2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification

2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
8 September – 25 October 2016
Elite round:
4 April – 12 June 2017
Teams45 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played101
Goals scored438 (4.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Lucía García (11 goals)
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The 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a women's under-19 football competition that determined the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Northern Ireland in the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship final tournament.[1]

A total of 47 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to participate.

Format

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The qualifying competition consists of two rounds:[3]

  • Qualifying round: Apart from France, England and Germany, which receive byes to the elite round as the teams with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 44 teams are drawn into 11 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 11 group winners and the 10 runners-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group advance to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 24 teams are drawn into six 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 six group winners and the runner-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group qualify for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

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The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[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 have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
  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 have the same number of points, and they are tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings are determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are 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. Higher position in the coefficient ranking list used for the qualifying round draw;
  10. Drawing of lots.

To determine the ten best runners-up from the qualifying round and the best runner-up from the elite round, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 15.01):[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. Higher position in the coefficient ranking list used for the qualifying round draw;
  6. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying round

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Draw

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The draw for the qualifying round was held on 13 November 2015, 09:55 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]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group.[2]

Final tournament hosts
Team Coeff Rank
 Northern Ireland 4.667 —
Bye to elite round
Team Coeff Rank
 France 14.000 1
 England 14.000 2
 Germany 13.667 3
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
Team Coeff Rank
 Spain 12.000 4
 Sweden 11.500 5
 Norway 10.000 6
 Denmark 9.833 7
 Belgium 9.333 8
 Netherlands 9.167 9
 Finland 9.167 10
 Scotland 8.833 11
  Switzerland 8.000 12
 Republic of Ireland 7.833 13
 Russia 7.000 14
Pot B
Team Coeff Rank
 Italy 6.500 15
 Portugal 6.333 16
 Czech Republic 6.167 17
 Austria 6.000 18
 Iceland 5.833 19
 Serbia 5.167 20
 Ukraine 4.833 21
 Romania 4.333 22
 Slovenia 4.167 23
 Turkey 4.000 24
 Hungary 4.000 25
Pot C
Team Coeff Rank
 Poland 3.833 26
 Croatia 3.833 27
 Wales 3.667 28
 Greece 3.667 29
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.333 30
 Slovakia 2.333 31
 Moldova 2.000 32
 Belarus 1.833 33
 Cyprus 1.667 34
 Faroe Islands 1.333 35
 Azerbaijan 1.333 36
Pot D
Team Coeff Rank
 Macedonia 1.333 37
 Estonia 1.000 38
 Bulgaria 1.000 39
 Israel 0.000 40
 Kazakhstan 0.000 41
 Latvia 0.000 42
 Lithuania 0.000 43
 Montenegro 0.000 44
 Georgia 0.000 45
 Albania 0.000 46
 Armenia — 47
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
 Andorra
 Gibraltar
 Liechtenstein
 Luxembourg
 Malta
 San Marino

Groups

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The qualifying round must be played on the following FIFA International Match Calendar dates unless all four teams agree to play on another date:[3]

  • 12–20 September 2016
  • 17–25 October 2016

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland (H) 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Elite round
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 15 2 +13 6
3  Romania 3 1 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4  Armenia 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Norway 8–0 Armenia
Nautnes 6', 17', 29'
Kvernvolden 16'
Rasmussen 42'
Haug 71', 90+1'
Sand 88'		 Report
Poland 2–0 Romania
Jędrzejewicz 47'
Ratajczyk 70'		 Report
Referee: Olga Tereshko (Belarus)
Norway 0–2 Poland
Report Parczewska 35' (pen.)
Grabowska 49'
Referee: Ana Aguiar (Portugal)
Romania 7–0 Armenia
Bartalis 23'
Petre 31'
Ambruș 40'
Ciolacu 51', 72'
Boroș 63', 75'		 Report
Referee: Olga Tereshko (Belarus)
Romania 0–7 Norway
Report Maanum 7'
Kvernvolden 25'
Wilmann 36'
Gered 41' (o.g.)
Norheim 48', 74'
Ellingsen 59'
Referee: Ana Aguiar (Portugal)
Armenia 0–4 Poland
Report Grabowska 22'
Woś 27'
Jędrzejewicz 77'
Olszewska 90+5'

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Elite round
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4  Macedonia (H) 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Republic of Ireland 10–0 Macedonia
Kiernan 10', 45', 63', 74'
Prior 19', 58'
Finn 24'
Kavanagh 67', 90'
Ryan-Doyle 69'		 Report
Referee: Virginie Derouaux (Belgium)
Wales 0–6 Italy
Report Serturini 12'
Del Stabile 33', 70', 84', 86'
Lancaster 76' (o.g.)
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Wales
Kiernan 25', 46' Report
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Italy 4–0 Macedonia
Serturini 7'
Cantore 70'
Santoro 74'
Caruso 85'		 Report
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)
Italy 0–2 Republic of Ireland
Report Noonan 33'
Moloney 58'
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Macedonia 0–2 Wales
Report Kitanova 86' (o.g.)
Chivers 90' (pen.)
Referee: Virginie Derouaux (Belgium)

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9 Elite round
2  Austria 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
3  Belarus (H) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Belarus 0–0 Austria
Report
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
Belgium 9–0 Lithuania
Van Belle 9'
Missipo 29', 78'
Minnaert 30', 53'
Abdulai Toloba 51'
Dhont 58'
Guns 72', 88'		 Report
Referee: Ivana Vlaić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Belgium 3–1 Belarus
Gorniak 3' (pen.)
Henneuse 19'
Asselberghs 90+3'		 Report Kazakevich 89' (pen.)
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
Austria 3–0 Lithuania
Klein 33'
Pinther 36'
Pireci 67'		 Report
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
Austria 1–2 Belgium
Krumböck 50' Report Guns 23', 40'
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
Lithuania 1–4 Belarus
Gedminaitė 61' Report Lodyga 13'
Kubichnaya 22', 87'
Zhitko 44'
Referee: Ivana Vlaić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Elite round
2  Scotland 3 2 0 1 19 3 +16 6
3  Albania (H) 3 1 0 2 2 20 −18 3
4  Cyprus 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cyprus 0–3 Serbia
Report Poljak 17'
Savanović 66', 83'
Referee: Cathrine Eide (Norway)
Scotland 11–0 Albania
Cuthbert 3', 15', 30', 48', 63'
Hanson 32', 38'
Adams 34'
Kerr 67'
Cornet 87'
Boyce 90'		 Report
Referee: Valentina Garoffolo (Italy)
Scotland 8–0 Cyprus
Gallacher 33', 61'
Whyte 56', 66'
Brown 64'
Boyce 69'
Cornet 79'
Kerr 80'		 Report
Referee: Kateryna Zora (Ukraine)
Serbia 9–0 Albania
Mišeljić 25' (pen.)
Savanović 28'
Filipović 71', 86', 87'
Ivanović 80', 88', 90+5'
Kovačević 84'		 Report
Referee: Cathrine Eide (Norway)
Serbia 3–0
Awarded		 Scotland
Report
Referee: Kateryna Zora (Ukraine)

The Serbia v Scotland match was not played as scheduled due to illness within the Scotland squad.[7][8] The match was awarded by UEFA as a 3–0 win for Serbia due to Scotland's "refusal to play" the match.[9]

Albania 2–0 Cyprus
Koldashi 21', 34' Report
Referee: Valentina Garoffolo (Italy)

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Elite round
2  Russia 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
3  Greece 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Israel 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Russia 1–1 Israel
Voloshina 85' (pen.) Report Cabrera 64'
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
Greece 0–2 Slovenia
Report Bratuša 45+1'
Pleterski 68'
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Russia 4–2 Greece
Bespalikova 1', 82'
Zarubina 9'
Kuropatkina 50'		 Report Chatzinikolaou 73', 90+1' (pen.)
Referee: Elia Martínez (Spain)
Slovenia 0–0 Israel
Report
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Slovenia 4–2 Russia
Kolbl 34', 57'
Godina 50'
Turk 54'		 Report Yakovleva 36'
Voloshina 86' (pen.)
Referee: Elia Martínez (Spain)
Israel 0–1 Greece
Report Giannou 65'
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland (H) 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Elite round
2  Iceland 3 2 0 1 15 3 +12 6
3  Faroe Islands 3 1 0 2 2 13 −11 3
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Finland 7–0 Kazakhstan
Ikonen 4'
Ketola 7', 11', 48'
Tulkki 32', 80'
Mikkola 87'		 Report
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)
Faroe Islands 0–5 Iceland
Report Albertsdóttir 26', 36'
Pálsdóttir 42'
Thorisson 90'
G. Árnadóttir 90+4'
Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)
Iceland 10–0 Kazakhstan
Pétursdóttir 41', 50', 80', 90+2'
Magnúsdóttir 52'
Albertsdóttir 63', 73', 85', 90+4'
Halldórsdóttir 66'		 Report
Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)
Finland 8–0 Faroe Islands
Tulkki 7', 18'
Peuhkurinen 15', 67', 81'
Rantala 28', 33'
Ketola 51' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Barbara Poxhofer (Austria)
Iceland 0–3 Finland
Report Lehtola 15'
Ketola 32'
Ikonen 86'
Referee: Barbara Poxhofer (Austria)
Kazakhstan 0–2 Faroe Islands
Report Lakjuni 27'
Hummeland 79'
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Elite round
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4  Georgia 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sweden 4–0 Georgia
Westin 17'
Strömblad 29'
Olofsson 62'
Ollerstam 86'		 Report
Referee: Rachel Cohen (Israel)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–3 Portugal
Report Monteiro 13'
Cheganças 40' (pen.)
Amado 64'
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)
Sweden 5–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Simonsson 31'
Lilja 56', 90+3'
Westin 66'
Hed 82'		 Report Medić 21'
Portugal 2–0 Georgia
Besugo 34'
Cheganças 58'		 Report
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)
Portugal 0–1 Sweden
Report Hed 67'
Georgia 0–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Bagarić 90'
Referee: Rachel Cohen (Israel)

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 30 0 +30 9 Elite round
2  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 7 8 −1 6
3  Azerbaijan (H) 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4  Latvia 3 0 0 3 2 27 −25 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain 18–0 Latvia
Oroz 25', 38', 90+3'
García 33', 36', 51', 70'
Guijarro 45', 65'
Bonmatí 61', 75', 84'
Menayo 71', 87'
Montilla 81'
Azcona 82', 90+2'
Ņikitina 90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 10
Referee: Chryso Georgiou (Cyprus)
Azerbaijan 1–2 Ukraine
Bakarandze 13' Report Rybalkina 26'
Shevchuk 62'
Attendance: 80
Referee: Cristina Bujor (Romania)
Spain 7–0 Azerbaijan
Sierra 24', 58', 77'
García 31', 85'
Bonmatí 56'
Guijarro 61'		 Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Graziella Pirriatore (Italy)
Ukraine 5–2 Latvia
Polyukhovych 36'
Kumeda 57'
Shevchuk 63'
Hryb 81', 90+2'		 Report Krūmiņa 26'
Štube 90+1'
Attendance: 10
Referee: Cristina Bujor (Romania)
Ukraine 0–5 Spain
Report García 31'
Montagut 41'
Mérida 63'
Portales 67'
Oroz 84'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Graziella Pirriatore (Italy)
Latvia 0–4 Azerbaijan
Report M. Ozdemir 15', 50'
Mollayeva 27'
Mammadaliyeva 44'
Attendance: 30
Referee: Chryso Georgiou (Cyprus)

Group 9

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 19 3 +16 7 Elite round
2   Switzerland 3 2 1 0 17 3 +14 7
3  Croatia 3 1 0 2 2 17 −15 3
4  Estonia (H) 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Croatia 0–7
Awarded		 Czech Republic
Report Veselá 12', 22'
Skálová 30'
Dubcová 42' (pen.), 49', 65'
Vojtková 64'

The Croatia v Czech Republic match was completed with a 0–7 scoreline before a default victory was awarded.

Switzerland 5–0 Estonia
Surdez 44'
Lehmann 50'
Ahmedova 66' (o.g.)
Schegg 71'
Mégroz 82'		 Report
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Switzerland 9–0 Croatia
Lehmann 10', 37', 54'
Schegg 11', 49'
Hamidi 45'
Mégroz 45+1', 79' (pen.)
Surdez 80'		 Report
Referee: Tania Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)
Czech Republic 9–0 Estonia
Ducháčková 15'
Čížková 23', 90+2'
Dubcová 34'
Janíková 54'
Karasová 68', 70'
Skálová 69', 75'		 Report
Czech Republic 3–3  Switzerland
Veselá 20'
Klímová 24'
Dubcová 60'		 Report Lehmann 13'
Mégroz 31'
Reuteler 41'
Referee: Tania Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)
Estonia 1–2 Croatia
Pušelj Drezga 29' (o.g.) Report Schafer-Hansen 43'
Balić 65'
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Group 10

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Elite round
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3  Bulgaria (H) 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 3
4  Moldova 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands 6–0 Bulgaria
Noordam 32', 35', 38'
Weerden 45+2'
Sabajo 82'
De Sanders 86'		 Report
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)
Moldova 0–1 Turkey
Report Koçer 70'
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
Netherlands 4–0 Moldova
Sabajo 37', 43'
Kenton 59'
Van Dooren 69'		 Report
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
Turkey 3–0 Bulgaria
Civelek 45+1'
Türkoğlu 59'
Koçer 67'		 Report
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
Turkey 0–1 Netherlands
Report Weerden 7'
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
Bulgaria 1–0 Moldova
Petrova 90+2' Report
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)

Group 11

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Elite round
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 17 3 +14 6
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 6 13 −7 4
4  Montenegro (H) 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Denmark 7–0 Montenegro
Møller Thomsen 23'
Nielsen 43', 57'
Gejl 44'
Meldgaard Petersen 60'
Bruun 63', 87'		 Report
Slovakia 1–1 Hungary
Sluková 86' Report Krascsenics 66'
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
Denmark 10–1 Slovakia
Gejl 10'
Møller 38', 42', 74'
Bruun 48' (pen.), 83'
K. Holmgaard 51', 80'
Svava 67'
Frank 90'		 Report Fabová 30'
Referee: Justina Lavrenovaitė (Lithuania)
Hungary 6–0 Montenegro
Gelb 15', 43'
Krascsenics 19'
Csigi 54'
Gruber 64', 66'		 Report
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)
Hungary 2–0 Denmark
Gelb 70'
Süle 73'		 Report
Referee: Justina Lavrenovaitė (Lithuania)
Montenegro 2–4 Slovakia
Vraneš 36'
Stanović 44'		 Report Šurnovská 22'
Mikolajová 70', 71'
Fabová 82'

Ranking of second-placed teams

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To determine the ten best second-placed teams from the qualifying round which advance to the elite round, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.[10]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 9   Switzerland 2 1 1 0 12 3 +9 4 Elite round
2 4  Scotland 2 1 0 1 11 3 +8 3
3 11  Denmark 2 1 0 1 10 3 +7 3
4 1  Norway 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5 3
5 2  Italy 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3
6 6  Iceland 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
7 7  Portugal 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3[a]
8 10  Turkey 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3[a]
9 5  Russia 2 1 0 1 6 6 0 3
10 8  Ukraine 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4 3
11 3  Austria 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) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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 11 November 2016, 11:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[11][12]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[13] France, England and Germany, which received byes 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. Teams from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group.[14]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 —  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot A
2 —  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 —  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4