The UEFA U-21 Championship 1994, which spanned two years (1992-94), had 32 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, France were chosen as the first hosts of the final stages, comprising of four matches in total.

The team from Serbia and Montenegro, then known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (founded in April 1992) were excluded from the tournament for political reasons. They had been drawn in group five.

In the first competition since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia competed. Wales also competed for the first time.

Italy U-21s won the competition for the second consecutive time.

The 32 national teams were divided into six groups (four groups of 5 + two groups of 6). The group winners and the two best runners-up played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis to determine the final four, one of whom would host the last four matches. The finals included - for the first time - a 3rd-place playoff.

[edit] Qualifying Groups

[edit] Group 1 Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts 1  Italy 8 7 0 1 16 6 21 2  Portugal 8 5 2 1 18 4 17 3  Switzerland 8 3 2 3 11 8 11 4  Scotland 8 2 2 4 8 11 8 5  Malta 8 0 0 8 1 25 0 Switzerland 2-0 Scotland Scotland 0-0 Portugal Italy 1-0 Switzerland Switzerland 4-0 Malta Scotland 1-2 Italy Malta 0-1 Italy Malta 0-2 Portugal Scotland 3-0 Malta Portugal 2-0 Italy Italy 3-0 Malta Switzerland 1-1 Portugal Malta 1-4 Switzerland Portugal 2-1 Scotland Switzerland 0-2 Italy Portugal 7-0 Malta Scotland 0-0 Switzerland Portugal 3-0 Switzerland Italy 5-2 Scotland Malta 0-1 Scotland Italy 2-1 Portugal  Italy qualify as group winners  Portugal qualify as a "best runner-up"

[edit] Group 2 Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts 1  Poland 10 7 0 3 26 10 21 2  Turkey 10 6 2 2 15 10 20 3  Norway 10 6 1 3 20 13 19 4  England 10 4 3 3 20 8 15 5  Netherlands 10 3 2 5 11 14 11 6  San Marino 10 0 0 10 3 40 0 Norway 3-2 San Marino Poland 3-0 Turkey Norway 1-0 Netherlands San Marino 0-3 Norway England 0-2 Norway Netherlands 1-3 Poland Turkey 4-0 San Marino England 0-1 Turkey Turkey 1-1 Netherlands England 6-0 San Marino Netherlands 0-1 Turkey San Marino 0-2 Turkey Netherlands 3-0 San Marino Turkey 0-0 England Poland 7-0 San Marino Norway 5-2 Turkey England 3-0 Netherlands San Marino 0-5 Poland Poland 1-4 England Norway 1-1 England Netherlands 2-1 Norway England 1-2 Poland Norway 3-1 Poland San Marino 1-3 Netherlands Poland 2-0 Norway Netherlands 1-1 England Turkey 1-0 Poland Turkey 3-1 Norway Poland 2-0 Netherlands San Marino 0-4 England  Poland qualify as group winners

[edit] Group 3 Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts 1  Spain 8 7 1 0 15 4 22 2  Germany 8 5 0 3 20 8 15 3  Denmark 8 4 0 4 12 9 12 4  Albania 8 1 2 5 5 18 5 5  Republic of Ireland 8 1 1 6 7 20 4 Spain 1-1 Albania Ireland 3-1 Albania Denmark 3-2 Ireland Albania 0-1 Germany Spain 2-1 Ireland Germany 1-2 Spain Germany 4-1 Albania Ireland 0-1 Germany Germany 8-0 Ireland Denmark 0-1 Spain Denmark 1-4 Germany Ireland 0-2 Denmark Albania 1-1 Ireland Denmark 5-0 Albania Albania 1-0 Denmark Albania 0-3 Spain Germany 0-1 Denmark Ireland 0-2 Spain Spain 1-0 Denmark Spain 3-1 Germany  Spain qualify as group winners

[edit] Group 4 Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts 1  Czechoslovakia 8 6 1 1 16 4 19 2  Romania 8 5 0 3 13 10 15 3  Belgium 8 4 1 3 9 7 13 4  Wales 8 3 2 3 16 16 11 5  Cyprus 8 0 0 8 4 21 0 Belgium 3-0 Cyprus Romania 2-3 Wales Czechoslovakia 1-0 Belgium Cyprus 2-4 Wales Belgium 1-0 Romania Romania 1-0 Czechoslovakia Belgium 3-1 Wales Cyprus 0-2 Romania Cyprus 0-1 Belgium Cyprus 0-2 Czechoslovakia Wales 0-0 Belgium Romania 1-0 Cyprus Czechoslovakia 1-1 Wales Czechoslovakia 4-2 Romania Wales 0-4 Czechoslovakia Romania 3-1 Belgium Wales 6-2 Cyprus Czechoslovakia 2-0 Cyprus Wales 1-2 Romania Belgium 0-2 Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners

[edit] Group 5  Serbia and Montenegro was Yugoslav war. Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts 1  Russia 8 6 2 0 25 4 20 2  Greece 8 6 2 0 23 6 20 3  Iceland 8 3 0 5 11 17 9 4  Hungary 8 2 1 5 8 16 7 5  Luxembourg 8 0 1 7 2 26 1 Greece 3-0 Iceland Hungary 3-2 Iceland Luxembourg 0-0 Hungary Iceland 1-3 Greece Russia 5-0 Iceland Russia 2-1 Luxembourg Greece 2-1 Hungary Greece 6-0 Luxembourg Hungary 1-2 Greece Luxembourg 0-6 Russia Russia 2-0 Hungary Luxembourg 1-3 Iceland Russia 1-1 Greece Iceland 0-1 Russia Iceland 2-1 Hungary Hungary 0-6 Russia Iceland 3-0 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-4 Greece Hungary 2-0 Luxembourg Greece 2-2 Russia  Russia qualify as group winners  Greece qualify as a "best runner-up"

[edit] Group 6 Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts 1  France 10 8 1 1 20 6 25 2  Sweden 10 4 4 2 21 8 16 3  Finland 10 4 2 4 10 13 14 4  Bulgaria 10 4 2 4 9 13 14 5  Israel 10 3 1 6 17 16 10 6  Austria 10 1 2 7 8 29 5 Finland 0-0 Bulgaria Finland 1-0 Sweden Bulgaria 0-1 France Sweden 6-0 Bulgaria France 6-1 Austria Austria 1-5 Israel Israel 1-1 Sweden France 1-2 Finland Israel 1-2 Bulgaria Israel 1-2 France Austria 0-1 France Austria 2-0 Bulgaria Bulgaria 3-1 Finland France 2-1 Sweden Bulgaria 1-0 Israel Finland 2-0 Austria Sweden 1-1 Austria Sweden 4-1 Israel Finland 1-0 Israel Sweden 1-1 France Austria 2-2 Finland Finland 0-1 France Bulgaria 0-0 Sweden Bulgaria 3-0 Austria Sweden 4-0 Finland France 3-0 Israel Israel 6-0 Austria Israel 2-1 Finland Austria 1-3 Sweden France 2-0 Bulgaria  France qualify as group winners

[edit] Knockout Stages

[edit] Squads

See 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads

[edit] Award

[edit] Golden player

• Luís Figo

[edit] See also

• European Under-21 Football Championship

[edit] External links

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