The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualificationSlovakia .
The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (seven groups of 5 + two groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
Qualifying group stage
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The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
Groups 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, featured the same nations
Group 4 did not include Andorra
Group 6 did not include San Marino , but included Netherlands (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
Group 7 did not include Liechtenstein
Group 9 did not include Faroe Islands , but included Belgium (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification) Italy qualified as group winners Switzerland failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up
Georgia 0–1 Albania
Norway 2–0 Latvia
Greece 2–2 Slovenia
Latvia 1–2 Georgia
Slovenia 1–3 Norway
Greece 3–2 Georgia
Norway 4–1 Albania
Slovenia 0–1 Latvia
Albania 0–5 Greece
Greece 2–1 Norway
Georgia 0–0 Slovenia
Latvia 0–2 Greece
Latvia 0–0 Albania
Georgia 0–3 Norway
Norway 0–0 Georgia
Albania 1–2 Norway
Georgia 1–1 Greece
Latvia 1–1 Slovenia
Greece 6–0 Latvia
Albania 1–1 Slovenia
Slovenia 3–1 Albania
Norway 2–1 Greece
Albania 1–1 Latvia
Slovenia 2–2 Georgia
Georgia 4–2 Latvia
Norway 3–0 Slovenia
Greece 5–2 Albania
Albania 0–0 Georgia
Latvia 2–1 Norway
Slovenia 0–5 Greece
Greece qualified as group winners Norway qualified as one of the best runners-up
Finland 1–0 Moldova
Turkey 2–0 N. Ireland
Turkey 2–0 Germany
N. Ireland 1–1 Finland
Moldova 0–2 Germany
Turkey 1–1 Finland
N. Ireland 1–1 Moldova
N. Ireland 1–0 Germany
Turkey 2–0 Moldova
Germany 2–0 Finland
Moldova 0–0 N. Ireland
Germany 2–0 Moldova
Finland 0–0 Turkey
Moldova 1–1 Finland
Finland 3–1 Germany
N. Ireland 1–2 Turkey
Germany 1–0 N. Ireland
Moldova 1–1 Turkey
Finland 2–1 N. Ireland
Germany 1–1 Turkey
Turkey qualified as group winners Germany failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up(13 pts) and Finland (13 pts) head-to-head record:away goals rule .
France qualified as group winners Russia qualified as one of the best runners-up
Sweden 0–2 England
Bulgaria 2–2 Poland
Poland 5–0 Luxembourg
England 1–0 Bulgaria
Bulgaria 2–1 Sweden
Luxembourg 0–5 England
England 5–0 Poland
Sweden 3–0 Luxembourg
Luxembourg 0–3 Bulgaria
Poland 2–0 Sweden
England 3–0 Sweden
Poland 3–3 Bulgaria
Bulgaria 0–1 England
Luxembourg 0–4 Poland
England 5–0 Luxembourg
Sweden 1–4 Bulgaria
Luxembourg 0–1 Sweden
Poland 3–1 England
Sweden 1–2 Poland
Bulgaria 3–0 Luxembourg
England qualified as group winners Poland qualified as one of the best runners-up
Austria 0–1 Israel
Cyprus 1–3 Spain
Cyprus 2–1 Austria
Netherlands 3–0 Israel
Israel 0–4 Spain
Netherlands 3–2 Austria
Cyprus 0–3 Netherlands
Spain 4–0 Austria
Israel 1–1 Cyprus
Netherlands 0–1 Spain
Austria 0–1 Netherlands
Spain 4–1 Netherlands
Israel 2–1 Austria
Netherlands 5–1 Cyprus
Austria 1–2 Spain
Cyprus 1–1 Israel
Israel 0–1 Netherlands
Spain 1–1 Cyprus
Austria 3–0 Cyprus
Spain 2–1 Israel
Spain qualified as group winners Netherlands qualified as one of the best runners-up
Slovakia 2–1 Azerbaijan
Hungary 0–3 Portugal
Azerbaijan 2–1 Hungary
Portugal 1–1 Romania
Slovakia 1–0 Portugal
Hungary 1–2 Romania
Portugal 5–0 Azerbaijan
Romania 0–1 Slovakia
Azerbaijan 0–2 Romania
Slovakia 4–1 Hungary
Portugal 1–1 Slovakia
Romania 2–1 Hungary
Hungary 3–0 Slovakia
Romania 1–1 Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan 0–2 Portugal
Slovakia 0–0 Romania
Hungary 4–1 Azerbaijan
Romania 2–3 Portugal
Azerbaijan 0–3 Slovakia
Portugal 2–1 Hungary
Slovakia qualified as group winners Portugal qualified as one of the best runners-up
Croatia qualified as group winners FR Yugoslavia qualified as one of the best runners-up
Lithuania 0–0 Scotland
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Estonia
Belgium 0–2 Czech Republic
Lithuania 0–1 Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–0 Czech Republic
Scotland 2–0 Estonia
Lithuania 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czech Republic 3–0 Estonia
Belgium 2–0 Scotland
Scotland 2–2 Belgium
Czech Republic 1–0 Lithuania
Lithuania 4–1 Estonia
Scotland 0–1 Czech Republic
Belgium 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Lithuania
Estonia 0–3 Czech Republic
Czech Republic 3–2 Scotland
Estonia 0–2 Lithuania
Estonia 1–7 Belgium
Belgium 5–0 Estonia
Lithuania 0–2 Czech Republic
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–5 Scotland
Belgium 3–0 Lithuania
Czech Republic 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonia 0–4 Scotland
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–4 Belgium
Scotland 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czech Republic 1–3 Belgium
Estonia 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scotland 1–2 Lithuania
Belgium qualified as group winners Czech Republic qualified as one of the best runners-up
Ranking of second-placed teams
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Because groups contained different number or teams (six and five), matches against the fifth and sixth-placed teams in each group were 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 seven advanced to the play-off.
Italy qualified as group winners
Switzerland failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up
Greece
Norway
Georgia
Latvia
Slovenia
Albania
Turkey
Germany
Finland
Northern Ireland
Moldova
France qualified as group winners
Russia qualified as one of the best runners-up
England
Poland
Bulgaria
Sweden
Luxembourg
Spain
Netherlands
Israel
Cyprus
Austria
Slovakia
Portugal
Romania
Hungary
Azerbaijan
Croatia qualified as group winners
FR Yugoslavia qualified as one of the best runners-up
Belgium
Czech Republic
Lithuania
Scotland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonia