# 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

This article features the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1997 through 1998. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Cyprus.

## First round
### Group 1

All matches were played in Portugal.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 0 |
| Hungary | 4–1 | Bulgaria |
| Portugal | 3–1 | Slovenia |
| Slovenia | 2–1 | Bulgaria |
| Portugal | 2–1 | Hungary |
| Portugal | 2–1 | Bulgaria |
| Hungary | 3–0 | Slovenia |

### Group 2

All matches were played in the Czech Republic.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Armenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 5 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Albania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | –10 | 0 |
| Armenia | 4–0 | Albania |
| Slovakia | 3–3 | Czech Republic |
| Armenia | 4–3 | Czech Republic |
| Slovakia | 7–2 | Albania |
| Czech Republic | 2–1 | Albania |
| Armenia | 1–1 | Slovakia |

### Group 3

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Greece | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 |
| Georgia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
| Romania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 9 |
| North Macedonia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | –9 | 3 |
| Romania | 4–1 | North Macedonia |
| Georgia | 2–1 | Romania |
| Greece | 2–1 | Georgia |
| North Macedonia | 1–2 | Georgia |
| Romania | 2–0 | Georgia |
| North Macedonia | 0–2 | Greece |
| Greece | 4–1 | North Macedonia |
| North Macedonia | 5–2 | Romania |
| Greece | 1–0 | Romania |
| Romania | 3–0 | Greece |
| Georgia | 3–0 | North Macedonia |
| Georgia | 0–0 | Greece |

### Group 4

All matches were played in Moldova.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Republic of Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 0 |
| Moldova | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
| Republic of Ireland | 4–2 | Azerbaijan |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Moldova |

### Group 5

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 5 |
| Russia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 4 |
| England | 0–0 | FR Yugoslavia |
| FR Yugoslavia | 0–4 | England |
| FR Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Russia |
| Russia | 2–1 | England |
| Russia | 2–2 | FR Yugoslavia |
| England | 3–2 | Russia |

### Group 6

All matches were played in France.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1–5 | France |
| Denmark | 4–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| France | 2–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Scotland | 5–0 | Denmark |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Scotland |
| France | 2–0 | Denmark |

### Group 7

All matches were played in Malta.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
| Malta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 4 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
| Malta | 0–4 | Switzerland |
| Ukraine | 2–1 | Luxembourg |
| Malta | 1–1 | Ukraine |
| Switzerland | 4–0 | Luxembourg |
| Malta | 1–0 | Luxembourg |
| Switzerland | 2–0 | Ukraine |

### Group 8

All matches were played in Northern Ireland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 |
| Andorra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | –15 | 0 |
| Croatia | 2–1 | Northern Ireland |
| Andorra | 0–10 | Croatia |
| Northern Ireland | 5–0 | Andorra |

### Group 9

All matches were played in Israel.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 3 |
| San Marino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | –26 | 0 |
| Israel | 2–0 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 12–0 | San Marino |
| Israel | 14–0 | San Marino |

### Group 10

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 6 |
| Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | –7 | 0 |
| Belgium | 0–1 | Italy |
| Spain | 2–0 | Belgium |
| Italy | 2–0 | Belgium |
| Spain | 3–1 | Italy |
| Belgium | 0–2 | Spain |
| Italy | 1–3 | Spain |

### Group 11

All matches were played in Finland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Iceland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
| Finland | 2–3 | Lithuania |
| Austria | 2–0 | Iceland |
| Austria | 1–1 | Lithuania |
| Finland | 3–1 | Iceland |
| Finland | 4–3 | Austria |
| Iceland | 1–3 | Lithuania |

### Group 12

All matches were played in Sweden.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 3 |
| Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
| Sweden | 4–0 | Belarus |
| Latvia | 1–1 | Turkey |
| Belarus | 2–1 | Latvia |
| Turkey | 2–0 | Sweden |
| Sweden | 1–0 | Latvia |
| Turkey | 1–0 | Belarus |

### Group 13

All matches were played in Norway.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 0 |
| Wales | 3–2 | Norway |
| Poland | 1–1 | Wales |
| Norway | 0–2 | Poland |

### Group 14

All matches were played in Germany.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 |
| Estonia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 1 |
| Germany | 4–1 | Estonia |
| Estonia | 1–1 | Faroe Islands |
| Faroe Islands | 0–7 | Germany |

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Portugal | 4–1 | Armenia | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Greece | 0–3 | Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| England | 3–1 | France | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Switzerland | 0–2 | Croatia | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Israel | 2–3 | Spain | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Turkey | 2–3 | Lithuania | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Poland | 2–2(a) | Germany | 2–1 | 0–1 |