2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[3]

1. Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
2. Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
3. Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
5. Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
6. Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
7. If only two teams have the same number of points, and they are tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, 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. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
9. Higher position in the coefficient ranking list used for the qualifying round draw;
10. Drawing of lots.

To determine the five 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. Higher number of points;
2. Superior goal difference;
3. Higher number of goals scored;
4. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
5. Higher position in the coefficient ranking list used for the qualifying round draw;
6. Drawing of lots.

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2015, 09:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][5]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[6]

• 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
• 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)

Each group contained two teams from Pot A and two teams from Pot B. For political reasons, Spain and Gibraltar (due to the disputed status of Gibraltar), Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group.[2]

Final tournament hosts Team Coeff Rank  Croatia 8.500 —

Bye to elite round Team Coeff Rank  Germany 12.667 1

Teams entering qualifying round

Pot A Team Coeff Rank  England 11.667 2  Netherlands 9.667 3  Portugal 9.333 4  Italy 9.167 5  Russia 9.167 6  France 8.667 7  Czech Republic 8.500 8  Austria 8.500 9  Spain 8.167 10  Poland 8.000 11  Scotland 8.000 12  Serbia 7.667 13   Switzerland 7.667 14  Belgium 6.833 15  Republic of Ireland 6.833 16  Ukraine 6.167 17  Sweden 6.000 18  Norway 5.833 19  Georgia 5.667 20  Greece 5.500 21  Slovenia 5.333 22  Hungary 5.167 23  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.000 24  Belarus 4.967 25  Israel 4.833 26  Slovakia 4.333 27

Pot B Team Coeff Rank  Turkey 4.333 28  Iceland 4.167 29  Bulgaria 4.000 30  Romania 4.000 31  Northern Ireland 3.833 32  Denmark 3.333 33  Wales 3.167 34  Albania 3.167 35  Estonia 3.167 36  Finland 3.133 37  Latvia 3.000 38  Moldova 2.667 39  Cyprus 2.667 40  Faroe Islands 1.667 41  Azerbaijan 1.500 42  Luxembourg 1.333 43  Macedonia 1.333 44  Armenia 1.000 45  Lithuania 1.000 46  Montenegro 0.333 47  Andorra 0.333 48  San Marino 0.333 49  Gibraltar 0.333 50  Malta 0.000 51  Liechtenstein 0.000 52  Kazakhstan 0.000 53

Notes

• Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.

The qualifying round must be played between 1 July and mid-November 2016.[3]

Times up to 29 October 2016 are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1).

To determine the five 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.[7]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	5	Montenegro	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1	Elite round
2	13	Ukraine	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
3	11	Belgium	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
4	3	Czech Republic	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	1
5	12	Armenia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1[lower-alpha 1]
6	4	Macedonia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1[lower-alpha 1]
7	8	Bulgaria	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0[lower-alpha 2]
8	2	Kazakhstan	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0[lower-alpha 2]
9	10	Wales	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0
10	6	Azerbaijan	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0[lower-alpha 3]
11	7	Denmark	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0[lower-alpha 3]
12	1	Latvia	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0
13	9	Northern Ireland	2	0	0	2	3	8	−5	0

The draw for the elite round will be held on 13 December 2016, 11:45 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[8][9]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[10] Germany, which received a bye to the elite round, were automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contained 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 could not be drawn in the same group, but the best third-placed teams (Montenegro, Ukraine, Belgium, Czech Republic, Armenia) could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same qualifying round group. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group.[11]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Seeding
1	—	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Pot A
2	7	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	15	0	+15	9
3	9	Spain	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	9
4	8	Sweden	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	9
5	10	Scotland	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	9
6	2	Republic of Ireland	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9
7	1	Russia	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9
8	6	England	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
9	12	Israel	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Pot B
10	11	Cyprus	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9[lower-alpha 1]
11	13	Turkey	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9[lower-alpha 1]
12	5	France	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7
13	3	Switzerland	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7
14	4	Italy	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
15	10	Portugal	3	2	0	1	7	1	+6	6
16	1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
17	2	Greece	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	6	Pot C
18	6	Austria	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
19	4	Serbia	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
20	7	Hungary	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
21	9	Slovakia	3	2	0	1	8	9	−1	6
22	8	Finland	3	2	0	1	3	5	−2	6
23	5	Slovenia	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	5
24	11	Belarus	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
25	11	Belgium	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4	Pot D
26	3	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4[lower-alpha 2]
27	5	Montenegro	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4[lower-alpha 2]
28	12	Poland	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
29	12	Armenia	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4[lower-alpha 3]
30	13	Norway	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4[lower-alpha 3]
31	3	Faroe Islands	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4[lower-alpha 3]
32	13	Ukraine	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2