2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (qualifying round) was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

The 48 teams were divided into 12 groups of four teams, with each group being contested as a mini-tournament, hosted by one of the group's teams. After all matches have been played, the 12 group winners and 12 group runners-up and the best third-placed team advanced to the Elite round. Estonia qualified as hosts while England, France and Spain received byes to the elite round.^[1] Liechtenstein did not enter.

Seeds

The draw took place at 30 November 2010, 10.00 CET.

Pot A	Pot B
Portugal  Turkey  Germany  Serbia  Italy  Netherlands  Hungary  Croatia  Ukraine  Russia  Greece  Norway   Switzerland  Slovakia  Belgium  Austria  Czech Republic  Republic of Ireland  Denmark  Poland  Scotland  Belarus  Azerbaijan  Iceland	Finland  Slovenia  Bulgaria  Romania  Latvia  Lithuania  Sweden  Israel  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Moldova  Northern Ireland  Cyprus  Montenegro  Albania  Wales  Kazakhstan  Armenia  Macedonia  Georgia  Malta  Faroe Islands  Luxembourg  Andorra  San Marino

The hosts of the twelve one-venue mini-tournament groups are indicated below in italics.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.^[2]

1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
2. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
4. If, after applying criteria 1) to 3) to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 3) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5) and 6) will apply
5. Results of all group matches:
   1. Superior goal difference
   2. Higher number of goals scored
6. Drawing of lots

Additionally, if two teams which have the same number of points and the same number of goals scored and conceded play their last group match against each other and are still equal at the end of that match, their final rankings are determined by the penalty shoot-out and not by the criteria listed above. This procedure is applicable only if a ranking of the teams is required to determine the group winner or the runners-up and the third-placed team.

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	2	1	0	18	4	+14	7
Hungary	3	2	1	0	11	4	+7	7
Faroe Islands	3	1	0	2	6	12	−6	3
San Marino	3	0	0	3	0	15	−15	0

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Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Republic of Ireland	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
Bulgaria	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
Russia	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

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Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Romania	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
Italy	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
Sweden	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

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Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	5
Cyprus	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
Latvia	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
Iceland	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2

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Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
Serbia	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Israel	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Lithuania	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

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Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ukraine	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
Switzerland	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
Macedonia	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3
Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

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Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	10	4	+6	7
Montenegro	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
Belarus	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2

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Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
Slovenia	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
Wales	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

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Group 9

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Georgia	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Turkey	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
Poland	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
Luxembourg	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

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Group 10

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Greece	3	2	1	0	13	2	+11	7
Armenia	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Andorra	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0

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Group 11

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7
Finland	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3
Moldova	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

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Group 12

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7
Austria	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3	5
Albania	3	1	1	1	4	1	+3	4
Malta	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	0

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Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the best third-ranked team from the qualifying round, only the results of the third-placed team against the winners and runners-up in each group are taken into account.

Tiebreakers

The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.^[2]

1. Higher number of points obtained in these matches
2. Superior goal difference from these matches
3. Higher number of goals scored in these matches
4. Fair play conduct of the teams in all group matches in the qualifying round
5. Drawing of lots

Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Israel	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
10	Slovakia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
12	Albania	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
9	Poland	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	1
8	Scotland	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0
11	Finland	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0
2	Bulgaria	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0
3	Azerbaijan	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0
4	Latvia	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0
7	Northern Ireland	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0
6	Macedonia	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
1	Faroe Islands	2	0	0	2	2	12	−10	0

Elite round qualifiers

References

External links

• UEFA.com