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2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
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The 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-19 football competition played in 2014 and 2015 to determine the seven teams joining Greece, who qualified automatically as hosts, in the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament.[1] A total of 53 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[2]
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Format
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The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:[3]
- Qualifying round: Apart from Spain, which received a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams were drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 13 group winners, the 13 runners-up, and the third-placed team with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group advanced to the elite round.
- Elite round: The 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners qualified for the final tournament.
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[3]
- Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
- If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
- Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
- If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
- Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- Drawing of lots.
To determine the best third-placed team from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:[3]
- Higher number of points;
- Superior goal difference;
- Higher number of goals scored;
- Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- Drawing of lots.
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Qualifying round
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Draw
The draw for the qualifying round was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 28 November 2013 at 10:15 CET (UTC+1).[4][5]
The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[6]
- 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
- 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
- 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
Each group contained two teams from Pot A and two teams from Pot B.[2]
For political reasons, if Azerbaijan and Armenia (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Georgia and Russia (due to the disputed status of South Ossetia), were drawn in the same group, neither would host the mini-tournament.
- Notes
- Greece (Coeff: 8.667) qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.
Groups
Times up to 25 October 2014 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).
Group 1
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
Group 2
Attendance: 50
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Group 3
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
Group 4
Group 5
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia)
Referee: Chris Reisch (Luxembourg)
Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia)
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Referee: Chris Reisch (Luxembourg)
Group 6
Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Belarus)
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Belarus)
Group 7
Estádio Fernando Cabrita, Lagos
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (Russia)
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
Municipal Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (Russia)
Municipal Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
Group 8
National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)
Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Group 9
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)
Group 10
CSiRT Tuchola stadium, Tuchola
Referee: Ognjen Valjić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Olympic Municipal Stadium, Inowrocław
Referee: Vlado Glođović (Serbia)
Olympic Municipal Stadium, Inowrocław
Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania)
GKS Olimpia Grudziadz, Grudziądz
Referee: Vlado Glođović (Serbia)
CSiRT Tuchola stadium, Tuchola
Referee: Ognjen Valjić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Group 11
Referee: Artyom Kuchin (Kazakhstan)
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Switzerland)
Referee: Artyom Kuchin (Kazakhstan)
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Switzerland)
Group 12
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)
FFM Training Centre, Skopje
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)
FFM Training Centre, Skopje
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
Group 13
Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas, Kaunas
Referee: Yuriy Mozharovskyi (Ukraine)
Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas, Kaunas
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
SRC Alytus, Alytus
Referee: Yuriy Mozharovskyi (Ukraine)
SRC Alytus, Alytus
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
Ranking of third-placed teams
To determine the best third-placed team from the qualifying round which advanced to the elite round, only the results of the third-placed teams against the first and second-placed teams in their group are taken into account.
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
- Tie broken by disciplinary points.
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Elite round
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Draw
The draw for the elite round was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 3 December 2014 at 11:20 CET (UTC+1).[7][8]
The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[9] Spain, which received a bye to the elite round, were automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Teams from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group.[10]
Before the draw UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Ukraine and Russia could not be drawn in the same group due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[10]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient used for qualifying round draw; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient used for qualifying round draw; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
- Tie broken by disciplinary points.
Groups
Times up to 28 March 2015 were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times were CEST (UTC+2).
Group 1
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Group 2
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
FC-Astoria Stadion, Walldorf
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
Group 3
Norrköpings Idrottsparken, Norrköping
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)
Referee: Tamás Bognar (Hungary)
Norrköpings Idrottsparken, Norrköping
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)
Norrköpings Idrottsparken, Norrköping
Referee: Tamás Bognar (Hungary)
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Group 4
Sportpark de Bosk, Harkema
Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)
Sportpark de Bosk, Harkema
Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)
Group 5
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)
Referee: Tolga Özkalfa (Turkey)
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Referee: Tolga Özkalfa (Turkey)
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)
Group 6
Stadion Lindabrunn, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Sportzentrum Schwechat-Ranners, Schwechat
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (Russia)
Stadion Lindabrunn, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Belarus)
Stadion Lindabrunn, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Belarus)
Group 7
Stade Henry Jeanne, Bayeux
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Stade Louis Villemer, Saint-Lô
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
Stade du Hazé, Flers
Referee: Nikolas Dabanović (Montenegro)
Stade Henry Jeanne, Bayeux
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
Stade Louis Villemer, Saint-Lô
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Stade du Hazé, Flers
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
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Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.[11]
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
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Top goalscorers
The following players scored four goals or more in the qualifying competition.[12]
- 10 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
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