2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round

2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship (Elite Round) was the second round of qualifications for the final tournament of UEFA U-17 Championship 2010. The Elite round was played between March 17 and April 1, 2010. The 28 teams advancing from the qualifying round were distributed into seven groups of four teams each, with each group being contested in a round-robin format, with one of the four teams hosting all six group games. The seven group-winning teams automatically qualified for the final tournament in Liechtenstein. The host nation was guaranteed one of the eight final tournament spots, but since Liechtenstein withdrew, the eight team to qualify was chosen from the second-placed teams with the best record against the first and third placed teams in its group.

Each team was placed in one of four drawing pots, according to their qualifying round results. The seven sides with the best records were placed in Pot A, and so forth until Pot D, which contained the seven teams with the weakest records. During the draw, each group was filled with one team from every pot, with the only restriction being that teams that played each other in the first qualifying round could not be drawn into the same group again. The draw was conducted December 7, 2009.[1]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D
 England
 Spain
 Czech Republic
 Hungary
 Austria
 France
 Portugal
 Wales
 Croatia
 Republic of Ireland
 Poland
  Switzerland
 Netherlands
 Slovakia
 Northern Ireland
 Finland
 Romania
 Turkey
 Germany
 Georgia
 Sweden
 Greece
 Ukraine
 Belgium
 Norway
 Serbia
 Malta
 Bosnia and Herzegovina

The hosts of the seven one-venue mini-tournament groups are indicated below in italics.[2]

Stages

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Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
  Georgia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
  Ukraine 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1

Czech Republic advances due to head-to-head result

Czech Republic  0–1  Georgia
Report   40+1' Kazaishvili
Referee: Oliver Drachta  

Netherlands  2–0  Ukraine
Locadia   7'
Klaassen   63'
Report
Referee: Thorvaldur Arnason  

Czech Republic  2–1  Ukraine
Hurka   15'
Twardzik   80+1'
Report   64' Khamid
Referee: Elmir Pilav  

Georgia  1–2  Netherlands
Chanturia   16' Report   4' Maher
  69' Locadia
Referee: Thorvaldur Arnason  

Netherlands  0–1  Czech Republic
Report   16' Hurka

Ukraine  2–2  Georgia
Khamid   63'
Lukanyuk   71' (pen.)
Report   45', 78' (pen.) Kazaishvili
Referee: Elmir Pilav  

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Portugal 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
  Croatia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
  Romania 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1

Portugal  4–1  Romania
João Mário   24' (pen.)
Figueiredo   32'
Betinho   43'
Tozé   80+2'
Report   26' Vatajelu

Croatia  2–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aleksić   33'
Kukavica   65' (o.g.)
Report   51' Ćemalović
Referee: Davit Kharitonashvili  

Portugal  1–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bruma   19' Report   13' Kukavica
Referee: Davit Kharitonashvili  

Romania  0–3  Croatia
Report   9' Livaja
  14' Ivančić
  30' Džoni
Referee: Jan Valasek  

Croatia  0–2  Portugal
Report   57' Esgaio
  80+1' Cavaleiro

Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–3  Romania
Sivišić   1'
Ćemalović   12', 45'
Report   39', 66' Băluță
  80' Gavra
Referee: Jan Valasek  

Group 3

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Greece 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
  Republic of Ireland 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
  Austria 3 0 2 1 5 8 −3 2
  Finland 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1

Republic of Ireland  0–3  Greece
Report   57', 70' Georgios
  79' Diamantakos

Austria  3–3  Finland
Burušić   16'
Holzhauser   68' (pen.)
Traunmüller   80+1'
Report   8' Mäkelä
  28' Paananen
  42' Väyrynen

Austria  2–2  Greece
Burušić   8', 33' Report   4' Rougkalas
  80+4' Diamantakos

Finland  0–1  Republic of Ireland
Report   54' Knight

Republic of Ireland  3–0  Austria
O'Brien   20', 72'
Knight   44'
Report

Greece  2–1  Finland
Diamantakos   72', 79' Report   48' Väyrynen
Referee: Dawid Piasecki  

Group 4

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
  Belgium 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
  Northern Ireland 3 2 0 1 2 4 −2 6
  Poland 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0

Spain advances due to a +3 goal difference in games among tied teams (Belgium 0, Northern Ireland −3)

Poland  0–2  Belgium
Report   17' Lallemand
  66' Arslanagic

Spain  4–0  Northern Ireland
Juanmi   43', 75'
Alcácer   69', 77'
Report

Spain  0–1  Belgium
Report   63' Raman
Referee: Alan Mario Sant  

Northern Ireland  1–0  Poland
Ball   70' Report

Poland  0–2  Spain
Report   3', 79' (pen.) Alcácer

Belgium  0–1  Northern Ireland
Report   43' McAlinden
Referee: Alan Mario Sant  

Group 5

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Turkey 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
  France 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
  Wales 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
  Norway 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Wales  0–0  Norway
Report

France  0–1  Turkey
Report   34' Derici

Turkey  1–1  Wales
Derici   44' Report   57' March

France  1–0  Norway
Deligny   75' Report

Wales  0–4  France
Report   35' Koura
  52', 70', 71' Omrani

Norway  0–2  Turkey
Report   11' Yokuşlu
  44' Azğar

Group 6

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
  Germany 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
  Serbia 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
  Hungary 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1

Switzerland advances due to head-to-head result

Hungary  0–1  Germany
Report   17' (pen.) Pusch
Referee: Eli Hacmon  

Switzerland  1–2  Serbia
Vuleta   10' Report   32', 60' Nastasić
Referee: Raymond Crangle  

Hungary  0–0  Serbia
Report
Referee: Suren Baliyan  

Germany  0–1   Switzerland
Report   56' Savić
Referee: Eli Hacmon  

Switzerland  3–1  Hungary
Vuleta   16', 23'
Savić   43'
Report   52' Adorján
Referee: Suren Baliyan  

Serbia  1–4  Germany
Georgijević   35' Report   6' Kittel
  18' Parker
  30' Bittencourt
  55' Younes
Referee: Raymond Crangle  

Group 7

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
  Malta 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Slovakia  2–0  Malta
Schranz   52'
Špilár   58'
Report

England  4–0  Sweden
Wickham   21'
Afobe   32'
Hall   73'
Keane   80+2'
Report
Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou  

Sweden  2–0  Slovakia
Ohlander   13' (pen.)
Söderqvist   55'
Report

England  5–0  Malta
Aneke   20', 36'
Keane   30'
Afobe   38'
Kane   72' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Igor Pristovnik  

Slovakia  0–2  England
Report Wickham   60'
Kane   76'
Referee: Igor Pristovnik  

Malta  0–5  Sweden
Report Azulay   24'
Sandberg Magnusson   31', 51'
Törnros   68', 76'
Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou  

Second-placed qualifiers

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At the end of the elite round, a comparison was made between the second placed teams from all groups. The best second-placed team advanced to the final round, with only the results against the first- and third-ranked teams from each group used to classifying the teams.

Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5   France 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
6   Germany 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3   Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
1   Netherlands 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
4   Belgium 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
2   Croatia 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
7   Sweden 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3

References

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  1. ^ "Holders hook up with world champions". UEFA. December 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  2. ^ "9th UEFA European Under-17 Championship — Elite Round" (PDF). UEFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
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