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 1 Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts 1  Italy 8 7 1 0 20 7 22 2   Switzerland 8 4 2 2 8 4 14 3  Denmark 8 3 1 4 11 13 10 4  Belarus 8 2 1 5 5 12 7 5  Wales 8 0 3 5 6 14 3 Belarus 0-2 Denmark Wales 1-2 Italy Denmark 2-2 Wales Italy 1-0 Switzerland Switzerland 2-0 Denmark Wales 0-0 Belarus Denmark 1-2 Italy Switzerland 1-0 Wales Italy 4-1 Belarus Denmark 2-0 Belarus Italy 6-2 Wales Wales 1-2 Denmark Switzerland 0-0 Italy Belarus 1-0 Switzerland Belarus 1-0 Wales Denmark 1-3 Switzerland Switzerland 2-1 Belarus Italy 3-1 Denmark Belarus 1-2 Italy Wales 0-0 Switzerland  Italy qualify as group winners   Switzerland fail to qualify as one of best runners-up

Group 2 Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts 1  Greece 10 7 2 1 32 10 23 2  Norway 10 7 1 2 21 8 22 3  Georgia 10 2 5 3 11 13 11 4  Latvia 10 2 3 5 8 19 9 5  Slovenia 10 1 5 4 10 19 8 6  Albania 10 1 4 5 8 21 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

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Group 3 Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts 1  Turkey 8 4 4 0 11 4 16 2  Germany 8 4 1 3 9 7 13 3  Finland 8 3 4 1 9 7 13 4  Northern Ireland 8 1 3 4 5 9 6 5  Moldova 8 0 4 4 3 10 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 Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts 1  France 8 6 1 1 18 4 19 2  Russia 8 6 0 2 17 5 18 3  Ukraine 8 3 2 3 16 12 11 4  Iceland 8 2 0 6 9 18 6 5  Armenia 8 1 1 6 6 27 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

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Group 5 Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts 1  England 8 7 0 1 23 3 21 2  Poland 8 5 2 1 21 12 17 3  Bulgaria 8 4 2 2 17 9 14 4  Sweden 8 2 0 6 7 15 6 5  Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 0 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 Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts 1  Spain 8 7 1 0 21 5 22 2  Netherlands 8 6 0 2 17 8 18 3  Israel 8 2 2 4 6 13 8 4  Cyprus 8 1 3 4 7 18 6 5  Austria 8 1 0 7 8 15 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

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Group 7 Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts 1  Slovakia 8 5 2 1 12 6 17 2  Portugal 8 5 2 1 17 6 17 3  Romania 8 3 3 2 10 8 12 4  Hungary 8 2 0 6 12 16 6 5  Azerbaijan 8 1 1 6 5 20 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 Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts 1  Croatia 8 6 2 0 25 7 20 2  Yugoslavia 8 5 2 1 29 10 17 3  Republic of Ireland 8 4 2 2 13 12 14 4  Malta 8 1 0 7 8 23 3 5  Macedonia 8 1 0 7 2 25 3 R.Ireland 2-2 Croatia R.Macedonia 1-0 Malta Malta 0-3 Croatia R.Ireland 2-1 Malta Croatia 4-0 R.Macedonia Malta 5-1 R. Macedonia F.R.Yugoslav. 1-1 R.Ireland Malta 1-5 F.R.Yugoslavia R.Macedonia 0-2 Croatia R.Ireland 0-0* R.Macedonia F.R.Yugoslavia 7-0 Malta F.R.Yugoslavia 2-6 Croatia Croatia 1-0 Malta R.Ireland 0-2 F.R.Yugoslav. Croatia 5-1 R. Ireland F.R.Yugo. 2-0 R.Macedonia R.Macedonia 0-8 F.R.Yugo. Malta 1-3 R.Ireland Croatia 2-2 F.R.Yugoslavia R.Macedonia 0-1 R.Ireland (*) Match awarded 3-0 to ROI due to Macedonia fielding ineligible player.  Croatia qualify as group winners  Yugoslavia qualify as one of best runners-up

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Group 9 Qualifying Group 9 P W D L F A Pts 1  Belgium 10 8 1 1 31 9 25 2  Czech Republic 10 8 1 1 17 5 25 3  Lithuania 10 5 1 4 14 10 16 4  Scotland 10 4 2 4 18 12 14 5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 2 1 7 11 24 7 6  Estonia 10 0 0 10 4 35 0 Lithuania 0-0 Scotland Bosnia & Herz. 3-2 Estonia Belgium 0-2 Czech Rep. Lithuania 0-1 Belgium Bosnia & Herz. 0-0 Czech R. 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 R. 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

Runners-up Runners-up P W D L F A Pts 1  Czech Republic 6 5 0 1 10 5 15 2  Netherlands 6 4 0 2 13 6 12 3  Russia 6 4 0 2 9 5 12 4  Yugoslavia 6 3 2 1 19 10 11 5  Portugal 6 3 2 1 10 6 11 6  Poland 6 3 2 1 12 12 11 7  Norway 6 3 1 2 9 5 10 8   Switzerland 6 3 1 2 7 4 10 9  Germany 6 2 1 3 5 7 7 List of qualifying group runners-up. Teams 1-7 go into playoff with the nine group winners. Only results between top four teams in group are used.

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Qualification Playoffs

Portugal 2-0 Croatia Croatia 3-0 Portugal (aet)  Croatia win 3-2 on aggregate

Czech Rep. 3-0 Greece Greece 1-0 Czech Rep.  Czech Republic win 3-1 on aggregate

Poland 2-1 Turkey Turkey 1-0 Poland 2-2:  Turkey win 1-0 on away goals

Netherlands 2-2 Belgium Belgium 0-2 Netherlands  Netherlands win 4-2 on aggregate

Norway 1-3 Spain Spain 4-0 Norway  Spain win 7-1 on aggregate

England 3-0 F.R. Yugoslavia in Barcelona  England go through

Russia 0-1 Slovakia Slovakia 3-1 Russia  Slovakia win 4-1 on aggregate

France 1-1 Italy Italy 2-1 France (aet)  Italy win 3-2 on aggregate

See also

• 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship