This article features the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1997 through 1998. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Cyprus.

First round

Group 1

All matches were played in Portugal.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9
Hungary	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
Slovenia	3	1	0	2	3	7	–4	3
Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	3	8	–5	0

	Hungary	4–1	Bulgaria
	Portugal	3–1	Slovenia
	Slovenia	2–1	Bulgaria
	Portugal	2–1	Hungary
	Portugal	2–1	Bulgaria
	Hungary	3–0	Slovenia

Group 2

All matches were played in the Czech Republic.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Armenia	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	7
Slovakia	3	1	2	0	11	6	+5	5
Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	4
Albania	3	0	0	3	3	13	–10	0

	Armenia	4–0	Albania
	Slovakia	3–3	Czech Republic
	Armenia	4–3	Czech Republic
	Slovakia	7–2	Albania
	Czech Republic	2–1	Albania
	Armenia	1–1	Slovakia

Group 3

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Greece	6	4	1	1	9	5	+4	13
Georgia	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10
Romania	6	3	0	3	12	9	+3	9
North Macedonia	6	1	0	5	8	17	–9	3

	Romania	4–1	North Macedonia
	Georgia	2–1	Romania
	Greece	2–1	Georgia
	North Macedonia	1–2	Georgia
	Romania	2–0	Georgia
	North Macedonia	0–2	Greece
	Greece	4–1	North Macedonia
	North Macedonia	5–2	Romania
	Greece	1–0	Romania
	Romania	3–0	Greece
	Georgia	3–0	North Macedonia
	Georgia	0–0	Greece

Group 4

All matches were played in Moldova.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Republic of Ireland	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
Moldova	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
Azerbaijan	2	0	0	2	2	5	–3	0

	Moldova	1–0	Azerbaijan
	Republic of Ireland	4–2	Azerbaijan
	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Moldova

Group 5

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	7
Yugoslavia	4	1	2	1	5	6	–1	5
Russia	4	1	1	2	6	9	–3	4

	England	0–0	Yugoslavia
	Yugoslavia	0–4	England
	Yugoslavia	3–0	Russia
	Russia	2–1	England
	Russia	2–2	Yugoslavia
	England	3–2	Russia

Group 6

All matches were played in France.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9
Scotland	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	6
Denmark	3	1	0	2	4	7	–3	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	0	3	0	9	–9	0

	Scotland	1–5	France
	Denmark	4–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	France	2–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Scotland	5–0	Denmark
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–3	Scotland
	France	2–0	Denmark

Group 7

All matches were played in Malta.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Switzerland	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9
Ukraine	3	1	1	1	3	4	–1	4
Malta	3	1	1	1	2	5	–3	4
Luxembourg	3	0	0	3	1	7	–6	0

	Malta	0–4	Switzerland
	Ukraine	2–1	Luxembourg
	Malta	1–1	Ukraine
	Switzerland	4–0	Luxembourg
	Malta	1–0	Luxembourg
	Switzerland	2–0	Ukraine

Group 8

All matches were played in Northern Ireland.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	2	2	0	0	12	1	+11	6
Northern Ireland	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	3
Andorra	2	0	0	2	0	15	–15	0

	Croatia	2–1	Northern Ireland
	Andorra	0–10	Croatia
	Northern Ireland	5–0	Andorra

Group 9

All matches were played in Israel.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Israel	2	2	0	0	16	0	+16	6
Netherlands	2	1	0	1	12	2	+10	3
San Marino	2	0	0	2	0	26	–26	0

	Israel	2–0	Netherlands
	Netherlands	12–0	San Marino
	Israel	14–0	San Marino

Group 10

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	4	4	0	0	10	2	+8	12
Italy	4	2	0	2	5	6	–1	6
Belgium	4	0	0	4	0	7	–7	0

	Belgium	0–1	Italy
	Spain	2–0	Belgium
	Italy	2–0	Belgium
	Spain	3–1	Italy
	Belgium	0–2	Spain
	Italy	1–3	Spain

Group 11

All matches were played in Finland.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Lithuania	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7
Finland	3	2	0	1	9	7	+2	6
Austria	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4
Iceland	3	0	0	3	2	8	–6	0

	Finland	2–3	Lithuania
	Austria	2–0	Iceland
	Austria	1–1	Lithuania
	Finland	3–1	Iceland
	Finland	4–3	Austria
	Iceland	1–3	Lithuania

Group 12

All matches were played in Sweden.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
Sweden	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
Belarus	3	1	0	2	2	6	–4	3
Latvia	3	0	1	2	2	4	–2	1

	Sweden	4–0	Belarus
	Latvia	1–1	Turkey
	Belarus	2–1	Latvia
	Turkey	2–0	Sweden
	Sweden	1–0	Latvia
	Turkey	1–0	Belarus

Group 13

All matches were played in Norway.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Wales	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
Norway	2	0	0	2	2	5	–3	0

	Wales	3–2	Norway
	Poland	1–1	Wales
	Norway	0–2	Poland

Group 14

All matches were played in Germany.

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	2	2	0	0	11	1	+10	6
Estonia	2	0	1	1	2	5	–3	1
Faroe Islands	2	0	1	1	1	8	–7	1

	Germany	4–1	Estonia
	Estonia	1–1	Faroe Islands
	Faroe Islands	0–7	Germany

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Portugal	4–1	Armenia	2–1	2–0
Greece	0–3	Republic of Ireland	0–1	0–2
England	3–1	France	3–0	0–1
Switzerland	0–2	Croatia	0–0	0–2
Israel	2–3	Spain	0–2	2–1
Turkey	2–3	Lithuania	2–0	0–3
Poland	2–2(a)	Germany	2–1	0–1