2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round

The 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round was the first round of the qualification for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament. A total of 52 participating teams were divided into 13 groups of 4 teams, with one of the teams hosting all six group matches in a single round-robin format. The 13 group winners, 13 group runners-up and the best third-placed team secured qualification for the elite round. Hungary qualified as hosts, while Spain received a bye to the elite round as the side with the highest competition coefficient. The draw for the qualifying round was held on 5 December 2012 in Nyon.[1] Matches were played from 6 September to 19 November 2013.

2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates6 September – 19 November 2013
Teams52 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played78
Goals scored256 (3.28 per match)
Top scorer(s)Slovakia Matúš Bero (5 goals)
Main article: 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Seeding

A total of 52 participating teams were divided in two draw pots, based on the UEFA Under-19 coefficient ranking. Before the draw, UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan would not host the mini-tournament if they were drawn in the same group, due to the dispute concerning the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh; the same rule applied for Georgia and Russia, due to the dispute regarding the territory of South Ossetia. The UEFA Executive Committee admitted Gibraltar as a provisional member of UEFA on 1 October 2012. A decision on the admission of the Gibraltar Football Association as a full member of UEFA was taken by the XXXVII Ordinary UEFA Congress in London in May 2013.[2]

Pot A Pot B

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[3]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
  2. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
  4. If, after applying criteria 1) to 3) to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 3) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5) and 6) will apply
  5. Results of all group matches:
    1. Superior goal difference
    2. Higher number of goals scored
  6. Drawing of lots

Additionally, if two teams which have the same number of points and the same number of goals scored and conceded play their last group match against each other and are still equal at the end of that match, their final rankings are determined by the penalty shoot-out and not by the criteria listed above. This procedure is applicable only if a ranking of the teams is required to determine the group winner or the runners-up and the third-placed team.

Groups

The hosts of the thirteen mini-tournament groups are indicated below in italics.

All times are CEST (UTC+02:00) until 26 October 2013 and CET (UTC+01:00) starting from 27 October 2013.

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic (H) 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Elite round
2  Cyprus 3 1 1 1 10 6 +4 4
3  Croatia 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
4  Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Croatia 7–0 Gibraltar
Jedvaj 41'
Pašalić 45+2'
Kolar 50', 62', 85'
Mujan 89'
Biljan 90+2'		 Report
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)
Czech Republic 4–1 Cyprus
Mašek 7' (pen.), 9' (pen.)
Matoušek 39'
Buchvaldek 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Makris 35'
Referee: Tamás Bognar (Hungary)
Gibraltar 0–3 Czech Republic
Report Mašek 40'
Schick 47'
Buchvaldek 57'
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)
Croatia 2–2 Cyprus
Mujan 3'
Kolar 22'		 Report Makris 76', 90+5'
Referee: Anar Salmanov (Azerbaijan)
Czech Republic 3–0 Croatia
Sodoma 1'
Vichta 17'
Mašek 22'		 Report
Referee: Anar Salmanov (Azerbaijan)
Cyprus 7–0 Gibraltar
Makris 3'
Therapontos 22'
Lillis 61'
Djamas 66', 90+5'
Katsiati 89'
Karo 90+1'		 Report
Referee: Tamás Bognar (Hungary)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Elite round
2  Lithuania 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Armenia 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Poland (H) 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source:
(H) Hosts
Romania 1–1 Armenia
Vînă 12' Report Simonyan 44'
Olympic Municipal Stadium, Inowrocław
Poland 1–1 Lithuania
Frankowski 63' Report Stankevičius 36'
Olympic Municipal Stadium, Inowrocław
Referee: Vlado Glođović (Serbia)
Romania 1–0 Lithuania
Vînă 52' Report
GKS Olimpia Grudziadz, Grudziądz
Referee: Javier Estrada (Spain)
Armenia 1–0 Poland
Bakalyan 75' Report
CSiRT Tuchola stadium, Tuchola
Poland 1–1 Romania
Stolarski 35' Report Balasa 4'
GKS Olimpia Grudziadz, Grudziądz
Referee: Javier Estrada (Spain)
Lithuania 1–0 Armenia
Stankevičius 15' Report
CSiRT Tuchola stadium, Tuchola
Referee: Vlado Glodjović (Serbia)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Elite round
2  Sweden (H) 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
4  Azerbaijan 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source:
(H) Hosts
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Azerbaijan
O'Sullivan 34'
O'Hanlon 83'		 Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–4 Sweden
Alispahić 47' Report Tanković 10', 56', 67'
Zeneli 57'
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Azerbaijan 0–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Sweden
Kelly 83' Report
Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Predragović 24' Report Crowe 45+2'
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Sweden 5–1 Azerbaijan
Nordenberg 16', 69'
Hedlund 33'
Olausson 53'
Zeneli 55'		 Report Muradbayli 74'
Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Elite round
2  Iceland 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  France 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
4  Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source:
(H) Hosts

France, the reigning youth world champions having won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, failed to advance from this stage, thus also missed out on qualification to the 2015 World Cup.

France 2–2 Iceland
Rabiot 22'
Jean 24'		 Report Finnbogason 83'
Sigurjónsson 87' (pen.)
Eburons Dome Op De Keiberg, Tongeren
Belgium 2–0 Northern Ireland
Origi 45'
Bongonda 78'		 Report
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway)
Belgium 2–0 Iceland
Origi 9'
Schrijvers 53'		 Report
KVV Thes Sport, Tessenderlo
Referee: Artyom Kuchin (Kazakhstan)
Northern Ireland 1–1 France
Hanna 88' Report Jean 68'
France 2–2 Belgium
Dendoncker 12' (o.g.)
Rabiot 90+1'		 Report Fiore 69'
Bongonda 78'
Eburons Dome Op De Keiberg, Tongeren
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway)
Iceland 1–0 Northern Ireland
Ómarsson 57' Report
KVV Thes Sport, Tessenderlo
Referee: Artyom Kuchin (Kazakhstan)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Elite round
2  Scotland 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Latvia 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
4  Belarus (H) 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Scotland 1–1 Latvia
Gauld 90+1' Report Kņuts 21'
Attendance: 30
Germany 2–1 Belarus
Mukhtar 8'
Gnabry 63'		 Report Kaborda 90+4'
Attendance: 150
Germany 5–0 Latvia
Selke 22', 40', 49', 84'
Dudziak 37'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tornike Gvantseladze (Georgia)
Belarus 0–1 Scotland
Report Johnstone 32'
Attendance: 350
Scotland 1–1 Germany
Walsh 2' Report Gnabry 62'
Attendance: 60
Latvia 2–1 Belarus
Gutkovskis 1'
Vītolnieks 55'		 Report Rassadkin 21'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Tornike Gvantseladze (Georgia)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5 Elite round
2  Bulgaria (H) 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Slovakia 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
4  Albania 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source:
(H) Hosts
Slovakia 1–2 Bulgaria
Bero 49' (pen.) Report Daskalov 20'
Despodov 75'
Referee: Sven Bindels (Luxembourg)
Greece 1–0 Albania
Popovits 86' Report
Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel)
Greece 1–1 Bulgaria
Donis 21' Report Despodov 45+1'
Albania 1–1 Slovakia
Prendi 90+1' Report Bero 3' (pen.)
Referee: Sven Bindels (Luxembourg)
Slovakia 3–3 Greece
Bero 50' (pen.), 65', 72' Report Kritikos 18'
Donis 76'
Pantelakis 90'
Bulgaria 1–1 Albania
Daskalov 61' Report Prendi 75'
Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia (H) 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Elite round
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
3  Kazakhstan 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
4  Finland 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
Source:
(H) Hosts
Serbia 3–0 Kazakhstan
Milinković-Savić 8' (pen.)
Gaćinović 22'
Ilić 71'		 Report
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Belgrade
Referee: Ognjen Valjić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Austria 6–0 Finland
Michorl 16'
Bytyqi 20', 67'
Blutsch 50'
Rosenbichler 55'
Grubeck 88'		 Report
Stadion Suvača, Pećinci
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
Serbia 1–0 Finland
Simić 76' Report
Stadion Suvača, Pećinci
Referee: Christos Nicolaides (Cyprus)
Kazakhstan 1–3 Austria
Suley 32' Report Bytyqi 4', 68'
Grillitsch 15'
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Belgrade
Referee: Ognjen Valjić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Austria 0–1 Serbia
Report Milinković-Savić 12'
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
Finland 0–0 Kazakhstan
Report
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Belgrade
Referee: Christos Nicolaides (Cyprus)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Elite round
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3  Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Norway 2–0 San Marino
Finne 88'
Hestad 90+4'		 Report
Estádio Municipal de Mangualde, Mangualde
Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia)
Portugal 3–0 Luxembourg
A. Silva 7', 45+1'
Rodrigues 70' (pen.)		 Report
Estádio João Cardoso, Tondela
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)
Luxembourg 1–5 Norway
Catic 38' Report Utvik 4', 48'
Sørloth 18', 41'
Finne 61'
Parque Desportivo Sant'Ana, Penalva do Castelo
Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia)
Portugal 6–0 San Marino
Ponde 17', 35', 76'
Martins 32'
Santos 63'
Luís Rafael 81'		 Report
Estádio João Cardoso, Tondela
Norway 2–3 Portugal
Sørloth 47'
Sakor 90+4'		 Report Guzzo 41', 52'
Rodrigues 45+1'
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)
San Marino 0–4 Luxembourg
Report Bechtold 19' (pen.)
Couto Pinto 30'
Mersch 52'
Fabbro 76'
Estádio João Cardoso, Tondela

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Elite round
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Slovenia (H) 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5 4
4  Andorra 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Switzerland 4–0 Andorra
Elvedi 5'
Tarashaj 26', 79'
Custodio 75'		 Report
Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
England 1–1 Slovenia
Baker 85' Report Barišič 13'
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (Lithuania)
Switzerland 3–1 Slovenia
Tarashaj 14' (pen.), 30'
Castroman 33'		 Report Zahović 59'
Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Andorra 0–7 England
Report Bennett 17', 78'
Loftus-Cheek 20', 48'
Pearson 41', 45+2'
Morris 57'
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (Lithuania)
England 1–0  Switzerland
Bennett 34' Report
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
Slovenia 7–0 Andorra
Črnigoj 8', 37', 51'
Gajič 39'
Barišič 58'
Zahović 72', 90+1'		 Report
Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Elite round
2  Israel (H) 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 6
3  Italy 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
4  Liechtenstein 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Italy 0–2 Israel
Report Ohana 15', 81'
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Denmark 2–0 Liechtenstein
Hjulsager 36'
Maigaard 58'		 Report
National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
Italy 5–0 Liechtenstein
Cristante 10', 52' (pen.)
Crecco 23'
Iotti 33'
Kaiser 61' (o.g.)		 Report
National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
Israel 1–3 Denmark
Shamir 78' Report Plum 19'
Hansen 51'
Hjulsager 55' (pen.)
Referee: Alexander Kostadinov (Bulgaria)
Denmark 0–2 Italy
Report Crecco 39'
Petagna 87'
National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Liechtenstein 0–9 Israel
Report Safouri 19'
Hugi 23', 50'
Danino 29'
Peretz 41'
Abu El Hija 52'
Cohen 80', 84'
Shamir 82'
Referee: Alexander Kostadinov (Bulgaria)

Group 11

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Georgia (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Elite round
2  Wales 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
4  Moldova 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Georgia 5–1 Wales
Papunashvili 22'
Jikia 26', 56'
Gureshidze 43'
Tsintsadze 60'		 Report O'Sullivan 85'
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Netherlands 3–0 Moldova
Zivkovic 55'
Acolatse 72'
Vloet 79'		 Report
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)
Moldova 0–2 Georgia
Report Kikabidze 4'
Aburjania 8'
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)
Netherlands 0–0 Wales
Report
Georgia 2–1 Netherlands
Papunashvili 10'
Aburjania 51'		 Report Zivkovic 45+1'
Wales 6–0 Moldova
Jones 13'
Noor 32'
O'Sullivan 41'
Reid 66'
John 71' (pen.)
Kandi 89'		 Report
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

Group 12

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Elite round
2  Montenegro 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Macedonia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
4  Faroe Islands 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Turkey 4–1 Macedonia
Çınar 14'
Taşdemir 30', 63'
Altıntaş 49'		 Report Imeri 33' (pen.)
Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)
Montenegro 5–0 Faroe Islands
Janković 37' (pen.)
Ilinčić 45+1'
Grbović 53'
Vušurović 64'
Milošević 71'		 Report
Turkey 2–0 Faroe Islands
Zengin 42'
Demirci 48'		 Report
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)
Macedonia 2–1 Montenegro
Velkoski 13'
Kostovski 90+1'		 Report Milošević 64'
Montenegro 2–1 Turkey
Baošić 6'
Ćosić 13'		 Report Tufan 19'
Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)
Faroe Islands 0–5 Macedonia
Report Markoski 11'
Velkoski 16'
Kostovski 65'
Imeri 71'
Sulejmanov 87'
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

Group 13

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia (H) 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Elite round
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
3  Estonia 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
4  Malta 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
Source:
(H) Hosts
Ukraine 3–1 Estonia
Radchenko 64', 72'
Miranyan 90+3'		 Report Kacharaba 44' (o.g.)
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Russia 4–0 Malta
Martusevich 4'
Davydov 18', 45'
Yefremov 78'		 Report
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)
Malta 0–4 Ukraine
Report Miranyan 30'
Radchenko 61', 68'
Kharatin 83'
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Russia 5–1 Estonia
Davydov 3', 63' (pen.)
Morgunov 7'
Efremov 41'
Yaschuk 90+3'		 Report Saliste 1'
Referee: Marco Ferreira (Portugal)
Ukraine 1–1 Russia
Kovalenko 45+1' Report Morgunov 17'
Referee: Marco Ferreira (Portugal)
Estonia 2–2 Malta
Välja 12'
Vaštšuk 75' (pen.)		 Report Mckay 33'
Debono 84'
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)

Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the best third-ranked team from the qualifying round, only the results of the third-placed team against the winners and runners-up in each group are taken into account.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 10  Italy 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Elite round
2 12  Macedonia 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
3 4  France 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
4 6  Slovakia 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1
5 2  Armenia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
6 11  Netherlands 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
7 9  Slovenia 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
8 3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
9 1  Croatia 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
10 5  Latvia 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 1
11 7  Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
12 13  Estonia 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
13 8  Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Source:

References
  1. 2013/14 U19 qualifying round draw UEFA.com
  2. 2013/14 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws UEFA.com
  3. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2013/14" (PDF).
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