This article features the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1997 through 1998. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Cyprus.
First round
Group 1
All matches were played in Portugal.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | 
|  Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | 
|  Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 3 | 
|  Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 0 | 
| Hungary  | 4–1 |  Bulgaria | |
| Portugal  | 3–1 |  Slovenia | |
| Slovenia  | 2–1 |  Bulgaria | |
| Portugal  | 2–1 |  Hungary | |
| Portugal  | 2–1 |  Bulgaria | |
| Hungary  | 3–0 |  Slovenia | 
Group 2
All matches were played in the Czech Republic.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Armenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | 
|  Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 5 | 
|  Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Albania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | –10 | 0 | 
| Armenia  | 4–0 |  Albania | |
| Slovakia  | 3–3 |  Czech Republic | |
| Armenia  | 4–3 |  Czech Republic | |
| Slovakia  | 7–2 |  Albania | |
| Czech Republic  | 2–1 |  Albania | |
| Armenia  | 1–1 |  Slovakia | 
Group 3
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Greece | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Georgia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | 
|  Romania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 9 | 
|  North Macedonia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | –9 | 3 | 
| Romania  | 4–1 |  North Macedonia | |
| Georgia .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 |  Romania | |
| Greece  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Georgia | |
| North Macedonia  | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Georgia | |
| Romania  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Georgia | |
| North Macedonia  | 0–2 |  Greece | |
| Greece  | 4–1 |  North Macedonia | |
| North Macedonia  | 5–2 |  Romania | |
| Greece  | 1–0 |  Romania | |
| Romania  | 3–0 |  Greece | |
| Georgia .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 |  North Macedonia | |
| Georgia .svg.png.webp) | 0–0 |  Greece | 
Group 4
All matches were played in Moldova.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Republic of Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Moldova | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
|  Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 0 | 
| Moldova  | 1–0 |  Azerbaijan | |
| Republic of Ireland  | 4–2 |  Azerbaijan | |
| Republic of Ireland  | 1–0 |  Moldova | 
Group 5
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 5 | 
|  Russia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 4 | 
| England  | 0–0 | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | |
| Yugoslavia .svg.png.webp) | 0–4 |  England | |
| Yugoslavia .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 |  Russia | |
| Russia  | 2–1 |  England | |
| Russia  | 2–2 | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | |
| England  | 3–2 |  Russia | 
Group 6
All matches were played in France.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | 
|  Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | 
|  Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 0 | 
| Scotland  | 1–5 |  France | |
| Denmark  | 4–0 | .svg.png.webp) Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| France  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Scotland  | 5–0 |  Denmark | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina .svg.png.webp) | 0–3 |  Scotland | |
| France  | 2–0 |  Denmark | 
Group 7
All matches were played in Malta.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | 
|  Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 | 
|  Malta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 4 | 
|  Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 | 
| Malta  | 0–4 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | |
| Ukraine  | 2–1 |  Luxembourg | |
| Malta  | 1–1 |  Ukraine | |
| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 4–0 |  Luxembourg | |
| Malta  | 1–0 |  Luxembourg | |
| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 2–0 |  Ukraine | 
Group 8
All matches were played in Northern Ireland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 | 
|  Andorra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | –15 | 0 | 
| Croatia  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | |
| Andorra  | 0–10 |  Croatia | |
| Northern Ireland .svg.png.webp) | 5–0 |  Andorra | 
Group 9
All matches were played in Israel.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 6 | 
|  Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 3 | 
|  San Marino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | –26 | 0 | 
| Israel  | 2–0 |  Netherlands | |
| Netherlands  | 12–0 |  San Marino | |
| Israel  | 14–0 |  San Marino | 
Group 10
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | 
|  Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 6 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | –7 | 0 | 
| Belgium .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 |  Italy | |
| Spain  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | |
| Italy  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | |
| Spain  | 3–1 |  Italy | |
| Belgium .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Spain | |
| Italy  | 1–3 |  Spain | 
Group 11
All matches were played in Finland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | 
|  Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | 
|  Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 
|  Iceland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 | 
| Finland  | 2–3 | .svg.png.webp) Lithuania | |
| Austria  | 2–0 |  Iceland | |
| Austria  | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Lithuania | |
| Finland  | 3–1 |  Iceland | |
| Finland  | 4–3 |  Austria | |
| Iceland  | 1–3 | .svg.png.webp) Lithuania | 
Group 12
All matches were played in Sweden.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | 
|  Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 3 | 
|  Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 | 
| Sweden  | 4–0 |  Belarus | |
| Latvia  | 1–1 |  Turkey | |
| Belarus  | 2–1 |  Latvia | |
| Turkey  | 2–0 |  Sweden | |
| Sweden  | 1–0 |  Latvia | |
| Turkey  | 1–0 |  Belarus | 
Group 13
All matches were played in Norway.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 
|  Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 
|  Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 0 | 
| Wales  | 3–2 |  Norway | |
| Poland  | 1–1 |  Wales | |
| Norway  | 0–2 |  Poland | 
Group 14
All matches were played in Germany.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 | 
|  Estonia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 | 
|  Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 1 | 
| Germany  | 4–1 |  Estonia | |
| Estonia  | 1–1 |  Faroe Islands | |
| Faroe Islands  | 0–7 |  Germany | 
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal  | 4–1 |  Armenia | 2–1 | 2–0 | 
| Greece  | 0–3 |  Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | 0–2 | 
| England  | 3–1 |  France | 3–0 | 0–1 | 
| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Croatia | 0–0 | 0–2 | 
| Israel  | 2–3 |  Spain | 0–2 | 2–1 | 
| Turkey  | 2–3 | .svg.png.webp) Lithuania | 2–0 | 0–3 | 
| Poland  | 2–2(a) |  Germany | 2–1 | 0–1 | 
See also
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