The qualifying groups for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006, where possible, matched the 7- and 6-team World Cup 2006 qualifying groups of the senior European teams. The exceptions were where Andorra, Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, and Northern Ireland were involved; none of whom entered an under-21 team. Germany, whose seniors did not need to qualify for the World Cup (as they will be hosts) were added to one of the 5-team groups created by the absence of the aforementioned nations.
Europe's 48 national under-21 teams entering were divided into eight groups (six groups of 6 + one group of 5 + one group of 7). The eight group winners played off against the eight group runners-up on a two-legged home-and-away basis to decide the eight qualifying teams.
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Netherlands | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 23 |
| Czech Republic | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 21 |
| Romania | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 19 |
| Macedonia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 9 |
| Finland | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 7 |
| Armenia | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 5 |
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Netherlands qualify as group winners
Czech Republic qualify as group runners-up
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Denmark | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 29 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 23 |
| Greece | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 20 |
| Turkey | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 19 |
| Georgia | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 11 |
| Albania | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 7 |
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Denmark qualify as group winners
Ukraine qualify as group runners-up
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Portugal | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 30 |
| Russia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 19 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 19 |
| Latvia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 12 |
| Estonia | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 3 |
| Luxembourg | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 2 |
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Portugal qualify as group winners
Russia qualify as group runners-up
Russia (19pts) Slovakia (19pts) head-to-head: 4-0 in RUS, 1-0 in SVK
.: Russia better (4-1 on aggregate)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| France | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 19 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 15 |
| Israel | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 15 |
| Republic of Ireland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 |
| Cyprus | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 |
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France qualify as group winners
Switzerland qualify as group runners-up
Switzerland (15pts) Israel (15pts) head-to-head: 1-1 in ISR, 0-0 in SUI
.: Switzerland better (1-0 on away goals)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Italy | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 25 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Norway | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 14 |
| Belarus | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 13 |
| Moldova | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 11 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 |
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(* Match awarded 3-0 to Italy, due to Scotland fielding a suspended player)
Italy qualify as group winners
Slovenia qualify as group runners-up
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Germany | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 24 |
| England | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 21 |
| Poland | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Austria | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 11 |
| Wales | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 10 |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 3 |
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Germany qualify as group winners
England qualify as group runners-up
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Belgium | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 24 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 22 |
| Spain | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 20 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 10 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 10 |
| San Marino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 60 | −56 | 0 |
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Belgium qualify as group winners
Serbia and Montenegro qualify as group runners-up
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Croatia | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 25 |
| Hungary | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 19 |
| Sweden | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 18 |
| Iceland | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 7 |
| Malta | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 5 |
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Croatia qualify as group winners
Hungary qualify as group runners-up
Group winners played at home in the second leg.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| England | 2–3 | France | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Czech Republic | 0–3 | Germany | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Hungary | 1–2 | Italy | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 5–2 | Croatia | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Ukraine | 5–4 | Belgium | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Russia | 1–4 | Denmark | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Switzerland | 2–3 | Portugal | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Slovenia | 0–2 | Netherlands | 0–0 | 0–2 |
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