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2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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The qualifying groups for the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where possible, matched the 7- and 6-team World Cup 2006 qualifying groups of the senior European teams. The exceptions were where Andorra, Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, and Northern Ireland were involved; none of whom entered an under-21 team. Germany, whose seniors did not need to qualify for the World Cup (as they will be hosts) were added to one of the 5-team groups created by the absence of the aforementioned nations.

Europe's 48 national under-21 teams entering were divided into eight groups (six groups of 6 + one group of 5 + one group of 7). The eight group winners played off against the eight group runners-up on a two-legged home-and-away basis to decide the eight qualifying teams.

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Andorra national football team

Andorra national football team

The Andorra national football team represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fifth smallest of any UEFA country.

Faroe Islands national football team

Faroe Islands national football team

The Faroe Islands national football team represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is governed by the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF). The FSF became a member of FIFA in 1988 and UEFA in 1990 and represents the fourth-smallest UEFA country by population.

Liechtenstein national football team

Liechtenstein national football team

The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of the Principality of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a 1–1 draw in 1981. Their first official match came two years later, a 0–1 defeat from Switzerland. Liechtenstein's largest win, a 4–0 win over Luxembourg in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 13 October 2004, was both its first ever away win and its first win in any FIFA World Cup qualifier. Conversely, Liechtenstein is the only country that lost an official match against San Marino, albeit in a friendly match. Liechtenstein suffered its biggest ever loss in 1996, during qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, losing 1–11 to North Macedonia, the result also being Macedonia's largest ever win to date. The team's head coach is currently Rene Pauritsch, who has taken the role as caretaker following the departure of Martin Stocklasa to FC Vaduz.

Northern Ireland national football team

Northern Ireland national football team

The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. From 1882 to 1950, all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association (IFA). In 1921, the jurisdiction of the IFA was reduced to Northern Ireland following the secession of clubs in the soon-to-be Irish Free State, although its team remained the national team for all of Ireland until 1950, and used the name Ireland until the 1970s. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) organises the separate Republic of Ireland national football team.

Germany national football team

Germany national football team

The Germany national football team represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association, founded in 1900. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Republic of Germany, the Saarland team representing the Saar Protectorate (1950–1956) and the East Germany team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). The latter two were absorbed along with their records; the present team represents the reunified Federal Republic. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following reunification in 1990.

Europe

Europe

Europe is a continent comprising the westernmost peninsulas of Eurasia, located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea and the waterways of the Turkish Straits.

Qualifying Groups

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

This was the last time when this grouping schema was applied for U21 qualifying groups.

Group 1

Main article: 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 10 7 2 1 21 7 +14 23
 Czech Republic 10 6 3 1 26 8 +18 21
 Romania 10 6 1 3 17 8 +9 19
 Macedonia 10 2 3 5 9 18 −9 9
 Finland 10 2 1 7 7 16 −9 7
 Armenia 10 1 2 7 2 25 −23 5
  Armenia Czech Republic Finland North Macedonia Netherlands Romania
Armenia  — 0–4 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–5
Czech Republic  6–0 — 3–0 2–0 2–4 4–1
Finland  0–1 1–3 — 2–0 1–2 0–1
Macedonia  4–0 2–2 1–1 — 0–2 1–0
Netherlands  0–0 0–0 4–1 4–0 — 2–0
Romania  2–0 0–0 1–0 5–1 2–0 —

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 12 9 2 1 30 12 +18 29
 Ukraine 12 7 2 3 22 7 +15 23
 Greece 12 6 2 4 18 9 +9 20
 Turkey 12 5 4 3 15 9 +6 19
 Georgia 12 3 2 7 7 22 −15 11
 Albania 12 2 3 7 9 27 −18 9
 Kazakhstan 12 2 1 9 8 23 −15 7
  Albania Denmark Georgia (country) Greece Kazakhstan Turkey Ukraine
Albania  — 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1
Denmark  7–0 — 1–0 2–1 5–1 1–1 3–2
Georgia  2–1 2–4 — 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–3
Greece  2–0 0–1 3–0 — 5–0 2–1 0–1
Kazakhstan  0–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 — 2–1 0–1
Turkey  4–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 — 1–0
Ukraine  5–0 0–1 6–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 —

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 10 10 0 0 29 3 +26 30
 Russia 10 6 1 3 24 6 +18 19[a]
 Slovakia 10 6 1 3 12 9 +3 19[a]
 Latvia 10 3 3 4 10 16 −6 12
 Estonia 10 0 3 7 4 24 −20 3
 Luxembourg 10 0 2 8 4 25 −21 2
  Estonia Latvia Luxembourg Portugal Russia Slovakia
Estonia  — 1–3 0–0 0–5 1–5 0–2
Latvia  0–0 — 2–1 1–2 0–4 0–0
Luxembourg  1–1 1–2 — 1–6 0–4 0–2
Portugal  3–0 3–0 4–0 — 2–0 2–1
Russia  3–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 — 4–0
Slovakia  2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 —
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Russia 4–0 Slovakia, Slovakia 1–0 Russia

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 8 6 1 1 13 5 +8 19
  Switzerland 8 4 3 1 15 8 +7 15[a]
 Israel 8 4 3 1 11 7 +4 15[a]
 Republic of Ireland 8 1 2 5 10 14 −4 5
 Cyprus 8 0 1 7 2 17 −15 1
  Cyprus France Republic of Ireland Israel Switzerland
Cyprus  — 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–5
France  2–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–1
Republic of Ireland  3–0 1–2 — 2–2 0–1
Israel  1–0 3–2 3–1 — 1–1
Switzerland   3–0 0–3 4–2 0–0 —
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Switzerland 0–0 Israel, Israel 1–1 Switzerland

Group 5

Main article: 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 10 8 1 1 16 3 +13 25
 Slovenia 10 4 3 3 13 13 0 15
 Norway 10 4 2 4 14 13 +1 14
 Belarus 10 4 1 5 20 19 +1 13
 Moldova 10 3 2 5 8 12 −4 11
 Scotland 10 1 3 6 6 17 −11 6
  Belarus Italy Moldova Norway Scotland Slovenia
Belarus  — 1–1 2–3 2–3 3–2 1–2
Italy  2–1 — 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Moldova  1–0 0–1 — 1–3 0–0 1–3
Norway  2–3 1–0 1–2 — 0–1 0–0
Scotland  2–3 0–3 0–0 0–2 — 1–1
Slovenia  1–4 0–3 1–0 2–2 3–0 —

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 10 7 3 0 24 5 +19 24
 England 10 6 3 1 21 7 +14 21
 Poland 10 3 4 3 18 18 0 13
 Austria 10 3 2 5 9 14 −5 11
 Wales 10 3 1 6 9 21 −12 10
 Azerbaijan 10 0 3 7 1 17 −16 3
  Austria Azerbaijan England Germany Poland Wales
Austria  — 3–0 0–2 0–3 0–3 2–0
Azerbaijan  0–0 — 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–1
England  1–2 2–0 — 2–2 4–1 2–0
Germany  2–0 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 4–0
Poland  2–2 3–0 1–3 1–3 — 3–2
Wales  1–0 3–0 0–4 0–4 2–2 —

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 10 7 3 0 25 6 +19 24
 Serbia and Montenegro 10 7 1 2 29 11 +18 22
 Spain 10 6 2 2 37 8 +29 20
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 3 1 6 17 20 −3 10[a]
 Lithuania 10 3 1 6 9 16 −7 10[a]
 San Marino 10 0 0 10 4 60 −56 0
  Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Serbia and Montenegro San Marino Spain
Belgium  — 2–1 3–0 4–0 5–0 1–0
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–1 — 2–0 1–3 5–1 0–2
Lithuania  1–2 1–0 — 0–2 2–0 1–1
Serbia and Montenegro  1–1 5–1 3–2 — 9–0 1–0
San Marino  0–4 1–4 1–2 0–5 — 1–10
Spain  2–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 14–0 —
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0 Lithuania, Lithuania 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group 8

Main article: 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 10 8 1 1 14 6 +8 25
 Hungary 10 6 1 3 12 7 +5 19
 Sweden 10 6 0 4 16 12 +4 18
 Iceland 10 4 1 5 15 11 +4 13
 Bulgaria 10 2 1 7 9 17 −8 7
 Malta 10 1 2 7 3 16 −13 5
  Bulgaria Croatia Hungary Iceland Malta Sweden
Bulgaria  — 2–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–2
Croatia  1–0 — 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0
Hungary  1–0 2–2 — 1–0 2–0 0–1
Iceland  3–1 1–2 0–1 — 0–0 3–1
Malta  1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 — 0–1
Sweden  2–0 0–2 2–1 1–4 6–0 —

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2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 groups – five groups of six teams each and three groups of seven teams each – competing for 13 places in the World Cup. Germany, the hosts, were already qualified, for a total of 14 European places in the tournament. The qualifying process started on 18 August 2004, over a month after the end of UEFA Euro 2004, and ended on 16 November 2005. Kazakhstan, which transitioned from the Asian Football Confederation to UEFA after the end of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, debuted in the European qualifiers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1

The teams competing in Group 1 of the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition were Czech Republic, Netherlands, Romania, Finland, Macedonia and Armenia.

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.

Finland national under-21 football team

Finland national under-21 football team

The Finnish national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final tournament in 2009.

Armenia national under-21 football team

Armenia national under-21 football team

The Armenia national under-21 football team is the youth football team of Armenia. The team is based mostly on the young players from the league and competes every two years in order to qualify for the European Under-21 Football Championship. The team played its first match in 1994, Armenia having until 1992 been part of the USSR.

Armenia

Armenia

Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square kilometers (30,452 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec.

Finland

Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, across from Estonia. Finland covers an area of 338,455 square kilometres (130,678 sq mi) with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish and Swedish are the official languages, Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes.

Play-offs

Main article: 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs

Group winners played at home in the second leg.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
England  2–3  France 1–1 1–2
Czech Republic  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

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2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs

The play-off round of 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification was held on 11–13 and 15–16 November 2005. Winners of play-off round qualified to the championship played following year in May and June, where Portugal was chosen to host the fixtures.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hungary national under-21 football team

Hungary national under-21 football team

The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Source: "2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, September 30th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship_qualification.

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