2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 2

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Group 2 of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consisted of six teams: Spain, Slovakia, Iceland, Albania, Estonia, and Northern Ireland. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 26 January 2017, [1] [2] with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking. [3]

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The group was played in home-and-away round-robin format between 8 June 2017 and 16 October 2018. The group winners qualified directly for the final tournament, while the runners-up advanced to the play-offs if they were one of the four best runners-up among all nine groups (not counting results against the sixth-placed team). [4]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Spain.svgUlster Banner.svgFlag of Slovakia.svgFlag of Iceland.svgFlag of Albania.svgFlag of Estonia.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 109013110+2127 Final tournament 1–2 5–1 1–0 3–0 3–1
2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 106221511+420 3–5 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–2
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 106041718118 1–4 1–0 0–2 4–1 2–0
4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 103251619311 2–7 0–1 2–3 2–3 5–2
5Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1014591787 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–0
6Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 100281124132 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 2–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
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Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
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Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
Attendance: 3,000 [5]
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–0Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
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Mourneview Park, Lurgan
Attendance: 234
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
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Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 243 [6]
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–3Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
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Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 584
Referee: Paul Mclaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
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A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 964
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
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Štadión FK Senica, Senica
Attendance: 2,339 [7]
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg0–2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
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NTC Poprad, Poprad
Attendance: 3,076 [8]
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Greece)

Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
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Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1–4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
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NTC Poprad, Poprad
Attendance: 5,574 [9]
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg4–2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
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Mourneview Park, Lurgan
Attendance: 463
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
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La Condomina, Murcia
Attendance: 15,168
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg1–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
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Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg2–3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
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A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 369
Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg5–1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
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Cartagonova, Cartagena
Attendance: 12,912
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg3–5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
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Shamrock Park, Portadown
Attendance: 2,309
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg2–3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
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Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana
Attendance: 985 [10]
Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Bulgaria)

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
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The Showgrounds, Coleraine
Attendance: 1,088
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg4–1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
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Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina
Attendance: 2,177 [11]
Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
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El Toralín, Ponferrada
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg5–2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
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Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur
Attendance: 332
Referee: Rahim Hasanov (Azerbaijan)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–0Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
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Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba
Attendance: 8,025
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
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KR-völlur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 337 [12]
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
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Carlos Belmonte, Albacete
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
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Fylkisvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 337
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
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Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg2–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
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MOL Aréna, Dunajská Streda
Attendance: 3,373 [13]
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)

Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg2–2Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
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Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu
Attendance: 237
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
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Fylkisvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 368
Referee: Cătălin Gaman (Romania)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–0Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
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Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 5,462 [14]
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)

Goalscorers

There were 99 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. CEST (UTC+2) for dates between 26 March and 28 October 2017 and between 25 March and 27 October 2018, and CET (UTC+1) for all other dates.

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References

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  2. "England face Netherlands, Scotland in 2019 U21 qualifying". UEFA.com. 26 January 2017.
  3. "Under-21 coefficients: 2019 qualifying draw" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. "2017-19 UEFA European Under-21 Championship regulations" (PDF). UEFA.
  5. attendance Albania U21 vs. Estonia U21 - 12 June 2017 Soccerway
  6. Estonia U21 vs. Slovakia U21 Soccerway
  7. Slovensko 21 1:0 Severné Írsko 21 Futbalsfz.sk
  8. Slovensko 21 0:2 Island 21 Futbalsfz.sk
  9. Slovensko 21 1:4 Španielsko 21 Futbalsfz.sk
  10. Albania U21 vs. Slovakia U21 Soccerway
  11. Slovensko 21 4:1 Albánsko 21 Futbalsfz.sk
  12. Iceland U21 vs. Slovakia U21 Soccerway
  13. Slovensko 21 2:0 Estónsko 21 Futbalsfz.sk
  14. Severné Írsko 21 1:0 Slovensko 21 Futbalsfz.sk