2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

A total of forty-eight participating teams were divided in two draw pots based on the UEFA Under-19 coefficient ranking. Before the draw UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan would not host the mini-tournament if they are drawn in the same group due to the dispute concerning territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, with the same rule applying for Georgia and Russia due to the dispute regarding the territory of South Ossetia.[2]

The hosts of the twelve one-venue mini-tournament groups are indicated below in italics.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[3]

1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
2. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
4. If, after applying criteria 1) to 3) to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 3) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5) and 6) will apply
5. Results of all group matches:
   1. Superior goal difference
   2. Higher number of goals scored
6. Drawing of lots

Additionally, if two teams which have the same number of points and the same number of goals scored and conceded play their last group match against each other and are still equal at the end of that match, their final rankings are determined by the penalty shoot-out and not by the criteria listed above. This procedure is applicable only if a ranking of the teams is required to determine the group winner or the runners-up and the third-placed team.

To determine the best third-ranked team from the qualifying round, only the results of the third-placed team against the winners and runners-up in each group are taken into account.

Tiebreakers

The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[3]

1. Higher number of points obtained in these matches
2. Superior goal difference from these matches
3. Higher number of goals scored in these matches
4. Fair play conduct of the teams in all group matches in the qualifying round
5. Drawing of lots

Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Slovakia	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	3
1	Hungary	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
9	Romania	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
7	Belarus	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
11	Iceland	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1
4	Northern Ireland	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
10	Wales	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0
2	Finland	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0
12	Estonia	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0
6	Israel	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0
5	Macedonia	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
3	Malta	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	0

Source:

• UEFA.com