2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification is a series of parallel association football competitions to be held over 2011 and 2012 to decide the qualifiers for 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, to be held in Israel. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 3 February 2011 in Nyon, with matches set to take place between March 2011 and September 2012.[1]

There are a total of ten groups. Two of these groups have six teams; the remaining eight groups consist of five teams. At the conclusion of qualifying, the team at the top of each group and four best second-placed teams will qualify for the two-legged play-offs, with the winner of each play-off tie qualifying for the finals.

Contents

Seeds

A total of fifty-two participating teams were divided in five draw pots based on the UEFA Under-21 coefficient ranking. Pots A through D contained ten teams, while pot E twelve teams.[1]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D Pot E

The UEFA executive committee has decided on its meeting on 27 January 2011 to have Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine seeded in groups of six to avoid any group of five to potentially be reduced to four or three teams as a result of hypothetical suspension.

Before the draw UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Armenia would not be drawn against Azerbaijan (due to the dispute concerning territory of Nagorno-Karabakh) and Georgia would not be drawn against Russia (due to the dispute regarding the territory of South Ossetia) in the qualifiers for 2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[2]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
  2. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
  4. Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question
  5. If, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) will apply
  6. Results of all group matches:
    1. Superior goal difference
    2. Higher number of goals scored
    3. Higher number of goals scored away from home
  7. Position in the UEFA Under-21 coefficient ranking used for the group stage draw

Qualifying group stage

Legend
Group winners and four best second place teams qualify for the two-legged play-offs
Secured at least second place in the group
Cannot win the group, but can still get second place
Cannot qualify

Group 1

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 1
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 7 7 0 0 31 5 +26 21
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10
 Belarus 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
 Greece 6 3 0 3 13 10 +3 9
 Cyprus 7 2 0 5 11 18 −7 6
 San Marino 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28 0
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina  — 1 Jun 5–1 10 Sep 7 Sep 12 Jun
Belarus  1–1 — 15 Aug 0–1 1–3 10 Sep
Cyprus  2–1 1–3 — 0–3 0–2 6–0
Germany  3–0 7 Sep 4–1 — 29 Feb 7–0
Greece  0–1 2–3 10 Sep 4–5 — 2–0
San Marino  0–3 0–2 29 Feb 0–8 1 Jun —

Group 2

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 2
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Slovenia 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13
 Sweden 5 4 1 0 8 1 +7 13
 Finland 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8
 Ukraine 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
 Malta 7 1 2 4 6 12 −6 5
 Lithuania 7 1 0 6 3 12 −9 3
 
Finland  — 15 Aug 0–0 1–0 0–1 9 Jun
Lithuania  10 Sep — 1–2 0–1 0–1 4 Jun
Malta  1–2 0–2 — 1–4 0–1 2–2
Slovenia  5 Jun 2–0 1 Jun — 6 Sep 2–0
Sweden  13 Jun 4–0 6 Jun 1–1 — 10 Sep
Ukraine  1–1 2–0 6 Sep 15 Aug 31 May —

Group 3

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 3
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 4 3 1 0 12 1 +11 10
 Montenegro 5 3 0 2 13 6 +7 9
 Armenia 5 2 2 1 6 4 +2 8
 Wales 5 2 1 2 3 4 −1 7
 Andorra 5 0 0 5 0 19 −19 0
 
Andorra  — 0–1 5 Jun 0–5 0–1
Armenia  12 Jun — 0–2 4–1 0–0
Czech Republic  8–0 1–1 — 1 Jun 10 Sep
Montenegro  4–0 10 Sep 7 Sep — 3–1
Wales  29 Feb 15 Aug 0–1 1–0 —

Group 4

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 4
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Serbia 5 3 2 0 9 2 +7 11
 Denmark 4 2 2 0 8 1 +7 8
 Macedonia 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Northern Ireland 5 1 1 3 4 6 −2 4
 Faroe Islands 5 0 1 4 1 14 −13 1
 
Denmark  — 4–0 5 Jun 10 Sep 7 Sep
Faroe Islands  15 Aug — 1 Jun 0–0 5 Jun
Macedonia  1–1 1–0 — 29 Feb 1–1
Northern Ireland  0–3 4–0 7 Sep — 0–2
Serbia  0–0 5–1 10 Sep 1–0 —

Group 5

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 5
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 5 5 0 0 20 2 +18 15
 Switzerland 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 10
 Croatia 5 2 0 3 5 7 −2 6
 Georgia 5 1 0 4 3 15 −12 3
 Estonia 4 0 1 3 0 11 −11 1
 
Croatia  — 4–0 0–1 0–2 2 Jun
Estonia  0–1 — 5 Jun 31 May 0–0
Georgia  15 Aug 6 Sep — 2–7 0–1
Spain  10 Sep 6–0 2–0 — 3–0
Switzerland  4–0 10 Sep 5–0 6 Sep —

Group 6

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 6
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 12
 Portugal 5 2 2 1 11 5 +6 8
 Poland 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7
 Albania 5 1 1 3 9 13 −4 4
 Moldova 5 1 0 4 4 17 −13 3
 
Albania  — 4–3 0–3 2–2 0–1
Moldova  6 Sep — 1 Jun 0–2 0–6
Poland  4–3 0–1 — 10 Sep 0–2
Portugal  6 Jun 5–0 1–1 — 1 Jun
Russia  12 Jun 10 Sep 6 Sep 2–1 —

Group 7

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 7
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 5 5 0 0 16 2 +14 15
 Turkey 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12
 Republic of Ireland 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9
 Hungary 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0
 Liechtenstein 5 0 0 5 4 22 −18 0
 
Hungary  — 0–3 10 Sep 6 Sep 1 Jun
Italy  2–0 — 6 Sep 10 Sep 2–0
Liechtenstein  5 Jun 2–7 — 1–4 0–3
Republic of Ireland  2–1 4 Jun 2–0 — 14 Aug
Turkey  2–1 0–2 6–1 1–0 —

Group 8

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 8
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 5 4 0 1 17 3 +14 12
 Belgium 5 2 2 1 11 8 +3 8
 Norway 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7
 Iceland 4 1 0 3 2 11 −9 3
 Azerbaijan 4 0 1 3 3 14 −11 1
 
Azerbaijan  — 2–2 6 Sep 29 Feb 0–2
Belgium  4–1 — 2–1 10 Sep 6 Sep
England  6–0 29 Feb — 5–0 10 Sep
Iceland  5 Jun 2–1 0–3 — 0–2
Norway  1 Jun 2–2 1–2 12 Jun —

Group 9

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 9
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 5 5 0 0 12 0 +12 15
 Slovakia 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 9
 Romania 5 1 2 2 3 6 −3 5
 Kazakhstan 4 0 2 2 1 4 −3 2
 Latvia 4 0 0 4 0 13 −13 0
 
France  — 2–0 2 Jun 3–0 2–0
Kazakhstan  8 Jun — 12 Jun 1–1 0–1
Latvia  0–3 7 Sep — 10 Sep 0–6
Romania  0–2 0–0 2–0 — 5 Jun
Slovakia  7 Sep 10 Sep 2–0 1 Jun —

Group 10

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 10
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 9
 Scotland 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8
 Bulgaria 5 2 2 1 6 4 +2 8
 Austria 5 1 2 2 7 7 0 5
 Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 4 16 −12 0
 
Austria  — 0–2 5 Jun 0–1 10 Sep
Bulgaria  1–1 — 3–2 0–1 31 May
Luxembourg  1–4 10 Sep — 1 Jun 1–5
Netherlands  7 Sep 5 Jun 4–0 — 1–2
Scotland  2–2 0–0 6 Sep 29 Feb —

Ranking of second-placed teams

Because some groups contain six teams and some five, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, eight matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the second-placed table.

Tiebreakers

The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[2]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in these matches
  2. Superior goal difference from these matches
  3. Higher number of goals scored in these matches
  4. Higher number of away goals scored in these matches
  5. Position in the UEFA Under-21 coefficient ranking used for the group stage draw
Grp Pld W D L GF GA GD AG Pts Notes Current sixth-placed team Rating
7  Turkey 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 3 12 1,3 — 16
5  Switzerland 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 1 10 1,3 — 11
3  Montenegro 5 3 0 2 13 6 +7 6 9 1,3 — 32
9  Slovakia 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 7 9 1,3 — 26
4  Denmark 4 2 2 0 8 1 +7 4 8 1,3 — 19
6  Portugal 5 2 2 1 11 5 +6 5 8 1,3 — 18
10  Scotland 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 7 8 1,3 — 23
8  Belgium 5 2 2 1 11 8 +3 5 8 1,3 — 20
2  Sweden 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 2 7 1,3,6  Lithuania 5
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 3 7 1,3,6  San Marino 39

Key to notes

Top goalscorers

The top scorers in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification are as follows:[3]

Rank Name Goals Apps Minutes played
1 Peniel Mlapa 8 6 356'
2 Rodrigo 7 5 396'
3 Manolo Gabbiadini 6 4 289'
Jordan Rhodes 6 4 315'
Armando Sadiku 6 5 343'
6 Aleksandr Kokorin 5 3 261'
Alexander Esswein 5 7 584'
8 Václav Kadlec 4 4 360'
Steven Zuber 4 5 380'
Craig Dawson 4 5 450'
Stefan Nikolić 4 5 450'
Lewis Holtby 4 6 496'
Miroslav Stevanović 4 6 539'
Dmitri Khlebosolov 4 6 540'

References

  1. ^ a b 2013 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying draw UEFA.com
  2. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2011-13". http://en.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/55/65/06/1556506_DOWNLOAD.pdf. 
  3. ^ "Statistics - Goals scored". UEFA.com. 15 November 2011. http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2013/statistics/round=2000192/players/type=topscorers/index.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 

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