2016_UEFA_European_Under-17_Championship_qualification

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates	Qualifying round:; 22 September – 31 October 2015; Elite round:; 11 March – 3 April 2016
Teams	53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	126
Goals scored	343 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)	João Filipe (7 goals)
	← 2015 2017 →

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

International football competition

The 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification was a men's under-17 football competition organised by UEFA to determine the 15 national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Azerbaijan in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.^[1]

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A total of 53 national teams entered this qualifying competition, which was played in two rounds between September 2015 and April 2016.^[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.

Format

The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:^[3]

Qualifying round: Apart from Germany, which received a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams were drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group was 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 advanced to the elite round.
Elite round: The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four teams. Each group was 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 qualified for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:^[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 had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were 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);
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 were discarded. The following criteria were applied:^[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);
Drawing of lots.

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[table_hth_NED0.54451705354476-8] Ranked by head-to-head record (Netherlands: 3 pts; Switzerland: 0 pts).

[table_hth_GEO0.82356452281753-9] Ranked by head-to-head record (Georgia: 3 pts; Romania: 0 pts).

[table_hth_BUL0.45304846039649-10] Ranked by head-to-head record (Bulgaria: 3 pts; Scotland: 0 pts).

[table_hth_G080.47040128357261-11] Tie broken by disciplinary points.

[table_hth_UKR0.16265949521338-16] Tie broken by coefficient.

[table_hth_TUR0.16265949521338-17] Tie broken by disciplinary points.

[table_hth_SCO0.61150292615011-18] Ranked by head-to-head record (Scotland: 3 pts; Czech Republic: 0 pts).

[table_hth_ITA0.23659723402774-19] Ranked by head-to-head record (Italy: 3 pts, +3 GD; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 pts, 0 GD; Russia: 3 pts, −3 GD).

[table_hth_IRL0.69564627981542-20] Tie broken by penalty shoot-out, as they were playing each other in the last round of matches.

[table_hth_BEL0.52378281602812-21] Tie broken by penalty shoot-out, as they were playing each other in the last round of matches.

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"Under-17 entries for Azerbaijan 2015/16". UEFA.com. 2 November 2014.

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"Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA.com.

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"2015/16 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

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"2015/16 Under-17 qualifying round draw made". UEFA.com. 3 December 2014.

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"2015/16 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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"UEFA Under-17 National Team Coefficient" (PDF). UEFA.com.

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"2015/16 elite round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

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"Germany-Netherlands in Under-17 elite round draw". UEFA.com. 3 December 2015.

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"2015/16 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Elite round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.

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"Under-17 elite round draw seedings". UEFA.com. 19 November 2015.

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"Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Elite round
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Wales (H)	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Albania	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9	Elite round
2	Montenegro	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4	Elite round
3	Cyprus	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	3
4	Belarus (H)	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Republic of Ireland	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7	Elite round
2	Sweden	3	1	2	0	7	3	+4	5
3	Finland (H)	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
4	Malta	3	0	0	3	3	15	−12	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5	Elite round
2	Georgia	3	1	1	1	8	6	+2	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Elite round
3	Romania	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Hungary (H)	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Elite round
2	Serbia	3	1	2	0	7	2	+5	5	Elite round
3	Lithuania	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Luxembourg (H)	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

2016_UEFA_European_Under-17_Championship_qualification

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Format

Tiebreakers

Qualifying round

Draw

Groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Group 10

Group 11

Group 12

Group 13

Ranking of third-placed teams

Elite round

Draw

Groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Ranking of second-placed teams

Qualified teams

Top goalscorers

References

External links

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Tournament details
Dates	Qualifying round: 22 September – 31 October 2015 Elite round: 11 March – 3 April 2016
Teams	53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	126
Goals scored	343 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)	João Filipe (7 goals)
← 2015 2017 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	6	1	+5	9	Elite round
2	Poland	3	2	1	6	2	+4	6	Elite round
3	Latvia (H)	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Andorra	3	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	2	1	0	15	3	+12	7	Elite round
2	Croatia	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7	Elite round
3	Liechtenstein (H)	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Gibraltar	3	0	0	3	2	16	−14	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Elite round
2	Greece	3	1	2	0	7	1	+6	5
3	Iceland (H)	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	2	1	0	14	1	+13	7	Elite round
2	Portugal (H)	3	2	1	0	13	1	+12	7	Elite round
3	Armenia	3	0	1	2	1	13	−12	1
4	San Marino	3	0	1	2	1	14	−13	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Elite round
2	Turkey	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5
3	Slovenia (H)	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Faroe Islands	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9	Elite round
2	Israel (H)	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6	Elite round
3	Northern Ireland	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1
4	Norway	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5	Elite round
2	Bulgaria (H)	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Macedonia	3	0	2	1	0	3	−3	2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Elite round
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6	Elite round
3	Estonia	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Moldova (H)	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	1	Wales	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3	Elite round
2	10	Slovenia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
3	3	Finland	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
4	8	Iceland	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	12	Scotland	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	5	Lithuania	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1
7	4	Romania	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1
8	11	Northern Ireland	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0
9	13	Estonia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0
10	7	Liechtenstein	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0^{[lower-alpha 1]}
11	6	Latvia	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0^{[lower-alpha 1]}
12	2	Cyprus	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0
13	9	Armenia	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	0

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Seeding
1	—	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Pot A
2	2	Russia	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9
3	6	Spain	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
4	11	France	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9
5	9	England	3	2	1	0	14	1	+13	7
6	7	Czech Republic	3	2	1	0	15	3	+12	7
7	9	Portugal	3	2	1	0	13	1	+12	7
8	3	Republic of Ireland	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7
9	7	Croatia	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7	Pot B
10	13	Ukraine	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7^{[lower-alpha 1]}
11	8	Denmark	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7^{[lower-alpha 1]}
12	10	Belgium	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
13	5	Austria	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
14	1	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6
15	6	Poland	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
16	13	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
17	11	Israel	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6	Pot C
18	1	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
19	8	Greece	3	1	2	0	7	1	+6	5
20	5	Serbia	3	1	2	0	7	2	+5	5
21	3	Sweden	3	1	2	0	7	3	+4	5
22	10	Turkey	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5^{[lower-alpha 2]}
23	12	Italy	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5^{[lower-alpha 2]}
24	4	Slovakia	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5
25	8	Iceland	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4	Pot D
26	4	Georgia	3	1	1	1	8	6	+2	4
27	3	Finland	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
28	12	Scotland	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
29	10	Slovenia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4^{[lower-alpha 2]}
30	1	Wales	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4^{[lower-alpha 2]}
31	2	Montenegro	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4^{[lower-alpha 2]}
32	12	Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6	Final tournament
2	Scotland	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Final tournament
3	Czech Republic (H)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Switzerland	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7	Final tournament
2	England (H)	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Final tournament
3	Turkey	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Finland	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Final tournament
2	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4	Final tournament
3	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Bulgaria	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6	Final tournament
2	Austria	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Final tournament
3	Iceland	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Greece	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Final tournament
2	Poland (H)	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0

Poland	0–0	Republic of Ireland
	Report
Penalties
Kwietniewski Puchacz Chrzanowski Macierzyński	4–3	T. O'Connor Wilson McKenna Carroll McAuley

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium (H)	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Final tournament
2	Spain	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Final tournament
3	Slovenia	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
4	Israel	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Belgium	0–0	Spain
	Report
Penalties
Emmers Antonucci Vanheusden Foulon	4–3	Morlanes Ruiz Lozano Díaz Busquets

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament¹ only U-17 era (since 2002)
Azerbaijan	Hosts	20 March 2012^[1]	0 (debut)
Denmark	Elite round Group 1 winners	30 March 2016	3 (2002, 2003, 2011)
Ukraine	Elite round Group 2 winners	26 March 2016	4 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2013)
Italy	Elite round Group 3 winners	20 March 2016	5 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015)
Germany	Elite round Group 4 winners	29 March 2016	8 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Portugal	Elite round Group 5 winners	18 March 2016	5 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2014)
France	Elite round Group 6 winners	31 March 2016	9 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
Serbia	Elite round Group 7 winners	30 March 2016	4 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2011)
Belgium	Elite round Group 8 winners	16 March 2016	4 (2006, 2007, 2012, 2015)
England	Elite round best seven runners-up	26 March 2016	10 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015)
Austria	Elite round best seven runners-up	3 April 2016	4 (2003, 2004, 2013, 2015)
Netherlands	Elite round best seven runners-up	29 March 2016	9 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Elite round best seven runners-up	20 March 2016	0 (debut)
Sweden	Elite round best seven runners-up	21 March 2016	1 (2013)
Scotland	Elite round best seven runners-up	2 April 2016	3 (2008, 2014, 2015)
Spain	Elite round best seven runners-up	2 April 2016	9 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015)