1990 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1990, which spanned two years (1988-90), had 30 entrants. San Marino competed for the first time. USSR U-21s won the competition.
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
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- Bulgaria 2-1 Romania
- Greece 2-2 Denmark
- Romania 2-0 Greece
- Denmark 1-3 Bulgaria
- Bulgaria 6-0 Denmark
- Greece 1-0 Romania
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- Romania 2-1 Bulgaria
- Denmark 3-0 Greece
- Bulgaria 2-0 Greece
- Denmark 1-2 Romania
- Romania 1-2 Denmark
- Greece 0-2 Bulgaria
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Bulgaria qualify as group winners
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| 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 |
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- Poland 0-0 Albania
- England 1-1 Sweden
- Albania 0-2 Sweden
- Albania 1-2 England
- England 2-0 Albania
- Sweden 4-0 Poland
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- England 2-1 Poland
- Sweden 1-0 England
- Sweden 1-0 Albania
- Poland 1-3 England
- Poland 1-1 Sweden
- Albania 0-1 Poland
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Sweden qualify as group winners
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- USSR 2-2 Austria
- Austria 3-0 Turkey
- Turkey 3-2 East Germany
- East Germany 0-0 Turkey
- USSR 1-0 East Germany
- Turkey 0-3 USSR
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- East Germany 2-0 Austria
- Austria 0-2 USSR
- East Germany 3-2 USSR
- Turkey 1-1 Austria
- USSR 2-0 Turkey
- Austria 0-1 East Germany
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Soviet Union qualify as group winners
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- Finland 0-3 W.Germany
- Iceland 1-1 Netherlands
- Finland 2-1 Iceland
- W.Germany 2-0 Nether.
- Nether. 0-1 W.Germany
- Finland 1-1 Netherlands
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- Iceland 1-1 W.Germany
- Iceland 4-0 Finland
- W.Germany 2-0 Finland
- Netherlands 2-3 Iceland
- W.Germany 1-1 Iceland
- Netherlands 2-1 Finland
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West Germany qualify as group winners
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- Norway 1-1 Scotland
- France 2-0 Norway
- Scotland 0-2 Yugoslavia
- Yugoslavia 2-2 France
- Scotland 2-3 France
- France 0-1 Yugoslavia
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- Norway 0-1 Yugoslavia
- Yugoslavia 4-1 Scotland
- Norway 1-1 France
- Yugoslavia 0-1 Norway
- France 3-1 Scotland
- Scotland 2-0 Norway
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Yugoslavia qualify as group winners
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| 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 |
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- Cyprus 0-0 Hungary
- Cyprus 0-1 Spain
- Hungary 1-0 Cyprus
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- Spain 1-0 Cyprus
- Hungary 1-0 Spain
- Spain 1-0 Hungary
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Spain qualify as group winners
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- Czechoslo. 0-3 Belgium
- Portugal 1-1 Belgium
- Czechoslo. 4-0 Luxem.
- Portugal 1-0 Luxembourg
- Belgium 1-1 Czechoslo.
- Luxembourg 0-0 Belgium
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- Belgium 1-1 Portugal
- Czechoslo. 1-0 Portugal
- Luxembourg 0-3 Portugal
- Belgium 1-0 Luxembourg
- Portugal 0-3 Czechoslo.
- Luxem. 1-1 Czechoslo.
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Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners
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- Switzerland 0-0 Italy
- S.Marino 0-5 Switzerland
- San Marino 0-2 Italy
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- Italy 1-0 Switzerland
- Switzerland 3-0 S.Marino
- Italy 2-0 San Marino
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Italy qualify as group winners
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Knockout Stages
Squads
See 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads
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Quarter Finals
- Italy 3-1 Spain
- Spain 1-0 Italy
Italy win 3-2 on aggregate
- Yugoslavia 2-0 Bulgaria
- Bulgaria 0-1 Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia win 3-0 on aggregate
- USSR 1-1 W.Germany
- W.Germany 1-2 USSR (aet)
Soviet Union win 3-2 on aggregate
- Czechoslovakia 1-2 Sweden
- Sweden 4-0 Czechoslovakia
Sweden win 6-1 on aggregate
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Semi Finals
- Yugoslavia 0-0 Italy
- Italy 2-2 Yugoslavia
2-2: Yugoslavia win 2-0 on away goals
- Sweden 1-1 USSR
- USSR 2-0 Sweden
Soviet Union win 3-1 on aggregate
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Final
- Yugoslavia 2-4 USSR
- USSR 3-1 Yugoslavia
USSR win 7-3 on aggregate
Soviet Union finish as Champions
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See also
External links
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