2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8

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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 8620257+1820
 FR Yugoslavia 85212910+1917
 Republic of Ireland 84221312+114
 Malta 8107823−153
 Macedonia 8107225−233
 
Croatia  — 5–1 4–0 1–0 2–2
Republic of Ireland  2–2 — 3–0* 2–1 0–2
Macedonia  0–2 0–1 — 1–0 0–8
Malta  0–3 1–3 5–1 — 1–5
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.

Republic of Ireland 2 – 2 Croatia
Conlon  2'
Baker  62'		 Report Šokota  60', 81'
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)
Macedonia 1 – 0 Malta
Ignatov  47' (pen.) Report
Stadion Sileks, Kratovo
Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)
Malta 0 – 3 Croatia
Report Leko  48'
Bišćan  62'
Deranja  85'
Referee: Muhittin Bosat (Turkey)
Republic of Ireland 2 – 1 Malta
Clare  31'
Worrell  90'		 Report Licari  27'
Bridgewater Centre Park, Arklow
Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)
Croatia 4 – 0 Macedonia
Pilipović  59'
Šokota  66', 87'
Leko  69'		 Report
Referee: Florin Chivulete (Romania)
Malta 5 – 1 Macedonia
Mallia  13', 36'
Zahra  61'
M. Galea  69'
Grima  83'		 Report Dimitrovski  73'
FR Yugoslavia 1 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Ivić  8' Report Kilbane  90'
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)
Malta 1 – 5 FR Yugoslavia
Zahra  9' Report Drulić  21', 57', 90'
Camenzuli  53' (o.g.)
Pantelić  67'
Referee: Gary Stephen Willard (England)
Macedonia 0 – 2 Croatia
Report Smoje  37'
Leko  56'
Stadion Sileks, Kratovo
Referee: Wolfgang Sowa (Austria)
FR Yugoslavia 7 – 0 Malta
Đokaj  12'
Paunović  22'
Kežman  39'
Drulić  41', 82'
Vukomanović  49'
Pantelić  72'		 Report
Kalochori Stadium, Thessaloniki (Greece)
Referee: Algirdas Dubinskas (Lithuania)
Republic of Ireland 3 – 0
(awarded)		 Macedonia
Report
Referee: Sergejs Braga (Latvia)

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

FR Yugoslavia 2 – 6 Croatia
Ivić  33'
Ilić  50'		 Report Šerić  6'
Mikić  49', 90'
Deranja  65'
Šokota  68', 85'
Referee: Livio Bazzoli (Italy)
Croatia 1 – 0 Malta
Pilipović  24' Report
Referee: Jan Hald (Denmark)
Republic of Ireland 0 – 2 FR Yugoslavia
Report Đokaj  55', 81'
Croatia 5 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Pilipović  12'
Šokota  22'
Mikić  24'
Balaban  88', 90'		 Report Hawkins  41'
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
FR Yugoslavia 2 – 0 Macedonia
Jelić  29', 36' Report
Macedonia 0 – 8 FR Yugoslavia
Report Lazetić  7', 57'
Kežman  31', 33', 66'
Tanasijević  55'
Jelić  69', 85'
Referee: Paulo Paraty (Portugal)
Malta 1 – 3 Republic of Ireland
Mamo  88' Report Lee  37'
Mahon  71'
Fenn  86'
Referee: Anton Getzov (Bulgaria)

Goalscorers
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal


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