1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
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The UEFA U-21 Championship 1998, which spanned two years (1996-98), had 46 entrants. Before the quarter-finals stage, Romania
were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total.
The exclusion (for political reasons) of the team from Serbia and Montenegro, then known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ended. Bosnia and Herzegovina
was another former state of Yugoslavia
who competed, for the first time. Spain
won the competition for the second time.
The 46 national teams were divided into nine groups (eight groups of 5 + one group of 6). The records of the nine group winners were compared, and the eighth and ninth ranked teams played-off against each other for the eight quarter finals spot. One of the eight quarter-finalist were then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
qualify as group winners
Greece (16pts) Denmark (16pts) head-to-head:
1-3 in DEN, 2-3 in GRE
.: Greece better (5-4 on aggregate)
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List of qualifying group winners. Teams 1-7 qualify automatically. Teams 8 & 9 play-off for the eighth spot. Only results between top four teams in group are used.
Qualification Playoff
4-4: Greece win on away goals
qualify
Romania national under-21 football team
The Romania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total.
The exclusion (for political reasons) of the team from Serbia and Montenegro, then known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ended. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is a youth team of Bosnia and Herzegovina that represents the country in the European Under-21 Football Championship and friendly matches....
was another former state of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
who competed, for the first time. Spain
Spain national under-21 football team
The Spain national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The team, nicknamed La Rojita , competes in the biannual European Under-21 Football Championship.Following the realignment of UEFA's youth...
won the competition for the second time.
The 46 national teams were divided into nine groups (eight groups of 5 + one group of 6). The records of the nine group winners were compared, and the eighth and ninth ranked teams played-off against each other for the eight quarter finals spot. One of the eight quarter-finalist were then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
Group 1
| Qualifying Group 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 16 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 16 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 12 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 5 | |
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Greece (16pts) Denmark (16pts) head-to-head:
1-3 in DEN, 2-3 in GRE
.: Greece better (5-4 on aggregate)
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Group 2
| Qualifying Group 2 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 998 | 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 11 | |
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 8 | |
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 4 | |
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| Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 17 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 15 | |
| 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Group 4>/H3>
| Qualifying Group 4 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 27 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 20 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 20 | |
| 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8 | |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | |
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 4 | |
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| Qualifying Group 5 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 19 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 17 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 0 | |
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Group 6>/H3>
| Qualifying Group 6 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 22 | |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 18 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 10 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
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| Qualifying Group 7 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 19 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 15 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 0 | |
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Group 8>/H3>
| Qualifying Group 8 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 24 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 4 | |
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| Qualifying Group 9 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 20 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 16 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 14 | |
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 4 | |
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 3 | |
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Group w>nners
| Group Winners | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 18 | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 16 | |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 15 | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 14 | |
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 14 | |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
List of qualifying group winners. Teams 1-7 qualify automatically. Teams 8 & 9 play-off for the eighth spot. Only results between top four teams in group are used.
Qualification Playoff
- Greece 2-0 England
- England 4-2 Greece
4-4: Greece win on away goals
qualify
Squads
See 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads
- Germany:Head coach: Hannes Löhr- Greece:Head coach: Ioannis Kollias- Norway:Head coach: Nils Johan SembSource: - Romania:Head coach: Victor Piţurcă- Russia:Head coach: Mikhail Gershkovich...