This article features the 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1996 through 1997. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Iceland.
All matches were played in the Netherlands.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
 Lithuania
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 0 |
| Wales
|
0–2 | Netherlands
| |
| Scotland
|
1–1 | Lithuania
| |
| Lithuania
|
0–2 | Netherlands
| |
| Scotland
|
2–1 | Wales
| |
| Lithuania
|
4–2 | Wales
| |
| Netherlands
|
2–1 | Scotland
|
All matches were played in Sweden.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 |
 Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
 Latvia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 3 |
 Faroe Islands
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
| France
|
5–0 | Latvia
| |
| Faroe Islands
|
0–5 | Sweden
| |
| Faroe Islands
|
0–2 | France
| |
| Sweden
|
1–0 | Latvia
| |
| Latvia
|
2–1 | Faroe Islands
| |
| Sweden
|
1–1 | France
|
All matches were played in Norway.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norway
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Belarus
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
 Estonia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | –7 | 0 |
| Norway
|
2–1 | Belarus
| |
| Belarus
|
4–0 | Estonia
| |
| Estonia
|
0–3 | Norway
|
All matches were played in Ireland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Republic of Ireland
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Denmark
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Poland
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Denmark
|
2–2 | Republic of Ireland
| |
| Poland
|
1–1 | Denmark
| |
| Republic of Ireland
|
1–1 | Poland
|
All matches were played in England.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
 Finland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Northern Ireland
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 |
| Finland
|
2–0 | Northern Ireland
| |
| England
|
1–0 | Finland
| |
| Northern Ireland
|
0–4 | England
|
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 12 |
 Germany
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 12 |
 Turkey
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | –1 | 12 |
 Belgium
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | –11 | 0 |
| Turkey
|
5–3 | Belgium
| |
| Belgium
|
1–2 | Germany
| |
| Germany
|
2–4 | Turkey
| |
| Portugal
|
4–2 | Belgium
| |
| Turkey
|
0–2 | Germany
| |
| Belgium
|
1–3 | Portugal
| |
| Turkey
|
2–1 | Portugal
| |
| Germany
|
2–1 | Portugal
| |
| Belgium
|
0–1 | Turkey
| |
| Portugal
|
5–1 | Germany
| |
| Portugal
|
5–0 | Turkey
| |
| Germany
|
4–1 | Belgium
|
All matches were played in Slovakia
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 |
 Slovakia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
 North Macedonia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0 |
| North Macedonia
|
0–2 | Slovakia
| |
| Croatia
|
3–0 | North Macedonia
| |
| Slovakia
|
0–4 | Croatia
|
All matches were played in Switzerland.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Azerbaijan
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Austria
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 1 |
| Austria
|
2–2 | Switzerland
| |
| Azerbaijan
|
1–0 | Austria
| |
| Switzerland
|
1–0 | Azerbaijan
|
All matches were played in Luxembourg.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
 Malta
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 3 |
 Luxembourg
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
| Luxembourg
|
0–3 | Malta
| |
| Malta
|
0–6 | Czech Republic
| |
| Czech Republic
|
4–1 | Luxembourg
|
All matches were played in Spain.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
 Slovenia
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 1 |
 Albania
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| Slovenia
|
0–2 | Spain
| |
| Albania
|
0–0 | Slovenia
| |
| Spain
|
4–1 | Albania
|
All matches were played in Romania.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
 Romania
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
 Ukraine
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 |
 Moldova
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
| Moldova
|
1–2 | Ukraine
| |
| Romania
|
1–2 | Israel
| |
| Israel
|
2–1 | Ukraine
| |
| Romania
|
5–0 | Moldova
| |
| Israel
|
2–1 | Moldova
| |
| Ukraine
|
1–2 | Romania
|
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yugoslavia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
 Italy
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
 Greece
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 4 |
| Greece
|
0–0 | Italy
| |
| Yugoslavia
|
0–1 | Greece
| |
| Italy
|
2–0 | Greece
| |
| Italy
|
1–1 | Yugoslavia
| |
| Yugoslavia
|
2–1 | Italy
| |
| Greece
|
0–5 | Yugoslavia
|
All matches were played in Cyprus.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
 Russia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Cyprus
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0 |
| Russia
|
1–0 | Cyprus
| |
| Hungary
|
1–1 | Russia
| |
| Cyprus
|
0–2 | Hungary
|
All matches were played in Bulgaria.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 4 |
 Georgia
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Armenia
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 1 |
| Bulgaria
|
2–2 | Georgia
| |
| Armenia
|
0–8 | Bulgaria
| |
| Georgia
|
2–2 | Armenia
|
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
0–6 | France
|
0–3 | 0–3 |
| Norway
|
1–5 | Republic of Ireland
|
1–2 | 0–3 |
| England
|
2–4 | Portugal
|
2–1 | 0–3 |
| Croatia
|
0–1 | Switzerland
|
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Czech Republic
|
1–2 | Spain
|
1–2 | 0–0 |
| Yugoslavia
|
3–4 | Israel
|
3–2 | 0–2 |
| Hungary
|
4–1 | Bulgaria
|
1–0 | 3–1 |
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