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