The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship starts on 27 March 2009 with a qualifying competition and finishes on 13 October 2010, before the final tournament on 12–25 June 2011.

The first stage of the qualifying competition is a group stage followed by play-offs. Each group winner, as well as the four highest ranked second place teams, will advance to the play-off. The play-off will determine which seven nations join Denmark in the final tournament. Denmark, as hosts, qualify automatically.

Contents 1 Groups 1.1 Summary 1.2 Group 1 1.3 Group 2 1.4 Group 3 1.5 Group 4 1.6 Group 5 1.7 Group 6 1.8 Group 7 1.9 Group 8 1.10 Group 9 1.11 Group 10 2 Play-offs 2.1 Ranking of second-placed teams 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Groups

[edit] Summary

Teams that have secured a place in the play-offs are highlighted in green, in their respective qualifying groups. The teams are ordered by final group position.

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
Russia  Romania  Moldova  Latvia	Turkey  Switzerland  Armenia  Republic of Ireland  Georgia  Estonia	Italy  Wales  Hungary  Bosnia and Herzegovina	Spain  Finland  Netherlands  Poland	Germany  Czech Republic  Iceland
Faroe Islands  Andorra		Luxembourg	Liechtenstein	Northern Ireland  San Marino

Group 6	Group 7	Group 8	Group 9	Group 10
Israel  Sweden  Montenegro	Serbia  Croatia  Norway  Slovakia	France  Ukraine  Belgium  Slovenia	England  Portugal  Greece  Lithuania	Austria  Belarus  Scotland
Kazakhstan  Bulgaria	Cyprus	Malta	Macedonia	Albania  Azerbaijan

In case of equal points, the teams are ranked by their head-to-head record:

1. number of points
2. goal difference
3. goals scored
4. goals scored away from home.

If some teams have equal head-to-head record, then the following tiebreaks apply:

1. overall goal difference
2. overall goals scored
3. overall goals scored away from home
4. fair play conduct.^[1]

[edit] Group 1

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Russia 7 6 0 1 20 2 +18 18  Romania 7 6 0 1 19 6 +13 18  Latvia 7 3 0 4 13 12 +1 9  Faroe Islands 8 2 2 4 5 14 –9 8  Moldova 6 2 1 3 4 10 –6 7  Andorra 7 0 1 6 1 18 –17 1

Andorra  – 1–1 0–2 0–4 Faroe Islands  – 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–0 Latvia  4–0 0-1 – 5–1 0–4 Moldova  1–0 1–0 – 0–3 Romania  2–0 3–0 4–1 3–0 – Russia  4–0 2–0 3–1 –

[edit] Group 2

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Switzerland 7 5 1 1 14 6 +8 16  Turkey 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10  Estonia 6 2 3 1 6 6 0 9  Georgia 5 1 2 2 6 5 +1 5  Armenia 6 1 1 4 9 13 –4 4  Republic of Ireland 6 0 4 2 5 11 –6 4

Armenia  – 1–1 4–1 1–3 2–5 Estonia  – 2–0 1–1 1–4 Georgia  – 1–1 4–0 Republic of Ireland  1–1 – 1–1 0–3 Switzerland  2–1 0–1 1–0 – Turkey  1–0 0–0 1–3 –

[edit] Group 3

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Wales 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13  Hungary 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 9  Italy 5 2 1 2 8 5 +3 7  Luxembourg 7 1 1 5 2 15 –13 4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 1 2 3 5 –2 4

Bosnia and Herzegovina  – 0–1 2–1 Hungary  – 2–0 3–0 Italy  1–1 – 2–0 Luxembourg  0–1 0–4 – 0–0 Wales  2–0 4–1 2–1 5–1 –

[edit] Group 4

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 12 1 +11 15  Spain 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9  Poland 5 3 0 2 9 7 +2 9  Finland 5 1 0 4 5 6 –1 3  Liechtenstein 5 0 0 5 0 18 –18 0

Finland  – 0–1 Liechtenstein  0–4 – 0–5 0–4 Netherlands  2–0 3–0 – 2–1 Poland  2–1 2–0 0–4 – Spain  1–0 2–0 –

[edit] Group 5

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Czech Republic 5 5 0 0 16 2 +14 15  Iceland 5 4 0 1 22 5 +17 12  Germany 4 2 1 1 19 3 +16 7  Northern Ireland 5 0 1 4 5 13 –8 1  San Marino 5 0 0 5 0 40 –40 0

Czech Republic  – 2–0 Germany  1–2 – 6–0 Iceland  0–2 – 2–1 8-0 Northern Ireland  1–2 1–1 2–6 – San Marino  0–8 0–11 0–6 –

[edit] Group 6

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Sweden 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 10  Montenegro 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10  Israel 5 3 1 1 11 6 +5 10  Kazakhstan 8 1 2 5 7 17 –10 5  Bulgaria 6 1 1 4 8 13 –5 4

Bulgaria  – 3–4 3–0 1–1 Israel  4-0 – 1–1 Kazakhstan  2–0 1–2 – 0–2 1-1 Montenegro  1–0 3–1 – 0–2 Sweden  2–1 5–1 –

[edit] Group 7

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Croatia 5 4 0 1 10 6 +4 12  Slovakia 5 3 1 1 7 5 +2 10  Serbia 5 3 0 2 8 7 +1 9  Norway 5 1 1 3 8 10 –2 4  Cyprus 6 1 0 5 4 9 –5 3

Croatia  – 0 – 2 3 – 1 Cyprus  1 – 2 – 1 – 3 0 – 1 Norway  1 – 3 – 0 – 1 2 – 2 Serbia  2 – 0 3 – 2 – 1 – 2 Slovakia  1 – 2 1 – 0 –

[edit] Group 8

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Ukraine 5 3 2 0 8 3 +5 11  France 5 3 2 0 8 3 +5 11  Belgium 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8  Slovenia 6 2 0 4 4 8 –4 6  Malta 5 0 0 5 0 7 –7 0

Belgium  – 0–0 2–0 0-2 France  – 1-0 2–2 Malta  0–1 0–2 – 0–2 Slovenia  1–3 1–0 – 0–2 Ukraine  1-1 1–0 –

[edit] Group 9

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Greece 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13  England 5 3 2 0 10 5 +5 11  Portugal 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 7  Lithuania 6 1 2 3 3 7 –4 5  Macedonia 6 0 2 4 7 14 –7 2

England  – 6–3 1–0 Greece  1–1 – 1-0 3–1 2–1 Lithuania  0–0 0–1 – 1-0 Macedonia  1–2 1–1 – 1–1 Portugal  2-1 4–1 –

[edit] Group 10

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Austria 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13  Scotland 5 4 0 1 11 3 +8 12  Belarus 5 4 0 1 11 7 +4 12  Albania 7 1 1 5 9 17 –8 4  Azerbaijan 5 0 0 5 3 14 –11 0

Albania  – 2–2 1–0 0–1 Austria  3–1 – 4-0 1–0 Azerbaijan  1–2 – 2–3 0–4 Belarus  4-2 2–1 – Scotland  5–2 1–0 –

[edit] Play-offs

The play-off first legs will be played on 9 October 2010, while the second legs will be played on 13 October 2010.

[edit] Ranking of second-placed teams

Since Groups 1 and 2 have six teams, only results against the top five ranked teams are taken into account.

Grp	Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
5	Iceland	5	4	0	1	22	5	+17	12	a
1	Romania	5	4	0	1	15	6	+9	12	a,b
10	Scotland	5	4	0	1	11	3	+8	12	a
9	England	5	3	2	0	10	5	+5	11	a
8	France	5	3	2	0	8	3	+5	11	a
6	Montenegro	5	3	1	1	7	4	+3	10	a
7	Slovakia	5	3	1	1	7	5	+2	10	a
4	Spain	4	3	0	1	8	2	+6	9	a
3	Hungary	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	9	a
2	Turkey	5	2	1	2	7	9	–2	7	a,b

Key to notes

• a - Team is not guaranteed second place in their group
• b - Sixth-placed team in group may change (so ranking of second-placed team may improve or worsen even if they do not play)

Ranking rules^[2]

1. Total points
2. Goal difference
3. Goals scored
4. Goals scored away from home
5. Disciplinary record
6. Drawing of lots

[edit] References

1. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship". http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Under21/84/52/29/845229_DOWNLOAD.pdf. 
2. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship". http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Under21/84/52/29/845229_DOWNLOAD.pdf. 

[edit] External links

• Official site

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