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1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
1982 Jalkapallon alle 18-vuotiaiden Euroopan-mestaruuskilpailut
1982 U18-Europamästerskapet i fotboll
Tournament details
Host countryFinland
Dates21–30 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Scotland (1st title)
Runners-up Czechoslovakia
Third place Soviet Union
Fourth place Poland
1981
1983

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1982 Final Tournament was held in Finland.[1] It also served as the European qualification for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship. The competition was won by Scotland, their first tournament win at any international level.[2]

Qualification

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Group 8

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 4 4 0 0 11 0 +11 8
 France 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 4
 Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 2 18 –16 0


France  0–2  West Germany
Luxembourg  2–4  France
France  6–0  Luxembourg
Luxembourg  0–5  West Germany
West Germany  1–0  France
West Germany  3–0  Luxembourg

Other groups

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wales  2–2 (3–4p)  Netherlands 1–1 1–1
Northern Ireland  1–2  Republic of Ireland 1–0 0–2
Iceland  3–4  Belgium 2–2 1–2
Scotland  3–2  England 1–0 2–2
Poland  2–1  Sweden 2–1 0–0
Denmark  0–3  Czechoslovakia 0–0 0–3
Norway  0–3  Soviet Union 0–2 0–1
Austria  3–2  Italy 0–1 3–1
Malta  0–5  Spain 0–0 0–5
Portugal  2–1   Switzerland 1–0 1–1
Greece  1–2  Hungary 1–1 0–1
Romania  2–4  Bulgaria 2–2 0–2
Albania  4–2  Cyprus 4–0 0–2
Turkey  0–0 (3–2p)  Yugoslavia 0–0 0–0

Teams

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The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Squads

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Group stage

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Group A

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 6
 Austria 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 4
 West Germany 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 2
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 7 –5 0


21 May West Germany  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Soviet Union  4–1  Austria
23 May Austria  4–1  West Germany
Soviet Union  2–0  Republic of Ireland
25 May Soviet Union  1–0  West Germany
Austria  4–2  Republic of Ireland

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 5
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
 Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 Spain 3 0 0 3 2 6 –4 0


21 May Bulgaria  2–1  Spain
Poland  1–0  Belgium
23 May Poland  1–0  Spain
Belgium  1–0  Bulgaria
25 May Belgium  3–1  Spain
Bulgaria  0–0  Poland

Group C

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
 Finland 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 3 7 –4 0


21 May Czechoslovakia  2–1  Finland
Portugal  2–1  Hungary
23 May Finland  3–2  Hungary
Portugal  1–1  Czechoslovakia
25 May Portugal  1–1  Finland
Czechoslovakia  2–0  Hungary

Group D

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5
 Turkey 3 0 1 2 2 6 –4 1
 Albania 3 0 1 2 2 7 –5 1


21 May Scotland  3–0  Albania
Netherlands  3–1  Turkey
23 May Scotland  2–0  Turkey
Netherlands  3–1  Albania
25 May Scotland  1–1  Netherlands
Turkey  1–1  Albania

Semifinals

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Czechoslovakia 1 – 0 Soviet Union
Scotland 2 – 0 Poland

Third place match

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Poland 1 – 3 Soviet Union
Referee: Albert Thomas (Netherlands)

Final

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Scotland 3 – 1 Czechoslovakia
Philliben
Nevin
Mackay
Attendance: 2500
Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)


 1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Scotland
First title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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The six best performing teams qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship: four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on points, goal difference and scored goals).

References

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  1. ^ "When Scotland enraged van Basten & won the Euros". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ Burke, Andy (30 May 2017). "1982 European Under-18 Championship: When Scotland's kids conquered Europe". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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