The play-offs of the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition involve the four runners-up with the best records among all nine groups in the qualifying group stage: Austria, Norway, Serbia, and Spain. The draw for the play-offs was held on 14 October 2016.[1]
The play-offs are played in home-and-away two-legged format. The two play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.[2]
Ranking of second-placed teams
editTo determine the four best second-placed teams from the qualifying group stage which advance to the play-offs, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first, third, fourth and fifth-placed teams in their group are taken into account, while results against the sixth-placed team (for groups with six teams) are not included. As a result, eight matches played by each second-placed team will count for the purposes of determining the ranking.[3]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Spain
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 17 | Play-offs |
| 2 | 2 |  Serbia
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 17 | |
| 3 | 7 |  Austria
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 16 | |
| 4 | 9 |  Norway
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 | |
| 5 | 4 |  Israel
|
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 15 | |
| 6 | 8 |  Netherlands
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 14 | |
| 7 | 3 |  France
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 14 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Belgium
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | |
| 9 | 5 |  Bulgaria
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coefficient.
Matches
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia
|
2–1 | Norway
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Austria
|
1–1 (a) | Spain
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Norway | 1–0 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
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Serbia qualified for the final tournament.
Spain qualified for the final tournament.
References
edit- ^ "U21 play-offs: Serbia v Norway, Austria v Spain". UEFA.com. 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2015–17" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Austria, Norway, Serbia, Spain in Friday U21 play-off draw". UEFA.com. 11 October 2016.
External links
edit- Fixtures at UEFA.com