1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 3rd staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years and had 26 entrants. West Germany competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition.
The 26 national teams were divided into eight groups. The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no 3rd-place playoff.
Draw
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
| Standing | Country | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | ' | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
- Finland 0–1 Bulgaria
- Finland 1–2 Austria
- Bulgaria 1–0 W. Germany
- W. Germany 4–0 Austria
- Bulgaria 1–0 Finland
- Finland 1–2 W. Germany
- Austria 1–2 Bulgaria
- Austria 0–0 Finland
- W. Germany 4–2 Finland
- Austria 0–1 W. Germany
- Bulgaria 1–0 Austria
- W.Germany 4–1 Bulgaria
| Standing | Country | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | ' | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
- France 3–1 Cyprus
- Belgium 2–1 Cyprus
- Cyprus 0–1 Belgium
- France 1–0 Belgium
- Belgium 1–2 France
- Cyprus 2–1 France
| Standing | Country | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | ' | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
- Czechoslo. 3–0 Turkey
- Turkey 2–1 Czechoslo.
- USSR 1–0 Turkey
- Turkey 0–0 USSR
- USSR 0–0 Czecho.
- Czechoslo. 0–0 USSR
| Standing | Country | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | ' | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
- Romania 4–0 England
- England 5–0 Switzerland
- England 3–0 Romania
- Switzerland 0–1 Hungary
- Hungary 4–2 Romania
- Switzerland 0–0 England
- Hungary 1–2 England
- Romania 2–1 Hungary
- Romania 1–1 Switz.
- Hungary 5–1 Switzerland
- Switz. 3–0 Romania
- England 2–0 Hungary
| Standing | Country | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | ' | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
- Italy 1–0 Yugoslavia
- Greece 1–3 Italy
- Yugoslavia 1–1 Greece
- Yugoslavia 1–0 Italy
- Italy 1–0 Greece
- Greece 0–2 Yugoslavia
| Standing | Country | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | ' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
- Sweden 2–0 Scotland
- Denmark 2–1 Sweden
- Scotland 2–1 Denmark
- Sweden 0–0 Denmark
- Scotland 4–0 Sweden
- Denmark 1–1 Scotland
| Standing | Country | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | ' | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
- Norway 0–1 Poland
- E. Germany 0–4 Norway
- E. Germany 2–3 Poland
- Norway 1–1 E. Germany
- Poland 3–1 E. Germany
- Poland 4–0 Norway
| Standing | Country | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | ' | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 |