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2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

The 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification was a men's under-17 football competition organised by UEFA to determine the 15 national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Azerbaijan in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1]

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
22 September – 31 October 2015
Elite round:
11 March – 3 April 2016
Teams53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored343 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal João Filipe (7 goals)
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A total of 53 national teams entered this qualifying competition, which was played in two rounds between September 2015 and April 2016.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.

Format

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The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:[3]

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Germany, which received a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams were drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group was 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 advanced to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four teams. Each group was 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 qualified for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

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The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[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 had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
  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 had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were 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. 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 were discarded. The following criteria were applied:[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. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying round

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Draw

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The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2014, 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][7]

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), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group.[2]

Bye to elite round
Team Coeff Rank
  Germany 11.333 1
Pot A
Team Coeff Rank
  England 10.000 2
  Netherlands 10.000 3
  Portugal 9.167 4
  Poland 9.167 5
  France 8.833 6
  Serbia 8.667 7
  Russia 8.000 8
   Switzerland 7.833 9
  Italy 7.833 10
  Spain 7.500 11
  Czech Republic 7.500 12
  Scotland 7.333 13
  Georgia 7.000 14
  Sweden 7.000 15
  Hungary 6.667 16
  Ukraine 6.500 17
  Belgium 6.500 18
  Iceland 6.000 19
  Austria 5.833 20
  Turkey 5.667 21
  Croatia 5.667 22
  Denmark 5.500 23
  Republic of Ireland 5.167 24
  Norway 4.833 25
  Belarus 4.633 26
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.167 27
Pot B
Team Coeff Rank
  Greece 4.167 28
  Bulgaria 4.000 29
  Israel 4.000 30
  Slovakia 4.000 31
  Albania 3.833 32
  Slovenia 3.667 33
  Northern Ireland 3.500 34
  Romania 2.833 35
  Latvia 2.667 36
  Macedonia 2.667 37
  Estonia 2.500 38
  Finland 2.333 39
  Wales 2.000 40
  Lithuania 2.000 41
  Armenia 2.000 42
  Luxembourg 1.667 43
  Cyprus 1.667 44
  Faroe Islands 1.667 45
  Moldova 1.333 46
  Montenegro 1.333 47
  Kazakhstan 1.333 48
  Malta 0.333 49
  Andorra 0.333 50
  San Marino 0.333 51
  Liechtenstein 0.000 52
  Gibraltar 0.000 53
Notes
  • Azerbaijan (Coeff: 1.667) qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.

Groups

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Times up to 24 October 2015 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6[a] Elite round
2    Switzerland 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6[a]
3   Wales (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Albania 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked by head-to-head record (Netherlands: 3 pts; Switzerland: 0 pts).
Netherlands  1–2  Wales
Nunnely   40+1' Report Cooper   4', 71'
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Switzerland  2–0  Albania
Zeqiri   9'
Kameraj   25'		 Report
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Albania  0–5  Netherlands
Report Adekanye   4'
Lopez   10', 40'
Vente   79'
Kumbulla   80+2' (o.g.)
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Switzerland  1–0  Wales
Zeqiri   57' Report
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)
Netherlands  4–1   Switzerland
Vente   44', 54', 76'
Obispo   64'		 Report Hajrizi   80+3'
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Wales  1–1  Albania
Evans   42' Report Kastrati   39'
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Elite round
2   Montenegro 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3   Cyprus 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4   Belarus (H) 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Belarus  1–1  Montenegro
Ksenofontov   12' Report Zečević   33'
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
Russia  6–0  Cyprus
Latsevich   27', 40+1'
Rudenko   30', 44' (pen.)
Papoutsos   72' (o.g.)
Vartanyan   75'		 Report
Belarus  2–3  Cyprus
Kapov   10'
Malkevich   35'		 Report Louka   50', 52', 78'
Montenegro  0–2  Russia
Report Suleymanov   44'
Patsev   77'
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)
Russia  2–0  Belarus
Golubev   62'
Rudenko   68'		 Report
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
Cyprus  0–1  Montenegro
Report Vukotić   46' (pen.)
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Elite round
2   Sweden 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
3   Finland (H) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4   Malta 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sweden  5–1  Malta
Bellman   11'
Bergqvist   15', 25', 35', 62'		 Report Elouni   69'
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Finland
Molumby   22' Report
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)
Malta  0–6  Republic of Ireland
Report Cregan   28', 60' (pen.), 74'
Rice   33', 39'
Flanagan   53'
Referee: Vladimir Vnuk (Slovakia)
Sweden  1–1  Finland
Asoro   80+2' Report Jokelainen   21'
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Sweden
McAuley   39' Report Colley   77'
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Finland  4–2  Malta
Stavitski   29'
Hyökyvirta   46'
Montola   69'
Saira   80+3'		 Report Frendo   53'
Elouni   77'
Referee: Vladimir Vnuk (Slovakia)

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Slovakia 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 Elite round
2   Georgia 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4[a]
3   Romania 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[a]
4   Hungary (H) 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked by head-to-head record (Georgia: 3 pts; Romania: 0 pts).
Hungary  1–2  Romania
Bévárdi   66' Report Craiu   8'
Dragomir   68'
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)
Georgia  3–4  Slovakia
Kavtaradze   10' (pen.)
Ninua   66'
Kharabadze   71'		 Report Gerebenits   22'
Vician   55'
Vaško   59'
Kopas   80+1'
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)
Hungary  1–1  Slovakia
Virág   24' (pen.) Report Almási   80+4'
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)
Romania  0–3  Georgia
Report Spanderashvili   24'
Chakbetadze   44'
Ninua   68'
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)
Georgia  2–2  Hungary
Kavtaradze   21'
Ozbetelashvili   80+2'		 Report Timári   22'
Virág   44'
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)
Slovakia  1–1  Romania
Almási   80+3' Report Craiu   10'
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Austria 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Elite round
2   Serbia 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
3   Lithuania 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4   Luxembourg (H) 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Serbia  6–1  Luxembourg
Petrović   3'
Jovanović   28'
Tomašević   57'
Bosnjak   62' (pen.)
Đorđević   68'
Joveljić   80'		 Report Thill   60'
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev (Bulgaria)
Austria  2–0  Lithuania
Mathis   59'
Meister   65'		 Report
Referee: Orkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Serbia  0–0  Lithuania
Report
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
Luxembourg  1–2  Austria
Thill   38' Report Riegler   31'
Baumgartner   47'
Referee: Orkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Austria  1–1  Serbia
V. Müller   2' Report Veselinović   22'
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev (Bulgaria)
Lithuania  2–0  Luxembourg
Sūnelaitis   37'
Kubilinskas   66'		 Report
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Elite round
2   Poland 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3   Latvia (H) 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4   Andorra 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain  2–0  Andorra
Ruiz   8'
Zabarte   38'		 Report
Attendance: 40
Poland  4–0  Latvia
Macierzyński   23', 67'
Kwietniewski   40+1'
Gajda   70'		 Report
Attendance: 428
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
Poland  1–0  Andorra
Macierzyński   21' Report
Attendance: 78
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
Latvia  0–2  Spain
Report Mboula   20', 74'
Attendance: 1017
Spain  2–1  Poland
Morlanes   33', 53' Report Szymański   8'
Attendance: 83
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
Andorra  0–3  Latvia
Report Čebotarjovs   53', 65'
Regža   60'
Attendance: 413
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 15 3 +12 7 Elite round
2   Croatia 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
3   Liechtenstein (H) 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4   Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Croatia  4–1  Gibraltar
Javorčić   2', 80+1' (pen.)
Knežević   11', 80+3'		 Report Espinosa   49'
Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)
Czech Republic  4–0  Liechtenstein
Růsek   19'
Graiciar   48'
Sadílek   52'
Kubala   63'		 Report
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)
Gibraltar  1–9  Czech Republic
Valarino   39' Report Graiciar   2', 25', 30'
Burda   4'
Sedláček   15', 37'
Zikl   27'
Kubala   74'
Sadílek   77'
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)
Croatia  2–0  Liechtenstein
Vujčić   15'
Čuže   19'		 Report
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (Malta)
Czech Republic  2–2  Croatia
Chytil   49'
Beňo   66'		 Report Špikić   55'
Kulenović   70'
Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)
Liechtenstein  3–0  Gibraltar
Caglar   6'
N. Graber   35'
Cottrel   65' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (Malta)

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Elite round
2   Greece 3 1 2 0 7 1 +6 5
3   Iceland (H) 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
4   Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Denmark  0–0  Greece
Report
Referee: Rob Rogers (Republic of Ireland)
Iceland  5–0  Kazakhstan
Jónsson   18', 35'
Hauksson   22'
Kristjansson   33'
Andrason   78' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)
Denmark  4–1  Kazakhstan
Odgaard   1'
Poulsen   25'
Bruus   62'
Jensen   70'		 Report Oral   55'
Referee: Rob Rogers (Republic of Ireland)
Greece  1–1  Iceland
Kostanasios   65' Report Finnsson   45'
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Iceland  0–2  Denmark
Report Bruus   58'
Okkels   79'
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Kazakhstan  0–6  Greece
Report Tzovaras   5', 68'
Chatzidimpas   53'
Lolos   59'
Xenitidis   65'
Bortay   78' (o.g.)
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Group 9

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Elite round
2   Portugal (H) 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7
3   Armenia 3 0 1 2 1 13 −12 1
4   San Marino 3 0 1 2 1 14 −13 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
England  8–0  San Marino
Ennis   6'
Leko   11'
Nelson   16'
Brown   21'
Shashoua   30', 42'
Adeniran   47'
Lewis   49'		 Report
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
Portugal  7–0  Armenia
Quina   9', 42'
Gomes   39', 68'
Filipe   40+1', 58'
Leão   78'		 Report
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
England  5–0  Armenia
Dozzell   18'
Nelson   23', 42', 54'
Embleton   75'		 Report
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)
San Marino  0–5  Portugal
Report Miguel Luís   8'
Tipote   11' (pen.)
Filipe   61', 80+3'
Gomes   80'
Referee: Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)
Portugal  1–1  England
Filipe   64' Report Chalobah   16'
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
Armenia  1–1  San Marino
Harutyunyan   29' Report Frisoni   75'
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Group 10

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Elite round
2   Turkey 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3   Slovenia (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Faroe Islands 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey  3–0  Faroe Islands
Yalçın   17', 19', 39' Report
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
Belgium  2–1  Slovenia
Vanheusden   2'
Vanhaecke   77'		 Report Čerin   60'
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
Turkey  1–1  Slovenia
Ömür   6' Report Celar   80+3'
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Faroe Islands  1–4  Belgium
Mortensen   76' Report Corryn   19'
Vanhaecke   21', 39'
Ndayishimiye   29'
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
Belgium  0–0  Turkey
Report
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Slovenia  1–0  Faroe Islands
Kerin   31' Report
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

Group 11

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Elite round
2   Israel (H) 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3   Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
4   Norway 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Norway  1–3  Israel
Borchgrevink   57' Report Almog   34' (pen.), 53'
Sarsur   72'
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
France  1–0  Northern Ireland
Cuisance   65' (pen.) Report
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Norway  1–1  Northern Ireland
Agouda   63' Report Gallagher   49'
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Israel  0–3  France
Report Taha   43'
Guitane   58'
El Mokeddem   67'
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
France  1–0  Norway
Nguiamba   69' Report
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Northern Ireland  1–2  Israel
Browne   36' Report Almog   12'
Nadir   34'
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)

Group 12

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5 Elite round
2   Bulgaria (H) 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4[a]
3   Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4[a]
4   Macedonia 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked by head-to-head record (Bulgaria: 3 pts; Scotland: 0 pts).
Italy  3–0  Bulgaria
Scamacca   63'
Pinamonti   67' (pen.)
Gabbia   77'		 Report
Referee: Sascha Amhof (Switzerland)
Scotland  3–0  Macedonia
Bowers   8'
L. Morrison   21'
Watson   70'		 Report
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)
Italy  0–0  Macedonia
Report
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
Bulgaria  2–0  Scotland
Kostadinov   24'
Tilev   67'		 Report
Referee: Sascha Amhof (Switzerland)
Scotland  1–1  Italy
Duffy   32' Report Pinamonti   40+1'
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)
Macedonia  0–0  Bulgaria
Report
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

Group 13

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ukraine 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Elite round
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3   Estonia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   Moldova (H) 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ukraine  1–1  Moldova
Deda   36' Report Domașcan   21'
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–1  Estonia
Smajić   22'
Dadić   27'		 Report Poom   36'
Referee: Erez Papir (Israel)
Ukraine  2–0  Estonia
Popov   4'
Khakhlov   46' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
Moldova  0–5  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Dadić   18'
Perić   25' (pen.)
Veladžić   46', 74'
Smajić   65'
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–3  Ukraine
Report Kashchuk   1'
Deda   30'
Kulakov   47'
Referee: Erez Papir (Israel)
Estonia  1–0  Moldova
Sorga   16' Report
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round advancing to the elite round, only the results of the third-placed teams against the first and second-placed teams in their group were taken into account.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1   Wales 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Elite round
2 10   Slovenia 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3 3   Finland 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
4 8   Iceland 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1[a]
5 12   Scotland 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1[a]
6 5   Lithuania 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
7 4   Romania 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
8 11   Northern Ireland 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
9 13   Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
10 7   Liechtenstein 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0[a]
11 6   Latvia 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0[a]
12 2   Cyprus 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
13 9   Armenia 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Elite round

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Draw

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The draw for the elite round was held on 3 December 2015, 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 third-placed teams could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same qualifying round group. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in 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 2   Russia 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9
3 6   Spain 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
4 11   France 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
5 9   England 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7
6 7   Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 15 3 +12 7
7 9   Portugal 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7
8 3   Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
9 7   Croatia 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Pot B
10 13   Ukraine 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7[a]
11 8   Denmark 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7[a]
12 10   Belgium 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
13 5   Austria 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
14 1   Netherlands 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
15 6   Poland 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
16 13   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
17 11   Israel 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 Pot C
18 1    Switzerland 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
19 8   Greece 3 1 2 0 7 1 +6 5
20 5   Serbia 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
21 3   Sweden 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
22 10   Turkey 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5[b]
23 12   Italy 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5[b]
24 4   Slovakia 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
25 8   Iceland 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Pot D
26 4   Georgia 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4
27 3   Finland 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
28 12   Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
29 10   Slovenia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[b]
30 1   Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[b]
31 2   Montenegro 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4[b]
32 12   Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4[b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tie broken by coefficient.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Groups

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Times up to 26 March 2016 were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times were CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 Final tournament
2   Scotland 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[a]
3   Czech Republic (H) 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4[a]
4    Switzerland 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked by head-to-head record (Scotland: 3 pts; Czech Republic: 0 pts).
Denmark  4–0  Scotland
Odgaard   5', 50', 54'
Mikkelsen   58'		 Report
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
Czech Republic  2–2   Switzerland
Růsek   51'
Sedláček   77'		 Report Hajrizi   25'
Bajrami   80+2'
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
Switzerland  1–2  Denmark
Aliu   57' Report Holse   56' (pen.)
Jakobsen   80+1'
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
Czech Republic  0–2  Scotland
Report Morrison   21'
McLennan   64'
Referee: Farrugia Cann Trustin (Malta)
Denmark  2–3  Czech Republic
Odgaard   11'
Torp   68'		 Report Růsek   44'
Kubala   63'
Sadílek   80+1'
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
Scotland  1–1   Switzerland
Aitchison   46' Report Bajrami   72'
Referee: Farrugia Cann Trustin (Malta)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ukraine 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Final tournament
2   England (H) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3   Turkey 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4   Finland 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ukraine  3–0  Finland
Bondar   55'
Kashchuk   59'
Buletsa   67'		 Report
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
England  3–1  Turkey
Nelson   38', 48' (pen.)
Leko   42'		 Report Güçlü   78'
Referee: Sérgio Piscarreta (Portugal)
England  1–0  Finland
Dozzell   33' Report
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Turkey  0–3  Ukraine
Report Buletsa   35', 49'
Kozyrenko   73'
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Ukraine  1–1  England
Sich   57' Report Taylor-Crossdale   16'
Referee: Sergio Piscaretta (Portugal)
Finland  1–3  Turkey
Louko   35' Report Demir   28'
Güçlü   70'
Engin   80+2'
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6[a] Final tournament
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[a]
3   Russia 3 2 0 1 3 5 −2 6[a]
4   Georgia (H) 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranked by head-to-head record (Italy: 3 pts, +3 GD; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 pts, 0 GD; Russia: 3 pts, −3 GD).
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–1  Georgia
Resić   16'
Kovač   75'		 Report Mirić   14' (o.g.)
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)
Russia  0–4  Italy
Report Melegoni   5' (pen.)
Kean   25', 65'
Pinamonti   72'
Referee: Georgios Kyzas (Greece)
Russia  1–0  Georgia
Grulev   40+2' Report
Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)
Italy  0–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Hadžić   65'
Referee: Georgios Kyzas (Greece)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–2  Russia
Hadžić   27' Report Latsevich   12'
Grulev   66'
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)
Georgia  0–1  Italy
Report Frattesi   46'
Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Final tournament
2   Netherlands 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3   Slovakia 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4   Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands  0–0  Bulgaria
Report
Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway)
Germany  5–1  Slovakia
Dadachov   5'
Baxmann   26', 48'
Maier   43', 61'		 Report Kráľovič   22'
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard-Andersen (Denmark)
Slovakia  0–2  Netherlands
Report Malen   16' (pen.)
Vente   40'
Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway)
Germany  1–1  Bulgaria
Schreck   48' Report Tilev   19' (pen.)
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
Netherlands  0–1  Germany
Report Baxmann   25'
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard-Andersen (Denmark)
Bulgaria  0–3  Slovakia
Report Almási   40'
Brenkus   48'
Vician   80+3'
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Final tournament
2   Sweden 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3   Wales 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4   Croatia (H) 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Portugal  2–0  Sweden
Filipe   44' (pen.)
Gomes   69'		 Report
Referee: Deniz Ates Bitnel (Turkey)
Croatia  0–2  Wales
Report Woodburn   16'
Cullen   45'
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Portugal  1–0  Wales
Gomes   40' Report
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
Sweden  2–1  Croatia
Isak   65'
Bergqvist   71'		 Report Javorčić   80+2'
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Croatia  2–4  Portugal
Špikić   35'
Javorčić   47' (pen.)		 Report Almeida   27'
Djú   31', 69'
Filipe   54' (pen.)
Referee: Deniz Ates Bitnel (Turkey)
Wales  0–1  Sweden
Report Isak   69'
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France (H) 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Final tournament
2   Austria 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3   Iceland 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4   Greece 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France  1–0  Greece
Maolida   58' Report
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)
Austria  0–0  Iceland
Report
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs (Latvia)
France  1–0  Iceland
Taha   54' Report
Referee: Ryan Stewart (Wales)
Greece  0–0  Austria
Report
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs (Latvia)
Austria  2–1  France
Sittsam   23'
Schmid   80+3'		 Report Taha   15'
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)
Iceland  1–0  Greece
Guðjónsson   63' Report
Referee: Ryan Stewart (Wales)

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Serbia 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Final tournament
2   Poland (H) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a]
3   Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a]
4   Montenegro 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tie broken by penalty shoot-out, as they were playing each other in the last round of matches.
Republic of Ireland  0–2  Serbia
Report S. Ilić   24'
Joveljić   61'
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Poland  2–0  Montenegro
Drawz   6'
Kopacz   53'		 Report
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Greece)
Republic of Ireland  3–0  Montenegro
Molumby   40+3'
Mallon   71'
Byrne   79'		 Report
Serbia  2–1  Poland
S. Ilić   27'
Djerlek   56'		 Report Kwietniewski   78'
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Greece)
Poland  0–0  Republic of Ireland
Report
Penalties
Kwietniewski  
Puchacz  
Chrzanowski  
Macierzyński  		 4–3   T. O'Connor
  Wilson
  McKenna
  Carroll
  McAuley
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Montenegro  0–2  Serbia
Report Joveljić   28'
L. Ilić   57'

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium (H) 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5[a] Final tournament
2   Spain 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5[a]
3   Slovenia 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
4   Israel 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tie broken by penalty shoot-out, as they were playing each other in the last round of matches.
Spain  1–0  Israel
Ruiz   80+3' Report
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
Belgium  0–0  Slovenia
Report
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
Spain  0–0  Slovenia
Report
Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)
Israel  0–1  Belgium
Report Verlinden   31'
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
Belgium  0–0  Spain
Report
Penalties
Emmers  
Antonucci  
Vanheusden  
Foulon  		 4–3   Morlanes
  Ruiz
  Lozano
  Díaz
  Busquets
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
Slovenia  1–1  Israel
Celar   26' Report Goldberg   74'
Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 2   England 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Final tournament
2 6   Austria 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3 4   Netherlands 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
4 3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
5 5   Sweden 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
6 1   Scotland 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
7 8   Spain 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
8 7   Poland 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

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The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
only U-17 era (since 2002)
  Azerbaijan Hosts 20 March 2012[1] 0 (debut)
  Denmark Elite round Group 1 winners 30 March 2016 3 (2002, 2003, 2011)
  Ukraine Elite round Group 2 winners 26 March 2016 4 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2013)
  Italy Elite round Group 3 winners 20 March 2016 5 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015)
  Germany Elite round Group 4 winners 29 March 2016 8 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
  Portugal Elite round Group 5 winners 18 March 2016 5 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2014)
  France Elite round Group 6 winners 31 March 2016 9 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
  Serbia Elite round Group 7 winners 30 March 2016 4 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2011)
  Belgium Elite round Group 8 winners 16 March 2016 4 (2006, 2007, 2012, 2015)
  England Elite round best seven runners-up 26 March 2016 10 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015)
  Austria Elite round best seven runners-up 3 April 2016 4 (2003, 2004, 2013, 2015)
  Netherlands Elite round best seven runners-up 29 March 2016 9 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Elite round best seven runners-up 20 March 2016 0 (debut)
  Sweden Elite round best seven runners-up 21 March 2016 1 (2013)
  Scotland Elite round best seven runners-up 2 April 2016 3 (2008, 2014, 2015)
  Spain Elite round best seven runners-up 2 April 2016 9 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Top goalscorers

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The following players scored four goals or more in the qualifying competition:[12]

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals

References

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  1. ^ a b "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 20 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Under-17 entries for Azerbaijan 2015/16". UEFA.com. 2 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. ^ "2015/16 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ^ "2015/16 Under-17 qualifying round draw made". UEFA.com. 3 December 2014.
  6. ^ "2015/16 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ^ "UEFA Under-17 National Team Coefficient" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  8. ^ "2015/16 elite round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Germany-Netherlands in Under-17 elite round draw". UEFA.com. 3 December 2015.
  10. ^ "2015/16 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Elite round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  11. ^ "Under-17 elite round draw seedings". UEFA.com. 19 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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