1990 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

The UEFA U-21 Championship 1990, which spanned two years (1988-90), had 30 entrants. San Marino competed for the first time. USSR U-21s won the competition.

The 30 national teams were divided into eight groups (six groups of 4 + two groups of 3). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no finals tournament or 3rd-place playoff.

Qualifying Stage

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts 1 Bulgaria 6 5 0 1 16 4 10 2 Romania 6 3 0 3 8 7 6 3 Denmark 6 2 1 3 9 14 5 4 Greece 6 1 1 4 3 11 3

Bulgaria 2-1 Romania Greece 2-2 Denmark Romania 2-0 Greece Denmark 1-3 Bulgaria Bulgaria 6-0 Denmark Greece 1-0 Romania Romania 2-1 Bulgaria Denmark 3-0 Greece Bulgaria 2-0 Greece Denmark 1-2 Romania Romania 1-2 Denmark Greece 0-2 Bulgaria Bulgaria qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts 1 Sweden 6 4 2 0 10 2 10 2 England 6 4 1 1 10 5 9 3 Poland 6 1 2 3 4 10 4 4 Albania 6 0 1 5 1 8 1

Poland 0-0 Albania England 1-1 Sweden Albania 0-2 Sweden Albania 1-2 England England 2-0 Albania Sweden 4-0 Poland England 2-1 Poland Sweden 1-0 England Sweden 1-0 Albania Poland 1-3 England Poland 1-1 Sweden Albania 0-1 Poland Sweden qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts 1 Soviet Union 6 4 1 1 12 5 9 2 East Germany 6 3 1 2 8 6 7 3 Austria 6 1 2 3 6 8 4 4 Turkey 6 1 2 3 4 11 4

USSR 2-2 Austria Austria 3-0 Turkey Turkey 3-2 East Germany East Germany 0-0 Turkey USSR 1-0 East Germany Turkey 0-3 USSR East Germany 2-0 Austria Austria 0-2 USSR East Germany 3-2 USSR Turkey 1-1 Austria USSR 2-0 Turkey Austria 0-1 East Germany Soviet Union qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts 1 West Germany 6 4 2 0 10 2 10 2 Iceland 6 2 3 1 11 7 7 3 Netherlands 6 1 2 3 6 9 4 4 Finland 6 1 1 4 4 13 3

Finland 0-3 W.Germany Iceland 1-1 Netherlands Finland 2-1 Iceland W.Germany 2-0 Nether. Nether. 0-1 W.Germany Finland 1-1 Netherlands Iceland 1-1 W.Germany Iceland 4-0 Finland W.Germany 2-0 Finland Netherlands 2-3 Iceland W.Germany 1-1 Iceland Netherlands 2-1 Finland West Germany qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts 1 Yugoslavia 6 4 1 1 10 4 9 2 France 6 3 2 1 11 7 8 3 Norway 6 1 2 3 3 7 4 4 Scotland 6 1 1 4 7 13 3

Norway 1-1 Scotland France 2-0 Norway Scotland 0-2 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2-2 France Scotland 2-3 France France 0-1 Yugoslavia Norway 0-1 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 4-1 Scotland Norway 1-1 France Yugoslavia 0-1 Norway France 3-1 Scotland Scotland 2-0 Norway Yugoslavia qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts 1 Spain 4 3 0 1 3 1 6 2 Hungary 4 2 1 1 2 1 5 3 Cyprus 4 0 1 3 0 3 1

Cyprus 0-0 Hungary Cyprus 0-1 Spain Hungary 1-0 Cyprus Spain 1-0 Cyprus Hungary 1-0 Spain Spain 1-0 Hungary Spain qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts 1 Czechoslovakia 6 3 2 1 10 5 8 2 Belgium 6 2 4 0 7 3 8 3 Portugal 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 Luxembourg 6 0 2 4 1 10 2

Czechoslo. 0-3 Belgium Portugal 1-1 Belgium Czechoslo. 4-0 Luxem. Portugal 1-0 Luxembourg Belgium 1-1 Czechoslo. Luxembourg 0-0 Belgium Belgium 1-1 Portugal Czechoslo. 1-0 Portugal Luxembourg 0-3 Portugal Belgium 1-0 Luxembourg Portugal 0-3 Czechoslo. Luxem. 1-1 Czechoslo. Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts 1 Italy 4 3 1 0 5 0 7 2 Switzerland 4 2 1 1 8 1 5 3 San Marino 4 0 0 4 0 12 0

Switzerland 0-0 Italy S.Marino 0-5 Switzerland San Marino 0-2 Italy Italy 1-0 Switzerland Switzerland 3-0 S.Marino Italy 2-0 San Marino Italy qualify as group winners

Knockout Stages

Squads

See 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads

Quarter Finals Italy 3-1 Spain Spain 1-0 Italy Italy win 3-2 on aggregate Yugoslavia 2-0 Bulgaria Bulgaria 0-1 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia win 3-0 on aggregate USSR 1-1 W.Germany W.Germany 1-2 USSR (aet) Soviet Union win 3-2 on aggregate Czechoslovakia 1-2 Sweden Sweden 4-0 Czechoslovakia Sweden win 6-1 on aggregate

Semi Finals Yugoslavia 0-0 Italy Italy 2-2 Yugoslavia 2-2: Yugoslavia win 2-0 on away goals Sweden 1-1 USSR USSR 2-0 Sweden Soviet Union win 3-1 on aggregate

Final Yugoslavia 2-4 USSR USSR 3-1 Yugoslavia USSR win 7-3 on aggregate Soviet Union finish as Champions

See also

• European Under-21 Football Championship

External links

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