Qualifying for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 began in May 2006.

Netherlands qualify as hosts and are exempt from qualifying. Of UEFA's 52 member countries, only the Faroe Islands chose not compete. That left 50 nations attempting to qualify for the 7 remaining spots at the finals.

The competition's structure is as follows:

1. The 16 lowest ranked nations played-off (on a home-and-away basis) before the qualifying group stage, to eliminate 8 teams.
2. The remaining 42 teams formed 14 three-team groups, each team playing one home match and one away match.
3. The 14 group winners played-off (on a home-and-away basis) to decide the seven qualifying nations.

Contents 1 Preliminary Round 2 Qualifying Groups 2.1 Group 1 2.2 Group 2 2.3 Group 3 2.4 Group 4 2.5 Group 5 2.6 Group 6 2.7 Group 7 2.8 Group 8 2.9 Group 9 2.10 Group 10 2.11 Group 11 2.12 Group 12 2.13 Group 13 2.14 Group 14 3 Playoffs 4 External links

[edit] Preliminary Round

Teams went into the preliminary round already knowing who they would face should they get through.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Estonia	1-7	Wales	0-2	1-5
Malta	2-4	Georgia	1-2	1-2
San Marino	3-4	Armenia	3-0	0-4
Liechtenstein	1-8	Northern Ireland	1-4	0-4
Kazakhstan	0-1	Moldova	0-0	0-1
Luxembourg	0-5	Republic of Macedonia	0-3	0-2
Andorra	0-2	Iceland	0-0	0-2
Azerbaijan	1-5	Republic of Ireland	1-2	0-3

Team #1 played the first leg at home.

[edit] Qualifying Groups

[edit] Group 1

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts 1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 2  Armenia 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 3  Norway 2 0 1 1 1 2 1

Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-2 Armenia Wednesday August 16, 2006 Armenia 1-0 Norway Saturday September 2, 2006 Norway 1-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina Wednesday September 6, 2006

[edit] Group 2

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts 1  Spain 2 2 0 0 7 2 6 2  Slovakia 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 3  Albania 2 0 1 1 0 3 1

Slovakia 0-0 Albania Wednesday August 16, 2006 Albania 0-3 Spain Friday September 1, 2006 Spain 4-2 Slovakia Tuesday September 5, 2006

[edit] Group 3

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts 1  Serbia 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 2  Lithuania 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 3  Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 4 0

Lithuania 1-0 Georgia Wednesday August 16, 2006 Georgia 1-3 Serbia Sunday September 3, 2006 Serbia 2-0 Lithuania Wednesday September 6, 2006

[edit] Group 4

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts 1  Belgium 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 2  Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 3  Greece 2 0 0 2 1 4 0

Greece 0-2 Republic of Ireland Wednesday August 16, 2006 Republic of Ireland 0-1 Belgium Friday September 1, 2006 Belgium 2-1 Greece Wednesday September 6, 2006

[edit] Group 5

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts 1  Italy 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 2  Austria 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 2  Iceland 2 0 1 1 0 1 1

Austria 0-0 Iceland Wednesday August 16, 2006 Iceland 0-1 Italy Friday September 1, 2006 Italy 1-0 Austria Tuesday September 5, 2006

[edit] Group 6

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts 1  Russia 2 2 0 0 8 2 6 2  Hungary 2 1 0 1 6 3 3 3  Finland 2 0 0 2 1 10 0

Hungary 5-0 Finland Wednesday August 16, 2006 Finland 1-5 Russia Sunday September 3, 2006 Russia 3-1 Hungary Wednesday September 6, 2006

[edit] Group 7

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts 1  Portugal 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 2  Poland 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 3  Latvia 2 0 0 2 1 5 0

Poland 3-1 Latvia Wednesday August 16, 2006 Latvia 0-2 Portugal Friday September 1, 2006 Portugal 2-0 Poland Tuesday September 5, 2006

[edit] Group 8

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts 1  England 2 1 1 0 5 4 4 2  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 5 4 3 3  Moldova 2 0 1 1 3 5 1

England 2-2 Moldova Tuesday August 15, 2006 Moldova 1-3 Switzerland Friday September 1, 2006 Switzerland 2-3 England Wednesday September 6, 2006

[edit] Group 9

Qualifying Group 9 P W D L F A Pts 1  Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 2  Belarus 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 3  Cyprus 2 0 0 2 0 3 0

Belarus 1-0 Cyprus Wednesday August 16, 2006 Cyprus 0-2 Czech Republic Saturday September 2, 2006 Czech Republic 2-1 Belarus Wednesday September 6, 2006

[edit] Group 10

Qualifying Group 10 P W D L F A Pts 1  Germany 2 2 0 0 8 3 6 2  Romania 2 1 0 1 4 5 3 3  Northern Ireland 2 0 0 2 2 6 0

Romania 3-0 Northern Ireland Wednesday August 16, 2006 Northern Ireland 2-3 Germany Friday September 1, 2006 Germany 5-1 Romania Tuesday September 5, 2006

[edit] Group 11

Qualifying Group 11 P W D L F A Pts 1  Sweden 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 2  Denmark 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 3  Macedonia 2 0 0 2 1 6 0

Sweden 3-1 Rep. of Macedonia Wednesday August 16, 2006 Rep. of Macedonia 0-3 Denmark Saturday September 2, 2006 Denmark 0-2 Sweden Tuesday September 5, 2006

[edit] Group 12

Qualifying Group 12 P W D L F A Pts 1  Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 2  Ukraine 2 1 0 1 2 4 3 3  Croatia 2 0 0 2 2 4 0

Ukraine 0-3 Bulgaria Wednesday August 16, 2006 Bulgaria 2-1 Croatia Sunday September 3, 2006 Croatia 1-2 Ukraine Wednesday September 6, 2006

[edit] Group 13

Qualifying Group 13 P W D L F A Pts 1  Israel 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 2  Turkey 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 3  Wales 2 0 1 1 2 3 1

Israel 3-2 Wales Wednesday August 16, 2006 Wales 0-0 Turkey Saturday September 2, 2006 Turkey 0-0 Israel Wednesday September 6, 2006

[edit] Group 14

Qualifying Group 14 P W D L F A Pts 1  France 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 2  Slovenia 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 3  Scotland 2 0 0 2 1 4 0

Slovenia 1-0 Scotland Wednesday August 16, 2006 Scotland 1-3 France Friday September 1, 2006 France 2-0 Slovenia Tuesday September 5, 2006

[edit] Playoffs

The 14 group winners were paired up. The winners over two legs qualified for the finals. The draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland on September 8, 2006.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
England	3 - 0	Germany	1 - 0	2 - 0
Serbia	5 - 3	Sweden	0 - 3	5 - 0
Czech Republic	3 - 2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2 - 1	1 - 1
Russia	4 - 4 (a)	Portugal	4 - 1	0 - 3
France	1 - 2	Israel	1 - 1	0 - 1
Italy	2 - 1	Spain	0 - 0	2 - 1
Belgium	5 - 2	Bulgaria	1 - 1	4 - 1

[edit] External links

• Draw and Fixtures at uefa.com

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