2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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

Draw

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

Main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1

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   — 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

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Group 2

Main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 2

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   — 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

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Group 3

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

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Group 4

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

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Group 5

Main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5

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   — 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

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Group 6

Main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6

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   — 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

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Group 7

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

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Group 8

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

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Group 9

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 Memelli 28' Kaçi 65' Bulku 83' 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)

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Ranking of second-placed teams

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

Main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs

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

External links

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