1982 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

This page describes the qualifying procedure for the 1982 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship. 26 teams were divided into 8 groups of two, three and four teams each. The eight winners advanced to the quarterfinals, consisting in two-legged rounds. The four winners of the quarterfinals advanced to the final tournament.

Qualifying stage

Group I

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Scotland220072+54
 Iceland200227–50
Iceland  1–3  Scotland

Scotland  4–1  Iceland

Group II

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Finland6330115+69
 Sweden633082+69
 Denmark613267–15
 Norway6015314–111
Finland  0–0  Sweden

Denmark  0–0  Sweden

Sweden  2–2  Finland

Norway  2–3  Finland

Denmark  1–1  Norway

Sweden  3–0  Denmark
Finland  3–0  Norway

Sweden  2–0  Norway
Finland  2–0  Denmark

Denmark  1–1  Finland
Norway  0–1  Sweden

Norway  0–4  Denmark

Group III

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 West Germany6510221+2111
 Belgium623145–17
 Netherlands62221310+36
 Luxembourg6006124–230
Luxembourg  0–5  West Germany

West Germany  3–0  Belgium

Belgium  1–0  Luxembourg

Netherlands  8–0  Luxembourg

Belgium  1–1  Netherlands

Netherlands  1–1  Belgium

West Germany  7–0  Luxembourg

Luxembourg  0–1  Belgium

Netherlands  0–3  West Germany

Luxembourg  1–2  Netherlands

West Germany  4–1  Netherlands

Belgium  0–0  West Germany

Group IV

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 East Germany632164+28
 Czechoslovakia6321114+78
 Austria604214–34
 Poland612328–64
Austria  1–1  Czechoslovakia


Austria  0–1  East Germany

East Germany  1–0  Poland


Poland  0–4  Czechoslovakia

Austria  0–0  Poland

Poland  0–0  Austria

East Germany  1–1  Czechoslovakia

East Germany  0–0  Austria
Czechoslovakia  2–0  Poland

Poland  2–1  East Germany

Group V

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Soviet Union4301124+86
 Hungary430164+26
 Romania4004212–100
Soviet Union  3–0  Hungary

Hungary  2–1  Soviet Union

Romania  0–1  Soviet Union

Soviet Union  7–2  Romania

Hungary  3–0  Romania

Romania  0–1  Hungary

Group VI

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Yugoslavia421121+15
 Greece42022204
 Bulgaria411212–13
Yugoslavia  1–0  Bulgaria

Greece  1–0  Yugoslavia

Bulgaria  0–0  Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia  1–0  Greece

Bulgaria  1–0  Greece

Greece  1–0  Bulgaria

Group VII

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 France421153+25
 Spain420286+24
 Portugal411226–43
Spain  5–1  Portugal

Spain  1–2  France

Portugal  1–0  France

France  0–0  Portugal

France  3–1  Spain

Portugal  0–1  Spain

Group VIII

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Italy4400193+168
  Switzerland4202179+84
 Malta4004125–240
Malta  1–6   Switzerland

Malta  0–5  Italy

Italy  5–1   Switzerland

Switzerland  8–0  Malta

Switzerland  2–3  Italy

Italy  6–0  Malta

Quarter-finals

First leg

Finland  1 – 2  Scotland

East Germany  1 – 1  West Germany

France  2 – 2  Italy

Soviet Union  2 – 0  Yugoslavia

Second leg

Scotland  0 – 2  Finland

Finland won 3–2 on aggregate.


West Germany  3 – 2  East Germany

West Germany won 4–3 on aggregate.


Italy  3 – 0  France

Italy won 5–2 on aggregate.


Yugoslavia  2 – 0  Soviet Union
Penalties
4 – 3

Yugoslavia 2–2 Soviet Union on aggregate. Yugoslavia won 4–3 on penalties.

References