2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament was held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011.

The first stage of the qualifying competition was a group stage followed by play-offs. Each of the 10 group winners, as well as the four highest ranked second place teams, advanced to the play-off. The play-offs determined which seven nations joined Denmark in the final tournament. Denmark, as hosts, qualified automatically.

Groups

Summary

Teams that secured a place in the play-offs are highlighted in green in their respective qualifying groups. The teams are ordered by final group position.

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
Romania	Switzerland	Italy	Netherlands  Spain	Czech Republic  Iceland
Russia  Moldova  Latvia  Faroe Islands  Andorra	Turkey  Georgia  Armenia  Estonia  Republic of Ireland	Wales  Hungary  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Luxembourg	Finland  Poland  Liechtenstein	Germany  Northern Ireland  San Marino

Group 6	Group 7	Group 8	Group 9	Group 10
Sweden	Croatia	Ukraine	Greece  England	Scotland  Belarus
Israel  Montenegro  Kazakhstan  Bulgaria	Slovakia  Serbia  Norway  Cyprus	Belgium  France  Slovenia  Malta	Portugal  Lithuania  Macedonia	Austria  Albania  Azerbaijan

In case of equal points, the teams are ranked by their head-to-head record:

1. number of points
2. goal difference
3. goals scored
4. goals scored away from home.

If some teams have equal head-to-head record, then the following tiebreaks apply:

1. overall goal difference
2. overall goals scored
3. overall goals scored away from home
4. fair play conduct.^[1]

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Romania 10 8 1 1 23 6 +17 25  Russia 10 7 1 2 22 6 +16 22  Moldova 10 4 2 4 9 13 –4 14  Latvia 10 4 1 5 16 15 +1 13  Faroe Islands 10 3 2 5 8 16 –8 11  Andorra 10 0 1 9 3 25 –22 1

Andorra  – 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–4 Faroe Islands  3–1 – 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–0 Latvia  4–0 0–1 – 1–1 5–1 0–4 Moldova  1–0 1–0 1–0 – 0–1 0–3 Romania  2–0 3–0 4–1 3–0 – 3–0 Russia  4–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 –

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Switzerland 10 6 2 2 15 8 +7 20  Turkey 10 5 1 4 13 11 +2 16  Georgia 10 4 3 3 12 9 +3 15  Armenia 10 4 1 5 18 19 –1 13  Estonia 10 3 3 4 9 16 –7 12  Republic of Ireland 10 1 4 5 11 15 –4 7

Armenia  – 1–1 2–3 4–1 1–3 2–5 Estonia  2–3 – 2–0 1–1 1–4 1–0 Georgia  0–2 2–0 – 1–1 0-0 4–0 Republic of Ireland  1–2 5–0 1–1 – 1–1 0–3 Switzerland   2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 – 0–2 Turkey  1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 –

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 8 5 1 2 12 5 +7 16  Wales 8 5 1 2 15 6 +9 16  Hungary 8 4 1 3 9 7 +2 13  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 2 2 4 4 8 –4 8  Luxembourg 8 1 1 6 2 16 –14 4

Bosnia and Herzegovina  – 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 Hungary  0–0 – 2–0 3–0 0–1 Italy  1–1 2–0 – 2–0 1–0 Luxembourg  0–1 0–1 0–4 – 0–0 Wales  2–0 4–1 2–1 5–1 –

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Netherlands 8 7 0 1 19 5 +14 21  Spain 8 6 1 1 15 5 +10 19  Finland 8 3 1 4 11 7 +4 10  Poland 8 3 0 5 11 13 –2 9  Liechtenstein 8 0 0 8 1 27 –26 0

Finland  – 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 Liechtenstein  0–4 – 0–3 0–5 0–4 Netherlands  2–0 3–0 – 3–2 2–1 Poland  2–1 2–0 0–4 – 0–1 Spain  1–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 –

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Czech Republic 8 7 1 0 25 4 +21 22  Iceland 8 5 1 2 29 11 +18 16  Germany 8 3 3 2 26 10 +16 12  Northern Ireland 8 2 1 5 12 16 –4 7  San Marino 8 0 0 8 0 51 –51 0

Czech Republic  – 1–1 3–1 2–0 5–0 Germany  1–2 – 2–2 3–0 6–0 Iceland  0–2 4–1 – 2–1 8–0 Northern Ireland  1–2 1–1 2–6 – 4–0 San Marino  0–8 0–11 0–6 0–3 –

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Sweden 8 6 1 1 15 5 +10 19  Israel 8 5 1 2 18 8 +10 16  Montenegro 8 4 1 3 9 11 –2 13  Kazakhstan 8 1 2 5 7 17 –10 5  Bulgaria 8 1 1 6 8 16 –8 4

Bulgaria  – 3–4 3–0 1–1 0–1 Israel  4–0 – 1–1 5–0 0–1 Kazakhstan  2–0 1–2 – 0–2 1–1 Montenegro  2–0 1–0 3–1 – 0–2 Sweden  2–1 1–2 5–1 2–0 –

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Croatia 8 5 2 1 17 10 +7 17  Slovakia 8 4 2 2 11 11 0 14  Serbia 8 4 1 3 14 12 +2 13  Norway 8 2 1 5 14 18 –4 7  Cyprus 8 2 0 6 8 13 –5 6

Croatia  – 0–2 4–1 3–1 1–1 Cyprus  1–2 – 1–3 1–3 0–1 Norway  1–3 1–3 – 0–1 2–2 Serbia  2–2 2–0 3–2 – 1–2 Slovakia  1–2 1–0 1–4 2–1 –

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Ukraine 8 4 4 0 13 5 +8 16  Belgium 8 4 3 1 8 5 +3 15  France 8 4 3 1 12 6 +6 15  Slovenia 8 2 2 4 6 10 –4 8  Malta 8 0 0 8 0 13 –13 0

Belgium  – 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 France  0–1 – 2-0 1–0 2–2 Malta  0–1 0–2 – 0–2 0–3 Slovenia  2–2 1–3 1–0 – 0–2 Ukraine  1–1 2–2 1–0 0-0 –

Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Greece 8 6 1 1 13 7 +6 19  England 8 5 2 1 15 7 +8 17  Portugal 8 4 1 3 12 8 +4 13  Lithuania 8 1 2 5 3 11 –8 5  Macedonia 8 0 2 6 9 19 –10 2

England  – 1–2 3–0 6–3 1–0 Greece  1–1 – 1–0 3–1 2–1 Lithuania  0–0 0–1 – 1–0 0–1 Macedonia  1–2 1–2 1–1 – 1–1 Portugal  0–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 –

Group 10

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Scotland 8 5 2 1 16 7 +9 17  Belarus 8 5 2 1 16 11 +5 17  Austria 8 4 2 2 17 11 +6 14  Albania 8 1 1 6 11 20 –9 4  Azerbaijan 8 1 1 6 8 19 –11 4

Albania  – 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 Austria  3–1 – 4–0 3–3 1–0 Azerbaijan  3–2 1–2 – 2–3 0–4 Belarus  4–2 2–1 1–0 – 1–1 Scotland  5–2 3–1 2–2 1–0 –

Ranking of second-placed teams

Since Groups 1 and 2 were composed of six teams, results against the 6th-ranked team were excluded.

Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Spain	8	6	1	1	15	5	+10	19
9	England	8	5	2	1	15	7	+8	17
10	Belarus	8	5	2	1	16	11	+5	17
5	Iceland	8	5	1	2	29	11	+18	16
6	Israel	8	5	1	2	18	8	+10	16
3	Wales	8	5	1	2	15	6	+9	16
1	Russia	8	5	1	2	14	6	+8	16
8	Belgium	8	4	3	1	8	5	+3	15
7	Slovakia	8	4	2	2	11	11	0	14
2	Turkey	8	3	1	4	9	11	-2	10

Ranking rules^[2]

1. Total points
2. Goal difference
3. Goals scored
4. Goals scored away from home
5. Disciplinary record
6. Drawing of lots

Play-offs

The play-off first legs played on 9 October 2010, second legs played on 13 October 2010.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
England	2–1	Romania	2–1	0–0
Netherlands	3–3 (a)	Ukraine	1–3	2–0
Spain	5–1	Croatia	2–1	3–0
Switzerland	5–2	Sweden	4–1	1–1
Iceland	4–2	Scotland	2–1	2–1
Czech Republic	5–0	Greece	3–0	2–0
Italy	2–3	Belarus	2–0	0–3

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Date qualification was secured	Previous appearances in tournament
Denmark	Host	10 December 2008	4 (1978, 1986, 1992, 2006)
Switzerland	Play-off winners against  Sweden	11 October 2010	2 (2002, 2004)
Iceland	Play-off winners against  Scotland	11 October 2010	First appearance
England	Play-off winners against  Romania	12 October 2010	10 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009)
Spain	Play-off winners against  Croatia	12 October 2010	10 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2009)
Belarus	Play-off winners against  Italy	12 October 2010	2 (2004, 2009)
Czech Republic	Play-off winners against  Greece	12 October 2010	4 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2007)
Ukraine	Play-off winners against  Netherlands	12 October 2010	1 (2006)

References

1. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship" (PDF).
2. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship" (PDF).

External links

• Official site