2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
Encyclopedia
The qualifying groups for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006, 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.
qualify as group winners
qualify as group runners-up
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qualify as group winners
qualify as group runners-up
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qualify as group winners
qualify as group runners-up
Russia (19pts) Slovakia (19pts) head-to-head: 4-0 in RUS, 1-0 in SVK
.: Russia better (4-1 on aggregate)
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qualify as group winners
qualify as group runners-up
Switzerland (15pts) Israel (15pts) head-to-head: 1-1 in ISR, 0-0 in SUI
.: Switzerland better (1-0 on away goals)
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(* Match awarded 3-0 to Italy, due to Scotland fielding a suspended player)
qualify as group winners
qualify as group runners-up
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qualify as group winners
qualify as group runners-up
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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 fourth smallest of any UEFA...
, Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands national football team
The Faroe Islands national football team represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association, the governing body for football in the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands became a member of FIFA in 1988 and UEFA in 1990 and are the third...
, Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein national football team
The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team 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...
, and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
were involved; none of whom entered an under-21 team. Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
, 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
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
'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.
Group 1
| Team | ||||||||
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| 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 21 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 5 |
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Group 2
| Team | ||||||||
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| 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 29 | ||
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 19 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 11 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 9 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 7 |
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Group 3
| Team | ||||||||
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| 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 19 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 19 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 12 | |
| 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 3 | |
| 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 2 |
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qualify as group winners
qualify as group runners-up
Russia (19pts) Slovakia (19pts) head-to-head: 4-0 in RUS, 1-0 in SVK
.: Russia better (4-1 on aggregate)
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Group 4
| Team | ||||||||
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| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 |
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qualify as group winners
qualify as group runners-up
Switzerland (15pts) Israel (15pts) head-to-head: 1-1 in ISR, 0-0 in SUI
.: Switzerland better (1-0 on away goals)
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Group 5
| Team | ||||||||
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| 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 11 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 |
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(* Match awarded 3-0 to Italy, due to Scotland fielding a suspended player)
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Group 6
| Team | ||||||||
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| 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 21 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 | |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 11 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 10 | |
| 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 3 |
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Group 7
| Team | ||||||||
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| 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 10 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 10 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 60 | −56 | 0 |
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Group 8
| Team | ||||||||
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| 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 19 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 7 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 5 |
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Play-offs
Group winners played at home in the second leg.|}
External links
- Results Archive at UEFA.com