The 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 3rd staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1980–82) and had 26 entrants. West Germany competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition.
The 26 national teams were divided into eight groups (six groups of 3 + two groups of 4). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no 3rd-place playoff.
Draw
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
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- Finland 0-1 Bulgaria
- Finland 1-2 Austria
- Bulgaria 1-0 W.Germany
- W. Germany 4-0 Austria
- Bulgaria 1-0 Finland
- Finland 1-2 W. Germany
- Austria 1-2 Bulgaria
- Austria 0-0 Finland
- W. Germany 4-2 Finland
- Austria 0-1 W. Germany
- Bulgaria 1-0 Austria
- W.Germany 4-1 Bulgaria
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Qualifying Group 2
Standing |
Country |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 |
France |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
Belgium |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
Cyprus |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
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- France 3-1 Cyprus
- Belgium 2-1 Cyprus
- Cyprus 0-1 Belgium
- France 1-0 Belgium
- Belgium 1-2 France
- Cyprus 2-1 France
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- Czechoslo. 3-0 Turkey
- Turkey 2-1 Czechoslo.
- USSR 1-0 Turkey
- Turkey 0-0 USSR
- USSR 0-0 Czecho.
- Czechoslo. 0-0 USSR
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- Romania 4-0 England
- England 5-0 Switzerland
- England 3-0 Romania
- Switzerland 0-1 Hungary
- Hungary 4-2 Romania
- Switzerland 0-0 England
- Hungary 1-2 England
- Romania 2-1 Hungary
- Romania 1-1 Switz.
- Hungary 5-1 Switzerland
- Switz. 3-0 Romania
- England 2-0 Hungary
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Qualifying Group 5
Standing |
Country |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 |
Italy |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
Yugoslavia |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
Greece |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
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- Italy 1-0 Yugoslavia
- Greece 1-3 Italy
- Yugoslavia 1-1 Greece
- Yugoslavia 1-0 Italy
- Italy 1-0 Greece
- Greece 0-2 Yugoslavia
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Qualifying Group 6
Standing |
Country |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 |
Scotland |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
Denmark |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
Sweden |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
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- Sweden 2-0 Scotland
- Denmark 2-1 Sweden
- Scotland 2-1 Denmark
- Sweden 0-0 Denmark
- Scotland 4-0 Sweden
- Denmark 1-1 Scotland
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Qualifying Group 7
Standing |
Country |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 |
Poland |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
Norway |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
East Germany |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
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- Norway 0-1 Poland
- E. Germany 0-4 Norway
- E. Germany 2-3 Poland
- Norway 1-1 E. Germany
- Poland 3-1 E. Germany
- Poland 4-0 Norway
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Qualifying Group 8
Standing |
Country |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1 |
Spain |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
Netherlands |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
Luxembourg |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
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- Netherlands 0-2 Spain
- Spain 4-1 Luxembourg
- Netherlands 1-0 Luxem.
- Luxembourg 1-5 Spain
- Luxem. 0-2 Netherlands
- Spain 2-1 Netherlands
Qualified teams
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1 Bold indicates champion for that year
"1982: Rudi Völler". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1982. Retrieved 29 June 2015.