1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Tournament details
Dates	23 February – 24 May
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	England (1st title)
Runners-up	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	41 (2.93 per match)
Best player	Rudi Völler[1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Previous appearances in tournament^1
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	0 (Debut)
Poland	Group 7 winner	0 (Debut)
Spain	Group 8 winner	0 (Debut)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

Squads

See 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

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

1. "1982: Rudi Völler". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1982. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

External links

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