2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round
2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship elite round was the second round of qualifications for the final tournament of UEFA U-17 Championship 2013. The 28 teams advancing from the qualifying round were distributed into seven groups of four teams each, with each group contesting 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 Slovakia.
Seeding
The draw for the elite round was held on 5 December 2012.[1] 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 can not be drawn into the same group again.[2]
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]
- Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
- Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
- Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
- 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
- Results of all group matches:
- Superior goal difference
- Higher number of goals scored
- 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.
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
(H) Host.
| Croatia | 3–2 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Mamić  45'Bašić 48'Brodić 67' |
Report | González 56' Traoré 79' |
| Belgium | 1–4 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Schrijvers 64' |
Report | Maupay 12', 33' Coman 20'Cornet 79' |
| Croatia | 1–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Coulibaly 7' (o.g.) |
Report |
| Belgium | 1–1 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Bourard 18' |
Report | Ćaleta-Car 31' |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Serbia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Republic of Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Georgia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
(H) Host.
| Serbia | 2–0 | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Stevanović 58' Pantić 63' |
Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Grego-Cox 22' |
Report |
| Georgia | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Zarandia 54' Kerdzevadze 62'Chabradze 71' |
Report |
| Serbia | 0–1 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pellegrini 70' |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Hungary (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Finland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Belarus |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
(H) Host.
| Sweden | 4–1 | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
| Berisha 20', 45' Citaku 40'Salétros 72' |
Report | Kiyko 60' |
| Belarus | Match cancelled | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Germany (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Estonia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
(H) Host.
| Ukraine | 5–1 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Boryachuk 41', 58', 72' Kuksenko 47' (pen.)Makohon 51' |
Report | Liivak 28' |
| Germany | 5–2 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Werner 45' Avdijaj 54'Multhaup 60'Waldschmidt 78', 80+1' |
Report | Ivaylov 48' Despodov 80' |
| Germany | 6–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Werner 2', 50', 52', 75' Avdijaj 17'Multhaup 27' |
Report |
| Bulgaria | 0–0 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Poland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Israel |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
(H) Host.
| Czech Republic | 1–1 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Danis 45' |
Report | Ben Aharon 44' |
| Switzerland | 0–0 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Switzerland | 1–0 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Hunziker 35' |
Report |
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  England (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Portugal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
(H) Host.
| England | 1–2 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Makarov 6' (o.g.) |
Report | Guliyev 32' Sheydayev 51' |
| Slovenia | 1–2 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Krivičić 68' |
Report | Colkett 13' Morris 28' |
| Russia | 0–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rui Moreira 60' |
Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Northern Ireland |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2–2 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Souza 10' Gronsveld 43' |
Report | Kennedy 62' Tracey 76' |
| Italy | 1–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Cerri 78' |
Report |
| Netherlands | 1–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Idrissi 77' |
Report | Aasheim 32' |
Qualified nations
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
 Slovakia | Hosts | 0 (debut) |
| Croatia | Group 1 winner | 1 (2005) |
| Austria | Group 2 winner | 2 (2003, 2004) |
| Sweden | Group 3 winner | 0 (debut) |
| Ukraine | Group 4 winner | 3 (2002, 2004, 2007) |
| Switzerland | Group 5 winner | 5 (2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
| Russia | Group 6 winner | 1 (2006) |
| Italy | Group 7 winner | 3 (2003, 2005, 2009) |
- 1 Only counted appearances for under-17 era (bold indicates champion for that year, while italic indicates hosts)
References
- "Italy in Netherlands' way". UEFA. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- "U17 elite round seedings". UEFA. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2012/13" (PDF).