1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates10 March – 3 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Italy (1st title)
Runners-up Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored32 (2.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Renato Buso (3 goals)
Best player(s)Italy Renato Buso[1]
← 1990
1994 →

The 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1990–92), had 32 entrants. Malta and Israel competed for the first time. This was also the first appearance of the unified Germany team. Italy U-21s won the competition.

The competition doubled as the European qualifying round for the Olympic Football Tournament. Hosts Spain qualify automatically and the best four eligible nations would qualify automatically. The fifth best European team would play-off against the best Oceania (OFC) team for another Olympics place.

The 32 national teams were divided into eight groups (six groups of 4 + one group of 3 + one group of 5). 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

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

  • Groups 1 and 7 featured the same nations
  • Group 2 did not include San Marino (moved to Group 4)
  • Group 3 did not include Cyprus (moved to Group 8)
  • Group 4 did not include Northern Ireland and Faroe Islands, but included San Marino (moved from Group 1)
  • Group 5 did not include Wales
  • Group 6 did not include Greece (moved to Group 8)
  • Group 8 composed of Cyprus (moved from Group 3), Greece (moved from Group 7), Sweden and Israel (both of whom did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1  Czechoslovakia 8 7 1 0 23 4 15
2  France 8 3 2 3 7 5 8
3  Spain 7 3 2 2 6 5 8
4  Albania 7 1 2 4 3 13 4
5  Iceland 8 1 1 6 3 15 3
  • Iceland 0-0 Albania
  • Iceland 0-1 France
  • Czechoslo. 7-0 Iceland
  • Spain 2-0 Iceland
  • France 1-2 Czechoslo.
  • Czechoslo. 3-1 Spain
  • Albania 0-0 France
  • Spain 1-0 Albania
  • France 0-1 Spain
  • France 3-0 Albania
  • Albania 1-5 Czechoslo.
  • Albania 2-1 Iceland
  • Iceland 0-1 Czechoslo.
  • Czechoslo. 1-0 France
  • Iceland 1-0 Spain
  • Spain 0-0 France
  • Czechoslo. 3-0 Albania
  • Spain 1-1 Czechoslo.
  • France 2-1 Iceland
  • Albania - Spain
    (Not played)
Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  Scotland 6 5 0 1 13 5 10
2  Bulgaria 6 4 0 2 6 2 8
3  Romania 6 2 0 4 5 9 4
4   Switzerland 6 1 0 5 5 13 2
  • Scotland 2-0 Romania
  • Switzerland 0-2 Bulgaria
  • Romania 0-1 Bulgaria
  • Scotland 4-2 Switzerland
  • Bulgaria 2-0 Scotland
  • Scotland 1-0 Bulgaria
  • Switzerland 0-2 Romania
  • Bulgaria 1-0 Switzerland
  • Switzerland 0-3 Scotland
  • Romania 1-3 Scotland
  • Romania 1-3 Switzerland
  • Bulgaria 0-1 Romania
Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  Italy 6 4 1 1 6 8 9
2  Norway 6 3 1 2 13 6 7
3  Soviet Union 6 2 3 1 6 4 7
4  Hungary 6 0 1 5 1 8 1
  • USSR 2-2 Norway
  • Norway 3-1 Hungary
  • Italy 1-0 Hungary
  • Hungary 0-0 USSR
  • Hungary 0-1 Italy
  • Norway 6-0 Italy
  • Italy 1-0 USSR
  • Norway 0-1 USSR
  • USSR 2-0 Hungary
  • USSR 1-1 Italy
  • Hungary 0-1 Norway
  • Italy 2-1 Norway
Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1  Denmark 6 4 2 0 21 4 10
2  Yugoslavia 6 4 0 2 11 10 8
3  Austria 6 2 2 2 8 5 6
4  San Marino 6 0 0 6 0 21 0
  • San Marino 0-3 Denmark
  • Yugoslavia 1-0 Austria
  • Denmark 3-0 Yugoslavia
  • San Marino 0-2 Austria
  • Yugosl. 5-0 San Marino
  • Austria 3-0 San Marino
  • Denmark 7-0 San Marino
  • Yugoslavia 2-6 Denmark
  • Denmark 1-1 Austria
  • Austria 1-1 Denmark
  • Austria 1-2 Yugoslavia
  • San Marino 0-1 Yugoslavia
Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1  Germany 4 4 0 0 12 1 8
2  Belgium 4 2 0 2 5 6 4
3  Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 0 10 0
  • Luxembourg 0-3 Germany
  • Belgium 2-0 Luxembourg
  • Germany 3-1 Belgium
  • Luxembourg 0-2 Belgium
  • Belgium 0-3 Germany
  • Germany 3-0 Luxembourg
Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1  Netherlands 6 4 2 0 20 4 10
2  Portugal 6 4 2 0 9 2 10
3  Finland 6 2 0 4 7 13 4
4  Malta 6 0 1 5 1 8 1
  • Finland 0-1 Portugal
  • Portugal 0-0 Netherlands
  • Malta 1-4 Netherlands
  • Malta 1-3 Portugal
  • Portugal 2-0 Malta
  • Netherlands 7-1 Malta
  • Netherlands 1-0 Finland
  • Finland 1-7 Netherlands
  • Finland 3-1 Malta
  • Portugal 2-0 Finland
  • Netherlands 1-1 Portugal
  • Malta 1-3 Finland
Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1  Poland 6 6 0 0 10 2 12
2  England 6 3 1 2 11 5 7
3  Turkey 6 1 1 4 6 11 3
4  Republic of Ireland 6 1 0 5 5 14 2
  • England 0-1 Poland
  • Ireland 3-2 Turkey
  • Ireland 0-3 England
  • Turkey 0-1 Poland
  • England 3-0 Ireland
  • Poland 2-0 Turkey
  • Ireland 1-2 Poland
  • Turkey 2-2 England
  • England 2-0 Turkey
  • Poland 2-0 Ireland
  • Poland 2-1 England
  • Turkey 2-1 Ireland
Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1  Sweden 6 4 2 0 17 3 10
2  Israel 6 3 2 1 11 6 8
3  Greece 6 1 1 4 6 13 3
4  Cyprus 6 1 1 4 3 15 3
  • Sweden 5-0 Greece
  • Cyprus 1-1 Sweden
  • Greece 2-2 Israel
  • Israel 4-0 Cyprus
  • Cyprus 1-0 Greece
  • Sweden 6-0 Cyprus
  • Sweden 2-1 Israel
  • Israel 2-1 Greece
  • Israel 0-0 Sweden
  • Greece 1-3 Sweden
  • Cyprus 1-2 Israel
  • Greece 2-0 Cyprus

Qualified teams

Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament1
 Czechoslovakia Group 1 winner 4 (1978, 1980, 1988, 1990)
 Scotland Group 2 winner 3 (1980, 1982, 1984, 1988)
 Italy Group 3 winner 7 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)
 Denmark Group 4 winner 2 (1978, 1986)
 Germany Group 5 winner 4 (1982, 1984, 1988, 1990)
 Netherlands Group 6 winner 1 (1988)
 Poland Group 7 winner 3 (1982, 1984, 1986)
 Sweden Group 8 winner 2 (1986, 1990)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Squads

See also: 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

Only players born on or after 1 January 1971 were eligible to play in the tournament.

Knockout Stages

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
 Germany 1 3 4
 Scotland 1 4 5
 Scotland 0 0 0
 Sweden 0 1 1
 Netherlands 2 0 2
 Sweden 1 1 2
 Sweden 0 1 1
 Italy 2 0 2
 Denmark 5 1 6
 Poland 0 1 1
 Denmark 0 0 0
 Italy 1 2 3
 Czechoslovakia 1 0 1
 Italy 2 2 4

Quarter-finals

First leg

Germany Germany1–1Scotland Scotland
Schmäler 39' Report Creaney 31'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella (Italy)
Netherlands Netherlands2–1Sweden Sweden
Roest 22' (pen.)
Taument 54'		 Report Fursth 24'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Keith Burge (Wales)
Denmark Denmark5–0Poland Poland
Frandsen 10'
Molnar 22', 17'
Møller 24', 42'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Wolf-Günter Wiesel (Germany)
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia1–2Italy Italy
Nečas 86' (pen.) Report Melli 9'
Kotůlek 55' (o.g.)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Lajos Hartmann (Hungary)

Second leg

Scotland Scotland4–3Germany Germany
McKinnon 43'
Creaney 69'
Lambert 78'
Rae 87'		 Report Kranz 10'
Scholl 41'
Herrlich 53'
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Joaquín Urío Velázquez (Spain)
Sweden Sweden1–0Netherlands Netherlands
Simpson 75' Report
Attendance: 7,353
Referee: Brian Hill (England)
Poland Poland1–1Denmark Denmark
Juskowiak 71' Report Frank 29'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway)
Italy Italy2–0Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Bertarelli 39'
Luzardi 42'		 Report
Attendance: 12,562
Referee: Mircea Salomir (Romania)

Semi-finals

First leg

Denmark Denmark0–1Italy Italy
Report Buso 20'
Attendance: 7,000
Scotland Scotland0–0Sweden Sweden
Report
Attendance: 22,000

Second leg

Italy Italy2–0Denmark Denmark
Buso 54'
Muzzi 79'		 Report
Attendance: 10,869
Referee: Luben Spasov (Bulgaria)
Sweden Sweden1–0Scotland Scotland
Rödlund 81' Report
Attendance: 2,376
Referee: Jozef Marko (Czechoslovakia)

Final

First leg

Italy Italy2–0Sweden Sweden
Buso 71'
Sordo 80'		 Report
Attendance: 15,846
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Second leg

Sweden Sweden1–0Italy Italy
Simpson 60' Report
Attendance: 6,172

Olympic qualifiers

  • Denmark, Italy and Sweden as winners of their quarter-final rounds qualify for Olympic Games finals. Since the fourth winner Scotland do not compete in the Olympic Football Tournament (See Great Britain Olympic football team), Poland qualifies instead, being the best of the four quarter-final losers according to a special coefficient which is calculated based on the points achieved in the group stage and the quarter-finals, divided by the number of games played.[2] Poland's coefficient is 1.63, while the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia and Germany have achieved a score of 1.5. For unknown reasons, the Netherlands is the one of these three teams to face OFC champions in playoff for an additional place.

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ^ "1992: Renato Buso". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1992. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ^ Kicker Sportmagazin #20/1992, p. 43

External links

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