European U-21 Championship 1998


QUALIFYING

Index

Europe Group 1

 1.Greece               8  5  1  2 12- 7 16  [2 1 0 1 5-4 3]
 2.Denmark              8  5  1  2 16- 9 16  [2 1 0 1 4-5 3]
 3.Croatia              8  4  0  4 13- 9 12
 4.Slovenia             8  3  0  5  9-13  9
 5.Bosnia-Herzegovina   8  1  2  5  6-18  5

Group winners Greece to play off against England (cf. winners table).

23. 4.96 Greece             0-2 Slovenia                Livadia
31. 8.96 Greece             1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina      Pirgos
31. 8.96 Slovenia           0-3 Denmark                 Maribor
 8.10.96 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 Croatia                 Imola
 8.10.96 Denmark            1-3 Greece                  Brøndby
 9.11.96 Slovenia           2-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina      Koper
 9.11.96 Croatia            0-1 Greece                  Karlovac
28. 3.97 Croatia            2-0 Denmark                 Sibenik
 1. 4.97 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0-0 Greece                  Vogosca
 3. 4.97 Croatia            2-0 Slovenia                Sibenik
29. 4.97 Greece             2-0 Croatia                 Edessa
30. 4.97 Denmark            2-1 Slovenia                Køge
 8. 6.97 Denmark            5-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina      Køge
20. 8.97 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Denmark                 Vogosca
 5. 9.97 Croatia            6-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina      Osijek
 5. 9.97 Slovenia           1-3 Greece                  Sezena
 9. 9.97 Denmark            1-0 Croatia                 Køge
10. 9.97 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-2 Slovenia                Vogosca
10.10.97 Greece             2-3 Denmark                 Athens
12.10.97 Slovenia           1-2 Croatia                 Velenje

Europe Group 2

 1.England              8  5  3  0  7- 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

Group winners England to play off against Greece (cf. winners table).

31. 8.96 Moldova            0-2 England                 Chisinau
 3.10.96 Moldova            0-3 Italy                   Chisinau
 8.10.96 England            0-0 Poland                  Wolverhampton
 9.10.96 Italy              6-0 Georgia                 Arezzo
 8.11.96 Georgia            0-1 England                 Batumi
 9.11.96 Poland             1-3 Moldova                 Chorzow
12. 2.97 England            1-0 Italy                   Bristol
27. 3.97 Italy              6-0 Moldova                 Lecce
 1. 4.97 Poland             1-1 Italy                   Katowice
29. 4.97 England            0-0 Georgia                 Charlton
 1. 5.97 Italy              1-1 Poland                  Benevento
30. 5.97 Poland             1-1 England                 Katowice
 6. 6.97 Georgia            1-0 Moldova                 Poti
13. 6.97 Poland             2-2 Georgia                 Katowice
 9. 9.97 England            1-0 Moldova                 Wycombe
10. 9.97 Georgia            2-0 Italy                   Rustavi
23. 9.97 Moldova            0-0 Georgia                 Chisinau
 6.10.97 Moldova            2-3 Poland                  Chisinau
10.10.97 Georgia            5-1 Poland                  Tbilisi
10.10.97 Italy              0-1 England                 Rieti

Europe Group 3

 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  [2 1 1 0 3-2 4]
 4.Finland              8  2  3  3  8-10  9  [2 0 1 1 2-3 1]
 5.Hungary              8  1  1  6  9-20  4

31. 8.96 Norway             1-1 France                  Molde
 1. 9.96 Hungary            0-1 Finland                 Budapest
 5.10.96 Finland            1-1 Switzerland             Turku
 8.10.96 Norway             4-1 Hungary                 Drammen
 9.11.96 Switzerland        3-7 Norway                  Biel
10.11.96 France             2-0 Hungary                 Blois
12. 3.97 France             1-0 Switzerland             Pau
29. 4.97 Norway             3-0 Finland                 Sogndal
29. 4.97 Switzerland        4-1 Hungary                 Winterthur
28. 5.97 France             2-1 Finland                 Buxerolles
 7. 6.97 Finland            1-1 France                  Vaasa
 7. 6.97 Hungary            2-0 Norway                  Budapest
19. 8.97 Hungary            2-2 Switzerland             Budapest
19. 8.97 Finland            0-0 Norway                  Tampere
 5. 9.97 Switzerland        2-1 Finland                 Yverdon
 9. 9.97 Hungary            2-4 France                  Szekesfehervar
 9. 9.97 Norway             4-1 Switzerland             Drammen
10.10.97 Finland            3-1 Hungary                 Lahti
12.10.97 Switzerland        0-0 France                  St.Gallen
29.10.97 France             2-3 Norway                  Valenciennes

Europe Group 4

 1.SWEDEN              10  9  0  1 30- 6 27
 2.Austria             10  6  2  2 21-12 20  [2 1 1 0 3-1 4]
 3.Belarus             10  6  2  2 17- 7 20  [2 0 1 1 1-3 1]
 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

31. 5.96 Sweden             1-3 Belarus                 Karlstad
30. 8.96 Austria            4-0 Scotland                Amstetten
30. 8.96 Belarus            3-1 Estonia                 Molodechno
31. 8.96 Latvia             0-2 Sweden                  Riga
 4.10.96 Estonia            1-1 Belarus                 Tallinn
 6.10.96 Latvia             0-0 Scotland                Riga
 8.10.96 Estonia            0-1 Scotland                Tallinn
 8.10.96 Sweden             4-1 Austria                 Gävle
10.10.96 Belarus            2-0 Latvia                  Minsk
 9.11.96 Austria            0-0 Latvia                  Gloggnitz
 9.11.96 Scotland           1-4 Sweden                  Dundee
28. 3.97 Scotland           4-0 Estonia                 Stirling
 1. 4.97 Scotland           1-2 Austria                 Motherwell
29. 4.97 Latvia             0-3 Belarus                 Valmiera
29. 4.97 Austria            7-1 Estonia                 Amstetten
29. 4.97 Sweden             2-1 Scotland                Trollhatt
17. 5.97 Estonia            0-1 Latvia                  Tallinn
 7. 6.97 Belarus            1-0 Scotland                Minsk
 7. 6.97 Latvia              7-2 Hstria                 Valmiera
 7. 6.97 Estonia            0-2 Sweden                  Tallinn
19. 8.97 Belarus            0-1 Sweden                  Minsk
19. 8.97 Estonia            0-1 Austria                 Haapsalu
 5. 9.97 Latvia             0-1 Estonia                 Riga
 5. 9.97 Austria            0-4 Sweden                  Tulln
 5. 9.97 Scotland           0-3 Belarus                 Perth
 9. 9.97 Belarus            1-1 Austria                 Minsk
 9. 9.97 Sweden             5-0 Latvia                  Enköping
10.10.97 Sweden             5-0 Estonia                 Örebro
10.10.97 Scotland           2-4 Latvia                  Livingston
10.10.97 Austria            2-0 Belarus                 Eisenstadt

Europe Group 5

 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

31. 8.96 Russia             2-1 Cyprus                  Seliatino
31. 8.96 Israel             2-0 Bulgaria                Herzlia
 8.10.96 Israel             1-0 Russia                  Herzlia
 9.10.96 Luxembourg         0-4 Bulgaria                Beggen
 9.11.96 Luxembourg         1-7 Russia                  Dudelange
10.11.96 Cyprus             1-1 Israel                  Nicosia
13.12.96 Cyprus             3-0 Bulgaria                Nicosia
14.12.96 Israel             2-1 Luxembourg              Herzlia
29. 3.97 Cyprus             0-4 Russia                  Nicosia
30. 3.97 Luxembourg         0-5 Israel                  Esch-Alzette
 2. 4.97 Bulgaria           3-1 Cyprus                  Sofia
29. 4.97 Russia             8-0 Luxembourg              Moskva
30. 4.97 Israel             4-3 Cyprus                  Ramat-Gan
 7. 6.97 Bulgaria           3-0 Luxembourg              Nesebar
 7. 6.97 Russia             1-1 Israel                  Moskva
19. 8.97 Bulgaria           3-1 Israel                  Sofia
 6. 9.97 Luxembourg         1-2 Cyprus                  Petange
 9. 9.97 Bulgaria           1-2 Russia                  Sofia
10.10.97 Russia             3-2 Bulgaria                Moskva
11.10.97 Cyprus             5-0 Luxembourg              Limassol

Europe Group 6

 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

 1. 6.96 Yugoslavia         1-0 Malta                   Zrenjanin
17. 9.96 Czech Republic     4-0 Malta                   Neratovice
21. 9.96 Slovakia           3-0 Malta                   Trnava
 8.10.96 Czech Republic     1-2 Spain                   Praha
 9.11.96 Yugoslavia         3-0 Czech Republic          Novi Sad
12.11.96 Spain              1-1 Slovakia                Las Palmas
13.12.96 Spain              1-0 Yugoslavia              Castellon de la Plana
17.12.96 Malta              0-3 Spain                   Ta'Qali
11. 2.97 Spain              1-0 Malta                   Cartagena
30. 3.97 Malta              0-6 Slovakia                Corradino
 1. 4.97 Czech Republic     0-1 Yugoslavia              Pribram
29. 4.97 Yugoslavia         1-2 Spain                   Novi Sad
 7. 6.97 Yugoslavia         1-0 Slovakia                Novi Sad
 7. 6.97 Spain              4-0 Czech Republic          Burgos
23. 8.97 Slovakia           0-1 Czech Republic          Trnava
 9. 9.97 Slovakia           0-1 Yugoslavia              Trnava
23. 9.97 Malta              0-5 Czech Republic          Hamrun
23. 9.97 Slovakia           3-4 Spain                   Trnava
10.10.97 Czech Republic     2-3 Slovakia                Pribram
10.10.97 Malta              0-6 Yugoslavia              Ta'Qali

Europe Group 7

 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

 1. 6.96 San Marino         0-3 Wales                   San Marino
30. 8.96 Wales              4-0 San Marino              Barry
30. 8.96 Belgium            1-2 Turkey                  Brugge
 4.10.96 Wales              0-2 Netherlands             Cardiff
 8.10.96 San Marino         1-5 Belgium                 San Marino
 8.11.96 Netherlands        0-1 Wales                   Breda
 9.11.96 Turkey             3-0 San Marino              Istanbul
13.12.96 Wales              0-3 Turkey                  Ebbw Vale
13.12.96 Belgium            2-2 Netherlands             Liège
28. 3.97 Netherlands        6-0 San Marino              Heerenveen
28. 3.97 Wales              1-0 Belgium                 Swansea
 1. 4.97 Turkey             0-1 Netherlands             Bursa
29. 4.97 Turkey             1-2 Belgium                 Istanbul
29. 4.97 San Marino         0-7 Netherlands             San Marino
 6. 6.97 Belgium            3-0 San Marino              Mechelen
19. 8.97 Turkey             3-0 Wales                   Istanbul
 5. 9.97 Netherlands        5-2 Belgium                 Den Haag
 9. 9.97 San Marino         1-4 Turkey                  San Marino
10.10.97 Netherlands        3-0 Turkey                  Utrecht
10.10.97 Belgium            1-0 Wales                   Mouscron

Europe Group 8

 1.ROMANIA              8  8  0  0 18- 4 24
 2.Iceland              8  4  1  3 10-10 13
 3.Ireland              8  3  0  5 11- 7  9 [2 1 0 1 3-2 3]
 4.Lithuania            8  3  0  5  8-12  9 [2 1 0 1 2-3 3]
 5.FYR Macedonia        8  1  1  6  3-17  4

 1. 6.96 Iceland            2-0 FYR Macedonia           Hafnarfjordur
30. 8.96 Romania            2-1 Lithuania               Bucuresti
 5.10.96 Lithuania          0-3 Iceland                 Vilnius
 8.10.96 Ireland            4-0 FYR Macedonia           Dublin
 9.10.96 Iceland            2-3 Romania                 Mosfellsbaer
 9.11.96 Ireland            0-1 Iceland                 Dublin
13.12.96 FYR Macedonia      0-1 Romania                 Kratovo
 1. 4.97 Lithuania          1-2 Romania                 Vilnius
 1. 4.97 FYR Macedonia      0-4 Ireland                 Kavadarci
29. 4.97 Romania            1-0 Ireland                 Bucuresti
 7. 6.97 FYR Macedonia      1-1 Iceland                 Stip
11. 6.97 Iceland            0-2 Lithuania               Hafnarfjordur
19. 8.97 Ireland            2-0 Lithuania               Dublin
19. 8.97 Romania            3-0 FYR Macedonia           Bucuresti
 5. 9.97 Iceland            1-0 Ireland                 Hafnarfjordur
 6. 9.97 Lithuania          1-0 FYR Macedonia           Vilnius
 9. 9.97 Lithuania          2-1 Ireland                 Alytus
 9. 9.97 Romania            4-0 Iceland                 Bucuresti
10.10.97 Ireland            0-2 Romania                 Kilkenny
11.10.97 FYR Macedonia      2-1 Lithuania               Veles

Europe Group 9

 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

30. 8.96 Armenia            3-4 Portugal                Abovyan
 4.10.96 Ukraine            1-0 Portugal                Kiev
 9.10.96 Albania            2-4 Portugal                Tirana
 9.10.96 Armenia            0-1 Germany                 Abovyan
 8.11.96 Albania            3-2 Armenia                 Tirana
 8.11.96 Portugal           1-0 Ukraine                 Guimaraes
13.12.96 Portugal           1-2 Germany                 Leiria
29. 3.97 Albania            0-3 Ukraine                 Guadix
 1. 4.97 Albania            0-4 Germany                 Guadix
29. 4.97 Germany            2-0 Ukraine                 Meppen
 6. 5.97 Ukraine            7-0 Armenia                 Kiev
 6. 6.97 Ukraine            1-1 Germany                 Kiev
 6. 6.97 Portugal           1-1 Albania                 Aveiro
19. 8.97 Ukraine            1-0 Albania                 Kiev
19. 8.97 Portugal           8-1 Armenia                 Estoril
 5. 9.97 Germany            1-1 Portugal                Frankfurt/Oder
 6. 9.97 Armenia            2-0 Albania                 Gyumri
 9. 9.97 Germany            7-0 Armenia                 Solingen
10.10.97 Armenia            0-1 Ukraine                 Gyumri
10.10.97 Germany            2-0 Albania                 Braunschweig

Winners table

The seven best group winners (w.r.t. the results against the teams finishing 2nd, 3rd and 4th) are qualified directly for the final tournament. The worst two winners have to play off for the eight's spot.
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

Greece and England to play off for eighth spot in quarterfinals.
13.11.97 Greece             2-0 England                 Iraklion
17.12.97 England            4-2 Greece                  Norwich
Greece qualify on away goals

Final Tournament [May 23-31 in Romania]


Quarterfinals:
23.05.98 Germany            0-1 Greece
23.05.98 Netherlands        2-1 Romania
24.05.98 Spain              1-0 Russia
24.05.98 Norway             1-0 Sweden

Semifinals:
26.05.98 Netherlands        0-3 Greece
27.05.98 Spain              1-0 Norway           [asdet]

Consolation Round:
26.05.98 Romania            0-1 Germany          [asdet]
27.05.98 Russia             0-2 Sweden

Seventh Place Match:
30.05.98 Romania            1-2 Russia

Fifth Place Match:
30.05.98 Germany            2-1 Sweden
	  [70 Brdaric, 76 Frings; 88 Aaslund]

Third Place Match:
31.05.98 Netherlands        0-2 Norway
	  [17 74 Iversen]

Final [at Lia Manoliu Stadium in Bucuresti]
31.05.98 Greece             0-1 Spain
	  [65 Perez Munoz]

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