2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship elite round was the second round of qualifications for the final tournament of UEFA U-17 Championship 2012. The 28 teams advancing from the qualifying round were distributed into seven groups of four teams each, with each group contesting in a round-robin format, with one of the four teams hosting all six group games. The seven group-winning teams automatically qualified for the final tournament in Slovenia.
Seeding
The draw for the elite round was held on 29 November 2011 in Nyon. Each team was placed in one of four drawing pots, according to their qualifying round results. The seven sides with the best records were placed in Pot A, and so forth until Pot D, which contained the seven teams with the weakest records. During the draw, each group was filled with one team from every pot, with the only restriction being that teams that played each other in the first qualifying round can not be drawn into the same group again.
The hosts of the seven one-venue mini-tournament groups are indicated below in italics.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
 Sweden |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2−0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Tanković  5', 20' |
Report |
| Italy | 0−0 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| France | 2−1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Corentin 19' Martial 40+2' |
Report | Tarashaj 68' |
| Sweden | 1−3 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Zeneli 70' |
Report | Corentin 40' Martial 62'Said 73' |
| Switzerland | 1−2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Tarashaj 73' |
Report | Cerri 70' Tutino 74' |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
 Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
 Belarus |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
 Luxembourg |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 0−2 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rabiega 35' Stępiński 48' |
| Belarus | 1−1 | Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|
| Kaplenko 68' |
Report | Steinmetz 65' |
| Poland | 2−0 | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
| Stępiński 3' Cierpka 16' |
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| Czech Republic | 2−1 | Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|
| Matoušek 38' Chorý 78' |
Report | Holter 80+2' |
| Belarus | 0−0 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Luxembourg | 1−3 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Thill 18' |
Report | Łasicki 32' Cierpka 55'Linetty 73' |
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
 England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 |
 Ukraine |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Spain | 1−1 | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Sáez 59' |
Report | Chechelashvili 2' (pen.) |
| Georgia | 1−0 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Papunashvili 80+4' |
Report |
| Spain | 2−2 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Calero 19' Bustos 72' |
Report | Tyshchenko 8' Bilonoh 71' |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
 Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Turkey |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
 Serbia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
 Albania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |
 Republic of Ireland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| Serbia | 1−0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Jokić 66' |
Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 1−2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Hayes 30' (pen.) |
Report | Vilhena 43', 55' |
| Netherlands | 1−1 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Huser 60' |
Report | Jokić 76' |
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iceland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
 Denmark |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
 Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
 Lithuania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Denmark | 2−2 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Mathiasen 42', 55' |
Report | Bergsson 47' Birgisson 75' |
| Scotland | 1−0 | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| Findlay 65' |
Report |
| Denmark | 3−1 | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| Mathiasen 5' Andersen 25'Nielsen 26' |
Report | Petravičius 73' |
| Iceland | 1−0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Finnbogason 43' |
Report |
| Scotland | 2−3 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Kidd 27' Aird 67' |
Report | Højbjerg 24' Crone 63'Jensen 74' |
| Lithuania | 0−4 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sigurjónsson 15' (pen.) Thorsteinsson 21'Bergsson 53'Finnbogason 69' |
Group 7
Although Hungary originally won the group on goal difference, Belgium filed a complaint, as Russia had fielded an ineligible player in their match against Belgium. The 1–0 victory by Belgium was therefore replaced with a 3–0 default victory for Belgium, causing them to surpass Hungary in the standings.[1] This decision was appealed by the Hungarian FA.[2]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
 Hungary |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 |
 Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
 Wales |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
| Hungary | 5−1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Bobál 8', 60', 69' Vida 24'Medgyes 45' |
Report | Jones 44' |
| Belgium | 3−0 [1] | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Dendoncker 70' |
Report |
References
- 1 2 "Belgium pip Hungary to finals berth". 29 March 2012.
- ↑ "Madžarska pritobža prodaja vstopnic šele 13. 4" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 2012-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-04-12.