1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

This article features the 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1996 through 1997. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Iceland.

All matches were played in the Netherlands.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Lithuania	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
Scotland	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Wales	3	0	0	3	3	8	–5	0

	Wales	0–2	Netherlands
	Scotland	1–1	Lithuania
	Lithuania	0–2	Netherlands
	Scotland	2–1	Wales
	Lithuania	4–2	Wales
	Netherlands	2–1	Scotland

All matches were played in Sweden.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7
Sweden	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
Latvia	3	1	0	2	2	7	–5	3
Faroe Islands	3	0	0	3	1	9	–8	0

	France	5–0	Latvia
	Faroe Islands	0–5	Sweden
	Faroe Islands	0–2	France
	Sweden	1–0	Latvia
	Latvia	2–1	Faroe Islands
	Sweden	1–1	France

All matches were played in Norway.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6
Belarus	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3
Estonia	2	0	0	2	0	7	–7	0

	Norway	2–1	Belarus
	Belarus	4–0	Estonia
	Estonia	0–3	Norway

All matches were played in Ireland.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Republic of Ireland	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
Denmark	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
Poland	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2

	Denmark	2–2	Republic of Ireland
	Poland	1–1	Denmark
	Republic of Ireland	1–1	Poland

All matches were played in England.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	6
Finland	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
Northern Ireland	2	0	0	2	0	6	–6	0

	Finland	2–0	Northern Ireland
	England	1–0	Finland
	Northern Ireland	0–4	England

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	6	4	0	2	19	8	+11	12
Germany	6	4	0	2	13	12	+1	12
Turkey	6	4	0	2	12	13	–1	12
Belgium	6	0	0	6	8	19	–11	0

	Turkey	5–3	Belgium
	Belgium	1–2	Germany
	Germany	2–4	Turkey
	Portugal	4–2	Belgium
	Turkey	0–2	Germany
	Belgium	1–3	Portugal
	Turkey	2–1	Portugal
	Germany	2–1	Portugal
	Belgium	0–1	Turkey
	Portugal	5–1	Germany
	Portugal	5–0	Turkey
	Germany	4–1	Belgium

All matches were played in Slovakia

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6
Slovakia	2	1	0	1	2	4	–2	3
North Macedonia	2	0	0	2	0	5	–5	0

	North Macedonia	0–2	Slovakia
	Croatia	3–0	North Macedonia
	Slovakia	0–4	Croatia

All matches were played in Switzerland.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Switzerland	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
Azerbaijan	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
Austria	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1	1

	Austria	2–2	Switzerland
	Azerbaijan	1–0	Austria
	Switzerland	1–0	Azerbaijan

All matches were played in Luxembourg.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9	6
Malta	2	1	0	1	3	6	–3	3
Luxembourg	2	0	0	2	1	7	–6	0

	Luxembourg	0–3	Malta
	Malta	0–6	Czech Republic
	Czech Republic	4–1	Luxembourg

All matches were played in Spain.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Slovenia	2	0	1	1	0	2	–2	1
Albania	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3	1

	Slovenia	0–2	Spain
	Albania	0–0	Slovenia
	Spain	4–1	Albania

All matches were played in Romania.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Israel	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9
Romania	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
Ukraine	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	3
Moldova	3	0	0	3	2	9	–7	0

	Moldova	1–2	Ukraine
	Romania	1–2	Israel
	Israel	2–1	Ukraine
	Romania	5–0	Moldova
	Israel	2–1	Moldova
	Ukraine	1–2	Romania

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
FR Yugoslavia	4	2	1	1	8	3	+5	7
Italy	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1	5
Greece	4	1	1	2	1	7	–6	4

	Greece	0–0	Italy
	FR Yugoslavia	0–1	Greece
	Italy	2–0	Greece
	Italy	1–1	FR Yugoslavia
	FR Yugoslavia	2–1	Italy
	Greece	0–5	FR Yugoslavia

All matches were played in Cyprus.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Russia	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Cyprus	2	0	0	2	0	3	–3	0

	Russia	1–0	Cyprus
	Hungary	1–1	Russia
	Cyprus	0–2	Hungary

All matches were played in Bulgaria.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bulgaria	2	1	1	0	10	2	+8	4
Georgia	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
Armenia	2	0	1	1	2	10	–8	1

	Bulgaria	2–2	Georgia
	Armenia	0–8	Bulgaria
	Georgia	2–2	Armenia

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Netherlands	0–6	France	0–3	0–3
Norway	1–5	Republic of Ireland	1–2	0–3
England	2–4	Portugal	2–1	0–3
Croatia	0–1	Switzerland	0–1	0–0
Czech Republic	1–2	Spain	1–2	0–0
FR Yugoslavia	3–4	Israel	3–2	0–2
Hungary	4–1	Bulgaria	1–0	3–1

• 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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