2011_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship_qualification
Main article: 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament was held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011.
The first stage of the qualifying competition was a group stage followed by play-offs. Each of the 10 group winners, as well as the four highest ranked second place teams, advanced to the play-off. The play-offs determined which seven nations joined Denmark in the final tournament. Denmark, as hosts, qualified automatically.
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Teams that secured a place in the play-offs are highlighted in green in their respective qualifying groups. The teams are ordered by final group position.
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In case of equal points, the teams are ranked by their head-to-head record:
- number of points
- goal difference
- goals scored
- goals scored away from home.
If some teams have equal head-to-head record, then the following tiebreaks apply:
- overall goal difference
- overall goals scored
- overall goals scored away from home
- fair play conduct.[1]
Group 1
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| Romania |
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 25 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Russia |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 22 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Moldova |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 14 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Latvia |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 13 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Faroe Islands |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 11 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | |
| Andorra |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
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Group 2
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| Switzerland |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 20 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Turkey |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 16 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Georgia |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 15 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Armenia |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 13 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Estonia |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 12 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | |
| Republic of Ireland |
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | — |
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Group 3
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| Italy |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Wales |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| Hungary |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 8 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | |
| Luxembourg |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
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Group 4
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| Netherlands |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 21 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Spain |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 19 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Finland |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Poland |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 9 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | |
| Liechtenstein |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | — |
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Group 5
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| Czech Republic |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 22 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Iceland |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 16 | 0–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 8–0 | |
| Germany |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 12 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
| Northern Ireland |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 7 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | |
| San Marino |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51 | −51 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–6 | 0–11 | 0–3 | — |
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Group 6
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| Sweden |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 19 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Israel |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 16 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Montenegro |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 13 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Kazakhstan |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | |
| Bulgaria |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — |
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Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| Scotland |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 17 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | |
| Belarus |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 17 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Austria |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 14 | 1–0 | 3–3 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Albania |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | |
| Azerbaijan |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — |
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Ranking of second-placed teams
Since Groups 1 and 2 were composed of six teams, results against the 6th-ranked team were excluded.
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| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 4 | Spain |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 19 |
| 9 |  England |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 17 |
| 10 | Belarus |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 17 |
| 5 | Iceland |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 16 |
| 6 | Israel |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 | Wales |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 |
| 1 | Russia |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 16 |
| 8 |  Belgium |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 15 |
| 7 |  Slovakia |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Turkey |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 |
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Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1. Total points, 2. Goal difference, 3. Goals scored, 4. Goals scored away from home, 5. Disciplinary record, 6. Drawing of lots.[2]
Rules for classification: 1. Total points, 2. Goal difference, 3. Goals scored, 4. Goals scored away from home, 5. Disciplinary record, 6. Drawing of lots.[2]
The play-off first legs played on 9 October 2010, second legs played on 13 October 2010.
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| England |
2–1 | Romania |
2–1 | 0–0 |
| Netherlands |
3–3 (a) |  Ukraine |
1–3 | 2–0 |
| Spain |
5–1 |  Croatia |
2–1 | 3–0 |
| Switzerland |
5–2 | Sweden |
4–1 | 1–1 |
| Iceland |
4–2 | Scotland |
2–1 | 2–1 |
| Czech Republic |
5–0 |  Greece |
3–0 | 2–0 |
| Italy |
2–3 | Belarus |
2–0 | 0–3 |
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More information Country, Qualified as ...
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
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 Denmark | 00Host | 0010 December 2008 | 41 (1978, 1986, 1992, 2006) |
| Switzerland | Play-off winners against Sweden | 11 October 2010 | 2 (2002, 2004) |
| Iceland | Play-off winners against Scotland | 11 October 2010 | First appearance |
| England | Play-off winners against Romania | 12 October 2010 | 10 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009) |
| Spain | Play-off winners against Croatia | 12 October 2010 | 10 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2009) |
| Belarus | Play-off winners against Italy | 12 October 2010 | 2 (2004, 2009) |
| Czech Republic | Play-off winners against Greece | 12 October 2010 | 4 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2007) |
| Ukraine | Play-off winners against Netherlands | 12 October 2010 | 1 (2006) |
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