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1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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 since 1964. Italy U-21s won the competition.

1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates11 September 1990 – 18 December 1991 (qualifications)
10 March – 3 June (finals)
Teams32 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Italy (1st title)
Runners-up Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played111
Goals scored296 (2.67 per match)
Attendance128,567 (1,158 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Renato Buso (3 goals)
Best player(s)Italy Renato Buso[1]
← 1990
1994 →
Men's European Qualifier
Tournament details
Teams28 (from 1 confederation)
← 1988
1996 →

The competition doubled as the European qualifying stage for the Olympic Football Tournament, which until 1992 existed as a separate 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. Beside the hosting Spain, teams of Scotland, England, Luxembourg and San-Marino did not take part in Olympic qualifications (not members of IOC[2]). Teams of Northern Ireland, Wales and Faroes Islands did not take part in this competition at all.

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

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Draw

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The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

  • Groups 1 and 7 featured the same nations
  • Group 2 did not include San Marino (moved to Group 4)
  • Group 3 did not include Cyprus (moved to Group 8)
  • Group 4 did not include Northern Ireland and Faroe Islands, but included San Marino (moved from Group 2)
  • Group 5 did not include Wales
  • Group 6 did not include Greece (moved to Group 8)
  • Group 8 composed of Cyprus (moved from Group 3), Greece (moved from Group 7), Sweden and Israel (both of whom did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1   Czechoslovakia 8 7 1 0 23 4 15
2   France 8 3 2 3 7 5 8
3   Spain 7 3 2 2 6 5 8
4   Albania 7 1 2 4 3 13 4
5   Iceland 8 1 1 6 3 15 3
  • Iceland 0–0 Albania
  • Iceland 0–1 France
  • Czechoslovakia 7–0 Iceland
  • Spain 2–0 Iceland
  • France 1–2 Czechoslovakia
  • Czechoslovakia 3–1 Spain
  • Albania 0–0 France
  • Spain 1–0 Albania
  • France 0–1 Spain
  • France 3–0 Albania
  • Albania 1–5 Czechoslovakia
  • Albania 2–1 Iceland
  • Iceland 0–1 Czechoslovakia
  • Czechoslovakia 1–0 France
  • Iceland 1–0 Spain
  • Spain 0–0 France
  • Czechoslovakia 3–0 Albania
  • Spain 1–1 Czechoslovakia
  • France 2–1 Iceland
  • Albania – Spain
    (Not played)
Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1   Scotland 6 5 0 1 13 5 10
2   Bulgaria 6 4 0 2 6 2 8
3   Romania 6 2 0 4 5 9 4
4    Switzerland 6 1 0 5 5 13 2
  • 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 6 4 1 1 6 8 9
2   Norway 6 3 1 2 13 6 7
3   Soviet Union 6 2 3 1 6 4 7
4   Hungary 6 0 1 5 1 8 1
  • 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
Soviet Union  2–2  Norway
Onopko   15'
Bezhenar   81' (pen.)		 Report Strand   31'
Bohinen   71'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Eero Aho (Finland)
Hungary  0–0  Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Lube Spasov (Bulgaria)
Italy  1–0  Soviet Union
Buso   68' Report
Attendance: 12,342
Referee: Jozef Marko (Czecho-Slovakia)
Norway  0–1  Soviet Union
Report Tishkov   11'
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: David Magill (Northern Ireland)
Soviet Union  2–0  Hungary
Scherbakov   56'
Radchenko   81'		 Report
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)
Soviet Union  1–1  Italy
Shustikov   49' Report (ru)
Report (en)		 Buso   59'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1   Denmark 6 4 2 0 21 4 10
2   Yugoslavia 6 4 0 2 11 10 8
3   Austria 6 2 2 2 8 5 6
4   San Marino 6 0 0 6 0 21 0
  • San Marino 0–3 Denmark
  • Yugoslavia 1–0 Austria
  • Denmark 3–0 Yugoslavia
  • San Marino 0–2 Austria
  • Yugoslavia 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 4 4 0 0 12 1 8
2   Belgium 4 2 0 2 5 6 4
3   Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 0 10 0
  • 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 6 4 2 0 20 4 10
2   Portugal 6 4 2 0 9 2 10
3   Finland 6 2 0 4 7 13 4
4   Malta 6 0 0 6 5 22 0
  • 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 6 6 0 0 10 2 12
2   England 6 3 1 2 11 5 7
3   Turkey 6 1 1 4 6 11 3
4   Republic of Ireland 6 1 0 5 5 14 2
  • 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 6 4 2 0 17 3 10
2   Israel 6 3 2 1 11 6 8
3   Greece 6 1 1 4 6 13 3
4   Cyprus 6 1 1 4 3 15 3
  • 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

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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 2 (1982, 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

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See also: 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

Only players born on or after 1 January 1969 were eligible to play in the tournament.

Knockout stages

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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

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First leg

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Germany  1–1  Scotland
Schmäler   39' Report Creaney   31'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella (Italy)
Netherlands  2–1  Sweden
Roest   22' (pen.)
Taument   54'		 Report Fursth   24'
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Keith Burge (Wales)
Denmark  5–0  Poland
Frandsen   10'
Molnar   22', 17'
Møller   24', 42'		 Report
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Wolf-Günter Wiesel (Germany)
Czechoslovakia  1–2  Italy
Nečas   86' (pen.) Report Melli   9'
Kotůlek   55' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,465
Referee: Lajos Hartmann (Hungary)

Second leg

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Scotland  4–3  Germany
McKinnon   43'
Creaney   69'
Lambert   78'
Rae   87'		 Report Kranz   10'
Scholl   41'
Herrlich   53'
Attendance: 20,175
Referee: Joaquín Urío Velázquez (Spain)
Sweden  1–0  Netherlands
Simpson   75' Report
Attendance: 7,353
Referee: Brian Hill (England)
Poland  1–1  Denmark
Juskowiak   71' Report Frank   29'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway)
Italy  2–0  Czechoslovakia
Bertarelli   39'
Luzardi   42'		 Report
Attendance: 12,562
Referee: Mircea Salomir (Romania)

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Denmark  0–1  Italy
Report Buso   20'
Attendance: 4,400
Scotland  0–0  Sweden
Report
Attendance: 21,482

Second leg

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Italy  2–0  Denmark
Buso   54'
Muzzi   79'		 Report
Attendance: 10,869
Referee: Luben Spasov (Bulgaria)
Sweden  1–0  Scotland
Rödlund   81' Report
Attendance: 2,376
Referee: Jozef Marko (Czechoslovakia)

Final

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First leg

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Italy  2–0  Sweden
Buso   71'
Sordo   80'		 Report
Attendance: 15,846
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Second leg

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Sweden  1–0  Italy
Simpson   60' Report
Attendance: 6,172

Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Medal table and Olympic qualifiers

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1992 UEFA European under-21 championship medal table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
    Italy 6 5 0 1 9 2 +7 10 Gold Medal
    Sweden 6 3 1 2 4 4 0 7 Silver Medal
    Scotland 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4 Eliminated in
semi-finals
    Denmark 4 1 1 2 6 4 +2 3
5   Netherlands 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6   Germany 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1
7   Poland 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 1
8   Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: [ ]

Olympic qualifiers

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  • Denmark, Italy and Sweden as winners of their quarter-final rounds qualify for Olympic Games finals. Since the fourth winner Scotland do not compete in the Olympic Football Tournament (See Great Britain Olympic football team), Poland qualifies instead, being the best of the four quarter-final losers according to a special coefficient which is calculated based on the points achieved in the group stage and the quarter-finals, divided by the number of games played.[3] Poland's coefficient is 1.625, while the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia and Germany have achieved a score of 1.5. The Netherlands having the best goal differential is the one of these three teams to face OFC champions in playoff for an additional place.
  1. Poland - 13 points/8 games played = 1.625
  2. Netherlands - 12 points/8 games played = 1.5 (+ goals: 22/6 = 3.67)
  3. Czechoslovakia - 15 points/10 games played = 1.5 (+ goals: 24/8 = 3.0)
  4. Germany - 9 points/6 games played = 1.5 (+ goals: 16/6 = 2.67)


OFC–UEFA play-off

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Main article: Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification (OFC–UEFA play-off)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia   3–3 (a)   Netherlands 1–1 2–2 (a.e.t.)

References

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  1. ^ "1992: Renato Buso". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1992. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ^ Football Qualifying Tournament. Games of the XXV. Olympiad. www.rsssf.org
  3. ^ Kicker Sportmagazin #20/1992, p. 43
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