2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round

The 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifying round was the first round of qualifications for the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, which was held in Slovakia.^[1]

As the host nation, Slovakia's team qualified automatically for the tournament. The remaining 52 UEFA members were divided into 13 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 13 group winners, 13 group runners-up and the two best third-placed teams advanced to the elite round. The draw for the qualifying round was held on 29 November 2011 in Nyon, with matches set to take place in autumn 2012.^[1]

Seeding

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

The hosts of the thirteen 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
Serbia	3	3	0	0	16	0	+16	9
Belarus	3	2	0	1	6	7	−1	6
Moldova	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
Armenia	3	0	0	3	0	13	−13	0

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Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	23	2	+21	9
Finland	3	2	0	1	9	8	+1	6
San Marino	3	0	1	2	1	11	−10	1
Andorra	3	0	1	2	2	14	−12	1

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Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Belgium	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	6
Latvia	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3
Lithuania	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

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Group 4

The three-way tie-breaker left Spain on third place, and Poland ranked first.^[3]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
Bulgaria	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
Spain	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
Azerbaijan	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

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Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Slovenia	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
France	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
Greece	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2

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Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Switzerland	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7
Austria	3	1	2	0	7	1	+6	5
Cyprus	3	0	2	1	2	6	−4	2
Faroe Islands	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1

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Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
Northern Ireland	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4
Estonia	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Wales	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

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^* On 26 October 2012, the match between Wales and Estonia played at Sportland Arena in Tallinn was abandoned after twenty-six minutes due to heavy snow. Wales were leading 1–0. The remaining 54 minutes were replayed on 14 November 2012 in Tallinn with exactly the same team selection as in the original match.^[4]

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9
Italy	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
Albania	3	1	0	2	6	2	+4	3
Liechtenstein	3	0	0	3	0	15	−15	0

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Group 9

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9
Portugal	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
Iceland	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
Malta	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

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Group 10

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Republic of Ireland	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Sweden	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Romania	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1
Macedonia	3	0	1	2	2	9	−7	1

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Group 11

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	9
Russia	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
Denmark	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
Montenegro	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0

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Group 12

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	3	3	0	0	10	5	+5	9
Israel	3	2	0	1	12	8	+4	6
Turkey	3	1	0	2	8	8	0	3
Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

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Group 13

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ukraine	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7
Georgia	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
Scotland	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
Luxembourg	3	0	0	3	3	14	−11	0

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Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the two best third-ranked teams 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

Group	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Spain	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
7	Estonia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
13	Scotland	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	1
6	Cyprus	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1
8	Albania	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0
12	Turkey	2	0	0	2	5	8	−3	0
10	Romania	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0
9	Iceland	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0
11	Denmark	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0
1	Moldova	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0
3	Latvia	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0
2	San Marino	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	0

References

External links

• UEFA Site