Tournament details | |
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Dates | 23 February – 24 May |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | England (1st title) |
Runners-up | West Germany |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 41 (2.93 per match) |
Best player | Rudi Völler |
The 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 3rd staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1980–82) and had 26 entrants. West Germany competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition.
The 26 national teams were divided into eight groups (six groups of 3 + two groups of 4). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no 3rd-place playoff.
See 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads