2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification was a series of parallel association football competitions held over 2011 and 2012 to decide the qualifiers for 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, to be held in Israel. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 3 February 2011 in Nyon, with matches played between March 2011 and September 2012.[1]

There were ten groups. Two of these groups had six teams; the remaining eight groups consisted of five teams. Group competition was a double round robin: each team hosted a game with every other team in its group. At the conclusion of qualifying, the team at the top of each group and four best second-placed teams qualified for the two-legged play-offs scheduled in October 2012, with the winner of each play-off tie qualifying for the finals.

Seeds

A total of fifty-two participating teams were divided in five draw pots based on the UEFA Under-21 coefficient ranking. Pots A through D contained ten teams, while pot E twelve teams.[1]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D Pot E

The UEFA executive committee has decided on its meeting on 27 January 2011 to have Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine seeded in groups of six to avoid any group of five to potentially be reduced to four or three teams as a result of hypothetical suspension.

Before the draw UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Armenia would not be drawn against Azerbaijan (due to the dispute concerning territory of Nagorno-Karabakh) and Georgia would not be drawn against Russia (due to the dispute regarding the territory of South Ossetia) in the qualifiers for 2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[2]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
  2. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
  4. Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question
  5. If, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) will apply
  6. Results of all group matches:
    1. Superior goal difference
    2. Higher number of goals scored
    3. Higher number of goals scored away from home
  7. Position in the UEFA Under-21 coefficient ranking used for the group stage draw

Qualifying group stage

Group 1

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 10 9 1 0 39 9 +3028
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 6 2 2 25 12 +1320
 Greece 10 4 1 5 14 15 113
 Belarus 10 4 1 5 11 17 613
 Cyprus 10 4 0 6 16 20 412
 San Marino 10 0 1 9 2 34 321
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Belarus Cyprus Germany Greece San Marino
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0 5–1 4–4 4–0 3–1
Belarus  1–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–0
Cyprus  2–1 1–3 0–3 0–2 6–0
Germany  3–0 3–0 4–1 1–0 7–0
Greece  0–1 2–3 1–0 4–5 2–0
San Marino  0–3 0–2 1–2 0–8 0–0

Group 2

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 10 7 1 2 18 10 +822
 Slovenia 10 6 2 2 15 8 +720
 Ukraine 10 5 2 3 21 10 +1117
 Finland 10 3 3 4 12 14 212
 Lithuania 10 3 0 7 9 18 99
 Malta 10 1 2 7 8 23 155
  Finland Lithuania Malta Slovenia Sweden Ukraine
Finland  3–4 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2
Lithuania  1–3 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0
Malta  1–2 0–2 1–4 0–1 2–2
Slovenia  1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0
Sweden  3–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 2–1
Ukraine  1–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 6–0

Group 3

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 8 6 2 0 24 3 +2120
 Armenia 8 4 3 1 11 5 +615
 Montenegro 8 3 2 3 14 8 +611
 Wales 8 3 1 4 7 10 310
 Andorra 8 0 0 8 2 32 300
  Andorra Armenia Czech Republic Montenegro Wales
Andorra  0–1 1–5 0–5 0–1
Armenia  4–1 0–2 4–1 0–0
Czech Republic  8–0 1–1 2–1 5–0
Montenegro  4–0 0–0 0–0 3–1
Wales  4–0 0–1 0–1 1–0

Group 4

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Serbia 8 5 3 0 17 4 +1318
 Denmark 8 4 4 0 19 8 +1116
 Macedonia 8 3 3 2 14 15 112
 Northern Ireland 8 1 1 6 5 13 84
 Faroe Islands 8 0 3 5 3 18 153
  Denmark Faroe Islands Republic of Macedonia Northern Ireland Serbia
Denmark  4–0 6–5 3–0 1–1
Faroe Islands  1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2
Macedonia  1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Northern Ireland  0–3 4–0 1–3 0–2
Serbia  0–0 5–1 5–1 1–0

Group 5

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 8 7 1 0 27 2 +2522
  Switzerland 8 5 2 1 15 4 +1117
 Georgia 8 3 1 4 8 18 1010
 Croatia 8 2 1 5 7 16 97
 Estonia 8 0 1 7 2 19 171
  Croatia Estonia Georgia (country) Spain Switzerland
Croatia  4–0 0–1 0–2 1–2
Estonia  0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0
Georgia  1–1 2–1 2–7 0–1
Spain  6–0 6–0 2–0 3–0
Switzerland   4–0 3–0 5–0 0–0

Group 6

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 8 5 2 1 17 5 +1217
 Portugal 8 4 3 1 15 6 +915
 Poland 8 3 2 3 13 13 011
 Moldova 8 2 1 5 10 24 147
 Albania 8 1 2 5 11 18 75
  Albania Moldova Poland Portugal Russia
Albania  4–3 0–3 2–2 0–1
Moldova  2–1 2–4 0–2 0–6
Poland  4–3 0–1 0–0 0–2
Portugal  3–1 5–0 1–1 1–0
Russia  0–0 2–2 4–1 2–1

Group 7

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 8 6 1 1 27 8 +1919
 Turkey 8 5 0 3 13 7 +615
 Republic of Ireland 8 4 1 3 15 10 +513
 Hungary 8 4 0 4 11 10 +112
 Liechtenstein 8 0 0 8 4 35 310
  Hungary Italy Liechtenstein Republic of Ireland Turkey
Hungary  0–3 2–0 2–1 1–0
Italy  2–0 7–0 2–4 2–0
Liechtenstein  0–4 2–7 1–4 0–3
Republic of Ireland  2–1 2–2 2–0 0–1
Turkey  2–1 0–2 6–1 1–0

Group 8

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 8 7 0 1 24 3 +2121
 Norway 8 5 1 2 13 7 +616
 Belgium 8 3 2 3 17 15 +211
 Azerbaijan 8 2 1 5 6 18 127
 Iceland 8 1 0 7 4 21 173
  Azerbaijan Belgium England Iceland Norway
Azerbaijan  2–2 0–2 1–0 0–2
Belgium  4–1 2–1 5–0 1–3
England  6–0 4–0 5–0 1–0
Iceland  1–2 2–1 0–3 0–2
Norway  1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1

Group 9

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 8 7 0 1 19 2 +1721
 Slovakia 8 5 0 3 17 7 +1015
 Romania 8 4 2 2 11 6 +514
 Kazakhstan 8 0 4 4 2 14 124
 Latvia 8 0 2 6 1 21 202
  France Kazakhstan Latvia Romania Slovakia
France  2–0 3–0 3–0 2–0
Kazakhstan  0–3 0–0 1–1 0–1
Latvia  0–3 1–1 0–4 0–6
Romania  0–2 0–0 2–0 2–0
Slovakia  2–1 6–0 2–0 0–2

Group 10

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 8 6 1 1 21 3 +1819
 Scotland 8 3 4 1 16 9 +713
 Bulgaria 8 3 3 2 11 12 112
 Austria 8 3 2 3 15 14 +111
 Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 6 31 250
  Austria Bulgaria Luxembourg Netherlands Scotland
Austria  0–2 4–1 0–1 3–2
Bulgaria  1–1 3–2 0–1 2–2
Luxembourg  1–4 1–3 0–5 1–5
Netherlands  4–1 5–0 4–0 1–2
Scotland  2–2 0–0 3–0 0–0

Ranking of second-placed teams

Because some groups contain six teams and some five, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, eight matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the second-placed table.

Tiebreakers

The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[2]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in these matches
  2. Superior goal difference from these matches
  3. Higher number of goals scored in these matches
  4. Higher number of away goals scored in these matches
  5. Position in the UEFA Under-21 coefficient ranking used for the group stage draw
Grp
Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD AG Pts
5  Switzerland 8 521154+11317
4 Denmark 8 440198+11516
8 Norway 8 512137+6716
9 Slovakia 8 503177+10715
6 Portugal 8 431156+9515
7 Turkey 8 503137+6415
3 Armenia 8 431115+6315
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 4221911+8314
2 Slovenia 8 42296+3214
10 Scotland 8 341169+71113

Play-offs

The play-offs for the tournament finals were held between 11 and 16 October 2012. The seven winners qualified for the final tournament in Israel.[2]

Seedings

The draw for the play-offs was held on 14 September 2012 in Nyon to determine the seven pairings as well as the order of the home and away ties. The seven group winners with the highest competition coefficients have been seeded and those teams were drawn against the unseeded teams. Nations from the same group could not be drawn against each other.[3][4]

Each nation's coefficient was generated by calculating:[2]

The seedings are as follows:

Pot A (seeded) Pot B (unseeded)
Team Coeff Team Coeff
 Spain 40,391   Switzerland 34,034
 Czech Republic 36,189  Sweden 32,482
 England 35,601  Russia 31,772
 Netherlands 34,400  Serbia 30,470
 Germany 34,063  Denmark 29,841
 Italy 33,508  Slovakia 27,802
 France 32,517  Norway 24,564

Matches

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spain Spain 8–1 Denmark Denmark 5–0 3–1
Italy Italy 4–2 Sweden Sweden 1–0 3–2
Czech Republic Czech Republic 2–4 Russia Russia 0–2 2–2
Slovakia Slovakia 0–4 Netherlands Netherlands 0–2 0–2
Germany Germany 4–2 Switzerland Switzerland 1–1 3–1
England England 2–0 Serbia Serbia 1–0 1–0
France France 4–5 Norway Norway 1–0 3–5

Top goalscorers

The top scorers in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification were as follows. Players in italics have also played in the play-offs.[5]

Rank Name Goals Apps Minutes played
1 Spain Rodrigo 11 9 651'
2 Czech Republic Jan Chramosta 9 5 294'
3 Netherlands Género Zeefuik 8 7 362'
Scotland Jordan Rhodes 8 6 491'
Germany Peniel Mlapa 8 11 665'
6 Russia Fyodor Smolov 7 9 584'
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Milan Đurić 6 4 251'
Italy Manolo Gabbiadini 6 7 424'
Sweden Mikael Ishak 6 7 513'
Albania Armando Sadiku 6 7 523'
Spain Isco 6 10 781'
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Bilbija 6 10 842'

References

  1. 1 2 2013 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying draw UEFA.com
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2011-13" (PDF).
  3. "Spain among seeds for Friday's U21 play-off draw". UEFA.com. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. "Holders Spain draw Denmark in play-offs". UEFA.com. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  5. "Statistics - Goals scored". UEFA.com. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

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