2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Qualifying for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship began in May 2006.
Netherlands qualify as hosts and are exempt from qualifying. Of UEFA's 52 member countries, only the Faroe Islands chose not compete. That left 50 nations attempting to qualify for the 7 remaining spots at the finals.
The competition's structure is as follows:
- The 16 lowest ranked nations played-off (on a home-and-away basis) before the qualifying group stage, to eliminate 8 teams.
- The remaining 42 teams formed 14 three-team groups, each team playing one home match and one away match.
- The 14 group winners played-off (on a home-and-away basis) to decide the seven qualifying nations.
Preliminary round
Teams went into the preliminary round already knowing who they would face should they get through.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Estonia  |
1-7 |  Wales |
0-2 | 1-5 |
Malta  |
2-4 |  Georgia |
1-2 | 1-2 |
San Marino  |
3-4 |  Armenia |
3-0 | 0-4 |
Liechtenstein  |
1-8 |  Northern Ireland |
1-4 | 0-4 |
Kazakhstan  |
0-1 |  Moldova |
0-0 | 0-1 |
Luxembourg  |
0-5 |  Republic of Macedonia |
0-3 | 0-2 |
Andorra  |
0-2 |  Iceland |
0-0 | 0-2 |
Azerbaijan  |
1-5 |  Republic of Ireland |
1-2 | 0-3 |
Team #1 played the first leg at home.
Qualifying Groups
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Armenia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Norway |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
16 August 2006 17:00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 – 2 | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
Ibričić  16'Džeko 38'Vršajević 82' |
Report | Petrosyan 12' Ghazaryan 90+2' |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
 Slovakia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
 Albania |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
5 September 2006 22:00 |
| Spain |
4 – 2 | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Kepa 59' Valera 87'Soldado 88'Silva 90+1' |
Report | Kopúnek 25' Jendrišek 77' |
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Lithuania |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| Georgia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
3 September 2006 18:30 |
| Georgia |
1 – 3 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Iashvili 45' |
Report | Mrđa 17' Babović 45+1'Milovanović 66' (pen.) |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Republic of Ireland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Greece |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
 Austria |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| Iceland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
 Hungary |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
 Finland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
3 September 2006 18:00 |
| Finland |
1 – 5 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Lampi 41' |
Report | Bazhenov 3', 89' Savin 53', 80'Denisov 75' |
Group 7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
 Poland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Latvia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
16 August 2006 17:30 |
| Poland |
3 – 1 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Błaszczykowski 43' Kucharski 50' (pen.)Szałachowski 90+2' |
Report | Višņakovs 2' |
Group 8
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| Moldova |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
6 September 2006 19:30 |
| Switzerland |
2 – 3 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Vonlanthen 29' (pen.) Barnetta 70' |
Report | Walcott 13' Nugent 19'Milner 88' |
Group 9
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
 Belarus |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Cyprus |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
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Group 10
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
 Romania |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Northern Ireland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
1 September 2006 20:30 |
| Northern Ireland |
2 – 3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Shiels 69' (pen.) Stewart 81' |
Report | Hilbert 13' Helmes 36'Trochowski 66' |
5 September 2006 20:20 |
| Germany |
5 – 1 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez 13' Helmes 19', 40'Castro 78'Hunt 84' |
Report | Pulhac 74' |
Group 11
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Denmark |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Macedonia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Group 12
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Ukraine |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
 Croatia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
Group 13
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Turkey |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wales |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
16 August 2006 15:00 |
| Israel |
3 – 2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tamuz 26' Srur 64'Refaelov 79' (pen.) |
Report | Williams 60', 66' |
Group 14
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Slovenia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
 Scotland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Play-offs
The 14 group winners were paired up. The winners over two legs qualified for the finals. The draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland on 8 September 2006.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia |
5–3 | Sweden |
0–3 | 5–0 |
| Czech Republic |
3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Russia |
4–4 (a) | Portugal |
4–1 | 0–3 |
| England |
3–0 | Germany |
1–0 | 2–0 |
| Italy |
2–1 | Spain |
0–0 | 2–1 |
| Belgium |
5–2 | Bulgaria |
1–1 | 4–1 |
| France |
1–2 | Israel |
1–1 | 0–1 |
External links
- Draw and Fixtures at uefa.com
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