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.

[edit] Qualifying

[edit] Group 1 Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts 1  Italy 8 7 1 0 20 7 22 2  Switzerland 8 4 2 2 8 4 14 3  Denmark 8 3 1 4 11 13 10 4  Belarus 8 2 1 5 5 12 7 5  Wales 8 0 3 5 6 14 3 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 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  Italy qualify as group winners  Switzerland fail to qualify as one of best runners-up

[edit] Group 2 Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts 1  Greece 10 7 2 1 32 10 23 2  Norway 10 7 1 2 21 8 22 3  Georgia 10 2 5 3 11 13 11 4  Latvia 10 2 3 5 8 19 9 5  Slovenia 10 1 5 4 11 20 8 6  Albania 10 1 4 5 8 21 7 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 qualify as group winners  Norway qualify as one of best runners-up

[edit] Group 3 Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts 1  Turkey 8 4 4 0 11 4 16 2  Germany 8 4 1 3 9 7 13 3  Finland 8 3 4 1 9 7 13 4  Northern Ireland 8 1 3 4 5 9 6 5  Moldova 8 0 4 4 3 10 4 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 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)

[edit] Group 4 Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts 1  France 8 6 1 1 18 4 19 2  Russia 8 6 0 2 17 5 18 3  Ukraine 8 3 2 3 16 12 11 4  Iceland 8 2 0 6 9 18 6 5  Armenia 8 1 1 6 6 27 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 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  France qualify as group winners  Russia qualify as one of best runners-up

[edit] Group 5 Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts 1  England 8 7 0 1 23 3 21 2  Poland 8 5 2 1 21 12 17 3  Bulgaria 8 4 2 2 17 9 14 4  Sweden 8 2 0 6 7 15 6 5  Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 0 29 0 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 qualify as group winners  Poland qualify as one of best runners-up

[edit] Group 6 Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts 1  Spain 8 7 1 0 21 5 22 2  Netherlands 8 6 0 2 17 8 18 3  Israel 8 2 2 4 6 13 8 4  Cyprus 8 1 3 4 7 18 6 5  Austria 8 1 0 7 8 15 3 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 qualify as group winners  Netherlands qualify as one of best runners-up

[edit] Group 7 Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts 1  Slovakia 8 5 2 1 12 6 17 2  Portugal 8 5 2 1 17 6 17 3  Romania 8 3 3 2 10 8 12 4  Hungary 8 2 0 6 12 16 6 5  Azerbaijan 8 1 1 6 5 20 4 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 qualify as group winners  Portugal qualify as one of best runners-up

[edit] Group 8 Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts 1  Croatia 8 6 2 0 25 7 20 2  FR Yugoslavia 8 5 2 1 29 10 17 3  Republic of Ireland 8 4 2 2 13 12 14 4  Malta 8 1 0 7 8 23 3 5  Macedonia 8 1 0 7 2 25 3 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 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 (*) Match awarded 3-0 to ROI due to Macedonia fielding ineligible player.  Croatia qualify as group winners  F.R. Yugoslavia qualify as one of best runners-up

[edit] Group 9 Qualifying Group 9 P W D L F A Pts 1  Belgium 10 8 1 1 31 9 25 2  Czech Republic 10 8 1 1 17 5 25 3  Lithuania 10 5 1 4 14 10 16 4  Scotland 10 4 2 4 18 12 14 5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 2 1 7 11 24 7 6  Estonia 10 0 0 10 4 35 0 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 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  Belgium qualify as group winners  Czech Republic qualify as one of best runners-up

[edit] Runners-up Runners-up P W D L F A Pts 1  Czech Republic 6 5 0 1 10 5 15 2  Netherlands 6 4 0 2 13 6 12 3  Russia 6 4 0 2 9 5 12 4  F.R. Yugoslavia 6 3 2 1 19 10 11 5  Portugal 6 3 2 1 10 6 11 6  Poland 6 3 2 1 12 12 11 7  Norway 6 3 1 2 9 5 10 8  Switzerland 6 3 1 2 7 4 10 9  Germany 6 2 1 3 5 7 7 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.

[edit] Qualification Playoffs

Portugal 2-0 Croatia Croatia 3-0 Portugal (aet)  Croatia win 3-2 on aggregate

Czech Rep. 3-0 Greece Greece 1-0 Czech Rep.  Czech Republic win 3-1 on aggregate

Poland 2-1 Turkey Turkey 1-0 Poland 2-2:  Turkey win 1-0 on away goals

Netherlands 2-2 Belgium Belgium 0-2 Netherlands  Netherlands win 4-2 on aggregate

Norway 1-3 Spain Spain 4-0 Norway  Spain win 7-1 on aggregate

England 3-0 F.R. Yugoslavia in Barcelona  England go through

Russia 0-1 Slovakia Slovakia 3-1 Russia  Slovakia win 4-1 on aggregate

France 1-1 Italy Italy 2-1 France (aet)  Italy win 3-2 on aggregate

[edit] Finals Tournament

Held in Slovakia, May 27-June 3, 2000

[edit] Squads

See 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads

[edit] Finals Groups

Group A P W D L F A Pts 1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 8 5 7 2  Spain 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 3  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 3 5 3 4  Croatia 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 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

Group B P W D L F A Pts 1  Italy 3 2 1 0 6 2 7 2  Slovakia 3 2 1 0 5 2 7 3  England 3 1 0 2 6 4 3 4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 2 11 0 May 27 Italy 2-0 England Bratislava Slovakia 2-1 Turkey Bratislava May 29 Italy 1-1 Slovakia Bratislava England 6-0 Turkey Bratislava June 1 Turkey 1-3 Italy Bratislava England 0-2 Slovakia Bratislava

[edit] Rankings Matches

[edit] Olympic Qualifiers

• Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia and Spain qualify for the Olympic games finals.

[edit] External links

• Results Archive at uefa.com
• RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com