2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started on 31 May 2007 with a qualifying competition and finishes on 15 October 2008, before the final tournament on 15–23 June 2009. 51 of the 52 other nations in UEFA's jurisdiction, including Montenegro and Serbia who competed separately for the first time, went through a series of qualifiers to decide the seven other teams to join Sweden at the finals. Andorra did not take part.[1]

The first stage of the qualifying competition is a group stage followed by play-offs. Each group winner, as well as the four highest ranked second place teams, will advance to the play-off. The play-off will determine which seven nations join Sweden in the final tournament. Sweden, as hosts, qualify automatically.

Groups

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Summary

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Teams that have secured a place in the play-offs are highlighted in green, in their respective qualifying groups. The teams are ordered by final group position.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10
  Italy   Turkey   England   Spain    Switzerland   Finland
  Denmark
  Austria   Serbia
  Belarus
  Germany
  Israel
  Wales
  France
  Croatia
  Greece
  Albania
  Faroe Islands
  Azerbaijan
  Ukraine
  Czech Republic
  Armenia
  Liechtenstein
  Portugal
  Montenegro
  Bulgaria
  Republic of Ireland
  Russia
  Poland
  Kazakhstan
  Georgia
  Netherlands
  Norway
  Macedonia
  Estonia
  Scotland
  Slovenia
  Lithuania
  Slovakia
  Belgium
  Iceland
  Cyprus
  Hungary
  Latvia
  San Marino
  Northern Ireland
  Moldova
  Luxembourg
  Romania
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Malta

Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Italy 10 7 3 0 21 5 +16 24
  Croatia 10 7 1 2 20 12 +8 22
  Greece 10 5 3 2 20 13 +7 18
  Albania 10 3 3 4 10 13 −3 12
  Faroe Islands 10 1 1 8 5 18 −13 4
  Azerbaijan 10 0 3 7 6 21 −15 3

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Turkey 8 6 1 1 18 6 +12 19
  Ukraine 8 5 0 3 16 7 +9 15
  Czech Republic 8 4 2 2 19 5 +14 14
  Armenia 8 3 1 4 8 16 −8 10
  Liechtenstein 8 0 0 8 4 31 −27 0

Group 3

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 8 7 1 0 17 1 +16 22
  Portugal 8 4 2 2 13 7 +6 14
  Montenegro 8 2 2 4 5 12 −7 8
  Bulgaria 8 2 1 5 4 9 −5 7
  Republic of Ireland 8 1 2 5 4 14 −10 5

Group 4

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 8 8 0 0 21 2 +19 24
  Russia 8 5 0 3 14 6 +8 15
  Poland 8 3 0 5 9 11 −2 9
  Kazakhstan 8 2 0 6 9 18 −9 6
  Georgia 8 2 0 6 6 22 −16 6

Group 5

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
   Switzerland 8 5 1 2 16 5 +11 16
  Netherlands 8 5 1 2 10 3 +7 16
  Norway 8 3 3 2 7 6 +1 12
  Macedonia 8 2 3 3 5 6 −1 9
  Estonia 8 1 0 7 1 19 −18 3

Group 6

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Finland 8 6 1 1 11 6 +5 19
  Denmark 8 5 1 2 13 4 +9 16
  Scotland 8 5 1 2 17 6 +11 16
  Slovenia 8 1 2 5 4 13 −9 5
  Lithuania 8 0 1 7 2 18 −16 1

Group 7

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Austria 8 6 2 0 12 6 +6 20
  Slovakia 8 3 3 2 15 11 +4 12
  Belgium 8 3 1 4 12 13 −1 10
  Iceland 8 1 4 3 6 9 −3 7
  Cyprus 8 2 0 6 9 15 −6 6

Group 8

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Serbia 8 5 2 1 24 5 +19 17
  Belarus 8 5 2 1 15 5 +10 17
  Hungary 8 4 0 4 14 13 +1 12
  Latvia 8 3 2 3 7 6 +1 11
  San Marino 8 0 0 8 1 32 −31 0

Group 9

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 8 5 2 1 24 3 +21 17
  Israel 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 17
  Northern Ireland 8 4 0 4 13 12 +1 12
  Moldova 8 4 0 4 6 8 −2 12
  Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 1 32 −31 0

Group 10

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Wales 8 6 0 2 20 6 +14 18
  France 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 17
  Romania 8 4 3 1 11 5 +6 15
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 1 1 6 7 17 −10 4
  Malta 8 1 0 7 3 24 −21 3

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10   France 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 17
9   Israel 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 17
8   Belarus 8 5 2 1 15 5 +10 17
6   Denmark 8 5 1 2 13 4 +9 16
5   Netherlands 8 5 1 2 10 3 +7 16
1   Croatia* 8 5 1 2 16 10 +6 16
2   Ukraine 8 5 0 3 16 7 +9 15
4   Russia 8 5 0 3 14 6 +8 15
3   Portugal 8 4 2 2 13 7 +6 14
7   Slovakia 8 3 3 2 15 11 +4 12
(*) Since Group 1 had six teams, only results against the top five ranked teams are taken into account. As Azerbaijan finished last, Croatia's 3-2 and 1-0 wins are disregarded for the purpose of calculating best runners-up overall.

Play-offs

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The play-off first legs were played on 10–11 October, while the second legs were played on 14–15 October.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Germany   2–1   France 1–1 1–0
Denmark   0–2   Serbia 0–1 0–1
Turkey   1–2   Belarus 1–0 0–2
Austria   3–3(p)   Finland 2–1 1–2
Wales   4–5   England 2–3 2–2
Italy   3–1   Israel 0–0 3–1
Switzerland   3–4   Spain 2–1 1–3

Top scorers

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Pos Goals Player Nationality
1 7 Chedwyn Evans  Wales
= 7 Rouwen Hennings  Germany
3 6 Lazaros Christodoulopoulos  Greece
= 6 Antonis Petropoulos  Greece
= 6 Eren Derdiyok  Switzerland
= 6 Gojko Kačar  Serbia
7 5 Ádám Szalai  Hungary
= 5 Xhevahir Sukaj  Albania

References

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  1. ^ "Holders handed Switzerland test". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 February 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
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