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.
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
Summary
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 20 |
Belgium | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 |
Slovakia | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 |
Iceland | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 |
Cyprus | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 |
Group 8
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 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
San Marino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 31 | −30 | 0 |
Group 9
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
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
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 | Belgium | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 |
- (*) 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
The play-off first legs were played on 10–11 October, while the second legs were played on 14–15 October.
Team 1 | Agg. | 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
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 |