1986 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

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The UEFA U-21 Championship 1986, which spanned two years (1984-86), had 29 entrants. Spain U-21s won the competition after a penalty shootout, the first in the U-21 competition's history.

The 29 national teams were divided into eight groups (five groups of 4 + three 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.

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[edit] Qualifying Stage

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1 Poland 4 3 0 1 10 4 6
2 Greece 4 2 0 2 6 8 4
3 Albania 4 1 0 3 3 7 2
  • Poland 5-1 Greece
  • Poland 2-0 Albania
  • Greece 2-0 Albania
  • Greece 2-1 Poland
  • Albania 1-2 Poland
  • Albania 2-1 Greece

Poland qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1 Sweden 6 4 1 1 7 3 9
2 West Germany 6 3 1 2 9 6 7
3 Czechoslovakia 6 2 1 3 6 8 5
4 Portugal 6 1 1 4 4 9 3
  • Sweden 1-1 Portugal
  • Portugal 0-1 Czechoslo.
  • W.Germany 1-0 Sweden
  • Portugal 0-1 Sweden
  • Portugal 2-1 W.Germany
  • Czecho. 1-1 W.Germany
  • Sweden 1-0 Czechoslo.
  • Czechoslo. 3-1 Portugal
  • Sweden 2-1 W.Germany
  • Czechoslo. 0-2 Sweden
  • W.Germany 2-0 Portugal
  • W.Germany 3-1 Czecho.

Sweden qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 6 3 2 1 9 3 8
2 Finland 6 1 4 1 6 6 6
3 Romania 6 1 4 1 5 7 6
4 Turkey 6 0 4 2 3 7 4
  • England 2-0 Finland
  • Turkey 1-1 Finland
  • Turkey 0-0 England
  • Romania 1-0 Turkey
  • Romania 0-0 England
  • Finland 3-1 England
  • Finland 2-2 Romania
  • Romania 0-0 Finland
  • England 3-0 Romania
  • Finland 0-0 Turkey
  • England 3-0 Turkey
  • Turkey 2-2 Romania

England qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1 France 6 2 3 1 11 7 7
2 Bulgaria 6 3 1 2 14 12 7
3 East Germany 6 1 4 1 9 9 6
4 Yugoslavia 6 1 2 3 10 16 4
  • Yugoslavia 1-2 Bulgaria
  • E.Germany 1-1 Yugosl.
  • France 2-1 Bulgaria
  • France 1-1 E.Germany
  • Yugoslavia 0-0 France
  • Bulgaria 3-2 E.Germany
  • Bulgaria 4-0 France
  • Bulgaria 3-6 Yugoslavia
  • E.Germany 1-1 France
  • Yugosl. 2-3 E.Germany
  • E.Germany 1-1 Bulgaria
  • France 7-0 Yugoslavia

France qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1 Hungary 6 5 0 1 9 3 10
2 Netherlands 6 4 1 1 11 3 9
3 Austria 6 0 3 3 3 7 3
4 Cyprus 6 0 2 4 3 13 2
  • Cyprus 1-1 Austria
  • Hungary 2-0 Austria
  • Netherlands 1-0 Hungary
  • Austria 0-0 Netherlands
  • Cyprus 1-3 Hungary
  • Cyprus 1-3 Netherlands
  • Netherlands 5-0 Cyprus
  • Hungary 1-0 Cyprus
  • Austria 1-2 Hungary
  • Netherlands 2-1 Austria
  • Austria 0-0 Cyprus
  • Hungary 1-0 Netherlands

Hungary qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1 Denmark 6 3 2 1 11 7 8
2 Norway 6 2 2 2 10 9 6
3 USSR 6 3 0 3 8 8 6
4   Switzerland 6 1 2 3 7 12 4
  • Norway 3-0 Switzerland
  • Denmark 2-2 Norway
  • Norway 2-1 USSR
  • Switzerland 1-1 Denmark
  • Switzerland 4-2 USSR
  • USSR 1-0 Switzerland
  • Denmark 1-0 USSR
  • USSR 2-0 Denmark
  • Denmark 4-1 Switzerland
  • Norway 1-3 Denmark
  • USSR 2-1 Norway
  • Switzerland 1-1 Norway

Denmark qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1 Spain 4 3 1 0 4 0 6
2 Scotland 4 1 1 2 1 4 3
3 Iceland 4 1 0 3 2 3 1
  • Scotland 1-0 Iceland
  • Scotland 0-2 Spain
  • Spain 0-0 Scotland
  • Iceland 2-0 Scotland
  • Iceland 0-1 Spain
  • Spain 1-0 Iceland

Spain qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1 Italy 4 3 1 0 15 2 7
2 Belgium 4 1 1 2 7 8 3
3 Luxembourg 4 1 0 3 5 17 1
  • Belgium 5-1 Luxembourg
  • Belgium 1-1 Italy
  • Italy 5-1 Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg 0-6 Italy
  • Luxembourg 3-1 Belgium
  • Italy 3-0 Belgium

Italy qualify as group winners

[edit] Knockout Stages

Quarter Finals

  • Poland 1-0 Hungary
  • Hungary 5-0 Poland

Hungary win 5-1 on aggregate

  • Denmark 0-1 England
  • England 1-1 Denmark

England win 2-1 on aggregate

  • Sweden 1-1 Italy
  • Italy 2-1 Sweden

Italy win 3-2 on aggregate

  • France 1-3 Spain
  • Spain 3-1 France

Spain win 6-2 on aggregate

 

Semi Finals

  • Italy 2-0 England
  • England 1-1 Italy

Italy win 3-1 on aggregate

  • Hungary 3-1 Spain
  • Spain 4-1 Hungary

Spain win 5-4 on aggregate

 

Final

  • Italy 2-1 Spain
  • Spain 2-1 Italy

3-3: Spain win 3-0 on penalties

Spain finish as Champions

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