1986 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
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.
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 |
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- Poland 5-1 Greece
- Poland 2-0 Albania
- Greece 2-0 Albania
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- Greece 2-1 Poland
- Albania 1-2 Poland
- Albania 2-1 Greece
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Poland qualify as group winners
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- 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
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- 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.
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Sweden qualify as group winners
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- England 2-0 Finland
- Turkey 1-1 Finland
- Turkey 0-0 England
- Romania 1-0 Turkey
- Romania 0-0 England
- Finland 3-1 England
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- Finland 2-2 Romania
- Romania 0-0 Finland
- England 3-0 Romania
- Finland 0-0 Turkey
- England 3-0 Turkey
- Turkey 2-2 Romania
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England qualify as group winners
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- 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
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- 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
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France qualify as group winners
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- Cyprus 1-1 Austria
- Hungary 2-0 Austria
- Netherlands 1-0 Hungary
- Austria 0-0 Netherlands
- Cyprus 1-3 Hungary
- Cyprus 1-3 Netherlands
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- Netherlands 5-0 Cyprus
- Hungary 1-0 Cyprus
- Austria 1-2 Hungary
- Netherlands 2-1 Austria
- Austria 0-0 Cyprus
- Hungary 1-0 Netherlands
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Hungary qualify as group winners
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- Norway 3-0 Switzerland
- Denmark 2-2 Norway
- Norway 2-1 USSR
- Switzerland 1-1 Denmark
- Switzerland 4-2 USSR
- USSR 1-0 Switzerland
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- Denmark 1-0 USSR
- USSR 2-0 Denmark
- Denmark 4-1 Switzerland
- Norway 1-3 Denmark
- USSR 2-1 Norway
- Switzerland 1-1 Norway
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Denmark qualify as group winners
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| 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 |
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- Scotland 1-0 Iceland
- Scotland 0-2 Spain
- Spain 0-0 Scotland
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- Iceland 2-0 Scotland
- Iceland 0-1 Spain
- Spain 1-0 Iceland
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Spain qualify as group winners
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- Belgium 5-1 Luxembourg
- Belgium 1-1 Italy
- Italy 5-1 Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg 0-6 Italy
- Luxembourg 3-1 Belgium
- Italy 3-0 Belgium
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Italy qualify as group winners
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Knockout Stages
Squads
See 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads
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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
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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
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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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See also
External links
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