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2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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The 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 2000. The final tournament was held in 2002. The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four, five groups of 5, and three 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

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

  • Groups 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 featured the same nations
  • Group 1 did not include Faroe Islands
  • Group 2 did not include Andorra
  • Group 6 did not include San Marino
  • Group 7 did not include Liechtenstein, but included France (who did not participate in World Cup qualification)

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Switzerland 8 4 4 0 22 10 +12 16
 Russia 8 4 3 1 23 9 +14 15
 FR Yugoslavia 8 4 3 1 22 11 +11 15
 Slovenia 8 2 2 4 10 10 0 8
 Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 1 38 −37 0
  Luxembourg Russia Slovenia Switzerland Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Luxembourg  0–10 1–5 0–3 0–3
Russia  2–0 0–0 3–3 2–0
Slovenia  1–0 1–3 0–0 1–2
Switzerland  6–0 3–1 2–1 2–2
FR Yugoslavia  8–0 2–2 2–1 3–3

 Switzerland qualify as group winners
 Russia fail to qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 8 6 1 1 22 4 +18 19
 Netherlands 8 5 2 1 20 7 +13 17
 Republic of Ireland 8 4 1 3 10 7 +3 13
 Cyprus 8 3 0 5 9 17 −8 9
 Estonia 8 0 0 8 2 28 −26 0
  Cyprus Estonia Netherlands Portugal Republic of Ireland
Cyprus  3–1 0–1 1–0 0–1
Estonia  0–3 0–5 1–3 0–3
Netherlands  4–2 6–0 1–1 2–0
Portugal  7–0 4–0 3–0 3–1
Republic of Ireland  3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1

 Portugal qualify as group winners
 Netherlands qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 10 9 0 1 28 5 +23 27
 Bulgaria 10 5 3 2 16 17 −1 18
 Denmark 10 4 3 3 18 12 +6 15
 Iceland 10 3 2 5 13 17 −4 11
 Northern Ireland 10 2 2 6 12 21 −9 8
 Malta 10 0 4 6 5 20 −15 4
  • Bulgaria 1-0 Czech Rep.
  • Iceland 0-0 Denmark
  • N. Ireland 1-1* Malta
  • Bulgaria 2-0 Malta
  • Czech Rep. 2-1 Iceland
  • N. Ireland 0-3 Denmark
  • Denmark 2-2 Bulgaria
  • Malta 0-1 Czech Rep.
  • Iceland 2-5 N. Ireland
  • Malta 0-0 Denmark
  • N. Ireland 0-2 Czech Rep.
  • Bulgaria 1-0 Iceland
  • Bulgaria 2-0 N. Ireland
  • Czech Rep. 3-0 Denmark
  • Malta 1-1 Iceland
  • Denmark 3-4 Czech Rep.
  • Iceland 3-0 Malta
  • N. Ireland 1-1 Bulgaria
  • Denmark 3-0 Malta
  • Iceland 3-2 Bulgaria
  • Czech Rep. 4-0 N. Ireland
  • Denmark 2-0 N. Ireland
  • Iceland 0-1 Czech Rep.
  • Malta 2-2 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 3-1 Denmark
  • Czech Rep. 3-0 Malta
  • N. Ireland 1-3 Iceland
  • Denmark 4-0 Iceland
  • Malta 2-2 N. Ireland
  • Czech Rep. 8-0 Bulgaria

(*) Match awarded 3-0 to N.Ireland
due to Malta fielding an ineligible player.
 Czech Republic qualify as group winners
 Bulgaria fail to qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 10 7 2 1 19 6 +13 23
 Sweden 10 5 4 1 19 6 +13 19
 Slovakia 10 4 4 2 13 7 +6 16
 Moldova 10 2 3 5 6 13 −7 9
 Azerbaijan 10 2 3 5 4 17 −13 9
 Macedonia 10 1 2 7 6 18 −12 5
  • Azerbaijan 0-5 Sweden
  • Turkey 1-0 Moldova
  • Slovakia 2-0 R. Macedonia
  • Moldova 0-3 Slovakia
  • R. Macedonia 1-2 Azerbaijan
  • Sweden 0-0 Turkey
  • Moldova 3-0 R. Macedonia
  • Azerbaijan 1-2 Turkey
  • Slovakia 1-1 Sweden
  • Turkey 0-1 Slovakia
  • Sweden 2-0 R. Macedonia
  • Azerbaijan 0-0 Moldova
  • R. Macedonia 1-4 Turkey
  • Slovakia 5-0 Azerbaijan
  • Moldova 0-2 Sweden
  • Turkey 3-0 Azerbaijan
  • Sweden 4-0 Slovakia
  • R. Macedonia 2-0 Moldova
  • Turkey 2-0 R. Macedonia
  • Azerbaijan 0-0 Slovakia
  • Sweden 3-0 Moldova
  • Slovakia 0-1 Turkey
  • Moldova 1-0 Azerbaijan
  • R. Macedonia 1-1 Sweden
  • Turkey 4-1 Sweden
  • Azerbaijan 1-0 R. Macedonia
  • Slovakia 0-0 Moldova
  • Moldova 2-2 Turkey
  • Sweden 0-0 Azerbaijan
  • R. Macedonia 1-1 Slovakia


 Turkey qualify as group winners
 Sweden qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 10 6 1 3 14 13 +1 19
 Poland 10 5 3 2 20 14 +6 18
 Norway 10 6 0 4 21 12 +9 18
 Belarus 10 5 1 4 21 14 +7 16
 Armenia 10 4 2 4 10 15 −5 14
 Wales 10 0 1 9 4 22 −18 1
  Armenia Belarus Norway Poland Ukraine Wales
Armenia  1–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–0
Belarus  5–0 1–0 3–3 1–2 4–1
Norway  5–1 5–1 1–2 3–1 2–0
Poland  1–1 0–4 3–0 3–0 2–1
Ukraine  1–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0
Wales  1–1 1–2 0–2 0–4 0–3

 Ukraine qualify as group winners
 Poland qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6 13
 Croatia 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
 Scotland 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
 Latvia 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1
  Belgium Croatia Latvia Scotland
Belgium  2–1 3–0 0–0
Croatia  1–0 2–1 3–1
Latvia  0–2 1–1 1–3
Scotland  0–1 1–1 1–0


 Belgium qualify as group winners
 Croatia qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 8 6 2 0 16 6 +10 20
 Spain 8 5 1 2 13 7 +6 16
 Israel 8 4 0 4 16 13 +3 12
 Austria 8 2 2 4 7 14 −7 8
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 0 1 7 5 17 −12 1
  • Bosnia & Herz. 0-2 Spain
  • France 3-0 Israel
  • France 2-1 Austria
  • Spain 1-0 Israel
  • Austria 2-1 Spain
  • Israel 2-1 Bosnia & Herz.
  • Bosnia & Herz. 0-1 France
  • Israel 3-4 France
  • Bosnia & Herz. 0-0 Austria
  • Spain 1-1 France
  • Austria 0-2 Israel
  • Austria 1-1 France
  • Spain 5-1 Bosnia & Herz.
  • Israel 0-1 Spain
  • Spain 2-0 Austria
  • Bosnia & Herz. 2-4 Israel
  • Austria 2-1 Bosnia & Herz.
  • France 3-0 Spain
  • France 1-0 Bosnia & Herz.
  • Israel 5-1 Austria


 France qualify as group winners
 Spain qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 8 6 1 1 14 5 +9 19
 Romania 8 5 1 2 13 5 +8 16
 Hungary 8 5 0 3 12 9 +3 15
 Lithuania 8 2 0 6 5 17 −12 6
 Georgia 8 1 0 7 9 17 −8 3
  • Romania 2-0* Lithuania
  • Hungary 0-3 Italy
  • Lithuania 2-1 Georgia
  • Italy 1-1 Romania
  • Lithuania 0-1 Hungary
  • Italy 3-2 Georgia
  • Hungary 4-1 Lithuania
  • Romania 0-1 Italy
  • Georgia 0-3 Romania
  • Italy 1-0 Lithuania
  • Romania 1-0 Hungary
  • Georgia 0-2 Italy
  • Lithuania 1-0 Romania
  • Hungary 2-1 Georgia
  • Georgia 0-2 Hungary
  • Lithuania 0-3 Italy
  • Hungary 1-3 Romania
  • Georgia 4-1 Lithuania
  • Italy 0-2 Hungary
  • Romania 2-1 Georgia

(*) Match awarded 3-0 to Romania
due to Lithuania fielding an ineligible player.
 Italy qualify as group winners
 Romania qualify as one of best runners-up


Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 8 5 2 1 18 8 +10 17
 Greece 8 5 1 2 14 6 +8 16
 Germany 8 5 1 2 18 7 +11 16
 Finland 8 1 1 6 7 20 −13 4
 Albania 8 1 1 6 3 19 −16 4
  • Finland 3-0 Albania
  • Germany 2-1 Greece
  • England 1-1 Germany
  • Greece 3-1 Finland
  • Finland 2-2 England
  • Albania 0-1 Greece
  • Germany 8-0 Albania
  • England 4-0 Finland
  • Albania 0-1 England
  • Greece 2-0 Germany
  • Finland 1-3 Germany
  • Greece 0-0 Albania
  • Greece 3-1 England
  • Albania 0-1 Germany
  • Germany 1-2 England
  • Albania 3-0 Finland
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  • England 5-0 Albania
  • Finland 0-3 Greece
  • England 2-1 Greece
  • Germany 2-0 Finland


 England qualify as group winners
 Greece qualify as one of best runners-up
Greece (16pts) Germany (16pts) head-to-head:
2-1 in GER, 2-0 in GRE
.: Greece better (3-2 on aggregate)


Ranking of second-placed teams

Because groups contained different number or teams (six, five and four), matches against the fifth- and sixth-placed teams 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 seven advanced to the play-off.

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9  Greece 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12
4  Sweden 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
5  Poland 6 3 2 1 13 10 +3 11
6  Croatia 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
2  Netherlands 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11
8  Romania 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 10
7  Spain 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10
3  Bulgaria 6 3 1 2 9 14 −5 10
1  Russia 6 2 3 1 11 9 +2 9

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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams.

Faroe Islands national under-21 football team

Faroe Islands national under-21 football team

The Faroe Islands national under-21 football team are a feeder team to the Faroe Islands national football team. The Faroe Islands U21 team was first formed in 2006 and took part in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying for the first time in 2007 and 2008. Before this there was no step between the U-19 team and the senior team.

Andorra national under-21 football team

Andorra national under-21 football team

The Andorra national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Andorra and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation.

San Marino national under-21 football team

San Marino national under-21 football team

The San Marino national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of San Marino in the UEFA U-21 Championship, and is controlled by the San Marino Football Federation, the governing body of football of the state.

Liechtenstein national under-21 football team

Liechtenstein national under-21 football team

The Liechtenstein national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Liechtenstein in the UEFA U-21 Championship, and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association, the governing body of football in Liechtenstein. On 5 October 2022, it was announced that this team would be dissolved for 2023 and 2024, and would return in time for the UEFA U21-Championship 2027 qualification campaign. This decision was made due to the fact that most of the higher quality players in this age category would end up playing for the senior team.

France national under-21 football team

France national under-21 football team

The France national under-21 football team, known in France as Les Espoirs, is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1

2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1

The teams competing in Group 1 of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Russia, Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Slovenia and Luxembourg.

Russia national under-21 football team

Russia national under-21 football team

The Russia national under-21 football team is overseen by the Russian Football Union. The team competed in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years, and international friendly matches. The team also participated in the qualification for the Olympic Games.

Luxembourg national under-21 football team

Luxembourg national under-21 football team

The Luxembourg national under-21 football team is the national representative under-21 football team of Luxembourg. It is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation (FLF). The team is the feeder team to the Luxembourg's national team. The team competes in the biennial European Under-21 Championship. Since the establishment of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in 1978 the team has always finished bottom of their qualification group.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union and the seat of several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its French and German neighbors; while Luxembourgish is the only national language of the Luxembourgish people, French is the only language for legislation, and all three — Luxembourgish, French and German — are considered official languages and are used for administrative matters in the country.

Russia

Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of over 147 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan.

Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers 20,271 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi), and has a population of 2.1 million. Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country.

Play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sweden  3–4  Belgium 3–2 0–2
Greece  4–2  Turkey 3–0 1–2
Netherlands  2–3  England 2–2 0–1
Spain  2–2 (a)  Portugal 2–1 0–1
Croatia  1–1 (a)  Czech Republic 1–1 0–0
Poland  2–5  Italy 2–5 0–0
Romania  0–5  France 0–1 0–4
Ukraine  2–4  Switzerland 1–2 1–2

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2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs

2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs

The play-off first legs were played on 9–11 November 2001, while the second legs were played on 13–14 November 2005. Winners of play-off round qualified to the championship played following year in May, where Switzerland was chosen to host the fixtures.

Belgium national under-21 football team

Belgium national under-21 football team

The Belgium national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. Their biggest successes were winning the 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy and reaching the European Championship semi-finals in 2007 in the Netherlands. Thanks to the latter achievement, Belgium qualified for the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Their current home stadium is Den Dreef in Leuven.

Greece national under-21 football team

Greece national under-21 football team

The Greece national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

Netherlands national under-21 football team

Netherlands national under-21 football team

The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

England national under-21 football team

England national under-21 football team

The England national under-21 football team, also known as England under-21s or England U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team.

Away goals rule

Away goals rule

The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" wins. This is sometimes expressed by saying that away goals "count double" in the event of a tie, though in practice the team with more away goals is simply recorded as the victor, rather than having additional or 'double' goals added to their total.

Portugal national under-21 football team

Portugal national under-21 football team

The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future.

Croatia national under-21 football team

Croatia national under-21 football team

The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in association football matches for players aged 21 or under.

Czech Republic national under-21 football team

Czech Republic national under-21 football team

The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the national under-21 association football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

Poland national under-21 football team

Poland national under-21 football team

The Poland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association.

Italy national under-21 football team

Italy national under-21 football team

The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.

France national under-21 football team

France national under-21 football team

The France national under-21 football team, known in France as Les Espoirs, is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

Source: "2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 2nd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship_qualification.

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