1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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The 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1986–88), had 30 entrants. The Republic of Ireland competed for the first time. France U-21s won the competition.

Dates16 February – 12 October
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
Champions France (1st title)
Runners-up Greece
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1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates16 February – 12 October
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Runners-up Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored261 (2.66 per match)
Attendance143,886 (1,468 per match)
Top scorerGreece Aris Karasavvidis (5 goals)
Best playerFrance Laurent Blanc[1]
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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 1988 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

Qualifying Round 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 6 4 2 0 9 1 +8 10 Advance to finals
2  Romania 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 6
3  Austria 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 6
4  Albania 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2
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Source: [citation needed]

Matches

All times are local (UTC+1)

Romania vs Austria

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Romania 1–0 Austria
Mihali 35'
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Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Carlo Longhi

Austria vs Albania

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Austria 1–0 Albania
Kostenberger 85'
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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Laszlo Padar
  • Spain 1–0 Romania
  • Albania 0–0 Spain
  • Romania 3–2 Albania
  • Austria 1–1 Spain
  • Albania 1–1 Austria
  • Romania 0–1 Spain
  • Spain 3–0 Austria
  • Albania 1–2 Romania
  • Austria 2–1 Romania
  • Spain 3–0 Albania
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Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  Italy 6 3 3 0 14 4 9
2  Sweden 6 1 4 1 6 6 6
3   Switzerland 6 1 3 2 4 7 5
4  Portugal 6 2 0 4 8 15 4
  • Sweden 0–0 Switzerland
  • Portugal 2–0 Sweden
  • Switzerland 3–1 Portugal
  • Italy 1–1 Switzerland
  • Portugal 1–2 Italy
  • Sweden 2–2 Italy
  • Switzerland 0–0 Sweden
  • Sweden 4–2 Portugal
  • Switzerland 0–3 Italy
  • Portugal 2–0 Switzerland
  • Italy 0–0 Sweden
  • Italy 6–0 Portugal
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More information Qualifying Group 3, P ...
Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  France 6 3 2 1 8 6 8
2  East Germany 6 2 3 1 10 6 7
3  Soviet Union 6 3 0 3 7 9 6
4  Norway 6 0 3 3 3 7 3
  • Norway 0–0 E.Germany
  • France 2–1 USSR
  • USSR 1–0 Norway
  • E.Germany 1–0 France
  • USSR 2–1 E.Germany
  • Norway 0–2 USSR
  • Norway 1–2 France
  • USSR 0–1 France
  • E.Germany 5–1 USSR
  • France 1–1 Norway
  • E.Germany 1–1 Norway
  • France 2–2 E.Germany
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More information Qualifying Group 4, P ...
Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 4 1 3 0 7 3 5
2  Turkey 4 1 2 1 4 6 4
3  Yugoslavia 4 1 1 2 7 9 3
  • Yugoslavia 3–0 Turkey
  • England 1–1 Yugoslavia
  • Turkey 0–0 England
  • England 1–1 Turkey
  • Yugoslavia 1–5 England
  • Turkey 3–2 Yugoslavia
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More information Qualifying Group 5, P ...
Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1  Greece 6 4 1 1 15 5 9
2  Hungary 6 3 1 2 12 7 7
3  Poland 6 3 0 3 5 6 6
4  Cyprus 6 1 0 5 4 18 2
  • Poland 1–0 Greece
  • Greece 2–1 Hungary
  • Cyprus 0–4 Greece
  • Greece 5–1 Cyprus
  • Cyprus 2–1 Hungary
  • Poland 3–0 Cyprus
  • Greece 2–0 Poland
  • Hungary 3–0 Poland
  • Poland 0–1 Hungary
  • Hungary 2–2 Greece
  • Cyprus 0–1 Poland
  • Hungary 4–1 Cyprus
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More information Qualifying Group 6, P ...
Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1  Czechoslovakia 6 3 2 1 14 8 8
2  Denmark 6 2 2 2 7 6 6
3  Finland 6 2 1 3 8 11 5
4  Iceland 6 1 3 2 9 13 5
  • Finland 2–0 Iceland
  • Iceland 0–4 Czechoslo.
  • Czechoslo. 2–0 Finland
  • Denmark 4–1 Finland
  • Czechoslo. 1–1 Denmark
  • Finland 0–1 Denmark
  • Denmark 0–1 Czechoslo.
  • Iceland 0–0 Denmark
  • Iceland 2–2 Finland
  • Denmark 1–3 Iceland
  • Finland 3–2 Czechoslo.
  • Czechoslo. 4–4 Iceland
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More information Qualifying Group 7, P ...
Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1  Scotland 4 3 1 0 7 2 7
2  Belgium 4 0 3 1 1 2 3
3  Republic of Ireland 4 0 2 2 3 7 2
  • Belgium 0–0 R. Ireland
  • R. Ireland 1–2 Scotland
  • Scotland 4–1 R. Ireland
  • Belgium 0–0 Scotland
  • R. Ireland 1–1 Belgium
  • Scotland 1–0 Belgium
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More information Qualifying Group 8, P ...
Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1  Netherlands 6 5 0 1 12 5 10
2  Bulgaria 6 4 0 2 8 7 8
3  West Germany 6 3 0 3 12 9 6
4  Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 2 13 0
  • W.Germany 2–0 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 1–0 Netherlands
  • Luxem. 0–2 Netherlands
  • W.Germany 4–1 Luxem.
  • Bulgaria 1–0 Luxembourg
  • Nether. 3–1 W.Germany
  • Luxembourg 0–1 Bulgaria
  • Netherlands 1–0 Luxem.
  • Luxem. 1–4 W.Germany
  • W.Germany 0–2 Nether.
  • Bulgaria 2–1 W.Germany
  • Netherlands 4–3 Bulgaria
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Qualified teams

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CountryQualified asPrevious appearances in tournament1
 SpainGroup 1 winner3 (1982, 1984, 1986)
 ItalyGroup 2 winner5 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986)
 FranceGroup 3 winner3 (1982, 1984, 1986)
 EnglandGroup 4 winner5 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986)
 GreeceGroup 5 winner0 (Debut)
 CzechoslovakiaGroup 6 winner2 (1978, 1980)
 ScotlandGroup 7 winner3 (1980, 1982, 1984)
 NetherlandsGroup 8 winner0 (Debut)
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1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Squads

See 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

Knockout stage

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 Scotland 0 0 0
 England 1 1 2
 England 2 2 4
 France 4 2 6
 France 2 2 4
 Italy 1 2 3
 France 0 3 3
 Greece 0 0 0
 Greece 1 2 3
 Czechoslovakia 1 2 3
 Greece 5 0 5
 Netherlands 0 2 2
 Netherlands 2 1 3
 Spain 1 0 1

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Scotland Scotland0–1England England
Report Porter 83'
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Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
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France France2–1Italy Italy
Paille 81'
Sauzée 90'		 Report Maldini 51'
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Attendance: 13,462
Referee: Lajos Németh (Hungary)
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Greece Greece1–1Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Borbokis 49' Report Němeček 65'
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Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
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Spain Spain0–1Netherlands Netherlands
Report Plomp 89' (pen.)
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Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Renzo Peduzzi (Switzerland)

Second leg

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England England1–0Scotland Scotland
White 82' Report
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Attendance: 11,284
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Italy Italy2–2France France
Rizzitelli 42'
Ciocci 63'		 Report Paille 83', 88'
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Attendance: 13,505
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
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Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia2–2Greece Greece
Vakalopoulos red-colored football 77' (o.g.)
Litoš 84'		 Report Karasavvidis 20'
Kapouranis 86'
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Attendance: 4,200
Referee: José dos Santos (Portugal)
More information Netherlands, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Netherlands Netherlands2–1 (a.e.t.)Spain Spain
van Loen 100'
Viscaal 108'		 Report Loren 40'
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Attendance: 3,724
Referee: Einar Halle (Norway)

Semi-finals

First leg

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France France4–2England England
Angloma 23'
Cantona 49'
Dogon 78'
Paille 83'		 Report Parker 40'
Stewart 60' (pen.)
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Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)
More information Greece, 5–0 ...
Greece Greece5–0Netherlands Netherlands
Karasavvidis 10', 41', 73', 85'
Ikonomidis 13'		 Report
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Attendance: 3,216
Referee: Klaus Peschel (West Germany)

Second leg

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England England2–2France France
Gascoigne 5'
Silvestre red-colored football 59' (o.g.)		 Report Cantona 56', 78'
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Attendance: 5,661
More information Netherlands, 2–0 ...
Netherlands Netherlands2–0Greece Greece
Fraser 60'
Witschge 88'		 Report
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Nieuw Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Attendance: 750

Final

First leg

More information Greece, 0–0 ...
Greece Greece0–0France France
Report
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Attendance: 21,038

Second leg

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France France3–0Greece Greece
Sauzée 8', 55'
Silvestre 67'		 Report
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Attendance: 22,000

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

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