1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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.

1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates14 March – 17 October
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored235 (2.4 per match)
Attendance103,414 (1,055 per match)
Top scorer(s) Andriy Sidelnikov
Davor Šuker
(3 goals each)
Best player(s) Davor Šuker

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.

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