1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

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The UEFA U-21 Championship 1996, which spanned two years (1994-96), had 44 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, Spain were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, comprising of four matches in total.

No fewer than 13 newly-independent nations competed for the first time - due mainly to the fall of Socialist rule in Europe in the early 1990s.

Russia, who competed in 1994 were joined by nine further former Soviet Union states: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine.

The exclusion (for political reasons) of the team from Serbia and Montenegro, then known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continued. Croatia, Slovenia and the Republic of Macedonia were three former states of Yugoslavia who did compete though.

Czechoslovakia became two separate nations - teams from the Czech Republic and Slovakia complete the list of new entrants.

Italy U-21s won the competition for the third consecutive time.

The 44 national teams were divided into eight groups (four groups of 5 + four groups of 6). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis to determine the final four, one of whom would host the last four matches. The top five nations qualify for the Atlanta '96 Olympics.

Contents

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1 Flag of France France 10 6 3 1 25 3 21
2 Flag of Poland Poland 10 5 2 3 18 18 17
3 Flag of Romania Romania 10 4 4 2 17 10 16
4 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 10 4 2 4 11 10 14
5 Flag of Israel Israel 10 3 3 4 12 11 12
6 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 10 1 0 9 5 36 3
  • Israel 2-2 Poland
  • Romania 5-2 Azerbaijan
  • Slovakia 0-3 France
  • France 0-0 Romania
  • Israel 2-0 Slovakia
  • Poland 5-0 Azerbaijan
  • Romania 0-0 Slovakia
  • Poland 0-4 France
  • Azerbaijan 1-2 Israel
  • Israel 0-1 Romania
  • Azerbaijan 0-5 France
  • Israel 1-1 France
  • Romania 1-2 Poland
  • Slovakia 3-0 Azerbaijan
  • Poland 1-0 Israel
  • Azerbaijan 0-5 Romania
  • France 0-1 Slovakia
  • Poland 1-0 Slovakia
  • Romania 1-0 Israel
  • Azerbaijan 1-0 Slovakia
  • France 4-1 Poland
  • Poland 3-3 Romania
  • Slovakia 1-1 Israel
  • France 5-0 Azerbaijan
  • Israel 4-0 Azerbaijan
  • Slovakia 3-1 Poland
  • Romania 0-0 France
  • Azerbaijan 1-2 Poland
  • Slovakia 3-1 Romania
  • France 3-0 Israel

Flag of France France qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1 Flag of Spain Spain 10 7 2 1 27 10 23
2 Flag of Belgium Belgium 10 5 4 1 26 10 19
3 Flag of Denmark Denmark 10 6 1 3 31 15 19
4 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia FYR Macedonia 10 4 0 6 16 27 12
5 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 10 3 1 6 10 25 10
6 Flag of Armenia Armenia 10 1 0 9 8 31 3
  • Belgium 7-0 Armenia
  • Cyprus 0-6 Spain
  • R.Macedonia 5-3 Denmark
  • Armenia 1-2 Cyprus
  • Denmark 0-1 Belgium
  • R.Macedonia 0-1 Spain
  • Belgium 7-0 R.Macedonia
  • Spain 1-0 Denmark
  • Cyprus 2-1 Armenia
  • Belgium 3-3 Spain
  • R.Macedonia 1-0 Cyprus
  • Spain 1-1 Belgium
  • Cyprus 1-5 Denmark
  • Belgium 1-0 Cyprus
  • Denmark 5-2 R.Macedonia
  • Armenia 0-3 Spain
  • Armenia 2-0 R.Macedonia
  • Spain 4-0 Armenia
  • Denmark 4-0 Cyprus
  • R.Macedonia 3-0 Belgium
  • Armenia 2-3 Denmark
  • Belgium 2-2 Denmark
  • R.Macedonia 3-2 Armenia
  • Spain 3-1 Cyprus
  • Armenia 0-3 Belgium
  • Denmark 5-1 Spain
  • Cyprus 3-2 R.Macedonia
  • Denmark 4-0 Armenia
  • Spain 4-0 R.Macedonia
  • Cyprus 1-1 Belgium

Flag of Spain Spain qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1 Flag of Hungary Hungary 8 6 1 1 14 8 19
2 Flag of Sweden Sweden 8 5 1 2 15 4 16
3 Flag of Turkey Turkey 8 4 2 2 13 12 14
4 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 8 2 1 5 9 16 7
5 Flag of Iceland Iceland 8 0 1 7 7 18 1
  • Hungary 2-1 Turkey
  • Iceland 0-1 Sweden
  • Switzerland 0-5 Sweden
  • Turkey 3-0 Iceland
  • Sweden 0-1 Hungary
  • Switzerland 2-1 Iceland
  • Turkey 1-1 Switzerland
  • Hungary 1-0 Switzerland
  • Turkey 0-0 Sweden
  • Hungary 2-1 Sweden
  • Switzerland 0-2 Turkey
  • Sweden 1-0 Iceland
  • Iceland 1-1 Hungary
  • Iceland 2-4 Switzerland
  • Sweden 1-0 Switzerland
  • Turkey 2-1 Hungary
  • Iceland 2-3 Turkey
  • Switzerland 2-3 Hungary
  • Hungary 3-1 Iceland
  • Sweden 6-1 Turkey

Flag of Hungary Hungary qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1 Flag of Italy Italy 10 6 3 1 22 8 21
2 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 10 6 2 2 24 12 20
3 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 10 6 1 3 19 12 19
4 Flag of Croatia Croatia 10 5 2 3 13 12 17
5 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 10 2 2 6 14 16 8
6 Flag of Estonia Estonia 10 0 0 10 5 37 0
  • Estonia 1-2 Croatia
  • Ukraine 3-2 Lithuania
  • Slovenia 1-1 Italy
  • Estonia 1-4 Italy
  • Croatia 2-0 Lithuania
  • Ukraine 1-0 Slovenia
  • Ukraine 3-0 Estonia
  • Slovenia 3-0 Lithuania
  • Italy 2-1 Croatia
  • Italy 7-0 Estonia
  • Croatia 1-0 Ukraine
  • Lithuania 0-1 Croatia
  • Slovenia 5-0 Estonia
  • Ukraine 2-1 Italy
  • Croatia 0-2 Slovenia
  • Estonia 2-5 Ukraine
  • Lithuania 0-2 Italy
  • Lithuania 1-2 Slovenia
  • Estonia 1-2 Slovenia
  • Ukraine 1-1 Croatia
  • Estonia 0-5 Lithuania
  • Croatia 1-0 Estonia
  • Lithuania 3-3 Ukraine
  • Italy 1-0 Slovenia
  • Croatia 2-2 Italy
  • Lithuania 3-0 Estonia
  • Slovenia 0-5 Ukraine
  • Italy 2-1 Ukraine
  • Slovenia 4-2 Croatia
  • Italy 0-0 Lithuania

Flag of Italy Italy qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 10 7 2 1 33 9 23
2 Flag of Norway Norway 10 7 0 3 32 13 21
3 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 10 6 2 2 23 9 20
4 Flag of Belarus Belarus 10 5 1 4 20 16 16
5 Flag of Malta Malta 10 1 2 7 4 25 5
6 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 10 0 1 9 0 40 1
  • Czech Rep. 1-0 Malta
  • Luxembourg 0-4 Netherlands
  • Norway 4-0 Belarus
  • Malta 0-7 Czech Republic
  • Norway 1-0 Netherlands
  • Belarus 3-0 Luxembourg
  • Netherlands 2-2 Czech Rep.
  • Malta 2-3 Norway
  • Netherlands 3-0 Luxembourg
  • Malta 1-0 Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg 0-8 Norway
  • Netherlands 4-0 Malta
  • Czech Rep. 2-0 Belarus
  • Norway 5-0 Luxembourg
  • Belarus 4-0 Malta
  • Czech Rep. 2-2 Netherlands
  • Belarus 4-2 Norway
  • Luxembourg 0-7 Czech Rep.
  • Norway 3-0 Malta
  • Belarus 3-1 Netherlands
  • Norway 3-4 Czech Rep.
  • Luxembourg 0-0 Malta
  • Netherlands 3-0 Belarus
  • Czech Rep. 1-2 Norway
  • Belarus 0-3 Czech Rep.
  • Luxembourg 0-5 Belarus
  • Malta 0-2 Netherlands
  • Malta 1-1 Belarus
  • Netherlands 2-1 Norway
  • Czech Rep. 4-0 Luxembourg

Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1 Flag of Portugal Portugal 8 6 2 0 14 2 20
2 Flag of England England 8 6 1 1 13 4 19
3 Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 8 2 2 4 7 9 8
4 Flag of Austria Austria 8 2 1 5 5 11 7
5 Flag of Latvia Latvia 8 0 2 6 1 14 2
  • England 0-0 Portugal
  • Latvia 1-1 Ireland
  • Latvia 0-1 Portugal
  • Austria 1-3 England
  • Portugal 2-0 Austria
  • England 1-0 Ireland
  • Ireland 0-2 England
  • Austria 0-0 Latvia
  • Ireland 1-1 Portugal
  • Latvia 0-1 England
  • Portugal 4-0 Latvia
  • England 4-0 Latvia
  • Ireland 3-0 Austria
  • Latvia 0-2 Austria
  • Portugal 2-0 England
  • Austria 1-0 Ireland
  • Austria 0-1 Portugal
  • Ireland 1-0 Latvia
  • England 2-1 Austria
  • Portugal 3-1 Ireland

Flag of Portugal Portugal qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1 Flag of Germany Germany 8 6 1 1 22 5 19
2 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 8 5 2 1 11 10 17
3 Flag of Wales Wales 8 3 1 4 11 13 10
4 Flag of Moldova Moldova 8 2 2 4 5 11 10
5 Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 8 1 0 7 7 17 3
  • Georgia 3-0 Moldova
  • Bulgaria 1-0 Georgia
  • Moldova 1-0 Wales
  • Bulgaria 2-0 Moldova
  • Georgia 1-2 Wales
  • Wales 1-1 Bulgaria
  • Moldova 1-1 Germany
  • Bulgaria 3-1 Wales
  • Georgia 0-2 Germany
  • Germany 1-0 Wales
  • Moldova 0-0 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 2-0 Germany
  • Wales 5-1 Georgia
  • Germany 3-0 Georgia
  • Wales 1-0 Moldova
  • Germany 3-1 Moldova
  • Wales 1-5 Germany
  • Georgia 1-2 Bulgaria
  • Germany 7-0 Bulgaria
  • Moldova 2-1 Georgia

Flag of Germany Germany qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1 Flag of Scotland Scotland 8 7 0 1 16 4 21
2 Flag of Finland Finland 8 5 1 2 17 12 16
3 Flag of Russia Russia 8 4 1 3 17 6 13
4 Flag of Greece Greece 8 3 0 5 12 12 9
5 Flag of San Marino San Marino 8 0 0 8 1 29 0
  • Finland 1-0 Scotland
  • Greece 3-4 Finland
  • Russia 3-0 San Marino
  • Greece 4-0 San Marino
  • Scotland 2-1 Russia
  • Finland 4-0 San Marino
  • Greece 1-2 Scotland
  • San Marino 0-6 Finland
  • Russia 1-2 Scotland
  • Greece 0-1 Russia
  • San Marino 0-1 Scotland
  • San Marino 0-7 Russia
  • Finland 1-0 Greece
  • Finland 1-1 Russia
  • Scotland 3-0 Greece
  • San Marino 1-3 Greece
  • Scotland 5-0 Finland
  • Russia 0-1 Greece
  • Scotland 1-0 San Marino
  • Russia 3-0 Finland

Flag of Scotland Scotland qualify as group winners

See 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads

Quarter Finals

  • Hungary 2-1 Scotland
  • Scotland 3-1 Hungary
    Flag of Scotland Scotland win 4-3
    on aggregate



  • Germany 0-0 France
  • France 4-1 Germany
    Flag of France France win 4-1
    on aggregate



  • Spain 2-1 Czech Republic
  • Czech Republic 1-2 Spain
    Flag of Spain Spain win 4-2
    on aggregate



  • Portugal 1-0 Italy
  • Italy 2-0 Portugal
    Flag of Italy Italy win 4-2
    on aggregate

Semi Finals

Third Place Match

Flag of France France finish third
Flag of Scotland Scotland finish fourth

Final

  • Italy 1-1 (aet) Spain
    in Barcelona
    Italy win 5-4 on penalties

Flag of Italy Italy finish as Champions
Flag of Spain Spain finish as runners-up

  • France, Italy and Spain qualify for Olympic Games finals.
  • Best losing quarter-finalists Hungary and Portugal also qualify.
  • Scotland do not compete in the Olympic Football Tournament (See United Kingdom national football team).

Albania | Andorra | Armenia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Belarus | Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | England | Estonia | Faroe Islands | Finland | France | Georgia | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Republic of Ireland | Israel | Italy | Kazakhstan | Latvia | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | FYR of Macedonia | Malta | Moldova | Montenegro | Netherlands | Northern Ireland | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | San Marino | Scotland | Serbia | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey | Ukraine | Wales

Former nations: Czechoslovakia | East Germany | USSR | Yugoslavia

1976-1978 | 1978-1980 | 1980-1982 | 1982-1984 | 1984-1986 | 1986-1988 | 1988-1990 | 1990-1992 | 1992-1994 France | 1994-1996 Spain | 1996-1998 Romania | 1998-2000 Slovakia | 2000-2002 Switzerland | 2002-2004 Germany | 2004-2006 Portugal | 2006-2007 Netherlands | 2007-2009 Sweden
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