This article features the 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage . Matches were played 1996 through 1997. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Iceland .
Round 1 [ ]
Group 1 [ ]
All matches were played in the Netherlands .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Netherlands
3
3
0
0
6
1
+5
9
Lithuania
3
1
1
1
5
5
0
4
Scotland
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
4
Wales
3
0
0
3
3
8
–5
0
Group 2 [ ]
All matches were played in Sweden .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
France
3
2
1
0
8
1
+7
7
Sweden
3
2
1
0
7
1
+6
7
Latvia
3
1
0
2
2
7
–5
3
Faroe Islands
3
0
0
3
1
9
–8
0
Group 3 [ ]
All matches were played in Norway .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Norway
2
2
0
0
5
1
+4
6
Belarus
2
1
0
1
5
2
+3
3
Estonia
2
0
0
2
0
7
–7
0
Norway
2–1
Belarus
Belarus
4–0
Estonia
Estonia
0–3
Norway
Group 4 [ ]
All matches were played in Ireland .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Republic of Ireland
2
0
2
0
3
3
0
2
Denmark
2
0
2
0
3
3
0
2
Poland
2
0
2
0
2
2
0
2
Denmark
2–2
Republic of Ireland
Poland
1–1
Denmark
Republic of Ireland
1–1
Poland
Group 5 [ ]
All matches were played in England .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
England
2
2
0
0
5
0
+5
6
Finland
2
1
0
1
2
1
+1
3
Northern Ireland
2
0
0
2
0
6
–6
0
Group 6 [ ]
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Portugal
6
4
0
2
19
8
+11
12
Germany
6
4
0
2
13
12
+1
12
Turkey
6
4
0
2
12
13
–1
12
Belgium
6
0
0
6
8
19
–11
0
Group 7 [ ]
All matches were played in Slovakia
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Croatia
2
2
0
0
7
0
+7
6
Slovakia
2
1
0
1
2
4
–2
3
2
0
0
2
0
5
–5
0
Group 8 [ ]
All matches were played in Switzerland .
Group 9 [ ]
All matches were played in Luxembourg .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Czech Republic
2
2
0
0
10
1
+9
6
Malta
2
1
0
1
3
6
–3
3
Luxembourg
2
0
0
2
1
7
–6
0
Group 10 [ ]
All matches were played in Spain .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Spain
2
2
0
0
6
1
+5
6
Slovenia
2
0
1
1
0
2
–2
1
Albania
2
0
1
1
1
4
–3
1
Group 11 [ ]
All matches were played in Romania .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Israel
3
3
0
0
6
3
+3
9
Romania
3
2
0
1
8
3
+5
6
Ukraine
3
1
0
2
4
5
–1
3
Moldova
3
0
0
3
2
9
–7
0
Group 12 [ ]
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
FR Yugoslavia
4
2
1
1
8
3
+5
7
Italy
4
1
2
1
4
3
+1
5
Greece
4
1
1
2
1
7
–6
4
Greece
0–0
Italy
FR Yugoslavia
0–1
Greece
Italy
2–0
Greece
Italy
1–1
FR Yugoslavia
FR Yugoslavia
2–1
Italy
Greece
0–5
FR Yugoslavia
Group 13 [ ]
All matches were played in Cyprus .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Hungary
2
1
1
0
3
1
+2
4
Russia
2
1
1
0
2
1
+1
4
Cyprus
2
0
0
2
0
3
–3
0
Group 14 [ ]
All matches were played in Bulgaria .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Bulgaria
2
1
1
0
10
2
+8
4
Georgia
2
0
2
0
4
4
0
2
Armenia
2
0
1
1
2
10
–8
1
Round 2 [ ]
See also [ ]
External links [ ]
Under-18 era, 1948–2001
FIFA Youth Tournament UEFA Youth Tournament UEFA U-18 Championships Qualification Squads
Under-19 era, 2002–present
UEFA U-19 Championships Qualification
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