2015_UEFA_European_Under-19_Championship_qualifying_round

2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

International football competition


The 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-19 football competition played in 2014 and 2015 to determine the seven teams joining Greece, who qualified automatically as hosts, in the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament.[1] A total of 53 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[2]

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Format

The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:[3]

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Spain, 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 third-placed team with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group advanced to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 28 teams were drawn into seven 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 seven group winners 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 best third-placed team from the qualifying 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 10:15 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.

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Notes
  • Greece (Coeff: 8.667) 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

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information England, 3–0 ...
More information Belgium, 4–0 ...
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)

More information Luxembourg, 0–8 ...
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
More information Belgium, 3–2 ...
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

More information England, 4–2 ...
More information Belarus, 2–2 ...
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

Group 2

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Germany, 6–0 ...
More information Austria, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernandez (Spain)

More information Austria, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 45
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)
More information Latvia, 0–3 ...

More information Germany, 1–5 ...
More information Kazakhstan, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)

Group 3

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Turkey, 7–3 ...
More information Croatia, 1–0 ...

More information Turkey, 0–0 ...
More information Iceland, 1–4 ...

More information Croatia, 0–0 ...
More information Estonia, 3–0 ...

Group 4

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Slovakia, 2–1 ...
Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya
Attendance: 100
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
More information Hungary, 1–1 ...

More information Slovakia, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Eli Hacmon (Israel)
More information Slovenia, 1–1 ...
Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
Attendance: 457

More information Hungary, 0–3 ...
More information Azerbaijan, 3–2 ...
Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
Attendance: 40
Referee: Eli Hacmon (Israel)

Group 5

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Czech Republic, 2–0 ...
More information Russia, 7–0 ...
Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia)

More information Russia, 5–2 ...
Referee: Chris Reisch (Luxembourg)
More information Faroe Islands, 0–2 ...
Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia)

More information Czech Republic, 0–3 ...
More information Northern Ireland, 3–0 ...
Referee: Chris Reisch (Luxembourg)

Group 6

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Switzerland, 8–0 ...
More information Republic of Ireland, 1–0 ...

More information Republic of Ireland, 4–1 ...
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
More information Malta, 1–7 ...

More information Switzerland, 1–1 ...
More information Gibraltar, 1–3 ...
Graun Park, Tramore
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

Group 7

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Denmark, 1–0 ...
Estádio Fernando Cabrita, Lagos
More information Portugal, 2–1 ...
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

More information Denmark, 4–0 ...
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
More information Albania, 1–4 ...
Municipal Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

More information Portugal, 2–1 ...
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
More information Wales, 2–1 ...
Municipal Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Group 8

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Ukraine, 2–2 ...
National Team Complex, Shefayim
More information Israel, 2–1 ...
Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)

More information Sweden, 1–0 ...
Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)
More information Ukraine, 5–1 ...
National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)

More information Israel, 0–5 ...
More information Bulgaria, 1–5 ...
National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)

Group 9

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Italy, 3–0 ...
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
More information Serbia, 4–0 ...
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

More information Italy, 6–0 ...
More information Armenia, 0–1 ...
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

More information Serbia, 1–3 ...
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
More information San Marino, 0–2 ...
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

Group 10

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Netherlands, 7–0 ...
GKS Olimpia Grudziadz, Grudziądz
Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania)
More information Poland, 4–1 ...
CSiRT Tuchola stadium, Tuchola

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Olympic Municipal Stadium, Inowrocław
More information Andorra, 0–3 ...
Olympic Municipal Stadium, Inowrocław
Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania)

More information Poland, 1–2 ...
GKS Olimpia Grudziadz, Grudziądz
More information Moldova, 2–1 ...
CSiRT Tuchola stadium, Tuchola

Group 11

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Romania, 0–1 ...
More information Georgia, 0–2 ...

More information Romania, 0–1 ...
More information Cyprus, 1–3 ...

More information Georgia, 3–1 ...
More information Montenegro, 6–3 ...

Group 12

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5–0 ...
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)
More information France, 2–1 ...
FFM Training Centre, Skopje

More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1–1 ...
FFM Training Centre, Skopje
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)
More information Liechtenstein, 0–6 ...
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)

More information France, 0–0 ...
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)
More information Macedonia, 5–1 ...
FFM Training Centre, Skopje

Group 13

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Scotland, 2–2 ...
Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas, Kaunas
More information Norway, 2–0 ...
SRC Alytus, Alytus
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

More information Norway, 0–0 ...
Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas, Kaunas
More information Lithuania, 0–0 ...
SRC Alytus, Alytus

More information Scotland, 1–1 ...
Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas, Kaunas
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
More information Finland, 0–3 ...
SRC Alytus, Alytus

Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the best third-placed team 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 are taken into account.

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 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 11:20 CET (UTC+1).[7][8]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[9] Spain, 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. Teams from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same 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]

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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. Tie broken by disciplinary points.

Groups

Times up to 28 March 2015 were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times were CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Portugal, 6–1 ...
More information Spain, 4–1 ...

More information Spain, 5–0 ...
More information Georgia, 2–3 ...

More information Portugal, 0–4 ...
More information Turkey, 1–2 ...

Group 2

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Slovakia, 1–1 ...
More information Republic of Ireland, 0–1 ...
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)

More information Germany, 3–2 ...
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
More information Slovakia, 3–0 ...

More information Republic of Ireland, 2–2 ...
More information Czech Republic, 0–6 ...
FC-Astoria Stadion, Walldorf

Group 3

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Sweden, 1–1 ...
Norrköpings Idrottsparken, Norrköping
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)
More information Russia, 1–0 ...

More information Russia, 6–0 ...
Norrköpings Idrottsparken, Norrköping
More information Belgium, 2–0 ...
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)

More information Sweden, 1–3 ...
Norrköpings Idrottsparken, Norrköping
More information Lithuania, 2–2 ...

Group 4

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Switzerland, 0–1 ...
Mardijk, Assen
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
More information Netherlands, 1–0 ...
Sportpark de Bosk, Harkema

More information Serbia, 3–1 ...
Sportpark de Bosk, Harkema
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
More information Netherlands, 1–1 ...
Mardijk, Assen
Referee: Amaury Delerue (France)

More information Switzerland, 0–4 ...
Sportpark de Bosk, Harkema
More information Norway, 2–4 ...
Mardijk, Assen
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)

Group 5

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Montenegro, 2–1 ...
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)
More information Ukraine, 1–1 ...
Referee: Tolga Özkalfa (Turkey)

More information Montenegro, 1–0 ...
More information Poland, 2–4 ...
Referee: Tolga Özkalfa (Turkey)

More information Ukraine, 2–0 ...
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2–0 ...
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)

Group 6

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Italy, 2–2 ...
Stadion Lindabrunn, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
More information Austria, 1–2 ...
Sportzentrum Schwechat-Ranners, Schwechat

More information Italy, 0–0 ...
Stadion Lindabrunn, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
More information Croatia, 0–2 ...

More information Austria, 2–1 ...
More information Scotland, 1–1 ...
Stadion Lindabrunn, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn

Group 7

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information England, 3–2 ...
Stade Henry Jeanne, Bayeux
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
More information France, 2–0 ...
Stade Louis Villemer, Saint-Lô

More information Denmark, 0–2 ...
Stade du Hazé, Flers
Referee: Nikolas Dabanović (Montenegro)
More information England, 1–0 ...
Stade Henry Jeanne, Bayeux
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

More information France, 2–1 ...
Stade Louis Villemer, Saint-Lô
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
More information Azerbaijan, 0–3 ...
Stade du Hazé, Flers
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

Qualified teams

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

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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]

10 goals
5 goals
4 goals

References

  1. "Germany, Greece and Hungary given U19 finals". UEFA. 2012-03-20.
  2. "Greece the target for 2014/15 hopefuls". UEFA.com. 22 November 2013.
  3. "2014/15 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Elite round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. "Holders Germany to face tough draw". UEFA.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

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