title: 1982 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying
text: # 1982 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying
  
  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 |
  
  ### 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 |
  
  ### 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 |
  
  ### 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 |
  
  ### 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 |
  
  ### 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 |
  
  ### 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 |
  
  ### 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 |
  
  ## Quarter-finals
  
  ### Second leg
  
  Finland won 3–2 on aggregate.
  
  West Germany won 4–3 on aggregate.
  
  Italy won 5–2 on aggregate.
  
  Yugoslavia 2–2 Soviet Union on aggregate. Yugoslavia won 4–3 on penalties.
  
  