2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round
UEFA U-17 Championship 2009 (Elite Round) is the second round of qualifications for the final tournament of UEFA U-17 Championship 2009. The winners of each group join hosts 
Germany at the final tournament.
The Elite round has been played during March 1–31, 2009. The 28 teams advancing from the qualifying round has be distributed into seven groups of four teams, with each group being contested in the same format as in the previous round. The seven group-winning teams will qualify for the final tournament in Germany.
The draw was conducted on December 4, 2008, at UEFA's headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland.[1] Each team was previously allocated to one of four drawing pots, according to their qualifying round results. The seven sides with the best record were present in Pot A, and so forth until Pot D, which contained the seven teams with the weakest record. During the draw, each group was filled with one team from every pot, meaning that no team from the same pot could be drawn together. In the same way, teams having faced in the previous round could not be drawn together.
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria Denmark Portugal Finland Croatia Poland Spain |
 Netherlands Greece France Turkey Czech Republic.svg.png){kind=small} Serbia Scotland |
 Romania.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium Slovenia Italy England Norway Luxembourg |
 Hungary Switzerland Belarus Azerbaijan Georgia Wales Kazakhstan |
The hosts of the seven one-venue mini-tournament groups are indicated below in italics.[2][3]
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Poland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Greece |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 |
31 March 2009 15:00 CET |
| Switzerland |
6 – 0 | Slovenia |
|---|---|---|
Seferović  16'Santabarbara 46' Ben Khalifa 49', 54', 64'Nimeley 73' (pen.) |
Report |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Belgium |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 |
12 March 2009 17:45 CET |
| Spain |
2 – 2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Sarabia 2' Borja 45' (pen.) |
Report | 50' Vervaet 80+3' Sahin |
14 March 2009 17:45 CET |
| Belgium |
2 – 2 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Krch 27' (o.g.) M'Poku 80+2' |
Report | 49', 56' Kadlec |
17 March 2009 17:45 CET |
| Kazakhstan |
0 – 5 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 24', 64' Vervaet 30' Lambreghts 34' Debock 51' M'Poku |
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| Croatia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Azerbaijan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| Luxembourg |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| Belarus |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| Austria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Georgia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Wales |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Romania |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Finland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Group 7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| Serbia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
30 March 2009 17:30 CET |
| Serbia |
3 – 2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Trujić 9' Brasanac 58'Lukić 61' |
Report | 48' Viana 55' Luís Gustavo |
References
- ↑ "Holders handed Czech challenge". UEFA. December 4, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "8th UEFA European Under-17 Championship — Elite Round" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Fixtures - Elite Round UEFA European Under-17 Championship". UEFA. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2009.