2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Tournament details
Dates	Qualifying round: Autumn 2017 Elite round: Spring 2018
Teams	54 (from 1 confederation)

The 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition is a men's under-17 football competition that will determine the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts England in the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.^[1]

A total of 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition (including Kosovo who entered for the first time).^[2] Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to participate. Each match has a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.

Format

The qualifying competition consists of two rounds:

• Qualifying round: Apart from Germany and Portugal, which receive byes to the elite round as the teams with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams are drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group is 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 four third-placed teams with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group advance to the elite round.
• Elite round: The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four teams. Each group is played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The eight group winners and the seven runners-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group qualify for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

In the qualifying round and elite round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):^[3]

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying criteria 1 to 3, a subset of teams are still tied, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. If only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying criteria 1 to 6, their rankings are determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
9. UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw;
10. Drawing of lots.

To determine the four best third-placed teams from the qualifying round and the seven best runners-up from the elite round, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Articles 15.01, 15.02 and 15.03):^[3]

1. Points;
2. Goal difference;
3. Goals scored;
4. Disciplinary points;
5. UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw;
6. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round will be held on 13 December 2016, 09:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The teams are seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:^[4]

• 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
• 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
• 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)

Each group contains one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine, Spain and Gibraltar, Serbia and Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo will not be drawn in the same group.^[2]

Final tournament hosts Team Coeff Rank  England 12.167 —

Bye to elite round Team Coeff Rank  Germany 14.667 1  Portugal 11.167 2

Teams entering qualifying round

Pot A Team Coeff Rank  Netherlands 10.667 3  Spain 10.000 4  France 10.000 5  Scotland 9.000 6  Austria 8.833 7  Russia 8.667 8  Italy 8.500 9  Czech Republic 8.500 10  Serbia 8.333 11  Belgium 8.333 12  Poland 7.833 13  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.000 14  Republic of Ireland 6.833 15	Pot B Team Coeff Rank  Croatia 6.500 16  Greece 6.333 17  Ukraine 6.167 18   Switzerland 6.167 19  Sweden 5.500 20  Denmark 5.500 21  Slovenia 5.333 22  Turkey 5.167 23  Iceland 5.000 24  Romania 5.000 25  Wales 4.833 26  Georgia 4.833 27  Slovakia 4.833 28	Pot C Team Coeff Rank  Israel 4.833 29  Bulgaria 3.667 30  Norway 3.500 31  Belarus 3.500 32  Latvia 3.000 33  Estonia 3.000 34  Cyprus 3.000 35  Hungary 2.667 36  Northern Ireland 2.667 37  Finland 2.500 38  Albania 2.500 39  Lithuania 2.000 40  Moldova 2.000 41	Pot D Team Coeff Rank  Macedonia 1.667 42  Montenegro 1.500 43  Azerbaijan 1.500 44  Armenia 1.333 45  Luxembourg 1.333 46  Faroe Islands 1.333 47  Liechtenstein 1.000 48  San Marino 0.333 49  Gibraltar 0.333 50  Andorra 0.000 51  Malta 0.000 52  Kazakhstan 0.000 53  Kosovo — 54

Groups

The qualifying round must be played on or before 19 November 2017.^[4]

Times up to 28 October 2017 are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 10

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 11

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 12

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 13

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the four best third-placed teams from the qualifying round which advance 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.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	1	Group 1 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	2	Group 2 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	Group 3 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Group 4 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Group 5 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Group 6 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Group 7 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Group 8 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Group 9 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	Group 10 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	Group 11 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	12	Group 12 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	13	Group 13 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Elite round

Draw

The draw for the elite round will be held in late 2017.

The teams are seeded according to their results in the qualifying round. Germany and Portugal, which received byes to the elite round, are automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contains one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Winners and runners-up from the same qualifying round group cannot be drawn in the same group, but the best third-placed teams can be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same qualifying round group.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Seeding
1	—	Germany (X)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Pot A
2	—	Portugal (X)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Pot B
10		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Pot C
18		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Pot D
26		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Groups

Times up to 24 March 2018 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Team 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the seven best second-placed teams from the elite round which qualify for the final tournament, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	1	Group 1 second place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	2	Group 2 second place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	Group 3 second place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Group 4 second place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Group 5 second place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Group 6 second place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Group 7 second place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Group 8 second place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament1 only U-17 era (since 2002)
England	* !Hosts	01 !26 January 2015[1]	11 !11 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016) (may qualify in 2017)
TBD	1 !Elite round Group 1 winners
TBD	2 !Elite round Group 2 winners
TBD	3 !Elite round Group 3 winners
TBD	4 !Elite round Group 4 winners
TBD	5 !Elite round Group 5 winners
TBD	6 !Elite round Group 6 winners
TBD	7 !Elite round Group 7 winners
TBD	8 !Elite round Group 8 winners
TBD	Z1 !Elite round best seven runners-up
TBD	Z2 !Elite round best seven runners-up
TBD	Z3 !Elite round best seven runners-up
TBD	Z4 !Elite round best seven runners-up
TBD	Z5 !Elite round best seven runners-up
TBD	Z6 !Elite round best seven runners-up
TBD	Z7 !Elite round best seven runners-up

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

External links

• Official website