2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 9
Group 9 of the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consists of five teams: England, Switzerland, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kazakhstan. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 5 February 2015.[1]
The group is played in home-and-away round-robin format. The group winners qualify directly for the final tournament, while the runners-up advance to the play-offs if they are one of the four best runners-up among all nine groups (not counting results against the sixth-placed team).[2]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 6 Sep | 3–0 | 11 Oct | |
| 2 | Switzerland |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Possible Play-offs | 26 Mar | — | 1–1 | 2 Sep | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Norway |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | 0–1 | 7 Oct | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | 6 Oct | 0–1 | 11 Oct | — | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (X) |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | 0–0 | 6 Sep | 2 Sep | 1–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(X) Cannot qualify directly as the top team, but may still qualify for the play-offs.
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(X) Cannot qualify directly as the top team, but may still qualify for the play-offs.
Matches
Times are CEST (UTC+2) for dates between 29 March and 24 October 2015 and between 27 March and 29 October 2016, for other dates times are CET (UTC+1).
2 September 2015 16:30 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–2 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
Hajradinović  58' |
Report | Tuliyev 27' Aimbetov 43' |
8 October 2015 18:30 |
| Switzerland |
3–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Tarashaj 12' (pen.), 76' Tabakovic 63' |
Report | Ćerimagić 80' |
16 November 2015 18:45 |
| England |
3–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Ward-Prowse 82' (pen.) Watmore 85'Akpom 90+1' |
Report | Tarashaj 45' |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Armin Ćerimagić
- Haris Hajradinović
- Ruben Loftus-Cheek
- Nathan Redmond
- Duncan Watmore
- Abat Aimbetov
- Miras Tuliyev
- Didar Zhalmukan
- Fredrik Aursnes
- Alexander Sørloth
- Anders Trondsen
- Florian Kamberi
References
- ↑ "2017 Under-21 qualifying group stage draw". UEFA.com. 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2015–17" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
External links
- Standings and fixtures at UEFA.com
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