2020_UEFA_European_Under-19_Championship_qualification

2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

International football competition


The 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-19 football competition that was originally to determine the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Northern Ireland in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament,[2] before being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

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Apart from Northern Ireland, 53 of the remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[3] Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to participate.

Format

The qualifying competition was planned to consist of two rounds:[4]

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Portugal, which received a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams were drawn into thirteen 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 thirteen group winners, the thirteen 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. Before being cancelled, each group was planned to be played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners would have qualified for the final tournament.

The schedule of each group was planned as follows, with two rest days between each matchday (Regulations Article 20.04):[4]

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Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[4]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams had the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and were tied after applying all criteria above (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. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round draw;
  10. 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 (Regulations Articles 15.01 and 15.02):[4]

  1. Points;
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Disciplinary points (total 3 matches);
  5. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round draw;
  6. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 6 December 2018, 10:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[3]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[5]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Spain and Gibraltar, Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

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 Liechtenstein

Groups

The qualifying round was required to be completed by 19 November 2019.

Times up to 26 October 2019 are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Montenegro, 1–3 ...
More information Turkey, 4–1 ...

More information Bulgaria, 3–0 ...
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
More information Turkey, 2–1 ...

More information Bulgaria, 1–2 ...
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
More information Armenia, 3–3 ...

Group 2

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Spain, 2–0 ...
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
More information Romania, 1–1 ...

More information Spain, 1–0 ...
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
More information Serbia, 8–0 ...
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

More information Serbia, 0–4 ...
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
More information Lithuania, 1–0 ...
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

Group 3

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Germany, 3–0 ...
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)
More information Belarus, 2–2 ...
Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Portugal)

More information Germany, 9–2 ...
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)
More information Scotland, 2–0 ...

More information Scotland, 1–0 ...
Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Portugal)
More information Andorra, 0–2 ...

Group 4

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Iceland, 0–3 ...
Sportpark Tessenderlo, Tessenderlo
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
More information Greece, 5–1 ...
Luminus Arena Stadium B, Genk
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

More information Greece, 2–5 ...
Gemeentelijk Sportstadion, Maasmechelen
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
More information Belgium, 2–1 ...
Luminus Arena Stadium B, Genk
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)

More information Belgium, 1–0 ...
Gemeentelijk Sportstadion, Maasmechelen
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
More information Albania, 2–4 ...
Sportpark Tessenderlo, Tessenderlo
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

Group 5

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Russia, 1–1 ...
More information Wales, 3–0 ...
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

More information Russia, 2–2 ...
More information Poland, 4–1 ...
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

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More information Kosovo, 0–2 ...
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

Group 6

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Cyprus, 1–2 ...
Stadio Tullo Morgagni, Forlì
Attendance: 50
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
More information Italy, 2–0 ...
Stadio Misano Adriatico Nuovo, Misano Adriatico
Attendance: 510

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More information Italy, 2–0 ...

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Stadio Giorgio Calbi, Cattolica
Attendance: 750
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
More information Malta, 0–2 ...

Group 7

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Azerbaijan, 0–1 ...
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
More information Czech Republic, 6–0 ...
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

More information Norway, 8–1 ...
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
More information Czech Republic, 4–0 ...
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

More information Norway, 1–1 ...
More information San Marino, 0–2 ...
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

Group 8

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Denmark 3, France 0.
More information France, 5–0 ...
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
More information Finland, 2–1 ...
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)

More information France, 2–0 ...
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
More information Denmark, 2–0 ...
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

More information Denmark, 1–0 ...
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)
More information Faroe Islands, 1–1 ...

Group 9

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Ukraine, 4–0 ...
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
More information Slovenia, 2–2 ...

More information Sweden, 4–0 ...
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
More information Ukraine, 1–1 ...
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

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More information Estonia, 0–7 ...
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Group 10

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Austria, 14–0 ...
Nevoga-Arena, Straßwalchen
Referee: Timotheos Christofi (Cyprus)
More information Switzerland, 2–1 ...
HCS Arena Nonntal, Salzburg
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)

The Switzerland v Republic of Ireland and Austria v Gibraltar matches, originally scheduled to be played on 13 November 2019 at 11:00 and 14:30 respectively, were postponed to 14 November at 13:00 due to snow.[6]


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Nevoga-Arena, Straßwalchen
Referee: Timotheos Christofi (Cyprus)
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HCS Arena Nonntal, Salzburg
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

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HCS Arena Nonntal, Salzburg
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)
More information Gibraltar, 1–16 ...
Nevoga-Arena, Straßwalchen
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

Group 11

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information England, 4–0 ...
Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland)
More information North Macedonia, 0–0 ...

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Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1–0 ...
Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland)

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Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
More information Luxembourg, 0–3 ...
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Group 12

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Netherlands, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 30
Referee: Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia)
More information Latvia, 0–0 ...

More information Israel, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 35
Referee: Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia)
More information Netherlands, 8–2 ...
Attendance: 355
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)

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More information Moldova, 0–6 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)

Group 13

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Croatia, 3–0 ...
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
More information Hungary, 2–4 ...
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)

More information Georgia, 3–1 ...
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
More information Croatia, 2–0 ...
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)

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Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)
More information Kazakhstan, 0–5 ...
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)

Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the best third-placed team 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.

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. Ranked on disciplinary points: Cyprus −8, Republic of Ireland −14.
  2. Ranked on disciplinary points: Hungary −9, Greece −12.

Elite round

Draw

The draw for the elite round was held on 3 December 2019, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[7]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[8] Portugal, 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. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group.

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. Tied on disciplinary points (−4). Ranked on coefficient ranking: Italy 4, Spain 9.
  2. Tied on disciplinary points (−9). Ranked on coefficient ranking: Ukraine 7, Wales 38.

Groups

The elite round was originally scheduled to be played between 25–31 March 2020. On 12 March 2020, UEFA announced that the elite round had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the elite round had been rescheduled to 2–8 September 2020.[10] However, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the elite round had been further postponed to October 2020.[11][12] On 16 September 2020, UEFA announced that the elite round had been further postponed to November 2020.[13] UEFA announced on 20 October 2020 that the tournament had been cancelled.[14]

Group 1

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Austria, Cancelled ...
More information Germany, Cancelled ...

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More information Wales, Cancelled ...

More information Wales, Cancelled ...
More information Serbia, Cancelled ...

Group 2

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Spain, Cancelled ...
More information Bulgaria, Cancelled ...

More information Belgium, Cancelled ...
More information Spain, Cancelled ...

More information Belgium, Cancelled ...
More information North Macedonia, Cancelled ...

Group 3

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information France, Cancelled ...
La Plaine des Sports, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax
More information Georgia, Cancelled ...
Stade Municipal de l'Argenté, Mont-de-Marsan

More information Georgia, Cancelled ...
Stade André Darrigade, Dax
More information Scotland, Cancelled ...
Stade Municipal de l'Argenté, Mont-de-Marsan

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Stade André Darrigade, Dax
More information Russia, Cancelled ...
La Plaine des Sports, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax

Group 4

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information England, Cancelled ...
More information Denmark, Cancelled ...

More information Ukraine, Cancelled ...
More information England, Cancelled ...

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Vorup Stadion, Randers
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Group 5

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Iceland, Cancelled ...
Stadio Fair Play di Cartigliano, Cartigliano
More information Italy, Cancelled ...
Stadio Comunale di Abano Terme, Abano Terme

More information Norway, Cancelled ...
Stadio Fair Play di Cartigliano, Cartigliano
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Stadio Comunale di Mogliano Veneto, Mogliano Veneto

More information Norway, Cancelled ...
More information Slovenia, Cancelled ...
Stadio Comunale di Abano Terme, Abano Terme

Group 6

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Portugal, Cancelled ...
More information Croatia, Cancelled ...

More information Turkey, Cancelled ...
More information Portugal, Cancelled ...

More information Turkey, Cancelled ...
More information Slovakia, Cancelled ...

Group 7

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Switzerland, Cancelled ...
Sportpark de Bosk, Harkema
More information Netherlands, Cancelled ...
Sportpark Marsdijk, Assen

More information Czech Republic, Cancelled ...
Sportpark Marsdijk, Assen
More information Netherlands, Cancelled ...
Sportpark de Bosk, Harkema

More information Czech Republic, Cancelled ...
Sportpark Marsdijk, Assen
More information Finland, Cancelled ...
Sportpark de Bosk, Harkema

Goalscorers

In the qualifying round, there were 306 goals scored in 78 matches, for an average of 3.92 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Azerbaijan Elnur Ibragimov (against Norway)
  • Estonia Ralf-Sander Suvinõmm (against Sweden)
  • Finland Noah Nurmi (against Faroe Islands)
  • Gibraltar Shay Jones (against Republic of Ireland)
  • Slovakia Jakub Surovčík (against Italy)

References

  1. "2020 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 20 October 2020.
  2. "2019/20 U19 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 6 December 2018.
  3. "U19: EM-Quali-Auftakt muss verschoben werden". ÖFB. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. "Under-19 elite round draw: Tuesday". UEFA.com. 3 December 2019.
  5. "Postponement of Youth tournaments". UEFA.com. 12 March 2020.
  6. "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

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