2022_UEFA_European_Under-17_Championship_qualification

2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

International football competition


The 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-17 football competition that determined the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Israel in the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 2005 were eligible to participate.[3]

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Apart from Israel as the host, the remaining 54 teams entered the qualifying competition, where the original format consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which took place in autumn of 2021, and Elite round, which took place in spring of 2022.

Format

The qualifying competition would originally consist of the following two rounds:

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Netherlands and Spain, which receive byes to the elite round as the teams with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams are drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group is 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 four third-placed teams with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group advance to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four teams. Each group is 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 all teams in their group qualify for the final tournament.

The schedule of each group is as follows, with two rest days between each matchday (Regulations Article 20.04):[3]

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Tiebreakers

In the qualifying round and elite round, teams are 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 are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[3]

  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 are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are 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 have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are 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 four best third-placed teams from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Articles 15.01 and 15.03):[3]

  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.

To determine the seven best runners-up from the elite round, all results are considered. The same criteria as above are applied (Regulations Articles 15.02 and 15.03).[3]

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 9 December 2020, 10:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[5][6]

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: Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

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Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.

Groups

The qualifying round is scheduled to be played by 16 November 2021.

Times up to 27 March 2022 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Turkey ahead of Denmark on penalty shoot-out


More information Turkey, 6–1 ...
Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)
More information Montenegro, 0–2 ...
Referee: Ion Orlic (Moldova)

More information Turkey, 1–0 ...
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)
More information Denmark, 5–1 ...
Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)

More information Denmark, 3–3 ...
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)
More information Malta, 0–3 ...
Referee: Ion Orlic (Moldova)

Group 2

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Sweden, 8–0 ...
SB Arkadija, Riga
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)
More information Latvia, 0–1 ...
Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)

More information Czech Republic, 4–0 ...
SB Arkadija, Riga
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

More information Czech Republic, 2–2 ...
SB Arkadija, Riga
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)

More information Lithuania, 1–4 ...
Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)

More information Sweden, 2–2 ...
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)

Group 3

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

All matches were abandoned by Azerbaijan. All opponents received a 3–0 win.

More information Azerbaijan, 0–3 (awarded) ...
National Training Centre Tubize, Tubize
Referee: Haris Kaljanac (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
More information Belgium, 0–1 ...
National Training Centre Tubize, Tubize
Referee: Nikolas Neokleous (Cyprus)

More information Norway, 2–2 ...
National Training Centre Tubize, Tubize
Referee: Nikolas Neokleous (Cyprus)
More information Belgium, 3–0 (awarded) ...
National Training Centre Tubize, Tubize
Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal)

More information Luxembourg, 3–0 (awarded) ...
Referee: Haris Kaljanac (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
More information Norway, 0–2 ...
National Training Centre Tubize, Tubize
Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal)

Group 4

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Hungary, 3–0 ...
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Snir Levy (Israel)
More information Georgia, 1–1 ...
Budaörsi Városi Stadion, Budaörs
Referee: Viktor Shimusik (Belarus)

More information Hungary, 0–1 ...
Globall Football Park, Telki
More information Iceland, 1–2 ...
Bicskei Sportpálya, Bicske
Referee: Snir Levy (Israel)

More information Iceland, 0–0 ...
Globall Football Park, Telki
More information Estonia, 1–0 ...
Bicskei Sportpálya, Bicske
Referee: Viktor Shimusik (Belarus)

Group 5

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information North Macedonia, 0–0 ...
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)
More information Republic of Ireland, 5–0 ...
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

More information Poland, 1–0 ...
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)
More information Republic of Ireland, 2–0 ...
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

More information Andorra, 0–6 ...
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)
More information Poland, 2–2 ...
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)

Group 6

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Germany, 11–0 ...
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)
More information Romania, 0–2 ...
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)

More information Russia, 6–1 ...
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)
More information Germany, 5–0 ...

More information Russia, 1–2 ...
Referee: David Munro (Scotland)
More information San Marino, 0–5 ...
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)

Group 7

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6–1 ...
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
More information Finland, 1–1 ...
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

More information Switzerland, 7–0 ...
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1–1 ...
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

More information Switzerland, 1–0 ...
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
More information Gibraltar, 0–4 ...
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Group 8

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information France, 3–0 ...
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Bulgaria)
More information Cyprus, 0–3 ...
Svoronos Municipal Stadium "Lazaros Xanthopoulos", Svoronos Pierias
Referee: Joni Hyytiä (Finland)

More information France, 1–1 ...
More information Greece, 0–0 ...
Svoronos Municipal Stadium "Lazaros Xanthopoulos", Svoronos Pierias
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Bulgaria)

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More information Moldova, 0–1 ...
Svoronos Municipal Stadium "Lazaros Xanthopoulos", Svoronos Pierias
Referee: Joni Hyytiä (Finland)

Group 9

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Faroe Islands, 0–8 ...
Lindabrunn stadium, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili (Georgia)
More information Austria, 0–1 ...
Sport- und Freizeitzentrum Traiskirchen, Traiskirchen
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

More information Slovenia, 1–0 ...
Lindabrunn stadium, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)
More information Austria, 2–0 ...
Sport- und Freizeitzentrum Traiskirchen, Traiskirchen
Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)

More information Kosovo, 1–0 ...
Lindabrunn stadium, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili (Georgia)
More information Slovenia, 4–0 ...
Sport- und Freizeitzentrum Traiskirchen, Traiskirchen
Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)

Group 10

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Bulgaria, 1–0 ...
Sports Center of FA of Serbia - pitch 1, Stara Pazova
Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)
More information Serbia, 11–0 ...
Sports Center of FA of Serbia - pitch 1, Stara Pazova
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)

More information Croatia, 3–0 ...
Sports Center of FA of Serbia - pitch 1, Stara Pazova
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
More information Serbia, 0–2 ...
Sports Center of FA of Serbia - pitch 1, Stara Pazova
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

More information Croatia, 0–1 ...
Sports Center of FA of Serbia - pitch 1, Stara Pazova
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
More information Liechtenstein, 0–5 ...
Sports Center of FA of Serbia - pitch 6, Stara Pazova
Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)

Group 11

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Portugal, 5–0 ...
Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loule
Referee: Mileta Šćepanović (Montenegro)
More information Wales, 3–1 ...
Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)

More information Portugal, 2–0 ...
Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loule
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)
More information Ukraine, 3–0 ...
Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira
Referee: Mileta Šćepanović (Montenegro)

More information Ukraine, 3–2 ...
Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loule
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)
More information Kazakhstan, 1–1 ...
Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)

Group 12

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Northern Ireland, 2–3 ...
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
More information Italy, 5–0 ...
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

More information Italy, 2–0 ...
Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)
More information Scotland, 3–2 ...
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

More information Scotland, 0–3 ...
More information Albania, 2–2 ...

Group 13

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information England, 7–0 ...
Attendance: 50
Referee: Milos Milanovic (Serbia)
More information Belarus, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 82
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)

More information Slovakia, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 20
Referee: Milos Milanovic (Serbia)
More information England, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

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Attendance: 20
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)
More information Armenia, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 50
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)

Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the four best third-placed teams 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; 6) drawing of lots.

Elite round

The draw for the elite round will be held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Draw

The draw for the elite round will be held in spring 2022, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[6] The Netherlands and Spain, which received byes 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 the best third-placed teams could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same qualifying round group.

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) group position; 2) points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coefficient ranking; 7) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. Disciplinary points: Portugal -2, Russia -5.

Groups

Group 1

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Netherlands, 2–0 ...
Sportpark Parkzicht, Uden
Attendance: 652
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
More information Slovakia, 1–1 ...
De Wieën, Venray
Attendance: 192
Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)

More information Greece, 1–1 ...
Sportpark Parkzicht, Uden
Attendance: 143
Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)
More information Netherlands, 1–1 ...
De Wieën, Venray
Attendance: 6,480
Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland)

More information Greece, 0–0 ...
Sportpark Parkzicht, Uden
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
More information Hungary, 3–1 ...
De Wieën, Venray
Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland)

Group 2

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Switzerland, 1–0 ...
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)
More information Sweden, 2–2 ...
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)

More information Switzerland, 0–2 ...
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)
More information Denmark, 3–2 ...
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

More information Denmark, 5–0 ...
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)
More information Latvia, 0–0 ...
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)

Group 3

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Scotland, 2–2 ...
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
More information Germany, 3–0 ...
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)

More information Germany, 4–0 ...
Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson (Iceland)
More information Czech Republic, 1–2 ...
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)

More information Czech Republic, 2–5 ...
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)
More information Georgia, 1–6 ...
Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson (Iceland)

Group 4

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Spain, 4–1 ...
Stadium Etno Selo Stanisići, Bijeljina
Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)
More information Belgium, 8–1 ...
Novi Gradski Stadion, Ugljevik
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)

More information Spain, 1–0 ...
Stadium Etno Selo Stanisići, Bijeljina
Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)
More information Estonia, 1–2 ...
Novi Gradski Stadion, Ugljevik
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

More information Estonia, 0–4 ...
Novi Gradski Stadion, Ugljevik
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0–6 ...
Stadium Etno Selo Stanisići, Bijeljina
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Group 5

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Luxembourg, 0–2 ...
More information England, Cancelled ...

More information Russia, Cancelled ...
More information France, 3–1 ...
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)

More information England, 0–2 ...
More information France, Cancelled ...

Group 6

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Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Kosovo, 0–2 ...
Stadio Comunale Stefano Lotti, Poggibonsi
Referee: Iwan Griffith (Wales)
More information Italy, 1–0 ...
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)

More information Ukraine, 2–3 ...
Stadio Comunale Gino Manni, Colle di Val d'Elsa
More information Italy, 1–0 ...
Stadio Comunale Stefano Lotti, Poggibonsi

More information Ukraine, 1–3 ...
More information Poland, 2–1 ...
Stadio Comunale Gino Manni, Colle di Val d'Elsa

Group 7

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Slovenia, 5–0 ...
Športni park Radenci, Radenci
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)
More information Serbia, 3–2 ...
TŠC Trate Gornja Radgona, Gornja Radgona
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

More information Slovenia, 2–2 ...
Športni park Radenci, Radenci
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
More information Turkey, 5–2 ...
TŠC Trate Gornja Radgona, Gornja Radgona
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

More information Turkey, 4–3 ...
Športni park Radenci, Radenci
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
More information Wales, 2–4 ...
TŠC Trate Gornja Radgona, Gornja Radgona
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Group 8

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Bulgaria, 1–0 ...
Estádio Municipal, Santa Comba Dão
Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo)
More information Portugal, 4–1 ...
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

More information Republic of Ireland, 2–3 ...
Parque Desportivo de Sant´Ana, Penalva do Castelo
Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo)
More information Bulgaria, 1–2 ...

More information Republic of Ireland, 2–2 ...
Estádio Municipal, Santa Comba Dão
Referee: Ion Orlic (Moldova)
More information Finland, 1–9 ...
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the seven best second-placed teams from the elite round which qualify for the final tournament, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.

More information Pos, Grp ...
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. Ranked by disciplinary points (Bulgaria: 6 pts; Luxembourg: 7 pts).

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.

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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

In the qualifying round there were 256 goals scored in 78 matches, for an average of 3.28 goals per match.

In the elite round there were 171 goals scored in 45 matches, for an average of 3.8 goals per match.

In total, there have been 427 goals scored in 123 matches, for an average of 3.47 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Andorra Guillem Acosta (against North Macedonia)
  • Armenia Mark Avetisyan (against England)
  • Austria Jakob Schöller (against Slovenia)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Patrik Zrnić (against Belgium)
  • Czech Republic Jiří Remiáš (against the Czech Republic)
  • Faroe Islands Bjørn Bjarkhamar (against Slovenia)
  • Georgia (country) Saba Khachilava (against Scotland)
  • Latvia Alans Kangars (against Lithuania)
  • Liechtenstein Jonas Weissenhofer (against Croatia)
  • Lithuania Vykintas Bazys (against Sweden)
  • Malta Kian Vella (against Denmark)
  • Malta Sven Xerri (against Denmark)
  • Poland Dawid Zięba (against Italy)
  • Sweden Taha Ayari (against the Czech Republic)

2 own goals

  • Kazakhstan Bakhtishat Abdullayev (against Portugal)

Source: UEFA.com


References

  1. "2020/21 U17 qualifying round guide". UEFA. 18 July 2020.
  2. "2021/22 U17 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 9 December 2020.

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