Croatia national under-21 football team results (1992–1999)

This is a list of the Croatia national under-21 football team results from 1992 to 1999.

The first match played by Croatia was against Hungary in 1992 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Croatia's first-ever competitive matches were in the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. The team failed to qualify for the final tournament. After a successful run at the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Croatia entered the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship after beating Portugal through play-offs in 1999.

Croatia also participated in the 1997 Toulon Tournament in France, dropping out in a group stage.

Match outcomes
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

By year

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1992

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14 October 1992 (1992-10-14) Friendly Croatia   6–1   Hungary Zagreb, Croatia
15:00
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Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dragutin Poljak (Croatia)

1993

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14 April 1993 (1993-04-14) Friendly Hungary   3–2   Croatia Szombathely, Hungary
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Stadium: Rohonci út
Attendance: 2,000

1994

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19 April 1994 (1994-04-19) Friendly Slovakia   1–0   Croatia Myjava, Slovakia
17:00
Report Stadium: Stadium Myjava
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Karl Finzinger (Austria)
18 May 1994 (1994-05-18) Friendly Hungary   1–1   Croatia Győr, Hungary
17:00
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Stadium: Stadion ETO
Attendance: 500
Referee: Geza Kiss (Hungary)
17 August 1994 (1994-08-17) Friendly Israel   2–0   Croatia Tel Aviv, Israel
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)
3 September 1994 (1994-09-03) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Estonia   1–2   Croatia Pärnu, Estonia
16:00
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Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tore Hollung (Norway)
8 October 1994 (1994-10-08) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Croatia   2–0   Lithuania Zagreb, Croatia
15:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jef van Vliet (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Berend Talens (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Ton Lammers (Netherlands)
Fourth official: Hugo Luyten (Netherlands)
16 November 1994 (1994-11-16) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Italy   2–1   Croatia Caltanissetta, Italy
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Stadium: Ianto Lago
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Juan Roca Ansuategui (Spain)

1995

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24 March 1995 (1995-03-24) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Croatia   1–0   Ukraine Zaprešić, Croatia
15:30
Report Stadium: Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Werner Müller (Switzerland)
28 March 1995 (1995-03-28) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Lithuania   0–1   Croatia Panevėžys, Lithuania
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Stadium: Aukštaitija Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Zbigniew Przesmycki (Poland)
25 April 1995 (1995-04-25) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Croatia   0–2   Slovenia Zaprešić, Croatia
16:30
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Stadium: Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)
Assistant referees: Fernand Weytens (Belgium)
Assistant referees: Hennisen Romb Out (Belgium)
Fourth official: Johny Ver Eecke (Belgium)
11 June 1995 (1995-06-11) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Ukraine   1–1   Croatia Kyiv, Ukraine
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Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Karol Ihring, Slovakia
2 September 1995 (1995-09-02) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Croatia   1–0   Estonia Varaždin, Croatia
17:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: John McDermott (Republic of Ireland)
5 October 1995 (1995-10-05) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Croatia   2–2   Italy Varaždin, Croatia
15:00
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Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Antoine de Pandis (France)
14 November 1995 (1995-11-14) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Slovenia   4–2   Croatia Celje, Slovenia
13:30
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Stadium: Skalna Klet
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
Assistant referees: Evgeni Volnin (Russia)
Assistant referees: Vyacheslav Sorokin (Russia)
Fourth official: Sergey Anokhin (Russia)

1996

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26 March 1996 (1996-03-26) Friendly Croatia   0–0   Israel Čakovec, Croatia
14:00
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Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Darko Cvitković (Croatia)
9 April 1996 (1996-04-09) Friendly Croatia   1–1   Hungary Vinkovci, Croatia
17:00
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Stadium: Stadion HNK Cibalia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ante Kulušić (Croatia)
23 April 1996 (1996-04-23) Friendly England   0–1   Croatia Sunderland, England
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Stadium: Roker Park
8 October 1996 (1996-10-08) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina   3–1   Croatia Imola, Italy
17:00
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Stadium: Romeo Galli
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)
9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Croatia   0–1   Greece Karlovac, Croatia
14:00
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Stadium: Stadion 13. srpanj
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Livio Bazzoli (Italy)

1997

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28 March 1997 (1997-03-28) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Croatia   2–0   Denmark Šibenik, Croatia
16:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany
3 April 1997 (1997-04-03) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Croatia   2–0   Slovenia Šibenik, Croatia
17:00
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Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: John Ashman (Wales)
Assistant referees: Kerry Morgan (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gareth Randles(Wales)
Fourth official: Raymond Ellingham (Wales)
29 April 1997 (1997-04-29) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Greece   2–0   Croatia Edessa, Greece
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Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary)
26 May 1997 (1997-05-26) 1997 Toulon Tournament France   1–0   Croatia Nîmes, France
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Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alan Freeland (Scotland)
28 May 1997 (1997-05-28) 1997 Toulon Tournament Croatia   3–2   Netherlands Aubagne, France
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Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Paulo Paraty (Portugal)
30 May 1997 (1997-05-30) 1997 Toulon Tournament Mexico   1–0   Croatia Mallemort, France
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Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Alan Freeland (Scotland)
3 June 1997 (1997-06-03) 1997 Toulon Tournament Morocco U20   4–0   Croatia Le Pontet, France
Report Stadium: Stade de Fargues
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
5 September 1997 (1997-09-05) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Croatia   6–1   Bosnia and Herzegovina Osijek, Croatia
19:00
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Stadium: Gradski Vrt Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Peter Jones (England)
9 September 1997 (1997-09-09) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Denmark   1–0   Croatia Køge, Denmark
18:30
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Stadium: Køge Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)
12 October 1997 (1997-10-12) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Slovenia   1–2   Croatia Velenje, Slovenia
15:00
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Stadium: Ob Jezeru City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)
Assistant referees: Vladimirs Osipovs (Latvia)
Assistant referees: Adolfs Supe (Latvia)
Fourth official: Andrejs Sipailo (Latvia)

1998

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24 March 1998 (1998-03-24) Friendly Croatia   4–1   Slovakia Čakovec, Croatia
15:30
Report Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost
Attendance: 1,200
22 April 1998 (1998-04-22) Friendly Croatia   1–1   Poland Vinkovci, Croatia
16:30
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Stadium: Stadion HNK Cibalia
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Miroslav Vitković (Croatia)
4 September 1998 (1998-09-04) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Republic of Ireland   2–2   Croatia Kilkenny, Ireland
16:30
  • Conlon   2'   44'
  • Baker   62'
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Stadium: Buckley Park
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)
9 October 1998 (1998-10-09) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Malta   0–3   Croatia Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00
  • Nwoko   16'
  • Grima   35'
  • Azzopardi   89'
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Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Muhittin Bosat (Turkey)
14 October 1998 (1998-10-14) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Croatia   4–0   FYR Macedonia Sisak, Croatia
15:00
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  • Stamenovski   65'
  • Novakov   68'
  • I. Stojanov   78'
Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Florin Chivulete (Romania)

1999

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28 April 1999 (1999-04-28) Friendly Croatia   1–0   Italy Zagreb, Croatia
14:30
Report Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 800
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
5 June 1999 (1999-06-05) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 FYR Macedonia   0–2   Croatia Kratovo, FYR Macedonia
14:00
  • Simonovski   73'
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Stadium: Gradski Stadion Kratovo
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Wolfgang Sowa (Austria)
17 August 1999 (1999-08-17) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Yugoslavia   2–6   Croatia Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
20:00
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Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Livio Bazzoli (Italy)
21 August 1999 (1999-08-21) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Croatia   1–0   Malta Zagreb, Croatia
17:00
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  • Bonnici   73'
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jan Hald (Denmark)
3 September 1999 (1999-09-03) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Croatia   5–1   Republic of Ireland Zagreb, Croatia
17:00
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Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
8 October 1999 (1999-10-08) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Croatia   2–2   Yugoslavia Zagreb, Croatia
16:00
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Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
13 November 1999 (1999-11-13) Euro 2000 qualif play-off Portugal   2–0   Croatia Faro, Portugal
18:45
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Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
17 November 1999 (1999-11-17) Euro 2000 qualif play-off Croatia   3–0
(3–2 agg.)
  Portugal Split, Croatia
17:00
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Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 7,033
Referee: Oguz Sarvan (Turkey)

Record per opponent

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  More wins than losses
  As many wins as losses
  Fewer wins than losses
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 0 1 7 4 +3 050.00
  Denmark 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
  England 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
  Estonia 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
  France 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
  Greece 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 000.00
  Hungary 4 1 2 1 10 6 +4 025.00
  Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 7 3 +4 050.00
  Israel 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
  Italy 3 1 1 1 4 4 +0 033.33
  Lithuania 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
  FYR Macedonia 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
  Malta 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
  Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
  Morocco U20 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
  Netherlands 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
  Poland 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
  Portugal 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
  Slovakia 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
  Slovenia 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 050.00
  Ukraine 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
  Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 8 4 +4 050.00
Total: 22 teams played 43 21 8 14 74 49 +25 048.84