# 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 1998. The final tournament was held in 2000 in Slovakia.
The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (seven groups of 5 + two groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.

## Qualifying group stage
### Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
* Groups 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, featured the same nations
* Group 4 did not include Andorra
* Group 6 did not include San Marino, but included Netherlands (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
* Group 7 did not include Liechtenstein
* Group 9 did not include Faroe Islands, but included Belgium (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)

### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Italy | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 22 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 14 |
| Denmark | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 10 |
| Belarus | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 7 |
| Wales | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 |
| Belarus | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Denmark | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Italy | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 6–2 |
| Switzerland | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Wales | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
Italy qualified as group winners Switzerland failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Greece | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 23 |
| Norway | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 22 |
| Georgia | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 11 |
| Latvia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 9 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 8 |
| Albania | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 7 |
| Georgia 0–1 Albania Norway 2–0 Latvia Greece 2–2 Slovenia Latvia 1–2 Georgia Slovenia 1–3 Norway Greece 3–2 Georgia Norway 4–1 Albania Slovenia 0–1 Latvia Albania 0–5 Greece Greece 2–1 Norway Georgia 0–0 Slovenia Latvia 0–2 Greece Latvia 0–0 Albania Georgia 0–3 Norway Norway 0–0 Georgia | Albania 1–2 Norway Georgia 1–1 Greece Latvia 1–1 Slovenia Greece 6–0 Latvia Albania 1–1 Slovenia Slovenia 3–1 Albania Norway 2–1 Greece Albania 1–1 Latvia Slovenia 2–2 Georgia Georgia 4–2 Latvia Norway 3–0 Slovenia Greece 5–2 Albania Albania 0–0 Georgia Latvia 2–1 Norway Slovenia 0–5 Greece |
Greece qualified as group winners Norway qualified as one of the best runners-up

### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Turkey | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 16 |
| Germany | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 |
| Finland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 |
| Moldova | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 |
| Finland 1–0 Moldova Turkey 2–0 N. Ireland Turkey 2–0 Germany N. Ireland 1–1 Finland Moldova 0–2 Germany Turkey 1–1 Finland N. Ireland 1–1 Moldova N. Ireland 1–0 Germany Turkey 2–0 Moldova Germany 2–0 Finland | Moldova 0–0 N. Ireland Germany 2–0 Moldova Finland 0–0 Turkey Moldova 1–1 Finland Finland 3–1 Germany N. Ireland 1–2 Turkey Germany 1–0 N. Ireland Moldova 1–1 Turkey Finland 2–1 N. Ireland Germany 1–1 Turkey |
Turkey qualified as group winners Germany failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up Germany (13 pts) and Finland (13 pts) head-to-head record: 2–0 in Germany, 3–1 in Finland. Germany is ranked higher on away goals rule.

### Group 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| France | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 19 |
| Russia | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 18 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 11 |
| Iceland | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 4 |
| France | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Russia | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| Ukraine | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 5–1 | 8–0 |
| Iceland | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Armenia | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — |
France qualified as group winners Russia qualified as one of the best runners-up

### Group 5

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| England | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 21 |
| Poland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 17 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 |
| Sweden | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 6 |
| Luxembourg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | −29 | 0 |
| Sweden 0–2 England Bulgaria 2–2 Poland Poland 5–0 Luxembourg England 1–0 Bulgaria Bulgaria 2–1 Sweden Luxembourg 0–5 England England 5–0 Poland Sweden 3–0 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0–3 Bulgaria Poland 2–0 Sweden | England 3–0 Sweden Poland 3–3 Bulgaria Bulgaria 0–1 England Luxembourg 0–4 Poland England 5–0 Luxembourg Sweden 1–4 Bulgaria Luxembourg 0–1 Sweden Poland 3–1 England Sweden 1–2 Poland Bulgaria 3–0 Luxembourg |
England qualified as group winners Poland qualified as one of the best runners-up

### Group 6

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Spain | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 22 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 18 |
| Israel | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 8 |
| Cyprus | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 |
| Austria | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 |
| Austria 0–1 Israel Cyprus 1–3 Spain Cyprus 2–1 Austria Netherlands 3–0 Israel Israel 0–4 Spain Netherlands 3–2 Austria Cyprus 0–3 Netherlands Spain 4–0 Austria Israel 1–1 Cyprus Netherlands 0–1 Spain | Austria 0–1 Netherlands Spain 4–1 Netherlands Israel 2–1 Austria Netherlands 5–1 Cyprus Austria 1–2 Spain Cyprus 1–1 Israel Israel 0–1 Netherlands Spain 1–1 Cyprus Austria 3–0 Cyprus Spain 2–1 Israel |
Spain qualified as group winners Netherlands qualified as one of the best runners-up

### Group 7

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Slovakia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 17 |
| Portugal | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 17 |
| Romania | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
| Hungary | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 4 |
| Slovakia 2–1 Azerbaijan Hungary 0–3 Portugal Azerbaijan 2–1 Hungary Portugal 1–1 Romania Slovakia 1–0 Portugal Hungary 1–2 Romania Portugal 5–0 Azerbaijan Romania 0–1 Slovakia Azerbaijan 0–2 Romania Slovakia 4–1 Hungary | Portugal 1–1 Slovakia Romania 2–1 Hungary Hungary 3–0 Slovakia Romania 1–1 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 0–2 Portugal Slovakia 0–0 Romania Hungary 4–1 Azerbaijan Romania 2–3 Portugal Azerbaijan 0–3 Slovakia Portugal 2–1 Hungary |
Slovakia qualified as group winners Portugal qualified as one of the best runners-up

### Group 8

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Croatia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 20 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 17 |
| Republic of Ireland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 |
| Malta | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 3 |
| Macedonia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 3 |
| Croatia | — | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Macedonia | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–8 |
| Malta | 0–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | — | 1–5 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 2–6 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | — |
Croatia qualified as group winners FR Yugoslavia qualified as one of the best runners-up

### Group 9

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Belgium | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 25 |
| Czech Republic | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 25 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| Scotland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 14 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 7 |
| Estonia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 35 | −31 | 0 |
| Lithuania 0–0 Scotland Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Estonia Belgium 0–2 Czech Republic Lithuania 0–1 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–0 Czech Republic Scotland 2–0 Estonia Lithuania 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Czech Republic 3–0 Estonia Belgium 2–0 Scotland Scotland 2–2 Belgium Czech Republic 1–0 Lithuania Lithuania 4–1 Estonia Scotland 0–1 Czech Republic Belgium 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Lithuania | Estonia 0–3 Czech Republic Czech Republic 3–2 Scotland Estonia 0–2 Lithuania Estonia 1–7 Belgium Belgium 5–0 Estonia Lithuania 0–2 Czech Republic Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–5 Scotland Belgium 3–0 Lithuania Czech Republic 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia 0–4 Scotland Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–4 Belgium Scotland 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Czech Republic 1–3 Belgium Estonia 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Scotland 1–2 Lithuania |
Belgium qualified as group winners Czech Republic qualified as one of the best runners-up

### Ranking of second-placed teams

Because groups contained different number or teams (six and five), matches against the fifth and sixth-placed teams in each group were not included in the ranking. As a result, six matches played by each team counted for the purposes of the second-placed table. The top seven advanced to the play-off.
| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 |
| 4 | Russia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 8 | FR Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 11 |
| 7 | Portugal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 5 | Poland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Norway | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
| 1 | Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Germany | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |

## Play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Portugal | 2–3 | Croatia | 2–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Norway | 1–7 | Spain | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Czech Republic | 3–1 | Greece | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| England | 3–0 | FR Yugoslavia | 3–0 | — |
| Poland | 2–2 (a) | Turkey | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Russia | 1–4 | Slovakia | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Netherlands | 4–2 | Belgium | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| France | 2–3 | Italy | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |