1997 European Football Championship (boys under 16, qualifying tournament)

The qualifying tournament for the 1997 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship began on September 17, 1996, and ended on March 10, 1997. 48 teams were divided into 15 groups (12 groups of three teams, and three groups of four). The teams that took the first places in the groups went to the final round.

Group 1

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Italy	3	2	one	0	6   -   0	+6	7
2	Russia	3	one	one	one	3   -   3	0	four
3	Romania	3	one	one	one	3   -   four	−1	four
four	Azerbaijan	3	0	one	2	one   -   6	−5	one

March 4, 1997

Italy 0-0 Azerbaijan

Santo Egidio, Italy

March 4, 1997

Romania 0-0 Russia

Santo Egidio, Italy

March 6, 1997

Romania 0: 3 Italy

Teramo , Italy

March 6, 1997

Russia thirty Azerbaijan

Teramo , Italy

March 8, 1997

Azerbaijan 13 Romania

Giulianova , Italy

March 8, 1997

Russia 0: 3 Italy

Giulianova , Italy

Group 2

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Israel	2	2	0	0	6   -   one	+5	6
2	Albania	2	one	0	one	2   -   2	0	3
3	Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2	2   -   7	−5	0

March 4, 1997

Yugoslavia 15 Israel

Ashkelon , Israel

March 6, 1997

Albania 2: 1 Yugoslavia

Ashkelon , Israel

March 8, 1997

Israel ten Albania

Bat Yam , Israel

Group 3

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Ukraine	2	2	0	0	eight   -   0	+8	6
2	Moldavia	2	one	0	one	3   -   3	0	3
3	San marino	2	0	0	2	0   -   eight	−8	0

November 20, 1996

San marino 0: 5 Ukraine

San Marino , San Marino

November 22, 1996

Ukraine thirty Moldavia

San Marino , San Marino

November 24, 1996

Moldavia thirty San marino

San Marino , San Marino

Group 4

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	France	four	2	2	0	eleven   -   3	+8	eight
2	Turkey	four	2	2	0	ten   -   3	+7	eight
3	Malta	four	0	0	four	0   -   15	−15	0

October 16, 1996

France 50 Malta

Moissy Cramayel , France

October 23, 1996

France 2: 2 Turkey

Melun , France

January 22, 1997

Turkey 4: 0 Malta

Istanbul , Turkey

February 26, 1997

Turkey eleven France

Izmir , Turkey

March 5, 1997

Malta 0: 3 Turkey

Ta Kali , Malta

March 10, 1997

Malta 0: 3 France

Gozo, Malta

Group 5

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Georgia	2	one	one	0	eight   -   four	+4	four
2	Greece	2	0	2	0	five   -   five	0	2
3	Bulgaria	2	0	one	one	one   -   five	−4	one

October 23, 1996

Greece 4: 4 Georgia

Xanthi , Greece

October 25, 1996

Greece eleven Bulgaria

Drama , Greece

October 27, 1996

Bulgaria 0-4 Georgia

Cotimini, Greece

Group 6

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Slovenia	3	2	one	0	eight   -   2	+6	7
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	one	2   -   one	+1	6
3	Denmark	3	one	one	one	6   -   one	+5	four
four	Macedonia	3	0	0	3	2   -   14	−12	0

October 22, 1996

Macedonia 0: 1 Netherlands

Celje , Slovenia

October 22, 1996

Slovenia 0-0 Denmark

Celje , Slovenia

October 24, 1996

Macedonia 2: 7 Slovenia

Celje , Slovenia

October 24, 1996

Netherlands ten Denmark

Celje , Slovenia

October 26, 1996

Denmark 6: 0 Macedonia

Celje , Slovenia

October 26, 1996

Netherlands 0: 1 Slovenia

Celje , Slovenia

Group 7

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Austria	2	one	one	0	five   -   0	+5	four
2	Cyprus	2	one	one	0	3   -   0	+3	four
3	Liechtenstein	2	0	0	2	0   -   eight	−8	0

March 3, 1997

Liechtenstein 0: 3 Cyprus

Nicosia , Cyprus

March 5, 1997

Austria 50 Liechtenstein

Nicosia , Cyprus

March 7, 1997

Cyprus 0-0 Austria

Nicosia , Cyprus

Group 8

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Spain	2	one	one	0	6   -   2	+4	four
2	Czech	2	0	2	0	3   -   3	0	2
3	England	2	0	one	one	3   -   7	−4	one

October 28, 1996

England 2: 2 Czech

Chester , England

October 30, 1996

Spain 5: 1 England

Crewe , England

November 1, 1996

Czech eleven Spain

Chester , England

Group 9

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Slovakia	2	one	one	0	3   -   2	+1	four
2	Croatia	2	one	one	0	2   -   one	+1	four
3	Belorussia	2	0	0	2	one   -   3	−2	0

September 17, 1996

Croatia ten Belorussia

Makarska , Croatia

September 19, 1996

Slovakia eleven Croatia

Makarska , Croatia

September 21, 1996

Belorussia eleven Slovakia

Makarska , Croatia

Group 10

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Hungary	2	2	0	0	7   -   0	+7	6
2	Armenia	2	one	0	one	one   -   6	−5	3
3	Portugal	2	0	0	2	0   -   2	−2	0

October 14, 1996

Portugal 0: 1 Hungary

Budapest , Hungary

October 16, 1996

Armenia ten Portugal

Budapest , Hungary

October 18, 1996

Hungary 6: 0 Armenia

Budapest , Hungary

Group 11

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Poland	3	2	one	0	eight   -   3	+5	7
2	Scotland	3	2	0	one	four   -   2	+2	6
3	Norway	3	one	0	2	four   -   6	−2	3
four	Wales	3	0	0	3	one   -   6	−5	0

October 1, 1996

Wales 0: 1 Scotland

Wroclaw , Poland

October 1, 1996

Norway 14 Poland

Brzeg Dolny , Poland

October 3, 1996

Scotland 2: 2 Poland

Polkowice , Poland

October 3, 1996

Wales 13 Norway

Olesnica , Poland

October 5, 1996

Poland 20 Wales

Wroclaw , Poland

October 5, 1996

Scotland ten Norway

Brzeg Dolny , Poland

Group 12

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Switzerland	2	one	one	0	eight   -   one	+7	four
2	Estonia	2	one	0	one	one   -   7	−6	3
3	Latvia	2	0	one	one	one   -   2	−1	one

September 22, 1996

Estonia ten Latvia

Tallinn , Estonia

September 24, 1996

Latvia eleven Switzerland

Tallinn , Estonia

September 26, 1996

Switzerland 7: 0 Estonia

Tallinn , Estonia

Group 13

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Iceland	2	2	0	0	7   -   0	+7	6
2	Luxembourg	2	one	0	one	four   -   five	−1	3
3	Faroe islands	2	0	0	2	2   -   eight	−6	0

September 23, 1996

Iceland thirty Luxembourg

Akranes , Iceland

September 25, 1996

Luxembourg 4: 2 Faroe islands

Borgarnes , Iceland

September 27, 1996

Faroe islands 0-4 Iceland

Borgarnes , Iceland

Group 14

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Northern Ireland	2	2	0	0	eight   -   2	+6	6
2	Lithuania	2	one	0	one	3   -   five	−2	3
3	Ireland	2	0	0	2	2   -   6	−4	0

November 18, 1996

Northern Ireland 4: 1 Lithuania

Coleraine , Northern Ireland

November 20, 1996

Lithuania 2: 1 Ireland

Limavady , Northern Ireland

November 22, 1996

Ireland 14 Northern Ireland

Coleraine , Northern Ireland

Group 15

M	Team	AND	AT	H	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Belgium	2	2	0	0	6   -   2	+4	6
2	Sweden	2	one	0	one	2   -   one	+1	3
3	Finland	2	0	0	2	2   -   7	−5	0

September 23, 1996

Finland 2: 5 Belgium

Nastola , Finland

September 25, 1996

Belgium ten Sweden

Mäntsälä , Finland

September 27, 1996

Sweden 20 Finland

Orimattila , Finland