2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship elite round was the second round of qualifications for the final tournament of UEFA U-17 Championship 2012. 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 Slovenia.

Seeding

The draw for the elite round was held on 29 November 2011 in Nyon. 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.

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D
 France
 Spain
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Hungary
 Serbia
 Germany 		 England
 Sweden
 Scotland
 Russia
 Portugal
 Belarus
 Netherlands 		 Poland
 Italy
 Belgium
 Georgia
 Iceland
 Turkey
 Republic of Ireland 		  Switzerland
 Bulgaria
 Ukraine
 Albania
 Luxembourg
 Lithuania
 Wales

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

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
  Switzerland 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
France 1−0 Italy
Chemlal 71' Report
Stade Guy Boniface, Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
Sweden 2−0  Switzerland
Tanković 5', 20' Report
Stade Maurice Boyau, Dax
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Italy 0−0 Sweden
Report
Stade de l'Argenté, Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
France 2−1  Switzerland
Corentin 19'
Martial 40+2'		 Report Tarashaj 68'
Stade André Darriguade, Dax
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Sweden 1−3 France
Zeneli 70' Report Corentin 40'
Martial 62'
Said 73'
Stade Guy Boniface, Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Switzerland 1−2 Italy
Tarashaj 73' Report Cerri 70'
Tutino 74'
Stade André Darriguade, Dax
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
 Belarus 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
 Luxembourg 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Czech Republic 0−2 Poland
Report Rabiega 35'
Stępiński 48'
Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg
Referee: Michael Johansen (Denmark)
Belarus 1−1 Luxembourg
Kaplenko 68' Report Steinmetz 65'
John Grün, Mondorf-les-Bains
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)
Poland 2−0 Belarus
Stępiński 3'
Cierpka 16'		 Report
John Grün, Mondorf-les-Bains
Referee: Christos Nicolaides (Cyprus)
Czech Republic 2−1 Luxembourg
Matoušek 38'
Chorý 78'		 Report Holter 80+2'
La Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)
Belarus 0−0 Czech Republic
Report
La Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette
Referee: Michael Johansen (Denmark)
Luxembourg 1−3 Poland
Thill 18' Report Łasicki 32'
Cierpka 55'
Linetty 73'
Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg
Referee: Christos Nicolaides (Cyprus)

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Georgia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
 Spain 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
 England 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3
 Ukraine 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Spain 1−1 Georgia
Sáez 59' Report Chechelashvili 2' (pen.)
Mikheil Meskhi, Tbilisi
Referee: Chris Reisch (Luxembourg)
England 1−0 Ukraine
Chambers 56' Report
Boris Paichadze, Tbilisi
Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)
Georgia 1−0 England
Papunashvili 80+4' Report
Mikheil Meskhi, Tbilisi
Referee: Chris Reisch (Luxembourg)
Spain 2−2 Ukraine
Calero 19'
Bustos 72'		 Report Tyshchenko 8'
Bilonoh 71'
Boris Paichadze, Tbilisi
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Bulgaria)
England 0−4 Spain
Report Calero 45'
Grimaldo 47'
Samper 57'
Gayà 80+4'
Boris Paichadze, Tbilisi
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Bulgaria)
Ukraine 0−1 Georgia
Report Mzevashvili 6'
Mikheil Meskhi, Tbilisi
Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5
 Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Germany 4−0 Turkey
Meyer 20'
Çağıran 29' (o.g.)
Benkarit 74'
Lohkemper 79'		 Report
Sportpark am Vinnenweg, Bremen
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
Portugal 0−0 Bulgaria
Report
Weserstadion Platz 11, Bremen
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
Germany 2−1 Bulgaria
Meyer 7', 18' Report Tsonev 57'
Weserstadion Platz 11, Bremen
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
Turkey 0−3 Portugal
Report Podstawski 15'
Rodrigues 39' (pen.)
A. Silva 62'
BSA Obervieland, Bremen
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
Portugal 0−0 Germany
Report
Sportpark am Vinnenweg, Bremen
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
Bulgaria 2−0 Turkey
Dryanov 13'
Angelov 18'		 Report
BSA Obervieland, Bremen
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
 Serbia 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Albania 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Serbia 1−0 Republic of Ireland
Jokić 66' Report
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Ádám Németh (Hungary)
Netherlands 4−0 Albania
Vilhena 37', 47'
Haye 49'
Vloet 52'		 Report
sV Venray, Venray
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)
Serbia 3−0 Albania
Simić 32'
Veljković 58'
Janković 67'		 Report
sV Venray, Venray
Referee: Andranik Arsenyan (Armenia)
Republic of Ireland 1−2 Netherlands
Hayes 30' (pen.) Report Vilhena 43', 55'
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Dennis Antamo (Finland)
Netherlands 1−1 Serbia
Huser 60' Report Jokić 76'
Sportpark Zuideinderpark, Schijndel
Referee: Ádám Németh (Hungary)
Albania 2−1 Republic of Ireland
Marku 35' (pen.)
Ymeralilaj 49'		 Report Grealish 43'
sV Venray, Venray
Referee: Andranik Arsenyan (Armenia)

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iceland 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
 Denmark 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
 Lithuania 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Denmark 2−2 Iceland
Mathiasen 42', 55' Report Bergsson 47'
Birgisson 75'
Cappielow Park, Greenock
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)
Scotland 1−0 Lithuania
Findlay 65' Report
Somerset Park, Ayr
Referee: Johnny Casanova (San Marino)
Denmark 3−1 Lithuania
Mathiasen 5'
Andersen 25'
Nielsen 26'		 Report Petravičius 73'
Somerset Park, Ayr
Referee: Johnny Casanova (San Marino)
Iceland 1−0 Scotland
Finnbogason 43' Report
Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)
Scotland 2−3 Denmark
Kidd 27'
Aird 67'		 Report Højbjerg 24'
Crone 63'
Jensen 74'
Cappielow Park, Greenock
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)
Lithuania 0−4 Iceland
Report Sigurjónsson 15' (pen.)
Thorsteinsson 21'
Bergsson 53'
Finnbogason 69'
Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Group 7

Although Hungary originally won the group on goal difference, Belgium filed a complaint, as Russia had fielded an ineligible player in their match against Belgium. The 1–0 victory by Belgium was therefore replaced with a 3–0 default victory for Belgium, causing them to surpass Hungary in the standings.[1] This decision was appealed by the Hungarian FA.[2]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 7
 Russia 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
 Wales 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Hungary 2−2 Belgium
Tóth 34'
Németh 40+3'		 Report Dendoncker 22'
Dehond 44'
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)
Russia 2−1 Wales
Yaschuk 22'
Koryan 71'		 Report Hill 62'
Grosics Gyula, Tatabánya
Referee: Vasilis Dimitriou (Cyprus)
Hungary 5−1 Wales
Bobál 8', 60', 69'
Vida 24'
Medgyes 45'		 Report Jones 44'
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Leonardo Guidi (San Marino)
Belgium 1−0
3−0 [1]		 Russia
Dendoncker 70' Report
Grosics Gyula, Tatabánya
Referee: Vasilis Dimitriou (Cyprus)
Russia 2−3 Hungary
Turik 48'
Yaschuk 77'		 Report Berecz 39'
Bobál 43'
Farkas 80+2'
Globall Football Park, Telki
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)
Wales 0−3 Belgium
Report Dierckx 33', 60'
Biscotti 65'
Grosics Gyula, Tatabánya
Referee: Leonardo Guidi (San Marino)

References

  1. ^ a b "Belgium pip Hungary to finals berth". 29 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Madžarska pritobža prodaja vstopnic šele 13. 4" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 2012-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

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