1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
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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]
| 1982 Jalkapallon alle 18-vuotiaiden Euroopan-mestaruuskilpailut 1982 U18-Europamästerskapet i fotboll | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Finland |
| Dates | 21–30 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Scotland (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Czechoslovakia |
| Third place |  Soviet Union |
| Fourth place |  Poland |
← 1981 1983 → | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
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| Scotland First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
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).
- ^ "When Scotland enraged van Basten & won the Euros". BBC Sport.
- ^ Burke, Andy (30 May 2017). "1982 European Under-18 Championship: When Scotland's kids conquered Europe". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2017.