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) Andriy Sidelnikov
Davor Šuker
(3 goals each)
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

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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