2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

The 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition is a men's under-17 football competition that will determine the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Cyprus in the 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1]

2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
24 September – 17 November 2020
Elite round:
Spring 2021
Teams54 (from 1 confederation)

Apart from Cyprus, all remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to participate.

Format

The qualifying competition consists of two rounds:

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Netherlands and Spain, which receive byes to the elite round as the teams 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 four 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 all teams in their group qualify for the final tournament.

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2019, 09:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[3][4]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, Russia and Kosovo, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Final tournament hosts
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Cyprus6.167—
Bye to elite round
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Netherlands28.5561
 Spain27.4442
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
TeamCoeff.Rank
 England23.0563
 Italy22.6674
 Portugal20.7225
 Germany19.8336
 France18.9447
 Belgium18.5568
 Republic of Ireland16.8339
 Sweden15.27810
 Hungary14.38911
 Austria13.55612
 Serbia13.27813
 Turkey12.66714
 Bosnia and Herzegovina12.33315
Pot B
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Scotland12.00016
 Ukraine11.88917
 Czech Republic11.72218
 Israel11.16719
  Switzerland11.11120
 Denmark11.00021
 Norway10.72222
 Russia10.66723
 Greece10.22224
 Slovenia10.11125
 Poland10.00026
 Croatia9.83327
 Slovakia9.33328
Pot C
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Iceland8.16729
 Finland7.83330
 Belarus5.50031
 Romania5.33332
 Azerbaijan5.33333
 North Macedonia4.83334
 Montenegro4.66735
 Wales4.50036
 Georgia4.33337
 Northern Ireland4.16738
 Bulgaria4.00039
 Latvia3.00040
 Faroe Islands2.88941
Pot D
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Lithuania2.66742
 Albania2.33343
 Estonia2.33344
 Armenia2.00045
 Kazakhstan2.00046
 Kosovo2.00047
 Andorra1.33348
 Liechtenstein1.00049
 Moldova0.66750
 Luxembourg0.66751
 San Marino0.33352
 Malta0.00053
 Gibraltar0.00054
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.

Groups

The qualifying round must be played by 17 November 2020.

Times up to 24 October 2020 are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 October 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Liechtenstein
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Bulgaria v Croatia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bulgaria
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Croatia v Liechtenstein
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Croatia v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Liechtenstein v Bulgaria
Report

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Romania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 October 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Italy v Albania
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Romania v Slovenia
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Italy v Romania
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Slovenia v Albania
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Slovenia v Italy
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Albania v Romania
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Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 21 October 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Republic of Ireland v Estonia
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Northern Ireland v Slovakia
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Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland
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Slovakia v Estonia
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Slovakia v Republic of Ireland
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Estonia v Northern Ireland
Report

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Georgia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 7 October 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Belgium v Lithuania
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Georgia v Ukraine
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Belgium v Georgia
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Ukraine v Lithuania
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Ukraine v Belgium
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Lithuania v Georgia
Report

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 October 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Turkey v Gibraltar
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Faroe Islands v Russia
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Turkey v Faroe Islands
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Russia v Gibraltar
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Russia v Turkey
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Gibraltar v Faroe Islands
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Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 7 October 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Portugal v Kosovo
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Montenegro v Czech Republic
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Portugal v Montenegro
Report
Czech Republic v Kosovo
Report
Czech Republic v Portugal
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Kosovo v Montenegro
Report

Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Finland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 September 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Sweden v Kazakhstan
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Finland v Israel
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Sweden v Finland
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Israel v Kazakhstan
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Israel v Sweden
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Kazakhstan v Finland
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Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Greece (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 November 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
England v San Marino
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Azerbaijan v Greece
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England v Azerbaijan
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Greece v San Marino
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Greece v England
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San Marino v Azerbaijan
Report

Group 9
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 7 October 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Austria v Moldova
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Iceland v Norway
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Austria v Iceland
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Norway v Moldova
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Norway v Austria
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Moldova v Iceland
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Group 10
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Luxembourg (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 November 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Hungary v Luxembourg
Report
Belarus v  Switzerland
Report
Hungary v Belarus
Report
Switzerland  v Luxembourg
Report
Switzerland  v Hungary
Report
Luxembourg v Belarus
Report

Group 11
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  North Macedonia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 November 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Germany v Malta
Report
North Macedonia v Poland
Report
Germany v North Macedonia
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Poland v Malta
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Poland v Germany
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Malta v North Macedonia
Report

Group 12
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 September 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Serbia v Armenia
Report
Latvia v Denmark
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Serbia v Latvia
Report
Denmark v Armenia
Report
Denmark v Serbia
Report
Armenia v Latvia
Report

Group 13
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Scotland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 30 October 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
France v Andorra
Report
Wales v Scotland
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France v Wales
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Scotland v Andorra
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Scotland v France
Report
Andorra v Wales
Report

Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the four 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.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1 Group 1 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2 2 Group 2 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 Group 3 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 Group 4 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 Group 5 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 Group 6 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 Group 7 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 8 Group 8 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 Group 9 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 10 Group 10 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 11 Group 11 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 12 Group 12 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 13 Group 13 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 September 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking; 6) drawing of lots.

Elite round

Draw

The draw for the elite round will be held on 9 December 2020 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The teams are seeded according to their results in the qualifying round. Netherlands and Spain, which received byes to the elite round, are automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contains 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 cannot be drawn in the same group, but the best third-placed teams can be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same qualifying round group.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 —  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot A
2 —  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 1 Group 1 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 1 Group 1 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 2 Group 2 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 2 Group 2 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 3 Group 3 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 3 Group 3 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 4 Group 4 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot B
10 4 Group 4 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 5 Group 5 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 5 Group 5 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 6 Group 6 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 6 Group 6 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 7 Group 7 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 7 Group 7 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 8 Group 8 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot C
18 8 Group 8 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 9 Group 9 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 9 Group 9 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 10 Group 10 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 10 Group 10 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 11 Group 11 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 11 Group 11 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 12 Group 12 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot D
26 12 Group 12 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 13 Group 13 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 13 Group 13 runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 TBD Best third-placed team (Y) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 TBD Best third-placed team (Y) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 TBD Best third-placed team (Y) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 TBD Best third-placed team (Y) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 September 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking; 6) drawing of lots.
(Y) Best third-placed teams from qualifying round (may be drawn with teams from same qualifying round group).

Groups

The elite round is scheduled to be played in spring 2021.

Times up to 27 March 2021 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Team 1vTeam 4
Team 3vTeam 2
Team 1vTeam 3
Team 2vTeam 4
Team 2vTeam 1
Team 4vTeam 3

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Team 1vTeam 4
Team 3vTeam 2
Team 1vTeam 3
Team 2vTeam 4
Team 2vTeam 1
Team 4vTeam 3

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Team 1vTeam 4
Team 3vTeam 2
Team 1vTeam 3
Team 2vTeam 4
Team 2vTeam 1
Team 4vTeam 3

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Team 1vTeam 4
Team 3vTeam 2
Team 1vTeam 3
Team 2vTeam 4
Team 2vTeam 1
Team 4vTeam 3

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Team 1vTeam 4
Team 3vTeam 2
Team 1vTeam 3
Team 2vTeam 4
Team 2vTeam 1
Team 4vTeam 3

Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Team 1vTeam 4
Team 3vTeam 2
Team 1vTeam 3
Team 2vTeam 4
Team 2vTeam 1
Team 4vTeam 3

Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Team 1vTeam 4
Team 3vTeam 2
Team 1vTeam 3
Team 2vTeam 4
Team 2vTeam 1
Team 4vTeam 3

Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Team 1vTeam 4
Team 3vTeam 2
Team 1vTeam 3
Team 2vTeam 4
Team 2vTeam 1
Team 4vTeam 3

Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the seven best second-placed teams from the elite round which qualify for the final tournament, all results are taken into account.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1 Group 1 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 2 Group 2 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 Group 3 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 Group 4 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 Group 5 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 Group 6 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 Group 7 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 8 Group 8 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking; 6) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in Under-17 Euro1
only U-17 era (since 2002)
 CyprusHosts24 September 2019[1]0 (debut)
TBDElite round Group 1 winners2021
TBDElite round Group 2 winners2021
TBDElite round Group 3 winners2021
TBDElite round Group 4 winners2021
TBDElite round Group 5 winners2021
TBDElite round Group 6 winners2021
TBDElite round Group 7 winners2021
TBDElite round Group 8 winners2021
TBDElite round best seven runners-up2021
TBDElite round best seven runners-up2021
TBDElite round best seven runners-up2021
TBDElite round best seven runners-up2021
TBDElite round best seven runners-up2021
TBDElite round best seven runners-up2021
TBDElite round best seven runners-up2021
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References
  1. "Cyprus, Israel to host U17 EURO in 2021, 2022". UEFA. 24 September 2019.
  2. "2020/21 U17 qualifying round draw". UEFA. 14 October 2019.
  3. "2020/21 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. "2020/21 U17 EURO qualifying round draw coefficients" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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