The UEFA U-21 Championship 1982, which spanned two years (1980-82), 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 finals tournament or 3rd-place playoff.
[edit] Qualifying Stage
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| | - 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
| West Germany qualify as group winners |
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| | - Czechoslo. 3-0 Turkey
- Turkey 2-1 Czechoslo.
- USSR 1-0 Turkey
| - Turkey 0-0 USSR
- USSR 0-0 Czecho.
- Czechoslo. 0-0 USSR
| USSR qualify as group winners |
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| | - 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
| England qualify as group winners |
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| | - 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
| Poland qualify as group winners |
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| | - Netherlands 0-2 Spain
- Spain 4-1 Luxembourg
- Netherlands 1-0 Luxem.
| - Luxembourg 1-5 Spain
- Luxem. 0-2 Netherlands
- Spain 2-1 Netherlands
| Spain qualify as group winners |
[edit] Knockout Stages
[edit] Squads
See 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads
| Quarter Finals - Italy 0-1 Scotland
- Scotland 0-0 Italy
Scotland win 1-0 on aggregate
- Spain 1-0 West Germany
- West Germany 2-0 Spain
West Germany win 2-1 on aggregate
- France 0-0 USSR
- USSR 4-2 France
USSR win 4-2 on aggregate
- Poland 1-2 England
- England 2-2 Poland
England win 4-3 on aggregate | | Semi Finals - Scotland 0-1 England
- England 1-1 Scotland
England win 2-1 on aggregate
- USSR 3-4 West Germany
- West Germany 5-0 USSR
West Germany win 9-3 on aggregate | | Final - England 3-1 West Germany
- West Germany 3-2 England
England win 5-4 on aggregate England finish as Champions |
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