2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round

2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship (qualifying round) was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of UEFA U-17 Championship 2012. Matches were played between September 21–November 2, 2011. All times are CET/CEST.

The 52 teams were divided into 13 groups of four teams, with each group being contested as a mini-tournament, hosted by one of the group's teams. After all matches have been played, the 13 group winners and 13 group runners-up advanced to the elite round.

Alongside the 26 winner and runner-up teams, the two best third-placed teams also qualified. These were determined after considering only their results against their group's top two teams, and applying the following criteria in this order:

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. Fair-play conduct of the teams in all group matches in the qualifying round;
5. Drawing of lots.

Draw

The draw took place at 30 November 2010 in Nyon.^[1]

Pot A	Pot B
Spain  England   Switzerland  Netherlands  France  Germany  Turkey  Croatia  Portugal  Czech Republic  Serbia  Greece  Italy  Republic of Ireland  Austria  Belgium  Wales  Romania  Slovakia  Poland  Northern Ireland  Scotland  Hungary  Norway  Sweden  Georgia	Finland  Denmark  Israel  Luxembourg  Russia  Belarus  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Azerbaijan  Ukraine  Estonia  Bulgaria  Cyprus  Iceland  Moldova  Macedonia  Malta  Lithuania  Andorra  Latvia  Faroe Islands  Kazakhstan  Montenegro  Armenia  Albania  Liechtenstein  San Marino

The hosts of each of the mini-tournament is marked in italics.

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	3	3	0	0	11	3	+8	9
Belarus	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	6
Norway	3	1	0	2	5	6	–1	3
Andorra	3	0	0	3	0	12	–12	0

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Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Portugal	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Romania	3	0	1	2	2	4	–2	1
Finland	3	0	1	2	4	7	–3	1

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Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
Turkey	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Macedonia	3	1	1	1	6	2	+4	4
San Marino	3	0	0	3	0	10	–10	0

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Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9
Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	9	2	+7	4
Kazakhstan	3	1	1	1	9	3	+6	4
Liechtenstein	3	0	0	3	0	22	−22	0

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Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	3	3	0	0	11	3	+8	9
Italy	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	6
Austria	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
Cyprus	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

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Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9
Netherlands	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	1	5	–4	3
Latvia	3	0	0	3	1	9	–8	0

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Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
Ukraine	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Croatia	3	1	0	2	5	6	–1	3

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Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7
Georgia	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Moldova	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

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Group 9

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Serbia	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9
Lithuania	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
Wales	3	1	0	2	5	9	−4	3
Armenia	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3

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Group 10

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	9
Luxembourg	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
Faroe Islands	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1

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Group 11

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9
Poland	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
Montenegro	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
Malta	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0

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Group 12

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	9
Albania	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Slovakia	3	1	0	2	6	4	+2	3
Estonia	3	0	1	2	1	11	−10	1

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Group 13

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iceland	3	2	0	1	3	5	−2	6
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4
Greece	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
Israel	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3

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Ranking of 3rd placed teams

Counting results against group winners and runners-up. Top 2 will advance to the Elite Round.

Group	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Wales	2	1	0	1	3	6	−3	3
8	Bulgaria	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
3	Macedonia	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
13	Greece	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
7	Azerbaijan	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
4	Kazakhstan	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
5	Austria	2	0	0	2	3	5	−2	0
2	Romania	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0
11	Montenegro	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0
12	Slovakia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0
1	Norway	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0
10	Northern Ireland	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0

References

External links

• UEFA Site

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