2015 European Under-21 Championship (Qualifying)
Qualification for the 2015 European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic took part in two separate stages. The qualifying round featured 52 teams across 10 groups and was played from March 2013 to September 2014. 14 teams progress to the play-off round, where a knockout round pits sides against each other both home and away to determine seven teams to join hosts Czech Republic in the final tournament in June 2015.
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Qualifying round
The 52 participating teams were split into 10 groups, two consisting of six teams and the other eight comprising five teams, based on seeding from the UEFA Under-21 coefficient ranking. Teams play each other both home and away over the course of the group stage. The 10 group winners, along with the four best runners-up, advance to the play-off round.
Teams
A total of 52 teams entered the qualification process at this initial stage:
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | England | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | +29 | 28 |
| 2 | Finland | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 16 |
| 3 | Moldova | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 |
| 4 | Wales | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 12 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 8 |
| 6 | San Marino | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 30 | -28 | 4 |
(Table updated: 9 September 2014)
Results:
9 September 2014: Lithuania 1-1 Wales
9 September 2014: Moldova 0-3 England
9 September 2014: Finland 5-0 San Marino
5 September 2014: Lithuania 0-1 England
5 September 2014: Finland 2-2 Wales
5 June 2014: Lithuania 0-3 Moldova
1 June 2014: Finland 1-0 Moldova
19 May 2014: Wales 1-3 England
5 March 2014: San Marino 0-0 Finland
5 March 2014: England 1-0 Wales
19 November 2013: England 9-0 San Marino
19 November 2013: Moldova 3-0 Lithuania
15 November 2013: Moldova 2-0 San Marino
14 November 2013: England 3-0 Finland
15 October 2013: England 5-0 Lithuania
15 October 2013: Moldova 1-0 Finland
15 October 2013: Wales 4-0 San Marino
11 October 2013: Wales 2-0 Lithuania
10 October 2013: San Marino 0-4 England
10 September 2013: Moldova 0-0 Wales
9 September 2013: Finland 1-1 England
6 September 2013: San Marino 1-0 Wales
5 September 2013: England 1-0 Moldova
5 September 2013: Lithuania 0-1 Finland
14 August 2013: San Marino 0-1 Lithuania
14 August 2013: Wales 1-5 Finland
11 June 2013: San Marino 0-3 Moldova
11 June 2013: Finland 2-2 Lithuania
6 June 2013: Lithuania 2-1 San Marino
22 March 2013: Wales 1-0 Moldova
Group 2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Denmark | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 26 |
| 2 | Russia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 22 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 17 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 9 |
| 5 | Estonia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 9 |
| 6 | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 35 | -34 | 1 |
(Table updated: 9th September 2014)
Results:
8th September 2014: Estonia 1-7 Slovenia
9th September 2014: Denmark 7-1 Bulgaria
9th September 2014: Russia 5-0 Andorra
- Slovenia 5-0 Andorra
- Estonia 2-2 Bulgaria
- Denmark 4-2 Russia
- Andorra 0-3 Russia
- Bulgaria 3-0 Andorra
- Andorra 0-3 Bulgaria
- Estonia 0-1 Denmark
- Estonia 1-1 Andorra
- Slovenia 0-1 Estonia
- Russia 2-1 Slovenia
- Bulgaria 1-1 Estonia
- Denmark 6-0 Andorra
- Russia 3-1 Bulgaria
- Slovenia 2-2 Denmark
- Bulgaria 3-3 Russia
- Denmark 2-2 Slovenia
- Russia 0-2 Denmark
- Slovenia 2-1 Bulgaria
- Slovenia 0-1 Russia
- Andorra 0-2 Estonia
- Bulgaria 2-3 Denmark
- Bulgaria 1-5 Slovenia
- Andorra 0-2 Denmark
- Russia 1-0 Estonia
- Denmark 8-0 Estonia
- Andorra 0-5 Slovenia
- Estonia 1-2 Russia
Group 3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Slovakia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 17 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 16 |
| 3 | Georgia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 10 |
| 4 | Scotland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 11 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | -18 | 3 |
(Table updated: 9th September 2014)
Results:
8th September 2014: Luxembourg 0-3 Scotland
8th September 2014: Netherlands 0-1 Slovakia
4th September 2014: Netherlands 0-1 Georgia
4th September 2014: Slovakia 1-1 Scotland
Scotland 3-0 Luxembourg
Luxembourg 1-7 Slovakia
Luxembourg 0-3 Georgia
Netherlands 4-0 Scotland
Luxembourg 0-1 Netherlands
Slovakia 1-0 Georgia
Georgia 0-6 Netherlands
Scotland 2-1 Slovakia
Georgia 2-1 Scotland
Slovakia 3-0 Luxembourg
Slovakia 2-2 Netherlands
Scotland 1-1 Georgia
Georgia 1-3 Slovakia
Georgia 0-3 Luxembourg
Scotland 1-6 Netherlands
Netherlands 3-1 Luxembourg
Group 4
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Spain | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 22 |
| 2 | Austria | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 16 |
| 3 | Hungary | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 9 |
| 4 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 6 |
| 5 | Albania | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 6 |
(Table updated: 9th September 2014)
Results:
9th September 2014: Spain 1-1 Austria
8th September 2014: Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-4 Hungary
5th September 2014: Austria 2-0 Bosnia & Herzegovina
4th September 2014: Hungary 0-1 Spain
- Albania 1-2 Hungary
- Bosnia & Herzegovina 4-1 Albania
- Albania 0-1 Austria
- Hungary 4-1 Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Austria 2-6 Spain
- Bosnia & Herzegovina 0-2 Austria
- Spain 4-0 Albania
- Hungary 0-2 Austria
- Spain 3-2 Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Spain 1-0 Hungary
- Albania 0-1 Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Hungary 0-2 Albania
- Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-6 Spain
- Albania 0-2 Spain
- Austria 4-2 Hungary
- Austria 1-3 Albania
Group 5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Croatia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 19 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 19 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 15 |
| 4 | Latvia | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 6 |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 34 | -31 | 0 |
(Table updated: 9th September 2014)
Results:
8th September 2014: Ukraine 3-0 Liechtenstein
8th September 2014: Switzerland 7-1 Latvia
4th September 2014: Ukraine 2-0 Switzerland
- Latvia 1-3 Croatia
- Latvia 4-0 Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein 0-5 Croatia
- Latvia 0-2 Switzerland
- Ukraine 0-2 Croatia
- Liechtenstein 0-6 Switzerland
- Croatia 4-0 Liechtenstein
- Latvia 1-5 Ukraine
- Switzerland 0-2 Croatia
- Croatia 0-2 Switzerland
- Liechtenstein 0-2 Latvia
- Switzerland 1-2 Ukraine
- Croatia 3-1 Latvia
- Switzerland 5-1 Liechtenstein
- Croatia 1-1 Ukraine
- Liechtenstein 2-5 Ukraine
- Ukraine 2-1 Latvia
Group 6
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Germany | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 20 |
| 2 | Romania | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 12 |
| 3 | Montenegro | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 11 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 |
| 5 | Faroe Islands | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 4 |
(Table updated: 9th September 2014)
Results:
9th September 2014: Germany 8-0 Romania
9th September 2014: Faroe Islands 1-0 Montenegro
5th September 2014: Germany 2-0 Republic of Ireland
4th September 2014: Romania 4-3 Montenegro
- Faroe Islands 2-2 Romania
- Montenegro 3-0 Faroe Islands
- Faroe Islands 1-4 Republic of Ireland
- Faroe Islands 0-3 Germany
- Republic of Ireland 0-4 Germany
- Montenegro 3-2 Romania
- Germany 2-0 Montenegro
- Romania 0-0 Republic of Ireland
- Republic of Ireland 0-1 Romania
- Germany 3-2 Faroe Islands
- Republic of Ireland 5-2 Faroe Islands
- Montenegro 1-1 Germany
- Montenegro 0-0 Republic of Ireland
- Romania 2-2 Germany
- Romania 3-1 Faroe Islands
- Republic of Ireland 1-2 Montenegro
Group 7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sweden | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 16 |
| 2 | Greece | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 15 |
| 3 | Poland | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 15 |
| 4 | Turkey | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 13 |
| 5 | Malta | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 30 | -28 | 0 |
(Table updated: 9th September 2014)
Results:
9th September 2014: Sweden 4-3 Turkey
9th September 2014: Greece 3-1 Poland
5th September 2014: Malta 0-3 Turkey
5th September 2014: Sweden 3-0 Greece
- Poland 2-0 Malta
- Poland 3-1 Turkey
- Turkey 4-0 Malta
- Sweden 3-1 Poland
- Greece 5-0 Malta
- Turkey 2-2 Sweden
- Turkey 1-0 Greece
- Poland 2-0 Sweden
- Malta 0-4 Greece
- Turkey 1-0 Poland
- Greece 5-1 Sweden
- Malta 1-5 Poland
- Poland 3-1 Greece
- Sweden 5-0 Malta
- Malta 1-2 Sweden
- Greece 2-1 Turkey
Group 8
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portugal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 24 |
| 2 | Israel | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 15 |
| 3 | Norway | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 9 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 7 |
| 5 | Macedonia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 |
(Table updated: 9th September 2014)
Results:
9th September 2014: Portugal 3-1 Azerbaijan
9th September 2014: Israel 2-1 Macedonia
4th September 2014: Norway 1-2 Portugal
- Azerbaijan 3-0 Israel
- Azerbaijan 0-0 Macedonia
- Portugal 5-1 Norway
- Israel 7-2 Azerbaijan
- Norway 2-1 Macedonia
- Norway 1-3 Azerbaijan
- Portugal 3-0 Israel
- Azerbaijan 0-2 Portugal
- Norway 1-3 Israel
- Israel 4-1 Norway
- Macedonia 1-0 Azerbaijan
- Israel 3-4 Portugal
- Macedonia 1-3 Norway
- Portugal 2-0 Macedonia
- Macedonia 0-1 Portugal
- Azerbaijan 0-1 Norway
- Macedonia 0-3 Israel
Group 9
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 18 |
| 2 | Serbia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 16 |
| 3 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 16 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 6 |
| 5 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 3 |
(Table updated: 9th September 2014)
Results:
9th September 2014: Northern Ireland 1-4 Serbia
9th September 2014: Italy 7-1 Cyprus
5th September 2014: Italy 3-2 Serbia
5th September 2014: Cyprus 0-6 Belgium
- Belgium 2-0 Cyprus
- Cyprus 3-0 Northern Ireland
- Serbia 2-1 Cyprus
- Italy 1-3 Belgium
- Cyprus 0-2 Italy
- Belgium 1-0 Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland 0-1 Belgium
- Cyprus 2-1 Serbia
- Belgium 0-1 Italy
- Serbia 3-1 Northern Ireland
- Italy 3-0 Northern Ireland
- Serbia 2-2 Belgium
- Serbia 1-0 Italy
- Northern Ireland 1-0 Cyprus
- Northern Ireland 0-2 Italy
- Belgium 0-3 Serbia
Group 10
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | France | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 22 |
| 2 | Iceland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 16 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 9 |
| 4 | Armenia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 9 |
| 5 | Belarus | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 3 |
(Table updated: 9th September 2014)
Results:
9th September 2014: Armenia 2-1 Belarus
8th September 2014: France 1-1 Iceland
4th September 2014: Kazakhstan 1-5 France
- Iceland 4-0 Armenia
- Belarus 1-2 Iceland
- Armenia 1-2 Iceland
- Belarus 0-1 Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan 0-1 Armenia
- Iceland 4-1 Belarus
- France 5-0 Kazakhstan
- Belarus 1-2 France
- Iceland 2-0 Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan 1-2 Belarus
- Armenia 1-4 France
- Armenia 1-2 Kazakhstan
- Iceland 3-4 France
- France 6-0 Armenia
- Belarus 0-1 Armenia
- France 1-0 Belarus
- Kazakhstan 3-2 Iceland
Playoffs
The 10 group winners and four best runners-up from the group stage progressed to the playoff stage. The draw was seeded based on Uefa coefficients and teams from the same group in the previous qualifying round were kept apart.
Teams
After the group stage of qualification, 14 teams progressed to the playoff round:
Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Fixtures
The teams pitted first in the below ties will play the first leg at home.
Slovakia V Italy
France V Sweden
Denmark V Iceland
England V Croatia
Netherlands V Portugal
Ukraine V Germany
Serbia V Spain
