1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 1994 and finished in early 1996. The final tournament was held in 1996 in Spain.

The 44 national teams were divided into 8 groups (four groups of 5 + four groups of 6). The group winners qualify to the quarterfinals.

Qualifying

Source:

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

• Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 featured the same nations
• Group 6 did not include Northern Ireland, and Liechtenstein, but included England (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
• Group 7 did not include Albania
• Group 8 did not include Faroe Islands

Group 1

qualify as group winners

Group 2

qualify as group winners

Group 3

qualify as group winners

Group 4

qualify as group winners

Group 5

qualify as group winners

Group 6

qualify as group winners

Group 7

qualify as group winners

Group 8

qualify as group winners

References

See also

• 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship