Champions France (1st title) Matches played 14 | Runners-up Greece Goals scored 39 (2.79 per match) | |
Dates 16 February – 12 October Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
The 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1986–88), had 30 entrants. The Republic of Ireland competed for the first time. France U-21s won the competition.
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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 third-place playoff.
Squads
See 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
Goalscorers
References
1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA