2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification
2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Elite Round) was the second round of qualifications for the final tournament of 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. The 28 teams that advanced from the qualifying round were distributed into seven groups of four teams each, with each group contested in a round-robin format, with one of the four teams hosting all six group games. The seven group-winning teams qualified automatically for the final tournament in Romania. The draw was held at 30 November 2010 at 12:15 (CET) at Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding
The hosts of the seven one-venue mini-tournament groups are indicated below in italics.
The matches was played between 28 April–5 June 2011.
Tiebreaker rules for qualification groups
Per uefa.com[1] the criteria used to rank two or more teams even on points are:
- Points earned in head-to-head matches
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
- If head-to-head criteria eliminate one team from a three- or four-way tie, then revert to the first step with the remaining teams.
- If two teams are tied and play against each other in their last group match, then penalty kicks will be used instead of the criteria listed above.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png) Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 
|  Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 
|  Estonia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | 
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | 
|  England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | 
|  Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | 
|  Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | 
| 2 June 2011 17:30 | 
| Switzerland  | 2 – 3 |  England | 
|---|---|---|
| Kamber  14' Seferović  90+1' | Report | Williams  20' Ngoo  45' Thorne  90+4' | 
| 5 June 2011 17:00 | 
| Montenegro  | 2 – 3 |  Switzerland | 
|---|---|---|
| Đorđević  41' Mrdak  58' | Report | Drmić  20', 74' Freuler  25' | 
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | 
|  France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | 
|  Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | 
| 22 May 2011 11:00 | 
| Belarus  | 0 – 5 |  Slovakia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Špilár  19', 74' Škvarka  45+2' Hladík  68' Aliseiko  78' (o.g.) | 
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | 
|  Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 
|  Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 
|  Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | 
|  Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 
|  Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 
|  Israel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | 
|  Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | 
|  Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Moldova | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | 
| 28 April 2011 15:00 | 
| Serbia  | 2 – 3 |  Wales | 
|---|---|---|
| Milunović  39' Lukić  90' | Report | Peniket  36', 43' Alfei  90+2' (pen.) | 
Group 7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | 
|  Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | 
|  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | 
|  Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | 
| 2 June 2011 16:00 | 
| Germany  | 5 – 0 |  Macedonia | 
|---|---|---|
| Leitner  18' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.), 85' Parker  66', 82' | Report | 
| 2 June 2011 19:00 | 
| Hungary  | 1 – 6 |  Turkey | 
|---|---|---|
| Ugrai  46' | Report | Demir  2', 76' Dere  6' Şahiner  44', 90' Bekdemir  90+3' | 
| 5 June 2011 19:00 | 
| Macedonia  | 2 – 4 |  Hungary | 
|---|---|---|
| Naumchevski  26' Timov  72' | Report | Skriba  34' (pen.), 53' (pen.) Szolnoki  71' Nagy  90' | 
Qualified nations
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 | 
|---|---|---|
|  Romania | Hosts | 0 (debut) | 
| .svg.png) Belgium | Group 1 winner | 3 (2002, 2004, 2006) | 
|  Spain | Group 2 winner | 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) | 
|  Greece | Group 3 winner | 3 (2005, 2007, 2008) | 
|  Republic of Ireland | Group 4 winner | 1 (2002) | 
|  Czech Republic | Group 5 winner | 4 (2002, 2003, 2006, 2008) | 
|  Serbia | Group 6 winner | 3 (2005, 2007, 2009) | 
|  Turkey | Group 7 winner | 3 (2004, 2006, 2009) | 
- 1 Only counted appearances for under-19 era (bold indicates champion for that year, while italic indicates hosts)