Tournament details | |
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Dates | 14 March – 17 October |
Teams | 30 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 98 |
Goals scored | 235 (2.4 per match) |
Attendance | 103,414 (1,055 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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.