1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
International football competition
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The 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 4th staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1982–84) and 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.[2][3]
Dates28 February – 24 May
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
Champions
England (2nd title)
England (2nd title)Runners-up
Spain
Spain| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 February – 24 May |
| Teams | 30 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 98 |
| Goals scored | 265 (2.7 per match) |
| Top scorer | Mark Hateley (6 goals) |
| Best player | Mark Hateley[1] |
← 1982 1986 → | |
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 third-place playoff.
Qualifying stage
Draw
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
- Groups 1, 2 and 4 included the same nations
- Group 3 did not include Luxembourg (moved to Group 8)
- Group 5 did not include Sweden (moved to Group 8)
- Group 6 did not include Northern Ireland
- Group 7 did not include Malta and Republic of Ireland
- Group 8 composed of Sweden (moved from Group 5), Luxembourg (moved from Group 3) and France (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
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Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
 Scotland | Group 1 winner | 2 (1980, 1982) |
 Poland | Group 2 winner | 1 (1982) |
| England | Group 3 winner | 3 (1978, 1980, 1982) |
 Yugoslavia | Group 4 winner | 2 (1978, 1980) |
 Italy | Group 5 winner | 3 (1978, 1980, 1982) |
 Albania | Group 6 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| Spain | Group 7 winner | 1 (1982) |
 France | Group 8 winner | 1 (1982) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year