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2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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The 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 2000. The final tournament was held in 2002. The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four, five groups of 5, and three 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

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Draw

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The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

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

Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 8 4 4 0 22 10 +12 16
 Russia 8 4 3 1 23 9 +14 15
 FR Yugoslavia 8 4 3 1 22 11 +11 15
 Slovenia 8 2 2 4 10 10 0 8
 Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 1 38 −37 0
  Luxembourg Russia Slovenia Switzerland Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Luxembourg  0–10 1–5 0–3 0–3
Russia  2–0 0–0 3–3 2–0
Slovenia  1–0 1–3 0–0 1–2
Switzerland  6–0 3–1 2–1 2–2
FR Yugoslavia  8–0 2–2 2–1 3–3

  Switzerland qualify as group winners
 Russia fail to qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 8 6 1 1 22 4 +18 19
 Netherlands 8 5 2 1 20 7 +13 17
 Republic of Ireland 8 4 1 3 10 7 +3 13
 Cyprus 8 3 0 5 9 17 −8 9
 Estonia 8 0 0 8 2 28 −26 0
  Cyprus Estonia Netherlands Portugal Republic of Ireland
Cyprus  3–1 0–1 1–0 0–1
Estonia  0–3 0–5 1–3 0–3
Netherlands  4–2 6–0 1–1 2–0
Portugal  7–0 4–0 3–0 3–1
Republic of Ireland  3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1

 Portugal qualify as group winners
 Netherlands qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 3

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 10 9 0 1 28 5 +23 27
 Bulgaria 10 5 3 2 16 17 −1 18
 Denmark 10 4 3 3 18 12 +6 15
 Iceland 10 3 2 5 13 17 −4 11
 Northern Ireland 10 2 2 6 12 21 −9 8
 Malta 10 0 4 6 5 20 −15 4
  • Bulgaria 1-0 Czech Rep.
  • Iceland 0-0 Denmark
  • N. Ireland 1-1* Malta
  • Bulgaria 2-0 Malta
  • Czech Rep. 2-1 Iceland
  • N. Ireland 0-3 Denmark
  • Denmark 2-2 Bulgaria
  • Malta 0-1 Czech Rep.
  • Iceland 2-5 N. Ireland
  • Malta 0-0 Denmark
  • N. Ireland 0-2 Czech Rep.
  • Bulgaria 1-0 Iceland
  • Bulgaria 2-0 N. Ireland
  • Czech Rep. 3-0 Denmark
  • Malta 1-1 Iceland
  • Denmark 3-4 Czech Rep.
  • Iceland 3-0 Malta
  • N. Ireland 1-1 Bulgaria
  • Denmark 3-0 Malta
  • Iceland 3-2 Bulgaria
  • Czech Rep. 4-0 N. Ireland
  • Denmark 2-0 N. Ireland
  • Iceland 0-1 Czech Rep.
  • Malta 2-2 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 3-1 Denmark
  • Czech Rep. 3-0 Malta
  • N. Ireland 1-3 Iceland
  • Denmark 4-0 Iceland
  • Malta 2-2 N. Ireland
  • Czech Rep. 8-0 Bulgaria

(*) Match awarded 3-0 to N.Ireland
due to Malta fielding an ineligible player.
 Czech Republic qualify as group winners
 Bulgaria fail to qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 4

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 10 7 2 1 19 6 +13 23
 Sweden 10 5 4 1 19 6 +13 19
 Slovakia 10 4 4 2 13 7 +6 16
 Moldova 10 2 3 5 6 13 −7 9
 Azerbaijan 10 2 3 5 4 17 −13 9
 Macedonia 10 1 2 7 6 18 −12 5
  • Azerbaijan 0-5 Sweden
  • Turkey 1-0 Moldova
  • Slovakia 2-0 R. Macedonia
  • Moldova 0-3 Slovakia
  • R. Macedonia 1-2 Azerbaijan
  • Sweden 0-0 Turkey
  • Moldova 3-0 R. Macedonia
  • Azerbaijan 1-2 Turkey
  • Slovakia 1-1 Sweden
  • Turkey 0-1 Slovakia
  • Sweden 2-0 R. Macedonia
  • Azerbaijan 0-0 Moldova
  • R. Macedonia 1-4 Turkey
  • Slovakia 5-0 Azerbaijan
  • Moldova 0-2 Sweden
  • Turkey 3-0 Azerbaijan
  • Sweden 4-0 Slovakia
  • R. Macedonia 2-0 Moldova
  • Turkey 2-0 R. Macedonia
  • Azerbaijan 0-0 Slovakia
  • Sweden 3-0 Moldova
  • Slovakia 0-1 Turkey
  • Moldova 1-0 Azerbaijan
  • R. Macedonia 1-1 Sweden
  • Turkey 4-1 Sweden
  • Azerbaijan 1-0 R. Macedonia
  • Slovakia 0-0 Moldova
  • Moldova 2-2 Turkey
  • Sweden 0-0 Azerbaijan
  • R. Macedonia 1-1 Slovakia


 Turkey qualify as group winners
 Sweden qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 5

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 10 6 1 3 14 13 +1 19
 Poland 10 5 3 2 20 14 +6 18
 Norway 10 6 0 4 21 12 +9 18
 Belarus 10 5 1 4 21 14 +7 16
 Armenia 10 4 2 4 10 15 −5 14
 Wales 10 0 1 9 4 22 −18 1
  Armenia Belarus Norway Poland Ukraine Wales
Armenia  1–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–0
Belarus  5–0 1–0 3–3 1–2 4–1
Norway  5–1 5–1 1–2 3–1 2–0
Poland  1–1 0–4 3–0 3–0 2–1
Ukraine  1–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0
Wales  1–1 1–2 0–2 0–4 0–3

 Ukraine qualify as group winners
 Poland qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 6

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6 13
 Croatia 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
 Scotland 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
 Latvia 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1
  Belgium Croatia Latvia Scotland
Belgium  2–1 3–0 0–0
Croatia  1–0 2–1 3–1
Latvia  0–2 1–1 1–3
Scotland  0–1 1–1 1–0


 Belgium qualify as group winners
 Croatia qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 7

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 8 6 2 0 16 6 +10 20
 Spain 8 5 1 2 13 7 +6 16
 Israel 8 4 0 4 16 13 +3 12
 Austria 8 2 2 4 7 14 −7 8
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 0 1 7 5 17 −12 1
  • Bosnia & Herz. 0-2 Spain
  • France 3-0 Israel
  • France 2-1 Austria
  • Spain 1-0 Israel
  • Austria 2-1 Spain
  • Israel 2-1 Bosnia & Herz.
  • Bosnia & Herz. 0-1 France
  • Israel 3-4 France
  • Bosnia & Herz. 0-0 Austria
  • Spain 1-1 France
  • Austria 0-2 Israel
  • Austria 1-1 France
  • Spain 5-1 Bosnia & Herz.
  • Israel 0-1 Spain
  • Spain 2-0 Austria
  • Bosnia & Herz. 2-4 Israel
  • Austria 2-1 Bosnia & Herz.
  • France 3-0 Spain
  • France 1-0 Bosnia & Herz.
  • Israel 5-1 Austria


 France qualify as group winners
 Spain qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 8

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 8 6 1 1 14 5 +9 19
 Romania 8 5 1 2 13 5 +8 16
 Hungary 8 5 0 3 12 9 +3 15
 Lithuania 8 2 0 6 5 17 −12 6
 Georgia 8 1 0 7 9 17 −8 3
  • Romania 2-0* Lithuania
  • Hungary 0-3 Italy
  • Lithuania 2-1 Georgia
  • Italy 1-1 Romania
  • Lithuania 0-1 Hungary
  • Italy 3-2 Georgia
  • Hungary 4-1 Lithuania
  • Romania 0-1 Italy
  • Georgia 0-3 Romania
  • Italy 1-0 Lithuania
  • Romania 1-0 Hungary
  • Georgia 0-2 Italy
  • Lithuania 1-0 Romania
  • Hungary 2-1 Georgia
  • Georgia 0-2 Hungary
  • Lithuania 0-3 Italy
  • Hungary 1-3 Romania
  • Georgia 4-1 Lithuania
  • Italy 0-2 Hungary
  • Romania 2-1 Georgia

(*) Match awarded 3-0 to Romania
due to Lithuania fielding an ineligible player.
 Italy qualify as group winners
 Romania qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 9

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 8 5 2 1 18 8 +10 17
 Greece 8 5 1 2 14 6 +8 16
 Germany 8 5 1 2 18 7 +11 16
 Finland 8 1 1 6 7 20 −13 4
 Albania 8 1 1 6 3 19 −16 4
  • Finland 3-0 Albania
  • Germany 2-1 Greece
  • England 1-1 Germany
  • Greece 3-1 Finland
  • Finland 2-2 England
  • Albania 0-1 Greece
  • Germany 8-0 Albania
  • England 4-0 Finland
  • Albania 0-1 England
  • Greece 2-0 Germany
  • Finland 1-3 Germany
  • Greece 0-0 Albania
  • Greece 3-1 England
  • Albania 0-1 Germany
  • Germany 1-2 England
  • Albania 3-0 Finland
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  • England 5-0 Albania
  • Finland 0-3 Greece
  • England 2-1 Greece
  • Germany 2-0 Finland


 England qualify as group winners
 Greece qualify as one of best runners-up
Greece (16pts) Germany (16pts) head-to-head:
2-1 in GER, 2-0 in GRE
.: Greece better (3-2 on aggregate)


Ranking of second-placed teams

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Because groups contained different number or teams (six, five and four), matches against the fifth- and sixth-placed teams in each group are 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  Greece 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12
4  Sweden 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
5  Poland 6 3 2 1 13 10 +3 11
6  Croatia 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
2  Netherlands 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11
8  Romania 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 10
7  Spain 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10
3  Bulgaria 6 3 1 2 9 14 −5 10
1  Russia 6 2 3 1 11 9 +2 9

Play-offs

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sweden  3–4  Belgium 3–2 0–2
Greece  4–2  Turkey 3–0 1–2
Netherlands  2–3  England 2–2 0–1
Spain  2–2 (a)  Portugal 2–1 0–1
Croatia  1–1 (a)  Czech Republic 1–1 0–0
Poland  2–5  Italy 2–5 0–0
Romania  0–5  France 0–1 0–4
Ukraine  2–4   Switzerland 1–2 1–2
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