2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details | |
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Dates | Qualifying round: 16 September – 6 November 2016 Elite round: 10–28 March 2017 |
Teams | 53 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 126 |
Goals scored | 397 (3.15 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Aaron Connolly (7 goals) |
The 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-17 football competition that determined the fifteen teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Croatia in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1]
A total of 53 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to participate. Each match has a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.
Format
[edit]The qualifying competition consists of two rounds:[3]
- Qualifying round: Apart from Germany, which receive a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams are drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group is played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 13 group winners, the 13 runners-up, and the five third-placed teams with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group advance to the elite round.
- Elite round: The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four teams. Each group is played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The eight group winners and the seven runners-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group qualify for the final tournament.
Tiebreakers
[edit]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 a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[3]
- Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament 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 mini-tournament 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 mini-tournament matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament 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 mini-tournament, 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 mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- Higher position in the coefficient ranking list used for the qualifying round draw;
- 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 are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Articles 15.01, 15.02 and 15.03):[3]
- Higher number of points;
- Superior goal difference;
- Higher number of goals scored;
- 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);
- Higher position in the coefficient ranking list used for the qualifying round draw;
- Drawing of lots.
Qualifying round
[edit]Draw
[edit]The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2015, 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]
- 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
- 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
- 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
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), Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group.[2]
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- Notes
- Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
Groups
[edit]The qualifying round must be played between 1 July and mid-November 2016.[3]
Times up to 29 October 2016 are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1).
Group 1
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Moldova (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | Moldova |
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Omerović 28' | Report |
Russia | 1–0 | Latvia |
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Kolesnichenko 6' | Report |
Russia | 2–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Lopatin 13' Kolesnichenko 49' | Report | Šikanjić 78' |
Group 2
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Andorra (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Greece |
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Report | Tsirigotis 55' |
Republic of Ireland | 5–1 | Andorra |
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Roache 37', 55' Peppard 53' Idah 62' Connolly 79' | Report | Torres 78' |
Republic of Ireland | 3–1 | Kazakhstan |
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Connolly 49' Idah 54', 80+3' (pen.) | Report | Kairkenov 55' |
Greece | 3–0 | Andorra |
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Meliopoulos 8' Gkargkalatzidis 13', 52' (pen.) | Report |
Greece | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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Report | Connolly 21' |
Andorra | 0–2 | Kazakhstan |
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Report | Zhakipbayev 16' (pen.) Seidakhmet 24' |
Group 3
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Elite round |
2 | Faroe Islands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Luxembourg (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Switzerland | 2–1 | Luxembourg |
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Del Campo 60' Burkart 68' | Report | Delgado 34' |
Faroe Islands | 2–0 | Czech Republic |
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Giessing 2' Løkin 45' | Report |
Switzerland | 3–0 | Faroe Islands |
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Gonzalez 6' Burkart 29' Okafor 56' | Report |
Czech Republic | 2–0 | Luxembourg |
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Šilhan 25' Korac 64' (o.g.) | Report |
Czech Republic | 3–3 | Switzerland |
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Šilhan 30', 34' (pen.) Macháček 65' | Report | Gonzalez 37' Burkart 63' Suter 80+3' |
Luxembourg | 2–2 | Faroe Islands |
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Schaus 66', 73' (pen.) | Report | Jacobsen 40+1', 57' |
Group 4
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Elite round |
2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Albania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Serbia | 3–1 | Macedonia |
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Gavrić 19' Stuparević 54', 69' | Report | Fazlagikj 80' (pen.) |
Macedonia | 2–1 | Albania |
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Kolevski 54' Stratorski 63' | Report | Bullari 52' |
Group 5
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Elite round |
2 | Slovenia (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Slovenia | 2–2 | Montenegro |
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Jakupovič 46' (pen.) Kurtovič 55' | Report | N. Krsotvić 67' Rakonjac 77' |
Estonia | 1–2 | Montenegro |
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Piht 49' | Report | Grubac 31' Rakonjac 80+1' (pen.) |
Group 6
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Romania (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Austria | 3–1 | Azerbaijan |
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Aganovic 3' Schmid 60' Wunsch 74' | Report | Sadikhov 23' |
Austria | 2–3 | England |
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Ballo 28', 78' (pen.) | Report | Gibson 39' Loader 44' Brewster 65' (pen.) |
Azerbaijan | 1–0 | Romania |
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Sadikhov 29' | Report |
Group 7
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 3 | |
4 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 |
Denmark | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Report | Familio-Castillo 32' (pen.) Boadu 51' |
Hungary | 3–1 | Denmark |
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Szoboszlai 36' (pen.) Timári 64' Csoboth 72' (pen.) | Report | Jensen 24' |
Netherlands | 9–0 | Liechtenstein |
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Buitink 3', 18' Van Hoeven 12', 68' Familio-Castillo 17' Geertruida 49', 67' Beck 51' (o.g.) Redan 80' | Report |
Netherlands | 4–0 | Hungary |
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Aboukhlal 8' Familio-Castillo 28' (pen.) Redan 43' Boadu 52' | Report |
Liechtenstein | 0–11 | Denmark |
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Report | Nartey 2' Rothmann 7' Tue 12', 13', 32', 41' Jensen 26', 64' Jepsen 30' Kaastrup 57' Clement 80+2' |
Group 8
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | Finland (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Finland | 0–5 | Sweden |
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Report | Finndell 27' (pen.) Mawana 66', 69' (pen.), 77' Stålheden 73' |
Sweden | 3–1 | Bulgaria |
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Finndell 46' Crona 50' Mawana 69' | Report | Mihaylov 65' |
Sweden | 4–0 | Georgia |
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Kulusekvski 10' Vagic 39' Saebbö 48' Crona 75' | Report |
Bulgaria | 0–1 | Finland |
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Report | Ali 55' |
Group 9
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
3 | Northern Ireland (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
San Marino | 0–4 | Slovakia |
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Report | Potoma 44' Murcko 48' Gerebenits 50' Saxa 59' |
Spain | 4–0 | Northern Ireland |
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Pampín 4' Ruiz 5' Gómez 58' McAleenan 70' (o.g.) | Report |
Slovakia | 4–3 | Northern Ireland |
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Filipiak 11' Murcko 65', 77', 80+1' | Report | McGinley 22' (pen.), 71' Chambers 66' |
Slovakia | 0–6 | Spain |
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Report | Chust 6' Petro 25' (o.g.) Ruiz 28', 38', 72' Miranda 53' |
Northern Ireland | 2–1 | San Marino |
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Kearney 11', 35' | Report | Pancotti 40+1' |
Group 10
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | Portugal (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
Scotland | 6–0 | Malta |
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Aitchison 18' (pen.), 25' Middleton 28' Deas 37' Rudden 40+1' Grech 73' (o.g.) | Report |
Portugal | 5–0 | Malta |
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Simões 31' Justiniano 40+1' Costa 50' Rodrigues 73' Conceição 80+2' (pen.) | Report |
Group 11
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cyprus (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Belarus | 3–1 | Gibraltar |
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Montovio 33' (o.g.) Muzychenka 52' Gorbach 78' | Report | Britto 43' (pen.) |
Belgium | 0–1 | Cyprus |
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Report | Christodoulou 43' |
Cyprus | 2–0 | Gibraltar |
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Katsantonis 32' Gerolemou 44' | Report |
Group 12
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Israel (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Armenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Poland | 2–0 | Iceland |
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Wełniak 11', 78' | Report |
Armenia | 3–2 | Iceland |
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Grigoryan 19' Kurbashyan 36' (pen.), 63' | Report | Hlynsson 25' Björnsson 80+3' |
Group 13
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Lithuania (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Norway | 2–1 | Lithuania |
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Kažukolovas 50' (o.g.) Kalsaas 71' (pen.) | Report | Vareika 51' |
Norway | 2–2 | Ukraine |
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Ugland 18' Strand Larsen 54' | Report | Kashchuk 48' Titaievskyi 57' |
Ranking of third-placed teams
[edit]To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round which advance to the elite round, only the results of the third-placed teams against the first and second-placed teams in their group are taken into account.[7]
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | Montenegro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | Elite round |
2 | 13 | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
3 | 11 |