2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 1998. The final tournament was held in 2000 in Slovakia.

The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (seven groups of 5 + two groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.

Qualifying group stage

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

Groups 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, featured the same nations
Group 4 did not include Andorra
Group 6 did not include San Marino, but included Netherlands (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
Group 7 did not include Liechtenstein
Group 9 did not include Faroe Islands, but included Belgium (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	8	7	1	0	20	7	+13	22
Switzerland	8	4	2	2	8	4	+4	14
Denmark	8	3	1	4	11	13	−2	10
Belarus	8	2	1	5	5	12	−7	7
Wales	8	0	3	5	6	14	−8	3


Belarus	—	0–2	1–2	1–0	1–0
Denmark	2–0	—	1–2	1–3	2–2
Italy	4–1	3–1	—	1–0	6–2
Switzerland	2–1	2–0	0–0	—	1–0
Wales	0–0	1–2	1–2	0–0	—

Italy qualify as group winners
Switzerland fail to qualify as one of best runners-up

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Greece	10	7	2	1	32	10	+22	23
Norway	10	7	1	2	21	8	+13	22
Georgia	10	2	5	3	11	13	−2	11
Latvia	10	2	3	5	8	19	−11	9
Slovenia	10	1	5	4	10	19	−9	8
Albania	10	1	4	5	8	21	−13	7

Georgia 0-1 Albania
Norway 2-0 Latvia
Greece 2-2 Slovenia
Latvia 1-2 Georgia
Slovenia 1-3 Norway
Greece 3-2 Georgia
Norway 4-1 Albania
Slovenia 0-1 Latvia
Albania 0-5 Greece
Greece 2-1 Norway
Georgia 0-0 Slovenia
Latvia 0-2 Greece
Latvia 0-0 Albania
Georgia 0-3 Norway
Norway 0-0 Georgia

Albania 1-2 Norway
Georgia 1-1 Greece
Latvia 1-1 Slovenia
Greece 6-0 Latvia
Albania 1-1 Slovenia
Slovenia 3-1 Albania
Norway 2-1 Greece
Albania 1-1 Latvia
Slovenia 2-2 Georgia
Georgia 4-2 Latvia
Norway 3-0 Slovenia
Greece 5-2 Albania
Albania 0-0 Georgia
Latvia 2-1 Norway
Slovenia 0-5 Greece

Greece qualify as group winners
Norway qualify as one of best runners-up

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey	8	4	4	0	11	4	+7	16
Germany	8	4	1	3	9	7	+2	13
Finland	8	3	4	1	9	7	+2	13
Northern Ireland	8	1	3	4	5	9	−4	6
Moldova	8	0	4	4	3	10	−7	4

Finland 1-0 Moldova
Turkey 2-0 N. Ireland
Turkey 2-0 Germany
N. Ireland 1-1 Finland
Moldova 0-2 Germany
Turkey 1-1 Finland
N. Ireland 1-1 Moldova
N. Ireland 1-0 Germany
Turkey 2-0 Moldova
Germany 2-0 Finland

Moldova 0-0 N. Ireland
Germany 2-0 Moldova
Finland 0-0 Turkey
Moldova 1-1 Finland
Finland 3-1 Germany
N. Ireland 1-2 Turkey
Germany 1-0 N. Ireland
Moldova 1-1 Turkey
Finland 2-1 N. Ireland
Germany 1-1 Turkey

Turkey qualify as group winners
Germany fail to qualify as one of best runners-up
Germany (13pts) Finland (13pts)head-to-head:
2-0 in GER, 3-1 in FIN
.: Germany better (1-0 on away goals)

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	8	6	1	1	18	4	+14	19
Russia	8	6	0	2	17	5	+12	18
Ukraine	8	3	2	3	16	12	+4	11
Iceland	8	2	0	6	9	18	−9	6
Armenia	8	1	1	6	6	27	−21	4

Ukraine 1-0 Russia
Iceland 0-2 France
Armenia 3-1 Iceland
Russia 2-1 France
Ukraine 8-0 Armenia
Iceland 1-2 Russia
France 4-0 Ukraine
Armenia 0-2 Russia
Ukraine 5-1 Iceland
France 3-1 Armenia

France 2-0 Russia
Iceland 2-0 Armenia
Armenia 1-1 Ukraine
Russia 3-0 Iceland
Ukraine 0-0 France
Russia 6-0 Armenia
Iceland 4-1 Ukraine
Armenia 1-4 France
Russia 2-0 Ukraine
France 2-0 Iceland

France qualify as group winners
Russia qualify as one of best runners-up

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	8	7	0	1	23	3	+20	21
Poland	8	5	2	1	21	12	+9	17
Bulgaria	8	4	2	2	17	9	+8	14
Sweden	8	2	0	6	7	15	−8	6
Luxembourg	8	0	0	8	0	29	−29	0

Sweden 0-2 England
Bulgaria 2-2 Poland
Poland 5-0 Luxembourg
England 1-0 Bulgaria
Bulgaria 2-1 Sweden
Luxembourg 0-5 England
England 5-0 Poland
Sweden 3-0 Luxembourg
Luxembourg 0-3 Bulgaria
Poland 2-0 Sweden

England 3-0 Sweden
Poland 3-3 Bulgaria
Bulgaria 0-1 England
Luxembourg 0-4 Poland
England 5-0 Luxembourg
Sweden 1-4 Bulgaria
Luxembourg 0-1 Sweden
Poland 3-1 England
Sweden 1-2 Poland
Bulgaria 3-0 Luxembourg

England qualify as group winners
Poland qualify as one of best runners-up

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	8	7	1	0	21	5	+16	22
Netherlands	8	6	0	2	17	8	+9	18
Israel	8	2	2	4	6	13	−7	8
Cyprus	8	1	3	4	7	18	−11	6
Austria	8	1	0	7	8	15	−7	3

Austria 0-1 Israel
Cyprus 1-3 Spain
Cyprus 2-1 Austria
Netherlands 3-0 Israel
Israel 0-4 Spain
Netherlands 3-2 Austria
Cyprus 0-3 Netherlands
Spain 4-0 Austria
Israel 1-1 Cyprus
Netherlands 0-1 Spain

Austria 0-1 Netherlands
Spain 4-1 Netherlands
Israel 2-1 Austria
Netherlands 5-1 Cyprus
Austria 1-2 Spain
Cyprus 1-1 Israel
Israel 0-1 Netherlands
Spain 1-1 Cyprus
Austria 3-0 Cyprus
Spain 2-1 Israel

Spain qualify as group winners
Netherlands qualify as one of best runners-up

Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Slovakia	8	5	2	1	12	6	+6	17
Portugal	8	5	2	1	17	6	+11	17
Romania	8	3	3	2	10	8	+2	12
Hungary	8	2	0	6	12	16	−4	6
Azerbaijan	8	1	1	6	5	20	−15	4

Slovakia 2-1 Azerbaijan
Hungary 0-3 Portugal
Azerbaijan 2-1 Hungary
Portugal 1-1 Romania
Slovakia 1-0 Portugal
Hungary 1-2 Romania
Portugal 5-0 Azerbaijan
Romania 0-1 Slovakia
Azerbaijan 0-2 Romania
Slovakia 4-1 Hungary

Portugal 1-1 Slovakia
Romania 2-1 Hungary
Hungary 3-0 Slovakia
Romania 1-1 Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan 0-2 Portugal
Slovakia 0-0 Romania
Hungary 4-1 Azerbaijan
Romania 2-3 Portugal
Azerbaijan 0-3 Slovakia
Portugal 2-1 Hungary

Slovakia qualify as group winners
Portugal qualify as one of best runners-up

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	8	6	2	0	25	7	+18	20
FR Yugoslavia	8	5	2	1	29	10	+19	17
Republic of Ireland	8	4	2	2	13	12	+1	14
Malta	8	1	0	7	8	23	−15	3
Macedonia	8	1	0	7	2	25	−23	3


Croatia	—	5–1	4–0	1–0	2–2
Republic of Ireland	2–2	—	3–0^*	2–1	0–2
Macedonia	0–2	0–1	—	1–0	0–8
Malta	0–3	1–3	5–1	—	1–5
FR Yugoslavia	2–6	1–1	2–0	7–0	—

Croatia qualify as group winners
FR Yugoslavia qualify as one of best runners-up

Group 9

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	10	8	1	1	31	9	+22	25
Czech Republic	10	8	1	1	17	5	+12	25
Lithuania	10	5	1	4	14	10	4	16
Scotland	10	4	2	4	18	12	+6	14
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	2	1	7	11	24	−13	7
Estonia	10	0	0	10	4	35	−31	0

Lithuania 0-0 Scotland
Bosnia & Herz. 3-2 Estonia
Belgium 0-2 Czech Rep.
Lithuania 0-1 Belgium
Bosnia & Herz. 0-0 Czech Rep.
Scotland 2-0 Estonia
Lithuania 4-0 Bosnia & Herz.
Czech Rep. 3-0 Estonia
Belgium 2-0 Scotland
Scotland 2-2 Belgium
Czech Rep. 1-0 Lithuania
Lithuania 4-1 Estonia
Scotland 0-1 Czech Rep.
Belgium 4-0 Bosnia & Herz.
Bosnia & Herz. 1-2 Lithuania

Estonia 0-3 Czech Rep.
Czech Rep. 3-2 Scotland
Estonia 0-2 Lithuania
Estonia 1-7 Belgium
Belgium 5-0 Estonia
Lithuania 0-2 Czech Rep.
Bosnia & Herz. 2-5 Scotland
Belgium 3-0 Lithuania
Czech Rep. 1-0 Bosnia & Herz.
Estonia 0-4 Scotland
Bosnia & Herz. 3-4 Belgium
Scotland 2-0 Bosnia & Herz.
Czech Rep. 1-3 Belgium
Estonia 0-2 Bosnia & Herz.
Scotland 1-2 Lithuania

Belgium qualify as group winners
Czech Republic qualify as one of best runners-up

Ranking of second-placed teams

Because groups contained different number or teams (six and five), matches against the fifth- and sixth-placed teams in each group are not included in the ranking. As a result, six matches played by each team counted for the purposes of the second-placed table. The top seven advanced to the play-off.

Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Czech Republic	6	5	0	1	10	5	+5	15
6	Netherlands	6	4	0	2	13	6	+7	12
4	Russia	6	4	0	2	9	5	+4	12
8	FR Yugoslavia	6	3	2	1	19	10	+9	11
7	Portugal	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
5	Poland	6	3	2	1	12	12	0	11
2	Norway	6	3	1	2	9	5	+4	10
1	Switzerland	6	3	1	2	7	4	+3	10
3	Germany	6	2	1	3	5	7	−2	7

Play-offs

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Portugal	2–3	Croatia	2–0	0–3 (aet)
Norway	1–7	Spain	1–3	0–4
Czech Republic	3–1	Greece	3–0	0–1
England	3–0	FR Yugoslavia	3–0	—
Poland	2–2 (a)	Turkey	2–1	0–1
Russia	1–4	Slovakia	0–1	1–3
Netherlands	4–2	Belgium	2–2	2–0
France	2–3	Italy	1–1	1–2 (aet)

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External links

Results Archive at UEFA.com
RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com

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