This article features the 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1988 through 1990. Eight group winners qualified for the main tournament in Hungary.

Group 1

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	6	3	2	1	15	4	+11	8
Poland	6	3	2	1	7	8	–1	8
West Germany	6	3	1	2	5	7	–2	7
Scotland	6	0	1	5	3	11	–8	1

	Scotland	0–0	Sweden
	Scotland	1–2	Poland
	West Germany	0–0	Poland
	West Germany	1–0	Scotland
	Sweden	4–0	West Germany
	Sweden	4–0	Poland
	Poland	2–1	Scotland
	Sweden	4–0	Scotland
	Poland	1–0	West Germany
	Poland	2–2	Sweden
	Scotland	1–2	West Germany
	West Germany	2–1	Sweden

Group 2

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union	6	6	0	0	13	2	+11	12
Norway	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	6
Netherlands	6	1	2	3	6	13	–7	4
Cyprus	6	0	2	4	2	7	–5	2

	Norway	2–2	Netherlands
	Cyprus	0–0	Norway
	Netherlands	2–1	Cyprus
	Soviet Union	2–0	Cyprus
	Norway	1–0	Cyprus
	Norway	0–1	Soviet Union
	Soviet Union	3–0	Norway
	Netherlands	1–5	Norway
	Netherlands	0–3	Soviet Union
	Cyprus	1–2	Soviet Union
	Soviet Union	2–1	Netherlands
	Cyprus	0–0	Netherlands

Group 3

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	6	3	2	1	10	2	+8	8
France	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	7
Czechoslovakia	6	2	2	2	4	3	+1	6
Greece	6	1	1	4	5	15	–10	3

	England	5–0	Greece
	England	1–1	France
	Greece	2–3	France
	Greece	0–3	England
	Czechoslovakia	0–0	Greece
	Czechoslovakia	1–0	England
	France	1–0	Czechoslovakia
	Greece	1–3	Czechoslovakia
	France	0–0	England
	Czechoslovakia	0–0	France
	England	1–0	Czechoslovakia
	France	1–2	Greece

Group 4

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	6	5	1	0	11	1	+10	11
Italy	6	4	1	1	10	3	+7	9
Albania	6	1	0	5	6	8	–2	2
Switzerland	6	1	0	5	1	16	–15	2

	Albania	4–0	Switzerland
	Portugal	2–1	Albania
	Albania	1–2	Italy
	Switzerland	0–3	Portugal
	Albania	0–2	Portugal
	Switzerland	0–2	Italy
	Italy	1–0	Albania
	Portugal	2–0	Switzerland
	Italy	0–2	Portugal
	Switzerland	1–0	Albania
	Italy	5–0	Switzerland
	Portugal	0–0	Italy

Group 5

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4	7
Yugoslavia	6	3	0	3	8	7	+1	6
Wales	6	2	2	2	7	10	–3	6
East Germany	6	1	3	2	4	6	–2	5

	East Germany	0–1	Yugoslavia
	Belgium	1–1	East Germany
	Yugoslavia	4–1	Wales
	Wales	2–0	Belgium
	Belgium	2–1	Yugoslavia
	Wales	0–0	East Germany
	East Germany	0–2	Belgium
	Yugoslavia	1–2	East Germany
	Yugoslavia	1–0	Belgium
	Belgium	5–1	Wales
	East Germany	1–1	Wales
	Wales	2–0	Yugoslavia

Group 6

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Republic of Ireland	4	3	0	1	8	1	+7	6
Bulgaria	4	3	0	1	4	4	0	6
Malta	4	0	0	4	1	8	–7	0
Iceland	Withdrew after one match

	Republic of Ireland	3–0	Iceland
	Malta	1–2	Bulgaria
	Republic of Ireland	2–0	Malta
	Bulgaria	1–0	Malta
	Republic of Ireland	3–0	Bulgaria
	Malta	0–3	Republic of Ireland
	Bulgaria	1–0	Republic of Ireland

Group 7

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	9
Denmark	6	2	2	2	11	10	+1	6
Romania	6	1	4	1	7	7	0	6
Austria	6	0	3	3	4	10	–6	3

	Spain	4–2	Denmark
	Austria	1–2	Spain
	Austria	1–1	Romania
	Denmark	2–0	Spain
	Romania	1–3	Spain
	Denmark	2–2	Romania
	Denmark	4–1	Austria
	Spain	0–0	Romania
	Austria	0–0	Denmark
	Romania	0–0	Austria
	Romania	3–1	Denmark
	Spain	3–1	Austria

Group 8

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	6	4	2	0	14	2	+12	10
Turkey	6	3	3	0	12	6	+6	9
Finland	6	2	1	3	12	8	+4	5
Luxembourg	6	0	0	6	3	25	–22	0

	Finland	0–1	Hungary
	Luxembourg	0–5	Finland
	Turkey	3–1	Luxembourg
	Hungary	6–0	Luxembourg
	Hungary	3–0	Finland
	Finland	2–2	Turkey
	Turkey	1–0	Finland
	Finland	5–1	Luxembourg
	Hungary	2–2	Turkey
	Luxembourg	0–2	Hungary
	Turkey	0–0	Hungary
	Luxembourg	1–4	Turkey