2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 1998. The final tournament was held in 2000 in Slovakia.
The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups. The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. 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 2000 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:- Groups 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, featured the same nations
- Group 4 did not include Andorra
- Group 6 did not include San Marino, but included Netherlands
- Group 7 did not include Liechtenstein
- Group 9 did not include Faroe Islands, but included Belgium
Group 1
Group 2qualified as group winners'' qualified as one of the best runners-up'' Group 3qualified as group winnersfailed to qualify as one of the best runners-up Germany ' and Finland ' head-to-head record: 2–0 in Germany, 3–1 in Finland. Germany is ranked higher on away goals rule. Group 4
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