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The 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 1994 and finished in early 1996. The final tournament was held in 1996 in Spain.
The 44 national teams were divided into 8 groups (four groups of 5 + four groups of 6). The group winners qualify to the quarterfinals.
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
| Qualifying Group 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 |  France | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 |  Poland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| 3 |  Romania | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 |  Slovakia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
| 5 |  Israel | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 3 |
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France qualify as group winners
| Qualifying Group 2 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 |  Belgium | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 |  Denmark | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 |  Macedonia | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 12 |
| 5 |  Cyprus | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 10 |
| 6 |  Armenia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 3 |
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Spain qualify as group winners
| Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Hungary | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 |  Turkey | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| 4 |  Switzerland | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 |
| 5 |  Iceland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 1 |
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Hungary qualify as group winners
| Qualifying Group 4 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Italy | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 |  Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 20 |
| 3 |  Slovenia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 |  Croatia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 17 |
| 5 |  Lithuania | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 |
| 6 |  Estonia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
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Italy qualify as group winners
| Qualifying Group 5 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Czech Republic | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 |  Norway | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 21 |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 |  Belarus | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
| 5 |  Malta | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 5 |
| 6 |  Luxembourg | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
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Czech Republic qualify as group winners
| Qualifying Group 6 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Portugal | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 |  England | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 19 |
| 3 |  Republic of Ireland | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 4 |  Austria | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| 5 |  Latvia | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
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Portugal qualify as group winners
| Qualifying Group 7 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Germany | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 |  Wales | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| 4 |  Moldova | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| 5 |  Georgia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
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Germany qualify as group winners
| Qualifying Group 8 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Scotland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 |  Finland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 |  Russia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 |  Greece | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| 5 |  San Marino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
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Scotland qualify as group winners
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