The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-off ties were played over two legs, with the first legs scheduled on 11 and 12 October 2012 and the second legs on 15 and 16 October 2012. The seven winners qualified for the final tournament in Israel. Qualifying play-offs were the second stage of 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[1]
Seedings
editThe draw for the play-offs was held on 14 September 2012 in Nyon to determine the seven pairings as well as the order of the home and away ties. The seven group winners with the highest competition coefficients have been seeded and those teams were drawn against the unseeded teams. Nations from the same group could not be drawn against each other.[1][2]
Each nation's coefficient was generated by calculating:[3]
- 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying group stage.
- 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying stage and final tournament.
- 20% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying stage and final tournament.
The seedings were as follows:
| Pot A (seeded) | Pot B (unseeded) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Coeff | Team | Coeff |
 Spain |
40,391 |  Switzerland |
34,034 |
 Czech Republic |
36,189 |  Sweden |
32,482 |
 England |
35,601 |  Russia |
31,772 |
 Netherlands |
34,400 |  Serbia |
30,470 |
 Germany |
34,063 |  Denmark |
29,841 |
 Italy |
33,508 |  Slovakia |
27,802 |
 France |
32,517 |  Norway |
24,564 |
Matches
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
8–1 | Denmark
|
5–0 | 3–1 |
| Italy
|
4–2 | Sweden
|
1–0 | 3–2 |
| Czech Republic
|
2–4 | Russia
|
0–2 | 2–2 |
| Slovakia
|
0–4 | Netherlands
|
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Germany
|
4–2 | Switzerland
|
1–1 | 3–1 |
| England
|
2–0 | Serbia
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
| France
|
4–5 | Norway
|
1–0 | 3–5 |
First leg
edit| Slovakia | 0–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Ginkel  55', 82' |
| Czech Republic | 0–2 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smolov 33', 74' (pen.) |
| Germany | 1–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Rudy 82' (pen.) |
Report | Drmić 87' |
Second leg
edit| Netherlands | 2–0 | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Wijnaldum 56' De Jong 68' (pen.) |
Report |
Netherlands won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Russia | 2–2 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Smolov 6' (pen.) Kirillov 83' |
Report | Wágner 12', 64' |
Russia won 4–2 on aggregate.
Germany won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Sweden | 2–3 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Ishak 72' Hiljemark 77' |
Report | Insigne 68' Florenzi 71'Immobile 86' |
Italy won 4–2 on aggregate.
England won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Norway | 5–3 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Singh 13' (pen.) Nielsen 19'Rogne 27'Konradsen 57'Berget 66' |
Report | Guilavogui 28' Lacazette 84'Griezmann 87' |
Norway won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Denmark | 1–3 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Christiansen 90+1' |
Report | Muniain 24' Vázquez 62', 90+2' |
Spain won 8–1 on aggregate.
References
edit- ^ a b "Holders Spain draw Denmark in play-offs". UEFA.com. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Spain among seeds for Friday's U21 play-off draw". UEFA.com. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2011-13" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2012-09-14.