1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates 10 March – 3 June
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Italy (1st title)
Runners-up  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played 14
Goals scored 32 (2.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Italy Renato Buso (3 goals)
Best player Italy Renato Buso [1]

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

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1  Czechoslovakia 871023415
2  France 8323758
3  Spain 7322658
4  Albania 71243134
5  Iceland 81163153
  • 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 650113510
2  Bulgaria 6402628
3  Romania 6204594
4   Switzerland 61055132
  • 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 6411689
2  Norway 63121367
3  Soviet Union 6231647
4  Hungary 6015181
  • 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 642021410
2  Yugoslavia 640211108
3  Austria 6222856
4  San Marino 60060210
  • 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 44001218
2  Belgium 4202564
3  Luxembourg 40040100
  • 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 642020410
2  Portugal 64209210
3  Finland 62047134
4  Malta 6015181
  • 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 660010212
2  England 63121157
3  Turkey 61146113
4  Republic of Ireland 61055142
  • 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 642017310
2  Israel 63211168
3  Greece 61146133
4  Cyprus 61143153
  • 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

10 March 1992
Germany Germany 1–1 Scotland Scotland
Nils Schmäler  39' Report Gerry Creaney  31'
Ruhrstadion, Bochum
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella (Italy)

11 March 1992
Netherlands Netherlands 2–1 Sweden Sweden
Robert Roest  22' (pen.)
Gaston Taument  54'
Report Christer Fursth  24'
Nieuw Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Keith Burge (Wales)

11 March 1992
Denmark Denmark 5–0 Poland Poland
Per Frandsen  10'
Miklos Molnar  22', 17'
Peter Møller  24', 42'
Report
Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: Wolf-Günter Wiesel (Germany)

11 March 1992
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1–2 Italy Italy
Radim Nečas  86' (pen.) Report Alessandro Melli  9'
Martin Kotůlek  55' (o.g.)
FC Spartak, Trnava
Attendance: 12.000
Referee: Lajos Hartmann (Hungary)

Second leg

23 March 1992
Scotland Scotland 4–3 Germany Germany
Ray McKinnon  43'
Gerry Creaney  69'
Paul Lambert  78'
Alex Rae  87'
Report Markus Kranz  10'
Mehmet Scholl  41'
Heiko Herrlich  53'
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Attendance: 22.500
Referee: Joaquín Urío Velázquez (Spain)

25 March 1992
Sweden Sweden 1–0 Netherlands Netherlands
Pascal Simpson  75' Report
Värendsvallen, Växjö
Attendance: 7.353
Referee: Brian Hill (England)

25 March 1992
Poland Poland 1–1 Denmark Denmark
Andrzej Juskowiak  71' Report Peter Frank  29'
Górnik Zabrze, Zabrze
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway)

25 March 1992
Italy Italy 2–0 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Mauro Bertarelli  39'
Luca Luzardi  42'
Report
Stadio Silvio Appiani, Padova
Attendance: 12.562
Referee: Mircea Salomir (Romania)

Semi-finals

First leg

9 April 1992
Denmark Denmark 0–1 Italy Italy
Report Renato Buso  20'
Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

22 April 1992
Scotland Scotland 0–0 Sweden Sweden
Report
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Attendance: 22.000
Referee: Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Second leg

22 April 1992
Italy Italy 2–0 Denmark Denmark
Renato Buso  54'
Roberto Muzzi  79'
Report
Renato Curi, Perugia
Attendance: 10.869
Referee: Luben Spasov (Bulgaria)

29 April 1992
Sweden Sweden 1–0 Scotland Scotland
Jonny Rödlund  81' Report
Eyravallen, Örebro
Attendance: 2.376
Referee: Jozef Marko (Czech Republic)

Final

First leg

28 May 1992
Italy Italy 2–0 Sweden Sweden
Renato Buso  71'
Gianluca Sordo  80'
Report
Paolo Mazza, Ferrara
Attendance: 15.846
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Second leg

3 June 1992
Sweden Sweden 1–0 Italy Italy
Pascal Simpson  60' Report
Värendsvallen, Växjö
Attendance: 6.172
Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

Olympic qualifiers

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

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