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2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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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 Germany 2–1 France France 1–1 1–0
Denmark Denmark 0–2 Serbia Serbia 0–1 0–1
Turkey Turkey 1–2 Belarus Belarus 1–0 0–2
Austria Austria 3–3(p) Finland Finland 2–1 1–2
Wales Wales 4–5 England England 2–3 2–2
Italy Italy 3–1 Israel Israel 0–0 3–1
Switzerland Switzerland 3–4 Spain Spain 2–1 1–3

Top scorers

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Pos Goals Player Nationality
1 7 Chedwyn Evans WalesWales
= 7 Rouwen Hennings GermanyGermany
3 6 Lazaros Christodoulopoulos GreeceGreece
= 6 Antonis Petropoulos GreeceGreece
= 6 Eren Derdiyok SwitzerlandSwitzerland
= 6 Gojko Kačar SerbiaSerbia
7 5 Ádám Szalai HungaryHungary
= 5 Xhevahir Sukaj AlbaniaAlbania

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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