U-21 European Football Championship 1994 / qualification

In qualifying for the U-21 European Football Championship in 1994 , 32 national teams took part - the originally registered team from Yugoslavia did not participate for political reasons - and determined the participants for the final round, which took place from April 15 to 20 1994 was held in France .

The qualifying games in the six qualifying groups started on April 21, 1992 and ended on December 14, 1993. The quarter-finals were played between March 8 and 23, 1994.

Germany , Austria and Switzerland have already failed to qualify.

mode

The 33 national teams were drawn into six groups - three groups of five and three groups of six teams. The national selections had to play their encounters with two legs. The respective group winners (marked yellow) and the two best runners-up (green) qualified for the quarter-finals. These then determined the four participants in the final round in the first and second leg.

Attendees

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Italy	England	Albania
Malta	Netherlands	Denmark
Portugal	Norway	Germany
Scotland	Poland	Ireland
Switzerland	San Marino	Spain
	Turkey

 

Group 4	Group 5	Group 6
Belgium	Greece	Bulgaria
Romania	Iceland	Finland
Czechoslovakia	Yugoslavia *	France
Wales	Luxembourg	Israel
Cyprus	Russia	Austria
	Hungary	Sweden
	* Yugoslavia did not participate for political reasons

Performance of the German-speaking teams

Germany

Qualification group 3 was somewhat disappointing for Germany. The second place behind Spain was certainly honorable, but the three defeats ultimately also cost the chance to advance to the quarter-finals as one of the two best runner-ups. In addition to the two games against Spain (1: 2 at home and 1: 3 away), the home game against Denmark was lost 0: 1.

Austria

With France, Sweden and Bulgaria, Austria was drawn in qualifying group 6 overpowering opponents. That it was only enough to finish last among the six teams was still a disappointment. A single win (2-0 at home against Bulgaria) and two draws (1-1 in Sweden and 2-2 at home against Finland) were matched by seven defeats.

Switzerland

Switzerland performed very honorably in qualification group 1. In the final accounts it was enough with three wins and two draws, with three defeats, at least third place behind group winners Italy and Portugal. Scotland could be relegated to fourth place.

Qualification groups

Group 1

date	Home team	Result	Away team
September 8, 1992	Switzerland	2-0	Scotland
October 13, 1992	Scotland	0-0	Portugal
October 15, 1992	Italy	1-0	Switzerland
17th November 1992	Switzerland	4-0	Malta
November 18, 1992	Scotland	1: 2	Italy
December 16, 1992	Malta	0: 1	Italy
January 23, 1993	Malta	0: 2	Portugal
February 16, 1993	Scotland	3-0	Malta
February 23, 1993	Portugal	2-0	Italy
March 25, 1993	Italy	3-0	Malta
March 30, 1993	Switzerland	1: 1	Portugal
April 16, 1993	Malta	1: 4	Switzerland
April 27, 1993	Portugal	2: 1	Scotland
April 28, 1993	Switzerland	0: 2	Italy
June 18, 1993	Portugal	7-0	Malta
7th September 1993	Scotland	0-0	Switzerland
October 12, 1993	Portugal	3-0	Switzerland
October 13, 1993	Italy	5: 2	Scotland
November 16, 1993	Malta	0: 1	Scotland
November 18, 1993	Italy	2: 1	Portugal

 

Final result group 1
Pl	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	TD	P
1.	Italy	8th	7th	0	1	16: 06	+10	21st
2.	Portugal	8th	5	2	1	18: 04	+14	17th
3.	Switzerland	8th	3	2	3	11: 08	+3	11
4th	Scotland	8th	2	2	4th	08:11	−3	8th
5.	Malta	8th	0	0	8th	01:25	−24	0

Group 2

date	Home team	Result	Away team
September 8, 1992	Norway	3: 2	San Marino
September 22, 1992	Poland	3-0	Turkey
September 22, 1992	Norway	1-0	Netherlands
October 6, 1992	San Marino	0: 3	Norway
October 13, 1992	England	0: 2	Norway
October 13, 1992	Netherlands	1: 3	Poland
October 27, 1992	Turkey	4-0	San Marino
17th November 1992	England	0: 1	Turkey
December 15, 1992	Turkey	1: 1	Netherlands
February 16, 1993	England	6-0	San Marino
February 23, 1993	Netherlands	0: 1	Turkey
March 9, 1993	San Marino	0: 2	Turkey
March 23, 1993	Netherlands	3-0	San Marino
March 30, 1993	Turkey	0-0	England
April 27, 1993	Poland	7-0	San Marino
April 27, 1993	Norway	5: 2	Turkey
April 27, 1993	England	3-0	Netherlands
May 18, 1993	San Marino	0: 5	Poland
May 28, 1993	Poland	1: 4	England
June 1, 1993	Norway	1: 1	England
June 8, 1993	Netherlands	2: 1	Norway
7th September 1993	England	1: 2	Poland
September 21, 1993	Norway	3: 1	Poland
September 21, 1993	San Marino	1: 3	Netherlands
October 12, 1993	Poland	2-0	Norway
October 12, 1993	Netherlands	1: 1	England
October 26, 1993	Turkey	1-0	Poland
November 9, 1993	Turkey	3: 1	Norway
November 16, 1993	Poland	2-0	Netherlands
17th November 1993	San Marino	0: 4	England

 

Final result group 2
Pl	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	TD	P
1.	Poland	10	7th	0	3	26:10	+16	21st
2.	Turkey	10	6th	2	2	15:10	+5	20th
3.	Norway	10	6th	1	3	20:13	+7	19th
4th	England	10	4th	3	3	20: 08	+12	15th
5.	Netherlands	10	3	2	5	11:14	−3	11
6th	San Marino	10	0	0	10	03:40	−37	0

Group 3

date	Home team	Result	Away team
April 21, 1992	Spain	1: 1	Albania
May 25, 1992	Ireland	3: 1	Albania
October 13, 1992	Denmark	3: 2	Ireland
17th November 1992	Albania	0: 1	Germany
17th November 1992	Spain	2: 1	Ireland
December 15, 1992	Germany	1: 2	Spain
22nd December 1992	Germany	4: 1	Albania
March 9, 1993	Ireland	0: 1	Germany
March 23, 1993	Germany	8-0	Ireland
March 30, 1993	Denmark	0: 1	Spain
April 13, 1993	Denmark	1: 4	Germany
April 27, 1993	Ireland	0: 2	Denmark
May 26, 1993	Albania	1: 1	Ireland
2nd June 1993	Denmark	5-0	Albania
September 8, 1993	Albania	1-0	Denmark
September 22, 1993	Albania	0: 3	Spain
October 12, 1993	Germany	0: 1	Denmark
October 12, 1993	Ireland	0: 2	Spain
November 16, 1993	Spain	1-0	Denmark
December 14, 1993	Spain	3: 1	Germany

 

Final result group 3
Pl	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	TD	P
1.	Spain	8th	7th	1	0	15: 04	+11	22nd
2.	Germany	8th	5	0	3	20: 08	+12	15th
3.	Denmark	8th	4th	0	4th	12: 09	+3	12
4th	Albania	8th	1	2	5	05:18	−13	5
5.	Ireland	8th	1	1	6th	07:20	−13	4th

Group 4

date	Home team	Result	Away team
April 22, 1992	Belgium	3-0	Cyprus
May 19, 1992	Romania	2: 3	Wales
September 1, 1992	Czechoslovakia	1-0	Belgium
October 13, 1992	Cyprus	2: 4	Wales
October 13, 1992	Belgium	1-0	Romania
November 13, 1992	Romania	1-0	Czechoslovakia
17th November 1992	Belgium	3: 1	Wales
November 28, 1992	Cyprus	0: 2	Romania
February 13, 1993	Cyprus	0: 1	Belgium
March 23, 1993	Cyprus	0: 2	Czechoslovakia
March 30, 1993	Wales	0-0	Belgium
April 13, 1993	Romania	1-0	Cyprus
April 27, 1993	Czechoslovakia	1: 1	Wales
June 1, 1993	Czechoslovakia	4: 2	Romania
7th September 1993	Wales	0: 4	Czechoslovakia
October 12, 1993	Romania	3: 1	Belgium
October 13, 1993	Wales	6: 2	Cyprus
October 26, 1993	Czechoslovakia	2-0	Cyprus
November 16, 1993	Belgium	0: 2	Czechoslovakia
November 16, 1993	Wales	1: 2	Romania

 

Final result group 4
Pl	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	TD	P
1.	Czechoslovakia	8th	6th	1	1	16: 04	+12	19th
2.	Romania	8th	5	0	3	13:10	+3	15th
3.	Belgium	8th	4th	1	3	09: 07	+2	13
4th	Wales	8th	3	2	3	16:16	± 0	11
5.	Cyprus	8th	0	0	8th	04:21	−17	0

Group 5

date	Home team	Result	Away team
May 12, 1992	Greece	3-0	Iceland
2nd June 1992	Hungary	3: 2	Iceland
September 1, 1992	Iceland	not carried out	Yugoslavia
September 8, 1992	Luxembourg	0-0	Hungary
September 22, 1992	Yugoslavia	not carried out	Russia
October 6, 1992	Iceland	1: 3	Greece
October 13, 1992	Hungary	not carried out	Yugoslavia
October 13, 1992	Russia	5-0	Iceland
October 27, 1992	Russia	2: 1	Luxembourg
November 10, 1992	Greece	2: 1	Hungary
November 14, 1992	Luxembourg	not carried out	Yugoslavia
February 16, 1993	Greece	6-0	Luxembourg
March 30, 1993	Yugoslavia	not carried out	Luxembourg
March 30, 1993	Hungary	1: 2	Greece
April 13, 1993	Luxembourg	0: 6	Russia
April 27, 1993	Yugoslavia	not carried out	Greece
April 27, 1993	Russia	2-0	Hungary
May 19, 1993	Luxembourg	1: 3	Iceland
May 22, 1993	Russia	1: 1	Greece
June 1, 1993	Iceland	0: 1	Russia
June 15, 1993	Iceland	2: 1	Hungary
August 21, 1993	Yugoslavia	not carried out	Iceland
7th September 1993	Hungary	0: 6	Russia
7th September 1993	Iceland	3-0	Luxembourg
5th October 1993	Russia	not carried out	Yugoslavia
October 12, 1993	Luxembourg	0: 4	Greece
October 26, 1993	Greece	not carried out	Yugoslavia
October 26, 1993	Hungary	2-0	Luxembourg
November 16, 1993	Yugoslavia	not carried out	Hungary
November 16, 1993	Greece	2: 2	Russia

 

Final result group 5
Pl	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	TD	P
1.	Russia	8th	6th	2	0	25: 04	+21	20th
2.	Greece	8th	6th	2	0	23: 06	+17	20th
3.	Iceland	8th	3	0	5	11:17	−6	9
4th	Hungary	8th	2	1	5	08:16	−8	7th
5.	Luxembourg	8th	0	1	7th	02:26	−24	1
6th	Yugoslavia *	0	0	0	0	00: 00	± 0	0
* Yugoslavia did not participate because of the Yugoslav crisis

Group 6

date	Home team	Result	Away team
May 13, 1992	Finland	0-0	Bulgaria
September 8, 1992	Bulgaria	0: 1	France
September 8, 1992	Finland	1-0	Sweden
October 6, 1992	Sweden	6-0	Bulgaria
October 14, 1992	France	6: 1	Austria
October 27, 1992	Austria	1: 5	Israel
November 10, 1992	Israel	1: 1	Sweden
November 14, 1992	France	1: 2	Finland
1st December 1992	Israel	1: 2	Bulgaria
February 16, 1993	Israel	1: 2	France
March 26, 1993	Austria	0: 1	France
April 13, 1993	Austria	2-0	Bulgaria
April 27, 1993	Bulgaria	3: 1	Finland
April 28, 1993	France	2: 1	Sweden
May 11, 1993	Bulgaria	1-0	Israel
May 12, 1993	Finland	2-0	Austria
May 18, 1993	Sweden	1: 1	Austria
June 1, 1993	Sweden	4: 1	Israel
June 15, 1993	Finland	1-0	Israel
August 21, 1993	Sweden	1: 1	France
August 24, 1993	Austria	2: 2	Finland
7th September 1993	Finland	0: 1	France
7th September 1993	Bulgaria	0-0	Sweden
October 12, 1993	Bulgaria	3-0	Austria
October 12, 1993	Sweden	4-0	Finland
October 12, 1993	France	3-0	Israel
October 26, 1993	Israel	6-0	Austria
November 9, 1993	Israel	2: 1	Finland
November 9, 1993	Austria	1: 3	Sweden
November 16, 1993	France	2-0	Bulgaria

 

Final result group 6
Pl	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	TD	P
1.	France	10	8th	1	1	20: 06	+14	25th
2.	Sweden	10	4th	4th	2	21: 08	+13	16
3.	Finland	10	4th	2	4th	10:13	−3	14th
4th	Bulgaria	10	4th	2	4th	09:13	−4	14th
5.	Israel	10	3	1	6th	17:16	+1	10
6th	Austria	10	1	2	7th	08:29	−21	5

Quarter finals

The six group winners and the two best runners-up were qualified for the quarter-finals.

Fixtures
date	Home team	Result	Away team
March 8, 1994	France	2-0	Russia
Montpellier	Gates: ?
March 23, 1994	Russia	0: 1	France
Moscow	Gates: ?
Newcomers: France with an overall result of 3-0
March 9, 1994	Italy	3-0	Czechoslovakia
Salerno	Gates: ?
March 23, 1994	Czechoslovakia	1-0	Italy
České Budějovice	Gates: ?
Newcomers: Italy with an overall result of 3-1
March 9, 1994	Poland	1: 3	Portugal
Szczecin	Gates: ?
March 23, 1994	Portugal	2-0	Poland
Coimbra	Gates: ?
Newcomers: Portugal with an overall result of 5-1
March 9, 1994	Spain	0-0	Greece
Almeria	Gates: ?
March 23, 1994	Greece	2: 4	Spain
Athens	Gates: ?
Newcomers: Spain with an overall result of 4-2

Finalists

The four participants in the final round were:

Final round
France
Italy
Portugal
Spain

Web links

• UEFA: Official website of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation: European U-21 Championship 1994 (accessed December 29, 2008)