England at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship

England's European Under-21 Football Championship Record includes winning the European Under-21 Football Championship twice, in 1982 and 1984. England's Under-21s have also been losing semi-finalists on four occasions, and got knocked out in the finals group stage twice. On seven occasions, including the 2004 and the 2006 finals, England have failed to qualify.

About the competition

From 1978 to 1992 there was no finals tournament. Instead, the competition took place as follows: UEFA divided all entrant countries into eight groups. Eight group winners were determined on a points basis after all teams played each other both home and away. Two points were awarded for a win throughout this period. The eight group winners were paired off and played each other as a knockout competition on a two-legged home & away basis. The final was two-legged.

From 1994 there has been a finals tournament and a single host nation, always chosen from the eventual qualifiers. In 1994 and 1996 there were four teams in the finals, but since 1998, there has been eight.

Qualification for 1998 to 2002 involved nine groups, with a playoff between the two group winners with worst records to reduce the count to eight. In 1998 alone, the tournament was a single-legged knockout from the Quarter Finals onwards. 2000 brought about the same finals as we have today - two groups of four, group winners playing the other group's runners-up in the Semi-Finals.

2004 - the top nation of each of ten groups plus the six best runners-up played-off for eight finals spots. 2006 provided a more simple qualification process - eight groups, with the winners playing a runner-up. 2007's one-year competition meant a shortened qualification process; between playoffs eliminating the eight weakest and seven of the strongest nations, 14 three-team groups were made. Each team played once at home and once away.

Note: Until 2006, all tournaments have been two-year campaigns. The year represents the year in which the finals actually took place.

Summary P W D* L F A
Qualification Stage 108 68 24 16 217 95
Finals matches401811116052
Total148863527277147

Statistics correct as of 21 June 2007
* Draws include 1 loss in a penalty shootout


1978 - Reached Semi Final

 Yugoslavia won.

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 4 4 0 0 17 2 8
2  Norway 4202694
3  Finland 40042140
 
  • Finland 0-1 England
  • Norway 1-2 England
  • England 6-0 Norway
  • England 8-1 Finland

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • England 2-1 Italy
  • Italy 0-0 England

England win 2-1 on aggregate

 

Semi Final

  • Yugoslavia 2-1 England
  • England 1-1 Yugoslavia

England lose 3-2 on aggregate

 

England finish equal third

1980 - Reached Semi Final

 Soviet Union won.

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 4 4 0 0 11 2 8
2  Denmark 4103342
3  Bulgaria 41032102
 
  • Denmark 1-2 England
  • Bulgaria 1-3 England
  • England 1-0 Denmark
  • England 5-0 Bulgaria

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • England 2-1 Scotland
  • Scotland 0-0 England

England win 2-1 on aggregate

 

Semi Final

  • England 1-2 East Germany
  • East Germany 1-0 England

England lose 3-1 on aggregate

 

England finish equal third

1982 - Winners

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 6 4 1 1 12 5 9
2  Hungary 63031296
3  Romania 62139125
4   Switzerland 61235124
 
  • Romania 4-0 England
  • England 5-0 Switzerland
  • England 3-0 Romania
  • Switzerland 0-0 England
  • Hungary 1-2 England
  • England 2-0 Hungary

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • Poland 1-2 England
  • England 2-2 Poland

England win 4-3 on aggregate

 

Semi Final

  • Scotland 0-1 England
  • England 1-1 Scotland

England win 2-1 on aggregate

 

Final

  • England 3-1 West Germany
  • West Germany 3-2 England

England win 5-4 on aggregate

 England finish as Champions

1984 - Winners

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 6 5 0 1 13 4 10
2  Greece 6321648
3  Hungary 6114783
4  Denmark 61146163
 
  • Denmark 1-4 England
  • Greece 1-0 England
  • England 2-1 Greece
  • England 1-0 Hungary
  • England 4-1 Denmark
  • Hungary 0-2 England

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • England 6-1 France
  • France 0-1 England

England win 7-1 on aggregate

 

Semi Final

  • England 3-1 Italy
  • Italy 0-1 England

England win 3-2 on aggregate

 

Final

  • Spain 0-1 England
  • England 2-0 Spain

England win 3-0 on aggregate

 England finish as Champions

1986 - Reached Semi Final

 Spain won.

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 6 3 2 1 9 3 8
2  Finland 6141666
3  Romania 6141576
4  Turkey 6042374
 
  • England 2-0 Finland
  • Turkey 0-0 England
  • Romania 0-0 England
  • Finland 3-1 England
  • England 3-0 Romania
  • England 3-0 Turkey

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • Denmark 0-1 England
  • England 1-1 Denmark

England win 2-1 on aggregate

 

Semi Final

  • Italy 3-1 England
  • England 1-1 Italy

England lose 2-1 on aggregate

 

England finish equal third

1988 - Reached Semi Final

 France won.

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 4 1 3 0 7 3 5
2  Turkey 4121464
3  Yugoslavia 4112793
 
  • England 1-1 Yugoslavia
  • Turkey 0-0 England
  • England 1-1 Turkey
  • Yugoslavia 1-5 England

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • Scotland 0-1 England
  • England 1-0 Scotland

England win 2-0 on aggregate

 

Semi Final

  • France 4-2 England
  • England 2-2 France

England lose 6-4 on aggregate

 

England finish equal third

1990 - Did not qualify

 Soviet Union won.

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  Sweden 6 4 2 0 10 2 10
2  England 64111059
3  Poland 61234106
4  Albania 6015181
 
  • England 1-1 Sweden
  • Albania 1-2 England
  • England 2-0 Albania
  • England 2-1 Poland
  • Sweden 1-0 England
  • Poland 1-3 England

England finish second and fail to qualify

1992 - Did not qualify

 Italy won.

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1  Poland 6 6 0 0 10 2 12
2  England 63121157
3  Turkey 61146113
4  Republic of Ireland 61055142
 
  • England 0-1 Poland
  • Ireland 3-0 England
  • England 3-0 Ireland
  • Turkey 2-2 England
  • England 2-0 Turkey
  • Poland 2-1 England

England finish second and fail to qualify

1994 in France - Did not qualify

 Italy won.

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  Poland 10 7 0 3 26 10 21
2  Turkey 10622151020
3  Norway 10613201319
4  England 1043320815
5  Netherlands 10325111411
6  San Marino 1000103400
 
  • England 0-2 Norway
  • England 0-1 Turkey
  • England 6-0 San Marino
  • Turkey 0-0 England
  • England 3-0 Netherlands
  • Poland 1-4 England
  • Norway 1-1 England
  • England 1-2 Poland
  • Netherlands 1-1 England
  • San Marino 0-4 England

England finish fourth and fail to qualify

1996 in Spain - Did not qualify

 Italy won.

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1  Portugal 8 6 2 0 14 2 20
2  England 861113419
3  Republic of Ireland 8224798
4  Austria 82155117
5  Latvia 80261142
 
  • England 0-0 Portugal
  • Austria 1-3 England
  • England 1-0 Ireland
  • Ireland 0-2 England
  • Latvia 0-1 England
  • England 4-0 Latvia
  • Portugal 2-0 England
  • England 2-1 Austria

England finish second and fail to qualify

1998 in Romania - Reached 8th place playoff

 Spain won.

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 8 5 3 0 7 1 18
2  Georgia 8332102012
3  Italy 832317611
4  Poland 815210158
5  Moldova 81115174
 
  • Moldova 0-2 England
  • England 0-0 Poland
  • Georgia 0-1 England
  • England 1-0 Italy
  • England 0-0 Georgia
  • Poland 1-1 England
  • England 1-0 Moldova
  • Italy 0-1 England

England qualify from the group as winners

Group Winners P W D L F A Pts
1  Romania 6 6 0 0 14 4 18
2 Spain651014616
3 Sweden650118415
4 Norway642018714
5 Germany642012313
6 Netherlands641113513
7 Russia641112613
8 Greece640211712
9 England63304112
 

Left: List of qualifying group winners, used to determine the two group winners with worst records. Teams 1-7 qualify automatically. Teams 8 & 9 play-off for the eighth spot.

Only results between the top four team are used for this table.


Eighth place Playoff

  • Greece 2-0 England
  • England 4-2 Greece

England lose on away goals


England finish ninth

2000 in Slovakia - Reached Finals Group Stage

 Italy won.

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 8 7 0 1 23 3 21
2 Poland8521211217
3 Bulgaria842217914
4 Sweden82061796
5 Luxembourg80080290
 
  • Sweden 0-2 England
  • England 1-0 Bulgaria
  • Luxembourg 0-5 England
  • England 5-0 Poland
  • England 3-0 Sweden
  • Bulgaria 0-1 England
  • England 5-0 Luxembourg
  • Poland 3-1 England

England qualify from the group as winners

Nine group winners + seven best runners-up played-off. England were drawn against Yugoslavia, then in a state of civil unrest. For safety reasons, a single fixture on neutral ground was deemed fairest. This was held at FC Barcelona B's "Mini Estadi", next to the Nou Camp.

 
  • England 3-0 Yugoslavia

England qualify for the Final Tournament

Finals Group B P W D L F A Pts
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 6 2 7
2 Slovakia3210527
3 England3102642
4 Turkey30032110
 
  • England 0-2 Italy
  • England 6-0 Turkey
  • England 0-2 Slovakia

England finish third in the group and fail to progress


England finish equal fifth overall

2002 in Switzerland - Reached Finals Group Stage

 Czech Republic won.

Qualifying Group 9 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 8 5 2 1 18 8 17
2 Greece851214616
3 Germany851218716
4 Finland81167204
5 Albania81163194
 
  • England 1-1 Germany
  • Finland 2-2 England
  • England 4-0 Finland
  • Albania 0-1 England
  • Greece 3-1 England
  • Germany 1-2 England
  • England 5-0 Albania
  • England 2-1 Greece

England qualify from the group as winners

Qualification Playoff

England win 3-2 on aggregate and qualify for the Final Tournament

Finals Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1  Italy 3 1 2 0 3 2 5
2  Switzerland3111324
3 Portugal3111444
4 England3102463
 
  • England 2-1 Switzerland
  • England 1-2 Italy
  • England 1-3 Portugal

England finish fourth in the group and fail to progress


England finish equal seventh overall

2004 in Germany - Did not qualify

 Italy won.

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1  Turkey 8 7 1 0 18 5 22
2 Portugal8602201118
3 England8323141011
4 Slovakia8323 616 6
5 Macedonia8017 423 1
 
  • Slovakia 0-4 England
  • England 3-1 Macedonia
  • Portugal 4-2 England
  • England 1-1 Turkey
  • England 2-0 Slovakia
  • Macedonia 1-1 England
  • England 1-2 Portugal
  • Turkey 1-0 England

England finish third and fail to qualify

2006 in Portugal - Reached Qualification playoff

Finals tournament yet to take place.

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1  Germany 10 7 3 0 24 5 24
2 England1063121721
3 Poland10343181813
4 Austria1032591411
5 Wales1031692110
6 Azerbaijan100371173
 
  • Austria 0-2 England
  • Poland 1-3 England
  • England 2-0 Wales
  • Azerbaijan 0-0 England
  • England 2-2 Germany
  • England 2-0 Azerbaijan
  • Wales 0-4 England
  • Germany 1-1 England
  • England 1-2 Austria
  • England 4-1 Poland

England qualify from the group in second place

Qualification Playoff

  • England 1-1 France
  • France 2-1 England

England lose 3-2 on aggregate

 

England finish equal ninth

2007 in the Netherlands - Reached Semi Final

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1  England2110544
2   Switzerland2101543
3  Moldova2011351
 
  • England 2-2 Moldova
    Tuesday 15 August 2006
  • Switzerland 2-3 England
    Wednesday 6 September 2006

England qualify from the group as winners

Qualification Playoff

England win 3-0 on aggregate and qualify for the Final Tournament


Group B P W D L F A Pts
1  Serbia 3 2 0 1 2 2 6
2  England 3 1 2 0 4 2 5
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 5 4 4
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 1 4 1
 
  • Czech Rep 0-0 England
    Monday 11 June 2007
  • England 2-2 Italy
    Thursday 14 June 2006
  • England 2-0 Serbia
    Sunday 17 June 2006

England qualify from the group as runners-up

Semi-final

  • England 1-1 Netherlands

England lose 13-12 on penalties

 

England finish joint-third

See also

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