2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs

The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-off ties were played over two legs, with the first legs scheduled on 11 and 12 October 2012 and the second legs on 15 and 16 October 2012. The seven winners qualified for the final tournament in Israel. Qualifying play-offs were the second stage of 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[1]

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.[1][2]

Each nation's coefficient was generated by calculating:[3]

The seedings were 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

First leg

11 October 2012
19:00
Slovakia  0 – 2  Netherlands
Report van Ginkel  55', 82'

11 October 2012
20:45
Spain  5 – 0  Denmark
Rodrigo  16', 18', 21', 66'
Isco  79' (pen.) 		Report

12 October 2012
16:00
Czech Republic  0 – 2  Russia
Report Smolov  33', 74' (pen.)

12 October 2012
18:00
Germany  1 – 1   Switzerland
Rudy  82' (pen.) Report Drmić  87'

12 October 2012
18:45
France  1 – 0  Norway
Varane  22' Report

12 October 2012
19:00
England  1 – 0  Serbia
Dawson  65' (pen.) Report

12 October 2012
21:00
Italy  1 – 0  Sweden
Immobile  17' Report

Second leg

15 October 2012
19:00
Netherlands  2 – 0  Slovakia
Wijnaldum  56'
de Jong  68' (pen.) 		Report

16 October 2012
14:30
Russia  2 – 2  Czech Republic
Smolov  6' (pen.)
Kirillov  83' 		Report Wágner  12', 64'

16 October 2012
17:30
Switzerland   1 – 3  Germany
Drmić  75' Report Holtby  8'
Sobiech  20'
Polter  45'

16 October 2012
18:00
Sweden  2 – 3  Italy
Ishak  72'
Hiljemark  77' 		Report Insigne  68'
Florenzi  71'
Immobile  86'

16 October 2012
18:00
Serbia  0 – 1  England
Report Wickham  90+4'

16 October 2012
18:00
Norway  5 – 3  France
Singh  13' (pen.)
Nielsen  19'
Rogne  27'
Konradsen  57'
Berget  66' 		Report Guilavogui  28'
Lacazette  84'
Griezmann  87'

16 October 2012
18:30
Denmark  1 – 3  Spain
Christiansen  90+1' Report Muniain  24'
Álvaro  62', 90+2'

References

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

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