2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

The 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-19 football competition that would have determined the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Romania in the 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to participate.[3]

2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesCancelled

(Originally

Qualifying round:
March 2021[1]
Elite round:
Abolished
Play-offs:
May 2021)
Teams53 (from 1 confederation)

Apart from Romania, 53 of the remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition, where the original format consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which would have taken place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which would also have take place in spring 2021.[4] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to March 2021, and the elite round was abolished and replaced by play-offs, with the 13 qualifying round group winners joining the top seed by coefficient ranking, Portugal (which originally received a bye to the elite round), in the play-offs in May 2021 to determine the teams qualifying for the final tournament.[5][6]

On 23 February 2021, UEFA announced that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and its effect on staging competitions, the tournament was cancelled.[7]

Format

The qualifying competition originally consisted of the following two rounds:

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Portugal, which receive a bye to the elite round as the teams with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams were drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group was to be 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 were to advance to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 28 teams were to be drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was to be played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners were to qualify for the final tournament.

After the format change, the qualifying competition would have consisted of the following two rounds:

  • Qualifying round: The draw remained the same as before. The 13 group winners and Portugal, which originally received a bye to the elite round, would have advanced to the play-offs.
  • Play-offs: The 14 teams were to be drawn into seven ties. The seven winners would have qualified for the final tournament.

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2019, 10:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[8][9]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Spain and Gibraltar, Ukraine and Russia, Serbia and Kosovo, Russia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.

Final tournament hosts
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Romania8.833—
Bye to elite round
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Portugal29.3891
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
TeamCoeff.Rank
 France23.7782
 England23.0003
 Italy21.8894
 Netherlands16.7785
 Czech Republic16.7226
 Spain16.2227
 Germany15.8338
 Ukraine14.3899
 Republic of Ireland13.27810
 Norway12.61111
 Turkey12.61112
 Austria11.83313
 Croatia11.61114
Pot B
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Greece11.00015
 Belgium10.66716
 Sweden10.27817
 Serbia10.16718
 Poland10.16719
 Slovakia10.16720
 Scotland9.83321
 Israel9.83322
 Bulgaria9.72223
 Hungary9.16724
 Denmark8.83325
 Slovenia8.16726
 Georgia7.83327
Pot C
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Russia7.33328
 Finland7.33329
  Switzerland7.00030
 Bosnia and Herzegovina6.66731
 Cyprus5.33332
 Wales5.00033
 Latvia4.66734
 Iceland4.66735
 Azerbaijan4.50036
 North Macedonia4.33337
 Northern Ireland4.33338
 Belarus4.33339
 Armenia3.66740
Pot D
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Montenegro3.33341
 Kosovo3.16742
 Malta2.33343
 Albania2.00044
 Kazakhstan1.66745
 Andorra1.66746
 Luxembourg1.66747
 Moldova1.33348
 Estonia1.33349
 Faroe Islands1.33350
 Lithuania1.00051
 Gibraltar0.33352
 San Marino0.00053
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
 Liechtenstein

Groups

The qualifying round was originally scheduled to be played by 17 November 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to March 2021,[6] before its cancellation earlier in February.[7]

Times up to 27 March 2021 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

Originally scheduled to be played between 11–17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Slovakia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Italy Cancelled Kosovo
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Cyprus Cancelled Slovakia
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Italy Cancelled Cyprus
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Slovakia Cancelled Kosovo
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Slovakia Cancelled Italy
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Kosovo Cancelled Cyprus
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Group 2

Originally scheduled to be played between 10–16 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Israel (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ukraine Cancelled Montenegro
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Belarus Cancelled Israel
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Ukraine Cancelled Belarus
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Israel Cancelled Montenegro
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Israel Cancelled Ukraine
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Montenegro Cancelled Belarus
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Group 3

Originally scheduled to be played between 11–17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Sweden (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Austria Cancelled Gibraltar
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Northern Ireland Cancelled Sweden
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Austria Cancelled Northern Ireland
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Sweden Cancelled Gibraltar
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Sweden Cancelled Austria
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Gibraltar Cancelled Northern Ireland
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Group 4

Originally scheduled to be played between 11–17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Switzerland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Germany Cancelled Luxembourg
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Switzerland Cancelled Scotland
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Germany Cancelled  Switzerland
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Scotland Cancelled Luxembourg
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Scotland Cancelled Germany
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Luxembourg Cancelled  Switzerland
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Group 5

Originally scheduled to be played between 7–13 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Czech Republic Cancelled Albania
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North Macedonia Cancelled Denmark
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Czech Republic Cancelled North Macedonia
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Denmark Cancelled Albania
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Denmark Cancelled Czech Republic
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Albania Cancelled North Macedonia
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Group 6

Originally scheduled to be played between 11–17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Croatia Cancelled Kazakhstan
Report
Latvia Cancelled Georgia
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Croatia Cancelled Latvia
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Georgia Cancelled Kazakhstan
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Georgia Cancelled Croatia
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Kazakhstan Cancelled Latvia
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Group 7

Originally scheduled to be played between 11–17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Republic of Ireland Cancelled Estonia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Cancelled Poland
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Republic of Ireland Cancelled Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Poland Cancelled Estonia
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Poland Cancelled Republic of Ireland
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Estonia Cancelled Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Group 8

Originally scheduled to be played between 7–13 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Moldova (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France Cancelled Moldova
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Azerbaijan Cancelled Greece
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France Cancelled Azerbaijan
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Greece Cancelled Moldova
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Greece Cancelled France
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Moldova Cancelled Azerbaijan
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Group 9

Originally scheduled to be played between 7–13 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Norway Cancelled Andorra
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Iceland Cancelled Hungary
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Norway Cancelled Iceland
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Hungary Cancelled Andorra
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Hungary Cancelled Norway
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Andorra Cancelled Iceland
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Group 10

Originally scheduled to be played between 11–17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Wales (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
England Cancelled Malta
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Wales Cancelled Slovenia
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England Cancelled Wales
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Slovenia Cancelled Malta
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Slovenia Cancelled England
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Malta Cancelled Wales
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Group 11

Originally scheduled to be played between 7–13 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands Cancelled San Marino
Report
Armenia Cancelled Serbia
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Netherlands Cancelled Armenia
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Serbia Cancelled San Marino
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Serbia Cancelled Netherlands
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San Marino Cancelled Armenia
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Group 12

Originally scheduled to be played between 10–16 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Bulgaria (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey Cancelled Lithuania
Report
Russia Cancelled Bulgaria
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Turkey Cancelled Russia
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Bulgaria Cancelled Lithuania
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Bulgaria Cancelled Turkey
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Lithuania Cancelled Russia
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Group 13

Originally scheduled to be played between 11–17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Belgium (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain Cancelled Faroe Islands
Report
Finland Cancelled Belgium
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Spain Cancelled Finland
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Belgium Cancelled Faroe Islands
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Belgium Cancelled Spain
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Faroe Islands Cancelled Finland
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Elite round

The draw for the elite round would originally be held on 9 December 2020 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and the matches were originally scheduled to be played in spring 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the elite round was abolished and replaced by play-offs.[6]

Play-offs

The 14 teams were to be drawn into seven ties. The seven winners would have qualified for the final tournament. The play-offs were scheduled to be played in May 2021.[6]

Qualified teams
  •  Portugal
  • Group 1 winner
  • Group 2 winner
  • Group 3 winner
  • Group 4 winner
  • Group 5 winner
  • Group 6 winner
  • Group 7 winner
  • Group 8 winner
  • Group 9 winner
  • Group 10 winner
  • Group 11 winner
  • Group 12 winner
  • Group 13 winner

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

The following eight teams were to qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in Under-19 Euro1
only U-19 era (since 2002)
 RomaniaHosts24 September 2019[2]1 (2011)
TBDPlay-off winnersMay 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersMay 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersMay 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersMay 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersMay 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersMay 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersMay 2021
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References
  1. "2020/21 U19 qualifying round guide". UEFA. 18 July 2020.
  2. "Romania, Slovakia to stage U19 EURO in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
  3. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2020/21". UEFA. 13 July 2020.
  4. "2020/21 U19 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 14 October 2019.
  5. "UEFA postpones youth national team competitions". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020.
  6. "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. "2020/21 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. "2020/21 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  9. "2020/21 U19 EURO qualifying round draw coefficients" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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