2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

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2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
16 September – 6 November 2016
Elite round:
10–28 March 2017
Teams53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored397 (3.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Republic of Ireland Aaron Connolly (7 goals)
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The 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-17 football competition that determined the fifteen teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Croatia in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1]

A total of 53 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to participate. Each match has a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.

Format[edit]

The qualifying competition consists of two rounds:[3]

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Germany, which receive a bye to the elite round as the team 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 five 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 the first and third-placed teams in their group qualify for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers[edit]

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 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 are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Articles 15.01, 15.02 and 15.03):[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[edit]

Draw[edit]

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2015, 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]

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), 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
 Croatia 8.500 —
Bye to elite round
Team Coeff Rank
 Germany 12.667 1
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
Team Coeff Rank
 England 11.667 2
 Netherlands 9.667 3
 Portugal 9.333 4
 Italy 9.167 5
 Russia 9.167 6
 France 8.667 7
 Czech Republic 8.500 8
 Austria 8.500 9
 Spain 8.167 10
 Poland 8.000 11
 Scotland 8.000 12
 Serbia 7.667 13
  Switzerland 7.667 14
 Belgium 6.833 15
 Republic of Ireland 6.833 16
 Ukraine 6.167 17
 Sweden 6.000 18
 Norway 5.833 19
 Georgia 5.667 20
 Greece 5.500 21
 Slovenia 5.333 22
 Hungary 5.167 23
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.000 24
 Belarus 4.967 25
 Israel 4.833 26
 Slovakia 4.333 27
Pot B
Team Coeff Rank
 Turkey 4.333 28
 Iceland 4.167 29
 Bulgaria 4.000 30
 Romania 4.000 31
 Northern Ireland 3.833 32
 Denmark 3.333 33
 Wales 3.167 34
 Albania 3.167 35
 Estonia 3.167 36
 Finland 3.133 37
 Latvia 3.000 38
 Moldova 2.667 39
 Cyprus 2.667 40
 Faroe Islands 1.667 41
 Azerbaijan 1.500 42
 Luxembourg 1.333 43
 Macedonia 1.333 44
 Armenia 1.000 45
 Lithuania 1.000 46
 Montenegro 0.333 47
 Andorra 0.333 48
 San Marino 0.333 49
 Gibraltar 0.333 50
 Malta 0.000 51
 Liechtenstein 0.000 52
 Kazakhstan 0.000 53
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.

Groups[edit]

The qualifying round must be played between 1 July and mid-November 2016.[3]

Times up to 29 October 2016 are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1).

Group 1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Elite round
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Latvia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Moldova (H) 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 Latvia
Lušņickis 15' (o.g.)
Šikanjić 49'
Veips 62' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)
Moldova 0–5 Russia
Report Mironov 2'
Ageyev 31', 63'
Kolesnichenko 58'
Karapuzov 72'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Moldova
Omerović 28' Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)
Russia 1–0 Latvia
Kolesnichenko 6' Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)
Russia 2–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lopatin 13'
Kolesnichenko 49'		 Report Šikanjić 78'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)
Latvia 2–0 Moldova
Tālbergs 4'
Toņiševs 79'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)

Group 2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Elite round
2  Greece 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Andorra (H) 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Kazakhstan 0–1 Greece
Report Tsirigotis 55'
Republic of Ireland 5–1 Andorra
Roache 37', 55'
Peppard 53'
Idah 62'
Connolly 79'		 Report Torres 78'
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
Republic of Ireland 3–1 Kazakhstan
Connolly 49'
Idah 54', 80+3' (pen.)		 Report Kairkenov 55'
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
Greece 3–0 Andorra
Meliopoulos 8'
Gkargkalatzidis 13', 52' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Greece 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report Connolly 21'
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Andorra 0–2 Kazakhstan
Report Zhakipbayev 16' (pen.)
Seidakhmet 24'

Group 3[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Elite round
2  Faroe Islands 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Luxembourg (H) 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Switzerland 2–1 Luxembourg
Del Campo 60'
Burkart 68'		 Report Delgado 34'
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Greece)
Faroe Islands 2–0 Czech Republic
Giessing 2'
Løkin 45'		 Report
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Switzerland 3–0 Faroe Islands
Gonzalez 6'
Burkart 29'
Okafor 56'		 Report
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)
Czech Republic 2–0 Luxembourg
Šilhan 25'
Korac 64' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Czech Republic 3–3  Switzerland
Šilhan 30', 34' (pen.)
Macháček 65'		 Report Gonzalez 37'
Burkart 63'
Suter 80+3'
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Greece)
Luxembourg 2–2 Faroe Islands
Schaus 66', 73' (pen.) Report Jacobsen 40+1', 57'
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

Group 4[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Elite round
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Macedonia 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Albania 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Serbia 3–1 Macedonia
Gavrić 19'
Stuparević 54', 69'		 Report Fazlagikj 80' (pen.)
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
Albania 0–1 Italy
Report Merola 62'
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)
Serbia 2–0 Albania
Djerlek 5' (pen.)
Bosić 13'		 Report
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
Italy 0–0 Macedonia
Report
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
Italy 2–0 Serbia
Merola 52'
Biancu 68'		 Report
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)
Macedonia 2–1 Albania
Kolevski 54'
Stratorski 63'		 Report Bullari 52'
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

Group 5[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Elite round
2  Slovenia (H) 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 5
3  Montenegro 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Estonia 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Slovenia 4–1 Estonia
Prelec 20', 70'
Svetlin 33'
Schweiger 80+4'		 Report Soomre 77'
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)
Montenegro 1–2 France
Pešukić 43' Report Adli 49', 60'
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
France 7–0 Estonia
Pau 8', 28' (pen.)
Caqueret 13'
Nlandu 49'
Tattevin 61'
Adli 79', 80+2'		 Report
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
Slovenia 2–2 Montenegro
Jakupovič 46' (pen.)
Kurtovič 55'		 Report N. Krsotvić 67'
Rakonjac 77'
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
France 1–1 Slovenia
Gouiri 10' Report Kolobarić 49'
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)
Estonia 1–2 Montenegro
Piht 49' Report Grubac 31'
Rakonjac 80+1' (pen.)
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Group 6[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Elite round
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Azerbaijan 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Romania (H) 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Romania 1–2 Austria
Ilie 20' Report Krienzer 33'
Manolache 43' (o.g.)
Referee: Nenad Djokić (Serbia)
England 2–0 Azerbaijan
Gomes 16'
Sancho 23'		 Report
Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)
England 3–0 Romania
Foden 2', 13'
Sancho 68' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)
Austria 3–1 Azerbaijan
Aganovic 3'
Schmid 60'
Wunsch 74'		 Report Sadikhov 23'
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
Austria 2–3 England
Ballo 28', 78' (pen.) Report Gibson 39'
Loader 44'
Brewster 65' (pen.)
Referee: Nenad Djokić (Serbia)
Azerbaijan 1–0 Romania
Sadikhov 29' Report
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

Group 7[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Elite round
2  Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 12 5 +7 3
4  Liechtenstein 3 0 0 3 0 23 −23 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Hungary 3–0 Liechtenstein
Csoboth 20', 58'
Winkler 44'		 Report
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)
Denmark 0–2 Netherlands
Report Familio-Castillo 32' (pen.)
Boadu 51'
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Hungary 3–1 Denmark
Szoboszlai 36' (pen.)
Timári 64'
Csoboth 72' (pen.)		 Report Jensen 24'
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (Russia)
Netherlands 9–0 Liechtenstein
Buitink 3', 18'
Van Hoeven 12', 68'
Familio-Castillo 17'
Geertruida 49', 67'
Beck 51' (o.g.)
Redan 80'		 Report
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)
Netherlands 4–0 Hungary
Aboukhlal 8'
Familio-Castillo 28' (pen.)
Redan 43'
Boadu 52'		 Report
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Liechtenstein 0–11 Denmark
Report Nartey 2'
Rothmann 7'
Tue 12', 13', 32', 41'
Jensen 26', 64'
Jepsen 30'
Kaastrup 57'
Clement 80+2'
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (Russia)

Group 8[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Elite round
2  Finland (H) 3 2 0 1 3 5 −2 6
3  Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Georgia 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Georgia 0–1 Bulgaria
Report Gruev 35' (pen.)
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)
Finland 0–5 Sweden
Report Finndell 27' (pen.)
Mawana 66', 69' (pen.), 77'
Stålheden 73'
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)
Sweden 3–1 Bulgaria
Finndell 46'
Crona 50'
Mawana 69'		 Report Mihaylov 65'
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)
Georgia 0–2 Finland
Report Tolonen 71'
Oksanen 80+3'
Referee: Paul Mclaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
Sweden 4–0 Georgia
Kulusekvski 10'
Vagic 39'
Saebbö 48'
Crona 75'		 Report
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)
Bulgaria 0–1 Finland
Report Ali 55'
Referee: Paul Mclaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

Group 9[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Elite round
2  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 8 9 −1 6
3  Northern Ireland (H) 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
San Marino 0–4 Slovakia
Report Potoma 44'
Murcko 48'
Gerebenits 50'
Saxa 59'
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Spain 4–0 Northern Ireland
Pampín 4'
Ruiz 5'
Gómez 58'
McAleenan 70' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
Spain 3–0 San Marino
Díaz 24'
Miranda 34'
Córdoba 38'		 Report
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)
Slovakia 4–3 Northern Ireland
Filipiak 11'
Murcko 65', 77', 80+1'		 Report McGinley 22' (pen.), 71'
Chambers 66'
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Slovakia 0–6 Spain
Report Chust 6'
Petro 25' (o.g.)
Ruiz 28', 38', 72'
Miranda 53'
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
Northern Ireland 2–1 San Marino
Kearney 11', 35' Report Pancotti 40+1'
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

Group 10[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Elite round
2  Portugal (H) 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Scotland 6–0 Malta
Aitchison 18' (pen.), 25'
Middleton 28'
Deas 37'
Rudden 40+1'
Grech 73' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)
Wales 0–2 Portugal
Report Camacho 13' (pen.)
Rodrigues 36'
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)
Scotland 1–0 Wales
Ross 80+1' Report
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
Portugal 5–0 Malta
Simões 31'
Justiniano 40+1'
Costa 50'
Rodrigues 73'
Conceição 80+2' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)
Portugal 0–1 Scotland
Report McInroy 72'
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
Malta 0–3 Wales
Report Thorpe 9'
Vale 58'
Oddy 70'
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

Group 11[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cyprus (H) 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Elite round
2  Belarus 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Belgium 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
4  Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Belarus 0–1 Cyprus
Report Raounas 55'
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
Gibraltar 0–2 Belgium
Report Dhaeze 25'
Openda 63'
Referee: Johnny Casanova (San Marino)
Belarus 3–1 Gibraltar
Montovio 33' (o.g.)
Muzychenka 52'
Gorbach 78'		 Report Britto 43' (pen.)
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
Belgium 0–1 Cyprus
Report Christodoulou 43'
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
Belgium 0–0 Belarus
Report
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
Cyprus 2–0 Gibraltar
Katsantonis 32'
Gerolemou 44'		 Report
Referee: Johnny Casanova (San Marino)

Group 12[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Israel (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Elite round
2  Poland 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Armenia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Iceland 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Poland 1–1 Armenia
Skóraś 21' Report Yeghiazaryan 29'
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Iceland 0–2 Israel
Report Dahan 12'
Brami 69'
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
Poland 2–0 Iceland
Wełniak 11', 78' Report
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)
Israel 2–0 Armenia
Strosberg 27'
Kanaan 64'		 Report
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Israel 3–1 Poland
Kanaan 50'
Hen 58', 68'		 Report Benedyczak 54'
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
Armenia 3–2 Iceland
Grigoryan 19'
Kurbashyan 36' (pen.), 63'		 Report Hlynsson 25'
Björnsson 80+3'
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Group 13[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Elite round
2  Norway 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Ukraine 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Lithuania (H) 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey 2–0 Norway
Babacan 36', 80+4' Report
Ukraine 1–1 Lithuania
Supriaha 60' Report Utkus 80+1'
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
Ukraine 0–1 Turkey
Report Gül 62' (pen.)
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Norway 2–1 Lithuania
Kažukolovas 50' (o.g.)
Kalsaas 71' (pen.)		 Report Vareika 51'
Norway 2–2 Ukraine
Ugland 18'
Strand Larsen 54'		 Report Kashchuk 48'
Titaievskyi 57'
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Lithuania 0–1 Turkey
Report Babacan 80+3'
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)

Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

To determine the five 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.[7]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 5  Montenegro 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1 Elite round
2 13  Ukraine 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3 11  Belgium 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
4 3  Czech Republic 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
5 12  Armenia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1[a]
6 4  Macedonia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1[a]
7 8

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