2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
| 2016 UEFA U-17 Avropa Çempionatı | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Azerbaijan |
| Dates | 5–21 May 2016 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 21 (2.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Christoph Baumgartner José Gomes Joel Asoro(2 goals each) |
The 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship will be the 15th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (34th edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual European international youth football championship contested by the men's under-17 national teams of UEFA member associations. Azerbaijan, which were selected by UEFA on 20 March 2012, will host the tournament between 5 and 21 May 2016.[1]
A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1999 eligible to participate. Each match lasts 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes, with an interval of 15 minutes.
Qualification
The national teams from all 54 UEFA member associations entered the competition. With Azerbaijan automatically qualified as hosts, the other 53 teams contested a qualifying competition to determine the remaining 15 spots in the final tournament.[2] The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: the qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2015, and the elite round, which took place in spring 2016.[3]
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament:[4]
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).
| Team | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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| Azerbaijan | Hosts | 1st | — | Debut |
 Denmark | Elite round Group 1 winners | 4th | 2011 | Semi-finals (2011) |
 Scotland | Elite round Group 1 runners-up[^] | 4th | 2015 | Semi-finals (2014) |
 Ukraine | Elite round Group 2 winners | 5th | 2013 | Group stage (2002, 2004, 2007, 2013) |
 England | Elite round Group 2 runners-up[^] | 11th | 2015 | Champions (2010, 2014) |
 Italy | Elite round Group 3 winners | 6th | 2015 | Runners-up (2013) |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Elite round Group 3 runners-up[^] | 1st | — | Debut |
 Germany | Elite round Group 4 winners | 9th | 2015 | Champions (2009) |
 Netherlands | Elite round Group 4 runners-up[^] | 10th | 2015 | Champions (2011, 2012) |
| Portugal | Elite round Group 5 winners | 6th | 2014 | Champions (2003) |
| Sweden | Elite round Group 5 runners-up[^] | 2nd | 2013 | Semi-finals (2013) |
 France | Elite round Group 6 winners | 10th | 2015 | Champions (2004, 2015) |
| Austria | Elite round Group 6 runners-up[^] | 5th | 2015 | Third place (2003) |
 Serbia | Elite round Group 7 winners | 5th | 2011 | Quarter-finals (2002) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Elite round Group 8 winners | 5th | 2015 | Semi-finals (2007, 2015) |
 Spain | Elite round Group 8 runners-up[^] | 10th | 2015 | Champions (2007, 2008) |
- Notes
- ^ The best seven runners-up among all eight elite round groups qualified for the final tournament.
Final draw
The final draw was held on 8 April 2016, 12:00 AZT (UTC+4), at the Baku Olympic Stadium, in Baku, Azerbaijan.[5] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. Before the draw, they were seeded according to their results in the qualification elite round, with hosts Azerbaijan automatically assigned to position A1. The seven best elite round group winners (counting all results) were placed in Pot 1 and drawn to positions 1 and 2 in the groups, while the remaining eight teams were placed in Pot 2 and drawn to positions 3 and 4 in the groups.[6]
- Pot 1: Portugal, Serbia, Ukraine, Germany, Denmark, Italy, France
- Pot 2: Belgium (eighth best group winner), England, Austria, Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Scotland, Spain
Venues
The competition will be played at four venues in Baku: Olympic Stadium, Azersun Arena, Bakcell Arena and Dalga Arena.[7]
| Baku | Baku | |||
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| Baku Olympic Stadium | Azersun Arena | Bakcell Arena | Dalga Arena | |
| Capacity: 68,000 | Capacity: 4,735 | Capacity: 10,500 | Capacity: 6,700 | |
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Squads
Each national team have to submit a squad of 18 players.[3]
Match officials
A total of 8 referees, 12 assistant referees and 4 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.
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Group stage
The finals schedule was confirmed on 12 April 2016.[8]
The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.
- Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[3]
- Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference resulting from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the group matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
- Superior goal difference in all group matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
- If only two teams have the same number of points, and they are tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their rankings are determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
- Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, AZT (UTC+4).[9]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Belgium |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Scotland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
| 4 | Azerbaijan (H) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
5 May 2016 20:00 |
| Azerbaijan |
0–5 | Portugal |
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| Report | Gomes  4', 16'Asadov 24' (o.g.)Miguel Luís 44'Fernandes 76' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Austria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Ukraine |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Germany |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sweden |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Denmark |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | France |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | England |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Serbia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time is played).[3]
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 May – Baku | ||||||||||
| Winner Group A | ||||||||||
| 18 May – Baku | ||||||||||
| Runner-up Group B | ||||||||||
| Winner Quarter-final 1 | ||||||||||
| 15 May – Baku | ||||||||||
| Winner Quarter-final 3 | ||||||||||
| Winner Group C | ||||||||||
| 21 May – Baku | ||||||||||
| Runner-up Group D | ||||||||||
| Winner Semi-final 1 | ||||||||||
| 14 May – Baku | ||||||||||
| Winner Semi-final 2 | ||||||||||
| Winner Group B | ||||||||||
| 18 May – Baku | ||||||||||
| Runner-up Group A | ||||||||||
| Winner Quarter-final 2 | ||||||||||
| 15 May – Baku | ||||||||||
| Winner Quarter-final 4 | ||||||||||
| Winner Group D | ||||||||||
| Runner-up Group C | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
18 May 2016 15:00 or 20:00 |
| Winner Quarter-final 1 | Semi-final 1 | Winner Quarter-final 3 |
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18 May 2016 15:00 or 20:00 |
| Winner Quarter-final 2 | Semi-final 2 | Winner Quarter-final 4 |
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Final
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- Christoph Baumgartner
- José Gomes
- Joel Asoro
- 1 goal
- Milan Corryn
- Loïs Openda
- Reiss Nelson
- Yari Otto
- Sam Francis Schreck
- Moise Kean
- Gianluca Scamacca
- Gedson Fernandes
- Miguel Luís
- Igor Maksimović
- Jordi Mboula
- Abel Ruiz
- Serhiy Buletsa
- Denys Yanakov
- Own goal
- Elchin Asadov (playing against Portugal)
References
- ↑ "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 20 March 2012.
- ↑ "Under-17 entries for Azerbaijan 2015/16". UEFA.com. 2 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Holders France lead U17 finals lineup". UEFA.com. 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Final tournament draw". UEFA.com.
- ↑ "France v England after Under-17 finals draw made". UEFA.com. 8 April 2016.
- ↑ "Venue guide: Azerbaijan 2016". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ "Under-17 final tournament schedule confirmed". UEFA.com. 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Definitive Match Schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com.
External links
- Official website
- Azerbaijan 2016, UEFA.com
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