The 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 2000.
The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots.
One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
: Greece better (3-2 on aggregate) Because groups contained different number or teams (six, five and four), matches against the fifth- and sixth-placed teams in each group are not included in the ranking.
As a result, six matches played by each team counted for the purposes of the second-placed table.