This article features the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage . Matches were played 1997 through 1998. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Cyprus .
First round [ ]
Group 1 [ ]
All matches were played in Portugal .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Portugal
3
3
0
0
7
3
+4
9
Hungary
3
2
0
1
8
3
+5
6
Slovenia
3
1
0
2
3
7
–4
3
Bulgaria
3
0
0
3
3
8
–5
0
Group 2 [ ]
All matches were played in the Czech Republic .
Group 3 [ ]
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Greece
6
4
1
1
9
5
+4
13
Georgia
6
3
1
2
8
6
+2
10
Romania
6
3
0
3
12
9
+3
9
6
1
0
5
8
17
–9
3
Romania
4–1
Georgia
2–1
Romania
Greece
2–1
Georgia
1–2
Georgia
Romania
2–0
Georgia
0–2
Greece
Greece
4–1
5–2
Romania
Greece
1–0
Romania
Romania
3–0
Greece
Georgia
3–0
Georgia
0–0
Greece
Group 4 [ ]
All matches were played in Moldova .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Republic of Ireland
2
2
0
0
5
2
+3
6
Moldova
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
3
Azerbaijan
2
0
0
2
2
5
–3
0
Group 5 [ ]
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
England
4
2
1
1
8
4
+4
7
FR Yugoslavia
4
1
2
1
5
6
–1
5
Russia
4
1
1
2
6
9
–3
4
Group 6 [ ]
All matches were played in France .
Group 7 [ ]
All matches were played in Malta .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Switzerland
3
3
0
0
10
0
+10
9
Ukraine
3
1
1
1
3
4
–1
4
Malta
3
1
1
1
2
5
–3
4
Luxembourg
3
0
0
3
1
7
–6
0
Group 8 [ ]
All matches were played in Northern Ireland .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Croatia
2
2
0
0
12
1
+11
6
Northern Ireland
2
1
0
1
6
2
+4
3
Andorra
2
0
0
2
0
15
–15
0
Croatia
2–1
Northern Ireland
Andorra
0–10
Croatia
Northern Ireland
5–0
Andorra
Group 9 [ ]
All matches were played in Israel .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Israel
2
2
0
0
16
0
+16
6
Netherlands
2
1
0
1
12
2
+10
3
San Marino
2
0
0
2
0
26
–26
0
Israel
2–0
Netherlands
Netherlands
12–0
San Marino
Israel
14–0
San Marino
Group 10 [ ]
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Spain
4
4
0
0
10
2
+8
12
Italy
4
2
0
2
5
6
–1
6
Belgium
4
0
0
4
0
7
–7
0
Group 11 [ ]
All matches were played in Finland .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Lithuania
3
2
1
0
7
4
+3
7
Finland
3
2
0
1
9
7
+2
6
Austria
3
1
1
1
6
5
+1
4
Iceland
3
0
0
3
2
8
–6
0
Group 12 [ ]
All matches were played in Sweden .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Turkey
3
2
1
0
4
1
+3
7
Sweden
3
2
0
1
5
2
+3
6
Belarus
3
1
0
2
2
6
–4
3
Latvia
3
0
1
2
2
4
–2
1
Sweden
4–0
Belarus
Latvia
1–1
Turkey
Belarus
2–1
Latvia
Turkey
2–0
Sweden
Sweden
1–0
Latvia
Turkey
1–0
Belarus
Group 13 [ ]
All matches were played in Norway .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Poland
2
1
1
0
3
1
+2
4
Wales
2
1
1
0
4
3
+1
4
Norway
2
0
0
2
2
5
–3
0
Group 14 [ ]
All matches were played in Germany .
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Germany
2
2
0
0
11
1
+10
6
Estonia
2
0
1
1
2
5
–3
1
Faroe Islands
2
0
1
1
1
8
–7
1
Germany
4–1
Estonia
Estonia
1–1
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
0–7
Germany
Second round [ ]
See also [ ]
External links [ ]
Under-18 era, 1948–2001
FIFA Youth Tournament UEFA Youth Tournament UEFA U-18 Championships Qualification Squads
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