1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship explained
| Tourney Name: | 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship |
| Dates: | 28 February – 24 May |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Num Teams: | 30 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 98 |
| Goals: | 265 |
| Top Scorer: | Mark Hateley (6 goals) |
| Player: | Mark Hateley[1] |
| Prevseason: | 1982 |
| Nextseason: | 1986 |
The 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 4th staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1982–84) and had 30 entrants. Albania, Iceland and Wales competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition for the second time running.[2] [3]
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 1984 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
- Groups 1, 2 and 4 included the same nations
- Group 3 did not include Luxembourg (moved to Group 8)
- Group 5 did not include Sweden (moved to Group 8)
- Group 8 composed of Sweden (moved from Group 5), Luxembourg (moved from Group 3) and France (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
| Qualifying Group 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 10 | | 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 7 | | 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | |
| - Belgium 0–0 Switzerland
- Scotland 2–0 East Germany
- Switzerland 3–4 Scotland
- Belgium 1–2 Scotland
- East Germany 2–1 Belgium
- Scotland 2–1 Switzerland
| - Belgium 4–2 East Germany
- Switzerland 5–6 East Germany
- East Germany 2–1 Switzerland
- Scotland 0–0 Belgium
- Switzerland 0–2 Belgium
- East Germany 1–1 Scotland
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| Qualifying Group 2 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | | 2 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | | 3 | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | | 4 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| - Soviet Union 1–1 Poland
- Finland 0–0 Poland
- Finland 1–1 Portugal
- Portugal 1–0 Poland
- Soviet Union 2–2 Finland
- Poland 4–0 Finland
| - Soviet Union 1–1 Portugal
- Poland 2–1 Soviet Union
- Finland 0–1 Soviet Union
- Portugal 0–2 Finland
- Poland 2–0 Portugal
- Portugal 0–2 Soviet Union
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| Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | | 2 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | 3 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | | 4 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | |
| - Denmark 1–4 England
- Greece 1–0 England
- England 2–1 Greece
- Denmark 1–1 Greece
- England 1–0 Hungary
- Hungary 1–1 Greece
| - Denmark 2–1 Hungary
- England 4–1 Denmark
- Hungary 0–2 England
- Hungary 5–1 Denmark
- Greece 1–0 Denmark
- Greece 1–0 Hungary
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| Qualifying Group 4 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | | 2 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | | 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2 | |
| - Wales 0–0 Norway
- Norway 2–2 Yugoslavia
- Bulgaria 2–0 Norway
- Bulgaria 0–2 Yugoslavia
- Yugoslavia 2–0 Wales
- Wales 0–1 Bulgaria
| - Norway 0–2 Bulgaria
- Norway 2–3 Wales
- Yugoslavia 6–2 Norway
- Bulgaria 1–1 Wales
- Wales 1–0 Yugoslavia
- Yugoslavia 0–0 Bulgaria
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| Qualifying Group 5 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | | 2 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | | 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | | 4 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |
| - Cyprus 1–2 Romania
- Italy 2–0 Romania
- Czechoslovakia 2–1 Italy
- Cyprus 0–1 Italy
- Czechoslo. 2–0 Cyprus
- Cyprus 1–4 Czechoslovakia
| - Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia
- Romania 1–4 Czechoslovakia
- Romania 0–1 Italy
- Romania 3–2 Cyprus
- Czechoslovakia 2–2 Romania
- Italy 2–0 Cyprus
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| Qualifying Group 6 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | | 2 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | | 3 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | | 4 | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | |
| - Austria 1–2 Albania
- Turkey 0–1 Albania
- Austria 1–1 Turkey
- Albania 1–1 West Germany
- Turkey 0–1 West Germany
- Austria 1–1 West Germany
| - Albania 1–0 Turkey
- Albania 3–0 Austria
- West Germany 2–1 Austria
- West Germany 7–0 Turkey
- Turkey 5–0 Austria
- West Germany 1–1 Albania
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| Qualifying Group 7 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | | 2 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | | 3 | | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| - Iceland 1–1 Netherlands
- Spain 1–0 Iceland
- Netherlands 5–0 Spain
| - Iceland 0–0 Spain
- Netherlands 1–1 Iceland
- Spain 1–0 Netherlands
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| Qualifying Group 8 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | | 2 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | | 3 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | |
| - Luxembourg 0–4 Sweden
- France 1–0 Sweden
- Luxembourg 0–5 France
| - Sweden 4–1 Luxembourg
- Sweden 2–2 France
- France 2–0 Luxembourg
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Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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| Group 1 winner | 2 (1980, 1982) |
| Group 2 winner | 1 (1982) |
| Group 3 winner | 3 (1978, 1980, 1982) |
| Group 4 winner | 2 (1978, 1980) |
| Group 5 winner | 3 (1978, 1980, 1982) |
| Group 6 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| Group 7 winner | 1 (1982) |
| Group 8 winner | 1 (1982) |
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1 Bold indicates champion for that year
Squads
See 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 1984: Mark Hateley. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1984. 29 June 2015.
- Web site: Rewind to 1984: When England's Under-21s last won the European Championships | Football Rewind to. ESPN.co.uk. 2011-06-09. 2012-11-09.
- Web site: Gary Stevens reflects on the European glory days of 1984 England Under-21s. 13 June 2017. Guardian. 14 June 2017.
