1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1988–90), had 30 entrants. San Marino competed for the first time. USSR U-21s won the competition.

1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates14 March – 27 October
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored38 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Davor Šuker (4 goals)
Andrei Sidelnikov (4 goals)
Best player(s) Davor Šuker[1]

The 30 national teams were divided into eight groups (six groups of 4 + two groups of 3). 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 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1  Bulgaria 6 5 0 1 16 4 10
2  Romania 6 3 0 3 8 7 6
3  Denmark 6 2 1 3 9 14 5
4  Greece 6 1 1 4 3 11 3
  • Bulgaria 2–1 Romania
  • Greece 2–2 Denmark
  • Romania 2–0 Greece
  • Denmark 1–3 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark
  • Greece 1–0 Romania
  • Romania 2–1 Bulgaria
  • Denmark 3–0 Greece
  • Bulgaria 2–0 Greece
  • Denmark 1–2 Romania
  • Romania 1–2 Denmark
  • Greece 0–2 Bulgaria

 Bulgaria qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  Sweden 6 4 2 0 10 2 10
2  England 6 4 1 1 10 5 9
3  Poland 6 1 2 3 4 10 4
4  Albania 6 0 1 5 1 8 1
  • Poland 0–0 Albania
  • England 1–1 Sweden
  • Albania 0–2 Sweden
  • Albania 1–2 England
  • England 2–0 Albania
  • Sweden 4–0 Poland
  • England 2–1 Poland
  • Sweden 1–0 England
  • Sweden 1–0 Albania
  • Poland 1–3 England
  • Poland 1–1 Sweden
  • Albania 0–1 Poland

 Sweden qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  Soviet Union 6 4 1 1 12 5 9
2  East Germany 6 3 1 2 8 6 7
3  Austria 6 1 2 3 6 8 4
4  Turkey 6 1 2 3 4 11 4
  • Soviet Union 2–2 Austria
  • Austria 3–0 Turkey
  • Turkey 3–2 East Germany
  • East Germany 0–0 Turkey
  • Soviet Union 1–0 East Germany
  • Turkey 0–3 Soviet Union
  • East Germany 2–0 Austria
  • Austria 0–2 Soviet Union
  • East Germany 3–2 Soviet Union
  • Turkey 1–1 Austria
  • Soviet Union 2–0 Turkey
  • Austria 0–1 East Germany

 Soviet Union qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1  West Germany 6 4 2 0 10 2 10
2  Iceland 6 2 3 1 11 7 7
3  Netherlands 6 1 2 3 6 9 4
4  Finland 6 1 1 4 4 13 3
  • Finland 0–3 West Germany
  • Iceland 1–1 Netherlands
  • Finland 2–1 Iceland
  • West Germany 2–0 Netherlands
  • Netherlands 0–1 West Germany
  • Finland 1–1 Netherlands
  • Iceland 1–1 West Germany
  • Iceland 4–0 Finland
  • West Germany 2–0 Finland
  • Netherlands 2–3 Iceland
  • West Germany 1–1 Iceland
  • Netherlands 2–1 Finland

 West Germany qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1  Yugoslavia 6 4 1 1 10 4 9
2  France 6 3 2 1 11 7 8
3  Norway 6 1 2 3 3 7 4
4  Scotland 6 1 1 4 7 13 3
  • Norway 1–1 Scotland
  • France 2–0 Norway
  • Scotland 0–2 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia 2–2 France
  • Scotland 2–3 France
  • France 0–1 Yugoslavia
  • Norway 0–1 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia 4–1 Scotland
  • Norway 1–1 France
  • Yugoslavia 0–1 Norway
  • France 3–1 Scotland
  • Scotland 2–0 Norway

 Yugoslavia qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1  Spain 4 3 0 1 3 1 6
2  Hungary 4 2 1 1 2 1 5
3  Cyprus 4 0 1 3 0 3 1
  • Cyprus 0–0 Hungary
  • Cyprus 0–1 Spain
  • Hungary 1–0 Cyprus
  • Spain 1–0 Cyprus
  • Hungary 1–0 Spain
  • Spain 1–0 Hungary

 Spain qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1  Czechoslovakia 6 3 2 1 10 5 8
2  Belgium 6 2 4 0 7 3 8
3  Portugal 6 2 2 2 6 6 6
4  Luxembourg 6 0 2 4 1 10 2
  • Czechoslovakia 0–3 Belgium
  • Portugal 1–1 Belgium
  • Czechoslovakia 4–0 Luxembourg
  • Portugal 1–0 Luxembourg
  • Belgium 1–1 Czechoslovakia
  • Luxembourg 0–0 Belgium
  • Belgium 1–1 Portugal
  • Czechoslovakia 1–0 Portugal
  • Luxembourg 0–3 Portugal
  • Belgium 1–0 Luxembourg
  • Portugal 0–3 Czechoslovakia
  • Luxembourg 1–1 Czechoslovakia

 Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1  Italy 4 3 1 0 5 0 7
2   Switzerland 4 2 1 1 8 1 5
3  San Marino 4 0 0 4 0 12 0
  • Switzerland 0–0 Italy
  • San Marino 0–5 Switzerland
  • San Marino 0–2 Italy
  • Italy 1–0 Switzerland
  • Switzerland 3–0 San Marino
  • Italy 2–0 San Marino

 Italy qualify as group winners

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asPrevious appearances in tournament1
 BulgariaGroup 1 winner1 (1978)
 SwedenGroup 2 winner1 (1986)
 Soviet UnionGroup 3 winner2 (1980, 1982)
 GermanyGroup 4 winner1 (1982)
 YugoslaviaGroup 5 winner3 (1978, 1980, 1984)
 SpainGroup 6 winner4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
 CzechoslovakiaGroup 7 winner3 (1978, 1980, 1988)
 ItalyGroup 8 winner6 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Knockout stage

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                   
 Italy 3 0 3  
 Spain 1 1 2  
   Italy 0 2 2  
   Yugoslavia (a) 0 2 2  
 Yugoslavia 2 1 3
 Bulgaria 0 0 0  
   Yugoslavia 2 1 3
   Soviet Union 4 3 7
 Soviet Union (aet) 1 2 3  
 West Germany 1 1 2  
   Soviet Union 1 2 3
   Sweden 1 0 1  
 Czechoslovakia 1 0 1
 Sweden 2 4 6  

First leg

Italy 3–1 Spain
Stroppa  3', 76'
Casiraghi  54'
Report Hierro  88' (pen.)
Stadio Dorico, Ancona
Attendance: 8,607
Referee: William Syme (Scotland)

Yugoslavia 2–0 Bulgaria
Prosinečki  32'
Bokšić  79'
Report
Attendance: 8,606

Soviet Union 1–1 West Germany
Shalimov  66' Report Bal  9' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Kaj Natri (Finland)

Czechoslovakia 1–2 Sweden
Siegl  57' Report Brolin  52'
Jansson  87'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Gerasimos Germanakos (Greece)

Second leg

Spain 1–0 Italy
Mendiguren  77' Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Ignatius van Swieten (Netherlands)

Bulgaria 0–1 Yugoslavia
Report Šuker  13'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Manfred Roßner (West Germany)

West Germany 1–2 (a.e.t.) Soviet Union
Hochstätter  37' Report Chugunov  67'
Sydelnykov  115'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Einar Halle (Norway)

Sweden 4–0 Czechoslovakia
Andersson  45'
Rehn  62'
Brolin  77'
Jansson  87'
Report
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: John Spillane (Republic of Ireland)

First leg

Yugoslavia 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Werner Föckler (West Germany)

Sweden 1–1 Soviet Union
Andersson  70' Report Shalimov  72' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,446

Second leg

Italy 2–2 Yugoslavia
Simone  24'
Đukić  58' (o.g.)
Report Šuker  17'
Boban  61'
Attendance: 6,443
Referee: Heinz Holzmann (Austria)

Soviet Union 2–0 Sweden
Kolyvanov  27'
Kiryakov  47'
Report

First leg

Yugoslavia 2–4 Soviet Union
Šuker  21'
Jarni  64'
Report Sydelnykov  9', 49'
Chernyshov  42'
Dobrovolskiy  84'

Second leg

Soviet Union 3–1 Yugoslavia
Dobrovolskiy  10'
Mostovoi  46'
Kanchelskis  76'
Report Bokšić  80'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. "1990: Davor Šuker". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1990. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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