2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5
Group 5 of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consists of six teams: Germany, Israel, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Azerbaijan, and Kosovo. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 26 January 2017,[1][2] with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking.[3]
The group is played in home-and-away round-robin format between 25 March 2017 and 16 October 2018. 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).[4]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Republic of Ireland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 11 Sep '18 | 9 Oct '17 | 27 Mar '18 | 5 Oct '17 | |
| 2 | Kosovo |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Play-offs if among four best runners-up | 7 Sep '18 | — | 27 Mar '18 | 9 Nov '17 | 22 Mar '18 | 1 Sep '17 | |
| 3 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 Oct '18 | 5 Sep '17 | — | 22 Mar '18 | 6 Oct '17 | 12 Oct '18 | ||
| 4 | Israel |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 Oct '18 | 16 Oct '18 | 14 Nov '17 | — | 31 Aug '17 | 27 Mar '18 | ||
| 5 | Azerbaijan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 Sep '17 | 14 Nov '17 | 9 Nov '17 | 6 Sep '18 | — | 11 Sep '18 | ||
| 6 | Norway |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | 14 Nov '17 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 10 Oct '17 | 5 Sep '17 | 16 Oct '18 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
- ↑ The Norway v Kosovo originally ended with a 5–0 win for Norway, but was later awarded as a 0–3 win for Kosovo, after UEFA concluded that Norway had played Kristoffer Ajer in this match, who were ineligible after being suspended due to cards.[5]
Matches
Times are CEST (UTC+2) for dates between 26 March and 28 October 2017 and between 25 March and 27 October 2018, for other dates times are CET (UTC+1).
12 June 2017 19:00 |
| Norway |
0–3 Awarded[note 1] |
Kosovo |
|---|---|---|
Thorsby  3'Ajer 23'Risa 66'Reitan 83'Hanche-Olsen 87' |
Report |
Goalscorers
There have been 6 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 3 goal per match.
- 1 goal
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ The Norway v Kosovo originally ended with a 5–0 win for Norway, but was later awarded as a 0–3 win for Kosovo, after UEFA concluded that Norway had played Kristoffer Ajer in this match, who were ineligible after being suspended due to cards.[5]
References
- ↑ "2019 Under-21 qualifying group stage draw". UEFA.com. 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "England face Netherlands, Scotland in 2019 U21 qualifying". UEFA.com. 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "Under-21 coefficients: 2019 qualifying draw" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "2017-19 UEFA European Under-21 Championship regulations" (PDF). UEFA.
- 1 2 "UEFA confirms: Kosovo wins three points on table against Norway". Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 July 2017.
External links
- Under-21 Standings: 2017–19 qualifying, UEFA.com