1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 23 February – 24 May 1 27 21 ENG 1 21 FRG 74 194 FRG Pierre Littbarski (6 goals) FRG Rudi Völlerhttp://www.uefa.com/under21/season=1982/golden-player/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130515024103/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=1982/golden-player/index.html dead May 15, 2013 1982: Rudi Völler UEFA Union of European Football Associations 1 June 1982 29 June 2015 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 Pts1 21 FRG6501155102 21 BUL 1971650175103 21 AUT61143934 21 FIN60154101 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 D L F A Pts121 FRA 197443017462 21 BEL42024443 21 CYP4103472 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 Pts1 21 URS41301052 21 TCH41214243 21 TUR4112253 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 Pts1 21 ENG641112592 21 HUN630312963 21 ROU 1965621391254 21 SUI61235124 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 Pts1 21 ITA43015262 21 YUG42114253 21 GRE4013271 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 Pts1 21 SCO42117452 21 DEN41214443 21 SWE4112363 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 Pts1 21 POL440011382 21 NOR41125633 21 GDR40134111 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 D L F A Pts1 21 ESP440013382 21 NED42024443 21 LUX40042120 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 21 FRG Group 1 winner 0 (Debut) 21 FRA 1974 Group 2 winner 0 (Debut) 21 URS Group 3 winner 1 (1980) 21 ENG Group 4 winner 2 (1978, 1980) 21 ITA Group 5 winner 2 (1978, 1980) 21 SCO Group 6 winner 1 (1980) 21 POL Group 7 winner 0 (Debut) 21 ESP Group 8 winner 0 (Debut) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year Knockout stages Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals no 2 yes high 21 ITA 0 0 0 21 SCO 1 0 1 21 POL 1 2 3 21 ENG 2 2 4 21 FRA 1974 0 2 2 21 USSR 0 4 4 21 ESP 1 0 1 21 FRG 0 2 2 21 SCO 0 1 1 21 ENG 1 1 2 21 USSR 3 0 3 21 FRG 4 5 9 21 ENG 3 2 5 21 FRG 1 3 4 References External links Results Archive at uefa.com RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com 1982 Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Category:February 1982 sports events in Europe Category:March 1982 sports events in Europe Category:April 1982 sports events in Europe Category:September 1982 sports events in Europe Category:October 1982 sports events in Europe