1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

1998 UEFA Under-21 Championship
1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Romania
Final positions
Champions  Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up  Greece

The UEFA U-21 Championship 1998, which spanned two years (1996-98), had 46 entrants. Before the quarter-finals stage, Romania were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total.

The exclusion (for political reasons) of the team from Serbia and Montenegro, then known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ended. Bosnia and Herzegovina was another former state of Yugoslavia who competed, for the first time. Spain won the competition for the second time.

The 46 national teams were divided into nine groups (eight groups of 5 + one group of 6). The records of the nine group winners were compared, and the eighth and ninth ranked teams played-off against each other for the eight quarter finals spot. One of the eight quarter-finalist were then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.

Contents

Qualifying

Group 1

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1  Greece 8 5 1 2 12 7 16
2  Denmark 8 5 1 2 16 9 16
3  Croatia 8 4 0 4 13 9 12
4  Slovenia 8 3 0 5 9 13 9
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 1 2 5 6 18 5
  • Greece 0-2 Slovenia
  • Greece 1-0 Bosnia & Herz.
  • Slovenia 0-3 Denmark
  • Bosnia & Herz. 3-1 Croatia
  • Denmark 1-3 Greece
  • Slovenia 2-0 Bosnia & Herz.
  • Croatia 0-1 Greece
  • Croatia 2-0 Denmark
  • Bosnia & Herz. 0-0 Greece
  • Croatia 2-0 Slovenia
  • Greece 2-0 Croatia
  • Denmark 2-1 Slovenia
  • Denmark 5-0 Bosnia & Herz.
  • Bosnia & Herz. 1-1 Denmark
  • Croatia 6-1 Bosnia & Herz.
  • Slovenia 1-3 Greece
  • Denmark 1-0 Croatia
  • Bosnia & Herz. 1-2 Slovenia
  • Greece 2-3 Denmark
  • Slovenia 1-2 Croatia

 Greece qualify as group winners
Greece (16pts) Denmark (16pts) head-to-head:
1-3 in DEN, 2-3 in GRE
.: Greece better (5-4 on aggregate)

Group 2

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 8 5 3 0 998 1 18
2  Georgia 8 3 3 2 10 10 12
3  Italy 8 3 2 3 17 6 11
4  Poland 8 1 5 2 10 15 8
5  Moldova 8 1 1 6 5 17 4
  • Moldova 0-2 England
  • Moldova 0-3 Italy
  • England 0-0 Poland
  • Italy 6-0 Georgia
  • Georgia 0-1 England
  • Poland 1-3 Moldova
  • England 991-0 Italy
  • Italy 6-0 Moldova
  • Poland 1-1 Italy
  • England 0-0 Georgia
  • Italy 1-1 Poland
  • Poland 1-1 England
  • Georgia 1-0 Moldova
  • Poland 2-2 Georgia
  • England 1-0 Moldova
  • Georgia 2-0 Italy
  • Moldova 0-0 Georgia
  • Moldova 2-3 Poland
  • Georgia 5-1 Poland
  • Italy 0-1 England

 England qualify as group winners

Group 3

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  Norway 8 5 2 1 22 10 17
2  France 8 4 3 1 13 8 15
3  Switzerland 8 2 3 3 13 17 9
4  Finland 8 2 3 3 8 10 9
5  Hungary 8 1 1 6 9 20 4
6  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Norway 1-1 France
  • Hungary 0-1 Finland
  • Finland 1-1 Switzerland
  • Norway 4-1 Hungary
  • Switzerland 3-7 Norway
  • France 2-0 Hungary
  • France 1-0 Switzerland
  • Norway 3-0 Finland
  • Switzerland 4-1 Hungary
  • France 2-1 Finland
  • Finland 1-1 France
  • Hungary 2-0 Norway
  • Hungary 2-2 Switzerland
  • Finland 0-0 Norway
  • Switzerland 2-1 Finland
  • Hungary 2-4 France
  • Norway 4-1 Switzerland
  • Finland 3-1 Hungary
  • Switzerland 0-0 France
  • France 2-3 Norway

 Norway qualify as group winners

Group 4

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1  Sweden 10 9 0 1 30 6 27
2  Austria 10 6 2 2 21 12 20
3  Belarus 10 6 2 2 17 7 20
4  Latvia 10 2 2 6 6 18 8
5  Scotland 10 2 1 7 10 20 7
6  Estonia 10 1 1 8 4 25 4
  • Sweden 1-3 Belarus
  • Austria 4-0 Scotland
  • Belarus 3-1 Estonia
  • Latvia 0-2 Sweden
  • Estonia 1-1 Belarus
  • Latvia 0-0 Scotland
  • Estonia 0-1 Scotland
  • Sweden 4-1 Austria
  • Belarus 2-0 Latvia
  • Austria 0-0 Latvia
  • Scotland 1-4 Sweden
  • Scotland 4-0 Estonia
  • Scotland 1-2 Austria
  • Latvia 0-3 Belarus
  • Austria 7-1 Estonia
  • Sweden 2-1 Scotland
  • Estonia 0-1 Latvia
  • Belarus 1-0 Scotland
  • Latvia 1-3 Austria
  • Estonia 0-2 Sweden
  • Belarus 0-1 Sweden
  • Estonia 0-1 Austria
  • Latvia 0-1 Estonia
  • Austria 0-4 Sweden
  • Scotland 0-3 Belarus
  • Belarus 1-1 Austria
  • Sweden 5-0 Latvia
  • Sweden 5-0 Estonia
  • Scotland 2-4 Latvia
  • Austria 2-0 Belarus

 Sweden qualify as group winners

Group 5

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1  Russia 8 6 1 1 27 7 19
2  Israel 8 5 2 1 17 9 17
3  Bulgaria 8 4 0 4 16 12 12
4  Cyprus 8 3 1 4 16 15 10
5  Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 3 36 0
  • Russia 2-1 Cyprus
  • Israel 2-0 Bulgaria
  • Israel 1-0 Russia
  • Luxembourg 0-4 Bulgaria
  • Luxembourg 1-7 Russia
  • Cyprus 1-1 Israel
  • Cyprus 3-0 Bulgaria
  • Israel 2-1 Luxembourg
  • Cyprus 0-4 Russia
  • Luxembourg 0-5 Israel
  • Bulgaria 3-1 Cyprus
  • Russia 8-0 Luxembourg
  • Israel 4-3 Cyprus
  • Bulgaria 3-0 Luxembourg
  • Russia 1-1 Israel
  • Bulgaria 3-1 Israel
  • Luxembourg 1-2 Cyprus
  • Bulgaria 1-2 Russia
  • Russia 3-2 Bulgaria
  • Cyprus 5-0 Luxembourg

 Russia qualify as group winners

Group 6

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1  Spain 8 7 1 0 18 6 22
2  Yugoslavia 8 6 0 2 14 3 18
3  Slovakia 8 3 1 4 16 10 10
4  Czech Republic 8 3 0 5 13 13 9
5  Malta 8 0 0 8 0 29 0
  • Yugoslavia 1-0 Malta
  • Czech Rep. 4-0 Malta
  • Slovakia 3-0 Malta
  • Czech Rep. 1-2 Spain
  • Yugoslavia 3-0 Czech Rep.
  • Spain 1-1 Slovakia
  • Spain 1-0 Yugoslavia
  • Malta 0-3 Spain
  • Spain 1-0 Malta
  • Malta 0-6 Slovakia
  • Czech Rep. 0-1 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia 1-2 Spain
  • Yugoslavia 1-0 Slovakia
  • Spain 4-0 Czech Rep.
  • Slovakia 0-1 Czech Rep.
  • Slovakia 0-1 Yugoslavia
  • Malta 0-5 Czech Rep.
  • Slovakia 3-4 Spain
  • Czech Rep. 2-3 Slovakia
  • Malta 0-6 Yugoslavia

 Spain qualify as group winners

 Faroe Islands did not enter


Group 7

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1  Netherlands 8 6 1 1 26 5 19
2  Turkey 8 5 0 3 16 8 15
3  Belgium 8 4 1 3 16 12 13
4  Wales 8 4 0 4 9 9 12
5  San Marino 8 0 0 8 2 35 0
  • San Marino 0-3 Wales
  • Wales 4-0 San Marino
  • Belgium 1-2 Turkey
  • Wales 0-2 Netherlands
  • San Marino 1-5 Belgium
  • Netherlands 0-1 Wales
  • Turkey 3-0 San Marino
  • Wales 0-3 Turkey
  • Belgium 2-2 Netherlands
  • Netherlands 6-0 San Marino
  • Wales 1-0 Belgium
  • Turkey 0-1 Netherlands
  • Turkey 1-2 Belgium
  • San Marino 0-7 Netherlands
  • Belgium 3-0 San Marino
  • Turkey 3-0 Wales
  • Netherlands 5-2 Belgium
  • San Marino 1-4 Turkey
  • Netherlands 3-0 Turkey
  • Belgium 1-0 Wales

 Netherlands qualify as group winners

Group 8

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1  Romania 8 8 0 0 18 4 24
2  Iceland 8 4 1 3 10 10 13
3  Republic of Ireland 8 3 0 5 11 7 9
4  Lithuania 8 3 0 5 8 12 9
5  Macedonia 8 1 1 6 3 17 4
  • Iceland 2-0 R.Macedonia
  • Romania 2-1 Lithuania
  • Lithuania 0-3 Iceland
  • Ireland 4-0 R.Macedonia
  • Iceland 2-3 Romania
  • Ireland 0-1 Iceland
  • R.Macedonia 0-1 Romania
  • Lithuania 1-2 Romania
  • R.Macedonia 0-4 Ireland
  • Romania 1-0 Ireland
  • R.Macedonia 1-1 Iceland
  • Iceland 0-2 Lithuania
  • Ireland 2-0 Lithuania
  • Romania 3-0 R.Macedonia
  • Iceland 1-0 Ireland
  • Lithuania 1-0 R.Macedonia
  • Lithuania 2-1 Ireland
  • Romania 4-0 Iceland
  • Ireland 0-2 Romania
  • R.Macedonia 2-1 Lithuania

 Romania qualify as group winners

 Liechtenstein did not enter


Group 9

Qualifying Group 9 P W D L F A Pts
1  Germany 8 6 2 0 20 3 20
2  Ukraine 8 5 1 2 14 4 16
3  Portugal 8 4 2 2 20 11 14
4  Albania 8 1 1 6 6 19 4
5  Armenia 8 1 0 7 8 31 3
  • Armenia 3-4 Portugal
  • Ukraine 1-0 Portugal
  • Albania 2-4 Portugal
  • Armenia 0-1 Germany
  • Albania 3-2 Armenia
  • Portugal 1-0 Ukraine
  • Portugal 1-2 Germany
  • Albania 0-3 Ukraine
  • Albania 0-4 Germany
  • Germany 2-0 Ukraine
  • Ukraine 7-0 Armenia
  • Ukraine 1-1 Germany
  • Portugal 1-1 Albania
  • Ukraine 1-0 Albania
  • Portugal 8-1 Armenia
  • Germany 1-1 Portugal
  • Armenia 2-0 Albania
  • Germany 7-0 Armenia
  • Armenia 0-1 Ukraine
  • Germany 2-0 Albania

 Germany qualify as group winners

Group winners

Group Winners P W D L F A Pts
1  Romania 6 6 0 0 14 4 18
2  Spain 6 5 1 0 14 6 16
3  Sweden 6 5 0 1 18 4 15
4  Norway 6 4 2 0 18 7 14
5  Germany 6 4 2 0 12 3 14
6  Netherlands 6 4 1 1 13 5 13
7  Russia 6 4 1 1 12 6 13
8  Greece 6 4 0 2 11 7 12
9  England 6 3 3 0 4 1 12

List of qualifying group winners. Teams 1-7 qualify automatically. Teams 8 & 9 play-off for the eighth spot. Only results between top four teams in group are used.

Qualification Playoff

  • Greece 2-0 England
  • England 4-2 Greece

4-4: Greece win on away goals
 Greece qualify

Knockout stages

Held in Romania, May 23-31, 1998.

Squads

See 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
         
  Germany  0
 
  Greece  1  
  Greece  3
 
    Netherlands  0  
  Netherlands  2
 
  Romania  1  
  Greece  0
 
    Spain  1
  Spain  1
 
  Russia  0  
  Spain  1 Third place
 
    Norway  0  
  Norway  1   Netherlands  0
  Sweden  0     Norway  2
 

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