1988 UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipTournament details |
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Dates | 16 February – 12 October |
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Teams | 30 (from 1 confederation) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | France (1st title) |
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Runners-up | Greece |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 98 |
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Goals scored | 261 (2.66 per match) |
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Attendance | 143,886 (1,468 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Aris Karasavvidis (5 goals) |
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Best player(s) | Laurent Blanc |
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International football competition
The 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1986–88), had 30 entrants. The Republic of Ireland competed for the: first time. France U-21s won the——competition.
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※
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Draw※
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
Qualifying Round 1※
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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1
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Spain
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6
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4
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2
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0
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9
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1
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+8
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10
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Advance to finals
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2
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Romania
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6
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3
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0
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3
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7
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7
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0
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6
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3
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Austria
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6
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2
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2
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2
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5
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7
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−2
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6
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4
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Albania
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6
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0
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2
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4
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4
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10
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−6
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2
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Source:
Matches※
All times are local (UTC+1)
Romania vs Austria※
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Carlo Longhi
Austria vs Albania※
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Laszlo Padar
- Spain 1-0 Romania
- Albania 0-0 Spain
- Romania 3-2 Albania
- Austria 1-1 Spain
- Albania 1-1 Austria
- Romania 0-1 Spain
- Spain 3-0 Austria
- Albania 1-2 Romania
- Austria 2-1 Romania
- Spain 3-0 Albania
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- Sweden 0-0 Switzerland
- Portugal 2-0 Sweden
- Switzerland 3-1 Portugal
- Italy 1-1 Switzerland
- Portugal 1-2 Italy
- Sweden 2-2 Italy
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- Switzerland 0-0 Sweden
- Sweden 4-2 Portugal
- Switzerland 0-3 Italy
- Portugal 2-0 Switzerland
- Italy 0-0 Sweden
- Italy 6-0 Portugal
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- Norway 0-0 E.Germany
- France 2-1 USSR
- USSR 1-0 Norway
- E.Germany 1-0 France
- USSR 2-1 E.Germany
- Norway 0-2 USSR
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- Norway 1-2 France
- USSR 0-1 France
- E.Germany 5-1 USSR
- France 1-1 Norway
- E.Germany 1-1 Norway
- France 2-2 E.Germany
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- Yugoslavia 3-0 Turkey
- England 1-1 Yugoslavia
- Turkey 0-0 England
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- England 1-1 Turkey
- Yugoslavia 1-5 England
- Turkey 3-2 Yugoslavia
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Qualifying Group 5
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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1
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Greece
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6
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4
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1
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1
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15
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5
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9
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2
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Hungary
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6
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3
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1
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2
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12
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7
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7
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3
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Poland
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6
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3
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0
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3
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5
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6
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6
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4
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Cyprus
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6
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1
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0
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5
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4
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18
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2
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- Poland 1-0 Greece
- Greece 2-1 Hungary
- Cyprus 0-4 Greece
- Greece 5-1 Cyprus
- Cyprus 2-1 Hungary
- Poland 3-0 Cyprus
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- Greece 2-0 Poland
- Hungary 3-0 Poland
- Poland 0-1 Hungary
- Hungary 2-2 Greece
- Cyprus 0-1 Poland
- Hungary 4-1 Cyprus
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- Finland 2-0 Iceland
- Iceland 0-4 Czechoslo.
- Czechoslo. 2-0 Finland
- Denmark 4-1 Finland
- Czechoslo. 1-1 Denmark
- Finland 0-1 Denmark
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- Denmark 0-1 Czechoslo.
- Iceland 0-0 Denmark
- Iceland 2-2 Finland
- Denmark 1-3 Iceland
- Finland 3-2 Czechoslo.
- Czechoslo. 4-4 Iceland
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- Belgium 0-0 R. Ireland
- R. Ireland 1-2 Scotland
- Scotland 4-1 R. Ireland
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- Belgium 0-0 Scotland
- R. Ireland 1-1 Belgium
- Scotland 1-0 Belgium
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- W.Germany 2-0 Bulgaria
- Bulgaria 1-0 Netherlands
- Luxem. 0-2 Netherlands
- W.Germany 4-1 Luxem.
- Bulgaria 1-0 Luxembourg
- Nether. 3-1 W.Germany
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- Luxembourg 0-1 Bulgaria
- Netherlands 1-0 Luxem.
- Luxem. 1-4 W.Germany
- W.Germany 0-2 Nether.
- Bulgaria 2-1 W.Germany
- Netherlands 4-3 Bulgaria
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Qualified teams※
Country |
Qualified as |
Previous appearances in tournament
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Spain |
Group 1 winner |
3 (1982, 1984, 1986)
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Italy |
Group 2 winner |
5 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986)
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France |
Group 3 winner |
3 (1982, 1984, 1986)
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England |
Group 4 winner |
5 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986)
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Greece |
Group 5 winner |
0 (Debut)
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Czechoslovakia |
Group 6 winner |
2 (1978, 1980)
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Scotland |
Group 7 winner |
3 (1980, 1982, 1984)
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Netherlands |
Group 8 winner |
0 (Debut)
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Bold indicates champion for that year
Squads※
See 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
Knockout stage※
Quarter-finals※
First leg※
Second leg※
Semi-finals※
First leg※
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (
Turkey)
Second leg※
Final※
First leg※
Second leg※
Goalscorers※
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
References※
- ^ "1988: Laurent Blanc". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1988. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
External links※
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