Thugs linked to Sunderlands Seaburn Casuals and Newcastle Uniteds Gremlins gang are among the estimated 120 nationwide set to be banned from the tournament in Belgium and Holland.
Northumbria Police are liaising with officers from the National Crim
inal Intelligence Service (NCIS) to share information about hooligans believed to be planning showdowns with rival fans.
They are also understood to be monitoring chilling messages left on an Internet site set up by notorious thug Paul Dodd, of Carlisle, who dubs himself Englands number one hooligan.
A spokeswoman for the National Football Intelligence Unit said there were "individuals" from the North East on its banned list, but refused to identify the gang members.
She said some were expected to slip through the net but would be monitored by local police officers travelling with fans as "spotters" to watch and identify known gang members.
"The Belgian and Dutch authorities have indicated they will also stop people entering who are banned from grounds in England and Wales," the spokeswoman said.
Northumbria Police sent a spotter to the World Cup in France in 1998. A Sunderland season-ticket holder from South Shields was later jailed after running battles with Tunisian fans in Marseille.
Banned fans will be forced to report to their local police stations throughout Euro 2000 in June and July. If they fail to do so, they face six months in prison.
A spokesman for Northumbria Police said details of known Sunderland troublemakers had been passed on to NCIS.
He said: "Obviously hooligan elements will try and travel to the games, which may include Sunderland and Newcastle, and appropriate steps are being taken to ensure they dont cause problems."
This week Home Secretary Jack Straw launched the NCISs 24-hour Hooligan Hotline for Euro 2000.
Sunderland are backing the scheme, which comes just a week after they pledged to remove season tickets from thugs banned by the courts from grounds after clashes at last months derby game with Middlesbrough.
Yobs also tried to disrupt Englands international against Belgium at the Stadium of Light last October. Forty-five fans were arrested, including six Belgian supporters, while known troublemakers turned back at Sunderland train station ended up in Boldon Colliery.
Bryan Drew, head of the strategic branch of NCIS, said: "The last thing that anyone wants to see this year is the boorish, anti-social and insensitive behaviour of the few criminal louts that claim to follow England."
The confidential Hooligan Hotline is on 0800 515 495.
