# 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1990–92), had 32 entrants.
Malta and Israel competed for the first time. This was also the first appearance of the unified Germany team since 1964. Italy U-21s won the competition.
The competition doubled as the European qualifying stage for the Olympic Football Tournament, which until 1992 existed as a separate tournament. Hosts Spain qualify automatically and the best four eligible nations would qualify automatically. The fifth best European team would play-off against the best Oceania (OFC) team for another Olympics place. Beside the hosting Spain, teams of Scotland, England, Luxembourg and San-Marino did not take part in Olympic qualifications (not members of IOC). Teams of Northern Ireland, Wales and Faroes Islands did not take part in this competition at all.
The 32 national teams were divided into eight groups (six groups of 4 + one group of 3 + one group of 5). 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
### Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
* Groups 1 and 7 featured the same nations
* Group 2 did not include San Marino (moved to Group 4)
* Group 3 did not include Cyprus (moved to Group 8)
* Group 4 did not include Northern Ireland and Faroe Islands, but included San Marino (moved from Group 2)
* Group 5 did not include Wales
* Group 6 did not include Greece (moved to Group 8)
* Group 8 composed of Cyprus (moved from Group 3), Greece (moved from Group 7), Sweden and Israel (both of whom did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
| Qualifying Group 1 | Qualifying Group 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | France | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Spain | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Albania | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Iceland | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Iceland 0–0 Albania Iceland 0–1 France Czechoslovakia 7–0 Iceland Spain 2–0 Iceland France 1–2 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3–1 Spain Albania 0–0 France Spain 1–0 Albania France 0–1 Spain France 3–0 Albania | Albania 1–5 Czechoslovakia Albania 2–1 Iceland Iceland 0–1 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1–0 France Iceland 1–0 Spain Spain 0–0 France Czechoslovakia 3–0 Albania Spain 1–1 Czechoslovakia France 2–1 Iceland Albania – Spain (Not played) |
| Qualifying Group 2 | Qualifying Group 2 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Scotland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Romania | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Scotland 2–0 Romania Switzerland 0–2 Bulgaria Romania 0–1 Bulgaria Scotland 4–2 Switzerland Bulgaria 2–0 Scotland Scotland 1–0 Bulgaria | Switzerland 0–2 Romania Bulgaria 1–0 Switzerland Switzerland 0–3 Scotland Romania 1–3 Scotland Romania 1–3 Switzerland Bulgaria 0–1 Romania |
| Qualifying Group 3 | Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Norway | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Hungary | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| USSR 2–2 Norway Norway 3–1 Hungary Italy 1–0 Hungary Hungary 0–0 USSR Hungary 0–1 Italy Norway 6–0 Italy | Italy 1–0 USSR Norway 0–1 USSR USSR 2–0 Hungary USSR 1–1 Italy Hungary 0–1 Norway Italy 2–1 Norway |
| Qualifying Group 4 | Qualifying Group 4 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Denmark | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| 3 | Austria | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | San Marino | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| San Marino 0–3 Denmark Yugoslavia 1–0 Austria Denmark 3–0 Yugoslavia San Marino 0–2 Austria Yugoslavia 5–0 San Marino Austria 3–0 San Marino | Denmark 7–0 San Marino Yugoslavia 2–6 Denmark Denmark 1–1 Austria Austria 1–1 Denmark Austria 1–2 Yugoslavia San Marino 0–1 Yugoslavia |
| Qualifying Group 5 | Qualifying Group 5 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Luxembourg 0–3 Germany Belgium 2–0 Luxembourg Germany 3–1 Belgium | Luxembourg 0–2 Belgium Belgium 0–3 Germany Germany 3–0 Luxembourg |
| Qualifying Group 6 | Qualifying Group 6 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Portugal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Finland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | Malta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Finland 0–1 Portugal Portugal 0–0 Netherlands Malta 1–4 Netherlands Malta 1–3 Portugal Portugal 2–0 Malta Netherlands 7–1 Malta | Netherlands 1–0 Finland Finland 1–7 Netherlands Finland 3–1 Malta Portugal 2–0 Finland Netherlands 1–1 Portugal Malta 1–3 Finland |
| Qualifying Group 7 | Qualifying Group 7 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Poland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | England | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Turkey | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| England 0–1 Poland Ireland 3–2 Turkey Ireland 0–3 England Turkey 0–1 Poland England 3–0 Ireland Poland 2–0 Turkey | Ireland 1–2 Poland Turkey 2–2 England England 2–0 Turkey Poland 2–0 Ireland Poland 2–1 England Turkey 2–1 Ireland |
| Qualifying Group 8 | Qualifying Group 8 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Israel | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | Greece | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Sweden 5–0 Greece Cyprus 1–1 Sweden Greece 2–2 Israel Israel 4–0 Cyprus Cyprus 1–0 Greece Sweden 6–0 Cyprus | Sweden 2–1 Israel Israel 2–1 Greece Israel 0–0 Sweden Greece 1–3 Sweden Cyprus 1–2 Israel Greece 2–0 Cyprus |

### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Czechoslovakia | Group 1 winner | 4 (1978, 1980, 1988, 1990) |
| Scotland | Group 2 winner | 3 (1980, 1982, 1984, 1988) |
| Italy | Group 3 winner | 7 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990) |
| Denmark | Group 4 winner | 2 (1978, 1986) |
| Germany | Group 5 winner | 2 (1982, 1990) |
| Netherlands | Group 6 winner | 1 (1988) |
| Poland | Group 7 winner | 3 (1982, 1984, 1986) |
| Sweden | Group 8 winner | 2 (1986, 1990) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year

## Squads

1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
Only players born on or after 1 January 1969 were eligible to play in the tournament.

## Knockout stages

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Germany | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Scotland | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Scotland | 1 | 4 | 5 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

### Final
#### First leg
#### Second leg
## Goalscorers
### 3 goals

* Renato Buso

### 2 goals

* Peter Møller
* Miklos Molnar
* Gerry Creaney
* Pascal Simpson

### 1 goal

* Radim Nečas
* Per Frandsen
* Peter Frank
* Heiko Herrlich
* Markus Kranz
* Nils Schmäler
* Mehmet Scholl
* Mauro Bertarelli
* Luca Luzardi
* Alessandro Melli
* Roberto Muzzi
* Gianluca Sordo
* Robert Roest
* Gaston Taument
* Andrzej Juskowiak
* Paul Lambert
* Ray McKinnon
* Alex Rae
* Christer Fursth
* Jonny Rödlund

### Own goal

* Martin Kotůlek (playing against Italy)

## Medal table and Olympic qualifiers
### 1992 UEFA European under-21 championship medal table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| | Italy | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | Gold Medal |
| | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Silver Medal |
| | Scotland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
| | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
| 5 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 7 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |

### Olympic qualifiers

* Denmark, Italy and Sweden as winners of their quarter-final rounds qualify for Olympic Games finals. Since the fourth winner Scotland do not compete in the Olympic Football Tournament (See Great Britain Olympic football team), Poland qualifies instead, being the best of the four quarter-final losers according to a special coefficient which is calculated based on the points achieved in the group stage and the quarter-finals, divided by the number of games played. Poland's coefficient is 1.625, while the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia and Germany have achieved a score of 1.5. The Netherlands having the best goal differential is the one of these three teams to face OFC champions in playoff for an additional place.
* Poland - 13 points/8 games played = 1.625
* Netherlands - 12 points/8 games played = 1.5 (+ goals: 22/6 = 3.67)
* Czechoslovakia - 15 points/10 games played = 1.5 (+ goals: 24/8 = 3.0)
* Germany - 9 points/6 games played = 1.5 (+ goals: 16/6 = 2.67)

#### OFC–UEFA play-off

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Australia | 3–3 (a) | Netherlands | 1–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |