1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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The 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1988–90), had 30 entrants. San Marino competed for the first time. USSR U-21s won the competition.

Dates14 March – 17 October
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
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1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates14 March – 17 October
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored235 (2.4 per match)
Attendance103,414 (1,055 per match)
Top scorer(s)Soviet Union Andriy Sidelnikov
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Davor Šuker
(3 goals each)
Best playerSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Davor Šuker[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 3rd-place playoff.

Qualifying stage

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

More information Qualifying Group 1, P ...
Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1  Bulgaria 6 5 0 1 16 4 10
2  Romania 6 3 0 3 8 7 6
3  Denmark 6 2 1 3 9 14 5
4  Greece 6 1 1 4 3 11 3
  • Bulgaria 2–1 Romania
  • Greece 2–2 Denmark
  • Romania 2–0 Greece
  • Denmark 1–3 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark
  • Greece 1–0 Romania
  • Romania 2–1 Bulgaria
  • Denmark 3–0 Greece
  • Bulgaria 2–0 Greece
  • Denmark 1–2 Romania
  • Romania 1–2 Denmark
  • Greece 0–2 Bulgaria

 Bulgaria qualify as group winners

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More information Qualifying Group 2, P ...
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
  • Poland 0–0 Albania
  • England 1–1 Sweden
  • Albania 0–2 Sweden
  • Albania 1–2 England
  • England 2–0 Albania
  • Sweden 4–0 Poland
  • England 2–1 Poland
  • Sweden 1–0 England
  • Sweden 1–0 Albania
  • Poland 1–3 England
  • Poland 1–1 Sweden
  • Albania 0–1 Poland

 Sweden qualify as group winners

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More information Qualifying Group 3, P ...
Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  Soviet Union 6 4 1 1 12 5 9
2  East Germany 6 3 1 2 8 6 7
3  Austria 6 1 2 3 6 8 4
4  Turkey 6 1 2 3 4 11 4
  • Soviet Union 2–2 Austria
  • Austria 3–0 Turkey
  • Turkey 3–2 East Germany
  • East Germany 0–0 Turkey
  • Soviet Union 1–0 East Germany
  • Turkey 0–3 Soviet Union
  • East Germany 2–0 Austria
  • Austria 0–2 Soviet Union
  • East Germany 3–2 Soviet Union
  • Turkey 1–1 Austria
  • Soviet Union 2–0 Turkey
  • Austria 0–1 East Germany

 Soviet Union qualify as group winners

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More information Qualifying Group 4, P ...
Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1  West Germany 6 4 2 0 10 2 10
2  Iceland 6 2 3 1 11 7 7
3  Netherlands 6 1 2 3 6 9 4
4  Finland 6 1 1 4 4 13 3
  • Finland 0–3 West Germany
  • Iceland 1–1 Netherlands
  • Finland 2–1 Iceland
  • West Germany 2–0 Netherlands
  • Netherlands 0–1 West Germany
  • Finland 1–1 Netherlands
  • Iceland 1–1 West Germany
  • Iceland 4–0 Finland
  • West Germany 2–0 Finland
  • Netherlands 2–3 Iceland
  • West Germany 1–1 Iceland
  • Netherlands 2–1 Finland

 West Germany qualify as group winners

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More information Qualifying Group 5, P ...
Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1  Yugoslavia 6 4 1 1 10 4 9
2  France 6 3 2 1 11 7 8
3  Norway 6 1 2 3 3 7 4
4  Scotland 6 1 1 4 7 13 3
  • Norway 1–1 Scotland
  • France 2–0 Norway
  • Scotland 0–2 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia 2–2 France
  • Scotland 2–3 France
  • France 0–1 Yugoslavia
  • Norway 0–1 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia 4–1 Scotland
  • Norway 1–1 France
  • Yugoslavia 0–1 Norway
  • France 3–1 Scotland
  • Scotland 2–0 Norway

 Yugoslavia qualify as group winners

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More information Qualifying Group 6, P ...
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
  • Cyprus 0–0 Hungary
  • Cyprus 0–1 Spain
  • Hungary 1–0 Cyprus
  • Spain 1–0 Cyprus
  • Hungary 1–0 Spain
  • Spain 1–0 Hungary

 Spain qualify as group winners

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More information Qualifying Group 7, P ...
Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1  Czechoslovakia 6 3 2 1 10 5 8
2  Belgium 6 2 4 0 7 3 8
3  Portugal 6 2 2 2 6 6 6
4  Luxembourg 6 0 2 4 1 10 2
  • Czechoslovakia 0–3 Belgium
  • Portugal 1–1 Belgium
  • Czechoslovakia 4–0 Luxembourg
  • Portugal 1–0 Luxembourg
  • Belgium 1–1 Czechoslovakia
  • Luxembourg 0–0 Belgium
  • Belgium 1–1 Portugal
  • Czechoslovakia 1–0 Portugal
  • Luxembourg 0–3 Portugal
  • Belgium 1–0 Luxembourg
  • Portugal 0–3 Czechoslovakia
  • Luxembourg 1–1 Czechoslovakia

 Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners

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More information Qualifying Group 8, P ...
Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1  Italy 4 3 1 0 5 0 7
2   Switzerland 4 2 1 1 8 1 5
3  San Marino 4 0 0 4 0 12 0
  • Switzerland 0–0 Italy
  • San Marino 0–5 Switzerland
  • San Marino 0–2 Italy
  • Italy 1–0 Switzerland
  • Switzerland 3–0 San Marino
  • Italy 2–0 San Marino

 Italy qualify as group winners

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Qualified teams

More information Country, Qualified as ...
CountryQualified asPrevious appearances in tournament1
 BulgariaGroup 1 winner1 (1978)
 SwedenGroup 2 winner1 (1986)
 Soviet UnionGroup 3 winner2 (1980, 1982)
 GermanyGroup 4 winner1 (1982)
 YugoslaviaGroup 5 winner3 (1978, 1980, 1984)
 SpainGroup 6 winner4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
 CzechoslovakiaGroup 7 winner3 (1978, 1980, 1988)
 ItalyGroup 8 winner6 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
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1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
 Italy 3 0 3
 Spain 1 1 2
 Italy 0 2 2
 Yugoslavia (a) 0 2 2
 Yugoslavia 2 1 3
 Bulgaria 0 0 0
 Yugoslavia 2 1 3
 Soviet Union 4 3 7
 Soviet Union (a.e.t.) 1 2 3
 West Germany 1 1 2
 Soviet Union 1 2 3
 Sweden 1 0 1
 Czechoslovakia 1 0 1
 Sweden 2 4 6

Quarter-finals

First leg

More information Italy, 3–1 ...
Italy Italy3–1Spain Spain
Stroppa 3', 76'
Casiraghi 54'		 Report Hierro 88' (pen.)
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Stadio Dorico, Ancona
Attendance: 8,607
Referee: William Syme (Scotland)
More information Yugoslavia, 2–0 ...
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia2–0Bulgaria Bulgaria
Prosinečki 32'
Bokšić 79'		 Report
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Attendance: 8,606
More information Soviet Union, 1–1 ...
Soviet Union Soviet Union1–1West Germany West Germany
Shalimov 66' Report Bal red-colored football 9' (o.g.)
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Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Kaj Natri (Finland)
More information Czechoslovakia, 1–2 ...
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia1–2Sweden Sweden
Siegl 57' Report Brolin 52'
Jansson 87'
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Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Gerasimos Germanakos (Greece)

Second leg

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Spain Spain1–0Italy Italy
Mendiguren 77' Report
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Attendance: 13,620
Referee: Ignatius van Swieten (Netherlands)
More information Bulgaria, 0–1 ...
Bulgaria Bulgaria0–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Report Šuker 13'
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Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Manfred Roßner (West Germany)
More information West Germany, 1–2 (a.e.t.) ...
West Germany West Germany1–2 (a.e.t.)Soviet Union Soviet Union
Hochstätter 37' Report Chugunov 67'
Sydelnykov 115'
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Attendance: 8,325
Referee: Einar Halle (Norway)
More information Sweden, 4–0 ...
Sweden Sweden4–0Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Andersson 45'
Rehn 62'
Brolin 77'
Jansson 87'		 Report
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Attendance: 2,750
Referee: John Spillane (Republic of Ireland)

Semi-finals

First leg

More information Yugoslavia, 0–0 ...
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia0–0Italy Italy
Report
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Attendance: 9,417
Referee: Werner Föckler (West Germany)
More information Sweden, 1–1 ...
Sweden Sweden1–1Soviet Union Soviet Union
Andersson 70' Report Shalimov 72' (pen.)
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Attendance: 2,446

Second leg

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Italy Italy2–2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Simone 24'
Đukić red-colored football 58' (o.g.)		 Report Šuker 17'
Boban 61'
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Attendance: 6,443
Referee: Heinz Holzmann (Austria)
More information Soviet Union, 2–0 ...
Soviet Union Soviet Union2–0Sweden Sweden
Kolyvanov 27'
Kiryakov 47'		 Report
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Attendance: 5,100

Final

First leg

More information Yugoslavia, 2–4 ...
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia2–4Soviet Union Soviet Union
Šuker 21'
Jarni 64'		 Report Sydelnykov 9', 49'
Chernyshov 42'
Dobrovolskiy 84'
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Attendance: 6,000

Second leg

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Soviet Union Soviet Union3–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Dobrovolskiy 10'
Mostovoi 46'
Kanchelskis 76'		 Report Bokšić 80'
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Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

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