Croatia national under-21 football team results (1992–1999)

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This is a list of the Croatia national under-21 football team results from 1992 to 1999.

The first match played by Croatia was against Hungary in 1992 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Croatia's first-ever competitive matches were in the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. The team failed to qualify for the final tournament. After a successful run at the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Croatia entered the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship after beating Portugal through play-offs in 1999.

Croatia also participated in the 1997

Toulon Tournament in France
, dropping out in a group stage.

Key

Match outcomes
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

By year

1992

14 October 1992 (1992-10-14) Friendly Croatia  6–1  Hungary Zagreb, Croatia
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dragutin Poljak (Croatia)

1993

14 April 1993 (1993-04-14) Friendly Hungary  3–2  Croatia Szombathely, Hungary
Report
Stadium: Rohonci út
Attendance: 2,000

1994

19 April 1994 (1994-04-19) Friendly Slovakia  1–0  Croatia Myjava, Slovakia
17:00
Report Stadium: Stadium Myjava
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Karl Finzinger (Austria)
18 May 1994 (1994-05-18) Friendly Hungary  1–1  Croatia Győr, Hungary
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion ETO
Attendance: 500
Referee: Geza Kiss (Hungary)
17 August 1994 (1994-08-17) Friendly Israel  2–0  Croatia Tel Aviv, Israel
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)
3 September 1994 (1994-09-03) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Estonia  1–2  Croatia Pärnu, Estonia
16:00
Report
Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tore Hollung (Norway)
8 October 1994 (1994-10-08) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Croatia  2–0  Lithuania Zagreb, Croatia
15:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jef van Vliet (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Berend Talens (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Ton Lammers (Netherlands)
Fourth official: Hugo Luyten (Netherlands)
16 November 1994 (1994-11-16) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Italy  2–1  Croatia Caltanissetta, Italy
Report
Stadium: Ianto Lago
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Juan Roca Ansuategui (Spain)

1995

24 March 1995 (1995-03-24) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Croatia  1–0  Ukraine Zaprešić, Croatia
15:30
Report Stadium: Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Werner Müller (Switzerland)
28 March 1995 (1995-03-28) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Lithuania  0–1  Croatia Panevėžys, Lithuania
Report
Stadium: Aukštaitija Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Zbigniew Przesmycki (Poland)
25 April 1995 (1995-04-25) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Croatia  0–2  Slovenia Zaprešić, Croatia
16:30
Report
Stadium: Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)
Assistant referees: Fernand Weytens (Belgium)
Assistant referees: Hennisen Romb Out (Belgium)
Fourth official: Johny Ver Eecke (Belgium)
11 June 1995 (1995-06-11) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Ukraine  1–1  Croatia Kyiv, Ukraine
Report
Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Karol Ihring, Slovakia
2 September 1995 (1995-09-02) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Croatia  1–0  Estonia Varaždin, Croatia
17:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: John McDermott (Republic of Ireland)
5 October 1995 (1995-10-05) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Croatia  2–2  Italy Varaždin, Croatia
15:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Antoine de Pandis (France)
14 November 1995 (1995-11-14) Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 Slovenia  4–2  Croatia Celje, Slovenia
13:30
Report
Stadium: Skalna Klet
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
Assistant referees: Evgeni Volnin (Russia)
Assistant referees: Vyacheslav Sorokin (Russia)
Fourth official: Sergey Anokhin (Russia)

1996

26 March 1996 (1996-03-26) Friendly Croatia  0–0  Israel Čakovec, Croatia
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Darko Cvitković (Croatia)
9 April 1996 (1996-04-09) Friendly Croatia  1–1  Hungary Vinkovci, Croatia
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion HNK Cibalia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ante Kulušić (Croatia)
23 April 1996 (1996-04-23) Friendly England  0–1  Croatia Sunderland, England
17:00 Report
Stadium: Roker Park
8 October 1996 (1996-10-08) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–1  Croatia Imola, Italy
17:00
Report
Stadium: Romeo Galli
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)
9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Croatia  0–1  Greece Karlovac, Croatia
14:00
Report Stadium: Stadion 13. srpanj
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Livio Bazzoli (Italy)

1997

28 March 1997 (1997-03-28) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Croatia  2–0  Denmark Šibenik, Croatia
16:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany
3 April 1997 (1997-04-03) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Croatia  2–0  Slovenia Šibenik, Croatia
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: John Ashman (Wales)
Assistant referees: Kerry Morgan (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gareth Randles(Wales)
Fourth official: Raymond Ellingham (Wales)
29 April 1997 (1997-04-29) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Greece  2–0  Croatia Edessa, Greece
Report
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary)
26 May 1997 (1997-05-26) 1997
Toulon Tournament
France  1–0  Croatia Nîmes, France
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alan Freeland (Scotland)
28 May 1997 (1997-05-28) 1997
Toulon Tournament
Croatia  3–2  Netherlands Aubagne, France
Report
Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Paulo Paraty (Portugal)
30 May 1997 (1997-05-30) 1997
Toulon Tournament
Mexico  1–0  Croatia Mallemort, France
Report
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Alan Freeland (Scotland)
3 June 1997 (1997-06-03) 1997
Toulon Tournament
Morocco U20  4–0  Croatia Le Pontet, France
Report Stadium: Stade de Fargues
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
5 September 1997 (1997-09-05) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Croatia  6–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Osijek, Croatia
19:00
Report
Stadium: Gradski Vrt Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Peter Jones (England)
9 September 1997 (1997-09-09) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Denmark  1–0  Croatia Køge, Denmark
18:30 Report
Stadium: Køge Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)
12 October 1997 (1997-10-12) Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 Slovenia  1–2  Croatia Velenje, Slovenia
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ob Jezeru City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)
Assistant referees: Vladimirs Osipovs (Latvia)
Assistant referees: Adolfs Supe (Latvia)
Fourth official: Andrejs Sipailo (Latvia)

1998

24 March 1998 (1998-03-24) Friendly Croatia  4–1  Slovakia Čakovec, Croatia
15:30
Report Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost
Attendance: 1,200
22 April 1998 (1998-04-22) Friendly Croatia  1–1  Poland Vinkovci, Croatia
16:30
Report Stadium: Stadion HNK Cibalia
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Miroslav Vitković (Croatia)
4 September 1998 (1998-09-04) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Republic of Ireland  2–2  Croatia Kilkenny, Ireland
16:30
Report
Stadium: Buckley Park
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)
9 October 1998 (1998-10-09) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Malta  0–3  Croatia Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00
  • Nwoko Yellow card 16'
  • Grima Yellow card 35'
  • Azzopardi Yellow card 89'
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Muhittin Bosat (Turkey)
14 October 1998 (1998-10-14) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Croatia  4–0  FYR Macedonia Sisak, Croatia
15:00
Report
  • Stamenovski Yellow card 65'
  • Novakov Yellow card 68'
  • I. Stojanov Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Florin Chivulete (Romania)

1999

28 April 1999 (1999-04-28) Friendly Croatia  1–0  Italy Zagreb, Croatia
14:30
Report Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 800
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
5 June 1999 (1999-06-05) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 FYR Macedonia  0–2  Croatia Kratovo, FYR Macedonia
14:00
  • Simonovski Yellow card 73'
Report
Stadium: Gradski Stadion Kratovo
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Wolfgang Sowa (Austria)
Croatia  v  Malta
21 August 1999 (1999-08-21) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Croatia  1–0  Malta Zagreb, Croatia
17:00
Report
  • Bonnici Red card 73'
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jan Hald (Denmark)
3 September 1999 (1999-09-03) Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 Croatia  5–1  Republic of Ireland Zagreb, Croatia
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
8 October 1999 (1999-10-08)
Yugoslavia
Zagreb, Croatia
16:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
13 November 1999 (1999-11-13) Euro 2000 qualif play-off Portugal  2–0  Croatia Faro, Portugal
18:45
Report
Stadium:
Norway
)
17 November 1999 (1999-11-17) Euro 2000 qualif play-off Croatia  3–0
(3–2 agg.)
 Portugal Split, Croatia
17:00
Report
Stadium:
Oguz Sarvan (Turkey
)

Record per opponent

  More wins than losses
  As many wins as losses
  Fewer wins than losses
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 0 1 7 4 +3 050.00
 Denmark 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
 England 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 France 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Greece 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 000.00
 Hungary 4 1 2 1 10 6 +4 025.00
 Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 7 3 +4 050.00
 Israel 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Italy 3 1 1 1 4 4 +0 033.33
 Lithuania 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 FYR Macedonia 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
 Malta 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Morocco U20 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
 Netherlands 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
 Poland 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 Portugal 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
 Slovakia 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
 Slovenia 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 050.00
 Ukraine 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
 
Yugoslavia
2 1 1 0 8 4 +4 050.00
Total: 22 teams played 43 21 8 14 74 49 +25 048.84