UEFA European Under-18 Championship Qualifying 1997

**1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Qualifying**
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The 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying was the process of determining which teams would participate in the final tournament, held in Iceland in 1997. A total of 45 youth national teams from Europe competed in two rounds of qualification.

**First Round**
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The first round consisted of 14 groups, each containing several teams that played against each other in a round-robin format. The groups were hosted by different countries:

* Group 1: Netherlands
* Group 2: Sweden
* Group 3: Norway
* Group 4: Ireland
* Group 5: England
* Group 6:
* Group 7: Slovakia
* Group 8: Switzerland
* Group 9: Luxembourg
* Group 10: Spain
* Group 11: Romania
* Group 12:
* Group 13: Cyprus
* Group 14: Bulgaria

**Second Round**
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The top teams from each group in the first round advanced to the second round, which consisted of a single-elimination format. A total of 7 teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Iceland.

**Qualification Statistics**
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* Total number of participating teams: 45
* Number of teams that qualified for the final tournament: 7

**See Also**
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* 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

**External Links**
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* Results by RSSSF