1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Football tournament qualification stage This page describes the qualifying procedure for the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship. 49 teams were divided into 15 groups of three and four teams each. The fifteen best winners advanced to the final tournament. Matches Group 1 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 ESP21103124 16 MKD20201102 16 WAL201124−21 4 November 199716 MKD0–016 ESPSegovia, Spain6 November 199716 WAL1–116 MKDSegovia, Spain8 November 199716 ESP3–116 WALSegovia, Spain Group 2 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 CRO32109187 16 ENG31204225 16 SVK302104−42 16 BIH301217−61 3 March 199816 CRO4–016 SVKPeterborough, England16 ENG3–116 BIHRushden, England5 March 199816 BIH0–016 SVKNorthampton, England16 ENG1–116 CROKettering, England7 March 199816 BIH0–416 CROEnfield, England16 SVK0–016 ENGNorthampton, England Group 3 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 DEN22002026 16 SVN21013123 16 TUR200204−40 20 October 199716 TUR0–316 SVNLjubljana, Slovenia22 October 199716 DEN1–016 TURLjubljana, Slovenia24 October 199716 SVN0–116 DENLjubljana, Slovenia Group 4 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 POR220080+86 16 AUT210192+73 16 SMR2002116−150 1 October 199716 POR7–016 SMRAlmada, Portugal3 October 199716 SMR1–916 AUTSeixal, Portugal5 October 199716 AUT0–116 PORAlmada, Portugal Group 5 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 ITA2110110114 16 CZE2110100104 16 AND2002021−210 3 March 199816 CZE10–016 ANDAndorra la Vella, Andorra5 March 199816 AND0–1116 ITAAndorra la Vella, Andorra7 March 199816 ITA0–016 CZEAndorra la Vella, Andorra Group 6 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 ISR32109277 16 GER32018176 16 SUI31115234 16 MDA3003118−170 24 November 199716 ISR7–116 MDADinslaken, Germany16 SUI0–116 GERDüsseldorf, Germany26 November 199716 GER7–016 MDACologne, Germany16 SUI1–116 ISRGoch, Germany28 November 199716 GER0–116 ISRGelsenkirchen, Germany16 MDA0–416 SUISüdlohn, Germany Group 7 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 RUS321010377 16 HUN32108177 16 FR Yugoslavia31026603 16 ARM3003115−140 22 November 199716 HUN0–016 RUSBékéscsaba, Hungary16 FR Yugoslavia3–016 ARMBékés, Hungary24 November 199716 ARM1–716 RUSBékés, Hungary16 FR Yugoslavia1–316 HUNGyula, Hungary26 November 199716 ARM0–516 HUNBékéscsaba, Hungary16 RUS3–216 FR YugoslaviaGyula, Hungary Group 8 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 LIE22003126 16 BUL201123−11 16 AZE201112−11 23 February 199816 AZE1–116 BULTriesen, Liechtenstein25 February 199816 LIE1–016 AZETriesen, Liechtenstein27 February 199816 BUL1–216 LIETriesen, Liechtenstein Group 9 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 UKR431070710 16 ROM42115237 16 GEO 19904004111−100 24 September 199716 ROM4–116 GEO 1990Plopeni, Romania28 September 199716 UKR2–016 GEO 1990Boryspil, Ukraine29 October 199716 UKR0-016 ROMBoryspil, Ukraine12 November 199716 ROM0–116 UKRPlopeni, Romania27 November 199716 GEO 19900–116 ROMTbilisi, Georgia2 December 199716 GEO 19900–416 UKRTbilisi, Georgia Group 10 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 GRE22006156 16 CYP201123−11 16 MLT201115−41 1 March 199816 GRE2–116 CYPLimassol, Cyprus3 March 199816 CYP1–116 MLTLimassol, Cyprus5 March 199816 MLT0–416 GRELimassol, Cyprus Group 11 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 SWE32108537 16 FRA 197432019276 16 LIT311135−24 16 LUX3003210−80 26 October 199716 SWE2–216 LITThionville, France16 LUX0–516 FRA 1974Pétange, Luxembourg28 October 199716 FRA 19743–016 LITJœuf, France16 LUX2–416 SWEHobscheid, Luxembourg30 October 199716 FRA 19741–216 SWERombas, France16 LIT1–016 LUXSchieren, Luxembourg Group 12 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 FIN22009186 16 NED21018263 16 FRO2002014−140 14 October 199716 FRO0–716 NEDEtten-Leur, Netherlands16 October 199716 FIN7–016 FROEtten-Leur, Netherlands18 October 199716 NED1-216 FINBeek en Donk, Netherlands Group 13 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 ISL21106244 16 POL21104224 16 LAT200206−60 24 September 199716 LAT0–216 POLRiga, Latvia26 September 199716 POL2–216 ISLRiga, Latvia28 September 199716 ISL4–016 LATRiga, Latvia Group 14 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 IRL21102114 16 NIR21101014 16 BEL200213−20 23 February 199816 NIR1–016 BELPortadown, Northern Ireland25 February 199816 BEL1−216 IRLDungannon, Northern Ireland27 February 199816 IRL0–016 NIRLurgan, Northern Ireland Group 15 TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts16 NOR22008176 16 BLR21016333 16 EST2002010−100 14 September 199716 NOR5–016 ESTTallinn, Estonia16 September 199716 BLR1–316 NORTallinn, Estonia18 September 199716 EST0–516 BLRTallinn, Estonia References UEFA.comMarch 2025 medicmedic RSSSF.com Qualifying 1998 Under-16 Championship qualifying Under-16 Championship qualifying Under-16 Championship qualifying Under-16 Championship qualifying