The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament was held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011.

The first stage of the qualifying competition was a group stage followed by play-offs. Each of the 10 group winners, as well as the four highest ranked second place teams, advanced to the play-off. The play-offs determined which seven nations joined Denmark in the final tournament. Denmark, as hosts, qualified automatically.

Groups

Summary

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

In case of equal points, the teams are ranked by their head-to-head record:

  1. number of points
  2. goal difference
  3. goals scored
  4. goals scored away from home.

If some teams have equal head-to-head record, then the following tiebreaks apply:

  1. overall goal difference
  2. overall goals scored
  3. overall goals scored away from home
  4. fair play conduct.[1]

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Romania Russia Moldova Latvia Faroe Islands Andorra
 Romania 10 8 1 1 23 6 +17 25 — 3–0 3–0 4–1 3–0 2–0
 Russia 10 7 1 2 22 6 +16 22 0–0 — 3–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
 Moldova 10 4 2 4 9 13 −4 14 0–1 0–3 — 1–0 1–0 1–0
 Latvia 10 4 1 5 16 15 +1 13 5–1 0–4 1–1 — 0–1 4–0
 Faroe Islands 10 3 2 5 8 16 −8 11 0–4 1–0 1–1 1–3 — 3–1
 Andorra 10 0 1 9 3 25 −22 1 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–1 1–1 —
Source:

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Switzerland Turkey Georgia (country) Armenia Estonia Republic of Ireland
  Switzerland 10 6 2 2 15 8 +7 20 — 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0
 Turkey 10 5 1 4 13 11 +2 16 1–3 — 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0
 Georgia 10 4 3 3 12 9 +3 15 0–0 4–0 — 0–2 2–0 1–1
 Armenia 10 4 1 5 18 19 −1 13 1–3 2–5 2–3 — 1–1 4–1
 Estonia 10 3 3 4 9 16 −7 12 1–4 1–0 2–0 2–3 — 1–1
 Republic of Ireland 10 1 4 5 11 15 −4 7 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 5–0 —
Source:

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Italy Wales Hungary Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg
 Italy 8 5 1 2 12 5 +7 16 — 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0
 Wales 8 5 1 2 15 6 +9 16 2–1 — 4–1 2–0 5–1
 Hungary 8 4 1 3 9 7 +2 13 2–0 0–1 — 0–0 3–0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 2 2 4 4 8 −4 8 0–1 2–1 0–2 — 0–1
 Luxembourg 8 1 1 6 2 16 −14 4 0–4 0–0 0–1 0–1 —
Source:

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands Spain Finland Poland Liechtenstein
 Netherlands 8 7 0 1 19 5 +14 21 — 2–1 2–0 3–2 3–0
 Spain 8 6 1 1 15 5 +10 19 2–1 — 1–0 2–0 3–1
 Finland 8 3 1 4 11 7 +4 10 0–1 1–1 — 2–0 3–0
 Poland 8 3 0 5 11 13 −2 9 0–4 0–1 2–1 — 2–0
 Liechtenstein 8 0 0 8 1 27 −26 0 0–3 0–4 0–4 0–5 —
Source:

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Czech Republic Iceland Germany Northern Ireland San Marino
 Czech Republic 8 7 1 0 25 4 +21 22 — 3–1 1–1 2–0 5–0
 Iceland 8 5 1 2 29 11 +18 16 0–2 — 4–1 2–1 8–0
 Germany 8 3 3 2 26 10 +16 12 1–2 2–2 — 3–0 6–0
 Northern Ireland 8 2 1 5 12 16 −4 7 1–2 2–6 1–1 — 4–0
 San Marino 8 0 0 8 0 51 −51 0 0–8 0–6 0–11 0–3 —
Source:

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Sweden Israel Montenegro Kazakhstan Bulgaria
 Sweden 8 6 1 1 15 5 +10 19 — 1–2 2–0 5–1 2–1
 Israel 8 5 1 2 18 8 +10 16 0–1 — 5–0 1–1 4–0
 Montenegro 8 4 1 3 9 11 −2 13 0–2 1–0 — 3–1 2–0
 Kazakhstan 8 1 2 5 7 17 −10 5 1–1 1–2 0–2 — 2–0
 Bulgaria 8 1 1 6 8 16 −8 4 0–1 3–4 1–1 3–0 —
Source:

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Croatia Slovakia Serbia Norway Cyprus
 Croatia 8 5 2 1 17 10 +7 17 — 1–1 3–1 4–1 0–2
 Slovakia 8 4 2 2 11 11 0 14 1–2 — 2–1 1–4 1–0
 Serbia 8 4 1 3 14 12 +2 13 2–2 1–2 — 3–2 2–0
 Norway 8 2 1 5 14 18 −4 7 1–3 2–2 0–1 — 1–3
 Cyprus 8 2 0 6 8 13 −5 6 1–2 0–1 1–3 1–3 —
Source:

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Ukraine Belgium France Slovenia Malta
 Ukraine 8 4 4 0 13 5 +8 16 — 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0
 Belgium 8 4 3 1 8 5 +3 15 0–2 — 0–0 2–0 1–0
 France 8 4 3 1 12 6 +6 15 2–2 0–1 — 1–0 2–0
 Slovenia 8 2 2 4 6 10 −4 8 0–2 2–2 1–3 — 1–0
 Malta 8 0 0 8 0 13 −13 0 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–2 —
Source:

Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Greece England Portugal Lithuania North Macedonia
 Greece 8 6 1 1 13 7 +6 19 — 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–1
 England 8 5 2 1 15 7 +8 17 1–2 — 1–0 3–0 6–3
 Portugal 8 4 1 3 12 8 +4 13 2–1 0–1 — 4–1 3–1
 Lithuania 8 1 2 5 3 11 −8 5 0–1 0–0 0–1 — 1–0
 Macedonia 8 0 2 6 9 19 −10 2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 —
Source:

Group 10

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Scotland Belarus Austria Albania Azerbaijan
 Scotland 8 5 2 1 16 7 +9 17 — 1–0 3–1 5–2 2–2
 Belarus 8 5 2 1 16 11 +5 17 1–1 — 2–1 4–2 1–0
 Austria 8 4 2 2 17 11 +6 14 1–0 3–3 — 3–1 4–0
 Albania 8 1 1 6 11 20 −9 4 0–1 1–2 2–2 — 1–0
 Azerbaijan 8 1 1 6 8 19 −11 4 0–4 2–3 1–2 3–2 —
Source:

Ranking of second-placed teams

Since Groups 1 and 2 were composed of six teams, results against the 6th-ranked team were excluded.

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4  Spain 8 6 1 1 15 5 +10 19
9  England 8 5 2 1 15 7 +8 17
10  Belarus 8 5 2 1 16 11 +5 17
5  Iceland 8 5 1 2 29 11 +18 16
6  Israel 8 5 1 2 18 8 +10 16
3  Wales 8 5 1 2 15 6 +9 16
1  Russia 8 5 1 2 14 6 +8 16
8  Belgium 8 4 3 1 8 5 +3 15
7  Slovakia 8 4 2 2 11 11 0 14
2  Turkey 8 3 1 4 9 11 −2 10
Source:
Rules for classification: 1. Total points, 2. Goal difference, 3. Goals scored, 4. Goals scored away from home, 5. Disciplinary record, 6. Drawing of lots.[2]

Play-offs

The play-off first legs played on 9 October 2010, second legs played on 13 October 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
England England 2–1 Romania Romania 2–1 0–0
Netherlands Netherlands 3–3 (a) Ukraine Ukraine 1–3 2–0
Spain Spain 5–1 Croatia Croatia 2–1 3–0
Switzerland Switzerland 5–2 Sweden Sweden 4–1 1–1
Iceland Iceland 4–2 Scotland Scotland 2–1 2–1
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5–0 Greece Greece 3–0 2–0
Italy Italy 2–3 Belarus Belarus 2–0 0–3

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asDate qualification was securedPrevious appearances in tournament
 DenmarkHost10 December 20084 (1978, 1986, 1992, 2006)
  SwitzerlandPlay-off winners against  Sweden11 October 20102 (2002, 2004)
 IcelandPlay-off winners against  Scotland11 October 2010First appearance
 EnglandPlay-off winners against  Romania12 October 201010 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009)
 SpainPlay-off winners against  Croatia12 October 201010 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2009)
 BelarusPlay-off winners against  Italy12 October 20102 (2004, 2009)
 Czech RepublicPlay-off winners against  Greece12 October 20104 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2007)
 UkrainePlay-off winners against  Netherlands12 October 20101 (2006)

References

  1. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship" (PDF).
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