2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 2
Group 2 of the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consists of six teams: Italy, Serbia, Slovenia, Republic of Ireland, Lithuania, and Andorra. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 5 February 2015.[1]
The group is played in home-and-away round-robin format. The group winners qualify directly for the final tournament, while the runners-up advance to the play-offs if they are one of the four best runners-up among all nine groups (not counting results against the sixth-placed team).[2]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 13 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2 Sep | 1–0 | 6 Sep | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Slovenia |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Possible Play-offs | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 28 Mar | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Serbia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 | 1–1 | TBC | — | 6 Sep | 5–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Republic of Ireland |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | 24 Mar | 2 Sep | 7 Oct | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Andorra |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 3 | 29 Mar | 0–5 | 25 Mar | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Lithuania (E) |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 3 | TBC | 7 Oct | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1 Sep | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated.
Matches
Times are CEST (UTC+2) for dates between 29 March and 24 October 2015 and between 27 March and 29 October 2016, for other dates times are CET (UTC+1).
8 September 2015 18:30 |
| Serbia |
5–0 | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
Đurđević  29', 36' (pen.)Milinković-Savić 44', 75'Ožegović 49' |
Report |
13 October 2015 18:30 |
| Andorra |
0–5 | Slovenia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gorenc Stankovič 6' Štulac 48', 52'Kastrevec 55', 81' |
13 November 2015 17:30 |
| Lithuania |
3–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Spalvis 22' Stankevičius 45'Kazlauskas 73' |
Report | Wilkinson 44' |
Dates of remaining fixtures to be confirmed.
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
- ↑ "2017 Under-21 qualifying group stage draw". UEFA.com. 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2015–17" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
External links
- Standings and fixtures at UEFA.com