This article features the 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1995 through 1996. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host France.
Round 1 edit
Group 1 edit
All matches were played in Austria.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yugoslavia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | |
 Austria
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
 Georgia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
| Austria
|
0–3 | Yugoslavia
| |
| Georgia
|
1–3 | Austria
| |
| Yugoslavia
|
3–0 | Georgia
|
Group 2 edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greece
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 |
 Switzerland
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
 Luxembourg
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 0 |
| Luxembourg
|
0–3 | Switzerland
| |
| Switzerland
|
1–5 | Greece
| |
| Luxembourg
|
0–2 | Greece
| |
| Switzerland
|
1–0 | Luxembourg
| |
| Greece
|
1–1 | Switzerland
| |
| Greece
|
3–0 | Luxembourg
|
Group 3 edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 12 |
 Bulgaria
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
 Malta
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | –10 | 0 |
| Italy
|
2–0 | Bulgaria
| |
| Bulgaria
|
3–0 | Malta
| |
| Italy
|
5–0 | Malta
| |
| Bulgaria
|
0–1 | Italy
| |
| Malta
|
0–1 | Italy
| |
| Malta
|
0–1 | Bulgaria
|
Group 4 edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
 Turkey
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 Czech Republic
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 4 |
| Czech Republic
|
2–1 | Russia
| |
| Russia
|
4–1 | Czech Republic
| |
| Russia
|
1–1 | Turkey
| |
| Turkey
|
0–0 | Czech Republic
| |
| Czech Republic
|
0–1 | Turkey
| |
| Turkey
|
2–3 | Russia
|
Group 5 edit
All matches were played in Israel.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
 Israel
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Azerbaijan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
| Israel
|
2–1 | Azerbaijan
| |
| Azerbaijan
|
0–3 | Hungary
| |
| Hungary
|
1–1 | Israel
|
Group 6 edit
All matches were played in Germany.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Croatia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
 Romania
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0 |
| Romania
|
0–1 | Germany
| |
| Croatia
|
1–0 | Romania
| |
| Germany
|
4–2 | Croatia
|
Group 7 edit
All matches were played in Belgium.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
 Slovenia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
 Moldova
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 0 |
| Belgium
|
3–1 | Slovenia
| |
| Slovenia
|
2–1 | Moldova
| |
| Moldova
|
2–3 | Belgium
|
Group 8 edit
All matches were played in Denmark.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
 Denmark
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 North Macedonia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0 |
| North Macedonia
|
0–2 | Denmark
| |
| Portugal
|
3–0 | North Macedonia
| |
| Denmark
|
0–1 | Portugal
|
Group 9 edit
All matches were played in the Netherlands.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
 Cyprus
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 |
 Armenia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 0 |
| Cyprus
|
2–5 | Netherlands
| |
| Armenia
|
0–1 | Cyprus
| |
| Netherlands
|
9–2 | Armenia
|
Group 10 edit
All matches were played in Slovakia.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Ukraine
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
 Slovakia
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| Spain
|
2–1 | Ukraine
| |
| Slovakia
|
1–4 | Ukraine
| |
| Spain
|
0–0 | Slovakia
|
Group 11 edit
All matches were played in Poland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norway
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 |
 Poland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
 Faroe Islands
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | –11 | 0 |
| Faroe Islands
|
0–4 | Poland
| |
| Norway
|
7–0 | Faroe Islands
| |
| Poland
|
2–4 | Norway
|
Group 12 edit
All matches were played in Lithuania.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Lithuania
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
 Estonia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
| Estonia
|
1–4 | Lithuania
| |
| Scotland
|
4–1 | Estonia
| |
| Lithuania
|
0–1 | Scotland
|
Group 13 edit
All matches were played in England.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
 Sweden
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 |
 Latvia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
| Sweden
|
3–1 | Latvia
| |
| Latvia
|
0–2 | England
| |
| England
|
6–2 | Sweden
|
Group 14 edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Republic of Ireland
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 |
 Wales
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
 Finland
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 0 |
| Finland
|
2–5 | Republic of Ireland
| |
| Wales
|
3–2 | Finland
| |
| Republic of Ireland
|
0–0 | Wales
| |
| Finland
|
0–2 | Wales
| |
| Republic of Ireland
|
3–0 | Finland
| |
| Wales
|
0–3 | Republic of Ireland
|
Group 15 edit
All matches were played in Northern Ireland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iceland
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Northern Ireland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
 Belarus
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland
|
2–0 | Belarus
| |
| Belarus
|
0–0 | Iceland
| |
| Iceland
|
3–2 | Northern Ireland
|
Round 2 edit
Group 1 edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 10 |
| Greece
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 6 |
| Austria
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 1 |
| Italy
|
4–0 | Greece
| |
| Greece
|
1–3 | Italy
| |
| Greece
|
1–0 | Austria
| |
| Italy
|
2–0 | Austria
| |
| Austria
|
0–1 | Greece
| |
| Austria
|
0–0 | Italy
|
Groups 2-7 edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia
|
2–6 | Hungary
|
2–4 | 0–1 |
| Germany
|
1–2 | Belgium
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Portugal
|
4–3 | Netherlands
|
4–1 | 0–2 |
| Spain
|
7–1 | Norway
|
3–1 | 4–0 |
| Scotland
|
0–6 | England
|
0–3 | 0–3 |
| Republic of Ireland
|
3–2 | Iceland
|
2–1 | 1–1 |