Qualification for the 2006 European Youth Football Championship began on August 17, 2004 and ended on November 16, 2005 . The teams were divided into eight groups, the composition of which was determined by the results of the draw for the European qualification of the World Cup 2006 . Since some participating countries were not able to gather youth teams, a certain imbalance was formed in the groups.
48 teams were divided into eight groups (six groups - 6 teams each, one group - with 5 and 7 participants). According to the results of the two-round tournament, the two best teams from each group enter the butt round, where the composition of the participants in the final tournament is determined.
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Group Stage
Group 1
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | +/- | ABOUT | |
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| one | Netherlands | ten | 7 | 2 | one | 21 | 7 | +14 | 23 |
| 2 | Czech | ten | 6 | 3 | one | 26 | eight | +18 | 21 |
| 3 | Romania | ten | 6 | one | 3 | 17 | eight | +9 | nineteen |
| four | North Macedonia | ten | 2 | 3 | five | 9 | 18 | −9 | 9 |
| five | Finland | ten | 2 | one | 7 | 7 | sixteen | −9 | 7 |
| 6 | Armenia | ten | one | 2 | 7 | 2 | 25 | −23 | five |
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Group 2
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | +/- | ABOUT | |
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| one | Denmark | 12 | 9 | 2 | one | thirty | 12 | +18 | 29th |
| 2 | Ukraine | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 23 |
| 3 | Greece | 12 | 6 | 2 | four | 18 | 9 | +9 | 20 |
| four | Turkey | 12 | five | four | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | nineteen |
| five | Georgia | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | −15 | eleven |
| 6 | Albania | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 9 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 12 | 2 | one | 9 | eight | 23 | −15 | 7 |
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Group 3
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | +/- | ABOUT | |
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| one | Portugal | ten | ten | 0 | 0 | 29th | 3 | +26 | thirty |
| 2 | Russia | ten | 6 | one | 3 | 24 | 6 | +18 | nineteen |
| 3 | Slovakia | ten | 6 | one | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | nineteen |
| four | Latvia | ten | 3 | 3 | four | ten | sixteen | −6 | 12 |
| five | Estonia | ten | 0 | 3 | 7 | four | 24 | −20 | 3 |
| 6 | Luxembourg | ten | 0 | 2 | eight | four | 25 | −21 | 2 |
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Russia above Slovakia through personal meetings
Group 4
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | +/- | ABOUT | |
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| one | France | eight | 6 | one | one | 13 | five | +8 | nineteen |
| 2 | Switzerland | eight | four | 3 | one | 15 | eight | +7 | 15 |
| 3 | Israel | eight | four | 3 | one | eleven | 7 | +4 | 15 |
| four | Ireland | eight | one | 2 | five | ten | 14 | −4 | five |
| five | Cyprus | eight | 0 | one | 7 | 2 | 17 | −15 | one |
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Switzerland is higher than Israel due to an “away goal" in personal meetings
Group 5
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | +/- | ABOUT | |
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| one | Italy | ten | eight | one | one | sixteen | 3 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Slovenia | ten | four | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Norway | ten | four | 2 | four | 14 | 13 | +1 | 14 |
| four | Belarus | ten | four | one | five | 20 | nineteen | +1 | 13 |
| five | Moldova | ten | 3 | 2 | five | eight | 12 | −4 | eleven |
| 6 | Scotland | ten | one | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 |
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Group 6
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | +/- | ABOUT | |
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| one | Germany | ten | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | five | +19 | 24 |
| 2 | England | ten | 6 | 3 | one | 21 | 7 | +14 | 21 |
| 3 | Poland | ten | 3 | four | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| four | Austria | ten | 3 | 2 | five | 9 | 14 | −5 | eleven |
| five | Wales | ten | 3 | one | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | ten |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | ten | 0 | 3 | 7 | one | 17 | −16 | 3 |
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Group 7
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | +/- | ABOUT | |
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| one | Belgium | ten | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 24 |
| 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | ten | 7 | one | 2 | 29th | eleven | +18 | 22 |
| 3 | Spain | ten | 6 | 2 | 2 | 37 | eight | +29 | 20 |
| four | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ten | 3 | one | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | ten |
| five | Lithuania | ten | 3 | one | 6 | 9 | sixteen | −7 | ten |
| 6 | San marino | ten | 0 | 0 | ten | four | 60 | −56 | 0 |
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Group 8
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | +/- | ABOUT | |
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| one | Croatia | ten | eight | one | one | 14 | 6 | +8 | 25 |
| 2 | Hungary | ten | 6 | one | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | nineteen |
| 3 | Sweden | ten | 6 | 0 | four | sixteen | 12 | +4 | 18 |
| four | Iceland | ten | four | one | five | 15 | eleven | +4 | 13 |
| five | Bulgaria | ten | 2 | one | 7 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 7 |
| 6 | Malta | ten | one | 2 | 7 | 3 | sixteen | −13 | five |
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Butt matches
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
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| England | 2: 3 | France | 1: 1 | 1: 2 |
| Czech | 0: 3 | Germany | 0: 2 | 0: 1 |
| Hungary | 1: 2 | Italy | 1: 1 | 0: 1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 5: 2 | Croatia | 3: 1 | 2: 1 |
| Ukraine | 5: 4 | Belgium | 2: 3 | 3: 1 |
| Russia | 1: 4 | Denmark | 0: 1 | 1: 3 |
| Switzerland | 2: 3 | Portugal | 1: 1 | 1: 2 |
| Slovenia | 0: 2 | Netherlands | 0: 0 | 0: 2 |
Notes
- ↑ Technical victory