2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates 19 September – 31 October 2014 (qualifying round)
12–26 March 2015 (elite round)
Teams 53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 126
Goals scored 316 (2.51 per match)
Top scorer(s)

Slovenia Jan Mlakar

(8 goals)

The 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-17 football competition played in 2014 and 2015 to determine the 15 teams joining Bulgaria, who qualified automatically as hosts, in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1] A total of 53 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[2]

Each match lasted 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes, with an interval of 15 minutes.

The final tournament also acted as the UEFA qualifier for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, with six teams qualifying (the four semi-finalists and the two winners of play-off matches between the losing quarter-finalists).

Format

The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:[3]

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[3]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
  5. Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
  7. If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
  8. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round and the seven best runners-up from the elite round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:[3]

  1. Higher number of points;
  2. Superior goal difference;
  3. Higher number of goals scored;
  4. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  5. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 28 November 2013 at 09:30 CET (UTC+1).[4][5]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[6]

Each group contained two teams from Pot A and two teams from Pot B.[2]

For political reasons, if Azerbaijan and Armenia (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Georgia and Russia (due to the disputed status of South Ossetia), were drawn in the same group, neither would host the mini-tournament. Moreover, Spain and Gibraltar could not be drawn in the same group due to the disputed status of Gibraltar.

Bye to elite round
Team Coeff Rank
 Germany 11.333 1
Pot A
Team Coeff Rank
 Netherlands 9.500 2
 England 9.333 3
 France 9.000 4
 Hungary 8.500 5
 Italy 8.000 6
 Denmark 8.000 7
 Russia 7.833 8
 Czech Republic 7.833 9
 Spain 7.833 10
 Serbia 7.667 11
 Portugal 7.167 12
 Georgia 7.000 13
 Croatia 6.833 14
 Norway 6.833 15
  Switzerland 6.667 16
 Belgium 6.333 17
 Poland 6.333 18
 Ukraine 6.167 19
 Sweden 6.167 20
 Scotland 6.000 21
 Republic of Ireland 5.833 22
 Iceland 5.833 23
 Belarus 5.633 24
 Austria 5.500 25
 Slovakia 5.000 26
 Turkey 4.500 27
Pot B
Team Coeff Rank
 Greece 4.333 28
 Romania 4.333 29
 Northern Ireland 4.167 30
 Israel 4.000 31
 Finland 3.467 32
 Albania 3.000 33
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.000 34
 Slovenia 2.667 35
 Lithuania 2.333 36
 Luxembourg 2.333 37
 Kazakhstan 2.333 38
 Montenegro 2.333 39
 Latvia 2.167 40
 Estonia 1.833 41
 Macedonia 1.667 42
 Azerbaijan 1.333 43
 Armenia 1.333 44
 Wales 1.000 45
 Moldova 1.000 46
 Cyprus 1.000 47
 Faroe Islands 1.000 48
 Andorra 0.667 49
 San Marino 0.333 50
 Malta 0.333 51
 Liechtenstein 0.000 52
 Gibraltar 0.000 53
Notes

Groups

Times up to 25 October 2014 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7 Elite round
2  Republic of Ireland (H) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
3  Faroe Islands 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
4  Gibraltar 3 0 1 2 0 9 −9 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

22 September 2014
16:00
Scotland  4–0  Faroe Islands
Ros. McCrorie  41'
Hendry  48'
Ross  64'
St Clair  66' 		Report

22 September 2014
20:30
Republic of Ireland  5–0  Gibraltar
Elbouzedi  29'
Clarke  36', 63'
Davis  54'
McCourt  79' 		Report
Athlone Town Stadium, Athlone
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

24 September 2014
16:00
Scotland  4–0  Gibraltar
Hendry  34'
Serra  46' (o.g.)
Miller  58'
Allan  63' 		Report
Flancare Park, Longford
Referee: Sven Bindels (Luxembourg)

24 September 2014
20:30
Faroe Islands  2–4  Republic of Ireland
Treacy  49' (o.g.)
Muller  70' 		Report O'Keeffe  7'
Barrett  35'
Kinsella  69'
Clarke  80+2'
Terryland Park, Galway
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

27 September 2014
20:30
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Scotland
Report
Flancare Park, Longford
Referee: Sven Bindels (Luxembourg)

27 September 2014
20:30
Gibraltar  0–0  Faroe Islands
Report

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Elite round
2  Georgia (H) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Estonia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Liechtenstein 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

26 October 2014
10:00
Poland  4–0  Estonia
Wojtkowski  7', 12' (pen.)
Adamczyk  80', 80+3' 		Report
Mikheil Meskhi 2, Tbilisi
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)

26 October 2014
13:00
Georgia  3–0  Liechtenstein
Arabidze  28' (pen.)
Lezhava  51'
Kokhreidze  72' 		Report
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)

28 October 2014
10:00
Poland  4–0  Liechtenstein
Seemann  26' (o.g.)
Bielik  43'
Jóźwiak  60'
Wojtkowski  80+2' (pen.) 		Report
Mikheil Meskhi 2, Tbilisi
Referee: Tvetan Krastev (Bulgaria)

28 October 2014
12:00
Estonia  1–2  Georgia
Käit  31' Report Arabidze  53'
Ninua  79'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)

31 October 2014
12:00
Georgia  0–1  Poland
Report Prusaczyk  19'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Tvetan Krastev (Bulgaria)

31 October 2014
12:00
Liechtenstein  0–2  Estonia
Report Käit  54', 62'
Mikheil Meskhi 2, Tbilisi
Referee: Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Elite round
2  Iceland 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Moldova (H) 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Armenia 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

15 October 2014
14:00
Iceland  0–0  Moldova
Report
Stadionul CPSN, Vadul lui Vodă
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)

15 October 2014
14:00
Italy  3–0  Armenia
Cutrone  34', 65'
Scamacca  76' 		Report
Zimbru 2, Chișinău
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

17 October 2014
14:00
Iceland  2–0  Armenia
M. Hilmarsson  13'
Agnarsson  36' 		Report
CSR Orhei, Orhei
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

17 October 2014
14:00
Moldova  0–3  Italy
Report Llamas  31' (pen.)
Cutrone  51' (pen.), 67'
Stadionul CPSN, Vadul lui Vodă
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

20 October 2014
14:00
Italy  1–1  Iceland
Cutrone  76' Report M. Hilmarsson  41'
Zimbru 2, Chișinău
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)

20 October 2014
14:00
Armenia  0–4  Moldova
Report Marandici  74', 78'
Voropai  76'
Cojocaru  80'
Stadionul CPSN, Vadul lui Vodă
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Elite round
2  France 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Cyprus (H) 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Macedonia 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

25 October 2014
14:00
England  4–1  Cyprus
Ndukwu  13', 45', 58'
Edwards  61' 		Report Papakonstantinou  80' (pen.)
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)

25 October 2014
14:00
France  3–0  Macedonia
Cognat  62'
Pelican  75'
Edouard  80+1' 		Report
Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

27 October 2014
14:00
England  1–0  Macedonia
Nmecha  14' Report
Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

27 October 2014
14:00
Cyprus  0–4  France
Report Edouard  18' (pen.), 75'
Pelican  49'
Cognat  56'
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

30 October 2014
14:00
France  1–3  England
Karamoh  62' Report Willock  30'
Patching  39'
Dasilva  69'
Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)

30 October 2014
14:00
Macedonia  1–2  Cyprus
Ristovski  3' Report Matthaiou  24'
Pileas  65'
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Elite round
2  Greece 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Ukraine 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
4  Latvia (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

25 September 2014
17:00
Sweden  2–1  Latvia
Zeidan  34'
Lidberg  72' 		Report Hvoiņickis  48'
Stadions Arkādija, Riga
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)

27 September 2014
13:00
Greece  0–0  Sweden
Report
Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale, Jelgava
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)

27 September 2014
17:00
Ukraine  0–0  Latvia
Report
Stadions Arkādija, Riga
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)

30 September 2014
15:00
Sweden  0–0  Ukraine
Report

30 September 2014
15:00
Latvia  0–1  Greece
Report Limnios  17'

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Elite round
2  Slovenia (H) 3 1 1 1 5 1 +4 4
3  Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

19 September 2014
15:30
Turkey  0–5  Slovenia
Report Mlakar  21' (pen.), 22', 46' (pen.), 58'
Kene  80'

19 September 2014
15:30
Portugal  3–0  Northern Ireland
Generoso  22', 80+2'
Gomes  47' 		Report
ŠRC Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović (Montenegro)

21 September 2014
15:30
Turkey  3–4  Northern Ireland
Yeşilyurt  8', 24'
Demiral  41' 		Report McКendry  2'
McКee  4'
King  10'
Conaty  80+3'
Kidričevo Sports Park, Kidričevo
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)

21 September 2014
15:30
Slovenia  0–1  Portugal
Report Gomes  80'
ŠRC Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović (Montenegro)

24 September 2014
15:30
Portugal  1–0  Turkey
Lourenço  34' Report
ŠRC Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)

24 September 2014
15:30
Northern Ireland  0–0  Slovenia
Report
Športni park Radenci, Radenci
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Elite round
2  Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Israel 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

21 October 2014
13:30
Croatia  8–1  Kazakhstan
Moro  5'
Lovren  11', 32'
Brekalo  16', 50'
Sosa  27'
Crnički  62', 80+2' 		Report Soltanov  75'
Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)

21 October 2014
13:30
Hungary  1–0  Israel
At. Szalai  26' (pen.) Report
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

23 October 2014
13:30
Croatia  0–0  Israel
Report
Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)

23 October 2014
13:30
Kazakhstan  0–1  Hungary
Report Podymskiy  56' (o.g.)
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)

26 October 2014
13:30
Hungary  1–2  Croatia
Szabó  36' Report Lovren  21'
Pasariček  68'
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

26 October 2014
13:30
Israel  6–0  Kazakhstan
Ronen  9', 33'
Kazimov  18' (o.g.)
Cohen  26'
Kataby  64'
Mahamid  70' 		Report
Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Elite round
2  Serbia (H) 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
3  Finland 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

17 October 2014
14:00
Serbia  1–0  Malta
Nišić  71' Report
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Padraig Sutton (Republic of Ireland)

17 October 2014
14:00
Netherlands  2–0  Finland
Fernandes  71'
Dilrosun  80+3' 		Report
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)

19 October 2014
14:00
Serbia  1–0  Finland
Mehmedović  40+1' Report
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

19 October 2014
14:00
Malta  0–1  Netherlands
Report Janga  22'
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)

22 October 2014
14:00
Netherlands  1–0  Serbia
Eiting  18' (pen.) Report
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Padraig Sutton (Republic of Ireland)

22 October 2014
14:00
Finland  2–1  Malta
Mäenpää  16'
Lingman  52' (pen.) 		Report Beerman  50'
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Elite round
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Albania (H) 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

8 October 2014
11:00
Austria  2–0  San Marino
Lovrić  14', 34' Report
Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium, Pogradec
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

8 October 2014
14:00
Norway  3–0  Albania
Helmersen  24'
Sæter  48'
Ajer  58' 		Report

10 October 2014
11:00
San Marino  0–4  Norway
Report Sæter  8'
Stensby  48'
Bredeli  50'
Fjellberg  56'

10 October 2014
14:00
Austria  2–0  Albania
Jakupovic  52'
Filip  80+1' 		Report
Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)

13 October 2014
14:00
Norway  0–2  Austria
Report Jakupovic  60'
Filip  64'
Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium, Pogradec
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)

13 October 2014
14:00
Albania  5–1  San Marino
Pepsi  24', 63'
Dhamo  54'
Zeka  71'
Berisha  74' 		Report C. Gatti  72'
Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 Elite round
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
4   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tie broken by penalty shoot-out, as they were playing each other in the last round of matches.

23 October 2014
15:30
Switzerland   0–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Mustafić  80+3'
KVV Thes Sport, Tessenderlo
Referee: Rob Rogers (Republic of Ireland)

23 October 2014
19:00
Belgium  3–0  Azerbaijan
Van Vaerenbergh  11', 71'
Azzaoui  50' (pen.) 		Report
Patro Eisden, Maasmechelen
Referee: Antonis Giachos (Greece)

25 October 2014
15:30
Belgium  4–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Verreth  17', 61'
Janssens  23'
Daneels  56' 		Report Mujagić  42'
KVV Thes Sport, Tessenderlo
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (Lithuania)

25 October 2014
19:00
Azerbaijan  2–1   Switzerland
Suleymanov  28'
Garayev  69' 		Report Samardzic  22'
Mijnstadion, Beringen
Referee: Antonis Giachos (Greece)

28 October 2014
19:00
Switzerland   1–0  Belgium
Guillemenot  40' Report
Mijnstadion, Beringen
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (Lithuania)

28 October 2014
19:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–1  Azerbaijan
Žerić  11' Report Ismayilov  26'
  Penalties  
Mustedanagić
Žerić
Stanić
Behram
Demirović 		4–3 Bediyev
Azizov
Hajiyev
Garayev
Amirli
Patro Eisden, Maasmechelen
Referee: Rob Rogers (Republic of Ireland)

Group 11

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Elite round
2  Slovakia (H) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

24 October 2014
11:00
Slovakia  1–0  Luxembourg
Tupta  73' Report
NTC Senec, Senec
Referee: Mervyn Smyth (Northern Ireland)

24 October 2014
15:00
Spain  2–1  Lithuania
Zalazar  9'
Aleñá  50' 		Report Mėgelaitis  6'
SFM Senec, Veľký Biel
Referee: Orel Greenfeld (Israel)

26 October 2014
11:00
Slovakia  2–0  Lithuania
Tupta  43', 56' Report
NTC Senec, Senec
Referee: Sascha Amhof (Switzerland)

26 October 2014
14:00
Luxembourg  0–3  Spain
Report Zalazar  8', 69'
Pepelu  52'
SFM Senec, Veľký Biel
Referee: Orel Greenfeld (Israel)

29 October 2014
11:00
Spain  3–1  Slovakia
Šušolík  20' (o.g.)
Villanueva  50'
Arnaiz  53' 		Report Tešlár  9'
NTC Senec, Senec
Referee: Sascha Amhof (Switzerland)

29 October 2014
11:00
Lithuania  0–3  Luxembourg
Report Avdusinovic  20'
Klein  40'
Bijelic  59'
SFM Senec, Veľký Biel
Referee: Mervyn Smyth (Northern Ireland)

Group 12

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Elite round
2  Romania 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Andorra (H) 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

25 September 2014
15:00
Czech Republic  2–1  Romania
Plachý  11'
Sadílek  49' 		Report Mihalcea  27'

25 September 2014
18:00
Denmark  3–1  Andorra
Brink  34', 58' (pen.), 62' Report Fernandez  71'

27 September 2014
15:00
Romania  6–1  Denmark
Coman  2', 10', 33'
Motreanu  54'
Gîsă  59'
Ghiță  67' 		Report Lønfeldt  44'

27 September 2014
18:00
Czech Republic  1–0  Andorra
Chaluš  52' Report

30 September 2014
16:30
Denmark  0–1  Czech Republic
Report Turnya  53'

30 September 2014
16:30
Andorra  0–1  Romania
Report Coman  55' (pen.)
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Croatia)

Group 13

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Elite round
2  Belarus (H) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Montenegro 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

19 October 2014
13:00
Russia  0–0  Wales
Report
Torpedo Stadium, Minsk
Referee: Benoit Bastien (France)

19 October 2014
14:00
Belarus  1–0  Montenegro
Bakhar  28' (pen.) Report
Gorodskoi Stadium, Maladzyechna
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)

21 October 2014
13:00
Russia  2–0  Montenegro
Galadzhan  14'
Denisov  80+4' 		Report
Torpedo Stadium, Minsk
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

21 October 2014
14:00
Wales  1–2  Belarus
Abbruzzese  58' Report Kuptsov  12'
Lisakovich  80' (pen.)
Gorodskoi Stadium, Maladzyechna
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)

24 October 2014
13:00
Belarus  1–2  Russia
Saramakha  5' Report Kirillov  15'
Tatayev  68'
Gorodskoi Stadium, Maladzyechna
Referee: Benoit Bastien (France)

24 October 2014
13:00
Montenegro  1–2  Wales
Ćosović  13' Report Cullen  39'
Harris  75'
Torpedo Stadium, Minsk
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round which advanced to the elite round, only the results of the third-placed teams against the first and second-placed teams in their group were taken into account.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 5  Ukraine 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Elite round
2 13  Wales 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3 7  Israel 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
4 10  Azerbaijan 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
5 6  Northern Ireland 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1[lower-alpha 1]
6 3  Moldova 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1[lower-alpha 1]
7 8  Finland 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
8 11  Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
9 2  Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
10 9  Albania 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
11 1  Faroe Islands 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
12 12  Denmark 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
13 4  Cyprus 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Elite round

Draw

The draw for the elite round was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 3 December 2014 at 10:40 CET (UTC+1).[7][8]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[9] Germany, which received a bye to the elite round, were automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Winners and runners-up from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group, but third-placed teams could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same qualifying round group.[10]

Before the draw UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Ukraine and Russia could not be drawn in the same group due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[10]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 —  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot A
2 2  Poland 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
3 11  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9[lower-alpha 1]
4 4  England 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9[lower-alpha 1]
5 9  Austria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
6 6  Portugal 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
7 8  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9
8 12  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
9 7  Croatia 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Pot B
10 1  Scotland 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7
11 1  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
12 3  Italy 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
13 13  Russia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
14 12  Romania 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
15 4  France 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
16 10  Belgium 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
17 9  Norway 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6[lower-alpha 1] Pot C
18 2  Georgia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
19 11  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[lower-alpha 1]
20 13  Belarus 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[lower-alpha 1]
21 7  Hungary 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
22 8  Serbia 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
23 3  Iceland 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
24 5  Sweden 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
25 5  Greece 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5 Pot D
26 7  Israel 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4
27 6  Slovenia 3 1 1 1 5 1 +4 4
28 13  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
29 6  Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
30 10  Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
31 10  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
32 5  Ukraine 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient used for qualifying round draw; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Groups

All times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Final tournament
2  Spain (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Israel 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

20 March 2015
12:00
France  1–0  Israel
Boutobba  46' Report

20 March 2015
18:00
Spain  2–0  Sweden
Zalazar  30'
Villalba  33' 		Report
Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor, Benidorm
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)

22 March 2015
12:00
Sweden  1–7  France
Lidberg  44' Report Edouard  1', 80'
Ikone  57', 59', 75'
Janvier  63'
Pelican  66' (pen.)
Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor, Benidorm
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)

22 March 2015
18:00
Spain  0–0  Israel
Report

25 March 2015
18:00
France  1–1  Spain
Samba  48' Report Zalazar  60'

25 March 2015
18:00
Israel  2–0  Sweden
Cohen  22'
Mahamid  71' 		Report

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Final tournament
2  Portugal 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4
3  Serbia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Azerbaijan (H) 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

17 March 2015
10:00
Portugal  0–0  Serbia
Report
Ismat Gayibov, Baku
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

17 March 2015
13:30
Croatia  4–0  Azerbaijan
Majić  23', 62'
Erlić  64'
Blečić  79' 		Report
Bakcell Arena, Baku
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)

19 March 2015
10:00
Serbia  0–3  Croatia
Report Moro  6'
Brekalo  67'
Blečić  79'
Ismat Gayibov, Baku
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)

19 March 2015
13:30
Portugal  3–0  Azerbaijan
Gomes  12', 17'
Cassamã  36' 		Report
Bakcell Arena, Baku
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)

22 March 2015
13:30
Croatia  1–0  Portugal
Moro  42' Report
Baku FC Stadium, Baku
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

22 March 2015
13:30
Azerbaijan  0–4  Serbia
Report Todorović  20'
Stanisavljević  28'
Mehmedović  46' (pen.)
Panović  77'
Bakcell Arena, Baku
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7 Final tournament
2  Netherlands (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Georgia 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

12 March 2015
16:00
Belgium  4–0  Northern Ireland
Van Vaerenbergh  15', 25'
Azzaoui  44'
Daneels  74' 		Report
Sportpark Walburgen, Gendt
Referee: Fábio José Costa Veríssimo (Portugal)

12 March 2015
19:00
Netherlands  2–0  Georgia
Robertha  10'
Fosu-Mensah  49' 		Report
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)

14 March 2015
14:00
Georgia  0–4  Belgium
Report Ademoglu  17' (pen.)
Van Vaerenbergh  21'
Mangala  64'
Thuys  74'
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)

14 March 2015
17:00
Netherlands  1–1  Northern Ireland
Gordon  28' (o.g) Report Lavery  73'
Sportpark Walburgen, Gendt
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)

17 March 2015
19:00
Belgium  0–0  Netherlands
Report
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Fábio José Costa Veríssimo (Portugal)

17 March 2015
19:00
Northern Ireland  2–4  Georgia
Lavery  60'
King  80+3' 		Report Bugridze  6'
Arabidze  33', 48'
Gvasalia  75'
Sportpark Walburgen, Gendt
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Final tournament
2  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Belarus 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Poland (H) 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

21 March 2015
12:00
Republic of Ireland  2–2  Greece
Clarke  60'
Barrett  73' (pen.) 		Report Kirtzialidis  50'
Limnios  51'
Stadion Amica, Wronki
Referee: Orkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

21 March 2015
17:30
Poland  0–2  Belarus
Report Belezyak  28', 75'
Dyskobolia Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (Serbia)

23 March 2015
12:00
Belarus  1–3  Republic of Ireland
Bakhar  44' Report Aherne  32', 77'
Barrett  42'
Stadion Amica, Wronki
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (Serbia)

23 March 2015
18:00
Poland  0–1  Greece
Report Tsingos  25'
Dyskobolia Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

26 March 2015
18:00
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Poland
Report Kaczmarczyk  10'

26 March 2015
18:00
Greece  0–0  Belarus
Report
Stadion Amica, Wronki
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Final tournament
2  Russia (H) 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
3  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Iceland 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

21 March 2015
11:00
Austria  1–0  Iceland
Filip  17' (pen.) Report
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)

21 March 2015
15:00
Russia  0–0  Wales
Report
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

23 March 2015
11:00
Austria  3–2  Wales
Danso  37', 40'
Ramadani  58' 		Report Harris  75'
Roberts  78'
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

23 March 2015
15:00
Iceland  0–4  Russia
Report Lomovitski  18'
Bragin  57'
Makhatadze  74', 79'
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)

26 March 2015
15:00
Russia  1–1  Austria
Makhatadze  66' (pen.) Report Sahanek  75'
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

26 March 2015
15:00
Wales  1–0  Iceland
Roberts  19' Report
Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Final tournament
2  Slovenia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

21 March 2015
16:00
England  3–1  Norway
Wright  3'
Collinge  57'
Ndukwu  62' 		Report Risa  11'

21 March 2015
20:00
Romania  0–3  Slovenia
Report Mlakar  2', 40+2'
Sredojevič  5'
Liberty Way, Nuneaton
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

23 March 2015
16:00
Norway  2–0  Romania
Szabolcs  20' (o.g.)
Grødem  40+2' 		Report
Liberty Way, Nuneaton
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

23 March 2015
20:00
England  3–1  Slovenia
Oxford  20'
Holland  36'
Rom  38' (o.g.) 		Report Mlakar  65'
Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

26 March 2015
20:00
Romania  1–2  England
Petre  13' Report Ugbo  7', 53'

26 March 2015
20:00
Slovenia  1–0  Norway
Mlakar  43' Report

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Final tournament
2  Scotland 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Hungary (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

20 March 2015
14:00
Scotland  2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Morrison  49'
Harvie  70' 		Report
Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (Malta)

20 March 2015
16:30
Czech Republic  1–0  Hungary
Šašinka  66' Report
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

22 March 2015
14:00
Czech Republic  2–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Šašinka  44' (pen.)
Žežulka  73' (pen.) 		Report Mustedanagić  69'
Miletić  80+1'
Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya
Referee: Denis Izmailov (Kazakhstan)

22 March 2015
16:00
Hungary  0–0  Scotland
Report
Pancho Arena, Felcsút
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (Malta)

25 March 2015
14:00
Scotland  0–1  Czech Republic
Report Šašinka  13'
Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

25 March 2015
14:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–1  Hungary
Demirović  37'
Mustedanagić  80+3' 		Report Dragóner  65'
Pancho Arena, Felcsút
Referee: Denis Izmailov (Kazakhstan)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Final tournament
2  Italy 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

21 March 2015
11:00
Germany  3–0  Slovakia
Eggestein  46', 72'
Passlack  51' (pen.) 		Report
Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Referee: Alain Duriuex (Luxembourg)

21 March 2015
16:00
Italy  1–0  Ukraine
Llamas  29' Report
Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Referee: Ola Hobber Nielsen (Norway)

23 March 2015
11:00
Germany  3–0  Ukraine
Passlack  12'
Gül  68'
Schmidt  74' 		Report

23 March 2015
16:00
Slovakia  0–2  Italy
Report Cutrone  48', 76'
Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion, Marburg
Referee: Alain Duriuex (Luxembourg)

26 March 2015
11:00
Italy  2–2  Germany
Llamas  24'
Lo Faso  31' 		Report Gül  14'
Saglam  77'
Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Referee: Ola Hobber Nielsen (Norway)

26 March 2015
11:00
Ukraine  1–2  Slovakia
Dubinchak  79' Report Varga  38'
Šimko  66'

Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the seven best second-placed teams from the elite round which qualified for the final tournament, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group were taken into account.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 4  Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Final tournament
2 8  Italy 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
3 3  Netherlands 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
4 7  Scotland 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
5 6  Slovenia 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
6 5  Russia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
7 1  Spain 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
8 2  Portugal 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[11]

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
only U-17 era (since 2002)
 Bulgaria Hosts 20 March 2012 0 (debut)
 France Elite round Group 1 winners 22 March 2015 8 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
 Croatia Elite round Group 2 winners 22 March 2015 2 (2005, 2013)
 Belgium Elite round Group 3 winners 17 March 2015 3 (2006, 2007, 2012)
 Greece Elite round Group 4 winners 26 March 2015 1 (2010)
 Austria Elite round Group 5 winners 23 March 2015 3 (2003, 2004, 2013)
 England Elite round Group 6 winners 23 March 2015 9 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
 Czech Republic Elite round Group 7 winners 25 March 2015 4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2011)
 Germany Elite round Group 8 winners 23 March 2015 7 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
 Republic of Ireland Elite round best seven runners-up 26 March 2015 1 (2008)
 Italy Elite round best seven runners-up 23 March 2015 4 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2013)
 Netherlands Elite round best seven runners-up 22 March 2015 8 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
 Scotland Elite round best seven runners-up 25 March 2015 2 (2008, 2014)
 Slovenia Elite round best seven runners-up 26 March 2015 1 (2012)
 Russia Elite round best seven runners-up 26 March 2015 2 (2006, 2013)
 Spain Elite round best seven runners-up 25 March 2015 8 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Top goalscorers

The following players scored four goals or more in the qualifying competition.[12]

8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
  • Belgium Dennis Van Vaerenbergh
  • France Odsonne Edouard
  • Spain José Luis Zalazar
4 goals

References

  1. ↑ "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 2012-03-20.
  2. 1 2 "Under-17s turn thoughts to Bulgaria". UEFA.com. 22 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. ↑ "2014/15 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com.
  5. ↑ "2015 U17 qualifying round draw made". UEFA.com. 28 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "2014/15 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "2014/15 elite round draw". UEFA.com.
  8. ↑ "England and rivals learn elite round fate". UEFA.com. 3 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "2014/15 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Elite round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  10. 1 2 "England among seeds in U17 elite round draw". UEFA.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Under-17 finals lineup complete". UEFA.com. 27 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

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