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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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship