This article features the 1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1986 through 1988. Eight group winners qualified for the main tournament in Czechoslovakia.
Group 1
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
 West Germany
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 |
 France
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
 Switzerland
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 1 |
| France
|
0–0 | Portugal
| |
| France
|
3–0 | Switzerland
| |
| Portugal
|
1–0 | Switzerland
| |
| Switzerland
|
0–3 | West Germany
| |
| Switzerland
|
1–1 | France
| |
| West Germany
|
3–3 | Portugal
| |
| Portugal
|
2–0 | France
| |
| West Germany
|
1–0 | France
| |
| Portugal
|
0–0 | West Germany
| |
| France
|
2–1 | West Germany
| |
| Switzerland
|
0–2 | Portugal
| |
| West Germany
|
3–1 | Switzerland
|
Group 2
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 12 |
 Italy
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 |
 Luxembourg
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | –16 | 4 |
 Malta
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20 | –17 | 1 |
| Luxembourg
|
0–4 | Spain
| |
| Malta
|
0–4 | Italy
| |
| Italy
|
0–1 | Spain
| |
| Malta
|
2–2 | Luxembourg
| |
| Italy
|
6–0 | Luxembourg
| |
| Spain
|
6–0 | Malta
| |
| Spain
|
7–0 | Luxembourg
| |
| Italy
|
4–0 | Malta
| |
| Spain
|
1–0 | Italy
| |
| Malta
|
0–2 | Spain
| |
| Luxembourg
|
1–1 | Italy
| |
| Luxembourg
|
2–1 | Malta
|
Group 3
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norway
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 |
 Scotland
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
 Wales
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | –5 | 4 |
 Northern Ireland
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | –6 | 3 |
| Norway
|
0–0 | Scotland
| |
| Scotland
|
1–1 | Wales
| |
| Scotland
|
2–2 | Northern Ireland
| |
| Northern Ireland
|
1–2 | Wales
| |
| Wales
|
0–2 | Norway
| |
| Northern Ireland
|
0–2 | Norway
| |
| Norway
|
5–1 | Northern Ireland
| |
| Scotland
|
1–3 | Norway
| |
| Norway
|
2–2 | Wales
| |
| Wales
|
2–3 | Scotland
| |
| Northern Ireland
|
0–2 | Scotland
| |
| Wales
|
1–4 | Northern Ireland
|
Group 4
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 |
 Poland
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
 Belgium
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 5 |
 Iceland
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 4 |
| Belgium
|
1–1 | Denmark
| |
| Denmark
|
1–1 | Iceland
| |
| Belgium
|
0–1 | Poland
| |
| Iceland
|
2–3 | Belgium
| |
| Iceland
|
0–2 | Denmark
| |
| Iceland
|
2–3 | Poland
| |
| Poland
|
0–0 | Iceland
| |
| Belgium
|
0–2 | Iceland
| |
| Denmark
|
2–0 | Poland
| |
| Denmark
|
3–0 | Belgium
| |
| Poland
|
2–0 | Denmark
| |
| Poland
|
1–2 | Belgium
|
Group 5
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 East Germany
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 |
 Sweden
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
 Republic of Ireland
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 5 |
 Finland
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 3 |
| Sweden
|
1–4 | East Germany
| |
| East Germany
|
0–0 | Finland
| |
| East Germany
|
4–0 | Republic of Ireland
| |
| Finland
|
1–3 | Sweden
| |
| Sweden
|
1–0 | Republic of Ireland
| |
| Finland
|
0–1 | Republic of Ireland
| |
| Sweden
|
1–1 | Finland
| |
| Finland
|
0–3 | East Germany
| |
| Republic of Ireland
|
2–2 | Sweden
| |
| Republic of Ireland
|
0–0 | East Germany
| |
| Republic of Ireland
|
1–1 | Finland
| |
| East Germany
|
2–2 | Sweden
|
Group 6
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 |
 Romania
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 |
 Turkey
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | –7 | 5 |
 Austria
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | –5 | 3 |
| Romania
|
3–1 | Turkey
| |
| Romania
|
4–1 | Soviet Union
| |
| Turkey
|
0–1 | Soviet Union
| |
| Soviet Union
|
3–0 | Austria
| |
| Soviet Union
|
2–0 | Romania
| |
| Austria
|
2–3 | Turkey
| |
| Romania
|
2–1 | Austria
| |
| Turkey
|
1–1 | Austria
| |
| Soviet Union
|
7–1 | Turkey
| |
| Austria
|
1–1 | Romania
| |
| Austria
|
1–1 | Soviet Union
| |
| Turkey
|
3–2 | Romania
|
Group 7
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
 Bulgaria
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
 Hungary
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 5 |
 Albania
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 5 |
| Albania
|
1–1 | Netherlands
| |
| Netherlands
|
1–1 | Bulgaria
| |
| Albania
|
1–0 | Hungary
| |
| Bulgaria
|
4–1 | Hungary
| |
| Hungary
|
7–1 | Bulgaria
| |
| Bulgaria
|
4–0 | Albania
| |
| Hungary
|
0–1 | Netherlands
| |
| Bulgaria
|
1–0 | Netherlands
| |
| Albania
|
1–0 | Bulgaria
| |
| Netherlands
|
2–0 | Albania
| |
| Netherlands
|
0–0 | Hungary
| |
| Hungary
|
3–0 | Albania
|
Group 8
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 11 |
 Yugoslavia
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 8 |
 Cyprus
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | –9 | 5 |
 Greece
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia
|
5–0 | Cyprus
| |
| Czechoslovakia
|
2–0 | Greece
| |
| Yugoslavia
|
4–0 | Greece
| |
| Yugoslavia
|
1–2 | Czechoslovakia
| |
| Greece
|
1–2 | Yugoslavia
| |
| Czechoslovakia
|
1–0 | Yugoslavia
| |
| Cyprus
|
1–0 | Greece
| |
| Cyprus
|
0–0 | Czechoslovakia
| |
| Greece
|
1–2 | Cyprus
| |
| Cyprus
|
1–3 | Yugoslavia
| |
| Czechoslovakia
|
5–1 | Cyprus
| |
| Greece
|
0–1 | Czechoslovakia
|