2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates Qualifying round:
22 September – 31 October 2015
Elite round:
11 March – 3 April 2016
Teams 53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 126
Goals scored 343 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s) Portugal João Filipe (7 goals)

The 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification was a men's under-17 football competition organised by UEFA to determine the 15 national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Azerbaijan in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1]

A total of 53 national teams entered this qualifying competition, which was played in two rounds between September 2015 and April 2016.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.

Format

The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:[3]

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). 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 on 3 December 2014, 09:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][5]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[6][7]

Each group contained two teams from Pot A and two teams from Pot B. For political reasons, Spain and Gibraltar (due to the disputed status of Gibraltar), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group.[2]

Bye to elite round
Team Coeff Rank
 Germany 11.333 1
Pot A
Team Coeff Rank
 England 10.000 2
 Netherlands 10.000 3
 Portugal 9.167 4
 Poland 9.167 5
 France 8.833 6
 Serbia 8.667 7
 Russia 8.000 8
  Switzerland 7.833 9
 Italy 7.833 10
 Spain 7.500 11
 Czech Republic 7.500 12
 Scotland 7.333 13
 Georgia 7.000 14
 Sweden 7.000 15
 Hungary 6.667 16
 Ukraine 6.500 17
 Belgium 6.500 18
 Iceland 6.000 19
 Austria 5.833 20
 Turkey 5.667 21
 Croatia 5.667 22
 Denmark 5.500 23
 Republic of Ireland 5.167 24
 Norway 4.833 25
 Belarus 4.633 26
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.167 27
Pot B
Team Coeff Rank
 Greece 4.167 28
 Bulgaria 4.000 29
 Israel 4.000 30
 Slovakia 4.000 31
 Albania 3.833 32
 Slovenia 3.667 33
 Northern Ireland 3.500 34
 Romania 2.833 35
 Latvia 2.667 36
 Macedonia 2.667 37
 Estonia 2.500 38
 Finland 2.333 39
 Wales 2.000 40
 Lithuania 2.000 41
 Armenia 2.000 42
 Luxembourg 1.667 43
 Cyprus 1.667 44
 Faroe Islands 1.667 45
 Moldova 1.333 46
 Montenegro 1.333 47
 Kazakhstan 1.333 48
 Malta 0.333 49
 Andorra 0.333 50
 San Marino 0.333 51
 Liechtenstein 0.000 52
 Gibraltar 0.000 53
Notes

Groups

Times up to 24 October 2015 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6[lower-alpha 1] Elite round
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Wales (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Albania 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Netherlands: 3 pts; Switzerland: 0 pts).

22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
13:00
Netherlands  1–2  Wales
Nunnely  40+1' Report Cooper  4', 71'
Dragon Park, Newport
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
17:00
Switzerland   2–0  Albania
Zeqiri  9'
Kameraj  25' 		Report
Newport Stadium, Newport
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)
13:00
Albania  0–5  Netherlands
Report Adekanye  4'
Lopez  10', 40'
Vente  79'
Kumbulla  80+2' (o.g.)
Newport Stadium, Newport
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)
17:00
Switzerland   1–0  Wales
Zeqiri  57' Report
Dragon Park, Newport
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)

27 October 2015 (2015-10-27)
13:00
Netherlands  4–1   Switzerland
Vente  44', 54', 76'
Obispo  64' 		Report Hajrizi  80+3'
Newport Stadium, Newport
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

27 October 2015 (2015-10-27)
13:00
Wales  1–1  Albania
Evans  42' Report Kastrati  39'
Dragon Park, Newport
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Elite round
2  Montenegro 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3  Cyprus 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Belarus (H) 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

30 September 2015 (2015-09-30)
14:00
Belarus  1–1  Montenegro
Ksenafontau  12' Report Zečević  33'
Gorodskoy Stadium, Orsha
Referee: Sandor Szabo (Hungary)

30 September 2015 (2015-09-30)
17:00
Russia  6–0  Cyprus
Latsevich  27', 40+1'
Rudenko  30', 44' (pen.)
Papoutsos  72' (o.g.)
Vartanyan  75' 		Report

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
14:00
Belarus  2–3  Cyprus
Kapov  10'
Malkevich  35' 		Report Louka  50', 52', 78'
Gorodskoy Stadium, Orsha
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
17:00
Montenegro  0–2  Russia
Report Suleymanov  44'
Patsev  77'
Spartak Stadium, Mogilev
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)

5 October 2015 (2015-10-05)
14:00
Russia  2–0  Belarus
Golubev  62'
Rudenko  68' 		Report
Gorodskoy Stadium, Orsha
Referee: Sandor Szabo (Hungary)

5 October 2015 (2015-10-05)
14:00
Cyprus  0–1  Montenegro
Report Vukotić  46' (pen.)
Spartak Stadium, Mogilev
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Elite round
2  Sweden 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
3  Finland (H) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)
13:00
Sweden  5–1  Malta
Bellman  11'
Bergqvist  15', 25', 35', 62' 		Report Elouni  69'
Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela
Referee: Edin Jakupovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)
17:00
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Finland
Molumby  22' Report
Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26)
11:00
Malta  0–6  Republic of Ireland
Report Cregan  28', 60' (pen.), 74'
Rice  33', 39'
Flanagan  53'
Harju Sport Center, Lohja
Referee: Vladimir Vnuk (Slovakia)

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26)
15:00
Sweden  1–1  Finland
Asoro  80+2' Report Jokelainen  21'
Harju Sport Center, Lohja
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)
15:45
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Sweden
McAuley  39' Report Colley  77'
Harju Sport Center, Lohja
Referee: Edin Jakupovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)
15:45
Finland  4–2  Malta
Stavitski  29'
Hyökyvirta  46'
Montola  69'
Saira  80+3' 		Report Frendo  53'
Elouni  77'
Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela
Referee: Vladimir Vnuk (Slovakia)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 Elite round
2  Georgia 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Romania 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Hungary (H) 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Georgia: 3 pts; Romania: 0 pts).

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)
13:15
Hungary  1–2  Romania
Bévárdi  66' Report Craiu  8'
Dragomir  68'
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)
13:30
Georgia  3–4  Slovakia
Kavtaradze  10' (pen.)
Ninua  66'
Kharabadze  71' 		Report Gerebenits  22'
Vician  55'
Vaško  59'
Kopas  80+1'
Városi Stadium, Dabas
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)

26 October 2015 (2015-10-26)
13:30
Hungary  1–1  Slovakia
Virág  24' (pen.) Report Almási  80+4'
Pancho Arena, Felcsút
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)

26 October 2015 (2015-10-26)
13:30
Romania  0–3  Georgia
Report Spanderashvili  24'
Chakbetadze  44'
Ninua  68'
Városi Stadium, Dabas
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)

29 October 2015 (2015-10-29)
13:30
Georgia  2–2  Hungary
Kavtaradze  21'
Ozbetelashvili  80+2' 		Report Timári  22'
Virág  44'
Pancho Arena, Felcsút
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)

29 October 2015 (2015-10-29)
13:30
Slovakia  1–1  Romania
Almási  80+3' Report Craiu  10'
Városi Stadium, Dabas
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Elite round
2  Serbia 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
3  Lithuania 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Luxembourg (H) 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)
16:00
Serbia  6–1  Luxembourg
Petrović  3'
Jovanović  28'
Tomašević  57'
Bosnjak  62' (pen.)
Đorđević  68'
Joveljić  80' 		Report Thill  60'
Terrain Kuerzwénkel, Consdorf
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev (Bulgaria)

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)
16:00
Austria  2–0  Lithuania
Mathis  59'
Meister  65' 		Report
Op Biirk, Mensdorf
Referee: Orkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

26 October 2015 (2015-10-26)
16:00
Serbia  0–0  Lithuania
Report
Terrain Kuerzwénkel, Consdorf
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

26 October 2015 (2015-10-26)
19:00
Luxembourg  1–2  Austria
Thill  38' Report Riegler  31'
Baumgartner  47'
Stade rue Henri Dunant, Beggen
Referee: Orkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

29 October 2015 (2015-10-29)
19:00
Austria  1–1  Serbia
V. Müller  2' Report Veselinović  22'
Stade rue Henri Dunant, Beggen
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev (Bulgaria)

29 October 2015 (2015-10-29)
19:00
Lithuania  2–0  Luxembourg
Sūnelaitis  37'
Kubilinskas  66' 		Report
Op Biirk, Mensdorf
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

Group 6

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

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
12:30
Spain  2–0  Andorra
Ruiz  8'
Zabarte  38' 		Report
Stadions Arkādija, Riga
Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (Czech Republic)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
17:00
Poland  4–0  Latvia
Macierzyński  23', 67'
Kwietniewski  40+1'
Gajda  70' 		Report
Stadions Arkādija, Riga
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

27 October 2015 (2015-10-27)
12:30
Poland  1–0  Andorra
Macierzyński  21' Report
Stadions Arkādija, Riga
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

27 October 2015 (2015-10-27)
17:00
Latvia  0–2  Spain
Report Mboula  20', 74'
Skonto Stadium, Riga
Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (Czech Republic)

30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
17:00
Spain  2–1  Poland
Morlanes  33', 53' Report Szymański  8'
Stadions Arkādija, Riga
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
17:00
Andorra  0–3  Latvia
Report Čebotarjovs  53', 65'
Regža  60'
Skonto Stadium, Riga
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 15 3 +12 7 Elite round
2  Croatia 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
3  Liechtenstein (H) 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

26 October 2015 (2015-10-26)
12:00
Croatia  4–1  Gibraltar
Javorčić  2', 80+1' (pen.)
Knežević  11', 80+3' 		Report Espinosa  49'
Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)

26 October 2015 (2015-10-26)
15:00
Czech Republic  4–0  Liechtenstein
Růsek  19'
Graiciar  48'
Sadílek  52'
Kubala  63' 		Report
Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

28 October 2015 (2015-10-28)
12:00
Gibraltar  1–9  Czech Republic
Valarino  39' Report Graiciar  2', 25', 30'
Burda  4'
Sedláček  15', 37'
Zikl  27'
Kubala  74'
Sadílek  77'
Sportplatz Rheinau, Balzers
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

28 October 2015 (2015-10-28)
15:00
Croatia  2–0  Liechtenstein
Vujčić  15'
Čuže  19' 		Report
Sportplatz Rheinau, Balzers
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (Malta)

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31)
15:00
Czech Republic  2–2  Croatia
Chytil  49'
Beňo  66' 		Report Špikić  55'
Kulenović  70'
Sportplatz Rheinau, Balzers
Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31)
15:00
Liechtenstein  3–0  Gibraltar
Caglar  6'
N. Graber  35'
Cottrel  65' (o.g.) 		Report
Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (Malta)

Group 8

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

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22)
18:00
Denmark  0–0  Greece
Report

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22)
18:00
Iceland  5–0  Kazakhstan
Jonsson  18', 35'
Hauksson  22'
Kristjansson  33'
Andrason  78' (pen.) 		Report
Grindavíkurvöllur, Grindavík
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)
17:00
Denmark  4–1  Kazakhstan
Odgaard  1'
Poulsen  25'
Bruus  62'
Jensen  70' 		Report Oral  55'

24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)
21:15
Greece  1–1  Iceland
Kostanasios  65' Report Finnsson  45'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

27 September 2015 (2015-09-27)
18:00
Iceland  0–2  Denmark
Report Bruus  58'
Okkels  79'
Keflavíkurvöllur, Keflavík
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

27 September 2015 (2015-09-27)
18:00
Kazakhstan  0–6  Greece
Report Tzovaras  5', 68'
Chatzidimpas  53'
Lolos  59'
Xenitidis  65'
Bortay  78' (o.g.)
Grindavíkurvöllur, Grindavík
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Elite round
2  Portugal (H) 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7
3  Armenia 3 0 1 2 1 13 −12 1
4  San Marino 3 0 1 2 1 14 −13 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)
15:00
England  8–0  San Marino
Ennis  6'
Leko  11'
Nelson  16'
Brown  21'
Shashoua  30', 42'
Adeniran  47'
Lewis  49' 		Report
Complexo Desportivo de Febres, Febres
Referee: Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)
17:00
Portugal  7–0  Armenia
Quina  9', 42'
Gomes  39', 68'
Filipe  40+1', 58'
Leão  78' 		Report
Centro de Treino, Luso
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)

1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)
15:00
England  5–0  Armenia
Dozzell  18'
Nelson  23', 42', 54'
Embleton  75' 		Report
Estádio Municipal Carlos Duarte, Pampilhosa
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)
17:00
San Marino  0–5  Portugal
Report Miguel Luís  8'
Tipote  11' (pen.)
Filipe  61', 80+3'
Gomes  80'
Complexo Desportivo da Tocha, Tocha
Referee: Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
17:00
Portugal  1–1  England
Filipe  64' Report Chalobah  16'

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
17:00
Armenia  1–1  San Marino
Harutyunyan  29' Report Frisoni  75'
Estádio Municipal Carlos Duarte, Pampilhosa
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Elite round
2  Turkey 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Slovenia (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Faroe Islands 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)
15:00
Turkey  3–0  Faroe Islands
Yalçın  17', 19', 39' Report
Stadion Bakovci, Bakovci
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)
15:00
Belgium  2–1  Slovenia
Vanheusden  2'
Vanhaecke  77' 		Report Čerin  60'
Lendava Sports Park, Lendava
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26)
15:00
Turkey  1–1  Slovenia
Ömür  6' Report Celar  80+3'
Lendava Sports Park, Lendava
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26)
15:00
Faroe Islands  1–4  Belgium
Mortensen  76' Report Corryn  19'
Vanhaecke  21', 39'
Ndayishimiye  29'
Stadion Bakovci, Bakovci
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)
15:00
Belgium  0–0  Turkey
Report
Lendava Sports Park, Lendava
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)
15:00
Slovenia  1–0  Faroe Islands
Kerin  31' Report
Stadion Bakovci, Bakovci
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

Group 11

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

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)
14:00
Norway  1–3  Israel
Borchgrevink  57' Report Almog  34' (pen.), 53'
Sarsur  72'
HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)
14:00
France  1–0  Northern Ireland
Cuisance  65' (pen.) Report
Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
14:00
Norway  1–1  Northern Ireland
Agouda  63' Report Gallagher  49'
Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)

22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
14:00
Israel  0–3  France
Report Taha  43'
Guitane  58'
El Mokkedem  67'
HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
14:00
France  1–0  Norway
Nguiamba  69' Report
Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
14:00
Northern Ireland  1–2  Israel
Browne  36' Report Almog  12'
Nadir  34'
HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)

Group 12

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5 Elite round
2  Bulgaria (H) 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Macedonia 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Bulgaria: 3 pts; Scotland: 0 pts).

21 October 2015 (2015-10-21)
15:30
Italy  3–0  Bulgaria
Scamacca  63'
Pinamonti  67' (pen.)
Gabbia  77' 		Report
Arena Sozopol, Sozopol
Referee: Sascha Amhof (Switzerland)

21 October 2015 (2015-10-21)
18:00
Scotland  3–0  Macedonia
Bowers  8'
L. Morrison  21'
Watson  70' 		Report
Lazur Stadium, Burgas
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
15:30
Italy  0–0  Macedonia
Report
Arena Sozopol, Sozopol
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
18:00
Bulgaria  2–0  Scotland
Kostadinov  24'
Tilev  67' 		Report
Lazur Stadium, Burgas
Referee: Sascha Amhof (Switzerland)

26 October 2015 (2015-10-26)
16:00
Scotland  1–1  Italy
Duffy  32' Report Pinamonti  40+1'
Arena Sozopol, Sozopol
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)

26 October 2015 (2015-10-26)
16:00
Macedonia  0–0  Bulgaria
Report
Lazur Stadium, Burgas
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

Group 13

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

26 October 2015 (2015-10-26)
14:00
Ukraine  1–1  Moldova
Deda  36' Report Domașcan  21'
CSR Orhei, Orhei
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)

26 October 2015 (2015-10-26)
14:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–1  Estonia
Smajić  22'
Dadić  27' 		Report Poom  36'
Stadionul CPSM, Vadul lui Vodă
Referee: Erez Papir (Israel)

28 October 2015 (2015-10-28)
14:00
Ukraine  2–0  Estonia
Popov  4'
Khakhlov  46' (pen.) 		Report
Stadionul CPSM, Vadul lui Vodă
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

28 October 2015 (2015-10-28)
14:00
Moldova  0–5  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Dadić  18'
Perić  25' (pen.)
Veladžić  46', 74'
Smajić  65'
CSR Orhei, Orhei
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31)
14:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–3  Ukraine
Report Kashchuk  1'
Deda  30'
Kulakov  47'
Stadionul CPSM, Vadul lui Vodă
Referee: Erez Papir (Israel)

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31)
14:00
Estonia  1–0  Moldova
Sorga  16' Report
CSR Orhei, Orhei
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round advancing 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 1  Wales 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Elite round
2 10  Slovenia 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3 3  Finland 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
4 8  Iceland 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1[lower-alpha 1]
5 12  Scotland 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1[lower-alpha 1]
6 5  Lithuania 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
7 4  Romania 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
8 11  Northern Ireland 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
9 13  Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
10 7  Liechtenstein 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0[lower-alpha 1]
11 6  Latvia 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0[lower-alpha 1]
12 2  Cyprus 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
13 9  Armenia 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Elite round

Draw

The draw for the elite round was held on 3 December 2015, 11:45 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[8][9]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[10] 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. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine) could not be drawn in the same group.[11]

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  Russia 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9
3 6  Spain 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
4 11  France 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
5 9  England 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7
6 7  Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 15 3 +12 7
7 9  Portugal 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7
8 3  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
9 7  Croatia 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Pot B
10 13  Ukraine 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7[lower-alpha 1]
11 8  Denmark 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7[lower-alpha 1]
12 10  Belgium 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
13 5  Austria 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
14 1  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
15 6  Poland 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
16 13  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
17 11  Israel 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 Pot C
18 1   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
19 8  Greece 3 1 2 0 7 1 +6 5
20 5  Serbia 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
21 3  Sweden 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
22 10  Turkey 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5[lower-alpha 2]
23 12  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5[lower-alpha 2]
24 4  Slovakia 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
25 8  Iceland 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Pot D
26 4  Georgia 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4
27 3  Finland 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
28 12  Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
29 10  Slovenia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[lower-alpha 2]
30 1  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[lower-alpha 2]
31 2  Montenegro 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4[lower-alpha 2]
32 12  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4[lower-alpha 2]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tie broken by coefficient.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Groups

Times up to 26 March 2016 were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times were CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 Final tournament
2  Scotland 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Czech Republic (H) 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4   Switzerland 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Scotland: 3 pts; Czech Republic: 0 pts).

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)
13:00
Denmark  4–0  Scotland
Odgaard  5', 50', 54'
Mikkelsen  58' 		Report
Letná Stadion, Zlín
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)
17:00
Czech Republic  2–2   Switzerland
Růsek  51'
Sedláček  77' 		Report Hajrizi  25'
Bajrami  80+2'

30 March 2016 (2016-03-30)
13:00
Switzerland   1–2  Denmark
Aliu  57' Report Holse  56' (pen.)
Jakobsen  80+1'
Stadion Širuch, Stare Mesto
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

30 March 2016 (2016-03-30)
17:00
Czech Republic  0–2  Scotland
Report Morrison  21'
McLennan  64'
Letná Stadion, Zlín
Referee: Farrugia Cann Trustin (Malta)

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02)
15:30
Denmark  2–3  Czech Republic
Odgaard  11'
Torp  68' 		Report Růsek  44'
Kubala  63'
Sadílek  80+1'
Letná Stadion, Zlín
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02)
15:30
Scotland  1–1   Switzerland
Aitchison  46' Report Bajrami  72'
Stadion Širuch, Stare Mesto
Referee: Farrugia Cann Trustin (Malta)

Group 2

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

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)
16:00
Ukraine  3–0  Finland
Bondar  55'
Kashchuk  59'
Buletsa  67' 		Report
Harrison Park, Leek
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)
20:00
England  3–1  Turkey
Nelson  38', 48' (pen.)
Leko  42' 		Report Guclu  78'
Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
Referee: Sérgio Piscarreta (Portugal)

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
16:00
England  1–0  Finland
Dozzell  33' Report
Harrison Park, Leek
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
20:00
Turkey  0–3  Ukraine
Report Buletsa  35', 49'
Kozyrenko  73'

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
20:00
Ukraine  1–1  England
Sich  57' Report Taylor-Crossdale  16'
Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
Referee: Sergio Piscaretta (Portugal)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
20:00
Finland  1–3  Turkey
Louko  35' Report Demir  28'
Guclu  70'
Engin  80+2'

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6[lower-alpha 1] Final tournament
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Russia 3 2 0 1 3 5 −2 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Georgia (H) 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Ranked by head-to-head record (Italy: 3 pts, +3 GD; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 pts, 0 GD; Russia: 3 pts, −3 GD).

15 March 2016 (2016-03-15)
11:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–1  Georgia
Resić  16'
Kovač  75' 		Report Mirić  14' (o.g.)
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

15 March 2016 (2016-03-15)
13:00
Russia  0–4  Italy
Report Melegoni  5' (pen.)
Kean  25', 65'
Pinamonti  72'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium-2, Tbilisi
Referee: Georgios Kyzas (Greece)

17 March 2016 (2016-03-17)
11:00
Russia  1–0  Georgia
Grulev  40+2' Report

17 March 2016 (2016-03-17)
13:00
Italy  0–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Hadžić  65'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium-2, Tbilisi
Referee: Georgios Kyzas (Greece)

20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)
11:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–2  Russia
Hadžić  27' Report Latsevich  12'
Grulev  66'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium-2, Tbilisi
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)
11:00
Georgia  0–1  Italy
Report Frattesi  46'

Group 4

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

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)
15:00
Netherlands  0–0  Bulgaria
Report
Stadion am Eisenbrand, Meerbusch
Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)
18:00
Germany  5–1  Slovakia
Dadachov  5'
Baxmann  26', 48'
Maier  43', 61' 		Report Král’ovič  22'
Paul-Janes-Stadion, Düsseldorf
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard-Andersen (Denmark)

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
12:00
Slovakia  0–2  Netherlands
Report Malen  16' (pen.)
Vente  40'
Stadion am Eisenbrand, Meerbusch
Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway)

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
15:00
Germany  1–1  Bulgaria
Schreck  48' Report Tilev  19' (pen.)
Stadion Ratingen, Ratingen
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
18:00
Netherlands  0–1  Germany
Report Baxmann  25'
Paul-Janes-Stadion, Düsseldorf
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard-Andersen (Denmark)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
18:00
Bulgaria  0–3  Slovakia
Report Almási  40'
Brenkus  48'
Vician  80+3'
Stadion Ratingen, Ratingen
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)

Group 5

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

16 March 2016 (2016-03-16)
12:30
Portugal  2–0  Sweden
Filipe  44' (pen.)
Gomes  69' 		Report
Stadion Veruda, Pula
Referee: Deniz Ates Bitnel (Turkey)

16 March 2016 (2016-03-16)
15:30
Croatia  0–2  Wales
Report Woodburn  16'
Cullen  45'
Stadion Valbruna, Rovinj
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)
13:30
Portugal  1–0  Wales
Gomes  40' Report
Stadion Veruda, Pula
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)
15:30
Sweden  2–1  Croatia
Isak  65'
Bergqvist  71' 		Report Javorčić  80+2'
Stadion Valbruna, Rovinj
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

21 March 2016 (2016-03-21)
15:30
Croatia  2–4  Portugal
Špikić  35'
Javorčić  47' (pen.) 		Report Almeida  27'
Dju  31', 69'
Filipe  54' (pen.)
Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula
Referee: Deniz Ates Bitnel (Turkey)

21 March 2016 (2016-03-21)
15:30
Wales  0–1  Sweden
Report Isak  69'
Stadion Valbruna, Rovinj
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

Group 6

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

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
18:30
France  1–0  Greece
Maolida  58' Report
Stade Saint-Jean, Anglet
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
18:30
Austria  0–0  Iceland
Report
Stade Kechiloa, Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs (Latvia)

31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)
18:30
France  1–0  Iceland
Taha  54' Report
Stade Saint-Martin, Biarritz
Referee: Ryan Stewart (Wales)

31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)
18:30
Greece  0–0  Austria
Report
Stade Saint-Jean, Anglet
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs (Latvia)

3 April 2016 (2016-04-03)
15:00
Austria  2–1  France
Sittsam  23'
Schmid  80+3' 		Report Taha  15'
Stade Kechiloa, Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)

3 April 2016 (2016-04-03)
15:00
Iceland  1–0  Greece
Gudjonsson  63' Report
Stade Saint-Martin, Biarritz
Referee: Ryan Stewart (Wales)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Final tournament
2  Poland (H) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Montenegro 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
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.

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)
15:00
Republic of Ireland  0–2  Serbia
Report S. Ilić  24'
Joveljić  61'
Stadion Znicza Pruszków, Pruszków
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)
18:00
Poland  2–0  Montenegro
Drawz  6'
Kopacz  53' 		Report
Stadion Polonii Warszawa, Warsaw
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Greece)

30 March 2016 (2016-03-30)
14:00
Republic of Ireland  3–0  Montenegro
Molumby  40+3'
Mallon  71'
Byrne  79' 		Report
Stadion ROSRRiT Siedlce, Siedlce
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)

30 March 2016 (2016-03-30)
18:00
Serbia  2–1  Poland
S. Ilić  27'
Djerlek  56' 		Report Kwietniewski  78'
Stadion Polonii Warszawa, Warsaw
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Greece)

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02)
18:00
Poland  0–0  Republic of Ireland
Report
  Penalties  
Kwietniewski
Puchacz
Chrzanowski
Macierzyński 		4–3 T. O'Connor
Wilson
McKenna
Carroll
McAuley
Stadion Znicza Pruszków, Pruszków
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02)
18:00
Montenegro  0–2  Serbia
Report Joveljić  28'
L. Ilić  57'
Stadion ROSRRiT Siedlce, Siedlce
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5[lower-alpha 1] Final tournament
2  Spain 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Slovenia 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
4  Israel 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
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.

11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)
15:00
Spain  1–0  Israel
Ruiz  80+3' Report
Belgian Football Center, Tubize
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)
15:00
Belgium  0–0  Slovenia
Report
Begijnhofstadion, Overijse
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)
15:00
Spain  0–0  Slovenia
Report
Sportcomplex Dooren, Merchtem
Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)

13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)
15:00
Israel  0–1  Belgium
Report Verlinden  31'
Begijnhofstadion, Overijse
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

16 March 2016 (2016-03-16)
15:00
Belgium  0–0  Spain
Report
  Penalties  
Emmers
Antonucci
Vanheusden
Foulon 		4–3 Morlanes
Ruiz
Lozano
Díaz
Busquets
Sportcomplex Dooren, Merchtem
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

16 March 2016 (2016-03-16)
15:00
Slovenia  1–1  Israel
Celar  26' Report Goldberg  74'
Belgian Football Center, Tubize
Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)

Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the seven best second-placed teams from the elite round qualifying 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 2  England 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Final tournament
2 6  Austria 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3 4  Netherlands 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
4 3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
5 5  Sweden 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
6 1  Scotland 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
7 8  Spain 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
8 7  Poland 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
only U-17 era (since 2002)
 Azerbaijan Hosts 20 March 2012[1] 0 (debut)
 Denmark Elite round Group 1 winners 30 March 2016 3 (2002, 2003, 2011)
 Ukraine Elite round Group 2 winners 26 March 2016 4 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2013)
 Italy Elite round Group 3 winners 20 March 2016 5 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015)
 Germany Elite round Group 4 winners 29 March 2016 8 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
 Portugal Elite round Group 5 winners 18 March 2016 5 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2014)
 France Elite round Group 6 winners 31 March 2016 9 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
 Serbia Elite round Group 7 winners 30 March 2016 4 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2011)
 Belgium Elite round Group 8 winners 16 March 2016 4 (2006, 2007, 2012, 2015)
 England Elite round best seven runners-up 26 March 2016 10 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015)
 Austria Elite round best seven runners-up 3 April 2016 4 (2003, 2004, 2013, 2015)
 Netherlands Elite round best seven runners-up 29 March 2016 9 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Elite round best seven runners-up 20 March 2016 0 (debut)
 Sweden Elite round best seven runners-up 21 March 2016 1 (2013)
 Scotland Elite round best seven runners-up 2 April 2016 3 (2008, 2014, 2015)
 Spain Elite round best seven runners-up 2 April 2016 9 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015)
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]

7 goals
  • Portugal João Filipe
6 goals
  • England Reiss Nelson
5 goals
  • Denmark Jens Odgaard
  • Netherlands Dylan Vente
  • Portugal José Gomes
  • Sweden Teddy Bergqvist
4 goals
  • Croatia Duje Javorčić
  • Czech Republic Martin Graiciar

References

  1. 1 2 "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 20 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Under-17 entries for Azerbaijan 2015/16". UEFA.com. 2 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. ↑ "2015/16 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "2015/16 Under-17 qualifying round draw made". UEFA.com. 3 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "2015/16 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "UEFA Under-17 National Team Coefficient" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  8. ↑ "2015/16 elite round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Germany-Netherlands in Under-17 elite round draw". UEFA.com. 3 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "2015/16 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Elite round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  11. ↑ "Under-17 elite round draw seedings". UEFA.com. 19 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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