1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates	10 March – 3 June
Teams	32 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (1st title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	111
Goals scored	296 (2.67 per match)
Attendance	128,567 (1,158 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Renato Buso (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Renato Buso
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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. Italy U-21s won the competition.

The competition doubled as the European qualifying round for the Olympic Football 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.

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

Draw

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	L	F	A	Pts
1	Scotland	6	5	1	13	5	10
2	Bulgaria	6	4	2	6	2	8
3	Romania	6	2	4	5	9	4
4	Switzerland	6	1	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

11 September 1990

Soviet Union	2–2	Norway
Onopko 15' Bezhenar 81' (pen.)	Report	Strand 31' Bohinen 71'

Central Stadium "Lokomotiv", Moscow

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: Eero Aho (Finland)

18 April 1991

Hungary	0–0	Soviet Union
	Report

Gyöngyös

Attendance: 800

Referee: Lube Spasov (Bulgaria)

12 June 1991

Italy	1–0	Soviet Union
Buso 68'	Report

Stadio Silvio Appiani, Padua

Attendance: 12,342

Referee: Jozef Marko (Czecho-Slovakia)

12 June 1991

Norway	0–1	Soviet Union
	Report	Tishkov 11'

Kristiansand Stadion, Kristiansand

Attendance: 7,800

Referee: David Magill (Northern Ireland)

24 September 1991

Soviet Union	2–0	Hungary
Scherbakov 56' Radchenko 81'	Report

Central Stadium "Dinamo", Moscow

Attendance: 4,700

Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)

16 October 1991

Soviet Union	1–1	Italy
Shustikov 49'	Report	Buso 59'

Republican Sports Complex "Lokomotiv", Simferopol

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	L	F	A	Pts
1	Germany	4	4	0	12	1	8
2	Belgium	4	2	2	5	6	4
3	Luxembourg	4	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

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

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

Knockout stages

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

First leg

10 March 1992

Germany	1–1	Scotland
Schmäler 39'	Report	Creaney 31'

Ruhrstadion, Bochum

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella (Italy)

11 March 1992

Netherlands	2–1	Sweden
Roest 22' (pen.) Taument 54'	Report	Fursth 24'

Nieuw Galgenwaard, Utrecht

Attendance: 8,500

Referee: Keith Burge (Wales)

11 March 1992

Denmark	5–0	Poland
Frandsen 10' Molnar 22', 17' Møller 24', 42'	Report

Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg

Attendance: 4,367

Referee: Wolf-Günter Wiesel (Germany)

11 March 1992

Czechoslovakia	1–2	Italy
Nečas 86' (pen.)	Report	Melli 9' Kotůlek 55' (o.g.)

Spartak Stadium, Trnava

Attendance: 3,465

Referee: Lajos Hartmann (Hungary)

Second leg

23 March 1992

Scotland	4–3	Germany
McKinnon 43' Creaney 69' Lambert 78' Rae 87'	Report	Kranz 10' Scholl 41' Herrlich 53'

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Attendance: 20,175

Referee: Joaquín Urío Velázquez (Spain)

25 March 1992

Sweden	1–0	Netherlands
Simpson 75'	Report

Värendsvallen, Växjö

Attendance: 7,353

Referee: Brian Hill (England)

25 March 1992

Poland	1–1	Denmark
Juskowiak 71'	Report	Frank 29'

Stadion Górnika, Zabrze

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway)

25 March 1992

Italy	2–0	Czechoslovakia
Bertarelli 39' Luzardi 42'	Report

Stadio Silvio Appiani, Padova

Attendance: 12,562

Referee: Mircea Salomir (Romania)

Semi-finals

First leg

9 April 1992

Denmark	0–1	Italy
	Report	Buso 20'

Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg

Attendance: 4,400

Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

22 April 1992

Scotland	0–0	Sweden
	Report

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Attendance: 21,482

Referee: Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Second leg

22 April 1992

Italy	2–0	Denmark
Buso 54' Muzzi 79'	Report

Renato Curi, Perugia

Attendance: 10,869

Referee: Luben Spasov (Bulgaria)

29 April 1992

Sweden	1–0	Scotland
Rödlund 81'	Report

Eyravallen, Örebro

Attendance: 2,376

Referee: Jozef Marko (Czechoslovakia)

Final

First leg

28 May 1992

Italy	2–0	Sweden
Buso 71' Sordo 80'	Report

Paolo Mazza, Ferrara

Attendance: 15,846

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Second leg

3 June 1992

Sweden	1–0	Italy
Simpson 60'	Report

Värendsvallen, Växjö

Attendance: 6,172

Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

Goalscorers

Medal table and Olympic qualifiers

1992 UEFA European under-21 championship medal table

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	Eliminated in semi-finals

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

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.^[2] 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.

Poland - 13 points/8 games played = 1.625
Netherlands - 12 points/8 games played = 1.5 (+ goals: 22/6 = 3.67)
Czechoslovakia - 15 points/10 games played = 1.5 (+ goals: 24/8 = 3.0)
Germany - 9 points/6 games played = 1.5 (+ goals: 16/6 = 2.67)

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

^ "1992: Renato Buso". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1992. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ Kicker Sportmagazin #20/1992, p. 43

External links

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

[1] "1992: Renato Buso". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1992. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[2] Kicker Sportmagazin #20/1992, p. 43

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