This article features the 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1996 through 1997. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Iceland.
Round 1
Group 1
All matches were played in the Netherlands.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 0 | 
| Wales  | 0–2 |  Netherlands | |
| Scotland  | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Lithuania | |
| Lithuania .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Netherlands | |
| Scotland  | 2–1 |  Wales | |
| Lithuania .svg.png.webp) | 4–2 |  Wales | |
| Netherlands  | 2–1 |  Scotland | 
Group 2
All matches were played in Sweden.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | 
|  Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | 
|  Latvia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 3 | 
|  Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 | 
| France  | 5–0 |  Latvia | |
| Faroe Islands  | 0–5 |  Sweden | |
| Faroe Islands  | 0–2 |  France | |
| Sweden  | 1–0 |  Latvia | |
| Latvia  | 2–1 |  Faroe Islands | |
| Sweden  | 1–1 |  France | 
Group 3
All matches were played in Norway.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | 
|  Belarus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 
|  Estonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | –7 | 0 | 
| Norway  | 2–1 |  Belarus | |
| Belarus  | 4–0 |  Estonia | |
| Estonia  | 0–3 |  Norway | 
Group 4
All matches were played in Ireland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 
|  Denmark | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 
|  Poland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| Denmark  | 2–2 |  Republic of Ireland | |
| Poland  | 1–1 |  Denmark | |
| Republic of Ireland  | 1–1 |  Poland | 
Group 5
All matches were played in England.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | 
|  Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 | 
| Finland  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | |
| England  | 1–0 |  Finland | |
| Northern Ireland .svg.png.webp) | 0–4 |  England | 
Group 6
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Portugal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 12 | 
|  Germany | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 12 | 
|  Turkey | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | –1 | 12 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | –11 | 0 | 
| Turkey  | 5–3 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | |
| Belgium .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 |  Germany | |
| Germany  | 2–4 |  Turkey | |
| Portugal  | 4–2 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | |
| Turkey  | 0–2 |  Germany | |
| Belgium .svg.png.webp) | 1–3 |  Portugal | |
| Turkey  | 2–1 |  Portugal | |
| Germany  | 2–1 |  Portugal | |
| Belgium .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 |  Turkey | |
| Portugal  | 5–1 |  Germany | |
| Portugal  | 5–0 |  Turkey | |
| Germany  | 4–1 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 
Group 7
All matches were played in Slovakia
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | 
|  Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 | 
|  North Macedonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0 | 
| North Macedonia  | 0–2 |  Slovakia | |
| Croatia  | 3–0 |  North Macedonia | |
| Slovakia  | 0–4 |  Croatia | 
Group 8
All matches were played in Switzerland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 
|  Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
|  Austria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 1 | 
| Austria  | 2–2 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | |
| Azerbaijan  | 1–0 |  Austria | |
| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 |  Azerbaijan | 
Group 9
All matches were played in Luxembourg.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | 
|  Malta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 3 | 
|  Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 | 
| Luxembourg  | 0–3 |  Malta | |
| Malta  | 0–6 |  Czech Republic | |
| Czech Republic  | 4–1 |  Luxembourg | 
Group 10
All matches were played in Spain.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | 
|  Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 1 | 
|  Albania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 | 
| Slovenia  | 0–2 |  Spain | |
| Albania  | 0–0 |  Slovenia | |
| Spain  | 4–1 |  Albania | 
Group 11
All matches were played in Romania.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | 
|  Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | 
|  Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 | 
|  Moldova | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 | 
| Moldova  | 1–2 |  Ukraine | |
| Romania  | 1–2 |  Israel | |
| Israel  | 2–1 |  Ukraine | |
| Romania  | 5–0 |  Moldova | |
| Israel  | 2–1 |  Moldova | |
| Ukraine  | 1–2 |  Romania | 
Group 12
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | 
|  Italy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 
|  Greece | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 4 | 
| Greece  | 0–0 |  Italy | |
| Yugoslavia .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 |  Greece | |
| Italy  | 2–0 |  Greece | |
| Italy  | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | |
| Yugoslavia .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 |  Italy | |
| Greece  | 0–5 | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 
Group 13
All matches were played in Cyprus.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 
|  Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 
|  Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0 | 
| Russia  | 1–0 |  Cyprus | |
| Hungary  | 1–1 |  Russia | |
| Cyprus  | 0–2 |  Hungary | 
Group 14
All matches were played in Bulgaria.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 4 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Georgia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 
|  Armenia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 1 | 
| Bulgaria  | 2–2 | .svg.png.webp) Georgia | |
| Armenia  | 0–8 |  Bulgaria | |
| Georgia .svg.png.webp) | 2–2 |  Armenia | 
Round 2
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands  | 0–6 |  France | 0–3 | 0–3 | 
| Norway  | 1–5 |  Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | 0–3 | 
| England  | 2–4 |  Portugal | 2–1 | 0–3 | 
| Croatia  | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 0–1 | 0–0 | 
| Czech Republic  | 1–2 |  Spain | 1–2 | 0–0 | 
| Yugoslavia .svg.png.webp) | 3–4 |  Israel | 3–2 | 0–2 | 
| Hungary  | 4–1 |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 3–1 | 
See also
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