title: 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying
text: # 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying
  
  This article features the 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1995 through 1996. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host France.
  
  ## Round 1
  
  ### Group 1
  
  All matches were played in Austria.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | FR Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 DSQ by UEFA |
  | Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
  | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
  | Austria | 0–3 | FR Yugoslavia |
  | Georgia | 1–3 | Austria |
  | FR Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Georgia |
  
  ### Group 2
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Greece | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 |
  | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
  | Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 0 |
  | Luxembourg | 0–3 | Switzerland |
  | Switzerland | 1–5 | Greece |
  | Luxembourg | 0–2 | Greece |
  | Switzerland | 1–0 | Luxembourg |
  | Greece | 1–1 | Switzerland |
  | Greece | 3–0 | Luxembourg |
  
  ### Group 3
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 12 |
  | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
  | Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | –10 | 0 |
  | Italy | 2–0 | Bulgaria |
  | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Malta |
  | Italy | 5–0 | Malta |
  | Bulgaria | 0–1 | Italy |
  | Malta | 0–1 | Italy |
  | Malta | 0–1 | Bulgaria |
  
  ### Group 4
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Russia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
  | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
  | Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 4 |
  | Czech Republic | 2–1 | Russia |
  | Russia | 4–1 | Czech Republic |
  | Russia | 1–1 | Turkey |
  | Turkey | 0–0 | Czech Republic |
  | Czech Republic | 0–1 | Turkey |
  | Turkey | 2–3 | Russia |
  
  ### Group 5
  
  All matches were played in Israel.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
  | Israel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
  | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
  | Israel | 2–1 | Azerbaijan |
  | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Hungary |
  | Hungary | 1–1 | Israel |
  
  ### Group 6
  
  All matches were played in Germany.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
  | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
  | Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0 |
  | Romania | 0–1 | Germany |
  | Croatia | 1–0 | Romania |
  | Germany | 4–2 | Croatia |
  
  ### Group 7
  
  All matches were played in Belgium.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
  | Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
  | Moldova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 0 |
  | Belgium | 3–1 | Slovenia |
  | Slovenia | 2–1 | Moldova |
  | Moldova | 2–3 | Belgium |
  
  ### Group 8
  
  All matches were played in Denmark.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
  | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
  | North Macedonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0 |
  | North Macedonia | 0–2 | Denmark |
  | Portugal | 3–0 | North Macedonia |
  | Denmark | 0–1 | Portugal |
  
  ### Group 9
  
  All matches were played in the Netherlands.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
  | Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 |
  | Armenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 0 |
  | Cyprus | 2–5 | Netherlands |
  | Armenia | 0–1 | Cyprus |
  | Netherlands | 9–2 | Armenia |
  
  ### Group 10
  
  All matches were played in Slovakia.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
  | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
  | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
  | Spain | 2–1 | Ukraine |
  | Slovakia | 1–4 | Ukraine |
  | Spain | 0–0 | Slovakia |
  
  ### Group 11
  
  All matches were played in Poland.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 |
  | Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
  | Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | –11 | 0 |
  | Faroe Islands | 0–4 | Poland |
  | Norway | 7–0 | Faroe Islands |
  | Poland | 2–4 | Norway |
  
  ### Group 12
  
  All matches were played in Lithuania.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
  | Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
  | Estonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
  | Estonia | 1–4 | Lithuania |
  | Scotland | 4–1 | Estonia |
  | Lithuania | 0–1 | Scotland |
  
  ### Group 13
  
  All matches were played in England.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
  | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 |
  | Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
  | Sweden | 3–1 | Latvia |
  | Latvia | 0–2 | England |
  | England | 6–2 | Sweden |
  
  ### Group 14
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 |
  | Wales | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
  | Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 0 |
  | Finland | 2–5 | Republic of Ireland |
  | Wales | 3–2 | Finland |
  | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Wales |
  | Finland | 0–2 | Wales |
  | Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Finland |
  | Wales | 0–3 | Republic of Ireland |
  
  ### Group 15
  
  All matches were played in Northern Ireland.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Iceland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
  | Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
  | Belarus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 1 |
  | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Belarus |
  | Belarus | 0–0 | Iceland |
  | Iceland | 3–2 | Northern Ireland |
  
  ## Round 2
  
  ### Group 1
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Italy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 10 |
  | Greece | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 6 |
  | Austria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 1 |
  | Italy | 4–0 | Greece |
  | Greece | 1–3 | Italy |
  | Greece | 1–0 | Austria |
  | Italy | 2–0 | Austria |
  | Austria | 0–1 | Greece |
  | Austria | 0–0 | Italy |
  
  ### Groups 2-7
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Russia | 2–6 | Hungary | 2–4 | 0–1 |
  | Germany | 1–2 | Belgium | 0–0 | 1–2 |
  | Portugal | 4–3 | Netherlands | 4–1 | 0–2 |
  | Spain | 7–1 | Norway | 3–1 | 4–0 |
  | Scotland | 0–6 | England | 0–3 | 0–3 |
  | Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | Iceland | 2–1 | 1–1 |
  