2014 European Under-19 Championship (Qualifying)
Qualification for the 2014 European Under-19 Championship in Hungary took part in two separate stages. The qualifying round was played across September, October and November 2013 and featured 52 teams split into 13 groups. 27 teams progressed to the second stage of qualification, the elite round, which was held over a few weeks at the end of May/beginning of June 2014.
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Qualifying round
The 52 participating teams were split into 13 groups of four based on seeding from the UEFA Under-19 coefficient ranking. The top two teams from each group would progress to the elite round of qualification, while there was also a spot for the best third-placed team. Germany received a bye to the elite round as the side with best UEFA coefficient. The six fixtures in each group were hosted by one of the group's teams.
Teams
A total of 52 teams entered the qualification process at this initial stage:
England, France, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Portugal, Denmark, Serbia, Georgia, Malta, Belgium, Turkey, Greece, Switzerland, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Romania, Poland, Iceland, Norway, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Scotland, Russia, Belarus, Slovakia, Austria, Ukraine, Luxembourg, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Finland, Israel, Bulgaria, Wales, Lithuania, Montenegro, Azerbaijan, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, Albania, Estonia, Armenia, Macedonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Faroe Islands, Andorra, Moldova, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar
Group stage
Group 1
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
2 | Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 |
3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
4 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | -17 | 0 |
Results:
Group 2
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
2 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Armenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
Results:
Group 3
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
3 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
4 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
Results:
Group 4
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
2 | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
3 | France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
Results:
Group 5
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
3 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
Results:
Group 6
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
3 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
4 | Albania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
Results:
Group 7
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 1 |
Results:
Group 8
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 |
2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
3 | Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
4 | San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
Results:
Group 9
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
4 | Andorra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | -18 | 0 |
Results:
Group 10
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
2 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 |
3 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
4 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | -16 | 0 |
Results:
Group 11
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
2 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
4 | Moldova | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |
Results:
Group 12
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
2 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
3 | Macedonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
4 | Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
Results:
Group 13
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 |
2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
3 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 |
Results:
Elite round
The elite round is the second phase of qualification and takes place over a few weeks at the end of May/beginning of June 2014. The 28 participating teams were split into seven groups of four, with the seven group winners progressing to the summer's finals, joining hosts Hungary. The six fixtures in each group were hosted by one of the group's teams.
Teams
A total of 28 teams take part in the elite round stage of qualification. They are comprised of the 13 group winners from the first qualification stage, the 13 group runners-up and the best third-placed side, as well as Spain, who were given a bye to the elite round as the side with the highest competition coefficient:
England, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Italy, Montenegro, Ukraine, Scotland, Sweden, Cyprus, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Georgia, Israel, Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Norway, Lithuania, Spain, Romania, Russia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Wales Under-19s, Wales
Group stage
Group 1
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results:
Group 2
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results:
Group 3
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results:
Group 4
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Republic of Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results:
Group 5
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results:
Group 6
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results:
Group 7
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results: