The qualifying groups for the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where possible, matched the 7- and 6-team
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qualifying groups of the senior European teams. The exceptions were where
Andorra,
Faroe Islands,
Liechtenstein, and
Northern Ireland were involved; none of whom entered an under-21 team.
Germany, whose seniors did not need to qualify for the World Cup (as they will be hosts) were added to one of the 5-team groups created by the absence of the aforementioned nations.
Europe's 48 national under-21 teams entering were divided into eight groups (six groups of 6 + one group of 5 + one group of 7). The eight group winners played off against the eight group runners-up on a two-legged home-and-away basis to decide the eight qualifying teams.
Qualifying Groups
Draw
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
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with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
* Groups 2, 5, 7 and 8 featured the same nations
* Group 1 did not include
Andorra
* Group 3 did not include
Liechtenstein
* Group 4 did not include
Faroe Islands
* Group 6 did not include
Northern Ireland, but included
Germany (who did not participate in World Cup qualification)
This was the last time when this grouping schema was applied for U21 qualifying groups.
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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Group 7
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Group 8
Play-offs
Group winners played at home in the second leg.
References
External links
Results Archiveat UEFA.com
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Qualification
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification