1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying explained

This page describes the qualifying procedure for the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship. 49 teams were divided into 15 groups of three and four teams each. The fifteen best winners advanced to the final tournament.

Matches

Group 1

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	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4
	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1

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4 November 1997		0–0		Segovia, Spain
6 November 1997		1–1		Segovia, Spain
8 November 1997		3–1		Segovia, Spain

Group 2

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	3	2	1	0	9	1	8	7
	3	1	2	0	4	2	2	5
	3	0	1	1	0	4	−4	2
	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1

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3 March 1998		4–0		Peterborough, England
		3–1		Rushden, England
5 March 1998		0–0		Northampton, England
		1–1		Kettering, England
7 March 1998		0–4		Enfield, England
		0–0		Northampton, England

Group 3

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	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	6
	2	1	0	1	3	1	2	3
	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0

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20 October 1997		0–3		Ljubljana, Slovenia
22 October 1997		1–0		Ljubljana, Slovenia
24 October 1997		0–1		Ljubljana, Slovenia

Group 4

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	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	6
	2	1	0	1	9	2	+7	3
	2	0	0	2	1	16	−15	0

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1 October 1997		7–0		Almada, Portugal
3 October 1997		1–9		Seixal, Portugal
5 October 1997		0–1		Almada, Portugal

Group 5

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	2	1	1	0	11	0	11	4
	2	1	1	0	10	0	10	4
	2	0	0	2	0	21	−21	0

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3 March 1998		10–0		Andorra la Vella, Andorra
5 March 1998		0–11		Andorra la Vella, Andorra
7 March 1998		0–0		Andorra la Vella, Andorra

Group 6

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	3	2	1	0	9	2	7	7
	3	2	0	1	8	1	7	6
	3	1	1	1	5	2	3	4
	3	0	0	3	1	18	−17	0

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24 November 1997		7–1		Dinslaken, Germany
		0–1		Düsseldorf, Germany
26 November 1997		7–0		Cologne, Germany
		1–1		Goch, Germany
28 November 1997		0–1		Gelsenkirchen, Germany
		0–4		Südlohn, Germany

Group 7

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	3	2	1	0	10	3	7	7
	3	2	1	0	8	1	7	7
	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	3
	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0

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22 November 1997		0–0		Békéscsaba, Hungary
		3–0		Békés, Hungary
24 November 1997		1–7		Békés, Hungary
		1–3		Gyula, Hungary
26 November 1997		0–5		Békéscsaba, Hungary
		3–2		Gyula, Hungary

Group 8

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	2	2	0	0	3	1	2	6
	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

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23 February 1998		1–1		Triesen, Liechtenstein
25 February 1998		1–0		Triesen, Liechtenstein
27 February 1998		1–2		Triesen, Liechtenstein

Group 9

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	4	3	1	0	7	0	7	10
	4	2	1	1	5	2	3	7
	4	0	0	4	1	11	−10	0

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24 September 1997		4–1		Plopeni, Romania
28 September 1997		2–0		Boryspil, Ukraine
29 October 1997		1–3		Boryspil, Ukraine
12 November 1997		0–1		Plopeni, Romania
27 November 1997		0–1		Tbilisi, Georgia
2 December 1997		0–4		Tbilisi, Georgia

Group 10

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	2	2	0	0	6	1	5	6
	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1

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1 March 1998		2–1		Limassol, Cyprus
3 March 1998		1–1		Limassol, Cyprus
5 March 1998		0–4		Limassol, Cyprus

Group 11

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	3	2	1	0	8	5	3	7
	3	2	0	1	9	2	7	6
	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

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26 October 1997		2–2		Thionville, France
		0–5		Pétange, Luxembourg
28 October 1997		3–0		Jœuf, France
		2–4		Hobscheid, Luxembourg
30 October 1997		1–2		Rombas, France
		1–0		Schieren, Luxembourg

Group 12

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	2	2	0	0	9	1	8	6
	2	1	0	1	8	2	6	3
	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0

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14 October 1997		0–7		Etten-Leur, Netherlands
16 October 1997		7–0		Etten-Leur, Netherlands
18 October 1997		2–1		Beek en Donk, Netherlands

Group 13

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	2	1	1	0	6	2	4	4
	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	4
	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	0

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24 September 1997		0–2		Riga, Latvia
26 September 1997		2–2		Riga, Latvia
28 September 1997		4–0		Riga, Latvia

Group 14

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	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4
	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	4
	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0

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23 February 1998		1–0		Portadown, Northern Ireland
25 February 1998		1−2		Dungannon, Northern Ireland
27 February 1998		0–0		Lurgan, Northern Ireland

Group 15

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	2	2	0	0	8	1	7	6
	2	1	0	1	6	3	3	3
	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	0

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14 September 1997		5–0		Tallinn, Estonia
16 September 1997		1–3		Tallinn, Estonia
18 September 1997		0–5		Tallinn, Estonia

References

• UEFA.com
• RSSSF.com