England's European Under-21 Football Championship Record

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England's European Under-21 Football Championship Record includes winning the European Under-21 Football Championship twice, in 1982 and 1984. England's Under-21s have also been losing semi-finalists on four occasions, and got knocked out in the finals group stage twice. On seven occasions, including the 2004 and the 2006 finals, England have failed to qualify.

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From 1978 to 1992 there was no finals tournament. Instead, the competition took place as follows: Uefa divided all entrant countries into 8 groups. Eight group winners were determined on a points basis after all teams played each other both home and away. Two points were awarded for a win throughout this period. The eight group winners were paired off and played each other as a knockout competition on a two-legged home & away basis. The final was two legged.

From 1994 there has been a finals tournament and a single host nation, always chosen from the eventual qualifiers. In 1994 and 1996 there were four teams in the finals, but since 1998, there has been eight.

Qualification for 1998 to 2002 involved nine groups, with a playoff between the two group winners with worst records to reduce the count to eight. In 1998 alone, the tournament was a single-legged knockout from the Quarter Finals onwards. 2000 brought about the same finals as we have today - two groups of four, group winners playing the other group's runners-up in the Semi-Finals.

2004 - the top nation of each of ten groups plus the six best runners-up played-off for eight finals spots. 2006 provided a more simple qualification process - eight groups, with the winners playing a runner-up. 2007's one year competition meant a shortened qualification process; between playoffs eliminating the eight weakest and seven of the strongest nations, 14 three-team groups were made. Each team played once at home and once away.

Note: Until 2006, all tournaments have been two-year campaigns. The year represents the year in which the final actually took place.

Summary P W D L F A
Qualification Stage 108 68 24 16 217 95
Finals matches 36 17 8 11 55 49
Total 144 85 32 27 272 144
Statistics correct as of November 10, 2006

Main article: 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Yugoslavia won.

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 4 4 0 0 17 2 8
2 Norway 4 2 0 2 6 9 4
3 Finland 4 0 0 4 2 14 0
 
  • Finland 0-1 England
  • Norway 1-2 England
  • England 6-0 Norway
  • England 8-1 Finland

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • England 2-1 Italy
  • Italy 0-0 England

England win 2-1 on aggregate

  

Semi Final

  • Yugoslavia 2-1 England
  • England 1-1 Yugoslavia

England lose 3-2 on aggregate

  

England finish equal third

Main article: 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

USSR won.

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 4 4 0 0 11 2 8
2 Denmark 4 1 0 3 3 4 2
3 Bulgaria 4 1 0 3 2 10 2
 
  • Denmark 1-2 England
  • Bulgaria 1-3 England
  • England 1-0 Denmark
  • England 5-0 Bulgaria

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • England 2-1 Scotland
  • Scotland 0-0 England

England win 2-1 on aggregate

  

Semi Final

  • England 1-2 East Germany
  • East Germany 1-0 England

England lose 3-1 on aggregate

  

England finish equal third

Main article: 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 6 4 1 1 12 5 9
2 Hungary 6 3 0 3 12 9 6
3 Romania 6 2 1 3 9 12 5
4   Switzerland 6 1 2 3 5 12 4
 
  • Romania 4-0 England
  • England 5-0 Switzerland
  • England 3-0 Romania
  • Switzerland 0-0 England
  • Hungary 1-2 England
  • England 2-0 Hungary

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • Poland 1-2 England
  • England 2-2 Poland

England win 4-3 on aggregate

  

Semi Final

  • Scotland 0-1 England
  • England 1-1 Scotland

England win 2-1 on aggregate

  

Final

  • England 3-1 West Germany
  • West Germany 3-2 England

England win 5-4 on aggregate

England finish as Champions

Main article: 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 6 5 0 1 13 4 10
2 Greece 6 3 2 1 6 4 8
3 Hungary 6 1 1 4 7 8 3
4 Denmark 6 1 1 4 6 16 3
 
  • Denmark 1-4 England
  • Greece 1-0 England
  • England 2-1 Greece
  • England 1-0 Hungary
  • England 4-1 Denmark
  • Hungary 0-2 England

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • England 6-1 France
  • France 0-1 England

England win 7-1 on aggregate

  

Semi Final

  • England 3-1 Italy
  • Italy 0-1 England

England win 3-2 on aggregate

  

Final

  • Spain 0-1 England
  • England 2-0 Spain

England win 3-0 on aggregate

England finish as Champions

Main article: 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Spain won.

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 6 3 2 1 9 3 8
2 Finland 6 1 4 1 6 6 6
3 Romania 6 1 4 1 5 7 6
4 Turkey 6 0 4 2 3 7 4
 
  • England 2-0 Finland
  • Turkey 0-0 England
  • Romania 0-0 England
  • Finland 3-1 England
  • England 3-0 Romania
  • England 3-0 Turkey

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • Denmark 0-1 England
  • England 1-1 Denmark

England win 2-1 on aggregate

  

Semi Final

  • Italy 3-1 England
  • England 1-1 Italy

England lose 2-1 on aggregate

  

England finish equal third

Main article: 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

France won.

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 4 1 3 0 7 3 5
2 Turkey 4 1 2 1 4 6 4
3 Yugoslavia 4 1 1 2 7 9 3
 
  • England 1-1 Yugoslavia
  • Turkey 0-0 England
  • England 1-1 Turkey
  • Yugoslavia 1-5 England

England qualify as group winners

Quarter Final

  • Scotland 0-1 England
  • England 1-0 Scotland

England win 2-0 on aggregate

  

Semi Final

  • France 4-2 England
  • England 2-2 France

England lose 6-4 on aggregate

  

England finish equal third

Main article: 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

USSR won.

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1 Sweden 6 4 2 0 10 2 10
2 England 6 4 1 1 10 5 9
3 Poland 6 1 2 3 4 10 6
4 Albania 6 0 1 5 1 8 1
 
  • England 1-1 Sweden
  • Albania 1-2 England
  • England 2-0 Albania
  • England 2-1 Poland
  • Sweden 1-0 England
  • Poland 1-3 England

England finish second and fail to qualify

Main article: 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Italy won.

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 Rep.of Ireland 6 1 0 5 5 14 2
 
  • England 0-1 Poland
  • Ireland 3-0 England
  • England 3-0 Ireland
  • Turkey 2-2 England
  • England 2-0 Turkey
  • Poland 2-1 England

England finish second and fail to qualify

Main article: 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Italy won.

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1 Poland 10 7 0 3 26 10 21
2 Turkey 10 6 2 2 15 10 20
3 Norway 10 6 1 3 20 13 19
4 England 10 4 3 3 20 8 15
5 Netherlands 10 3 2 5 11 14 11
6 San Marino 10 0 0 10 3 40 0
 
  • England 0-2 Norway
  • England 0-1 Turkey
  • England 6-0 San Marino
  • Turkey 0-0 England
  • England 3-0 Netherlands
  • Poland 1-4 England
  • Norway 1-1 England
  • England 1-2 Poland
  • Netherlands 1-1 England
  • San Marino 0-4 England

England finish fourth and fail to qualify

Main article: 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Italy won.

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1 Portugal 8 6 2 0 14 2 20
2 England 8 6 1 1 13 4 19
3 Rep.of Ireland 8 2 2 4 7 9 8
4 Austria 8 2 1 5 5 11 7
5 Latvia 8 0 2 6 1 14 2
 
  • England 0-0 Portugal
  • Austria 1-3 England
  • England 1-0 Ireland
  • Ireland 0-2 England
  • Latvia 0-1 England
  • England 4-0 Latvia
  • Portugal 2-0 England
  • England 2-1 Austria

England finish second and fail to qualify

Main article: 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

France won.

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 8 5 3 0 7 1 18
2 Georgia 8 3 3 2 10 20 12
3 Italy 8 3 2 3 17 6 11
4 Poland 8 1 5 2 10 15 8
5 Moldova 8 1 1 1 5 17 4
 
  • Moldova 0-2 England
  • England 0-0 Poland
  • Georgia 0-1 England
  • England 1-0 Italy
  • England 0-0 Georgia
  • Poland 1-1 England
  • England 1-0 Moldova
  • Italy 0-1 England

England qualify from the group as winners


Group Winners P W D L F A Pts
1 Romania 6 6 0 0 14 4 18
2 Spain 6 5 1 0 14 6 16
3 Sweden 6 5 0 1 18 4 15
4 Norway 6 4 2 0 18 7 14
5 Germany 6 4 2 0 12 3 13
6 Netherlands 6 4 1 1 13 5 13
7 Russia 6 4 1 1 12 6 13
8 Greece 6 4 0 2 11 7 12
9 England 6 3 3 0 4 1 12
 

Left: List of qualifying group winners, used to determine the two group winners with worst records. Teams 1-7 qualify automatically. Teams 8 & 9 play-off for the eighth spot.

Only results between the top four team are used for this table.


Eighth place Playoff

  • Greece 2-0 England
  • England 4-2 Greece

England lose on away goals


England finish ninth

Main article: 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Italy won.

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 8 7 0 1 23 3 21
2 Poland 8 5 2 1 21 12 17
3 Bulgaria 8 4 2 2 17 9 14
4 Sweden 8 2 0 6 17 9 6
5 Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 0 29 0
 
  • Sweden 0-2 England
  • England 1-0 Bulgaria
  • Luxembourg 0-5 England
  • England 5-0 Poland
  • England 3-0 Sweden
  • Bulgaria 0-1 England
  • England 5-0 Luxembourg
  • Poland 3-1 England

England qualify from the group as winners

Nine group winners + seven best runners-up played-off. England were drawn against Yugoslavia, then in a state of civil unrest. For safety reasons, a single fixture on neutral ground was deemed fairest. This was held at FC Barcelona B's "Mini Estadi", next to the Nou Camp.

  
  • England 3-0 Yugoslavia

England qualify for the Final Tournament
Finals Group B P W D L F A Pts
1 Italy 3 2 1 0 6 2 7
2 Slovakia 3 2 1 0 5 2 7
3 England 3 1 0 2 6 11 0
4 Turkey 3 0 0 0 2 11 0
 
  • England 0-2 Italy
  • England 6-0 Turkey
  • England 0-2 Slovakia

England finish third in the group and fail to progress


England finish equal fifth overall

Czech Republic won.

Qualifying Group 9 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 8 5 2 1 18 8 17
2 Greece 8 5 1 2 14 6 16
3 Germany 8 5 1 2 18 7 16
4 Finland 8 1 1 6 7 20 4
5 Albania 8 1 1 6 3 19 4
 
  • England 1-1 Germany
  • Finland 2-2 England
  • England 4-0 Finland
  • Albania 0-1 England
  • Greece 3-1 England
  • Germany 1-2 England
  • England 5-0 Albania
  • England 2-1 Greece

England qualify from the group as winners

Qualification Playoff

  • Netherlands 2-2 England
  • England 1-0 Netherlands

England win 3-2 on aggregate and qualify for the Final Tournament

Finals Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1 Italy 3 1 2 0 3 2 5
2   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 3 2 4
3 Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
4 England 3 1 0 2 4 6 3
 
  • England 2-1 Switzerland
  • England 1-2 Italy
  • England 1-3 Portugal

England finish fourth in the group and fail to progress


England finish equal seventh overall

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Italy won.

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1 Turkey 8 7 1 0 18 5 22
2 Portugal 8 6 0 2 20 11 18
3 England 8 3 2 3 14 10 11
4 Slovakia 8 3 2 3 6 16 6
5  Rep.of Macedonia 8 0 1 7 4 23 1
 
  • Slovakia 0-4 England
  • England 3-1 Macedonia
  • Portugal 4-2 England
  • England 1-1 Turkey
  • England 2-0 Slovakia
  • Macedonia 1-1 England
  • England 1-2 Portugal
  • Turkey 1-0 England

England finish third and fail to qualify

Main article: 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

Finals tournament yet to take place.

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1 Germany 10 7 3 0 24 5 24
2 England 10 6 3 1 21 7 21
3 Poland 10 3 4 3 18 18 13
4 Austria 10 3 2 5 9 14 11
5 Wales 10 3 1 6 9 21 10
6 Azerbaijan 10 0 3 7 1 17 3
 
  • Austria 0-2 England
  • Poland 1-3 England
  • England 2-0 Wales
  • Azerbaijan 0-0 England
  • England 2-2 Germany
  • England 2-0 Azerbaijan
  • Wales 0-4 England
  • Germany 1-1 England
  • England 1-2 Austria
  • England 4-1 Poland

England qualify from the group in second place

Qualification Playoff

  • England 1-1 France
  • France 2-1 England

England lose 3-2 on aggregate

  

England finish equal ninth

Main article: 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 2 1 1 0 5 4 4
2   Switzerland 2 1 0 1 5 4 3
3 Moldova 2 0 1 1 3 5 1
 

England qualify from the group as winners

Qualification Playoff

  • England 1-0 Germany
  • Germany 0-2 England

England win 3-0 on aggregate and qualify for the Final Tournament'

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Former nations: Czechoslovakia | East Germany | USSR | Yugoslavia

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