This page describes the qualifying procedure for the 1982 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship. 26 teams were divided into 8 groups of two, three and four teams each. The eight winners advanced to the quarterfinals, consisting in two-legged rounds. The four winners of the quarterfinals advanced to the final tournament.

Qualifying stage

Group I

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 4
 Iceland 2 0 0 2 2 7 –5 0
Iceland 1–3 Scotland

Scotland 4–1 Iceland

Group II

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Finland 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 9
 Sweden 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 9
 Denmark 6 1 3 2 6 7 –1 5
 Norway 6 0 1 5 3 14 –11 1
Finland 0–0 Sweden

Denmark 0–0 Sweden

Sweden 2–2 Finland

Norway 2–3 Finland

Denmark 1–1 Norway

Sweden 3–0 Denmark
Finland 3–0 Norway

Sweden 2–0 Norway
Finland 2–0 Denmark

Denmark 1–1 Finland
Norway 0–1 Sweden

Norway 0–4 Denmark

Group III

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 6 5 1 0 22 1 +21 11
 Belgium 6 2 3 1 4 5 –1 7
 Netherlands 6 2 2 2 13 10 +3 6
 Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 1 24 –23 0
Luxembourg 0–5 West Germany

West Germany 3–0 Belgium

Belgium 1–0 Luxembourg

Netherlands 8–0 Luxembourg

Belgium 1–1 Netherlands

Netherlands 1–1 Belgium

West Germany 7–0 Luxembourg

Luxembourg 0–1 Belgium

Netherlands 0–3 West Germany

Luxembourg 1–2 Netherlands

West Germany 4–1 Netherlands

Belgium 0–0 West Germany

Group IV

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 8
 Czechoslovakia 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 8
 Austria 6 0 4 2 1 4 –3 4
 Poland 6 1 2 3 2 8 –6 4
Austria 1–1 Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia 2–0 Austria

Austria 0–1 East Germany

East Germany 1–0 Poland

Czechoslovakia 1–2 East Germany

Poland 0–4 Czechoslovakia

Austria 0–0 Poland

Poland 0–0 Austria

East Germany 1–1 Czechoslovakia

East Germany 0–0 Austria
Czechoslovakia 2–0 Poland

Poland 2–1 East Germany

Group V

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 6
 Hungary 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 Romania 4 0 0 4 2 12 –10 0
Soviet Union 3–0 Hungary

Hungary 2–1 Soviet Union

Romania 0–1 Soviet Union

Soviet Union 7–2 Romania

Hungary 3–0 Romania

Romania 0–1 Hungary

Group VI

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 4 2 1 1 2 1 +1 5
 Greece 4 2 0 2 2 2 0 4
 Bulgaria 4 1 1 2 1 2 –1 3
Yugoslavia 1–0 Bulgaria

Greece 1–0 Yugoslavia

Bulgaria 0–0 Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia 1–0 Greece

Bulgaria 1–0 Greece

Greece 1–0 Bulgaria

Group VII

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5
 Spain 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 4
 Portugal 4 1 1 2 2 6 –4 3
Spain 5–1 Portugal

Spain 1–2 France

Portugal 1–0 France

France 0–0 Portugal

France 3–1 Spain

Portugal 0–1 Spain

Group VIII

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 4 4 0 0 19 3 +16 8
  Switzerland 4 2 0 2 17 9 +8 4
 Malta 4 0 0 4 1 25 –24 0
Malta 1–6  Switzerland

Malta 0–5 Italy

Italy 5–1  Switzerland

Switzerland 8–0 Malta

Switzerland 2–3 Italy

Italy 6–0 Malta

Quarter-finals

First leg

Finland 1 – 2 Scotland

East Germany 1 – 1 West Germany

France 2 – 2 Italy

Soviet Union 2 – 0 Yugoslavia

Second leg

Scotland 0 – 2 Finland

Finland won 3–2 on aggregate.


West Germany 3 – 2 East Germany

West Germany won 4–3 on aggregate.


Italy 3 – 0 France

Italy won 5–2 on aggregate.


Yugoslavia 2 – 0 Soviet Union
Penalties
4 – 3

Yugoslavia 2–2 Soviet Union on aggregate. Yugoslavia won 4–3 on penalties.

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