2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group E

Group E of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consisted of six teams: Netherlands, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales, Moldova, and Gibraltar. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 28 January 2021, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland,^[1] with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking.^[2]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	10	8	2	0	32	3	+29	26	Final tournament		—	2–0	3–0	5–0	3–1	6–0
2	Switzerland	10	7	2	1	22	6	+16	23			2–2	—	3–0	5–1	1–0	4–0
3	Moldova	10	3	3	4	7	12	−5	12			0–3	1–1	—	1–0	0–2	1–0
4	Wales	10	3	2	5	15	14	+1	11			0–1	0–1	0–0	—	1–1	2–0
5	Bulgaria	10	2	4	4	10	11	−1	10			0–0	0–1	0–0	0–4	—	5–0
6	Gibraltar	10	0	1	9	1	41	−40	1			0–7	0–4	0–4	0–7	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Times are CET/CEST,^{[note 1]} as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)

20:30 (19:30 BST)

Wales	0–0	Moldova
	Report

Stebonheath Park, Llanelli

Attendance: 0

Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)

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3 September 2021 (2021-09-03)

19:00 (20:00 EEST)

Moldova	0–2	Bulgaria
	Report	Minchev 52' Mitkov 75'

Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău

Attendance: 350

Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

3 September 2021 (2021-09-03)

19:00

Switzerland	4–0	Gibraltar
Jankewitz 4' Kronig 25' Mambimbi 36' Amdouni 78'	Report

Stade Tourbillon, Sion

Attendance: 750

Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)

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7 September 2021 (2021-09-07)

17:30 (18:30 EEST)

Bulgaria	0–4	Wales
	Report	Vale 27', 50', 73' Sass-Davies 42'

Stadion Slavia, Sofia

Attendance: 400

Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)

7 September 2021 (2021-09-07)

18:00

Gibraltar	0–4	Switzerland
	Report	Barès 24' Mambimbi 44' Amdouni 86', 90+4'

Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar

Attendance: 311

Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)

7 September 2021 (2021-09-07)

18:45

Netherlands	3–0	Moldova
Zirkzee 30' Ekkelenkamp 45+1' Brobbey 54'	Report

De Adelaarshorst, Deventer

Attendance: 1,780

Referee: Emmanouil Skoulas (Greece)

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8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)

17:00 (18:00 EEST)

Moldova	1–0	Wales
Ieşeanu 21'	Report

CSR Orhei, Orhei

Attendance: 220

Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)

8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)

17:30 (18:30 EEST)

Bulgaria	5–0	Gibraltar
Vl. Nikolov 6', 25' (pen.), 26' M. D. Petkov 35' Stoyanov 63'	Report

Stadion Slavia, Sofia

Attendance: 45

Referee: Aleksei Matyunin (Russia)

8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)

19:00

Switzerland	2–2	Netherlands
Okafor 28', 49'	Report	Zirkzee 62', 69'

Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne

Attendance: 7,057

Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)

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12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)

17:00 (18:00 EEST)

Bulgaria	0–1	Switzerland
	Report	Imeri 45'

Stadion Slavia, Sofia

Attendance: 93

Referee: Lazar Lukić (Serbia)

12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)

18:00 (19:00 EEST)

Moldova	1–0	Gibraltar
Gliga 83'	Report

Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău

Attendance: 123

Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (Kazakhstan)

12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)

20:00

Netherlands	5–0	Wales
Ekkelenkamp 7', 53' Botman 35' Stevens 48' (o.g.) Redan 50'	Report

Goffertstadion, Nijmegen^[3]

Attendance: 3,082

Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)

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12 November 2021 (2021-11-12)

18:30

Switzerland	3–0	Moldova
Amdouni 67' Husic 76' Rieder 86'	Report

Stockhorn Arena, Thun

Attendance: 1,448

Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

12 November 2021 (2021-11-12)

18:45

Netherlands	3–1	Bulgaria
Maatsen 38' Zirkzee 46', 90' (pen.)	Report	Minchev 19'

Yanmar Stadion, Almere^[3]

Attendance: 2,200

Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

12 November 2021 (2021-11-12)

19:00

Gibraltar	0–7	Wales
	Report	Beck 13' Adams 16' (pen.), 51' Jephcott 33' Williams 71' Taylor 84' Astley 88'

Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar

Attendance: 334

Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)

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15 November 2021 (2021-11-15)

14:00

Gibraltar	0–7	Netherlands
	Report	Summerville 16' Hoever 20' Brobbey 48' Zirkzee 53', 56' Ekkelenkamp 68' Redan 81'

Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar

Attendance: 550

Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

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16 November 2021 (2021-11-16)

17:30 (18:30 EET)

Bulgaria	0–0	Moldova
	Report

Stadion Slavia, Sofia

Attendance: 42

Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland)

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16)

19:00 (18:00 GMT)

Wales	0–1	Switzerland
	Report	Mambimbi 53'

Rodney Parade, Newport

Attendance: 237

Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania)

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25 March 2022 (2022-03-25)

18:45 (19:45 EET)

Bulgaria	0–0	Netherlands
	Report

Stadion Slavia, Sofia

Attendance: 332

Referee: Sandi Putros (Denmark)

25 March 2022 (2022-03-25)

19:00

Switzerland	5–1	Wales
Mambimbi 12' Ndoye 15', 47' Amdouni 20', 50'	Report	Adams 46'

Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne

Attendance: 6,618

Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

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29 March 2022 (2022-03-29)

13:00

Gibraltar	0–4	Moldova
	Report	Blănuță 21', 72' Iovu 61' Namolovan 63'

Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar

Attendance: 1278

Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)

29 March 2022 (2022-03-29)

16:00 (15:00 BST)

Wales	1–1	Bulgaria
Pearson 63'	Report	Vl. Nikolov 61'

Rodney Parade, Newport

Attendance: 210

Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

29 March 2022 (2022-03-29)

18:45

Netherlands	2–0	Switzerland
Tavşan 76', 78'	Report

De Adelaarshorst, Deventer^[4]

Attendance: 4,200

Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

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3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)

18:45 (19:45 EEST)

Moldova	0–3	Netherlands
	Report	Timber 2' Brobbey 17', 58'

Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău

Attendance: 795

Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

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4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)

19:00

Switzerland	1–0	Bulgaria
Rieder 56'	Report

Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano

Attendance: 1,125

Referee: Gustavo Fernandes Correia (Portugal)

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7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)

20:00

Netherlands	6–0	Gibraltar
Van Kaam 46' Redan 60' Van den Berg 67' Boadu 68' Brobbey 74' Tavşan 89'	Report

Yanmar Stadion, Almere

Attendance: 1,750

Referee: Jan Machálek (Czech Republic)

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8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)

18:00 (19:00 EEST)

Moldova	1–1	Switzerland
Blănuță 75'	Report	Imeri 5' (pen.)

Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău

Attendance: 738

Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

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11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)

18:00 (17:00 BST)

Wales	0–1	Netherlands
	Report	Geertruida 86'

Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Attendance: 161

Referee: David Smajc (Slovenia)

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)

20:00

Gibraltar	1–1	Bulgaria
Peacock 83' (pen.)	Report	Vl. Nikolov 57'

Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar

Attendance: 480

Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)

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14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)

14:00 (13:00 BST)

Wales	2–0	Gibraltar
King 1' Hammond 53'	Report

Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Attendance: 250

Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

Goalscorers

There were 87 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.9 goals per match.

7 goals

• Joshua Zirkzee

6 goals

• Zeki Amdouni

5 goals

• Vladimir Nikolov
• Brian Brobbey

4 goals

• Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
• Felix Mambimbi

3 goals

• Vladislav Blănuță
• Daishawn Redan
• Elayis Tavşan
• Joe Adams
• Jack Vale

2 goals

• Martin Minchev
• Kastriot Imeri
• Dan Ndoye
• Noah Okafor
• Fabian Rieder

1 goal

• Mitko Mitkov
• Martin Petkov
• Dimitar Stoyanov
• Dylan Peacock
• Eugeniu Gliga
• Dinis Ieşeanu
• Iurie Iovu
• Nicu Namolovan
• Sepp van den Berg
• Myron Boadu
• Sven Botman
• Lutsharel Geertruida
• Ki-Jana Hoever
• Daniël van Kaam
• Ian Maatsen
• Crysencio Summerville
• Quinten Timber
• Gabriel Barès
• Anel Husic
• Alex Jankewitz
• Jan Kronig
• Ryan Astley
• Owen Beck
• Oliver Hammond
• Luke Jephcott
• Eli King
• Sam Pearson
• Billy Sass-Davies
• Terry Taylor
• Daniel Williams

1 own goal

• Fin Stevens (against Netherlands)

Notes

1. CEST (UTC+2) for dates between 31 March and 26 October 2021 and between 29 March and 24 October 2022, and CET (UTC+1) for all other dates.