2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 9
Group 9 of the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consisted of five teams: England, Switzerland, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kazakhstan. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 5 February 2015.[1]
The group was played in a home-and-away round-robin format. The group winners qualified directly for the final tournament, while the runners-up advanced to the play-offs if they were one of the four best runners-up among all nine groups (not counting results against the sixth-placed team).[2]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 20 | Final tournament | — | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Norway | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 | Play-offs | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |
Matches
Times are CEST (UTC+2) for dates between 29 March and 24 October 2015 and between 27 March and 29 October 2016, for other dates times are CET (UTC+1).
| Norway | 2–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Elyounoussi 45' Aursnes 88' |
Report |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–2 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Hajradinović 58' | Report | Tuliyev 27' Aimbetov 43' |
| Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tarashaj 85' (pen.) |
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
| Norway | 0–1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ward-Prowse 45+1' (pen.) |
| Switzerland | 3–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Tarashaj 12' (pen.), 76' Tabaković 63' |
Report | Ćerimagić 80' |
| Norway | 2–1 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Elyounoussi 14' Sørloth 69' |
Report | Zhalmukan 50' |
Referee: Jovan Kaludjerović (Montenegro)
| Switzerland | 1–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Tabaković 30' | Report | Trondsen 19' |
| England | 3–0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Loftus-Cheek 53' Redmond 70' Akpom 90+4' |
Report |
| England | 3–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Ward-Prowse 82' (pen.) Watmore 85' Akpom 90+1' |
Report | Tarashaj 45' |
| Kazakhstan | 0–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)
| Switzerland | 1–1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Kamberi 76' | Report | Akpom 47' |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Elyounoussi 57' |
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Greece)
| Switzerland | 3–0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Khelifi 28' Angha 41' Fernandes 63' |
Report |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
| England | 6–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Rashford 29', 66', 72' (pen.) Chalobah 38' Loftus-Cheek 64' Baker 86' |
Report | Zahid 68' |
| Kazakhstan | 0–1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gray 6' |
| Norway | 2–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Zahid 44' Elyounoussi 79' |
Report | Fernandes 66' |
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
- ^ "2017 Under-21 qualifying group stage draw". UEFA. 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2015–17" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 23, 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
External links
- Standings and fixtures at UEFA.com