	1	1	2	5	6	3
3	East Germany	4	0	1	3	4	11	1

Norway 0-1 Poland
E. Germany 0-4 Norway
E. Germany 2-3 Poland

Norway 1-1 E. Germany
Poland 3-1 E. Germany
Poland 4-0 Norway

Qualifying Group 8		P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Spain	4	4	0	13	3	8
2	Netherlands	4	2	2	4	4	4
3	Luxembourg	4	0	4	2	12	0

Netherlands 0-2 Spain
Spain 4-1 Luxembourg
Netherlands 1-0 Luxem.

Luxembourg 1-5 Spain
Luxem. 0-2 Netherlands
Spain 2-1 Netherlands

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Previous appearances in tournament¹
West Germany	Group 1 winner	0 (Debut)
France	Group 2 winner	0 (Debut)
Soviet Union	Group 3 winner	1 (1980)
England	Group 4 winner	2 (1978, 1980)
Italy	Group 5 winner	2 (1978, 1980)
Scotland	Group 6 winner	0 (Debut)
Poland	Group 7 winner	0 (Debut)
Spain	Group 8 winner	0 (Debut)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

Squads

See 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Finals

Italy	0	0	0
Scotland	1	0	1
Scotland	1	0	1	Scotland	0	1	1
				Scotland	0	1	1
				England	1	1	2
Poland	1	2	3	England	1	1	2
Poland	1	2	3
England	2	2	4
England	2	2	4					England	3	2	5
								England	3	2	5
								West Germany	1	3	4
France	0	2	2					West Germany	1	3	4
France	0	2	2
Soviet Union	0	4	4
Soviet Union	0	4	4	Soviet Union	3	0	3
				Soviet Union	3	0	3
				West Germany	4	5	9
Spain	1	0	1	West Germany	4	5	9
Spain	1	0	1
West Germany	0	2	2

References

↑ "1982: Rudi Völler". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1982. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

External links

Results Archive at uefa.com
RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com

National under-21 football teams of Europe (UEFA)

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