2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 2000, which spanned two years (1998-2000), had 47 entrants. Northern Ireland competed for the first time. For the first time a finals tournament with two groups of four teams was held, with one of those teams, Slovakia, having been chosen as the hosts.
Italy U-21s won the competition for the fourth time.
The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (seven groups of 5 + two groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
The top four teams in this competition qualified for Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Qualifying
Group 1
- Belarus 0-2 Denmark
- Wales 1-2 Italy
- Denmark 2-2 Wales
- Italy 1-0 Switzerland
- Switzerland 2-0 Denmark
- Wales 0-0 Belarus
- Denmark 1-2 Italy
- Switzerland 1-0 Wales
- Italy 4-1 Belarus
- Denmark 2-0 Belarus
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- Italy 6-2 Wales
- Wales 1-2 Denmark
- Switzerland 0-0 Italy
- Belarus 1-0 Switzerland
- Belarus 1-0 Wales
- Denmark 1-3 Switzerland
- Switzerland 2-1 Belarus
- Italy 3-1 Denmark
- Belarus 1-2 Italy
- Wales 0-0 Switzerland
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Italy qualify as group winners
Switzerland fail to qualify as one of best runners-up
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Group 2
- Georgia 0-1 Albania
- Norway 2-0 Latvia
- Greece 2-2 Slovenia
- Latvia 1-2 Georgia
- Slovenia 1-3 Norway
- Greece 3-2 Georgia
- Norway 4-1 Albania
- Slovenia 0-1 Latvia
- Albania 0-5 Greece
- Greece 2-1 Norway
- Georgia 0-0 Slovenia
- Latvia 0-2 Greece
- Latvia 0-0 Albania
- Georgia 0-3 Norway
- Norway 0-0 Georgia
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- Albania 1-2 Norway
- Georgia 1-1 Greece
- Latvia 1-1 Slovenia
- Greece 6-0 Latvia
- Albania 1-1 Slovenia
- Slovenia 3-1 Albania
- Norway 2-1 Greece
- Albania 1-1 Latvia
- Slovenia 2-2 Georgia
- Georgia 4-2 Latvia
- Norway 3-0 Slovenia
- Greece 5-2 Albania
- Albania 0-0 Georgia
- Latvia 2-1 Norway
- Slovenia 0-5 Greece
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Greece qualify as group winners
Norway qualify as one of best runners-up
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Group 3
- Finland 1-0 Moldova
- Turkey 2-0 N. Ireland
- Turkey 2-0 Germany
- N. Ireland 1-1 Finland
- Moldova 0-2 Germany
- Turkey 1-1 Finland
- N. Ireland 1-1 Moldova
- N. Ireland 1-0 Germany
- Turkey 2-0 Moldova
- Germany 2-0 Finland
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- Moldova 0-0 N. Ireland
- Germany 2-0 Moldova
- Finland 0-0 Turkey
- Moldova 1-1 Finland
- Finland 3-1 Germany
- N. Ireland 1-2 Turkey
- Germany 1-0 N. Ireland
- Moldova 1-1 Turkey
- Finland 2-1 N. Ireland
- Germany 1-1 Turkey
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Turkey qualify as group winners
Germany fail to qualify as one of best runners-up
Germany (13pts) Finland (13pts) head-to-head:
2-0 in GER, 3-1 in FIN
.: Germany better (1-0 on away goals)
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Group 4
- Ukraine 1-0 Russia
- Iceland 0-2 France
- Armenia 3-1 Iceland
- Russia 2-1 France
- Ukraine 8-0 Armenia
- Iceland 1-2 Russia
- France 4-0 Ukraine
- Armenia 0-2 Russia
- Ukraine 5-1 Iceland
- France 3-1 Armenia
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- France 2-0 Russia
- Iceland 2-0 Armenia
- Armenia 1-1 Ukraine
- Russia 3-0 Iceland
- Ukraine 0-0 France
- Russia 6-0 Armenia
- Iceland 4-1 Ukraine
- Armenia 1-4 France
- Russia 2-0 Ukraine
- France 2-0 Iceland
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France qualify as group winners
Russia qualify as one of best runners-up
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Group 5
- Sweden 0-2 England
- Bulgaria 2-2 Poland
- Poland 5-0 Luxembourg
- England 1-0 Bulgaria
- Bulgaria 2-1 Sweden
- Luxembourg 0-5 England
- England 5-0 Poland
- Sweden 3-0 Luxembourg
- Luxembourg 0-3 Bulgaria
- Poland 2-0 Sweden
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- England 3-0 Sweden
- Poland 3-3 Bulgaria
- Bulgaria 0-1 England
- Luxembourg 0-4 Poland
- England 5-0 Luxembourg
- Sweden 1-4 Bulgaria
- Luxembourg 0-1 Sweden
- Poland 3-1 England
- Sweden 1-2 Poland
- Bulgaria 3-0 Luxembourg
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England qualify as group winners
Poland qualify as one of best runners-up
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Group 6
- Austria 0-1 Israel
- Cyprus 1-3 Spain
- Cyprus 2-1 Austria
- Netherlands 3-0 Israel
- Israel 0-4 Spain
- Netherlands 3-2 Austria
- Cyprus 0-3 Netherlands
- Spain 4-0 Austria
- Israel 1-1 Cyprus
- Netherlands 0-1 Spain
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- Austria 0-1 Netherlands
- Spain 4-1 Netherlands
- Israel 2-1 Austria
- Netherlands 5-1 Cyprus
- Austria 1-2 Spain
- Cyprus 1-1 Israel
- Israel 0-1 Netherlands
- Spain 1-1 Cyprus
- Austria 3-0 Cyprus
- Spain 2-1 Israel
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Spain qualify as group winners
Netherlands qualify as one of best runners-up
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Group 7
- Slovakia 2-1 Azerbaijan
- Hungary 0-3 Portugal
- Azerbaijan 2-1 Hungary
- Portugal 1-1 Romania
- Slovakia 1-0 Portugal
- Hungary 1-2 Romania
- Portugal 5-0 Azerbaijan
- Romania 0-1 Slovakia
- Azerbaijan 0-2 Romania
- Slovakia 4-1 Hungary
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- Portugal 1-1 Slovakia
- Romania 2-1 Hungary
- Hungary 3-0 Slovakia
- Romania 1-1 Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan 0-2 Portugal
- Slovakia 0-0 Romania
- Hungary 4-1 Azerbaijan
- Romania 2-3 Portugal
- Azerbaijan 0-3 Slovakia
- Portugal 2-1 Hungary
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Slovakia qualify as group winners
Portugal qualify as one of best runners-up
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Group 8
- R.Ireland 2-2 Croatia
- R.Macedonia 1-0 Malta
- Malta 0-3 Croatia
- R.Ireland 2-1 Malta
- Croatia 4-0 R.Macedonia
- Malta 5-1 R. Macedonia
- F.R.Yugoslav. 1-1 R.Ireland
- Malta 1-5 F.R.Yugoslavia
- R.Macedonia 0-2 Croatia
- R.Ireland 0-0* R.Macedonia
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- F.R.Yugoslavia 7-0 Malta
- F.R.Yugoslavia 2-6 Croatia
- Croatia 1-0 Malta
- R.Ireland 0-2 F.R.Yugoslav.
- Croatia 5-1 R. Ireland
- F.R.Yugo. 2-0 R.Macedonia
- R.Macedonia 0-8 F.R.Yugo.
- Malta 1-3 R.Ireland
- Croatia 2-2 F.R.Yugoslavia
- R.Macedonia 0-1 R.Ireland
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(*) Match awarded 3-0 to ROI due to Macedonia fielding ineligible player.
Croatia qualify as group winners
Yugoslavia qualify as one of best runners-up
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Group 9
- Lithuania 0-0 Scotland
- Bosnia & Herz. 3-2 Estonia
- Belgium 0-2 Czech Rep.
- Lithuania 0-1 Belgium
- Bosnia & Herz. 0-0 Czech R.
- Scotland 2-0 Estonia
- Lithuania 4-0 Bosnia & Herz.
- Czech Rep. 3-0 Estonia
- Belgium 2-0 Scotland
- Scotland 2-2 Belgium
- Czech Rep. 1-0 Lithuania
- Lithuania 4-1 Estonia
- Scotland 0-1 Czech Rep.
- Belgium 4-0 Bosnia & Herz.
- Bosnia & Herz. 1-2 Lithuania
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- Estonia 0-3 Czech Rep.
- Czech Rep. 3-2 Scotland
- Estonia 0-2 Lithuania
- Estonia 1-7 Belgium
- Belgium 5-0 Estonia
- Lithuania 0-2 Czech Rep.
- Bosnia & Herz. 2-5 Scotland
- Belgium 3-0 Lithuania
- Czech R. 1-0 Bosnia & Herz.
- Estonia 0-4 Scotland
- Bosnia & Herz. 3-4 Belgium
- Scotland 2-0 Bosnia & Herz.
- Czech Rep. 1-3 Belgium
- Estonia 0-2 Bosnia & Herz.
- Scotland 1-2 Lithuania
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Belgium qualify as group winners
Czech Republic qualify as one of best runners-up
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Runners-up
List of qualifying group runners-up. Teams 1-7 go into playoff with the nine group winners. Only results between top four teams in group are used.
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Qualification Playoffs
- Portugal 2-0 Croatia
- Croatia 3-0 Portugal (aet)
Croatia win 3-2
on aggregate
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- Czech Rep. 3-0 Greece
- Greece 1-0 Czech Rep.
Czech Republic win 3-1
on aggregate
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- Poland 2-1 Turkey
- Turkey 1-0 Poland
2-2: Turkey win 1-0
on away goals
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- Netherlands 2-2 Belgium
- Belgium 0-2 Netherlands
Netherlands win 4-2
on aggregate
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- Norway 1-3 Spain
- Spain 4-0 Norway
Spain win 7-1
on aggregate
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- England 3-0 F.R. Yugoslavia
in Barcelona
England go through
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- Russia 0-1 Slovakia
- Slovakia 3-1 Russia
Slovakia win 4-1
on aggregate
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- France 1-1 Italy
- Italy 2-1 France (aet)
Italy win 3-2
on aggregate
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Finals Tournament
Held in Slovakia, May 27-June 3, 2000
Squads
See 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads
Finals Groups
| May 27 |
Spain 1-1 Czech Republic |
Trenčín |
| Croatia 1-2 Netherlands |
Trnava |
| May 29 |
Spain 0-0 Croatia |
Trnava |
| Czech Rep. 3-1 Netherlands |
Trenčín |
| June 1 |
Netherlands 0-1 Spain |
Trnava |
| Czech Rep. 4-3 Croatia |
Trenčín |
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Rankings Matches
Olympic Qualifiers
- Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia and Spain qualify for the Olympic games finals.
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