The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 1998. The final tournament was held in 2000 in Slovakia.

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.

Qualifying group stage

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

  • Groups 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, featured the same nations
  • Group 4 did not include Andorra
  • Group 6 did not include San Marino, but included Netherlands (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
  • Group 7 did not include Liechtenstein
  • Group 9 did not include Faroe Islands, but included Belgium (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 8710207+1322
  Switzerland 842284+414
 Denmark 83141113–210
 Belarus 8215512–77
 Wales 8035614–83
  Belarus Denmark Italy Switzerland Wales
Belarus  0–2 1–2 1–0 1–0
Denmark  2–0 1–2 1–3 2–2
Italy  4–1 3–1 1–0 6–2
Switzerland  2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0
Wales  0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0

 Italy qualified as group winners
  Switzerland failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 107213210+2223
 Norway 10712218+1322
 Georgia 102531113–211
 Latvia 10235819–119
 Slovenia 101541019–98
 Albania 10145821–137
  • 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
  • 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

 Greece qualified as group winners
 Norway qualified as one of the best runners-up

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 8440114+716
 Germany 841397+213
 Finland 834197+213
 Northern Ireland 813459–46
 Moldova 8044310–74
  • 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
  • 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

 Turkey qualified as group winners
 Germany failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up
Germany (13 pts) and Finland (13 pts) head-to-head record:
2–0 in Germany, 3–1 in Finland. Germany is ranked higher on away goals rule.

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 8611184+1419
 Russia 8602175+1218
 Ukraine 83231612+411
 Iceland 820691896
 Armenia 8116627214
  France Russia Ukraine Iceland Armenia
France  2–0 4–0 2–0 3–1
Russia  2–1 2–0 3–0 6–0
Ukraine  0–0 1–0 5–1 8–0
Iceland  0–2 1–2 4–1 2–0
Armenia  1–4 0–2 1–1 3–1

 France qualified as group winners
 Russia qualified as one of the best runners-up

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 8701233+2021
 Poland 85212112+917
 Bulgaria 8422179+814
 Sweden 8206715–86
 Luxembourg 8008029–290
  • 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
  • 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

 England qualified as group winners
 Poland qualified as one of the best runners-up

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 8710215+1622
 Netherlands 8602178+918
 Israel 8224613–78
 Cyprus 8134718–116
 Austria 8107815–73
  • 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
  • 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

 Spain qualified as group winners
 Netherlands qualified as one of the best runners-up

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Slovakia 8521126+617
 Portugal 8521176+1117
 Romania 8332108+212
 Hungary 82061216–46
 Azerbaijan 8116520–154
  • 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
  • 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

 Slovakia qualified as group winners
 Portugal qualified as one of the best runners-up

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 8620257+1820
 Yugoslavia 85212910+1917
 Republic of Ireland 84221312+114
 Malta 8107823–153
 Macedonia 8107225–233
  Croatia Republic of Ireland North Macedonia Malta Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Croatia  5–1 4–0 1–0 2–2
Republic of Ireland  2–2 3–0* 2–1 0–2
Macedonia  0–2 0–1 1–0 0–8
Malta  0–3 1–3 5–1 1–5
Yugoslavia  2–6 1–1 2–0 7–0

 Croatia qualified as group winners
 Yugoslavia qualified as one of the best runners-up

Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 10811319+2225
 Czech Republic 10811175+1225
 Lithuania 105141410416
 Scotland 104241812+614
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102171124–137
 Estonia 100010435–310
  • Lithuania 0–0 Scotland
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Estonia
  • Belgium 0–2 Czech Republic
  • Lithuania 0–1 Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–0 Czech Republic
  • Scotland 2–0 Estonia
  • Lithuania 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Czech Republic 3–0 Estonia
  • Belgium 2–0 Scotland
  • Scotland 2–2 Belgium
  • Czech Republic 1–0 Lithuania
  • Lithuania 4–1 Estonia
  • Scotland 0–1 Czech Republic
  • Belgium 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Lithuania
  • Estonia 0–3 Czech Republic
  • Czech Republic 3–2 Scotland
  • Estonia 0–2 Lithuania
  • Estonia 1–7 Belgium
  • Belgium 5–0 Estonia
  • Lithuania 0–2 Czech Republic
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–5 Scotland
  • Belgium 3–0 Lithuania
  • Czech Republic 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Estonia 0–4 Scotland
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–4 Belgium
  • Scotland 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Czech Republic 1–3 Belgium
  • Estonia 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Scotland 1–2 Lithuania

 Belgium qualified as group winners
 Czech Republic qualified as one of the best runners-up

Ranking of second-placed teams

Because groups contained different number or teams (six and five), matches against the fifth and sixth-placed teams in each group were not included in the ranking. As a result, six matches played by each team counted for the purposes of the second-placed table. The top seven advanced to the play-off.

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Czech Republic 6501105+515
6 Netherlands 6402136+712
4 Russia 640295+412
8 Yugoslavia 63211910+911
7 Portugal 6321106+411
5 Poland 63211212011
2 Norway 631295+410
1  Switzerland 631274+310
3 Germany 621357–27

Play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Portugal  2–3  Croatia 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
Norway  1–7  Spain 1–3 0–4
Czech Republic  3–1  Greece 3–0 0–1
England  3–0  Yugoslavia 3–0
Poland  2–2 (a)  Turkey 2–1 0–1
Russia  1–4  Slovakia 0–1 1–3
Netherlands  4–2  Belgium 2–2 2–0
France  2–3  Italy 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
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