2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates 19 September – 31 October 2014 (qualifying round)
12–26 March 2015 (elite round)
Teams 53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 126
Goals scored 316 (2.51 per match)
Top scorer(s) Slovenia Jan Mlakar (8 goals)

The 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-17 football competition played in 2014 and 2015 to determine the 15 teams joining Bulgaria, who qualified automatically as hosts, in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1] A total of 53 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[2]

Each match lasted 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes, with an interval of 15 minutes.

The final tournament also acted as the UEFA qualifier for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, with six teams qualifying (the four semi-finalists and the two winners of play-off matches between the losing quarter-finalists).

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

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]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  4. 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;
  5. Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
  7. 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).
  8. 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);
  9. 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]

  1. Higher number of points;
  2. Superior goal difference;
  3. Higher number of goals scored;
  4. 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);
  5. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 28 November 2013 at 09:30 CET (UTC+1).[4][5]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[6]

Each group contained two teams from Pot A and two teams from Pot B.[2]

For political reasons, if Azerbaijan and Armenia (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Georgia and Russia (due to the disputed status of South Ossetia), were drawn in the same group, neither would host the mini-tournament. Moreover, Spain and Gibraltar could not be drawn in the same group due to the disputed status of Gibraltar.

Bye to elite round
TeamCoeffRank
 Germany11.3331
Pot A
TeamCoeffRank
 Netherlands9.5002
 England9.3333
 France9.0004
 Hungary8.5005
 Italy8.0006
 Denmark8.0007
 Russia7.8338
 Czech Republic7.8339
 Spain7.83310
 Serbia7.66711
 Portugal7.16712
 Georgia7.00013
 Croatia6.83314
 Norway6.83315
  Switzerland6.66716
 Belgium6.33317
 Poland6.33318
 Ukraine6.16719
 Sweden6.16720
 Scotland6.00021
 Republic of Ireland5.83322
 Iceland5.83323
 Belarus5.63324
 Austria5.50025
 Slovakia5.00026
 Turkey4.50027
Pot B
TeamCoeffRank
 Greece4.33328
 Romania4.33329
 Northern Ireland4.16730
 Israel4.00031
 Finland3.46732
 Albania3.00033
 Bosnia and Herzegovina3.00034
 Slovenia2.66735
 Lithuania2.33336
 Luxembourg2.33337
 Kazakhstan2.33338
 Montenegro2.33339
 Latvia2.16740
 Estonia1.83341
 Macedonia1.66742
 Azerbaijan1.33343
 Armenia1.33344
 Wales1.00045
 Moldova1.00046
 Cyprus1.00047
 Faroe Islands1.00048
 Andorra0.66749
 San Marino0.33350
 Malta0.33351
 Liechtenstein0.00052
 Gibraltar0.00053

Notes

  • Bulgaria (Coeff: 4.000) qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.

Groups

Times up to 25 October 2014 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7 Elite round
2  Republic of Ireland (H) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
3  Faroe Islands 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
4  Gibraltar 3 0 1 2 0 9 −9 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Scotland  4–0  Faroe Islands
Ros. McCrorie  41'
Hendry  48'
Ross  64'
St Clair  66'		 Report
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Republic of Ireland  5–0  Gibraltar
Elbouzedi  29'
Clarke  36', 63'
Davis  54'
McCourt  79'		 Report
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Scotland  4–0  Gibraltar
Hendry  34'
Serra  46' (o.g.)
Miller  58'
Allan  63'		 Report
Referee: Sven Bindels (Luxembourg)
Faroe Islands  2–4  Republic of Ireland
Treacy  49' (o.g.)
Muller  70'		 Report O'Keeffe  7'
Barrett  35'
Kinsella  69'
Clarke  80+2'
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Scotland
Report
Referee: Sven Bindels (Luxembourg)
Gibraltar  0–0  Faroe Islands
Report
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Elite round
2  Georgia (H) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Estonia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Liechtenstein 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Poland  4–0  Estonia
Wojtkowski  7', 12' (pen.)
Adamczyk  80', 80+3'		 Report
Mikheil Meskhi 2, Tbilisi
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)
Georgia  3–0  Liechtenstein
Arabidze  28' (pen.)
Lezhava  51'
Kokhreidze  72'		 Report
Referee: Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)
Poland  4–0  Liechtenstein
Seemann  26' (o.g.)
Bielik  43'
Jóźwiak  60'
Wojtkowski  80+2' (pen.)		 Report
Mikheil Meskhi 2, Tbilisi
Referee: Tvetan Krastev (Bulgaria)
Estonia  1–2  Georgia
Käit  31' Report Arabidze  53'
Ninua  79'
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)
Georgia  0–1  Poland
Report Prusaczyk  19'
Referee: Tvetan Krastev (Bulgaria)
Liechtenstein  0–2  Estonia
Report Käit  54', 62'
Mikheil Meskhi 2, Tbilisi
Referee: Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Elite round
2  Iceland 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Moldova (H) 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Armenia 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Iceland  0–0  Moldova
Report
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Italy  3–0  Armenia
Cutrone  34', 65'
Scamacca  76'		 Report
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Iceland  2–0  Armenia
M. Hilmarsson  13'
Agnarsson  36'		 Report
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)
Moldova  0–3  Italy
Report Llamas  31' (pen.)
Cutrone  51' (pen.), 67'
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Italy  1–1  Iceland
Cutrone  76' Report M. Hilmarsson  41'
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Armenia  0–4  Moldova
Report Marandici  74', 78'
Voropai  76'
Cojocaru  80'
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Elite round
2  France 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Cyprus (H) 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Macedonia 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
England  4–1  Cyprus
Ndukwu  13', 45', 58'
Edwards  61'		 Report Papakonstantinou  80' (pen.)
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
France  3–0  Macedonia
Cognat  62'
Pelican  75'
Édouard  80+1'		 Report
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)
England  1–0  Macedonia
Nmecha  14' Report
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)
Cyprus  0–4  France
Report Édouard  18' (pen.), 75'
Pelican  49'
Cognat  56'
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)
France  1–3  England
Karamoh  62' Report Willock  30'
Patching  39'
Dasilva  69'
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
Macedonia  1–2  Cyprus
Ristovski  3' Report Matthaiou  24'
Pileas  65'
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Elite round
2  Greece 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Ukraine 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
4  Latvia (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Sweden  2–1  Latvia
Zeidan  34'
Lidberg  72'		 Report Hvoiņickis  48'
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
Greece  0–0  Sweden
Report
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
Ukraine  0–0  Latvia
Report
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)
Sweden  0–0  Ukraine
Report
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)
Latvia  0–1  Greece
Report Limnios  17'

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Elite round
2  Slovenia (H) 3 1 1 1 5 1 +4 4
3  Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Turkey  0–5  Slovenia
Report Mlakar  21' (pen.), 22', 46' (pen.), 58'
Kene  80'
Portugal  3–0  Northern Ireland
Generoso  22', 80+2'
Gomes  47'		 Report
ŠRC Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović (Montenegro)
Turkey  3–4  Northern Ireland
Yeşilyurt  8', 24'
Demiral  41'		 Report McКendry  2'
McКee  4'
King  10'
Conaty  80+3'
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)
Slovenia  0–1  Portugal
Report Gomes  80'
ŠRC Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović (Montenegro)
Portugal  1–0  Turkey
Lourenço  34' Report
ŠRC Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Northern Ireland  0–0  Slovenia
Report
Športni park Radenci, Radenci
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Elite round
2  Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Israel 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Croatia  8–1  Kazakhstan
Moro  5'
Lovren  11', 32'
Brekalo  16', 50'
Sosa  27'
Crnički  62', 80+2'		 Report Soltanov  75'
Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)
Hungary  1–0  Israel
At. Szalai  26' (pen.) Report
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Croatia  0–0  Israel
Report
Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)
Kazakhstan  0–1  Hungary
Report Podymskiy  56' (o.g.)
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)
Hungary  1–2  Croatia
Szabó  36' Report Lovren  21'
Pasariček  68'
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Israel  6–0  Kazakhstan
Ronen  9', 33'
Kazimov  18' (o.g.)
Cohen  26'
Kataby  64'
Mahamid  70'		 Report
Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Elite round
2  Serbia (H) 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
3  Finland 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Serbia  1–0  Malta
Nišić  71' Report
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Padraig Sutton (Republic of Ireland)
Netherlands  2–0  Finland
Fernandes  71'
Dilrosun  80+3'		 Report
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)
Serbia  1–0  Finland
Mehmedović  40+1' Report
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)
Malta  0–1  Netherlands
Report Janga  22'
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)
Netherlands  1–0  Serbia
Eiting  18' (pen.) Report
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Padraig Sutton (Republic of Ireland)
Finland  2–1  Malta
Mäenpää  16'
Lingman  52' (pen.)		 Report Beerman  50'
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Elite round
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Albania (H) 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Austria  2–0  San Marino
Lovrić  14', 34' Report
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Norway  3–0  Albania
Helmersen  24'
Sæter  48'
Ajer  58'		 Report
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)
San Marino  0–4  Norway
Report Sæter  8'
Stensby  48'
Bredeli  50'
Fjellberg  56'
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)
Austria  2–0  Albania
Jakupovic  52'
Filip  80+1'		 Report
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
Norway  0–2  Austria
Report Jakupovic  60'
Filip  64'
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
Albania  5–1  San Marino
Pepsi  24', 63'
Dhamo  54'
Zeka  71'
Berisha  74'		 Report C. Gatti  72'
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 Elite round
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
4   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tie broken by penalty shoot-out, as they were playing each other in the last round of matches.
Switzerland   0–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Mustafić  80+3'
KVV Thes Sport, Tessenderlo
Referee: Rob Rogers (Republic of Ireland)
Belgium  3–0  Azerbaijan
Van Vaerenbergh  11', 71'
Azzaoui  50' (pen.)		 Report
Patro Eisden, Maasmechelen
Referee: Antonis Giachos (Greece)
Belgium  4–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Verreth  17', 61'
Janssens  23'
Daneels  56'		 Report Mujagić  42'
KVV Thes Sport, Tessenderlo
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (Lithuania)
Azerbaijan  2–1   Switzerland
Suleymanov  28'
Garayev  69'		 Report Samardzic  22'
Referee: Antonis Giachos (Greece)
Switzerland   1–0  Belgium
Guillemenot  40' Report
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (Lithuania)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–1  Azerbaijan
Žerić  11' Report Ismayilov  26'
Penalties
Mustedanagić
Žerić
Stanić
Behram
Demirović 		4–3 Bediyev
Azizov
Hajiyev
Garayev
Amirli
Patro Eisden, Maasmechelen
Referee: Rob Rogers (Republic of Ireland)

Group 11

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Elite round
2  Slovakia (H) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Slovakia  1–0  Luxembourg
Tupta  73' Report
Referee: Mervyn Smyth (Northern Ireland)
Spain  2–1  Lithuania
Zalazar  9'
Aleñá  50'		 Report Mėgelaitis  6'
SFM Senec, Veľký Biel
Referee: Orel Greenfeld (Israel)
Slovakia  2–0  Lithuania
Tupta  43', 56' Report
Referee: Sascha Amhof (Switzerland)
Luxembourg  0–3  Spain
Report Zalazar  8', 69'
Pepelu  52'
SFM Senec, Veľký Biel
Referee: Orel Greenfeld (Israel)
Spain  3–1  Slovakia
Šušolík  20' (o.g.)
Villanueva  50'
Arnaiz  53'		 Report Tešlár  9'
Referee: Sascha Amhof (Switzerland)
Lithuania  0–3  Luxembourg
Report Avdusinovic  20'
Klein  40'
Bijelic  59'
SFM Senec, Veľký Biel
Referee: Mervyn Smyth (Northern Ireland)

Group 12

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Elite round
2  Romania 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Andorra (H) 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Czech Republic  2–1  Romania
Plachý  11'
Sadílek  49'		 Report Mihalcea  27'
Referee: Christos Nicolaides (Cyprus)
Denmark  3–1  Andorra
Brink  34', 58' (pen.), 62' Report Fernández  71'
Romania  6–1  Denmark
Coman  2', 10', 33'
Motreanu  54'
Gîsă  59'
Ghiță  67'		 Report Lønfeldt  44'
Czech Republic  1–0  Andorra
Chaluš  52' Report
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Croatia)
Denmark  0–1  Czech Republic
Report Turnya  53'
Referee: Christos Nicolaides (Cyprus)
Andorra  0–1  Romania
Report Coman  55' (pen.)
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Croatia)

Group 13

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Elite round
2  Belarus (H) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Montenegro 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Russia  0–0  Wales
Report
Belarus  1–0  Montenegro
Bakhar  28' (pen.) Report
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)
Russia  2–0  Montenegro
Galadzhan  14'
Denisov  80+4'		 Report
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Wales  1–2  Belarus
Abbruzzese  58' Report Kuptsov  12'
Lisakovich  80' (pen.)
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)
Belarus  1–2  Russia
Saramakha  5' Report Kirillov  15'
Tatayev  68'
Montenegro  1–2  Wales
Ćosović  13' Report Cullen  39'
Harris  75'
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round which advanced to the elite round, only the results of the third-placed teams against the first and second-placed teams in their group were taken into account.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 5  Ukraine 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Elite round
2 13  Wales 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3 7  Israel 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
4 10  Azerbaijan 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
5 6  Northern Ireland 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1[lower-alpha 1]
6 3  Moldova 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1[lower-alpha 1]
7 8  Finland 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
8 11  Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
9 2  Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
10 9  Albania 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
11 1  Faroe Islands 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
12 12  Denmark 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
13 4  Cyprus 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Elite round

Draw

The draw for the elite round was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 3 December 2014 at 10:40 CET (UTC+1).[7][8]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[9] Germany, which received a bye to the elite round, were automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Winners and runners-up from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group, but third-placed teams could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same qualifying round group.[10]

Before the draw UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Ukraine and Russia could not be drawn in the same group due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[10]

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  Poland 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
3 11  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9[lower-alpha 1]
4 4  England 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9[lower-alpha 1]
5 9  Austria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
6 6  Portugal 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
7 8  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9
8 12  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
9 7  Croatia 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Pot B
10 1  Scotland 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7
11 1  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
12 3  Italy 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
13 13  Russia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
14 12  Romania 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
15 4  France 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
16 10  Belgium 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
17 9  Norway 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6[lower-alpha 1] Pot C
18 2  Georgia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
19 11  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[lower-alpha 1]
20 13  Belarus 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[lower-alpha 1]
21 7  Hungary 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
22 8  Serbia 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
23 3  Iceland 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
24 5  Sweden 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
25 5  Greece 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5 Pot D
26 7  Israel 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4
27 6  Slovenia 3 1 1 1 5 1 +4 4
28 13  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
29 6  Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
30 10  Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
31 10  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
32 5  Ukraine 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient used for qualifying round draw; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Groups

All times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Final tournament
2  Spain (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Israel 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
France  1–0  Israel
Boutobba  46' Report
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Spain  2–0  Sweden
Zalazar  30'
Villalba  33'		 Report
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)
Sweden  1–7  France
Lidberg  44' Report Édouard  1', 80'
Ikone  57', 59', 75'
Janvier  63'
Pelican  66' (pen.)
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)
Spain  0–0  Israel
Report
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
France  1–1  Spain
Samba  48' Report Zalazar  60'
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Israel  2–0  Sweden
Cohen  22'
Mahamid  71'		 Report
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Final tournament
2  Portugal 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4
3  Serbia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Azerbaijan (H) 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Portugal  0–0  Serbia
Report
Ismat Gayibov, Baku
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
Croatia  4–0  Azerbaijan
Majić  23', 62'
Erlić  64'
Blečić  79'		 Report
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)
Serbia  0–3  Croatia
Report Moro  6'
Brekalo  67'
Blečić  79'
Ismat Gayibov, Baku
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)
Portugal  3–0  Azerbaijan
Gomes  12', 17'
Cassamá  36'		 Report
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)
Croatia  1–0  Portugal
Moro  42' Report
Baku FC Stadium, Baku
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
Azerbaijan  0–4  Serbia
Report Todorović  20'
Stanisavljević  28'
Mehmedović  46' (pen.)
Panović  77'
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7 Final tournament
2  Netherlands (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Georgia 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Belgium  4–0  Northern Ireland
Van Vaerenbergh  15', 25'
Azzaoui  44'
Daneels  74'		 Report
Sportpark Walburgen, Gendt
Referee: Fábio José Costa Veríssimo (Portugal)
Netherlands  2–0  Georgia
Robertha  10'
Fosu-Mensah  49'		 Report
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Georgia  0–4  Belgium
Report Ademoglu  17' (pen.)
Van Vaerenbergh  21'
Mangala  64'
Thuys  74'
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Netherlands  1–1  Northern Ireland
Gordon  28' (o.g) Report Lavery  73'
Sportpark Walburgen, Gendt
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)
Belgium  0–0  Netherlands
Report
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Fábio José Costa Veríssimo (Portugal)
Northern Ireland  2–4  Georgia
Lavery  60'
King  80+3'		 Report Bugridze  6'
Arabidze  33', 48'
Gvasalia  75'
Sportpark Walburgen, Gendt
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Final tournament
2  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Belarus 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Poland (H) 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Republic of Ireland  2–2  Greece
Clarke  60'
Barrett  73' (pen.)		 Report Kirtzialidis  50'
Limnios  51'
Stadion Amica, Wronki
Referee: Orkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Poland  0–2  Belarus
Report Belezyak  28', 75'
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (Serbia)
Belarus  1–3  Republic of Ireland
Bakhar  44' Report Aherne  32', 77'
Barrett  42'
Stadion Amica, Wronki
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (Serbia)
Poland  0–1  Greece
Report Tsingos  25'
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Poland
Report Kaczmarczyk  10'
Referee: Orkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Greece  0–0  Belarus
Report
Stadion Amica, Wronki
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Final tournament
2  Russia (H) 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
3  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Iceland 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Austria  1–0  Iceland
Filip  17' (pen.) Report
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Russia  0–0  Wales
Report
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Austria  3–2  Wales
Danso  37', 40'
Ramadani  58'		 Report Harris  75'
Roberts  78'
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
Iceland  0–4  Russia
Report Lomovitskiy  18'
Bragin  57'
Makhatadze  74', 79'
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Russia  1–1  Austria
Makhatadze  66' (pen.) Report Sahanek  75'
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
Wales  1–0  Iceland
Roberts  19' Report
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Final tournament
2  Slovenia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
England  3–1  Norway
Wright  3'
Collinge  57'
Ndukwu  62'		 Report Risa  11'
Referee: Erez Papir (Israel)
Romania  0–3  Slovenia
Report Mlakar  2', 40+2'
Sredojevič  5'
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
Norway  2–0  Romania
Szabolcs  20' (o.g.)
Grødem  40+2'		 Report
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
England  3–1  Slovenia
Oxford  20'
Holland  36'
Rom  38' (o.g.)		 Report Mlakar  65'
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)
Romania  1–2  England
Petre  13' Report Ugbo  7', 53'
Referee: Erez Papir (Israel)
Slovenia  1–0  Norway
Mlakar  43' Report
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Final tournament
2  Scotland 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Hungary (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Scotland  2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Morrison  49'
Harvie  70'		 Report
Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (Malta)
Czech Republic  1–0  Hungary
Šašinka  66' Report
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
Czech Republic  2–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Šašinka  44' (pen.)
Žežulka  73' (pen.)		 Report Mustedanagić  69'
Miletić  80+1'
Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya
Referee: Denis Izmailov (Kazakhstan)
Hungary  0–0  Scotland
Report
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (Malta)
Scotland  0–1  Czech Republic
Report Šašinka  13'
Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–1  Hungary
Demirović  37'
Mustedanagić  80+3'		 Report Dragóner  65'
Referee: Denis Izmailov (Kazakhstan)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Final tournament
2  Italy 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Germany  3–0  Slovakia
Eggestein  46', 72'
Passlack  51' (pen.)		 Report
Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Referee: Alain Duriuex (Luxembourg)
Italy  1–0  Ukraine
Llamas  29' Report
Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Referee: Ola Hobber Nielsen (Norway)
Germany  3–0  Ukraine
Passlack  12'
Gül  68'
Schmidt  74'		 Report
Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)
Slovakia  0–2  Italy
Report Cutrone  48', 76'
Referee: Alain Duriuex (Luxembourg)
Italy  2–2  Germany
Llamas  24'
Lo Faso  31'		 Report Gül  14'
Sağlam  77'
Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Referee: Ola Hobber Nielsen (Norway)
Ukraine  1–2  Slovakia
Dubinchak  79' Report Varga  38'
Šimko  66'
Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)

Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the seven best second-placed teams from the elite round which qualified for the final tournament, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group were taken into account.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 4  Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Final tournament
2 8  Italy 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
3 3  Netherlands 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
4 7  Scotland 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
5 6  Slovenia 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
6 5  Russia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
7 1  Spain 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
8 2  Portugal 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[11]

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
only U-17 era (since 2002)
 BulgariaHosts20 March 20120 (debut)
 FranceElite round Group 1 winners22 March 20158 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
 CroatiaElite round Group 2 winners22 March 20152 (2005, 2013)
 BelgiumElite round Group 3 winners17 March 20153 (2006, 2007, 2012)
 GreeceElite round Group 4 winners26 March 20151 (2010)
 AustriaElite round Group 5 winners23 March 20153 (2003, 2004, 2013)
 EnglandElite round Group 6 winners23 March 20159 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
 Czech RepublicElite round Group 7 winners25 March 20154 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2011)
 GermanyElite round Group 8 winners23 March 20157 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
 Republic of IrelandElite round best seven runners-up26 March 20151 (2008)
 ItalyElite round best seven runners-up23 March 20154 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2013)
 NetherlandsElite round best seven runners-up22 March 20158 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
 ScotlandElite round best seven runners-up25 March 20152 (2008, 2014)
 SloveniaElite round best seven runners-up26 March 20151 (2012)
 RussiaElite round best seven runners-up26 March 20152 (2006, 2013)
 SpainElite round best seven runners-up25 March 20158 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Top goalscorers

The following players scored four goals or more in the qualifying competition.[12]

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

References

  1. ↑ "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 2012-03-20.
  2. 1 2 "Under-17s turn thoughts to Bulgaria". UEFA.com. 22 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. ↑ "2014/15 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com.
  5. ↑ "2015 U17 qualifying round draw made". UEFA.com. 28 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "2014/15 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "2014/15 elite round draw". UEFA.com.
  8. ↑ "England and rivals learn elite round fate". UEFA.com. 3 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "2014/15 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Elite round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  10. 1 2 "England among seeds in U17 elite round draw". UEFA.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Under-17 finals lineup complete". UEFA.com. 27 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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