1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Tournament details
Dates	14 March – 17 October
Teams	30 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	98
Goals scored	235 (2.4 per match)
Attendance	103,414 (1,055 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andriy Sidelnikov Davor Šuker (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Davor Šuker[1]
← 1988 1992 →

The 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1988–90), had 30 entrants. San Marino competed for the first time. USSR 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 3rd-place playoff.

Qualifying stage

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

• Groups 1 and 2 featured the same nations
• Group 3 did not include Iceland (moved to Group 4)
• Group 4 did not include Wales, but included Iceland (moved from Group 3)
• Group 5 did not include Cyprus (moved to Group 6)
• Group 6 did not include Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Malta, but included Cyprus (moved from Group 5)
• Group 7 did not include Switzerland (moved to Group 8)
• Group 8 composed of Switzerland (moved from Group 7), Italy and San Marino (both of whom did not participate in World Cup qualification)

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts 1  Bulgaria 6 5 0 1 16 4 10 2  Romania 6 3 0 3 8 7 6 3  Denmark 6 2 1 3 9 14 5 4  Greece 6 1 1 4 3 11 3

Bulgaria 2–1 Romania Greece 2–2 Denmark Romania 2–0 Greece Denmark 1–3 Bulgaria Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark Greece 1–0 Romania Romania 2–1 Bulgaria Denmark 3–0 Greece Bulgaria 2–0 Greece Denmark 1–2 Romania Romania 1–2 Denmark Greece 0–2 Bulgaria  Bulgaria qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts 1  Sweden 6 4 2 0 10 2 10 2  England 6 4 1 1 10 5 9 3  Poland 6 1 2 3 4 10 4 4  Albania 6 0 1 5 1 8 1

Poland 0–0 Albania England 1–1 Sweden Albania 0–2 Sweden Albania 1–2 England England 2–0 Albania Sweden 4–0 Poland England 2–1 Poland Sweden 1–0 England Sweden 1–0 Albania Poland 1–3 England Poland 1–1 Sweden Albania 0–1 Poland  Sweden qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts 1  Soviet Union 6 4 1 1 12 5 9 2  East Germany 6 3 1 2 8 6 7 3  Austria 6 1 2 3 6 8 4 4  Turkey 6 1 2 3 4 11 4

Soviet Union 2–2 Austria Austria 3–0 Turkey Turkey 3–2 East Germany East Germany 0–0 Turkey Soviet Union 1–0 East Germany Turkey 0–3 Soviet Union East Germany 2–0 Austria Austria 0–2 Soviet Union East Germany 3–2 Soviet Union Turkey 1–1 Austria Soviet Union 2–0 Turkey Austria 0–1 East Germany  Soviet Union qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts 1  West Germany 6 4 2 0 10 2 10 2  Iceland 6 2 3 1 11 7 7 3  Netherlands 6 1 2 3 6 9 4 4  Finland 6 1 1 4 4 13 3

Finland 0–3 West Germany Iceland 1–1 Netherlands Finland 2–1 Iceland West Germany 2–0 Netherlands Netherlands 0–1 West Germany Finland 1–1 Netherlands Iceland 1–1 West Germany Iceland 4–0 Finland West Germany 2–0 Finland Netherlands 2–3 Iceland West Germany 1–1 Iceland Netherlands 2–1 Finland  West Germany qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts 1  Yugoslavia 6 4 1 1 10 4 9 2  France 6 3 2 1 11 7 8 3  Norway 6 1 2 3 3 7 4 4  Scotland 6 1 1 4 7 13 3

Norway 1–1 Scotland France 2–0 Norway Scotland 0–2 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2–2 France Scotland 2–3 France France 0–1 Yugoslavia Norway 0–1 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 4–1 Scotland Norway 1–1 France Yugoslavia 0–1 Norway France 3–1 Scotland Scotland 2–0 Norway  Yugoslavia qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts 1  Spain 4 3 0 1 3 1 6 2  Hungary 4 2 1 1 2 1 5 3  Cyprus 4 0 1 3 0 3 1

Cyprus 0–0 Hungary Cyprus 0–1 Spain Hungary 1–0 Cyprus Spain 1–0 Cyprus Hungary 1–0 Spain Spain 1–0 Hungary  Spain qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts 1  Czechoslovakia 6 3 2 1 10 5 8 2  Belgium 6 2 4 0 7 3 8 3  Portugal 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 4  Luxembourg 6 0 2 4 1 10 2

Czechoslovakia 0–3 Belgium Portugal 1–1 Belgium Czechoslovakia 4–0 Luxembourg Portugal 1–0 Luxembourg Belgium 1–1 Czechoslovakia Luxembourg 0–0 Belgium Belgium 1–1 Portugal Czechoslovakia 1–0 Portugal Luxembourg 0–3 Portugal Belgium 1–0 Luxembourg Portugal 0–3 Czechoslovakia Luxembourg 1–1 Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts 1  Italy 4 3 1 0 5 0 7 2   Switzerland 4 2 1 1 8 1 5 3  San Marino 4 0 0 4 0 12 0

Switzerland 0–0 Italy San Marino 0–5 Switzerland San Marino 0–2 Italy Italy 1–0 Switzerland Switzerland 3–0 San Marino Italy 2–0 San Marino  Italy qualify as group winners

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Previous appearances in tournament1
Bulgaria	Group 1 winner	1 (1978)
Sweden	Group 2 winner	1 (1986)
Soviet Union	Group 3 winner	2 (1980, 1982)
Germany	Group 4 winner	1 (1982)
Yugoslavia	Group 5 winner	3 (1978, 1980, 1984)
Spain	Group 6 winner	4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
Czechoslovakia	Group 7 winner	3 (1978, 1980, 1988)
Italy	Group 8 winner	6 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Finals
	Italy	3	0	3
	Spain	1	1	2
							Italy	0	2	2
							Yugoslavia (a)	0	2	2
	Yugoslavia	2	1	3
	Bulgaria	0	0	0
													Yugoslavia	2	1	3
													Soviet Union	4	3	7
	Soviet Union (a.e.t.)	1	2	3
	West Germany	1	1	2
							Soviet Union	1	2	3
							Sweden	1	0	1
	Czechoslovakia	1	0	1
	Sweden	2	4	6

Quarter-finals

First leg

14 March 1990

Italy	3–1	Spain
Stroppa 3', 76' Casiraghi 54'	Report	Hierro 88' (pen.)

Stadio Dorico, Ancona

Attendance: 8,607

Referee: William Syme (Scotland)

14 March 1990

Yugoslavia	2–0	Bulgaria
Prosinečki 32' Bokšić 79'	Report

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 8,606

Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

14 March 1990

Soviet Union	1–1	West Germany
Shalimov 66'	Report	Bal 9' (o.g.)

Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Kaj Natri (Finland)

14 March 1990

Czechoslovakia	1–2	Sweden
Siegl 57'	Report	Brolin 52' Jansson 87'

Ďolíček, Prague

Attendance: 1,100

Referee: Gerasimos Germanakos (Greece)

Second leg

28 March 1990

Spain	1–0	Italy
Mendiguren 77'	Report

Estadio Las Gaunas, Logroño

Attendance: 13,620

Referee: Ignatius van Swieten (Netherlands)

28 March 1990

Bulgaria	0–1	Yugoslavia
	Report	Šuker 13'

Narodna Armia Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Manfred Roßner (West Germany)

28 March 1990

West Germany	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Soviet Union
Hochstätter 37'	Report	Chugunov 67' Sydelnykov 115'

Rosenaustadion, Augsburg

Attendance: 8,325

Referee: Einar Halle (Norway)

28 March 1990

Sweden	4–0	Czechoslovakia
Andersson 45' Rehn 62' Brolin 77' Jansson 87'	Report

Värendsvallen, Växjö

Attendance: 2,750

Referee: John Spillane (Republic of Ireland)

Semi-finals

First leg

25 April 1990

Yugoslavia	0–0	Italy
	Report

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 9,417

Referee: Werner Föckler (West Germany)

25 April 1990

Sweden	1–1	Soviet Union
Andersson 70'	Report	Shalimov 72' (pen.)

Värendsvallen, Växjö

Attendance: 2,446

Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)

Second leg

9 May 1990

Italy	2–2	Yugoslavia
Simone 24' Đukić 58' (o.g.)	Report	Šuker 17' Boban 61'

Ennio Tardini, Parma

Attendance: 6,443

Referee: Heinz Holzmann (Austria)

9 May 1990

Soviet Union	2–0	Sweden
Kolyvanov 27' Kiryakov 47'	Report

Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol

Attendance: 5,100

Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)

Final

First leg

5 September 1990

Yugoslavia	2–4	Soviet Union
Šuker 21' Jarni 64'	Report	Sydelnykov 9', 49' Chernyshov 42' Dobrovolskiy 84'

Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)

Second leg

17 October 1990

Soviet Union	3–1	Yugoslavia
Dobrovolskiy 10' Mostovoi 46' Kanchelskis 76'	Report	Bokšić 80'

Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Davor Šuker
• Andriy Sydelnykov

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

• Andriy Bal (playing against West Germany)
• Miroslav Đukić (playing against Italy)