1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates	23 February – 24 May
Teams	27 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	England (1st title)
Runners-up	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	74
Goals scored	194 (2.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pierre Littbarski (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Rudi Völler
	← 1980 1984 →

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

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

Group 1 did not include Albania
Group 2 did not include Netherlands (moved to Group 8) and Republic of Ireland
Group 3 did not include Wales and Iceland
Group 4 did not include Norway (moved to Group 7)
Group 5 did not include Denmark (moved to Group 6) and Luxembourg (moved to Group 8)
Group 6 did not include Portugal, Northern Ireland and Israel, but included Denmark (moved from Group 5)
Group 7 did not include Malta, but included Norway (moved from Group 4)
Group 8 composed of Netherlands (moved from Group 2), Luxembourg (moved from Group 5) and Spain (who did not participate in World Cup qualification)

Qualifying Group 1
Standing	Country	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
Standing	Country	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
Standing	Country	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
Standing	Country	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
Standing	Country	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
Standing	Country	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
Standing	Country	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
Standing	Country	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	1 (1980)
Poland	Group 7 winner	0 (Debut)
Spain	Group 8 winner	0 (Debut)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Finals

Italy	0	0	0

Scotland	1	0	1
				Scotland	0	1	1

				England	1	1	2
Poland	1	2	3

England	2	2	4
								England	3	2	5

								West Germany	1	3	4
France	0	2	2

Soviet Union	0	4	4
				Soviet Union	3	0	3

				West Germany	4	5	9
Spain	1	0	1

West Germany	0	2	2

References

^ "1982: Rudi Völler". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1982. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

External links

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

[1] "1982: Rudi Völler". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1982. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

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