1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

The UEFA U-21 Championship 1984, which spanned two years (1982-84), had 30 entrants. Albania, Iceland and Wales competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition for the second time running.

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.

Contents

Qualifying Stage

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1  Scotland 6 4 2 0 11 6 8
2  East Germany 6 3 1 2 13 14 7
3  Belgium 6 2 2 2 8 6 6
4  Switzerland 6 0 1 5 10 16 1
  • Belgium 0-0 Switzerland
  • Scotland 2-0 E.Germany
  • Switzerland 3-4 Scotland
  • Belgium 1-2 Scotland
  • E.Germany 2-1 Belgium
  • Scotland 2-1 Switzerland
  • Belgium 4-2 E.Germany
  • Switzer. 5-6 E.Germany
  • E.Germany 2-1 Switzer.
  • Scotland 0-0 Belgium
  • Switzerland 0-2 Belgium
  • E.Germany 1-1 Scotland

 Scotland qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  Poland 6 3 2 1 9 3 8
2  Soviet Union 6 2 3 1 8 6 7
3  Finland 6 1 3 2 5 8 5
4  Portugal 6 1 2 3 3 8 4
  • USSR 1-1 Poland
  • Finland 0-0 Poland
  • Finland 1-1 Portugal
  • Portugal 1-0 Poland
  • USSR 2-2 Finland
  • Poland 4-0 Finland
  • USSR 1-1 Portugal
  • Poland 2-1 USSR
  • Finland 0-1 USSR
  • Portugal 0-2 Finland
  • Poland 2-0 Portugal
  • Portugal 0-2 USSR

 Poland qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 6 5 0 1 13 4 10
2  Greece 6 3 2 1 6 4 8
3  Hungary 6 1 1 4 7 8 3
4  Denmark 6 1 1 4 6 16 3
  • Denmark 1-4 England
  • Greece 1-0 England
  • England 2-1 Greece
  • Denmark 1-1 Greece
  • England 1-0 Hungary
  • Hungary 1-1 Greece
  • Denmark 2-1 Hungary
  • England 4-1 Denmark
  • Hungary 0-2 England
  • Hungary 5-1 Denmark
  • Greece 1-0 Denmark
  • Greece 1-0 Hungary

 England qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1  Yugoslavia 6 3 2 1 12 5 8
2  Bulgaria 6 3 2 1 6 3 8
3  Wales 6 2 2 2 5 6 8
4  Norway 6 0 2 4 6 15 2
  • Wales 0-0 Norway
  • Norway 2-2 Yugoslavia
  • Bulgaria 2-0 Norway
  • Bulgaria 0-2 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia 2-0 Wales
  • Wales 0-1 Bulgaria
  • Norway 0-2 Bulgaria
  • Norway 2-3 Wales
  • Yugoslavia 6-2 Norway
  • Bulgaria 1-1 Wales
  • Wales 1-0 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia 0-0 Bulgaria

 Yugoslavia qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1  Italy 6 5 0 1 9 3 10
2  Czechoslovakia 6 4 1 1 15 7 9
3  Romania 6 2 1 3 8 12 5
4  Cyprus 6 0 0 6 4 14 0
  • Cyprus 1-2 Romania
  • Italy 2-0 Romania
  • Czechoslovakia 2-1 Italy
  • Cyprus 0-1 Italy
  • Czechoslo. 2-0 Cyprus
  • Cyprus 1-4 Czechoslo.
  • Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia
  • Romania 1-4 Czechoslo.
  • Romania 0-1 Italy
  • Romania 3-2 Cyprus
  • Czechoslo. 2-2 Romania
  • Italy 2-0 Cyprus

 Italy qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1  Albania 6 4 2 0 9 3 10
2  West Germany 6 3 3 0 13 4 9
3  Turkey 6 1 1 4 6 11 3
4  Austria 6 0 2 4 4 14 2
  • Austria 1-2 Albania
  • Turkey 0-1 Albania
  • Austria 1-1 Turkey
  • Albania 1-1 W.Germany
  • Turkey 0-1 W.Germany
  • Austria 1-1 W.Germany
  • Albania 1-0 Turkey
  • Albania 3-0 Austria
  • W.Germany 2-1 Austria
  • W.Germany 7-0 Turkey
  • Turkey 5-0 Austria
  • W.Germany 1-1 Albania

 Albania qualify as group winners. West Germany failed to qualify despite being undefetead.

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1  Spain 4 2 1 1 2 5 5
2  Netherlands 4 1 2 1 7 3 4
3  Iceland 4 0 1 3 2 3 1
  • Iceland 1-1 Netherlands
  • Spain 1-0 Iceland
  • Netherlands 5-0 Spain
  • Iceland 0-0 Spain
  • Netherlands 1-1 Iceland
  • Spain 1-0 Netherlands

 Spain qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1  France 4 3 1 0 10 2 7
2  Sweden 4 2 1 1 10 4 5
3  Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 1 15 0
  • Luxembourg 0-4 Sweden
  • France 1-0 Sweden
  • Luxembourg 0-5 France
  • Sweden 4-1 Luxembourg
  • Sweden 2-2 France
  • France 2-0 Luxembourg

 France qualify as group winners

Knockout Stages

Squads

See 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads

Quarter Finals

  • England 6-1 France
  • France 0-1 England

 England win 7-1 on aggregate

  • Scotland 2-1 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia 3-1 Scotland

 Yugoslavia win 4-3 on aggregate

  • Albania 0-1 Italy
  • Italy 1-0 Albania

 Italy win 2-0 on aggregate

  • Poland 2-2 Spain
  • Spain 4-1 Poland

 Spain win 6-3 on aggregate

 

Semi Finals

  • England 3-1 Italy
  • Italy 1-0 England

 England win 3-2 on aggregate

  • Yugoslavia 0-1 Spain
  • Spain 2-0 Yugoslavia

 Spain win 3-0 on aggregate

 

Final

  • Spain 0-1 England
  • England 2-0 Spain

England win 3-0 on aggregate

 England finish as Champions

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