2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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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 Denmark Italy Switzerland Wales
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 qualified as group winners
  Switzerland failed to qualify as one of the 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 qualified as group winners
 Norway qualified as one of the 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 qualified as group winners
 Germany failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up
Germany (13 pts) and Finland (13 pts) head-to-head record:
2–0 in Germany, 3–1 in Finland. Germany is ranked higher on away goals rule.

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 qualified as group winners
 Russia qualified as one of the 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 qualified as group winners
 Poland qualified as one of the 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 qualified as group winners
 Netherlands qualified as one of the 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 qualified as group winners
 Portugal qualified as one of the 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 Republic of Ireland North Macedonia Malta Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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 qualified as group winners
 FR Yugoslavia qualified as one of the 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 and Herzegovina 3–2 Estonia
  • Belgium 0–2 Czech Republic
  • Lithuania 0–1 Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–0 Czech Republic
  • Scotland 2–0 Estonia
  • Lithuania 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Czech Republic 3–0 Estonia
  • Belgium 2–0 Scotland
  • Scotland 2–2 Belgium
  • Czech Republic 1–0 Lithuania
  • Lithuania 4–1 Estonia
  • Scotland 0–1 Czech Republic
  • Belgium 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Lithuania
  • Estonia 0–3 Czech Republic
  • Czech Republic 3–2 Scotland
  • Estonia 0–2 Lithuania
  • Estonia 1–7 Belgium
  • Belgium 5–0 Estonia
  • Lithuania 0–2 Czech Republic
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–5 Scotland
  • Belgium 3–0 Lithuania
  • Czech Republic 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Estonia 0–4 Scotland
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–4 Belgium
  • Scotland 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Czech Republic 1–3 Belgium
  • Estonia 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Scotland 1–2 Lithuania

 Belgium qualified as group winners
 Czech Republic qualified as one of the 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 were 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 (a.e.t.)
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 (a.e.t.)

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