1996_UEFA_European_Under-21_Football_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.
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Main article: 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 44 national teams were divided into 8 groups (four groups of 5 + four groups of 6). The group winners qualify to the quarterfinals.
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
More information Qualifying Group 1, P ...
| Qualifying Group 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 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 |
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France qualify as group winners
Group 2
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| 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 |
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Spain qualify as group winners
Group 3
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| 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 |
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Hungary qualify as group winners
Group 4
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| 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 |
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Italy qualify as group winners
Group 5
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| 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 |
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Czech Republic qualify as group winners
Group 6
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| 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 |
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Portugal qualify as group winners
Group 7
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| 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 |
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Germany qualify as group winners
Group 8
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| Qualifying Group 8 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 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 |
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Scotland qualify as group winners