2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs

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The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-off ties were played over two legs, with the first legs scheduled on 11 and 12 October 2012 and the second legs on 15 and 16 October 2012. The seven winners qualified for the final tournament in Israel. Qualifying play-offs were the second stage of 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[1]

Seedings[]

The draw for the play-offs was held on 14 September 2012 in Nyon to determine the seven pairings as well as the order of the home and away ties. The seven group winners with the highest competition coefficients have been seeded and those teams were drawn against the unseeded teams. Nations from the same group could not be drawn against each other.[1][2]

Each nation's coefficient was generated by calculating:[3]

The seedings were as follows:

Pot A (seeded) Pot B (unseeded)
Team Coeff Team Coeff
 Spain 40,391   Switzerland 34,034
 Czech Republic 36,189  Sweden 32,482
 England 35,601  Russia 31,772
 Netherlands 34,400  Serbia 30,470
 Germany 34,063  Denmark 29,841
 Italy 33,508  Slovakia 27,802
 France 32,517  Norway 24,564

Matches[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spain  8–1  Denmark 5–0 3–1
Italy  4–2  Sweden 1–0 3–2
Czech Republic  2–4  Russia 0–2 2–2
Slovakia  0–4  Netherlands 0–2 0��2
Germany  4–2   Switzerland 1–1 3–1
England  2–0  Serbia 1–0 1–0
France  4–5  Norway 1–0 3–5

First leg[]

Slovakia 0–2 Netherlands
Report Van Ginkel 55', 82'
Spain 5–0 Denmark
Rodrigo 16', 18', 21', 66'
Isco 79' (pen.)		 Report
Czech Republic 0–2 Russia
Report Smolov 33', 74' (pen.)
Chance Arena, Jablonec nad Nisou
Germany 1–1  Switzerland
Rudy 82' (pen.) Report Drmić 87'
France 1–0 Norway
Varane 22' Report
England 1–0 Serbia
Dawson 65' (pen.) Report
Italy 1–0 Sweden
Immobile 17' Report
Stadio Adriatico, Pescara

Second leg[]

Netherlands won 4–0 on aggregate.

Russia 2–2 Czech Republic
Smolov 6' (pen.)
Kirillov 83'		 Report Wágner 12', 64'

Russia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Switzerland  1–3 Germany
Drmić 75' Report Holtby 8'
Sobiech 20'
Polter 45'
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Germany won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sweden 2–3 Italy
Ishak 72'
Hiljemark 77'		 Report Insigne 68'
Florenzi 71'
Immobile 86'

Italy won 4–2 on aggregate.

Serbia 0–1 England
Report Wickham 90+4'

England won 2–0 on aggregate.

Norway 5–3 France
Singh 13' (pen.)
Nielsen 19'
Rogne 27'
Konradsen 57'
Berget 66'		 Report Guilavogui 28'
Lacazette 84'
Griezmann 87'
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Norway won 5–4 on aggregate.

Denmark 1–3 Spain
Christiansen 90+1' Report Muniain 24'
Vázquez 62', 90+2'
Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg

Spain won 8–1 on aggregate.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Holders Spain draw Denmark in play-offs". UEFA.com. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Spain among seeds for Friday's U21 play-off draw". UEFA.com. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2011-13" (PDF).

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