2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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.

Groups

Summary

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.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
 Romania   Switzerland  Italy  Netherlands
 Spain		  Czech Republic
 Iceland
 Russia
 Moldova
 Latvia
 Faroe Islands
 Andorra		  Turkey
 Georgia
 Armenia
 Estonia
 Republic of Ireland		  Wales
 Hungary
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Luxembourg		  Finland
 Poland
 Liechtenstein		  Germany
 Northern Ireland
 San Marino
Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10
 Sweden  Croatia  Ukraine  Greece
 England		  Scotland
 Belarus
 Israel
 Montenegro
 Kazakhstan
 Bulgaria		  Slovakia
 Serbia
 Norway
 Cyprus		  Belgium
 France
 Slovenia
 Malta		  Portugal
 Lithuania
 Macedonia		  Austria
 Albania
 Azerbaijan

In case of equal points, the teams are ranked by their head-to-head record:

  1. number of points
  2. goal difference
  3. goals scored
  4. goals scored away from home.

If some teams have equal head-to-head record, then the following tiebreaks apply:

  1. overall goal difference
  2. overall goals scored
  3. overall goals scored away from home
  4. fair play conduct.[1]

Group 1

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 10811236+1725
 Russia 10712226+1622
 Moldova 10424913–414
 Latvia 104151615+113
 Faroe Islands 10325816–811
 Andorra 10019325–221
  Andorra Faroe Islands Latvia Moldova Romania Russia
Andorra  – 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–4
Faroe Islands  3–1 – 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–0
Latvia  4–0 0–1 – 1–1 5–1 0–4
Moldova  1–0 1–0 1–0 – 0–1 0–3
Romania  2–0 3–0 4–1 3–0 – 3–0
Russia  4–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 –

Group 2

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 10622158+720
 Turkey 105141311+216
 Georgia 10433129+315
 Armenia 104151819–113
 Estonia 10334916–712
 Republic of Ireland 101451115–47
  Armenia Estonia Georgia (country) Republic of Ireland Switzerland Turkey
Armenia  – 1–1 2–3 4–1 1–3 2–5
Estonia  2–3 – 2–0 1–1 1–4 1–0
Georgia  0–2 2–0 – 1–1 0-0 4–0
Republic of Ireland  1–2 5–0 1–1 – 1–1 0–3
Switzerland   2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 – 0–2
Turkey  1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 –

Group 3

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 8512125+716
 Wales 8512156+916
 Hungary 841397+213
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 822448–48
 Luxembourg 8116216–144
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Hungary Italy Luxembourg Wales
Bosnia and Herzegovina  – 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–1
Hungary  0–0 – 2–0 3–0 0–1
Italy  1–1 2–0 – 2–0 1–0
Luxembourg  0–1 0–1 0–4 – 0–0
Wales  2–0 4–1 2–1 5–1 –

Group 4

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 8701195+1421
 Spain 8611155+1019
 Finland 8314117+410
 Poland 83051113–29
 Liechtenstein 8008127–260
  Finland Liechtenstein Netherlands Poland Spain
Finland  – 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–1
Liechtenstein  0–4 – 0–3 0–5 0–4
Netherlands  2–0 3–0 – 3–2 2–1
Poland  2–1 2–0 0–4 – 0–1
Spain  1–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 –

Group 5

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 8710254+2122
 Iceland 85122911+1816
 Germany 83322610+1612
 Northern Ireland 82151216–47
 San Marino 8008051–510
  Czech Republic Germany Iceland Northern Ireland San Marino
Czech Republic  – 1–1 3–1 2–0 5–0
Germany  1–2 – 2–2 3–0 6–0
Iceland  0–2 4–1 – 2–1 8–0
Northern Ireland  1–2 1–1 2–6 – 4–0
San Marino  0–8 0–11 0–6 0–3 –

Group 6

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 8611155+1019
 Israel 8512188+1016
 Montenegro 8413911–213
 Kazakhstan 8125717–105
 Bulgaria 8116816–84
  Bulgaria Israel Kazakhstan Montenegro Sweden
Bulgaria  – 3–4 3–0 1–1 0–1
Israel  4–0 – 1–1 5–0 0–1
Kazakhstan  2–0 1–2 – 0–2 1–1
Montenegro  2–0 1–0 3–1 – 0–2
Sweden  2–1 1–2 5–1 2–0 –

Group 7

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 85211710+717
 Slovakia 84221111014
 Serbia 84131412+213
 Norway 82151418–47
 Cyprus 8206813–56
  Croatia Cyprus Norway Serbia Slovakia
Croatia  – 0–2 4–1 3–1 1–1
Cyprus  1–2 – 1–3 1–3 0–1
Norway  1–3 1–3 – 0–1 2–2
Serbia  2–2 2–0 3–2 – 1–2
Slovakia  1–2 1–0 1–4 2–1 –

Group 8

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 8440135+816
 Belgium 843185+315
 France 8431126+615
 Slovenia 8224610–48
 Malta 8008013–130
  Belgium France Malta Slovenia Ukraine
Belgium  – 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–2
France  0–1 – 2-0 1–0 2–2
Malta  0–1 0–2 – 0–2 0–3
Slovenia  2–2 1–3 1–0 – 0–2
Ukraine  1–1 2–2 1–0 0-0 –

Group 9

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 8611137+619
 England 8521157+817
 Portugal 8413128+413
 Lithuania 8125311–85
 Macedonia 8026919–102
  England Greece Lithuania Republic of Macedonia Portugal
England  – 1–2 3–0 6–3 1–0
Greece  1–1 – 1–0 3–1 2–1
Lithuania  0–0 0–1 – 1–0 0–1
Macedonia  1–2 1–2 1–1 – 1–1
Portugal  0–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 –

Group 10

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 8521167+917
 Belarus 85211611+517
 Austria 84221711+614
 Albania 81161120–94
 Azerbaijan 8116819–114
  Albania Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Scotland
Albania  – 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–1
Austria  3–1 – 4–0 3–3 1–0
Azerbaijan  3–2 1–2 – 2–3 0–4
Belarus  4–2 2–1 1–0 – 1–1
Scotland  5–2 3–1 2–2 1–0 –

Ranking of second-placed teams

Since Groups 1 and 2 were composed of six teams, results against the 6th-ranked team were excluded.

Grp
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Spain 8611155+1019
9 England 8521157+817
10 Belarus 85211611+517
5 Iceland 85122911+1816
6 Israel 8512188+1016
3 Wales 8512156+916
1 Russia 8512146+816
8 Belgium 843185+315
7 Slovakia 84221111014
2 Turkey 8314911-210

Ranking rules[2]

  1. Total points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Goals scored away from home
  5. Disciplinary record
  6. Drawing of lots

Play-offs

The play-off first legs played on 9 October 2010, second legs played on 13 October 2010.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
England England 2–1 Romania Romania 2–1 0–0
Netherlands Netherlands 3–3 (a) Ukraine Ukraine 1–3 2–0
Spain Spain 5–1 Croatia Croatia 2–1 3–0
Switzerland Switzerland 5–2 Sweden Sweden 4–1 1–1
Iceland Iceland 4–2 Scotland Scotland 2–1 2–1
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5–0 Greece Greece 3–0 2–0
Italy Italy 2–3 Belarus Belarus 2–0 0–3

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asDate qualification was securedPrevious appearances in tournament
 DenmarkHost10 December 20084 (1978, 1986, 1992, 2006)
  SwitzerlandPlay-off winners against  Sweden11 October 20102 (2002, 2004)
 IcelandPlay-off winners against  Scotland11 October 2010First appearance
 EnglandPlay-off winners against  Romania12 October 201010 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009)
 SpainPlay-off winners against  Croatia12 October 201010 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2009)
 BelarusPlay-off winners against  Italy12 October 20102 (2004, 2009)
 Czech RepublicPlay-off winners against  Greece12 October 20104 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2007)
 UkrainePlay-off winners against  Netherlands12 October 20101 (2006)

References

  1. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship" (PDF).
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