# 1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

This article features the 1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1986 through 1988. Eight group winners qualified for the main tournament in Czechoslovakia.

## Group 1

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Portugal | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| West Germany | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 |
| France | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 1 |
| France | 0–0 | Portugal |
| France | 3–0 | Switzerland |
| Portugal | 1–0 | Switzerland |
| Switzerland | 0–3 | West Germany |
| Switzerland | 1–1 | France |
| West Germany | 3–3 | Portugal |
| Portugal | 2–0 | France |
| West Germany | 1–0 | France |
| Portugal | 0–0 | West Germany |
| France | 2–1 | West Germany |
| Switzerland | 0–2 | Portugal |
| West Germany | 3–1 | Switzerland |

## Group 2

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Spain | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 12 |
| Italy | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | –16 | 4 |
| Malta | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20 | –17 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 0–4 | Spain |
| Malta | 0–4 | Italy |
| Italy | 0–1 | Spain |
| Malta | 2–2 | Luxembourg |
| Italy | 6–0 | Luxembourg |
| Spain | 6–0 | Malta |
| Spain | 7–0 | Luxembourg |
| Italy | 4–0 | Malta |
| Spain | 1–0 | Italy |
| Malta | 0–2 | Spain |
| Luxembourg | 1–1 | Italy |
| Luxembourg | 2–1 | Malta |

## Group 3

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Norway | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 |
| Scotland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
| Wales | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | –5 | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | –6 | 3 |
| Norway | 0–0 | Scotland |
| Scotland | 1–1 | Wales |
| Scotland | 2–2 | Northern Ireland |
| Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Wales |
| Wales | 0–2 | Norway |
| Northern Ireland | 0–2 | Norway |
| Norway | 5–1 | Northern Ireland |
| Scotland | 1–3 | Norway |
| Norway | 2–2 | Wales |
| Wales | 2–3 | Scotland |
| Northern Ireland | 0–2 | Scotland |
| Wales | 1–4 | Northern Ireland |

## Group 4

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Denmark | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 |
| Poland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| Belgium | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 5 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 4 |
| Belgium | 1–1 | Denmark |
| Denmark | 1–1 | Iceland |
| Belgium | 0–1 | Poland |
| Iceland | 2–3 | Belgium |
| Iceland | 0–2 | Denmark |
| Iceland | 2–3 | Poland |
| Poland | 0–0 | Iceland |
| Belgium | 0–2 | Iceland |
| Denmark | 2–0 | Poland |
| Denmark | 3–0 | Belgium |
| Poland | 2–0 | Denmark |
| Poland | 1–2 | Belgium |

## Group 5

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| East Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 |
| Sweden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Republic of Ireland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 5 |
| Finland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 3 |
| Sweden | 1–4 | East Germany |
| East Germany | 0–0 | Finland |
| East Germany | 4–0 | Republic of Ireland |
| Finland | 1–3 | Sweden |
| Sweden | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
| Finland | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland |
| Sweden | 1–1 | Finland |
| Finland | 0–3 | East Germany |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | Sweden |
| Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | East Germany |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Finland |
| East Germany | 2–2 | Sweden |

## Group 6

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 |
| Romania | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 |
| Turkey | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | –7 | 5 |
| Austria | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | –5 | 3 |
| Romania | 3–1 | Turkey |
| Romania | 4–1 | Soviet Union |
| Turkey | 0–1 | Soviet Union |
| Soviet Union | 3–0 | Austria |
| Soviet Union | 2–0 | Romania |
| Austria | 2–3 | Turkey |
| Romania | 2–1 | Austria |
| Turkey | 1–1 | Austria |
| Soviet Union | 7–1 | Turkey |
| Austria | 1–1 | Romania |
| Austria | 1–1 | Soviet Union |
| Turkey | 3–2 | Romania |

## Group 7

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
| Hungary | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 5 |
| Albania | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 5 |
| Albania | 1–1 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 1–1 | Bulgaria |
| Albania | 1–0 | Hungary |
| Bulgaria | 4–1 | Hungary |
| Hungary | 7–1 | Bulgaria |
| Bulgaria | 4–0 | Albania |
| Hungary | 0–1 | Netherlands |
| Bulgaria | 1–0 | Netherlands |
| Albania | 1–0 | Bulgaria |
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Albania |
| Netherlands | 0–0 | Hungary |
| Hungary | 3–0 | Albania |

## Group 8

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Czechoslovakia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 11 |
| Yugoslavia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 8 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | –9 | 5 |
| Greece | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 5–0 | Cyprus |
| Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | Greece |
| Yugoslavia | 4–0 | Greece |
| Yugoslavia | 1–2 | Czechoslovakia |
| Greece | 1–2 | Yugoslavia |
| Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Yugoslavia |
| Cyprus | 1–0 | Greece |
| Cyprus | 0–0 | Czechoslovakia |
| Greece | 1–2 | Cyprus |
| Cyprus | 1–3 | Yugoslavia |
| Czechoslovakia | 5–1 | Cyprus |
| Greece | 0–1 | Czechoslovakia |