The
UEFA U-21 Championship 1986, which spanned two years (1984-86), had 29 entrants.
Spain U-21sThe Spain national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The team, nicknamed La Rojita , competes in the biannual European Under-21 Football Championship.Following the realignment of UEFA's youth...
won the competition after a penalty shootout, the first in the U-21 competition's history.
The 29 national teams were divided into eight groups (five groups of 4 + three 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
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| Qualifying Group 1 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
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4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
| 2 |
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4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
| 3 |
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4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
- Poland 5-1 Greece
- Poland 2-0 Albania
- Greece 2-0 Albania
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Greece 2-1 Poland
Albania 1-2 Poland
Albania 2-1 Greece |
qualify as group winners |
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| Qualifying Group 2 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
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6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
| 2 |
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6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
| 3 |
|
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
| 4 |
|
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
- Sweden 1-1 Portugal
- Portugal 0-1 Czechoslo.
- W.Germany 1-0 Sweden
- Portugal 0-1 Sweden
- Portugal 2-1 W.Germany
- Czecho. 1-1 W.Germany
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Sweden 1-0 Czechoslo.
Czechoslo. 3-1 Portugal
Sweden 2-1 W.Germany
Czechoslo. 0-2 Sweden
W.Germany 2-0 Portugal
W.Germany 3-1 Czecho. |
qualify as group winners |
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| Qualifying Group 3 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
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6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
| 2 |
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6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| 3 |
|
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
| 4 |
|
6 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
- England 2-0 Finland
- Turkey 1-1 Finland
- Turkey 0-0 England
- Romania 1-0 Turkey
- Romania 0-0 England
- Finland 3-1 England
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Finland 2-2 Romania
Romania 0-0 Finland
England 3-0 Romania
Finland 0-0 Turkey
England 3-0 Turkey
Turkey 2-2 Romania |
qualify as group winners |
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| Qualifying Group 4 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
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6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
| 2 |
|
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
12 |
7 |
| 3 |
|
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
| 4 |
|
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
16 |
4 |
- Yugoslavia 1-2 Bulgaria
- E.Germany 1-1 Yugosl.
- France 2-1 Bulgaria
- France 1-1 E.Germany
- Yugoslavia 0-0 France
- Bulgaria 3-2 E.Germany
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Bulgaria 4-0 France
Bulgaria 3-6 Yugoslavia
E.Germany 1-1 France
Yugosl. 2-3 E.Germany
E.Germany 1-1 Bulgaria
France 7-0 Yugoslavia |
qualify as group winners |
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| Qualifying Group 5 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
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6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
10 |
| 2 |
|
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
| 3 |
|
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
| 4 |
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6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
2 |
- Cyprus 1-1 Austria
- Hungary 2-0 Austria
- Netherlands 1-0 Hungary
- Austria 0-0 Netherlands
- Cyprus 1-3 Hungary
- Cyprus 1-3 Netherlands
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Netherlands 5-0 Cyprus
Hungary 1-0 Cyprus
Austria 1-2 Hungary
Netherlands 2-1 Austria
Austria 0-0 Cyprus
Hungary 1-0 Netherlands |
qualify as group winners |
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| Qualifying Group 6 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
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6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
| 2 |
|
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
| 3 |
|
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
| 4 |
|
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
- Norway 3-0 Switzerland
- Denmark 2-2 Norway
- Norway 2-1 USSR
- Switzerland 1-1 Denmark
- Switzerland 4-2 USSR
- USSR 1-0 Switzerland
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Denmark 1-0 USSR
USSR 2-0 Denmark
Denmark 4-1 Switzerland
Norway 1-3 Denmark
USSR 2-1 Norway
Switzerland 1-1 Norway |
qualify as group winners |
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| Qualifying Group 7 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
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4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
- Scotland 1-0 Iceland
- Scotland 0-2 Spain
- Spain 0-0 Scotland
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Iceland 2-0 Scotland
Iceland 0-1 Spain
Spain 1-0 Iceland |
qualify as group winners |
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EWLINE
| Qualifying Group 8 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
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4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
7 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
| 3 |
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
2 |
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- Belgium 5-1 Luxembourg
- Belgium 1-1 Italy
- Italy 5-1 Luxembourg
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Luxembourg 0-6 Italy
Luxembourg 3-1 Belgium
Italy 3-0 Belgium |
qualify as group winners |
Squads
See 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads
Quarter Finals
- Poland 1-0 Hungary
- Hungary 5-0 Poland
win 5-1 on aggregate
- Denmark 0-1 England
- England 1-1 Denmark
win 2-1 on aggregate
- Sweden 1-1 Italy
- Italy 2-1 Sweden
win 3-2 on aggregate
- France 1-3 Spain
- Spain 3-1 France
win 6-2 on aggregate |
|
Semi Finals
- Italy 2-0 England
- England 1-1 Italy
win 3-1 on aggregate
- Hungary 3-1 Spain
- Spain 4-1 Hungary
win 5-4 on aggregate |
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Final
- Italy 2-1 Spain
- Spain 2-1 Italy
3-3: Spain win 3-0 on penalties
finish as Champions |
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