title: 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
text: # 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
  
  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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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
  
  