1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying
# 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 |
