2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates22 March 2013 – 14 October 2014
Teams52 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played234
Goals scored790 (3.38 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Saido Berahino (10 goals)
2013
2017

The 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began in March 2013 and finished in September 2014. The final tournament was held in the Czech Republic. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 31 January 2013 in Nyon, with matches played between March 2013 and September 2014. [1]

Contents

There were ten groups. Two of these groups had six teams; the remaining eight groups consisted of five teams. Group competition was a double round robin: each team hosted a game with every other team in its group. At the conclusion of qualifying, the 10 teams at the top of each group and four best second-placed teams qualified for the two-legged play-offs scheduled in October 2014, with the seven winners of the play-off ties joining Czech Republic in the finals.

Seeding

A total of fifty-two participating teams were divided in five draw pots based on the UEFA Under-21 coefficient ranking. Pots A through D contained ten teams, while pot E twelve teams. [1]

Pot APot BPot CPot DPot E

Before the draw UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Armenia would not be drawn against Azerbaijan (due to the dispute concerning territory of Nagorno-Karabakh) and Georgia would not be drawn against Russia (due to the dispute regarding the territory of South Ossetia and Abkhazia) in the qualifiers for 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings. [2]

  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. Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question
  5. If, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) will apply
  6. Results of all group matches:
    1. Superior goal difference
    2. Higher number of goals scored
    3. Higher number of goals scored away from home
  7. Position in the UEFA Under-21 coefficient ranking used for the group stage draw

Qualifying group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and four best runners up advance to the play-offs

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of England.svgFlag of Finland.svgFlag of Moldova.svgFlag of Wales (1959-present).svgFlag of Lithuania.svgFlag of San Marino.svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 10910312+2928 Play-offs 3–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 9–0
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 104421710+716 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 5–0
3Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 10514126+616 0–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–0
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 103341213112 1–3 1–5 1–0 2–0 4–0
5Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 10226619138 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–1
6Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 10118230284 0–4 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–1
Source: UEFA

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Denmark.svgFlag of Russia.svgFlag of Slovenia.svgFlag of Bulgaria.svgFlag of Estonia.svgFlag of Andorra.svg
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 10820379+2826 Play-offs 4–2 2–2 7–1 8–0 6–0
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 107122212+1022 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 5–0
3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 105232911+1817 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 5–0
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 10235182689 2–3 3–3 1–5 1–1 3–0
5Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 10235923149 0–1 1–2 1–7 2–2 1–1
6Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 10019135341 0–2 0–3 0–5 0–3 0–2
Source: UEFA

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Slovakia.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svgFlag of Scotland.svgFlag of Georgia.svgFlag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 8521197+1217 Play-offs 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–0
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8512226+1616 0–1 4–0 0–1 3–1
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 83231215311 2–1 1–6 1–1 3–0
4Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 8314815710 1–3 0–6 2–1 0–3 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 8107523183 1–7 0–1 0–3 0–3
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Match originally ended as a 1–1 draw, but UEFA later awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to Luxembourg.

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Spain.svgFlag of Austria.svgFlag of Hungary.svgFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgFlag of Albania.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8710246+1822 Play-offs 1–1 1–0 3–2 4–0
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 85121512+316 2–6 4–2 2–0 1–3
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8305121319 0–1 0–2 4–1 0–2
4Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 82061022126 1–6 0–2 1–4 4–1
5Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 820671586 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–1
Source: UEFA

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Croatia.svgFlag of Ukraine.svgFlag of Switzerland.svgFlag of Latvia.svgFlag of Liechtenstein.svg
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 8611205+1519 Play-offs 1–1 0–2 3–1 4–0
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 8611208+1219 0–2 2–0 2–1 3–0
3Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 8503238+1515 0–2 1–2 7–1 5–1
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 82061122116 1–3 1–5 0–2 4–0
5Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 8008334310 0–5 2–5 0–6 0–2
Source: UEFA

Group 6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Germany.svgFlag of Romania.svgFlag of Montenegro.svgFlag of Ireland.svgFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8620255+2020 Play-offs 8–0 2–0 2–0 3–2
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 83321419512 2–2 4–3 0–0 3–1
3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 83231211+111 1–1 3–2 0–0 3–0
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 8224101228 0–4 0–1 1–2 5–2
5Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 8116923144 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–4
Source: UEFA

Group 7

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Sweden.svgFlag of Greece.svgFlag of Poland.svgFlag of Turkey.svgFlag of Malta.svg
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 85122014+616 Play-offs 3–0 3–1 4–3 5–0
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 85032010+1015 5–1 3–1 2–1 5–0
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 85031710+715 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 84131611+513 2–2 1–0 1–0 4–0
5Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 8008230280 1–2 0–4 1–5 0–3
Source: UEFA

Group 8

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Portugal.svgFlag of Israel.svgFlag of Norway.svgFlag of Azerbaijan.svgFlag of North Macedonia.svg
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8800226+1624 Play-offs 3–0 5–1 3–1 2–0
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 85032215+715 3–4 4–1 7–2 2–1
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8305111989 1–2 1–3 1–3 2–1
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 821591567 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–0
5Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 811641394 0–1 0–3 1–3 1–0
Source: UEFA

Group 9

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Italy.svgFlag of Serbia.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svgFlag of Cyprus.svgUlster Banner.svg
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8602197+1218 Play-offs 3–2 1–3 7–1 3–0
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 85121810+816 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–1
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8512157+816 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–0
4Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 8206721146 0–2 2–1 0–6 3–0
5Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 8107317143 0–2 1–4 0–1 1–0
Source: UEFA

Group 10

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of France.svgFlag of Iceland.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svgFlag of Armenia.svgFlag of Belarus.svg
1Flag of France.svg  France 8710287+2122 Play-offs 1–1 5–0 6–0 1–0
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 85122011+916 3–4 2–0 4–0 4–1
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 8305818109 1–5 3–2 0–1 1–2
4Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 8305719129 1–4 1–2 1–2 2–1
5Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 810761483 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–1
Source: UEFA

Ranking of second-placed teams

Because some groups contain six teams and some five, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, eight matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the second-placed table.

The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings. [2]

  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. Higher number of away goals scored in these matches
  5. Position in the UEFA Under-21 coefficient ranking used for the group stage draw
PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 5 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 8611208+1219 Play-offs
2 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8512226+1616
3 10 Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 85122011+916
4 9 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 85121810+816
5 4 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 85121512+316
6 2 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 85121412+216
7 7 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 85032010+1015
8 8 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 85032215+715
9 1 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 83321210+212
10 6 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 83321419512
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) National team coefficient.

Play-offs

The play-offs for the tournament finals were held on 9,10 and 14 October 2014. The seven winners qualify for the final tournament in Czech Republic. [2]

Seedings

The draw for the play-offs was held on 12 September 2014 in Nyon to determine the seven pairings as well as the order of the home and away ties. The seven group winners with the highest competition coefficients were seeded and were drawn against the unseeded teams. Nations from the same group could not be drawn against each other. [3] [4]

Each nation's coefficient was generated by calculating: [2]

Matches

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg2–4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–1 1–3
France  Flag of France.svg3–4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2–0 1–4
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–1 (a)Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0–0 1–1
England  Flag of England.svg4–2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–1 2–1
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0–2 4–5
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0–3 0–2
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0–0 2–1

Top goalscorers

The top scorers in the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification were as follows. Players in italics have also played in the play-offs. [5]

RankNameGoalsAppsMinutes played
1 Flag of England.svg Saido Berahino 1010800
2 Flag of Poland.svg Arkadiusz Milik 96517
3 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Morata 87583
Flag of Iceland.svg Emil Atlason 810599
Flag of Israel.svg Mu'nas Dabbur 87616
6 Flag of Croatia.svg Marcelo Brozović 77586
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quincy Promes 77596
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Hofmann 710726

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