2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 48 national teams were divided into ten groups (two groups of four + eight groups of 5). Each group winner, as well as the six highest ranked second placed teams, advanced to the play-off. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.

Qualifying group stage

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

  • Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 10 featured the same nations
  • Group 5 did not include Faroe Islands
  • Group 7 did not include Liechtenstein, but included Portugal (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
  • Group 8 did not include Andorra

Group 1

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 8 7 1 0 14 0 +14 22
 Cyprus 8 5 0 3 12 5 +7 15
 Israel 8 3 1 4 6 11 −5 10
 Slovenia 8 2 3 3 4 7 −3 9
 Malta 8 0 1 7 0 13 −13 1
  Cyprus France Israel Malta Slovenia
Cyprus  — 0–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
France  2–0 — 2–0 2–0 1–0
Israel  0–3 0–3 — 3–0 0–0
Malta  0–1 0–3 0–1 — 0–0
Slovenia  2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 —

Group 2

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 8 6 1 1 19 4 +15 19
 Denmark 8 6 1 1 24 3 +21 19
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 4 1 3 6 10 −4 13
 Romania 8 2 1 5 6 7 −1 7
 Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 0 31 −31 0
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Denmark Luxembourg Norway Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina  — 0–3 1–0 1–3 2–1
Denmark  3–0 — 9–0 2–0 0–0
Luxembourg  0–1 0–6 — 0–5 0–2
Norway  0–0 3–0 5–0 — 2–1
Romania  0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 —

Group 3

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 8 6 0 2 17 4 +13 18
 Belarus 8 6 0 2 11 6 +5 18
 Austria 8 3 2 3 5 8 −3 11
 Netherlands 8 1 4 3 6 10 −4 7
 Moldova 8 0 2 6 3 14 −11 2
  Austria Belarus Czech Republic Moldova Netherlands
Austria  — 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1
Belarus  0–1 — 1–0 3–1 2–1
Czech Republic  3–1 3–0 — 3–0 1–2
Moldova  0–1 0–2 0–2 — 2–2
Netherlands  0–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 —

Group 4

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 8 6 2 0 24 6 +18 20
 Sweden 8 4 2 2 17 13 +4 14
 Hungary 8 4 0 4 17 13 +4 12
 Latvia 8 3 0 5 11 16 −5 9
 San Marino 8 1 0 7 8 29 −21 3
  Hungary Latvia Poland San Marino Sweden
Hungary  — 3–1 1–2 4–1 5–2
Latvia  2–0 — 0–2 4–1 0–4
Poland  3–2 3–0 — 7–0 1–1
San Marino  1–2 0–2 1–5 — 1–5
Sweden  1–0 3–2 1–1 0–3* —

Group 5

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13
 Germany 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
 Lithuania 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9
 Iceland 6 0 0 6 2 12 −10 0
  Germany Iceland Lithuania Scotland
Germany  — 1–0 1–0 0–1
Iceland  1–3 — 1–2 0–2
Lithuania  1–4 3–0 — 2–1
Scotland  2–2 1–0 3–2 —

Group 6

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 8 6 1 1 16 2 +14 19
 Greece 8 3 3 2 10 7 +3 12
 Ukraine 8 2 5 1 8 5 +3 11
 Northern Ireland 8 2 1 5 8 16 −8 7
 Armenia 8 1 2 5 5 17 −12 5
  Armenia Greece Northern Ireland Spain Ukraine
Armenia  — 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–1
Greece  2–1 — 0–1 1–0 0–0
Northern Ireland  3–1 2–6 — 1–4 1–1
Spain  5–0 2–0 1–0 — 2–0
Ukraine  4–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 —

Group 7

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 7
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 8 7 1 0 18 5 +13 22
 Portugal 8 6 0 2 20 11 +9 18
 England 8 3 2 3 14 10 +4 11
 Slovakia 8 2 0 6 9 16 −7 6
 Macedonia 8 0 1 7 4 23 −19 1
  England North Macedonia Portugal Slovakia Turkey
England  — 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1
Macedonia  1–1 — 1–4 0–2 0–4
Portugal  4–2 1–0 — 4–1 1–2
Slovakia  0–4 5–1 0–2 — 0–1
Turkey  1–0 3–0 4–2 2–1 —

Group 8

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
 Belgium 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
 Bulgaria 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10
 Estonia 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2
  Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Estonia
Belgium  — 3–1 0–2 4–2
Bulgaria  2–1 — 1–3 1–0
Croatia  1–1 0–1 — 3–1
Estonia  0–1 1–1 0–0 —

Group 9

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 9
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 8 7 0 1 26 5 +21 21
 Serbia and Montenegro 8 6 1 1 16 8 +8 19
 Finland 8 3 2 3 11 9 +2 11
 Wales 8 2 1 5 7 16 −9 7
 Azerbaijan 8 0 0 8 0 22 −22 0
  Azerbaijan Finland Italy Serbia and Montenegro Wales
Azerbaijan  — 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–1
Finland  3–0 — 1–2 1–2 2–1
Italy  6–0 1–0 — 4–1 8–1
Serbia and Montenegro  3–0 3–3 1–0 — 3–0
Wales  3–0* 0–0 1–2 0–1 —

Group 10

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 10
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 8 6 1 1 12 6 +6 19
 Russia 8 5 0 3 14 8 +6 15
 Albania 8 3 1 4 10 10 0 10
 Republic of Ireland 8 2 2 4 8 11 −3 8
 Georgia 8 1 2 5 7 16 −9 5
  Albania Georgia (country) Republic of Ireland Russia Switzerland
Albania  — 3–0 1–0 1–4 0–0
Georgia  3–1 — 1–1 0–3 0–2
Republic of Ireland  0–3* 1–1 — 2–0 2–3
Russia  1–0 3–2 2–0 — 1–2
Switzerland  2–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 —

Ranking of second-placed teams

Because some groups contained five teams and some four, matches against the fifth-placed team in each group are not included in the ranking. As a result, six matches played by each team counted for the purposes of the second-placed table. The top six advanced to the play-off.

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5  Germany 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
2  Denmark 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13
9  Serbia and Montenegro 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 13
7  Portugal 6 4 0 2 15 10 +5 12
3  Belarus 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1 12
4  Sweden 6 3 2 1 12 9 +3 11
8  Belgium 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
1  Cyprus 6 3 0 3 9 5 +4 9
10  Russia 6 3 0 3 9 8 +1 9
6  Greece 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8

Play-offs

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Serbia and Montenegro  5–4  Norway 5–1 0–3
Germany  2–1  Turkey 1–0 1–1
Portugal  3–3 (4–1 p)  France 1–2 2–1
Denmark  1–1 (a)  Italy 1–1 0–0
Belarus  5–1  Poland 1–1 4–0
Sweden  3–1  Spain 2–0 1–1
Switzerland  3–3 (4–3 p)  Czech Republic 1–2 2–1
Croatia  2–1  Scotland 2–0 0–1

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