1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
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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
[edit]Draw
[edit]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
[edit]| Qualifying Group 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 |  Poland
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| 3 |  Romania
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10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 |  Slovakia
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10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
| 5 |  Israel
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan
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10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 3 |
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France qualify as group winners
Group 2
[edit]| Qualifying Group 2 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain
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10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 |  Belgium
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10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 |  Denmark
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 |  Macedonia
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 12 |
| 5 |  Cyprus
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10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 10 |
| 6 |  Armenia
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10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 3 |
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Spain qualify as group winners
Group 3
[edit]| Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary
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8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 |  Sweden
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 |  Turkey
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| 4 |  Switzerland
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 |
| 5 |  Iceland
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 1 |
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Hungary qualify as group winners
Group 4
[edit]| Qualifying Group 4 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 |  Ukraine
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 20 |
| 3 |  Slovenia
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 |  Croatia
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 17 |
| 5 |  Lithuania
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10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 |
| 6 |  Estonia
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10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
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Italy qualify as group winners
Group 5
[edit]| Qualifying Group 5 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czech Republic
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10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 |  Norway
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10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 21 |
| 3 |  Netherlands
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 |  Belarus
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
| 5 |  Malta
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 5 |
| 6 |  Luxembourg
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
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Czech Republic qualify as group winners
Group 6
[edit]| Qualifying Group 6 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 |  England
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8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 19 |
| 3 |  Republic of Ireland
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 4 |  Austria
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| 5 |  Latvia
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8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
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Portugal qualify as group winners
Group 7
[edit]| Qualifying Group 7 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany
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8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 |  Wales
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| 4 |  Moldova
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| 5 |  Georgia
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
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Germany qualify as group winners
Group 8
[edit]| Qualifying Group 8 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scotland
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 |  Finland
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 |  Russia
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 |  Greece
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| 5 |  San Marino
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
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Scotland qualify as group winners