1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The UEFA U-21 Championship 1982, which spanned two years (1980-82), 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 finals tournament or 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 West Germany qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts 1 France 4 3 0 1 7 4 6 2 Belgium 4 2 0 2 4 4 4 3 Cyprus 4 1 0 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 France qualify as group winners

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 Soviet Union qualify as group winners

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 England qualify as group winners

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 Italy qualify as group winners

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 Scotland qualify as group winners

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 Poland qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts 1 Spain 4 4 0 0 13 3 8 2 Netherlands 4 2 0 2 4 4 4 3 Luxembourg 4 0 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 Spain qualify as group winners

Knockout Stages

Squads

See 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads

Quarter Finals Italy 0-1 Scotland Scotland 0-0 Italy Scotland win 1-0 on aggregate Spain 1-0 West Germany West Germany 2-0 Spain West Germany win 2-1 on aggregate France 0-0 USSR USSR 4-2 France Soviet Union win 4-2 on aggregate Poland 1-2 England England 2-2 Poland England win 4-3 on aggregate

Semi Finals Scotland 0-1 England England 1-1 Scotland England win 2-1 on aggregate USSR 3-4 West Germany West Germany 5-0 USSR West Germany win 9-3 on aggregate

Final England 3-1 West Germany West Germany 3-2 England England win 5-4 on aggregate England finish as Champions

See also

• European Under-21 Football Championship

External links

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