2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

The qualifying groups for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006, where possible, matched the 7- and 6-team World Cup 2006 qualifying groups of the senior European teams. The exceptions were where Andorra, Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, and Northern Ireland were involved; none of whom entered an under-21 team. Germany, whose seniors did not need to qualify for the World Cup (as they will be hosts) were added to one of the 5-team groups created by the absence of the aforementioned nations.

Europe's 48 national under-21 teams entering were divided into eight groups (six groups of 6 + one group of 5 + one group of 7). The eight group winners played off against the eight group runners-up on a two-legged home-and-away basis to decide the eight qualifying teams.

Qualifying Groups

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	10	7	2	1	21	7	+14	23
Czech Republic	10	6	3	1	26	8	+18	21
Romania	10	6	1	3	17	8	+9	19
Macedonia	10	2	3	5	9	18	−9	9
Finland	10	2	1	7	7	16	−9	7
Armenia	10	1	2	7	2	25	−23	5

Romania 1-0 Finland R.Macedonia 4-0 Armenia Romania 5-1 R.Macedonia Netherlands 0-0 Czech R. Armenia 0-1 Finland Czech R. 4-1 Romania Finland 0-1 Armenia R.Macedonia 0-2 Netherlands Netherlands 4-1 Finland Armenia 0-4 Czech R.

Armenia 0-5 Romania R.Macedonia 2-2 Czech R. Romania 2-0 Netherlands Czech R. 3-0 Finland Netherlands 0-0 Armenia R.Macedonia 1-0 Romania Netherlands 2-0 Romania Armenia 0-0 R.Macedonia Czech R. 2-0 R.Macedonia Finland 1-2 Netherlands

Romania 2-0 Armenia R.Macedonia 1-1 Finland Armenia 1-3 Netherlands Romania 0-0 Czech R. Finland 2-0 R.Macedonia Czech R. 6-0 Armenia Czech R. 2-4 Netherlands Finland 0-1 Romania Finland 1-3 Czech R. Netherlands 4-0 R.Macedonia

Netherlands qualify as group winners
Czech Republic qualify as group runners-up

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Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	12	9	2	1	30	12	+18	29
Ukraine	12	7	2	3	22	7	+15	23
Greece	12	6	2	4	18	9	+9	20
Turkey	12	5	4	3	15	9	+6	19
Georgia	12	3	2	7	7	22	−15	11
Albania	12	2	3	7	9	27	−18	9
Kazakhstan	12	2	1	9	8	23	−15	7

Albania 1-1 Greece Denmark 3-2 Ukraine Turkey 0-0 Georgia Kazakhstan 0-1 Ukraine Georgia 2-1 Albania Greece 2-1 Turkey Albania 1-2 Denmark Ukraine 1-0 Greece Turkey 1-0 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 0-1 Albania Ukraine 6-0 Georgia Denmark 1-1 Turkey Greece 5-0 Kazakhstan Georgia 2-4 Denmark

Turkey 1-0 Ukraine Albania 1-1 Ukraine Greece 0-1 Denmark Denmark 5-1 Kazakhstan Georgia 1-1 Greece Turkey 4-0 Albania Georgia 0-2 Turkey Greece 2-0 Albania Ukraine 0-1 Denmark Albania 0-1 Georgia Ukraine 2-1 Kazakhstan Turkey 0-1 Greece Kazakhstan 2-1 Turkey Denmark 7-0 Albania

Greece 0-1 Ukraine Kazakhstan 0-1 Georgia Albania 3-1 Kazakhstan Georgia 0-3 Ukraine Turkey 3-2 Denmark Kazakhstan 1-2 Greece Denmark 1-0 Georgia Ukraine 0-0 Turkey Georgia 0-1 Kazakhstan Ukraine 5-0 Albania Denmark 2-1 Greece Albania 1-1 Turkey Kazakhstan 1-1 Denmark Greece 3-0 Georgia

Denmark qualify as group winners
Ukraine qualify as group runners-up

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Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	10	10	0	0	29	3	+26	30
Russia	10	6	1	3	24	6	+18	19
Slovakia	10	6	1	3	12	9	+3	19
Latvia	10	3	3	4	10	16	−6	12
Estonia	10	0	3	7	4	24	−20	3
Luxembourg	10	0	2	8	4	25	−21	2

Slovakia 1-0 Luxembourg Estonia 0-0 Luxembourg Latvia 1-2 Portugal Russia 4-0 Slovakia Luxembourg 1-2 Latvia Portugal 3-0 Estonia Luxembourg 0-4 Russia Slovakia 3-1 Latvia Latvia 0-0 Estonia Portugal 2-0 Russia

Russia 3-0 Estonia Luxembourg 1-6 Portugal Estonia 0-2 Slovakia Latvia 2-1 Luxembourg Slovakia 0-1 Portugal Estonia 1-5 Russia Portugal 2-1 Slovakia Russia 1-1 Latvia Luxembourg 0-2 Slovakia Estonia 0-5 Portugal

Latvia 0-4 Russia Estonia 1-3 Latvia Portugal 4-0 Luxembourg Latvia 0-0 Slovakia Russia 0-1 Portugal Slovakia 2-1 Estonia Russia 3-0 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1-1 Estonia Portugal 3-0 Latvia Slovakia 1-0 Russia

Portugal qualify as group winners
Russia qualify as group runners-up
Russia (19pts) Slovakia (19pts) head-to-head: 4-0 in RUS, 1-0 in SVK
.: Russia better (4-1 on aggregate)

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Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	8	6	1	1	13	5	+8	19
Switzerland	8	4	3	1	15	8	+7	15
Israel	8	4	3	1	11	7	+4	15
Republic of Ireland	8	1	2	5	10	14	−4	5
Cyprus	8	0	1	7	2	17	−15	1

France 1-0 Israel R.Ireland 3-0 Cyprus Israel 1-0 Cyprus Switzerland 4-2 R.Ireland Israel 1-1 Switzerland France 1-0 R.Ireland Cyprus 0-1 France Cyprus 0-1 Israel Israel 3-1 R.Ireland France 1-1 Switzerland

Israel 3-2 France Switzerland 3-0 Cyprus R.Ireland 2-2 Israel Switzerland 0-0 Israel Cyprus 1-5 Switzerland R.Ireland 1-2 France Cyprus 1-1 R.Ireland Switzerland 0-3 France R.Ireland 0-1 Switzerland France 2-0 Cyprus

France qualify as group winners
Switzerland qualify as group runners-up
Switzerland (15pts) Israel (15pts) head-to-head: 1-1 in ISR, 0-0 in SUI
.: Switzerland better (1-0 on away goals)

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Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	10	8	1	1	16	3	+13	25
Slovenia	10	4	3	3	13	13	0	15
Norway	10	4	2	4	14	13	+1	14
Belarus	10	4	1	5	20	19	+1	13
Moldova	10	3	2	5	8	22	−14	11
Scotland	10	1	3	6	6	17	−11	6

Italy 2-0 Norway Slovenia 1-0 Moldova Norway 2-3 Belarus Scotland 1-1 Slovenia Moldova 0-1 Italy Belarus 2-3 Moldova Scotland 0-2 Norway Slovenia 0-3 Italy Moldova 0-0 Scotland Norway 0-0 Slovenia

Italy 2-1 Belarus Italy 2-0 Scotland Moldova 1-3 Norway Slovenia 1-4 Belarus Belarus 1-2 Slovenia Scotland 0-0 Moldova Norway 1-0 Italy Belarus 3-2 Scotland Moldova 1-0 Belarus Slovenia 2-2 Norway

Scotland 2-2* Italy Belarus 1-1 Italy Norway 0-1 Scotland Moldova 1-3 Slovenia Scotland 2-3 Belarus Norway 1-2 Moldova Italy 1-0 Slovenia Italy 1-0 Moldova Slovenia 3-0 Scotland Belarus 2-3 Norway

(* Match awarded 3-0 to Italy, due to Scotland fielding a suspended player)
Italy qualify as group winners
Slovenia qualify as group runners-up

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Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	10	7	3	0	24	5	+19	24
England	10	6	3	1	21	7	+14	21
Poland	10	3	4	3	18	18	0	13
Austria	10	3	2	5	9	14	−5	11
Wales	10	3	1	6	9	21	−12	10
Azerbaijan	10	0	3	7	1	17	−16	3

Azerbaijan 0-1 Wales Austria 0-2 England Austria 3-0 Azerbaijan Poland 1-3 England Austria 0-3 Poland England 2-0 Wales Azerbaijan 0-2 Germany Azerbaijan 0-0 England Wales 2-2 Poland Germany 2-0 Austria

Germany 1-1 Poland Wales 0-4 Germany Wales 1-0 Austria Poland 3-0 Azerbaijan England 2-2 Germany Austria 2-0 Wales England 2-0 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1-1 Poland Poland 1-3 Germany Poland 2-2 Austria

Wales 0-4 England Germany 2-0 Azerbaijan Poland 3-2 Wales Azerbaijan 0-0 Austria Germany 1-1 England England 1-2 Austria Germany 4-0 Wales Wales 3-0 Azerbaijan England 4-1 Poland Austria 0-3 Germany

Germany qualify as group winners
England qualify as group runners-up

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Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	10	7	3	0	25	6	+19	24
Serbia and Montenegro	10	7	1	2	29	11	+18	22
Spain	10	6	2	2	37	8	+29	20
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	3	1	6	17	20	−3	10
Lithuania	10	3	1	6	9	16	−7	10
San Marino	10	0	0	10	4	60	−56	0

Belgium 3-0 Lithuania San Marino 0-5 Serb.& Mont. Bos.& Herz. 0-2 Spain Lithuania 2-0 San Marino Bos.& Herz. 1-3 Serb.& Mont. Spain 2-2 Belgium Serb.& Mont. 9-0 San Marino Lithuania 1-1 Spain Belgium 4-0 Serb.& Mont. San Marino 1-2 Lithuania

Spain 14-0 San Marino Belgium 2-1 Bos.& Herz. Serb.& Mont. 1-0 Spain Bos.& Herz. 2-0 Lithuania San Marino 0-4 Belgium Serb.& Mont. 1-1 Belgium San Marino 1-4 Bos.& Herz. Spain 2-0 Lithuania Spain 4-2 Bos.& Herz. Bos.& Herz. 1-1 Belgium

Serb.& Mont. 3-2 Lithuania Spain 2-0 Serb.& Mont. Lithuania 1-0 Bos.& Herz. Belgium 5-0 San Marino Bos.& Herz. 5-1 San Marino Lithuania 0-2 Serb.& Mont. Belgium 1-0 Spain Serb.& Mont. 5-1 Bos.& Herz. San Marino 1-10 Spain Lithuania 1-2 Belgium

Belgium qualify as group winners
Serbia and Montenegro qualify as group runners-up

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Group 8

Main article: 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Croatia 10 8 1 1 14 6 +8 25 Hungary 10 6 1 3 12 7 +5 19 Sweden 10 6 0 4 16 12 +4 18 Iceland 10 4 1 5 15 11 +4 13 Bulgaria 10 2 1 7 9 17 −8 7 Malta 10 1 2 7 3 16 −13 5

Bulgaria — 2–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–2 Croatia 1–0 — 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 Hungary 1–0 2–2 — 1–0 2–0 0–1 Iceland 3–1 1–2 0–1 — 0–0 3–1 Malta 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 — 0–1 Sweden 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–4 6–0 —

Play-offs

Main article: 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification play-offs

Group winners played at home in the second leg.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
England	2–3	France	1–1	1–2
Czech Republic	0–3	Germany	0–2	0–1
Hungary	1–2	Italy	1–1	0–1
Serbia and Montenegro	5–2	Croatia	3–1	2–1
Ukraine	5–4	Belgium	2–3	3–1
Russia	1–4	Denmark	0–1	1–3
Switzerland	2–3	Portugal	1–1	1–2
Slovenia	0–2	Netherlands	0–0	0–2

External links

• Results Archive at UEFA.com