2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification


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The 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-17 football competition that was originally to determine the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Estonia in the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament,[2] before being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
25 September – 19 November 2019
Elite round:
Cancelled[1]
Teams54 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played78
Goals scored289 (3.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Matthis Abline
Poland Szymon Włodarczyk
(5 goals each)

← 2019

2021 →

All statistics correct as of 19 November 2019.

Apart from Estonia, all remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[3] Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to participate.

The qualifying competition consists of two rounds:[4]

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Spain and England, which receive byes to the elite round as the teams with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams are drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group is 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 four third-placed teams with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group advance to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four teams. Each group is played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The eight group winners and the seven runners-up with the best record against all teams in their group qualify for the final tournament.

The schedule of each group is as follows, with two rest days between each matchday (Regulations Article 20.04):[4]

Group schedule
Matchday Matches
Matchday 1 1 v 4, 3 v 2
Matchday 2 1 v 3, 2 v 4
Matchday 3 2 v 1, 4 v 3

In the qualifying round and elite round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[4]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
  8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round draw;
  10. Drawing of lots.

To determine the four best third-placed teams from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. To determine the seven best runners-up from the elite round, all results are considered. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Articles 15.01, 15.02 and 15.03):[4]

  1. Points;
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Disciplinary points (total 3 matches);
  5. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round draw;
  6. Drawing of lots.

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 6 December 2018, 09:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[3]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[5]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Russia and Ukraine, Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Final tournament hosts
Team Coeff. Rank
  Estonia 2.333 —
Bye to elite round
Team Coeff. Rank
  Spain 25.889 1
  England 25.000 2
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
Team Coeff. Rank
  Germany 24.167 3
  Netherlands 23.778 4
  France 20.611 5
  Italy 19.667 6
  Belgium 19.111 7
  Portugal 18.222 8
  Republic of Ireland 17.167 9
  Austria 14.333 10
  Sweden 14.000 11
  Serbia 13.778 12
  Scotland 13.222 13
  Russia 13.111 14
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.000 15
Pot B
Team Coeff. Rank
  Croatia 12.556 16
  Israel 11.333 17
  Hungary 11.111 18
  Slovenia 10.889 19
  Poland 10.833 20
  Turkey 10.833 21
  Ukraine 10.722 22
  Norway 10.722 23
  Czech Republic 10.611 24
  Greece 10.556 25
   Switzerland 10.111 26
  Denmark 9.333 27
  Slovakia 9.167 28
Pot C
Team Coeff. Rank
  Finland 7.833 29
  Azerbaijan 7.000 30
  Georgia 6.833 31
  Cyprus 6.833 32
  Wales 6.500 33
  Iceland 6.333 34
  Belarus 6.167 35
  Bulgaria 5.333 36
  Romania 5.000 37
  Northern Ireland 4.167 38
  North Macedonia 3.833 39
  Montenegro 3.667 40
  Faroe Islands 3.222 41
Pot D
Team Coeff. Rank
  Lithuania 2.667 42
  Latvia 2.667 43
  Albania 2.333 44
  Armenia 2.000 45
  Luxembourg 1.667 46
  Moldova 1.667 47
  Kazakhstan 1.000 48
  Liechtenstein 1.000 49
  Andorra 0.333 50
  San Marino 0.333 51
  Gibraltar 0.333 52
  Malta 0.000 53
  Kosovo 0.000 54
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.

The qualifying round must be played by 19 November 2019.

Times up to 26 October 2019 are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 3 2 1 0 17 3 +14 7 Elite round
2   Poland (H) 3 2 1 0 16 4 +12 7
3   North Macedonia 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
4   Liechtenstein 3 0 0 3 0 27 −27 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Elite round
2   Turkey 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3   Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
4   Luxembourg (H) 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Republic of Ireland (H) 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9 Elite round
2   Montenegro 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3[a]
3   Israel 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3[a]
4   Andorra 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3[a]

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

  1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (3). Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Montenegro +1, Israel 0, Andorra −1.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 9 Elite round
2   Sweden (H) 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
3   Lithuania 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 3
4   Faroe Islands 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Elite round
2   Slovakia 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 6
3   Cyprus (H) 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4   Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5 Elite round
2   Serbia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3   Belarus (H) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4   Latvia 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Serbia 3, Belarus 0.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Elite round
2   Scotland (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   Armenia 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 3
4   Iceland 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ukraine 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Elite round
2   Portugal (H) 3 1 2 0 4 0 +4 5
3   Georgia 3 0 2 1 0 2 −2 2
4   Albania 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Greece (H) 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Elite round
2   Germany 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3   Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7 3
4   Azerbaijan 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6[a] Elite round
2    Switzerland 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6[a]
3   Romania (H) 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6[a]
4   San Marino 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

  1. ^ a b c  
    • Tiebreakers among three teams – Tied on head-to-head points (3), goal difference (0). Ranked on head-to-head goals scored: Russia 2, Switzerland 2, Romania 1.
    • Tiebreakers between Russia and Switzerland – Ranked on head-to-head points: Russia 3, Switzerland 0.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Finland (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Elite round
2   Czech Republic 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4   Moldova 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Elite round
2   Wales 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   Slovenia 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4   Kosovo 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Austria 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Elite round
2   Norway (H) 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3   Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4   Malta 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Ranking of third-placed teams

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

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 10   Romania 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Elite round
2 3   Israel 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
3 6   Belarus 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
4 8   Georgia 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
5 12   Slovenia 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
6 1   North Macedonia 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
7 11   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0[a]
8 13   Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0[a]
9 5   Cyprus 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
10 2   Northern Ireland 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0[b]
11 7   Armenia 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0[b]
12 4   Lithuania 2 0 0 2 3 10 −7 0
13 9   Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0

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

  1. ^ a b Tied on disciplinary points (−4). Ranked on coefficient ranking: Bosnia and Herzegovina 15, Bulgaria 36.
  2. ^ a b Tied on disciplinary points (−6). Ranked on coefficient ranking: Northern Ireland 38, Armenia 45.

The draw for the elite round was held on 3 December 2019, 12:45 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[6]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[7] Spain and England, which received byes 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. Winners and runners-up from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group, but the best third-placed teams could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same qualifying round group. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group.

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 —   England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 4   Denmark 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 9
4 5   France 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9[a]
5 2   Italy 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9[a]
6 9   Greece 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9
7 3   Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9
8 13   Austria 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9
9 7   Croatia 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Pot B
10 1   Belgium 3 2 1 0 17 3 +14 7
11 1   Poland 3 2 1 0 16 4 +12 7
12 11   Finland 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
13 8   Ukraine 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
14 12   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
15 5   Slovakia 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 6
16 13   Norway 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
17 10    Switzerland 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6[b] Pot C
18 10   Russia 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6[b]
19 10   Romania (Y) 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6
20 9   Germany 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
21 2   Turkey 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
22 12   Wales 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
23 7   Scotland 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
24 4   Sweden 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
25 8   Portugal 3 1 2 0 4 0 +4 5 Pot D
26 11   Czech Republic 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
27 6   Hungary 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5
28 6   Serbia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
29 6   Belarus (Y) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
30 3   Montenegro 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
31 3   Israel (Y) 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
32 8   Georgia (Y) 3 0 2 1 0 2 −2 2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking; 6) drawing of lots.
(Y) Third-placed teams from qualifying round (may be drawn with teams from same qualifying round group)
Notes:

  1. ^ a b Ranked on disciplinary points: France −3, Italy −10.
  2. ^ a b Ranked on disciplinary points: Switzerland −3, Russia −6.

The elite round was originally scheduled to be played between 25 and 31 March 2020. On 12 March 2020, UEFA announced that the elite round had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] UEFA announced on 1 April 2020 that the tournament had been cancelled.[9][10]

Times up to 28 March 2020 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3   Turkey (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

First match(es) will be played: 25 March 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Poland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3   Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

First match(es) will be played: 25 March 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3    Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Israel (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

First match(es) will be played: 25 March 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3   Scotland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

First match(es) will be played: 25 March 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Austria (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3   Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

First match(es) will be played: 25 March 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Belgium (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3   Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

First match(es) will be played: 25 March 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3   Russia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

First match(es) will be played: 25 March 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3   Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Hungary (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

First match(es) will be played: 25 March 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Ranking of second-placed teams

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To determine the seven best second-placed teams from the elite round which qualify for the final tournament, all results are taken into account (Regulations Article 15.02).[4] This is different from the elite round of previous qualifying tournaments where the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1 Group 1 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 2 Group 2 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 Group 3 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 Group 4 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 Group 5 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 Group 6 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 Group 7 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 8 Group 8 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

First match(es) will be played: 25 March 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking; 6) drawing of lots.

The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in Under-17 Euro1
only U-17 era (since 2002)
  Estonia Hosts 9 December 2016[2] 0 (debut)
TBD Elite round Group 1 winners 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round Group 2 winners 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round Group 3 winners 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round Group 4 winners 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round Group 5 winners 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round Group 6 winners 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round Group 7 winners 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round Group 8 winners 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round best seven runners-up 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round best seven runners-up 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round best seven runners-up 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round best seven runners-up 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round best seven runners-up 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round best seven runners-up 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)
TBD Elite round best seven runners-up 31 March 2020 (or 28 March 2020)

1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

In the qualifying round, there were 289 goals scored in 78 matches, for an average of 3.71 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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  9. ^ "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA.com. 1 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.