2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Qualifying for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship began in May 2006.
Netherlands qualify as hosts and are exempt from qualifying. Of UEFA's 52 member countries, only the Faroe Islands chose not to compete. That left 50 nations attempting to qualify for the 7 remaining spots at the finals.
The competition's structure is as follows:
- The 16 lowest ranked nations played-off (on a home-and-away basis) before the qualifying group stage, to eliminate 8 teams.
- The remaining 42 teams formed 14 three-team groups, each team playing one home match and one away match.
- The 14 group winners played-off (on a home-and-away basis) to decide the seven qualifying nations.
Preliminary round
[edit]Teams went into the preliminary round already knowing who they would face should they get through.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Estonia 
|
1–7 |  Wales
|
0–2 | 1–5 |
Malta 
|
2–4 |  Georgia
|
1–2 | 1–2 |
San Marino 
|
3–4 |  Armenia
|
3–0 | 0–4 |
Liechtenstein 
|
1–8 |  Northern Ireland
|
1–4 | 0–4 |
Kazakhstan 
|
0–1 |  Moldova
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Luxembourg 
|
0–5 |  Macedonia
|
0–3 | 0–2 |
Andorra 
|
0–2 |  Iceland
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
Azerbaijan 
|
1–5 |  Republic of Ireland
|
1–2 | 0–3 |
Qualifying groups
[edit]Group 1
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Armenia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Norway
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 2
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
 Slovakia
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
 Albania
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 3
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Lithuania
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| Georgia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 4
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Republic of Ireland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Greece
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 5
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
 Austria
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| Iceland
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 6
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
 Hungary
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
 Finland
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 7
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
 Poland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Latvia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 8
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Switzerland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| Moldova
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 9
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
 Belarus
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Cyprus
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 10
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
 Romania
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Northern Ireland
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 11
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Denmark
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Macedonia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 12
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Ukraine
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
 Croatia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 13
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Turkey
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wales
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 14
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Slovenia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
 Scotland
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Play-offs
[edit]The 14 group winners were paired up. The winners over two legs qualified for the finals. The draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland on 8 September 2006.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia
|
5–3 | Sweden
|
0–3 | 5–0 |
| Czech Republic
|
3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Russia
|
4–4 (a) | Portugal
|
4–1 | 0–3 |
| England
|
3–0 | Germany
|
1–0 | 2–0 |
| Italy
|
2–1 | Spain
|
0–0 | 2–1 |
| Belgium
|
5–2 | Bulgaria
|
1–1 | 4–1 |
France 
|
1–2 | Israel
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
External links
[edit]- Draw and Fixtures at uefa.com