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1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Football tournament qualification stage
Football tournament qualification stage
Main article: 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | |
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 36 |
- qualify as group winners*
Group 2
| Qualifying Group 2 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 10 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 27 | |
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | |
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
- qualify as group winners*
Group 3
| Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
- qualify as group winners*
Group 4
| Qualifying Group 4 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | |
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
- qualify as group winners*
Group 5
| Qualifying Group 5 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | |
| 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 25 | |
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 40 |
- qualify as group winners*
Group 6
| Qualifying Group 6 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
| 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
- qualify as group winners*
Group 7
| Qualifying Group 7 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
- qualify as group winners*
Group 8
| Qualifying Group 8 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
- qualify as group winners*
References
References
- UEFA.com. "The official website for European football".
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