2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

none March 2026 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 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1 Team Pld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points21 ITA8710207+132221 SUI842284+41421 DEN83141113−21021 BLR8215512−7721 WAL8035614−83 BLRDENITASUIWALstyle="text-align:right;"21 BLR— 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 style="text-align:right;"21 DEN 2–0— 1–2 1–3 2–2style="text-align:right;"21 ITA 4–1 3–1— 1–0 6–2style="text-align:right;"21 SUI 2–1 2–0 0–0— 1–0style="text-align:right;"21 WAL 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0— 21 ITA qualified as group winners21 SUI failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up Group 2 Team Pld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points21 GRE107213210+2223 21 NOR10712218+1322 21 GEO 1990102531113−21121 LVA10235819−11921 SVN101541019−9821 ALB10145821−137 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 21 GRE qualified as group winners21 NOR qualified as one of the best runners-up Group 3 Team Pld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points21 TUR8440114+71621 GER841397+21321 FIN834197+21321 NIR813459−4621 MDA8044310−74 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 21 TUR qualified as group winners21 GER failed to qualify as one of the best runners-upGermany (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 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 4 Team Pld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals ForGA Goals AgainstGD Goal DifferencePts Points21 France8611184+141921 Russia8602175+121821 Ukraine83231612+41121 Iceland8206918−9621 Armenia8116627−214 FRARUSUKRISLARMstyle="text-align:right;"21 FRA— 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 style="text-align:right;"21 RUS 2–1— 2–0 3–0 6–0style="text-align:right;"21 UKR 0–0 1–0— 5–1 8–0style="text-align:right;"21 ISL 0–2 1–2 4–1— 2–0style="text-align:right;"21 Armenia 1–4 0–2 1–1 3–1— 21 FRA 1974 qualified as group winners21 RUS qualified as one of the best runners-up Group 5 Team Pld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points21 ENG8701233+202121 POL85212112+91721 BUL8422179+81421 SWE8206715−8621 LUX8008029−290 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 21 ENG qualified as group winners21 POL qualified as one of the best runners-up Group 6 Team Pld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points21 ESP8710215+162221 NED8602178+91821 ISR8224613−7821 CYP8134718−11621 AUT8107815−73 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 21 ESP qualified as group winners21 NED qualified as one of the best runners-up Group 7 Team Pld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points21 SVK8521126+61721 POR8521176+111721 ROU8332108+21221 HUN82061216−4621 AZE8116520−154 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 21 SVK qualified as group winners21 POR qualified as one of the best runners-up Group 8 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8 Team Pld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points21 CRO8620257+182021 FR Yugoslavia85212910+191721 IRL84221312+11421 MLT8107823−15321 MKD Macedonia8107225−233 CROIRLMKDMLTFR Yugoslaviastyle="text-align:right;"21 CRO— 5–1 4–0 1–0 2–2 style="text-align:right;"21 IRL 2–2— 3–0* 2–1 0–2style="text-align:right;"21 MKD Macedonia 0–2 0–1— 1–0 0–8style="text-align:right;"21 MLT 0–3 1–3 5–1— 1–5style="text-align:right;"21 FR Yugoslavia 2–6 1–1 2–0 7–0— 21 CRO qualified as group winners21 FR Yugoslavia qualified as one of the best runners-up Group 9 Team Pld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points21 BEL10811319+222521 CZE10811175+122521 LTU 198810514141041621 SCO104241812+61421 BIH102171124−13721 EST100010435−310 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 21 BEL qualified as group winners21 CZE 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 GroupTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points921 CZE6501105+515621 NED6402136+712421 RUS640295+412821 FR Yugoslavia63211910+911721 POR6321106+411521 POL63211212011221 NOR631295+410121 SUI631274+310321 GER621357−27 Play-offs 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs 21 POR 2–3 21 CRO 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.) 21 NOR 1–7 21 ESP 1–3 0–4 21 CZE 3–1 21 GRE 3–0 0–1 21 ENG 3–0 21 FR Yugoslavia 3–0 — 21 POL 2–2 (a) 21 TUR 2–1 0–1 21 RUS 1–4 21 SVK 0–1 1–3 21 NED 4–2 21 BEL 2–2 2–0 21 FRA 1974 2–3 21 ITA 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.) |} External links Results Archive at UEFA.com RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com Qualification 2000 Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification