1982 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying
      This page describes the qualifying procedure for the 1982 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship. 26 teams were divided into 8 groups of two, three and four teams each. The eight winners advanced to the quarterfinals, consisting in two-legged rounds. The four winners of the quarterfinals advanced to the final tournament.
Qualifying stage
Group I
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | 
  Scotland | 
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | 
  Iceland | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 
Group II
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | 
  Finland | 
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +9 | 9 | 
  Sweden | 
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | 
  Denmark | 
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 | 
  Norway | 
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 1 | 
Group III
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | 
  West Germany | 
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 11 | 
  Belgium | 
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 | 
  Netherlands | 
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 6 | 
  Luxembourg | 
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | -23 | 0 | 
Group IV
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | 
  East Germany | 
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 
  Czechoslovakia | 
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 8 | 
  Austria | 
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 | 
  Poland | 
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 | 
Group V
Group VI
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | 
  Yugoslavia | 
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 
  Greece | 
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 
  Bulgaria | 
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 
Group VII
Group VIII
| Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | 
  Italy | 
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 8 | 
   Switzerland | 
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 4 | 
  Malta | 
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | -24 | 0 | 
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Finland won 3–2 on aggregate.
West Germany won 4–3 on aggregate.
Italy won 5–2 on aggregate.
Yugoslavia 2–2 Soviet Union on aggregate. Yugoslavia won 4–3 on penalties.
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