2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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Main article: 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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[]

Main article: 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 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[]

Main article: 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 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[]

Main article: 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 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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