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)

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]

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

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

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

Draw

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
TeamCoeffRank
 Germany11.3331
Pot A
TeamCoeffRank
 Netherlands9.5002
 England9.3333
 France9.0004
 Hungary8.5005
 Italy8.0006
 Denmark8.0007
 Russia7.8338
 Czech Republic7.8339
 Spain7.83310
 Serbia7.66711
 Portugal7.16712
 Georgia7.00013
 Croatia6.83314
 Norway6.83315
  Switzerland6.66716
 Belgium6.33317
 Poland6.33318
 Ukraine6.16719
 Sweden6.16720
 Scotland6.00021
 Republic of Ireland5.83322
 Iceland5.83323
 Belarus5.63324
 Austria5.50025
 Slovakia5.00026
 Turkey4.50027
Pot B
TeamCoeffRank
 Greece4.33328
 Romania4.33329
 Northern Ireland4.16730
 Israel4.00031
 Finland3.46732
 Albania3.00033
 Bosnia and Herzegovina3.00034
 Slovenia2.66735
 Lithuania2.33336
 Luxembourg2.33337
 Kazakhstan2.33338
 Montenegro2.33339
 Latvia2.16740
 Estonia1.83341
 Macedonia1.66742
 Azerbaijan1.33343
 Armenia1.33344
 Wales1.00045
 Moldova1.00046
 Cyprus1.00047
 Faroe Islands1.00048
 Andorra0.66749
 San Marino0.33350
 Malta0.33351
 Liechtenstein0.00052
 Gibraltar0.00053

Notes

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

Groups

Times up to 25 October 2014 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

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
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Group 2

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

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

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

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
Attendance: 31
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'
Attendance: 173

Group 6

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

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

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

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
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)
San Marino 0–4 Norway
Report Sæter 8'
Stensby 48'
Bredeli 50'
Fjellberg 56'
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)
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

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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
4   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 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 soccer ball with check mark
Žerić soccer ball with red X
Stanić soccer ball with check mark
Behram soccer ball with check mark
Demirović soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 Bediyev soccer ball with check mark
Azizov soccer ball with check mark
Hajiyev soccer ball with red X
Garayev soccer ball with check mark
Amirli soccer ball with red X
Patro Eisden, Maasmechelen
Referee: Rob Rogers (Republic of Ireland)

Group 11

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

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

Group 13

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

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[lower-alpha 1]
6 3  Moldova 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1[lower-alpha 1]
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. 1 2 Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Elite round

Draw

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[lower-alpha 1]
4 4  England 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1]
15 4  France 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
16 10  Belgium 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
17 9  Norway 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6[lower-alpha 1] Pot C
18 2  Georgia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
19 11  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[lower-alpha 1]
20 13  Belarus 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1]
31 10  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Groups

All times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

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
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
France 1–1 Spain
Samba 48' Report Zalazar 60'
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Israel 2–0 Sweden
Cohen 22'
Mahamid 71'		 Report

Group 2

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

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

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'
Referee: Orkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Greece 0–0 Belarus
Report
Stadion Amica, Wronki
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Group 5

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

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'
Referee: Erez Papir (Israel)
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'
Referee: Erez Papir (Israel)
Slovenia 1–0 Norway
Mlakar 43' Report
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

Group 7

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

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
Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)
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'
Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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

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)
 BulgariaHosts20 March 20120 (debut)
 FranceElite round Group 1 winners22 March 20158 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
 CroatiaElite round Group 2 winners22 March 20152 (2005, 2013)
 BelgiumElite round Group 3 winners17 March 20153 (2006, 2007, 2012)
 GreeceElite round Group 4 winners26 March 20151 (2010)
 AustriaElite round Group 5 winners23 March 20153 (2003, 2004, 2013)
 EnglandElite round Group 6 winners23 March 20159 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
 Czech RepublicElite round Group 7 winners25 March 20154 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2011)
 GermanyElite round Group 8 winners23 March 20157 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
 Republic of IrelandElite round best seven runners-up26 March 20151 (2008)
 ItalyElite round best seven runners-up23 March 20154 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2013)
 NetherlandsElite round best seven runners-up22 March 20158 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
 ScotlandElite round best seven runners-up25 March 20152 (2008, 2014)
 SloveniaElite round best seven runners-up26 March 20151 (2012)
 RussiaElite round best seven runners-up26 March 20152 (2006, 2013)
 SpainElite round best seven runners-up25 March 20158 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Top goalscorers

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

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

References

  1. ↑ "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 2012-03-20.
  2. 1 2 "Under-17s turn thoughts to Bulgaria". UEFA.com. 22 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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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