This article features the1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championshipqualifying stage. Matches were played 1995 through 1996. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining hostFrance.
All matches were played inAustria.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FR Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | |
 Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
 Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
| Austria | 0–3 | FR Yugoslavia | |
| Georgia | 1–3 | Austria | |
| FR Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Georgia |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greece | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 |
 Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
 Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 0–3 | Switzerland | |
| Switzerland | 1–5 | Greece | |
| Luxembourg | 0–2 | Greece | |
| Switzerland | 1–0 | Luxembourg | |
| Greece | 1–1 | Switzerland | |
| Greece | 3–0 | Luxembourg |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 12 |
 Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
 Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | –10 | 0 |
| Italy | 2–0 | Bulgaria | |
| Bulgaria | 3–0 | Malta | |
| Italy | 5–0 | Malta | |
| Bulgaria | 0–1 | Italy | |
| Malta | 0–1 | Italy | |
| Malta | 0–1 | Bulgaria |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
 Turkey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 2–1 | Russia | |
| Russia | 4–1 | Czech Republic | |
| Russia | 1–1 | Turkey | |
| Turkey | 0–0 | Czech Republic | |
| Czech Republic | 0–1 | Turkey | |
| Turkey | 2–3 | Russia |
All matches were played inIsrael.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
 Israel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
| Israel | 2–1 | Azerbaijan | |
| Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Hungary | |
| Hungary | 1–1 | Israel |
All matches were played inGermany.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Croatia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
 Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0 |
| Romania | 0–1 | Germany | |
| Croatia | 1–0 | Romania | |
| Germany | 4–2 | Croatia |
All matches were played inBelgium.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
 Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
 Moldova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 0 |
| Belgium | 3–1 | Slovenia | |
| Slovenia | 2–1 | Moldova | |
| Moldova | 2–3 | Belgium |
All matches were played inDenmark.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
 Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 North Macedonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0 |
| North Macedonia | 0–2 | Denmark | |
| Portugal | 3–0 | North Macedonia | |
| Denmark | 0–1 | Portugal |
All matches were played in theNetherlands.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
 Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 |
 Armenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 0 |
| Cyprus | 2–5 | Netherlands | |
| Armenia | 0–1 | Cyprus | |
| Netherlands | 9–2 | Armenia |
All matches were played inSlovakia.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
 Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| Spain | 2–1 | Ukraine | |
| Slovakia | 1–4 | Ukraine | |
| Spain | 0–0 | Slovakia |
All matches were played inPoland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 |
 Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
 Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | –11 | 0 |
| Faroe Islands | 0–4 | Poland | |
| Norway | 7–0 | Faroe Islands | |
| Poland | 2–4 | Norway |
All matches were played inLithuania.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
 Estonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
| Estonia | 1–4 | Lithuania | |
| Scotland | 4–1 | Estonia | |
| Lithuania | 0–1 | Scotland |
All matches were played inEngland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
 Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 |
 Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
| Sweden | 3–1 | Latvia | |
| Latvia | 0–2 | England | |
| England | 6–2 | Sweden |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Republic of Ireland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 |
 Wales | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
 Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 0 |
| Finland | 2–5 | Republic of Ireland | |
| Wales | 3–2 | Finland | |
| Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Wales | |
| Finland | 0–2 | Wales | |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Finland | |
| Wales | 0–3 | Republic of Ireland |
All matches were played inNorthern Ireland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iceland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
 Belarus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Belarus | |
| Belarus | 0–0 | Iceland | |
| Iceland | 3–2 | Northern Ireland |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 10 |
| Greece | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 6 |
| Austria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 1 |
| Italy | 4–0 | Greece | |
| Greece | 1–3 | Italy | |
| Greece | 1–0 | Austria | |
| Italy | 2–0 | Austria | |
| Austria | 0–1 | Greece | |
| Austria | 0–0 | Italy |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2–6 | Hungary | 2–4 | 0–1 |
| Germany | 1–2 | Belgium | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Portugal | 4–3 | Netherlands | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Spain | 7–1 | Norway | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| Scotland | 0–6 | England | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | Iceland | 2–1 | 1–1 |