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.
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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 22 |
| 2 | Moldova | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 |
| 3 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
| 4 | Wales | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 7 |
| 6 | San Marino | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 25 | -23 | 4 |
Results:
Group 2:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Denmark | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 20 |
| 2 | Russia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 19 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 11 |
| 4 | Estonia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 8 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 8 |
| 6 | Andorra | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 25 | -24 | 1 |
Results:
Group 3:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 13 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 13 | |
| 3 | Georgia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 7 |
| 4 | Scotland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 7 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 3 |
Results:
Group 4:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Spain | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 18 |
| 2 | Austria | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 |
| 3 | Albania | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 6 |
| 4 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 6 |
| 5 | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 6 |
Results:
Group 5:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Croatia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 16 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 12 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | Latvia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 6 |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | -25 | 0 |
Results:
Group 6:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Germany | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 |
| 2 | Montenegro | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 |
| 3 | Romania | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Faroe Islands | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 1 |
Results:
Group 7:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Poland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 15 |
| 2 | Greece | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 12 |
| 3 | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 10 |
| 4 | Turkey | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 |
| 5 | Malta | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 27 | -25 | 0 |
Results:
Group 8:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portugal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 18 |
| 2 | Israel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | Norway | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 9 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 4 |
| 5 | Macedonia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
Results:
Group 9:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Serbia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Belgium | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 |
| 3 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 5 | Northern Ireland | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 3 |
Results:
Group 10:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 18 |
| 2 | Iceland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 12 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 9 |
| 4 | Armenia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 6 |
| 5 | Belarus | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 3 |
Results:
