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2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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The 48 national teams were divided into ten groups (two groups of four + eight groups of 5). Each group winner, as well as the six highest ranked second placed teams, advanced to the play-off. 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 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

  • Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 10 featured the same nations
  • Group 5 did not include Faroe Islands
  • Group 7 did not include Liechtenstein, but included Portugal (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)
  • Group 8 did not include Andorra

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 8 7 1 0 14 0 +14 22
 Cyprus 8 5 0 3 12 5 +7 15
 Israel 8 3 1 4 6 11 −5 10
 Slovenia 8 2 3 3 4 7 −3 9
 Malta 8 0 1 7 0 13 −13 1
  Cyprus France Israel Malta Slovenia
Cyprus  0–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
France  2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
Israel  0–3 0–3 3–0 0–0
Malta  0–1 0–3 0–1 0–0
Slovenia  2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 8 6 1 1 19 4 +15 19
 Denmark 8 6 1 1 24 3 +21 19
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 4 1 3 6 10 −4 13
 Romania 8 2 1 5 6 7 −1 7
 Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 0 31 −31 0
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Denmark Luxembourg Norway Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–3 1–0 1–3 2–1
Denmark  3–0 9–0 2–0 0–0
Luxembourg  0–1 0–6 0–5 0–2
Norway  0–0 3–0 5–0 2–1
Romania  0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 8 6 0 2 17 4 +13 18
 Belarus 8 6 0 2 11 6 +5 18
 Austria 8 3 2 3 5 8 −3 11
 Netherlands 8 1 4 3 6 10 −4 7
 Moldova 8 0 2 6 3 14 −11 2
  Austria Belarus Czech Republic Moldova Netherlands
Austria  0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1
Belarus  0–1 1–0 3–1 2–1
Czech Republic  3–1 3–0 3–0 1–2
Moldova  0–1 0–2 0–2 2–2
Netherlands  0–0 0–1 0–3 0–0

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 8 6 2 0 24 6 +18 20
 Sweden 8 4 2 2 17 13 +4 14
 Hungary 8 4 0 4 17 13 +4 12
 Latvia 8 3 0 5 11 16 −5 9
 San Marino 8 1 0 7 8 29 −21 3
  Hungary Latvia Poland San Marino Sweden
Hungary  3–1 1–2 4–1 5–2
Latvia  2–0 0–2 4–1 0–4
Poland  3–2 3–0 7–0 1–1
San Marino  1–2 0–2 1–5 1–5
Sweden  1–0 3–2 1–1 0–3*

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13
 Germany 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
 Lithuania 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9
 Iceland 6 0 0 6 2 12 −10 0
  Germany Iceland Lithuania Scotland
Germany  1–0 1–0 0–1
Iceland  1–3 1–2 0–2
Lithuania  1–4 3–0 2–1
Scotland  2–2 1–0 3–2

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 8 6 1 1 16 2 +14 19
 Greece 8 3 3 2 10 7 +3 12
 Ukraine 8 2 5 1 8 5 +3 11
 Northern Ireland 8 2 1 5 8 16 −8 7
 Armenia 8 1 2 5 5 17 −12 5
  Armenia Greece Northern Ireland Spain Ukraine
Armenia  0–0 2–0 0–2 1–1
Greece  2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0
Northern Ireland  3–1 2–6 1–4 1–1
Spain  5–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
Ukraine  4–0 1–1 1–0 0–0

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 8 7 1 0 18 5 +13 22
 Portugal 8 6 0 2 20 11 +9 18
 England 8 3 2 3 14 10 +4 11
 Slovakia 8 2 0 6 9 16 −7 6
 Macedonia 8 0 1 7 4 23 −19 1
  England North Macedonia Portugal Slovakia Turkey
England  3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1
Macedonia  1–1 1–4 0–2 0–4
Portugal  4–2 1–0 4–1 1–2
Slovakia  0–4 5–1 0–2 0–1
Turkey  1–0 3–0 4–2 2–1

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
 Belgium 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
 Bulgaria 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10
 Estonia 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2
  Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Estonia
Belgium  3–1 0–2 4–2
Bulgaria  2–1 1–3 1–0
Croatia  1–1 0–1 3–1
Estonia  0–1 1–1 0–0

Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 8 7 0 1 26 5 +21 21
 Serbia and Montenegro 8 6 1 1 16 8 +8 19
 Finland 8 3 2 3 11 9 +2 11
 Wales 8 2 1 5 7 16 −9 7
 Azerbaijan 8 0 0 8 0 22 −22 0
  Azerbaijan Finland Italy Serbia and Montenegro Wales
Azerbaijan  0–1 0–3 0–2 0–1
Finland  3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1
Italy  6–0 1–0 4–1 8–1
Serbia and Montenegro  3–0 3–3 1–0 3–0
Wales  3–0* 0–0 1–2 0–1

Group 10

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Switzerland 8 6 1 1 12 6 +6 19
 Russia 8 5 0 3 14 8 +6 15
 Albania 8 3 1 4 10 10 0 10
 Republic of Ireland 8 2 2 4 8 11 −3 8
 Georgia 8 1 2 5 7 16 −9 5
  Albania Georgia (country) Republic of Ireland Russia Switzerland
Albania  3–0 1–0 1–4 0–0
Georgia  3–1 1–1 0–3 0–2
Republic of Ireland  0–3* 1–1 2–0 2–3
Russia  1–0 3–2 2–0 1–2
Switzerland  2–1 2–0 0–2 1–0

Ranking of second-placed teams

Because some groups contained five teams and some four, matches against the fifth-placed team 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 six advanced to the play-off.

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5  Germany 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
2  Denmark 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13
9  Serbia and Montenegro 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 13
7  Portugal 6 4 0 2 15 10 +5 12
3  Belarus 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1 12
4  Sweden 6 3 2 1 12 9 +3 11
8  Belgium 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
1  Cyprus 6 3 0 3 9 5 +4 9
10  Russia 6 3 0 3 9 8 +1 9
6  Greece 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8

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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.

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.

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.

2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1

2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1

The teams competing in Group 1 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were France, Slovenia, Israel, Cyprus and Malta.

France national under-21 football team

France national under-21 football team

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Cyprus national under-21 football team

Cyprus national under-21 football team

The Cyprus national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Cyprus and like the senior team, is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association.

Israel national under-21 football team

Israel national under-21 football team

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Malta national under-21 football team

Malta national under-21 football team

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

Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It is geographically in Western Asia, but its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southeastern European. Cyprus is the third-largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is located north of Egypt, east of Greece, south of Turkey, and west of Lebanon and Syria. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. The northeast portion of the island is de facto governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

France

France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its eighteen integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) and had a total population of over 68 million as of January 2023. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, and Nice.

Israel

Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia. Situated in the Southern Levant, it is bordered by Lebanon to the north, by Syria to the northeast, by Jordan to the east, by the Red Sea to the south, by Egypt to the southwest, by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, and by the Palestinian territories — the West Bank along the east and the Gaza Strip along the southwest. Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of the country, while its seat of government is in its proclaimed capital of Jerusalem, although Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem is unrecognized internationally.

Malta

Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is part of Southern Europe. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Sicily (Italy), 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. The official languages are Maltese and English, and 66% of the current Maltese population is at least conversational in the Italian language.

Play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Serbia and Montenegro  5–4  Norway 5–1 0–3
Germany  2–1  Turkey 1–0 1–1
Portugal  3–3 (4–1 p)  France 1–2 2–1
Denmark  1–1 (a)  Italy 1–1 0–0
Belarus  5–1  Poland 1–1 4–0
Sweden  3–1  Spain 2–0 1–1
Switzerland  3–3 (4–3 p)  Czech Republic 1–2 2–1
Croatia  2–1  Scotland 2–0 0–1

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2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs

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Norway national under-21 football team

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The Norway national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals three times, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions and then in 2023.

Germany national under-21 football team

Germany national under-21 football team

The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association (DFB), the governing body of football in Germany.

Turkey national under-21 football team

Turkey national under-21 football team

Turkey's national Under-21 football team, also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.

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.

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.

Denmark national under-21 football team

Denmark national under-21 football team

The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.

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.

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.

Source: "2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 2nd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship_qualification.

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