1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

This article features the 1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1986 through 1988. Eight group winners qualified for the main tournament in Czechoslovakia.

Group 1

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 9
 West Germany 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8
 France 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 6
  Switzerland 6 0 1 5 2 13 –11 1


France  0–0  Portugal
France  3–0   Switzerland
Portugal  1–0   Switzerland
Switzerland  0–3  West Germany
Switzerland  1–1  France
West Germany  3–3  Portugal
Portugal  2–0  France
West Germany  1–0  France
Portugal  0–0  West Germany
France  2–1  West Germany
Switzerland  0–2  Portugal
West Germany  3–1   Switzerland

Group 2

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 6 6 0 0 21 0 +21 12
 Italy 6 3 1 2 15 3 +12 7
 Luxembourg 6 1 2 3 5 21 –16 4
 Malta 6 0 1 5 3 20 –17 1


Luxembourg  0–4  Spain
Malta  0–4  Italy
Italy  0–1  Spain
Malta  2–2  Luxembourg
Italy  6–0  Luxembourg
Spain  6–0  Malta
Spain  7–0  Luxembourg
Italy  4–0  Malta
Spain  1–0  Italy
Malta  0–2  Spain
Luxembourg  1–1  Italy
Luxembourg  2–1  Malta

Group 3

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 10
 Scotland 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 7
 Wales 6 1 2 3 8 13 –5 4
 Northern Ireland 6 1 1 4 8 14 –6 3


Norway  0–0  Scotland
Scotland  1–1  Wales
Scotland  2–2  Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland  1–2  Wales
Wales  0–2  Norway
Northern Ireland  0–2  Norway
Norway  5–1  Northern Ireland
Scotland  1–3  Norway
Norway  2–2  Wales
Wales  2–3  Scotland
Northern Ireland  0–2  Scotland
Wales  1–4  Northern Ireland

Group 4

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 8
 Poland 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 7
 Belgium 6 2 1 3 6 10 –4 5
 Iceland 6 1 2 3 7 9 –2 4


Belgium  1–1  Denmark
Denmark  1–1  Iceland
Belgium  0–1  Poland
Iceland  2–3  Belgium
Iceland  0–2  Denmark
Iceland  2–3  Poland
Poland  0–0  Iceland
Belgium  0–2  Iceland
Denmark  2–0  Poland
Denmark  3–0  Belgium
Poland  2–0  Denmark
Poland  1–2  Belgium

Group 5

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 6 3 3 0 13 3 +10 9
 Sweden 6 2 3 1 10 10 0 7
 Republic of Ireland 6 1 3 2 4 8 –4 5
 Finland 6 0 3 3 3 9 –6 3


Sweden  1–4  East Germany
East Germany  0–0  Finland
East Germany  4–0  Republic of Ireland
Finland  1–3  Sweden
Sweden  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Finland  0–1  Republic of Ireland
Sweden  1–1  Finland
Finland  0–3  East Germany
Republic of Ireland  2–2  Sweden
Republic of Ireland  0–0  East Germany
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Finland
East Germany  2–2  Sweden

Group 6

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 9
 Romania 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 7
 Turkey 6 2 1 3 9 16 –7 5
 Austria 6 0 3 3 6 11 –5 3


Romania  3–1  Turkey
Romania  4–1  Soviet Union
Turkey  0–1  Soviet Union
Soviet Union  3–0  Austria
Soviet Union  2–0  Romania
Austria  2–3  Turkey
Romania  2–1  Austria
Turkey  1–1  Austria
Soviet Union  7–1  Turkey
Austria  1–1  Romania
Austria  1–1  Soviet Union
Turkey  3–2  Romania

Group 7

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 7
 Bulgaria 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 7
 Hungary 6 2 1 3 11 7 +4 5
 Albania 6 2 1 3 3 10 –7 5


Albania  1–1  Netherlands
Netherlands  1–1  Bulgaria
Albania  1–0  Hungary
Bulgaria  4–1  Hungary
Hungary  7–1  Bulgaria
Bulgaria  4–0  Albania
Hungary  0–1  Netherlands
Bulgaria  1–0  Netherlands
Albania  1–0  Bulgaria
Netherlands  2–0  Albania
Netherlands  0–0  Hungary
Hungary  3–0  Albania

Group 8

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 6 5 1 0 11 2 +9 11
 Yugoslavia 6 4 0 2 15 5 +10 8
 Cyprus 6 2 1 3 5 14 –9 5
 Greece 6 0 0 6 2 12 –10 0


Yugoslavia  5–0  Cyprus
Czechoslovakia  2–0  Greece
Yugoslavia  4–0  Greece
Yugoslavia  1–2  Czechoslovakia
Greece  1–2  Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia  1–0  Yugoslavia
Cyprus  1–0  Greece
Cyprus  0–0  Czechoslovakia
Greece  1–2  Cyprus
Cyprus  1–3  Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia  5–1  Cyprus
Greece  0–1  Czechoslovakia

See also