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 Source: 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 1PWDLFAPts110631253212105231818173104421710164104241110145103341211126101095363

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 qualify as group winners

Group 2 Qualifying Group 2PWDLFAPts110721271023210541261019 310613311519 410406162712 510316102510 6101098313

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 qualify as group winners

Group 3 Qualifying Group 3PWDLFAPts1861114819285121541638422131214482159167580177181

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 qualify as group winners

Group 4 Qualifying Group 4PWDLFAPts110631228212106222412203106131912194105231312175102261416861000105370

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 qualify as group winners

Group 5 Qualifying Group 5PWDLFAPts110721339232107033213213106222392041051420161651012742556100190401

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 qualify as group winners

Group 6 Qualifying Group 6PWDLFAPts18620142202861113419 38224798 482155117 580261142

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 qualify as group winners

Group 7 Qualifying Group 7PWDLFAPts18611225192852111101738314111310482245118581077173

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 qualify as group winners

Group 8 Qualifying Group 8PWDLFAPts187011642128512171216 3841317613 4830512129 580081290

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 qualify as group winners

References

See also 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship