2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

The 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-17 football competition played in 2014 and 2015 to determine the 15 teams joining Bulgaria, who qualified automatically as hosts, in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1] A total of 53 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[2]

2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates19 September – 31 October 2014 (qualifying round)
12–26 March 2015 (elite round)
Teams53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored316 (2.51 per match)
Top scorer(s)Slovenia Jan Mlakar (8 goals)
2014
2016

Each match lasted 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes, with an interval of 15 minutes.

The final tournament also acted as the UEFA qualifier for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, with six teams qualifying (the four semi-finalists and the two winners of play-off matches between the losing quarter-finalists).

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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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 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 28 November 2013 at 09:30 CET (UTC+1).[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.[2]

For political reasons, if Azerbaijan and Armenia (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Georgia and Russia (due to the disputed status of South Ossetia), were drawn in the same group, neither would host the mini-tournament. Moreover, Spain and Gibraltar could not be drawn in the same group due to the disputed status of Gibraltar.

Bye to elite round
Team Coeff Rank
  Germany 11.333 1
Pot A
Team Coeff Rank
  Netherlands 9.500 2
  England 9.333 3
  France 9.000 4
  Hungary 8.500 5
  Italy 8.000 6
  Denmark 8.000 7
  Russia 7.833 8
  Czech Republic 7.833 9
  Spain 7.833 10
  Serbia 7.667 11
  Portugal 7.167 12
  Georgia 7.000 13
  Croatia 6.833 14
  Norway 6.833 15
   Switzerland 6.667 16
  Belgium 6.333 17
  Poland 6.333 18
  Ukraine 6.167 19
  Sweden 6.167 20
  Scotland 6.000 21
  Republic of Ireland 5.833 22
  Iceland 5.833 23
  Belarus 5.633 24
  Austria 5.500 25
  Slovakia 5.000 26
  Turkey 4.500 27
Pot B
Team Coeff Rank
  Greece 4.333 28
  Romania 4.333 29
  Northern Ireland 4.167 30
  Israel 4.000 31
  Finland 3.467 32
  Albania 3.000 33
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.000 34
  Slovenia 2.667 35
  Lithuania 2.333 36
  Luxembourg 2.333 37
  Kazakhstan 2.333 38
  Montenegro 2.333 39
  Latvia 2.167 40
  Estonia 1.833 41
  Macedonia 1.667 42
  Azerbaijan 1.333 43
  Armenia 1.333 44
  Wales 1.000 45
  Moldova 1.000 46
  Cyprus 1.000 47
  Faroe Islands 1.000 48
  Andorra 0.667 49
  San Marino 0.333 50
  Malta 0.333 51
  Liechtenstein 0.000 52
  Gibraltar 0.000 53

Notes

  • Bulgaria (Coeff: 4.000) qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.

Groups

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Times up to 25 October 2014 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   Scotland 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7 Elite round
2   Republic of Ireland (H) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
3   Faroe Islands 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
4   Gibraltar 3 0 1 2 0 9 −9 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Scotland  4–0  Faroe Islands
Ros. McCrorie   41'
Hendry   48'
Ross   64'
St Clair   66'
Report
Republic of Ireland  5–0  Gibraltar
Elbouzedi   29'
Clarke   36', 63'
Davis   54'
McCourt   79'
Report
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Scotland  4–0  Gibraltar
Hendry   34'
Serra   46' (o.g.)
Miller   58'
Allan   63'
Report
Referee: Sven Bindels (Luxembourg)
Faroe Islands  2–4  Republic of Ireland
Treacy   49' (o.g.)
Muller   70'
Report O'Keeffe   7'
Barrett   35'
Kinsella   69'
Clarke   80+2'
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Republic of Ireland  0–0  Scotland
Report
Referee: Sven Bindels (Luxembourg)
Gibraltar  0–0  Faroe Islands
Report

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Poland 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Elite round
2   Georgia (H) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3   Estonia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4   Liechtenstein 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Poland  4–0  Estonia
Wojtkowski   7', 12' (pen.)
Adamczyk   80', 80+3'
Report
Mikheil Meskhi 2, Tbilisi
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)
Georgia  3–0  Liechtenstein
Arabidze   28' (pen.)
Lezhava   51'
Kokhreidze   72'
Report
Referee: Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)

Poland  4–0  Liechtenstein
Seemann   26' (o.g.)
Bielik   43'
Jóźwiak   60'
Wojtkowski   80+2' (pen.)
Report
Mikheil Meskhi 2, Tbilisi
Referee: Tvetan Krastev (Bulgaria)
Estonia  1–2  Georgia
Käit   31' Report Arabidze   53'
Ninua   79'
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)

Georgia  0–1  Poland
Report Prusaczyk   19'
Referee: Tvetan Krastev (Bulgaria)
Liechtenstein  0–2  Estonia
Report Käit   54', 62'
Mikheil Meskhi 2, Tbilisi
Referee: Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Elite round
2   Iceland 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3   Moldova (H) 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4   Armenia 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iceland  0–0  Moldova
Report
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Italy  3–0  Armenia
Cutrone   34', 65'
Scamacca   76'
Report
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

Iceland  2–0  Armenia
M. Hilmarsson   13'
Agnarsson   36'
Report
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)
Moldova  0–3  Italy
Report Llamas   31' (pen.)
Cutrone   51' (pen.), 67'
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

Italy  1–1  Iceland
Cutrone   76' Report M. Hilmarsson   41'
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Armenia  0–4  Moldova
Report Marandici   74', 78'
Voropai   76'
Cojocaru   80'
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Elite round
2   France 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3   Cyprus (H) 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4   Macedonia 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
England  4–1  Cyprus
Ndukwu   13', 45', 58'
Edwards   61'
Report Papakonstantinou   80' (pen.)
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
France  3–0  Macedonia
Cognat   62'
Pelican   75'
Édouard   80+1'
Report
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

England  1–0  Macedonia
Nmecha   14' Report
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)
Cyprus  0–4  France
Report Édouard   18' (pen.), 75'
Pelican   49'
Cognat   56'
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

France  1–3  England
Karamoh   62' Report Willock   30'
Patching   39'
Dasilva   69'
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
Macedonia  1–2  Cyprus
Ristovski   3' Report Matthaiou   24'
Pileas   65'
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Elite round
2   Greece 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3   Ukraine 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
4   Latvia (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ukraine  0–0  Greece
Report
Sweden  2–1  Latvia
Zeidan   34'
Lidberg   72'
Report Hvoiņickis   48'
Attendance: 310
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)

Greece  0–0  Sweden
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
Ukraine  0–0  Latvia
Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)

Sweden  0–0  Ukraine
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)
Latvia  0–1  Greece
Report Limnios   17'

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Elite round
2   Slovenia (H) 3 1 1 1 5 1 +4 4
3   Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4   Turkey 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey  0–5  Slovenia
Report Mlakar   21' (pen.), 22', 46' (pen.), 58'
Kene   80'
Portugal  3–0  Northern Ireland
Generoso   22', 80+2'
Gomes   47'
Report
ŠRC Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović (Montenegro)

Turkey  3–4  Northern Ireland
Yeşilyurt   8', 24'
Demiral   41'
Report McКendry   2'
McKee   4'
King   10'
Conaty   80+3'
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)
Slovenia  0–1  Portugal
Report Gomes   80'
ŠRC Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović (Montenegro)

Portugal  1–0  Turkey
Lourenço   34' Report
ŠRC Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Northern Ireland  0–0  Slovenia
Report
Športni park Radenci, Radenci
Referee: Anders Poulsen (Denmark)

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Elite round
2   Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3   Israel 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4
4   Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Croatia  8–1  Kazakhstan
Moro   5'
Lovren   11', 32'
Brekalo   16', 50'
Sosa   27'
Crnički   62', 80+2'
Report Soltanov   75'
Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)
Hungary  1–0  Israel
At. Szalai   26' (pen.) Report
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Croatia  0–0  Israel
Report
Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)
Kazakhstan  0–1  Hungary
Report Podymskiy   56' (o.g.)
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)

Hungary  1–2  Croatia
Szabó   36' Report Lovren   21'
Pasariček   68'
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Israel  6–0  Kazakhstan
Ronen   9', 33'
Kazimov   18' (o.g.)
Cohen   26'
Kataby   64'
Mahamid   70'
Report
Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Elite round
2   Serbia (H) 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
3   Finland 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   Malta 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Serbia  1–0  Malta
Nišić   71' Report
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Padraig Sutton (Republic of Ireland)
Netherlands  2–0  Finland
Fernandes   71'
Dilrosun   80+3'
Report
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)

Serbia  1–0  Finland
Mehmedović   40+1' Report
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)
Malta  0–1  Netherlands
Report Janga   22'
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)

Netherlands  1–0  Serbia
Eiting   18' (pen.) Report
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Padraig Sutton (Republic of Ireland)
Finland  2–1  Malta
Mäenpää   16'
Lingman   52' (pen.)
Report Beerman   50'
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

Group 9

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Austria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Elite round
2   Norway 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3   Albania (H) 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4   San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Austria  2–0  San Marino
Lovrić   14', 34' Report
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Norway  3–0  Albania
Helmersen   24'
Sæter   48'
Ajer   58'
Report

San Marino  0–4  Norway
Report Sæter   8'
Stensby   48'
Bredeli   50'
Fjellberg   56'
Austria  2–0  Albania
Jakupovic   52'
Filip   80+1'
Report
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)

Norway  0–2  Austria
Report Jakupovic   60'
Filip   64'
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
Albania  5–1  San Marino
Pepsi   24', 63'
Dhamo   54'
Zeka   71'
Berisha   74'
Report C. Gatti   72'
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

Group 10

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium (H) 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 Elite round
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[a]
3   Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[a]
4    Switzerland 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
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.
Switzerland  0–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Mustafić   80+3'
KVV Thes Sport, Tessenderlo
Referee: Rob Rogers (Republic of Ireland)
Belgium  3–0  Azerbaijan
Van Vaerenbergh   11', 71'
Azzaoui   50' (pen.)
Report
Patro Eisden, Maasmechelen
Referee: Antonis Giachos (Greece)

Belgium  4–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Verreth   17', 61'
Janssens   23'
Daneels   56'
Report Mujagić   42'
KVV Thes Sport, Tessenderlo
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (Lithuania)
Azerbaijan  2–1   Switzerland
Suleymanov   28'
Garayev   69'
Report Samardzic   22'
Referee: Antonis Giachos (Greece)

Switzerland  1–0  Belgium
Guillemenot   40' Report
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (Lithuania)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–1  Azerbaijan
Žerić   11' Report Ismayilov   26'
Penalties
Mustedanagić  
Žerić  
Stanić  
Behram  
Demirović  
4–3 Bediyev  
Azizov  
Hajiyev  
Garayev  
Amirli  
Patro Eisden, Maasmechelen
Referee: Rob Rogers (Republic of Ireland)

Group 11

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Elite round
2   Slovakia (H) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3   Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4   Lithuania 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Slovakia  1–0  Luxembourg
Tupta   73' Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Mervyn Smyth (Northern Ireland)
Spain  2–1  Lithuania
Zalazar   9'
Aleñá   50'
Report Mėgelaitis   6'
SFM Senec, Veľký Biel
Attendance: 128

Slovakia  2–0  Lithuania
Tupta   43', 56' Report
Attendance: 350
Luxembourg  0–3  Spain
Report Zalazar   8', 69'
Pepelu   52'
SFM Senec, Veľký Biel
Attendance: 200

Spain  3–1  Slovakia
Šušolík   20' (o.g.)
Villanueva   50'
Oscar   53'
Report Tešlár   9'
Attendance: 400
Lithuania  0–3  Luxembourg
Report Avdusinovic   20'
Klein   40'
Bijelic   59'
SFM Senec, Veľký Biel
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mervyn Smyth (Northern Ireland)

Group 12

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Elite round
2   Romania 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3   Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4   Andorra (H) 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Czech Republic  2–1  Romania
Plachý   11'
Sadílek   49'
Report Mihalcea   27'
Denmark  3–1  Andorra
Brink   34', 58' (pen.), 62' Report Fernández   71'

Romania  6–1  Denmark
Coman   2', 10', 33'
Motreanu   54'
Gîsă   59'
Ghiță   67'
Report Lønfeldt   44'
Czech Republic  1–0  Andorra
Chaluš   52' Report

Denmark  0–1  Czech Republic
Report Turnya   53'
Andorra  0–1  Romania
Report Coman   55' (pen.)
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Croatia)

Group 13

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Elite round
2   Belarus (H) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3   Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Montenegro 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Russia  0–0  Wales
Report
Belarus  1–0  Montenegro
Bakhar   28' (pen.) Report
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)

Russia  2–0  Montenegro
Galadzhan   14'
Yegor Denisov   80+4'
Report
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Wales  1–2  Belarus
Abbruzzese   58' Report Kuptsov   12'
Lisakovich   80' (pen.)
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)

Belarus  1–2  Russia
Saramakha   5' Report Kirillov   15'
Tatayev   68'
Montenegro  1–2  Wales
Ćosović   13' Report Cullen   39'
Harris   75'
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round which advanced 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 5   Ukraine 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Elite round
2 13   Wales 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3 7   Israel 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
4 10   Azerbaijan 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
5 6   Northern Ireland 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1[a]
6 3   Moldova 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1[a]
7 8   Finland 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
8 11   Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
9 2   Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
10 9   Albania 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
11 1   Faroe Islands 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
12 12   Denmark 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
13 4   Cyprus 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) 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 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 3 December 2014 at 10:40 CET (UTC+1).[7][8]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[9] 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.[10]

Before the draw UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Ukraine and Russia could not be drawn in the same group due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[10]

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   Poland 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
3 11   Spain 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9[a]
4 4   England 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9[a]
5 9   Austria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
6 6   Portugal 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
7 8   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9
8 12   Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
9 7   Croatia 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Pot B
10 1   Scotland 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7
11 1   Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
12 3   Italy 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
13 13   Russia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
14 12   Romania 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6[a]
15 4   France 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6[a]
16 10   Belgium 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6[a]
17 9   Norway 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6[a] Pot C
18 2   Georgia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
19 11   Slovakia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[a]
20 13   Belarus 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[a]
21 7   Hungary 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
22 8   Serbia 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
23 3   Iceland 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
24 5   Sweden 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
25 5   Greece 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5 Pot D
26 7   Israel 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4
27 6   Slovenia 3 1 1 1 5 1 +4 4
28 13   Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
29 6   Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
30 10   Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[a]
31 10   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[a]
32 5   Ukraine 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient used for qualifying round draw; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Groups

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All times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Final tournament
2   Spain (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3   Israel 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
4   Sweden 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain  2–0  Sweden
Zalazar   30'
Villalba   33'
Report
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)

Sweden  1–7  France
Lidberg   44' Report Édouard   1', 80'
Ikoné   57', 59', 75'
Janvier   63'
Pelican   66' (pen.)
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)
Spain  0–0  Israel
Report

France  1–1  Spain
Samba   48' Report Zalazar   60'
Israel  2–0  Sweden
Cohen   22'
Mahamid   71'
Report

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Final tournament
2   Portugal 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4
3   Serbia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4   Azerbaijan (H) 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Portugal  0–0  Serbia
Report
Ismat Gayibov, Baku
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
Croatia  4–0  Azerbaijan
Majić   23', 62'
Erlić   64'
Blečić   79'
Report
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)

Serbia  0–3  Croatia
Report Moro   6'
Brekalo   67'
Blečić   79'
Ismat Gayibov, Baku
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)
Portugal  3–0  Azerbaijan
Gomes   12', 17'
Cassamá   36'
Report
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)

Croatia  1–0  Portugal
Moro   42' Report
Baku FC Stadium, Baku
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
Azerbaijan  0–4  Serbia
Report Todorović   20'
Stanisavljević   28'
Mehmedović   46' (pen.)
Panović   77'
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7 Final tournament
2   Netherlands (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3   Georgia 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4   Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Belgium  4–0  Northern Ireland
Van Vaerenbergh   15', 25'
Azzaoui   44'
Daneels   74'
Report
Sportpark Walburgen, Gendt
Referee: Fábio José Costa Veríssimo (Portugal)
Netherlands  2–0  Georgia
Robertha   10'
Fosu-Mensah   49'
Report
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)

Georgia  0–4  Belgium
Report Ademoglu   17' (pen.)
Van Vaerenbergh   21'
Mangala   64'
Thuys   74'
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Netherlands  1–1  Northern Ireland
Gordon   28' (o.g) Report Lavery   73'
Sportpark Walburgen, Gendt
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)

Belgium  0–0  Netherlands
Report
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Fábio José Costa Veríssimo (Portugal)
Northern Ireland  2–4  Georgia
Lavery   60'
King   80+3'
Report Bugridze   6'
Arabidze   33', 48'
Gvasalia   75'
Sportpark Walburgen, Gendt
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Greece 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Final tournament
2   Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3   Belarus 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Poland (H) 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Republic of Ireland  2–2  Greece
Clarke   60'
Barrett   73' (pen.)
Report Kirtzialidis   50'
Limnios   51'
Stadion Amica, Wronki
Referee: Orkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Poland  0–2  Belarus
Report Belezyak   28', 75'

Belarus  1–3  Republic of Ireland
Bakhar   44' Report Aherne   32', 77'
Barrett   42'
Stadion Amica, Wronki
Poland  0–1  Greece
Report Tsingos   25'
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Republic of Ireland  0–1  Poland
Report Kaczmarczyk   10'
Greece  0–0  Belarus
Report
Stadion Amica, Wronki
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Austria 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Final tournament
2   Russia (H) 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
3   Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Iceland 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Austria  1–0  Iceland
Filip   17' (pen.) Report
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Russia  0–0  Wales
Report
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Austria  3–2  Wales
Danso   37', 40'
Ramadani   58'
Report Harris   75'
Roberts   78'
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Iceland  0–4  Russia
Report Lomovitskiy   18'
Bragin   57'
Makhatadze   74', 79'
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)

Russia  1–1  Austria
Makhatadze   66' (pen.) Report Sahanek   75'
FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium, Krasnodar
Wales  1–0  Iceland
Roberts   19' Report
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England (H) 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Final tournament
2   Slovenia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   Norway 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4   Romania 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
England  3–1  Norway
Wright   3'
Collinge   57'
Ndukwu   62'
Report Risa   11'
Romania  0–3  Slovenia
Report Mlakar   2', 40+2'
Sredojevič   5'
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

Norway  2–0  Romania
Szabolcs   20' (o.g.)
Grødem   40+2'
Report
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
England  3–1  Slovenia
Oxford   20'
Holland   36'
Rom   38' (o.g.)
Report Mlakar   65'
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

Romania  1–2  England
Petre   13' Report Ugbo   7', 53'
Slovenia  1–0  Norway
Mlakar   43' Report

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Final tournament
2   Scotland 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4   Hungary (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Scotland  2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Morrison   49'
Harvie   70'
Report
Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (Malta)
Czech Republic  1–0  Hungary
Šašinka   66' Report
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

Czech Republic  2–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Šašinka   44' (pen.)
Žežulka   73' (pen.)
Report Mustedanagić   69'
Miletić   80+1'
Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya
Referee: Denis Izmailov (Kazakhstan)
Hungary  0–0  Scotland
Report
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (Malta)

Scotland  0–1  Czech Republic
Report Šašinka   13'
Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–1  Hungary
Demirović   37'
Mustedanagić   80+3'
Report Dragóner   65'
Referee: Denis Izmailov (Kazakhstan)

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Final tournament
2   Italy 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3   Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4   Ukraine 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Germany  3–0  Slovakia
Eggestein   46', 72'
Passlack   51' (pen.)
Report
Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Referee: Alain Duriuex (Luxembourg)
Italy  1–0  Ukraine
Llamas   29' Report
Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Referee: Ola Hobber Nielsen (Norway)

Germany  3–0  Ukraine
Passlack   12'
Gül   68'
Schmidt   74'
Report
Slovakia  0–2  Italy
Report Cutrone   48', 76'
Referee: Alain Duriuex (Luxembourg)

Italy  2–2  Germany
Llamas   24'
Lo Faso   31'
Report Gül   14'
Sağlam   77'
Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Referee: Ola Hobber Nielsen (Norway)
Ukraine  1–2  Slovakia
Dubinchak   79' Report Varga   38'
Šimko   66'

Ranking of second-placed teams

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To determine the seven best second-placed teams from the elite round which qualified 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 4   Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Final tournament
2 8   Italy 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
3 3   Netherlands 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
4 7   Scotland 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
5 6   Slovenia 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
6 5   Russia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
7 1   Spain 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
8 2   Portugal 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

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The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[11]

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
only U-17 era (since 2002)
  Bulgaria Hosts 20 March 2012 0 (debut)
  France Elite round Group 1 winners 22 March 2015 8 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  Croatia Elite round Group 2 winners 22 March 2015 2 (2005, 2013)
  Belgium Elite round Group 3 winners 17 March 2015 3 (2006, 2007, 2012)
  Greece Elite round Group 4 winners 26 March 2015 1 (2010)
  Austria Elite round Group 5 winners 23 March 2015 3 (2003, 2004, 2013)
  England Elite round Group 6 winners 23 March 2015 9 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
  Czech Republic Elite round Group 7 winners 25 March 2015 4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2011)
  Germany Elite round Group 8 winners 23 March 2015 7 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
  Republic of Ireland Elite round best seven runners-up 26 March 2015 1 (2008)
  Italy Elite round best seven runners-up 23 March 2015 4 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2013)
  Netherlands Elite round best seven runners-up 22 March 2015 8 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
  Scotland Elite round best seven runners-up 25 March 2015 2 (2008, 2014)
  Slovenia Elite round best seven runners-up 26 March 2015 1 (2012)
  Russia Elite round best seven runners-up 26 March 2015 2 (2006, 2013)
  Spain Elite round best seven runners-up 25 March 2015 8 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
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]

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

References

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  1. ^ "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 2012-03-20.
  2. ^ a b "Under-17s turn thoughts to Bulgaria". UEFA.com. 22 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. ^ "2014/15 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com.
  5. ^ "2015 U17 qualifying round draw made". UEFA.com. 28 November 2013.
  6. ^ "2014/15 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ^ "2014/15 elite round draw". UEFA.com.
  8. ^ "England and rivals learn elite round fate". UEFA.com. 3 December 2014.
  9. ^ "2014/15 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Elite round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  10. ^ a b "England among seeds in U17 elite round draw". UEFA.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Under-17 finals lineup complete". UEFA.com. 27 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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