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
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Switzerland failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Greece |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 23 |
 Norway |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 22 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia |
10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | –2 | 11 |
 Latvia |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | –11 | 9 |
 Slovenia |
10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | –9 | 8 |
 Albania |
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | –13 | 7 |
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Greece qualified as group winners Norway qualified as one of the best runners-up
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Turkey |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 16 |
 Germany |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 |
 Finland |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 6 |
 Moldova |
8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 4 |
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Turkey qualified as group winners Germany failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up
Germany (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
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France qualified as group winners
Russia qualified as one of the best runners-up
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 England |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 21 |
 Poland |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 17 |
 Bulgaria |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 |
 Sweden |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | –8 | 6 |
 Luxembourg |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | –29 | 0 |
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England qualified as group winners Poland qualified as one of the best runners-up
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Spain |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 22 |
 Netherlands |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 18 |
 Israel |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | –7 | 8 |
 Cyprus |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | –11 | 6 |
 Austria |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | –7 | 3 |
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Spain qualified as group winners Netherlands qualified as one of the best runners-up
Group 7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Slovakia |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 17 |
 Portugal |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 17 |
 Romania |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
 Hungary |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16 | –4 | 6 |
 Azerbaijan |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | –15 | 4 |
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Slovakia qualified as group winners Portugal qualified as one of the best runners-up
Group 8
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Yugoslavia qualified as one of the best runners-up
Group 9
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 25 |
 Czech Republic |
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 25 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lithuania |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
 Scotland |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 14 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | –13 | 7 |
 Estonia |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 35 | –31 | 0 |
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Belgium qualified as group winners Czech Republic 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 | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 9 | Czech Republic |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 |
| 6 | Netherlands |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 |
| 4 | Russia |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 11 |
| 7 | Portugal |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 5 | Poland |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Norway |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
| 1 | Switzerland |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Germany |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 7 |
Play-offs
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Portugal |
2–3 | Croatia |
2–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Norway |
1–7 | Spain |
1–3 | 0–4 |
| Czech Republic |
3–1 | Greece |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| England |
3–0 | Yugoslavia |
3–0 | — |
| Poland |
2–2 (a) | Turkey |
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Russia |
1–4 | Slovakia |
0–1 | 1–3 |
| Netherlands |
4–2 | Belgium |
2–2 | 2–0 |
| France |
2–3 | Italy |
1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
External links
- Results Archive at UEFA.com
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com