2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8#Yugoslavia v Macedonia

The teams competing in Group 8 of the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition were Croatia, Republic of Ireland, Yugoslavia, Macedonia and Malta.

Standings

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"

width=165|Team

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals For}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals Against}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal Difference}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

style="background:#cfc;"

|align=left|{{fbu|21|CRO}}

|8

620257+1820
style="background:#cfc;"

|align=left|{{fbu|21|FR Yugoslavia}}

|8

5212910+1917
align=left|{{fbu|21|IRL}}

|8

4221312+114
align=left|{{fbu|21|MLT}}

|8

107823−153
align=left|{{fbu|21|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

|8

107225−233

|

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
width=165| 

!{{flagicon|CRO}}

!{{flagicon|IRL}}

!{{flagicon|MKD}}

!{{flagicon|MLT}}

!{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}}

style="text-align:right;"{{!}}{{fbu-rt|21|CRO}}

|—

| 5–1

| 4–0

| 1–0

| 2–2

style="text-align:right;"{{!}}{{fbu-rt|21|IRL}}

| 2–2

|—

| 3–0*

| 2–1

| 0–2

style="text-align:right;"{{!}}{{fbu-rt|21|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

| 0–2

| 0–1

|—

| 1–0

| 0–8

style="text-align:right;"{{!}}{{fbu-rt|21|MLT}}

| 0–3

| 1–3

| 5–1

|—

| 1–5

style="text-align:right;"{{!}}{{fbu-rt|21|FR Yugoslavia}}

| 2–6

| 1–1

| 2–0

| 7–0

|—

|}

* Match originally ended as a 0–0 draw, but UEFA later awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to Republic of Ireland due to Macedonia including ineligible players in their squad.

Matches

All times are CET.

{{football box |id="Republic of Ireland v Croatia"

| date = 4 September 1998

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|IRL}}

| score = 2 – 2

| team2 = {{fbu|21|CRO}}

| goals1 = Conlon {{goal|2}}
Baker {{goal|62}}

| goals2 = Šokota {{goal|60||81}}

| stadium = Buckley Park, Kilkenny

| referee = Pascal Garibian (France)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55281--republic-of-ireland-vs-croatia/ Report]

}}

{{football box |id="Macedonia v Malta"

| date = 6 September 1998

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

| score = 1 – 0

| team2 = {{fbu|21|MLT}}

| goals1 = Ignatov {{goal|47|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stadion Sileks, Kratovo

| referee = Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55530--north-macedonia-vs-malta/ Report]

}}

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{{football box |id="Malta v Croatia"

| date = 9 October 1998

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|MLT}}

| score = 0 – 3

| team2 = {{fbu|21|CRO}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Leko {{goal|48}}
Bišćan {{goal|62}}
Deranja {{goal|85}}

| stadium = Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali

| referee = Muhittin Bosat (Turkey)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55233--malta-vs-croatia/ Report]

}}

----

{{football box |id="Republic of Ireland v Malta"

| date = 13 October 1998

| time = 15:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|IRL}}

| score = 2 – 1

| team2 = {{fbu|21|MLT}}

| goals1 = Clare {{goal|31}}
Worrell {{goal|90}}

| goals2 = Licari {{goal|27}}

| stadium = Bridgewater Centre Park, Arklow

| referee = Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55282--republic-of-ireland-vs-malta/ Report]

}}

{{football box |id="Croatia v Macedonia"

| date = 14 October 1998

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|CRO}}

| score = 4 – 0

| team2 = {{fbu|21|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

| goals1 = Pilipović {{goal|59}}
Šokota {{goal|66||87}}
Leko {{goal|69}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Gradski stadion, Sisak

| referee = Florin Chivulete (Romania)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55534--croatia-vs-north-macedonia/ Report]

}}

----

{{football box |id="Malta v Macedonia"

| date = 17 November 1998

| time = 14:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|MLT}}

| score = 5 – 1

| team2 = {{fbu|21|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

| goals1 = Mallia {{goal|13||36}}
Zahra {{goal|61}}
M. Galea {{goal|69}}
Grima {{goal|83}}

| goals2 = Dimitrovski {{goal|73}}

| stadium = Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun

| referee = Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55234--malta-vs-north-macedonia/ Report]

}}

{{football box |id="Yugoslavia v Republic of Ireland"

| date = 18 November 1998

| time = 13:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|FR Yugoslavia}}

| score = 1 – 1

| team2 = {{fbu|21|IRL}}

| goals1 = Ivić {{goal|8}}

| goals2 = Kilbane {{goal|90}}

| stadium = Fortress Stadium, Smederevo

| referee = Luc Huyghe (Belgium)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55267--serbia-vs-republic-of-ireland/ Report]

}}

----

{{football box |id="Malta v Yugoslavia"

| date = 9 February 1999

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|MLT}}

| score = 1 – 5

| team2 = {{fbu|21|FR Yugoslavia}}

| goals1 = Zahra {{goal|9}}

| goals2 = Drulić {{goal|21||57||90}}
Camenzuli {{goal|53|o.g.}}
Pantelić {{goal|67}}

| stadium = Gozo Stadium, Gozo

| referee = Gary Stephen Willard (England)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55235--malta-vs-serbia/ Report]

}}

----

{{football box |id="Macedonia v Croatia"

| date = 5 June 1999

| time = 14:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

| score = 0 – 2

| team2 = {{fbu|21|CRO}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Smoje {{goal|37}}
Leko {{goal|56}}

| stadium = Stadion Sileks, Kratovo

| referee = Wolfgang Sowa (Austria)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55532--north-macedonia-vs-croatia/ Report]

}}

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{{football box |id="Yugoslavia v Malta"

| date = 8 June 1999

| time = 15:45

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|FR Yugoslavia}}

| score = 7 – 0

| team2 = {{fbu|21|MLT}}

| goals1 = Đokaj {{goal|12}}
Paunović {{goal|22}}
Kežman {{goal|39}}
Drulić {{goal|41||82}}
Vukomanović {{goal|49}}
Pantelić {{goal|72}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Kalochori Stadium, Thessaloniki (Greece)

| referee = Algirdas Dubinskas (Lithuania)

| report = [https://archive.today/20150406070808/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under21/history/season=2002/round=1470/match=65413/index.html Report]

}}

{{football box |id="Republic of Ireland v Macedonia"

| date = 9 June 1999

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|IRL}}

| score = 3 – 0
(awarded)

| team2 = {{fbu|21|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Terryland Park, Galway

| referee = Sergejs Braga (Latvia)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55284--republic-of-ireland-vs-north-macedonia/ Report]

}}

Originally ended 0–0. Later awarded as 3–0 win for Republic of Ireland due to Macedonia fielding a suspended player.

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{{football box |id="Yugoslavia v Croatia"

| date = 17 August 1999

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|FR Yugoslavia}}

| score = 2 – 6

| team2 = {{fbu|21|CRO}}

| goals1 = Ivić {{goal|33}}
Ilić {{goal|50}}

| goals2 = Šerić {{goal|6}}
Mikić {{goal|49||90}}
Deranja {{goal|65}}
Šokota {{goal|68||85}}

| stadium = Partizan Stadium, Belgrade

| referee = Livio Bazzoli (Italy)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55268--serbia-vs-croatia/ Report]

}}

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{{football box |id="Croatia v Malta"

| date = 21 August 1999

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|CRO}}

| score = 1 – 0

| team2 = {{fbu|21|MLT}}

| goals1 = Pilipović {{goal|24}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb

| referee = Jan Hald (Denmark)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55535--croatia-vs-malta/ Report]

}}

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{{football box |id="Republic of Ireland v Yugoslavia"

| date = 31 August 1999

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|IRL}}

| score = 0 – 2

| team2 = {{fbu|21|FR Yugoslavia}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Đokaj {{goal|55||81}}

| stadium = Tolka Park, Dublin

| referee = Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55283--republic-of-ireland-vs-serbia/ Report]

}}

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{{football box |id="Croatia v Republic of Ireland"

| date = 3 September 1999

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|CRO}}

| score = 5 – 1

| team2 = {{fbu|21|IRL}}

| goals1 = Pilipović {{goal|12}}
Šokota {{goal|22}}
Mikić {{goal|24}}
Balaban {{goal|88||90}}

| goals2 = Hawkins {{goal|41}}

| stadium = Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb

| referee = Leif Sundell (Sweden)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55536--croatia-vs-republic-of-ireland/ Report]

}}

{{football box |id="Yugoslavia v Macedonia"

| date = 4 September 1999

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|FR Yugoslavia}}

| score = 2 – 0

| team2 = {{fbu|21|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

| goals1 = Jelić {{goal|29||36}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = FK Obilić Stadium, Belgrade

| referee = Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55269--serbia-vs-north-macedonia/ Report]

}}

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{{football box |id="Macedonia v Yugoslavia"

| date = 7 September 1999

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

| score = 0 – 8

| team2 = {{fbu|21|FR Yugoslavia}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Lazetić {{goal|7||57}}
Kežman {{goal|31||33||66}}
Tanasijević {{goal|55}}
Jelić {{goal|69||85}}

| stadium = Gjorče Petrov Stadium, Skopje

| referee = Paulo Paraty (Portugal)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55533--north-macedonia-vs-serbia/ Report]

}}

{{football box |id="Malta v Republic of Ireland"

| date = 7 September 1999

| time = 18:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|MLT}}

| score = 1 – 3

| team2 = {{fbu|21|IRL}}

| goals1 = Mamo {{goal|88}}

| goals2 = Lee {{goal|37}}
Mahon {{goal|71}}
Fenn {{goal|86}}

| stadium = Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali

| referee = Anton Getzov (Bulgaria)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55236--malta-vs-republic-of-ireland/ Report]

}}

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{{football box |id="Macedonia v Republic of Ireland"

| date = 8 October 1999

| time = 14:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

| score = 0 – 1

| team2 = {{fbu|21|IRL}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Rowlands {{goal|33}}

| stadium = SRC Biljanini Izvori, Ohrid

| referee = Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55531--north-macedonia-vs-republic-of-ireland/ Report]

}}

{{football box |id="Croatia v Yugoslavia"

| date = 8 October 1999

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|CRO}}

| score = 2 – 2

| team2 = {{fbu|21|FR Yugoslavia}}

| goals1 = Šokota {{goal|46}}
Vranješ {{goal|52}}

| goals2 = Bošković {{goal|44}}
Francišković {{goal|75}}

| stadium = Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb

| referee = Domenico Messina (Italy)

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/55537--croatia-vs-serbia/ Report]

}}

Goalscorers

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;1 own goal