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1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship |
| dates | 12 March – 29 October |
| confederations | 1 |
| num_teams | 29 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | |
| matches | 92 |
| goals | 249 |
| top_scorer | ITA Gianluca Vialli (4 goals) |
| player | ESP Manuel Sanchis |
| prevseason | 1984 |
| nextseason | 1988 |
The 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 5th staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1984–86), had 29 entrants. Spain U-21s 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
Draw
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
- Group 1 did not include Belgium (moved to Group 8)
- Group 2 did not include Malta
- Group 3 did not include Northern Ireland
- Group 4 did not include Luxembourg (moved to Group 8)
- Group 5 featured the same nations
- Group 6 did not include Republic of Ireland
- Group 7 did not include Wales
- Group 8 composed of Belgium (moved from Group 1), Luxembourg (moved from Group 4) and Italy (who did not participate in World Cup qualification)
| Qualifying group 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
|}
| Qualifying group 2 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
|}
| Qualifying group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
|}
| Qualifying group 4 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
|}
| Qualifying group 5 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
|}
| Qualifying group 6 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
|}
| Qualifying group 7 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
|}
| Qualifying group 8 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
|}
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 winner | 2 (1982, 1984) | |
| Group 2 winner | 0 (Debut) | |
| Group 3 winner | 4 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984) | |
| Group 4 winner | 2 (1982, 1984) | |
| Group 5 winner | 2 (1978, 1980) | |
| Group 6 winner | 1 (1978) | |
| Group 7 winner | 2 (1982, 1984) | |
| Group 8 winner | 4 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984) |
:1 Bold indicates champion for that year
Squads
Knockout stage
| score-width = 40
| RD1-team1= | RD1-score1-1=1 | RD1-score1-2=0 | RD1-score1-agg=1 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score2-2=5 | RD1-score2-agg=5
| RD1-team3= | RD1-score3-1=1 | RD1-score3-2=1 | RD1-score3-agg=2 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-score4-agg=6
| RD1-team5= | RD1-score5-1=0 | RD1-score5-2=1 | RD1-score5-agg=1 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6-1=1 | RD1-score6-2=1 | RD1-score6-agg=2
| RD1-team7= | RD1-score7-1=1 | RD1-score7-2=1 | RD1-score7-agg=2 | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8-1=1 | RD1-score8-2=2 | RD1-score8-agg=3
| RD2-team1= | RD2-score1-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=1 | RD2-score1-agg=4 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-score2-agg=5
| RD2-team3= | RD2-score3-1=0 | RD2-score3-2=1 | RD2-score3-agg=1 | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4-1=2 | RD2-score4-2=1 | RD2-score4-agg=3
| RD3-team1= | RD3-score1-1=1 | RD3-score1-2=2 | RD3-score1-agg=3 (3) | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score2-2=1 | RD3-score2-agg=3 (0)
References
References
- (2 June 1986). "1986: Manuel Sanchís". Union of European Football Associations.
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