2021 European Under-21 Championship (Qualifying)
Qualification for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship in Hungary and Slovenia took part in a group stage format from March 2019 to November 2020. Originally there was due to be a playoff round but this was cancelled, meaning the nine group winners and five group runners-up with the best record against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their group qualify for the final tournament.
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Teams
A total of 53 teams entered the qualification process at this initial stage.
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales.
Group Stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Italy | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 25 |
| 2 (Q) | Iceland | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 21 |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 18 |
| 5 | Armenia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 33 | -29 | 3 |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 29 | -26 | 3 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | France | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 27 |
| 2 (Q) | Switzerland | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 27 |
| 3 | Georgia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 12 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 6 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 35 | -32 | 3 |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | England | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 28 |
| 2 | Austria | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 18 |
| 3 | Albania | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 14 |
| 4 | Turkey | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 13 |
| 5 | Kosovo | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 9 |
| 6 | Andorra | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 5 |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Czech Republic | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 21 |
| 2 (Q) | Croatia | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 7 | +30 | 20 |
| 3 | Scotland | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 18 |
| 4 | Greece | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 10 |
| 6 | San Marino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 50 | -50 | 0 |
Group 5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Russia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 23 |
| 2 | Poland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 20 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 18 |
| 4 | Serbia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 |
| 5 | Estonia | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 34 | -31 | 5 |
| 6 | Latvia | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 4 |
Group 6
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Spain | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 28 |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 18 |
| 3 | Israel | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 13 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 10 |
| 5 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 9 |
| 6 | Montenegro | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 7 |
Group 7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Netherlands | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 5 | +41 | 27 |
| 2 (Q) | Portugal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 27 |
| 3 | Norway | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 10 |
| 4 | Belarus | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 8 |
| 5 | Cyprus | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 7 |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | -37 | 0 |
Three of the final group games in November 2020 were cancelled due to Covid-19.
Group 8
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Denmark | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 26 |
| 2 (Q) | Romania | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 20 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 16 |
| 4 | Finland | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 13 |
| 5 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 9 |
| 6 | Malta | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 30 | -26 | 1 |
Group 9
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Germany | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 18 |
| 2 | Belgium | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 13 |
| 3 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 |
| 4 | Wales | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 9 |
| 5 | Moldova | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 7 |
Ranking of group runners-up
To determine the five group runners-up to qualify for the final tournament, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first, third, fourth and fifth-placed teams in their group are taken into account.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Portugal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 21 |
| 2 (Q) | Switzerland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 (Q) | Iceland | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 15 |
| 4 (Q) | Croatia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 14 |
| 5 (Q) | Romania | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 14 |
| 6 | Poland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 14 |
| 7 | Belgium | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 13 |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 12 |
| 9 | Austria | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 12 |
Top Goalscorers
| Player | Country | Goals |
| Eddie Nketiah | England | 13 |
| Odsonne Edouard | France | 11 |
| Dani de Wit | Netherlands | 10 |
| Andi Zeqiri | Switzerland | 9 |
| Myron Boadu | Netherlands | 8 |
| Kaj Sierhuis | Netherlands | 8 |
| Luka Ivanusec | Croatia | 7 |
| Lukas Nmecha | Germany | 7 |
| Andreas Skov Olsen | Denmark | 7 |
| Halil Dervisoglu | Turkey | 7 |
