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. Italy U-21s won the competition.

1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates10 March – 3 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Italy (1st title)
Runners-up Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored32 (2.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Renato Buso (3 goals)
Best player(s) Renato Buso[1]

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 1)
  • 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 871023415
2  France 8323758
3  Spain 7322658
4  Albania 71243134
5  Iceland 81163153
  • 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 650113510
2  Bulgaria 6402628
3  Romania 6204594
4   Switzerland 61055132
  • 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 6411689
2  Norway 63121367
3  Soviet Union 6231647
4  Hungary 6015181
  • 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: 3,000
Referee: Lube Spasov (Bulgaria)
Italy 1–0 Soviet Union
Buso  68' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jozef Marko (Czecho-Slovakia)
Norway 0–1 Soviet Union
Report Tishkov  11'
Attendance: 15,000
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 Buso  59'
Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1  Denmark 642021410
2  Yugoslavia 640211108
3  Austria 6222856
4  San Marino 60060210
  • 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 44001218
2  Belgium 4202564
3  Luxembourg 40040100
  • 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 642020410
2  Portugal 64209210
3  Finland 62047134
4  Malta 60065220
  • 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 660010212
2  England 63121157
3  Turkey 61146113
4  Republic of Ireland 61055142
  • 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 642017310
2  Israel 63211168
3  Greece 61146133
4  Cyprus 61143153
  • 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

CountryQualified asPrevious appearances in tournament1
 CzechoslovakiaGroup 1 winner4 (1978, 1980, 1988, 1990)
 ScotlandGroup 2 winner3 (1980, 1982, 1984, 1988)
 ItalyGroup 3 winner7 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)
 DenmarkGroup 4 winner2 (1978, 1986)
 GermanyGroup 5 winner2 (1982, 1990)
 NetherlandsGroup 6 winner1 (1988)
 PolandGroup 7 winner3 (1982, 1984, 1986)
 SwedenGroup 8 winner2 (1986, 1990)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Squads

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

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

First leg

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: 8,000
Referee: Keith Burge (Wales)

Denmark 5–0 Poland
Frandsen  10'
Molnar  22', 17'
Møller  24', 42'
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Wolf-Günter Wiesel (Germany)

Czechoslovakia 1–2 Italy
Nečas  86' (pen.) Report Melli  9'
Kotůlek  55' (o.g.)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Lajos Hartmann (Hungary)

Second leg

Scotland 4–3 Germany
McKinnon  43'
Creaney  69'
Lambert  78'
Rae  87'
Report Kranz  10'
Scholl  41'
Herrlich  53'
Attendance: 22,500
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)

First leg

Denmark 0–1 Italy
Report Buso  20'
Attendance: 7,000

Scotland 0–0 Sweden
Report

Second leg

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)

First leg

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

Second leg

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

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

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
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. But The Netherlands has best goal diferential 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 (+16/8= +2)
  3. Germany 9 points/6 games played = 1.5 (+10/6= +1.66)
  4. Czechoslovakia 15 points/10 games played = 1.5 (+16/10= +1.6)


OFC – UEFA play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  3–3[3]  Netherlands 1–1 2–2

Australia win 2-1 on away goals

References

  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
  3. Chris Curulli. The Dutch sledge that 'riled up' Australia & inspired dramatic Olympics qualification. Football Federation Australia. 8 April 2020
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