title: 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
text: # 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
  
  The 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 2000. The final tournament was held in 2002. The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four, five groups of 5, and three 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 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
  
  * Groups 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 featured the same nations
  * Group 1 did not include Faroe Islands
  * Group 2 did not include Andorra
  * Group 6 did not include San Marino
  * Group 7 did not include Liechtenstein, but included France (who did not participate in World Cup qualification)
  
  ### Group 1
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 16 |
  | Russia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 15 |
  | FR Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 15 |
  | Slovenia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
  | Luxembourg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 38 | −37 | 0 |
  | Luxembourg | — | 0–10 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
  | Russia | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
  | Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 |
  | Switzerland | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 |
  | FR Yugoslavia | 8–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | — |
  
  Switzerland qualify as group winners Russia fail to qualify as one of best runners-up
  
  ### Group 2
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Portugal | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 19 |
  | Netherlands | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 17 |
  | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 |
  | Cyprus | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 9 |
  | Estonia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28 | −26 | 0 |
  | Cyprus | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
  | Estonia | 0–3 | — | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
  | Netherlands | 4–2 | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
  | Portugal | 7–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 |
  | Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
  
  Portugal qualify as group winners Netherlands qualify as one of best runners-up
  
  ### Group 3
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Czech Republic | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 27 |
  | Bulgaria | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 18 |
  | Denmark | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 15 |
  | Iceland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 11 |
  | Northern Ireland | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 8 |
  | Malta | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 4 |
  | Bulgaria 1-0 Czech Rep. Iceland 0-0 Denmark N. Ireland 1-1* Malta Bulgaria 2-0 Malta Czech Rep. 2-1 Iceland N. Ireland 0-3 Denmark Denmark 2-2 Bulgaria Malta 0-1 Czech Rep. Iceland 2-5 N. Ireland Malta 0-0 Denmark N. Ireland 0-2 Czech Rep. Bulgaria 1-0 Iceland Bulgaria 2-0 N. Ireland Czech Rep. 3-0 Denmark Malta 1-1 Iceland | Denmark 3-4 Czech Rep. Iceland 3-0 Malta N. Ireland 1-1 Bulgaria Denmark 3-0 Malta Iceland 3-2 Bulgaria Czech Rep. 4-0 N. Ireland Denmark 2-0 N. Ireland Iceland 0-1 Czech Rep. Malta 2-2 Bulgaria Bulgaria 3-1 Denmark Czech Rep. 3-0 Malta N. Ireland 1-3 Iceland Denmark 4-0 Iceland Malta 2-2 N. Ireland Czech Rep. 8-0 Bulgaria |
  
  (*) Match awarded 3-0 to N.Ireland due to Malta fielding an ineligible player. Czech Republic qualify as group winners Bulgaria fail to qualify as one of best runners-up
  
  ### Group 4
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Turkey | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 23 |
  | Sweden | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 19 |
  | Slovakia | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 16 |
  | Moldova | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 9 |
  | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 9 |
  | Macedonia | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 5 |
  | Azerbaijan 0-5 Sweden Turkey 1-0 Moldova Slovakia 2-0 R. Macedonia Moldova 0-3 Slovakia R. Macedonia 1-2 Azerbaijan Sweden 0-0 Turkey Moldova 3-0 R. Macedonia Azerbaijan 1-2 Turkey Slovakia 1-1 Sweden Turkey 0-1 Slovakia Sweden 2-0 R. Macedonia Azerbaijan 0-0 Moldova R. Macedonia 1-4 Turkey Slovakia 5-0 Azerbaijan Moldova 0-2 Sweden | Turkey 3-0 Azerbaijan Sweden 4-0 Slovakia R. Macedonia 2-0 Moldova Turkey 2-0 R. Macedonia Azerbaijan 0-0 Slovakia Sweden 3-0 Moldova Slovakia 0-1 Turkey Moldova 1-0 Azerbaijan R. Macedonia 1-1 Sweden Turkey 4-1 Sweden Azerbaijan 1-0 R. Macedonia Slovakia 0-0 Moldova Moldova 2-2 Turkey Sweden 0-0 Azerbaijan R. Macedonia 1-1 Slovakia |
  
  Turkey qualify as group winners Sweden qualify as one of best runners-up
  
  ### Group 5
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 19 |
  | Poland | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 18 |
  | Norway | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 18 |
  | Belarus | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 16 |
  | Armenia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 14 |
  | Wales | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 1 |
  | Armenia | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
  | Belarus | 5–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
  | Norway | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
  | Poland | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 |
  | Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 |
  | Wales | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | — |
  
  Ukraine qualify as group winners Poland qualify as one of best runners-up
  
  ### Group 6
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belgium | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 |
  | Croatia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 |
  | Scotland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
  | Latvia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
  | Belgium | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
  | Croatia | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 |
  | Latvia | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 |
  | Scotland | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
  
  Belgium qualify as group winners Croatia qualify as one of best runners-up
  
  ### Group 7
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | France | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 20 |
  | Spain | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 16 |
  | Israel | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 12 |
  | Austria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 8 |
  | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 |
  | Bosnia & Herz. 0-2 Spain France 3-0 Israel France 2-1 Austria Spain 1-0 Israel Austria 2-1 Spain Israel 2-1 Bosnia & Herz. Bosnia & Herz. 0-1 France Israel 3-4 France Bosnia & Herz. 0-0 Austria Spain 1-1 France | Austria 0-2 Israel Austria 1-1 France Spain 5-1 Bosnia & Herz. Israel 0-1 Spain Spain 2-0 Austria Bosnia & Herz. 2-4 Israel Austria 2-1 Bosnia & Herz. France 3-0 Spain France 1-0 Bosnia & Herz. Israel 5-1 Austria |
  
  France qualify as group winners Spain qualify as one of best runners-up
  
  ### Group 8
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Italy | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 19 |
  | Romania | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 16 |
  | Hungary | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 15 |
  | Lithuania | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 6 |
  | Georgia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 |
  | Romania 2-0* Lithuania Hungary 0-3 Italy Lithuania 2-1 Georgia Italy 1-1 Romania Lithuania 0-1 Hungary Italy 3-2 Georgia Hungary 4-1 Lithuania Romania 0-1 Italy Georgia 0-3 Romania Italy 1-0 Lithuania | Romania 1-0 Hungary Georgia 0-2 Italy Lithuania 1-0 Romania Hungary 2-1 Georgia Georgia 0-2 Hungary Lithuania 0-3 Italy Hungary 1-3 Romania Georgia 4-1 Lithuania Italy 0-2 Hungary Romania 2-1 Georgia |
  
  (*) Match awarded 3-0 to Romania due to Lithuania fielding an ineligible player. Italy qualify as group winners Romania qualify as one of best runners-up
  
  ### Group 9
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | England | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 17 |
  | Greece | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 16 |
  | Germany | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 16 |
  | Finland | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 4 |
  | Albania | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 4 |
  | Finland 3-0 Albania Germany 2-1 Greece England 1-1 Germany Greece 3-1 Finland Finland 2-2 England Albania 0-1 Greece Germany 8-0 Albania England 4-0 Finland Albania 0-1 England Greece 2-0 Germany | Finland 1-3 Germany Greece 0-0 Albania Greece 3-1 England Albania 0-1 Germany Germany 1-2 England Albania 3-0 Finland Memelli 28' Kaçi 65' Bulku 83' England 5-0 Albania Finland 0-3 Greece England 2-1 Greece Germany 2-0 Finland |
  
  England qualify as group winners Greece qualify as one of best runners-up Greece (16pts) Germany (16pts) head-to-head: 2-1 in GER, 2-0 in GRE .: Greece better (3-2 on aggregate)
  
  ### Ranking of second-placed teams
  
  Because groups contained different number or teams (six, five and four), matches against the fifth- and sixth-placed teams in each group are 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Greece | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 |
  | 4 | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 |
  | 5 | Poland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 |
  | 6 | Croatia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 |
  | 2 | Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 |
  | 8 | Romania | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 |
  | 7 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
  | 3 | Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 10 |
  | 1 | Russia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 |
  
  ## Play-offs
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sweden | 3–4 | Belgium | 3–2 | 0–2 |
  | Greece | 4–2 | Turkey | 3–0 | 1–2 |
  | Netherlands | 2–3 | England | 2–2 | 0–1 |
  | Spain | 2–2 (a) | Portugal | 2–1 | 0–1 |
  | Croatia | 1–1 (a) | Czech Republic | 1–1 | 0–0 |
  | Poland | 2–5 | Italy | 2–5 | 0–0 |
  | Romania | 0–5 | France | 0–1 | 0–4 |
  | Ukraine | 2–4 | Switzerland | 1–2 | 1–2 |
  