title: 1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
text: # 1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
  
  The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1982 Final Tournament was held in Finland. It also served as the European qualification for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship. The competition was won by Scotland, their first tournament win at any international level.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  ### Group 8
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | West Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 8 |
  | France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 |
  | Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | –16 | 0 |
  | France | 0–2 | West Germany |
  | Luxembourg | 2–4 | France |
  | France | 6–0 | Luxembourg |
  | Luxembourg | 0–5 | West Germany |
  | West Germany | 1–0 | France |
  | West Germany | 3–0 | Luxembourg |
  
  ### Other groups
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Wales | 2–2 (3–4p) | Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–1 |
  | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 0–2 |
  | Iceland | 3–4 | Belgium | 2–2 | 1–2 |
  | Scotland | 3–2 | England | 1–0 | 2–2 |
  | Poland | 2–1 | Sweden | 2–1 | 0–0 |
  | Denmark | 0–3 | Czechoslovakia | 0–0 | 0–3 |
  | Norway | 0–3 | Soviet Union | 0–2 | 0–1 |
  | Austria | 3–2 | Italy | 0–1 | 3–1 |
  | Malta | 0–5 | Spain | 0–0 | 0–5 |
  | Portugal | 2–1 | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–1 |
  | Greece | 1–2 | Hungary | 1–1 | 0–1 |
  | Romania | 2–4 | Bulgaria | 2–2 | 0–2 |
  | Albania | 4–2 | Cyprus | 4–0 | 0–2 |
  | Turkey | 0–0 (3–2p) | Yugoslavia | 0–0 | 0–0 |
  
  ## Teams
  
  The following teams qualified for the tournament:
  
  * Albania
  * Austria
  * Belgium
  * Bulgaria
  * Czechoslovakia
  * Finland (host)
  * West Germany
  * Hungary
  * Netherlands
  * Poland
  * Portugal
  * Republic of Ireland
  * Scotland
  * Soviet Union
  * Spain
  * Turkey
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
  | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 |
  | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 |
  | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 |
  | 21 May | West Germany | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
  | | Soviet Union | 4–1 | Austria |
  | 23 May | Austria | 4–1 | West Germany |
  | | Soviet Union | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland |
  | 25 May | Soviet Union | 1–0 | West Germany |
  | | Austria | 4–2 | Republic of Ireland |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
  | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
  | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 0 |
  | 21 May | Bulgaria | 2–1 | Spain |
  | | Poland | 1–0 | Belgium |
  | 23 May | Poland | 1–0 | Spain |
  | | Belgium | 1–0 | Bulgaria |
  | 25 May | Belgium | 3–1 | Spain |
  | | Bulgaria | 0–0 | Poland |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
  | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
  | Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
  | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 0 |
  | 21 May | Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | Finland |
  | | Portugal | 2–1 | Hungary |
  | 23 May | Finland | 3–2 | Hungary |
  | | Portugal | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia |
  | 25 May | Portugal | 1–1 | Finland |
  | | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | Hungary |
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
  | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
  | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |
  | Albania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 |
  | 21 May | Scotland | 3–0 | Albania |
  | | Netherlands | 3–1 | Turkey |
  | 23 May | Scotland | 2–0 | Turkey |
  | | Netherlands | 3–1 | Albania |
  | 25 May | Scotland | 1–1 | Netherlands |
  | | Turkey | 1–1 | Albania |
  
  ## Final
  
  * 1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
  * Scotland First title
  
  ## Qualification to World Youth Championship
  
  The six best performing teams qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship: four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on points, goal difference and scored goals).
  
  * Austria
  * Czechoslovakia
  * Netherlands
  * Poland
  * Scotland
  * Soviet Union
  