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2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
18 September – 18 November 2015
Elite round:
23–30 March 2016
Teams53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played120
Goals scored352 (2.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ivan Šaponjić (6 goals)

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The 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification was a men's under-19 football competition organised by UEFA to determine the seven national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Germany in the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament.[1]

A total of 53 national teams entered this qualifying competition, which was played in two rounds between September 2015 and March 2016.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible to participate.

The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:[3]

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Spain, which received a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams were drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 13 group winners, the 13 runners-up, and the third-placed team with the best record against the first- and second-placed teams in its group advanced to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners qualified for the final tournament.

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[3]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
  5. Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
  7. If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
  8. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

To determine the best third-placed team from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:[3]

  1. Higher number of points;
  2. Superior goal difference;
  3. Higher number of goals scored;
  4. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  5. Drawing of lots.

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2014, 09:50 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][5]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[6][7]

Each group contained two teams from Pot A and two teams from Pot B. For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group.[2]

Bye to elite round
Team Coeff Rank
 Spain 13.667 1
Pot A
Team Coeff Rank
 Portugal 11.833 2
 Serbia 11.000 3
 France 10.333 4
 England 9.833 5
 Turkey 9.500 6
 Georgia 8.500 7
 Austria 8.333 8
 Ukraine 8.167 9
 Denmark 7.667 10
 Netherlands 7.500 11
 Croatia 7.167 12
 Greece 6.833 13
 Czech Republic 6.167 14
 Belgium 6.000 15
 Republic of Ireland 6.000 16
  Switzerland 6.000 17
 Norway 5.833 18
 Israel 5.833 19
 Italy 5.667 20
 Romania 5.500 21
 Bulgaria 5.167 22
 Hungary 5.000 23
 Sweden 4.833 24
 Russia 4.667 25
 Scotland 4.667 26
 Cyprus 4.167 27
Pot B
Team Coeff Rank
 Montenegro 4.167 28
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.167 29
 Slovenia 4.167 30
 Slovakia 4.167 31
 Macedonia 4.000 32
 Poland 3.667 33
 Iceland 3.167 34
 Armenia 3.000 35
 Estonia 3.000 36
 Albania 3.000 37
 Wales 2.833 38
 Northern Ireland 2.667 39
 Latvia 2.333 40
 Finland 2.333 41
 Belarus 2.000 42
 Lithuania 1.833 43
 Azerbaijan 1.667 44
 Malta 1.333 45
 Luxembourg 1.000 46
 Faroe Islands 1.000 47
 Kazakhstan 0.333 48
 Moldova 0.333 49
 San Marino 0.000 50
 Andorra 0.000 51
 Liechtenstein 0.000 52
 Gibraltar 0.000 53
Notes
  • Germany (Coeff: 8.833) qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.

Times up to 24 October 2015 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Elite round
2  Scotland 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3  Republic of Ireland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Latvia 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia (H) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Elite round
2  Montenegro 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Hungary 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Elite round
2  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4[a]
3  Luxembourg 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4[a]
4  Cyprus (H) 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
  1. ^ a b Ranked by head-to-head record (Bulgaria: 3 pts; Luxembourg: 0 pts).
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Elite round
2  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Finland 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Macedonia (H) 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6[a] Elite round
2  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6[a]
3  Azerbaijan (H) 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3[b]
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3[b]
  1. ^ a b Ranked by head-to-head record (Turkey: 3 pts; Ukraine: 0 pts).
  2. ^ a b Ranked by head-to-head record (Azerbaijan: 3 pts; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0 pts).
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Israel 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Elite round
2  Denmark 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Iceland 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  Malta (H) 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Elite round
2  Greece 3 2 0 1 3 5 −2 6
3  Lithuania 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 3
4  Moldova 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Elite round
2  Georgia (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Albania 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3[a]
4  Wales 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3[a]
  1. ^ a b Ranked by head-to-head record (Albania: 3 pts; Wales: 0 pts).

The match was completed with a 2–1 scoreline before a 3–0 default victory was awarded to Austria due to Albania fielding an ineligible player.

The match was completed with a 0–1 scoreline before a 0–3 default victory was awarded to Georgia due to Albania fielding an ineligible player.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Elite round
2  Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Russia (H) 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  Norway 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2

Matches on the first matchday, originally to be played on 11 November (Norway v Northern Ireland at 12:00 and Russia v Slovakia at 15:00), were postponed to 12 November due to heavy rain in Sochi.[8] Matches on the second matchday were also pushed back from 13 November to 14 November as a result.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 7 Elite round
2  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7
3  Liechtenstein 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
4  Gibraltar 3 0 1 2 1 19 −18 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Elite round
2  Romania (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Andorra 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
4  Faroe Islands 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Elite round
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  Estonia (H) 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4  Armenia 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 7 Elite round
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Belarus 3 1 1 1 8 5 +3 4
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0

Ranking of third-placed teams

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To determine the best third-placed team from the qualifying round advancing to the elite round, only the results of the third-placed teams against the first and second-placed teams in their group were taken into account.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 9  Russia 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 Elite round
2 3  Luxembourg 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
3 4  Finland 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
4 13  Belarus 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
5 6  Iceland 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
6 2  Hungary 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
7 11  Andorra 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
8 10  Liechtenstein 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
9 1  Republic of Ireland 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0[a]
10 5  Azerbaijan 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0[a]
11 12  Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
12 7  Lithuania 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0[a]
13 8  Albania 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0[a]

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:

  1. ^ a b c d Tie broken by disciplinary points.

The draw for the elite round was held on 3 December 2015, 11:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[9][10]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[11] Spain, which received a bye to the elite round, were automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Teams from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine) could not be drawn in the same group.[12]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 —  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot A
2 7  Portugal 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9
3 12  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9
4 11   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
5 13  Belgium 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 7[a]
6 10  France 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 7[a]
7 10  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7
8 6  Israel 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Pot B
9 3  Poland 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
10 2  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
11 8  Austria 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7[b]
12 4  England 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
13 1  Slovenia 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
14 12  Serbia 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
15 5  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6 Pot C
16 1  Scotland 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
17 2  Montenegro 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
18 11  Romania 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
19 5  Turkey 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
20 13  Sweden 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
21 7  Greece 3 2 0 1 3 5 −2 6
22 6  Denmark 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5 Pot D
23 9  Slovakia 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
24 4  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
25 3  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
26 9  Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
27 8  Georgia 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4[b]
28 9  Russia 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:

  1. ^ a b Tie broken by disciplinary points.
  2. ^ a b The draw was held before 3–0 default victories were awarded to Austria and Georgia due to Albania fielding an ineligible player. Neither the qualified teams nor the seeding pots were affected by the changed scorelines.

Times up to 26 March 2016 were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times were CEST (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Final tournament
2  Spain (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3  Greece 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4[a]
4  Georgia 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
  1. ^ a b Ranked by head-to-head record (Spain: 3 pts; Greece: 0 pts).
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Final tournament
2  Turkey 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
3  Israel 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria (H) 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Final tournament
2  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Final tournament
2  Poland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Ukraine 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia (H) 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Final tournament
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Final tournament
2  Slovenia 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Final tournament
2  Denmark 3 1 1 1 9 7 +2 4
3  Serbia (H) 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
4  Montenegro 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
only U-19 era (since 2002)
 Germany Hosts 20 March 2012[1] 7 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015)
 England Elite round Group 1 winners 29 March 2016 7 (2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012)
 Italy Elite round Group 2 winners 30 March 2016 4 (2003, 2004, 2008, 2010)
 Austria Elite round Group 3 winners 29 March 2016 6 (2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015)
 Netherlands Elite round Group 4 winners 29 March 2016 3 (2010, 2013, 2015)
 Croatia Elite round Group 5 winners 28 March 2016 2 (2010, 2012)
 Portugal Elite round Group 6 winners 29 March 2016 7 (2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
 France Elite round Group 7 winners 29 March 2016 8 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015)

1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

The following players scored four goals or more in the qualifying competition:[13]

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
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