1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Football tournament qualification stage 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 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.UEFA.com The official website for European football https://www.uefa.com/errors/ 2025-08-21 UEFA.com en Qualifying Source: Draw 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: Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 featured the same nations Group 6 did not include Northern Ireland, and Liechtenstein, but included England (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification) Group 7 did not include Albania Group 8 did not include Faroe Islands Group 1 Qualifying Group 1PWDLFAPts121 FRA 19741063125321221 POL10523181817321 ROU10442171016421 SVK10424111014521 ISR10334121112621 AZE101095363 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 21 FRA 1974 qualify as group winners Group 2 Qualifying Group 2PWDLFAPts121 ESP10721271023221 BEL10541261019 321 DEN10613311519 421 MKD Macedonia10406162712 521 CYP10316102510 621 ARM101098313 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 21 ESP qualify as group winners Group 3 Qualifying Group 3PWDLFAPts121 HUN861114819221 SWE851215416321 TUR8422131214421 SUI82159167521 ISL80177181 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 21 HUN qualify as group winners Group 4 Qualifying Group 4PWDLFAPts121 ITA1063122821221 UKR10622241220321 SVN10613191219421 CRO10523131217521 LTU 19881022614168621 EST1000105370 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 21 ITA qualify as group winners Group 5 Qualifying Group 5PWDLFAPts121 CZE1072133923221 NOR10703321321321 NED1062223920421 BLR10514201616521 MLT101274255621 LUX100190401 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 21 CZE qualify as group winners Group 6 Qualifying Group 6PWDLFAPts121 POR862014220221 ENG861113419 321 IRL8224798 421 AUT82155117 521 LVA80261142 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 21 POR qualify as group winners Group 7 Qualifying Group 7PWDLFAPts121 GER861122519221 BUL8521111017321 WAL8314111310421 MDA82245118521 GEO 199081077173 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 21 GER qualify as group winners Group 8 Qualifying Group 8PWDLFAPts121 SCO870116421221 FIN8512171216 321 RUS841317613 421 GRE830512129 521 SMR80081290 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 21 SCO qualify as group winners References See also 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification 1996 Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification Under-21 Championship qualification