1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 1994 and finished in early 1996. The final tournament was held in 1996 in Spain.

The 44 national teams were divided into 8 groups (four groups of 5 + four groups of 6). The group winners qualify to the quarterfinals.

Qualifying

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Draw

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The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

Group 1

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Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1   France 10 6 3 1 25 3 21
2   Poland 10 5 2 3 18 18 17
3   Romania 10 4 4 2 17 10 16
4   Slovakia 10 4 2 4 11 10 14
5   Israel 10 3 3 4 12 11 12
6   Azerbaijan 10 1 0 9 5 36 3
  • Israel 2-2 Poland
  • Romania 5-2 Azerbaijan
  • Slovakia 0-3 France
  • France 0-0 Romania
  • Israel 2-0 Slovakia
  • Poland 5-0 Azerbaijan
  • Romania 0-0 Slovakia
  • Poland 0-4 France
  • Azerbaijan 1-2 Israel
  • Israel 0-1 Romania
  • Azerbaijan 0-5 France
  • Israel 1-1 France
  • Romania 1-2 Poland
  • Slovakia 3-0 Azerbaijan
  • Poland 1-0 Israel
  • Azerbaijan 0-5 Romania
  • France 0-1 Slovakia
  • Poland 1-0 Slovakia
  • Romania 1-0 Israel
  • Azerbaijan 1-0 Slovakia
  • France 4-1 Poland
  • Poland 3-3 Romania
  • Slovakia 1-1 Israel
  • France 5-0 Azerbaijan
  • Israel 4-0 Azerbaijan
  • Slovakia 3-1 Poland
  • Romania 0-0 France
  • Azerbaijan 1-2 Poland
  • Slovakia 3-1 Romania
  • France 3-0 Israel

  France qualify as group winners

Group 2

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Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1   Spain 10 7 2 1 27 10 23
2   Belgium 10 5 4 1 26 10 19
3   Denmark 10 6 1 3 31 15 19
4   Macedonia 10 4 0 6 16 27 12
5   Cyprus 10 3 1 6 10 25 10
6   Armenia 10 1 0 9 8 31 3
  • Belgium 7-0 Armenia
  • Cyprus 0-6 Spain
  • R.Macedonia 5-3 Denmark
  • Armenia 1-2 Cyprus
  • Denmark 0-1 Belgium
  • R.Macedonia 0-1 Spain
  • Belgium 7-0 R.Macedonia
  • Spain 1-0 Denmark
  • Cyprus 2-1 Armenia
  • Belgium 3-3 Spain
  • R.Macedonia 1-0 Cyprus
  • Spain 1-1 Belgium
  • Cyprus 1-5 Denmark
  • Belgium 1-0 Cyprus
  • Denmark 5-2 R.Macedonia
  • Armenia 0-3 Spain
  • Armenia 2-0 R.Macedonia
  • Spain 4-0 Armenia
  • Denmark 4-0 Cyprus
  • R.Macedonia 3-0 Belgium
  • Armenia 2-3 Denmark
  • Belgium 2-2 Denmark
  • R.Macedonia 3-2 Armenia
  • Spain 3-1 Cyprus
  • Armenia 0-3 Belgium
  • Denmark 5-1 Spain
  • Cyprus 3-2 R.Macedonia
  • Denmark 4-0 Armenia
  • Spain 4-0 R.Macedonia
  • Cyprus 1-1 Belgium

  Spain qualify as group winners

Group 3

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Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1   Hungary 8 6 1 1 14 8 19
2   Sweden 8 5 1 2 15 4 16
3   Turkey 8 4 2 2 13 12 14
4    Switzerland 8 2 1 5 9 16 7
5   Iceland 8 0 1 7 7 18 1
  • Hungary 2-1 Turkey
  • Iceland 0-1 Sweden
  • Switzerland 0-5 Sweden
  • Turkey 3-0 Iceland
  • Sweden 0-1 Hungary
  • Switzerland 2-1 Iceland
  • Turkey 1-1 Switzerland
  • Hungary 1-0 Switzerland
  • Turkey 0-0 Sweden
  • Hungary 2-1 Sweden
  • Switzerland 0-2 Turkey
  • Sweden 1-0 Iceland
  • Iceland 1-1 Hungary
  • Iceland 2-4 Switzerland
  • Sweden 1-0 Switzerland
  • Turkey 2-1 Hungary
  • Iceland 2-3 Turkey
  • Switzerland 2-3 Hungary
  • Hungary 3-1 Iceland
  • Sweden 6-1 Turkey

  Hungary qualify as group winners

Group 4

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Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1   Italy 10 6 3 1 22 8 21
2   Ukraine 10 6 2 2 24 12 20
3   Slovenia 10 6 1 3 19 12 19
4   Croatia 10 5 2 3 13 12 17
5   Lithuania 10 2 2 6 14 16 8
6   Estonia 10 0 0 10 5 37 0
  • Estonia 1-2 Croatia
  • Ukraine 3-2 Lithuania
  • Slovenia 1-1 Italy
  • Estonia 1-4 Italy
  • Croatia 2-0 Lithuania
  • Ukraine 1-0 Slovenia
  • Ukraine 3-0 Estonia
  • Slovenia 3-0 Lithuania
  • Italy 2-1 Croatia
  • Italy 7-0 Estonia
  • Croatia 1-0 Ukraine
  • Lithuania 0-1 Croatia
  • Slovenia 5-0 Estonia
  • Ukraine 2-1 Italy
  • Croatia 0-2 Slovenia
  • Estonia 2-5 Ukraine
  • Lithuania 0-2 Italy
  • Lithuania 1-2 Slovenia
  • Estonia 1-2 Slovenia
  • Ukraine 1-1 Croatia
  • Estonia 0-5 Lithuania
  • Croatia 1-0 Estonia
  • Lithuania 3-3 Ukraine
  • Italy 1-0 Slovenia
  • Croatia 2-2 Italy
  • Lithuania 3-0 Estonia
  • Slovenia 0-5 Ukraine
  • Italy 2-1 Ukraine
  • Slovenia 4-2 Croatia
  • Italy 0-0 Lithuania

  Italy qualify as group winners

Group 5

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Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1   Czech Republic 10 7 2 1 33 9 23
2   Norway 10 7 0 3 32 13 21
3   Netherlands 10 6 2 2 23 9 20
4   Belarus 10 5 1 4 20 16 16
5   Malta 10 1 2 7 4 25 5
6   Luxembourg 10 0 1 9 0 40 1
  • Czech Rep. 1-0 Malta
  • Luxembourg 0-4 Netherlands
  • Norway 4-0 Belarus
  • Malta 0-7 Czech Republic
  • Norway 1-0 Netherlands
  • Belarus 3-0 Luxembourg
  • Netherlands 2-2 Czech Rep.
  • Malta 2-3 Norway
  • Netherlands 3-0 Luxembourg
  • Malta 1-0 Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg 0-8 Norway
  • Netherlands 4-0 Malta
  • Czech Rep. 2-0 Belarus
  • Norway 5-0 Luxembourg
  • Belarus 4-0 Malta
  • Czech Rep. 2-2 Netherlands
  • Belarus 4-2 Norway
  • Luxembourg 0-7 Czech Rep.
  • Norway 3-0 Malta
  • Belarus 3-1 Netherlands
  • Norway 3-4 Czech Rep.
  • Luxembourg 0-0 Malta
  • Netherlands 3-0 Belarus
  • Czech Rep. 1-2 Norway
  • Belarus 0-3 Czech Rep.
  • Luxembourg 0-5 Belarus
  • Malta 0-2 Netherlands
  • Malta 1-1 Belarus
  • Netherlands 2-1 Norway
  • Czech Rep. 4-0 Luxembourg

  Czech Republic qualify as group winners

Group 6

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Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1   Portugal 8 6 2 0 14 2 20
2   England 8 6 1 1 13 4 19
3   Republic of Ireland 8 2 2 4 7 9 8
4   Austria 8 2 1 5 5 11 7
5   Latvia 8 0 2 6 1 14 2
  • England 0-0 Portugal
  • Latvia 1-1 Ireland
  • Latvia 0-1 Portugal
  • Austria 1-3 England
  • Portugal 2-0 Austria
  • England 1-0 Ireland
  • Ireland 0-2 England
  • Austria 0-0 Latvia
  • Ireland 1-1 Portugal
  • Latvia 0-1 England
  • Portugal 4-0 Latvia
  • England 4-0 Latvia
  • Ireland 3-0 Austria
  • Latvia 0-2 Austria
  • Portugal 2-0 England
  • Austria 1-0 Ireland
  • Austria 0-1 Portugal
  • Ireland 1-0 Latvia
  • England 2-1 Austria
  • Portugal 3-1 Ireland

  Portugal qualify as group winners

Group 7

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Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1   Germany 8 6 1 1 22 5 19
2   Bulgaria 8 5 2 1 11 10 17
3   Wales 8 3 1 4 11 13 10
4   Moldova 8 2 2 4 5 11 8
5   Georgia 8 1 0 7 7 17 3
  • Georgia 3-0 Moldova
  • Bulgaria 1-0 Georgia
  • Moldova 1-0 Wales
  • Bulgaria 2-0 Moldova
  • Georgia 1-2 Wales
  • Wales 1-1 Bulgaria
  • Moldova 1-1 Germany
  • Bulgaria 3-1 Wales
  • Georgia 0-2 Germany
  • Germany 1-0 Wales
  • Moldova 0-0 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 2-0 Germany
  • Wales 5-1 Georgia
  • Germany 3-0 Georgia
  • Wales 1-0 Moldova
  • Germany 3-1 Moldova
  • Wales 1-5 Germany
  • Georgia 1-2 Bulgaria
  • Germany 7-0 Bulgaria
  • Moldova 2-1 Georgia

  Germany qualify as group winners

Group 8

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Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1   Scotland 8 7 0 1 16 4 21
2   Finland 8 5 1 2 17 12 16
3   Russia 8 4 1 3 17 6 13
4   Greece 8 3 0 5 12 12 9
5   San Marino 8 0 0 8 1 29 0
  • Finland 1-0 Scotland
  • Greece 3-4 Finland
  • Russia 3-0 San Marino
  • Greece 4-0 San Marino
  • Scotland 2-1 Russia
  • Finland 4-0 San Marino
  • Greece 1-2 Scotland
  • San Marino 0-6 Finland
  • Russia 1-2 Scotland
  • Greece 0-1 Russia
  • San Marino 0-1 Scotland
  • San Marino 0-7 Russia
  • Finland 1-0 Greece
  • Finland 1-1 Russia
  • Scotland 3-0 Greece
  • San Marino 1-3 Greece
  • Scotland 5-0 Finland
  • Russia 0-1 Greece
  • Scotland 1-0 San Marino
  • Russia 3-0 Finland

  Scotland qualify as group winners

See also

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