2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
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) Republic of Ireland 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

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

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]

  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 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;
  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 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).
  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. Higher position in the coefficient ranking list used for the qualifying round draw;
  10. 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]

  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. Higher position in the coefficient ranking list used for the qualifying round draw;
  6. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying round

Draw

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]

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]

Final tournament hosts
TeamCoeffRank
 Croatia8.500—
Bye to elite round
TeamCoeffRank
 Germany12.6671
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
TeamCoeffRank
 England11.6672
 Netherlands9.6673
 Portugal9.3334
 Italy9.1675
 Russia9.1676
 France8.6677
 Czech Republic8.5008
 Austria8.5009
 Spain8.16710
 Poland8.00011
 Scotland8.00012
 Serbia7.66713
  Switzerland7.66714
 Belgium6.83315
 Republic of Ireland6.83316
 Ukraine6.16717
 Sweden6.00018
 Norway5.83319
 Georgia5.66720
 Greece5.50021
 Slovenia5.33322
 Hungary5.16723
 Bosnia and Herzegovina5.00024
 Belarus4.96725
 Israel4.83326
 Slovakia4.33327
Pot B
TeamCoeffRank
 Turkey4.33328
 Iceland4.16729
 Bulgaria4.00030
 Romania4.00031
 Northern Ireland3.83332
 Denmark3.33333
 Wales3.16734
 Albania3.16735
 Estonia3.16736
 Finland3.13337
 Latvia3.00038
 Moldova2.66739
 Cyprus2.66740
 Faroe Islands1.66741
 Azerbaijan1.50042
 Luxembourg1.33343
 Macedonia1.33344
 Armenia1.00045
 Lithuania1.00046
 Montenegro0.33347
 Andorra0.33348
 San Marino0.33349
 Gibraltar0.33350
 Malta0.00051
 Liechtenstein0.00052
 Kazakhstan0.00053
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.

Groups

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Latvia
Lušņickis  15' (o.g.)
Šikanjić  49'
Veips  62' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)
Moldova  0–5  Russia
Report Mironov  2'
Ageev  31', 63'
Kolesnichenko  58'
Karapuzov  72'
Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–0  Moldova
Omerović  28' Report
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)
Russia  1–0  Latvia
Kolesnichenko  6' Report
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)
Russia  2–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lopatin  13'
Kolesnichenko  49'		 Report Šikanjić  78'
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)
Latvia  2–0  Moldova
Tālbergs  4'
Toņiševs  79'		 Report
Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Kazakhstan  0–1  Greece
Report Tsirigotis  55'
Centre d'Entrenament FAF, Andorra la Vella
Republic of Ireland  5–1  Andorra
Roache  37', 55'
Peppard  53'
Idah  62'
Connolly  79'		 Report Torres  78'
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
Republic of Ireland  3–1  Kazakhstan
Connolly  49'
Idah  54', 80+3' (pen.)		 Report Kairkenov  55'
Centre d'Entrenament FAF, Andorra la Vella
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
Greece  3–0  Andorra
Meliopoulos  8'
Gkargkalatzidis  13', 52' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Greece  0–1  Republic of Ireland
Report Connolly  21'
Centre d'Entrenament FAF, Andorra la Vella
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Andorra  0–2  Kazakhstan
Report Zhakipbayev  16' (pen.)
Seidakhmet  24'

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Switzerland   2–1  Luxembourg
Del Campo  60'
Burkart  68'		 Report Delgado  34'
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Greece)
Faroe Islands  2–0  Czech Republic
Giessing  2'
Løkin  45'		 Report
Terrain Poetz, Wiltz
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Switzerland   3–0  Faroe Islands
Gonzalez  6'
Burkart  29'
Okafor  56'		 Report
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)
Czech Republic  2–0  Luxembourg
Šilhan  25'
Korac  64' (o.g.)		 Report
Terrain Poetz, Wiltz
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Czech Republic  3–3   Switzerland
Šilhan  30', 34' (pen.)
Macháček  65'		 Report Gonzalez  37'
Burkart  63'
Suter  80+3'
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Greece)
Luxembourg  2–2  Faroe Islands
Schaus  66', 73' (pen.) Report Jacobsen  40+1', 57'
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Serbia  3–1  Macedonia
Gavrić  19'
Stuparević  54', 69'		 Report Fazlagikj  80' (pen.)
Stadio Bruno Bucci, Russi
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
Albania  0–1  Italy
Report Merola  62'
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)
Serbia  2–0  Albania
Djerlek  5' (pen.)
Bosić  13'		 Report
Stadio Bruno Bucci, Russi
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
Italy  0–0  Macedonia
Report
Stadio Tullo Morgagni, Forlì
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
Italy  2–0  Serbia
Merola  52'
Biancu  68'		 Report
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)
Macedonia  2–1  Albania
Kolevski  54'
Stratorski  63'		 Report Bullari  52'
Stadio Tullo Morgagni, Forlì
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Slovenia  4–1  Estonia
Prelec  20', 70'
Svetlin  33'
Schweiger  80+4'		 Report Soomre  77'
NNC Brdo, Kranj
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)
Montenegro  1–2  France
Pešukić  43' Report Adli  49', 60'
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
France  7–0  Estonia
Pau  8', 28' (pen.)
Caqueret  13'
Nlandu  49'
Tattevin  61'
Adli  79', 80+2'		 Report
NNC Brdo, Kranj
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
Slovenia  2–2  Montenegro
Jakupovič  46' (pen.)
Kurtovič  55'		 Report N. Krsotvić  67'
Rakonjac  77'
NNC Brdo, Kranj
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
France  1–1  Slovenia
Gouiri  10' Report Kolobarić  49'
NNC Brdo, Kranj
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)
Estonia  1–2  Montenegro
Piht  49' Report Grubac  31'
Rakonjac  80+1' (pen.)
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Romania  1–2  Austria
Ilie  20' Report Krienzer  33'
Manolache  43' (o.g.)
Referee: Nenad Djokić (Serbia)
England  2–0  Azerbaijan
Gomes  16'
Sancho  23'		 Report
Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)
England  3–0  Romania
Foden  2', 13'
Sancho  68' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)
Austria  3–1  Azerbaijan
Aganovic  3'
Schmid  60'
Wunsch  74'		 Report Sadikhov  23'
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
Austria  2–3  England
Ballo  28', 78' (pen.) Report Gibson  39'
Loader  44'
Brewster  65' (pen.)
Referee: Nenad Djokić (Serbia)
Azerbaijan  1–0  Romania
Sadikhov  29' Report
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Hungary  3–0  Liechtenstein
Csoboth  20', 58'
Winkler  44'		 Report
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)
Denmark  0–2  Netherlands
Report Familio-Castillo  32' (pen.)
Boadu  51'
Városi Stadion, Dabas
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Hungary  3–1  Denmark
Szoboszlai  36' (pen.)
Timári  64'
Csoboth  72' (pen.)		 Report Jensen  24'
Városi Stadion, Csákvár
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (Russia)
Netherlands  9–0  Liechtenstein
Buitink  3', 18'
Van Hoeven  12', 68'
Familio-Castillo  17'
Geertruida  49', 67'
Beck  51' (o.g.)
Redan  80'		 Report
Városi Stadion, Dabas
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)
Netherlands  4–0  Hungary
Aboukhlal  8'
Familio-Castillo  28' (pen.)
Redan  43'
Boadu  52'		 Report
Városi Stadion, Dabas
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Liechtenstein  0–11  Denmark
Report Nartey  2'
Rothmann  7'
Tue  12', 13', 32', 41'
Jensen  26', 64'
Jepsen  30'
Kaastrup  57'
Clement  80+2'
Városi Stadion, Csákvár
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (Russia)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Georgia  0–1  Bulgaria
Report Gruev  35' (pen.)
Kempeleen Urheilukeskus, Kempele
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)
Finland  0–5  Sweden
Report Finndell  27' (pen.)
Mawana  66', 69' (pen.), 77'
Stålheden  73'
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)
Sweden  3–1  Bulgaria
Finndell  46'
Crona  50'
Mawana  69'		 Report Mihaylov  65'
Raahen Urheilupuisto, Raahe
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)
Georgia  0–2  Finland
Report Tolonen  71'
Oksanen  80+3'
Referee: Paul Mclaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
Sweden  4–0  Georgia
Kulusekvski  10'
Vagic  39'
Saebbö  48'
Crona  75'		 Report
Kempeleen Urheilukeskus, Kempele
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)
Bulgaria  0–1  Finland
Report Ali  55'
Raahen Urheilupuisto, Raahe
Referee: Paul Mclaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
San Marino  0–4  Slovakia
Report Potoma  44'
Murcko  48'
Gerebenits  50'
Saxa  59'
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Spain  4–0  Northern Ireland
Pampín  4'
Ruiz  5'
Gómez  58'
McAleenan  70' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
Spain  3–0  San Marino
Díaz  24'
Miranda  34'
Córdoba  38'		 Report
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)
Slovakia  4–3  Northern Ireland
Filipiak  11'
Murcko  65', 77', 80+1'		 Report McGinley  22' (pen.), 71'
Chambers  66'
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Slovakia  0–6  Spain
Report Chust  6'
Petro  25' (o.g.)
Ruiz  28', 38', 72'
Miranda  53'
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
Northern Ireland  2–1  San Marino
Kearney  11', 35' Report Pancotti  40+1'
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Scotland  6–0  Malta
Aitchison  18' (pen.), 25'
Middleton  28'
Deas  37'
Rudden  40+1'
Grech  73' (o.g.)		 Report
Complexo Desportivo de Febres, Febres
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)
Wales  0–2  Portugal
Report Camacho  13' (pen.)
Rodrigues  36'
Estádio Municipal Carlos Duarte, Pampilhosa
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)
Scotland  1–0  Wales
Ross  80+1' Report
Estádio Municipal Carlos Duarte, Pampilhosa
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
Portugal  5–0  Malta
Simões  31'
Justiniano  40+1'
Costa  50'
Rodrigues  73'
Conceição  80+2' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)
Portugal  0–1  Scotland
Report McInroy  72'
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
Malta  0–3  Wales
Report Thorpe  9'
Vale  58'
Oddy  70'
Estádio Municipal Carlos Duarte, Pampilhosa
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

Group 11

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Belarus  0–1  Cyprus
Report Raounas  55'
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
Gibraltar  0–2  Belgium
Report Dhaeze  25'
Openda  63'
Referee: Johnny Casanova (San Marino)
Belarus  3–1  Gibraltar
Montovio  33' (o.g.)
Muzychenka  52'
Gorbach  78'		 Report Britto  43' (pen.)
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
Belgium  0–1  Cyprus
Report Christodoulou  43'
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
Belgium  0–0  Belarus
Report
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
Cyprus  2–0  Gibraltar
Katsantonis  32'
Gerolemou  44'		 Report
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Johnny Casanova (San Marino)

Group 12

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Poland  1–1  Armenia
Skóraś  21' Report Yeghiazaryan  29'
Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Iceland  0–2  Israel
Report Dahan  12'
Brami  69'
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
Poland  2–0  Iceland
Wełniak  11', 78' Report
Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)
Israel  2–0  Armenia
Strosberg  27'
Kanaan  64'		 Report
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Israel  3–1  Poland
Kanaan  50'
Hen  58', 68'		 Report Benedyczak  54'
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
Armenia  3–2  Iceland
Grigoryan  19'
Kurbashyan  36' (pen.), 63'		 Report Hlynsson  25'
Björnsson  80+3'
Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Group 13

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Turkey  2–0  Norway
Babacan  36', 80+4' Report
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ukraine  1–1  Lithuania
Supriaha  60' Report Utkus  80+1'
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
Ukraine  0–1  Turkey
Report Gül  62' (pen.)
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Norway  2–1  Lithuania
Kažukolovas  50' (o.g.)
Kalsaas  71' (pen.)		 Report Vareika  51'
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Norway  2–2  Ukraine
Ugland  18'
Strand Larsen  54'		 Report Kashchuk  48'
Titaievskyi  57'
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Lithuania  0–1  Turkey
Report Babacan  80+3'
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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
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  Belgium 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
4 3  Czech Republic 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
5 12  Armenia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1[lower-alpha 1]
6 4  Macedonia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1[lower-alpha 1]
7 8  Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0[lower-alpha 2]
8 2  Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0[lower-alpha 2]
9 10  Wales 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
10 6  Azerbaijan 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0[lower-alpha 3]
11 7  Denmark 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0[lower-alpha 3]
12 1  Latvia 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
13 9  Northern Ireland 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tie broken by disciplinary points.[7]
  2. 1 2 Tie broken by disciplinary points.
  3. 1 2 Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Elite round

Draw

The draw for the elite round will be held on 13 December 2016, 11:45 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[8][9]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[10] 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 the best third-placed teams (Montenegro, Ukraine, Belgium, Czech Republic, Armenia) could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same qualifying round group. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group.[11]

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

Groups

The elite round must be played by the end of March 2017.[3]

Times up to 25 March 2017 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 19 4 +15 9 Final tournament
2  Turkey (H) 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  Finland 3 1 0 2 8 10 −2 3
4  Armenia 3 0 0 3 1 21 −20 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Germany  10–1  Armenia
Jastrzembski  5'
Kurbashyan  35' (o.g.)
Becker  40+1'
Abouchabaka  44', 57'
Kühn  55'
Harutyunyan  59' (o.g.)
Arp  70'
Kehr  75'
Majetschak  80+5'		 Report A. Hovhannisyan  30'
Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)
Finland  1–4  Turkey
Tolonen  57' Report Babacan  17'
Kabak  20'
Y. Akgün  39'
S. Akgün  53'
Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales)
Germany  6–2  Finland
Ludewig  6'
Jastrzembski  25', 56'
Malone  28'
Abouchabaka  40', 47'		 Report Tolonen  17', 20'
Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
Turkey  6–0  Armenia
Babacan  26'
K. Hovhannisyan  36' (o.g.)
Y. Akgün  49'
Adıgüzel  51'
Karaahmet  66'
Güneş  80+1'		 Report
Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales)
Turkey  1–3  Germany
Y. Akgün  53' Report Arp  14', 45'
Abouchabaka  74' (pen.)
Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
Armenia  0–5  Finland
Report Tolonen  2', 19'
Ahadi  54'
Pellikka  60'
Ali  70'
Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Final tournament
2  Norway 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3  Israel 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
4  Russia 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Russia  2–2  Norway
Martynov  64'
Chelidze  80+1'		 Report Hove  36'
Evjen  62'
Városi Stadion, Dabas
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
Hungary  0–1  Israel
Report Hen  79'
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
Israel  0–3  Norway
Report Håland  20', 54'
Kalsaas  38' (pen.)
Városi Stadion, Dabas
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
Russia  1–2  Hungary
Prutsev  16' Report Szoboszlai  74', 80+4'
Referee: Keith Kennedy (Northern Ireland)
Israel  0–0  Russia
Report
Városi Stadion, Dabas
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
Norway  0–1  Hungary
Report Szoboszlai  80+3'
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Keith Kennedy (Northern Ireland)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Final tournament
2  Portugal (H) 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3  Poland 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
4  Greece 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Greece  0–4  Portugal
Report Neto  8'
Camacho  40'
Embaló  63'
Simões  68'
Estádio Municipal, Nazaré
Referee: Ian McNabb (Northern Ireland)
Spain  3–1  Poland
Ruiz  37'
Alonso  49'
Blanco  79'		 Report Kiwior  80+1' (pen.)
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Spain  0–1  Greece
Report Lyratzis  74' (pen.)
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Portugal  3–3  Poland
Camacho  7', 28'
Embaló  78' (pen.)		 Report Sobol  16', 80'
Kiwior  35' (pen.)
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Portugal  0–2  Spain
Report Ruiz  18' (pen.)
Díaz  46'
Estádio Municipal, Nazaré
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Poland  3–0  Greece
Skóraś  11'
Praszelik  36'
Kiwior  64'		 Report
Referee: Ian McNabb (Northern Ireland)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland (H) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Final tournament
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Montenegro 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Serbia  2–1   Switzerland
Stuparević  75'
Pavlović  80+3'		 Report Gonzalez  11'
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
Scotland  6–1  Montenegro
Aitchison  10', 53'
Rudden  18'
McInroy  27'
Middleton  60', 74'		 Report Rakonjac  44'
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
Switzerland   3–1  Montenegro
Del Campo  80+2', 80+5'
Marchand  80+3'		 Report N. Krsotvić  18'
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
Scotland  1–0  Serbia
Middleton  23' Report
Referee: Luis Teixeira (Portugal)
Switzerland   0–1  Scotland
Report Middleton  22' (pen.)
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
Montenegro  0–1  Serbia
Report Stuparević  57'
Referee: Luis Teixeira (Portugal)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Final tournament
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Belarus 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Belgium 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Netherlands  2–0  Belgium
Buitink  25', 41' Report
Sportpark Parkzicht, Uden
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Belarus  0–3  Italy
Report Kean  42', 61'
Merola  73'
Sportpark Zuid, Groesbeek
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
Netherlands  3–2  Belarus
Oosting  16'
El Bouchataoui  46'
Redan  63'		 Report Kirilenko  49', 68'
Sportpark Parkzicht, Uden
Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Bulgaria)
Italy  1–0  Belgium
Caligara  78' Report
Sportpark Zuid, Groesbeek
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
Italy  1–2  Netherlands
Nicolussi Caviglia  52' Report Redan  8' (pen.)
De la Vega  13'
Sportpark Zuid, Groesbeek
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Belgium  1–2  Belarus
Gilis  48' Report Vasilevich  7'
Muzychenka  71'
Sportpark Parkzicht, Uden
Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Bulgaria)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Final tournament
2  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Austria (H) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Sweden  1–2  Ukraine
Dmytruk  78' (o.g.) Report Mashchenko  34'
Snurnitsyn  80+1'
Solarstadion, Gleisdorf
Referee: Aleksandar Vasić (Serbia)
Austria  1–1  France
Schmid  60' Report Pau  32'
Gansbärenstadion, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz
Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)
France  3–1  Ukraine
Caqueret  27' (pen.)
Picouleau  43'
Geubbels  73'		 Report Kashchuk  45'
Thermenstadion, Bad Waltersdorf
Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)
Sweden  1–3  Austria
Mawana  79' Report Aganovic  44', 80+2'
Schmid  55' (pen.)
Gansbärenstadion, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz
Referee: Omar Pashayev (Azerbaijan)
France  2–0  Sweden
Caqueret  55'
Geubbels  65'		 Report
Solarstadion, Gleisdorf
Referee: Aleksandar Vasić (Serbia)
Ukraine  2–1  Austria
Kashchuk  24', 80+3' Report Schmid  15'
Thermenstadion, Bad Waltersdorf
Referee: Omar Pashayev (Azerbaijan)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Final tournament
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Slovenia 3 0 2 1 2 6 −4 2
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
England  5–3  Czech Republic
Brewster  9', 46'
Foden  11', 66'
Gibbs-White  15'		 Report Majka  37', 47'
Hezoucky  76'
Stadion Etno Selo Stanišići, Bijeljina
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
Slovenia  0–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Stadion Etno Selo Stanišići, Bijeljina
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
England  4–0  Slovenia
Sancho  25', 76'
Eyoma  29'
Loader  54'		 Report
Referee: Furkat Atazhanov (Kazakhstan)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–1  Czech Republic
Mehanović  10'
Tegeltija  69' (pen.)		 Report Hezoucky  80'
Stadion Etno Selo Stanišići, Bijeljina
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–1  England
Report Gibson  15'
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
Czech Republic  2–2  Slovenia
Majka  80'
Hezoucky  80+3'		 Report Gregorin  48'
Prelec  70'
Stadion Etno Selo Stanišići, Bijeljina
Referee: Furkat Atazhanov (Kazakhstan)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Final tournament
2  Faroe Islands 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Cyprus (H) 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Republic of Ireland  4–0  Faroe Islands
Connolly  9', 23'
Idah  41'
Doherty  43'		 Report
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)
Slovakia  2–1  Cyprus
Dávidík  4'
Potoma  34'		 Report Toumazou  71'
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Andi Koçi (Albania)
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Slovakia
McAuley  66' Report
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin (Russia)
Cyprus  0–0  Faroe Islands
Report
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)
Cyprus  0–2  Republic of Ireland
Report Connolly  40', 80+3'
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin (Russia)
Faroe Islands  2–1  Slovakia
Jacobsen  28'
Sørensen  45'		 Report Pišoja  54'
Referee: Andi Koçi (Albania)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 5  Italy 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3 Final tournament
2 2  Norway 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
3 1  Turkey 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
4 4  Serbia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
5 6  Ukraine 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
6 8  Faroe Islands 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
7 7  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
8 3  Portugal 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
only U-17 era (since 2002)
 CroatiaHosts26 January 2015[1]3 (2005, 2013, 2015)
 GermanyElite round Group 1 winners25 March 20179 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
 HungaryElite round Group 2 winners26 March 20173 (2002, 2003, 2006)
 SpainElite round Group 3 winners15 March 201710 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016)
 ScotlandElite round Group 4 winners22 March 20174 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2016)
 NetherlandsElite round Group 5 winners16 March 201710 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
 FranceElite round Group 6 winners28 March 201710 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016)
 EnglandElite round Group 7 winners25 March 201711 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016)
 Republic of IrelandElite round Group 8 winners17 March 20172 (2008, 2015)
 ItalyElite round best seven runners-up16 March 20176 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016)
 NorwayElite round best seven runners-up26 March 20170 (debut)
 TurkeyElite round best seven runners-up25 March 20176 (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014)
 SerbiaElite round best seven runners-up22 March 20175 (20022, 20063, 2008, 2011, 2016)
 UkraineElite round best seven runners-up28 March 20175 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2016)
 Faroe IslandsElite round best seven runners-up20 March 20170 (debut)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaElite round best seven runners-up28 March 20171 (2016)
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:

7 goals
  • Republic of Ireland Aaron Connolly
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals

Source: UEFA.com[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "U17 finals destined for Croatia and England". UEFA. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Seedings for 2016/17 U17 qualifying round". UEFA.com. 30 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2016/17" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. ↑ "2016/17 Under-17 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "2016/17 Under-17 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 3 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "2016/17 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  7. 1 2 "Under-17 elite round line-up confirmed". UEFA.com. 7 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Under-17 elite round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Portugal, Spain rematched in Under-17 elite round". UEFA.com. 13 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "2016/17 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Elite round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  11. ↑ "Under-17 elite round draw seedings". UEFA.com. 24 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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