The play-offs of the 2019 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.
Ranking of second-placed teams
To 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 are not included. As a result, eight matches played by each second-placed team will count for the purposes of determining the ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Poland
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 20 | Play-offs |
| 2 | 1 |  Greece
|
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 19 | |
| 3 | 7 |  Austria
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 16 | |
| 4 | 8 |  Portugal
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 16 | |
| 5 | 6 |  Sweden
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 14 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Northern Ireland
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 14 | |
| 7 | 4 |  Netherlands
|
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | |
| 8 | 9 |  Slovenia
|
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | |
| 9 | 5 |  Norway
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coefficient.
Draw
The draw for the play-offs was held on 19 October 2018, 13:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[1] The four teams were drawn into two ties of home-and-away two-legged format.
Matches
The two play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.
All times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece
|
0–2 | Austria
|
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Poland
|
3–2 | Portugal
|
0–1 | 3–1 |
Austria won 2–0 on aggregate.
Poland won 3–2 on aggregate.
Goalscorers
There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
References
- ^ "Play-off draw". UEFA.com.
External links
- Fixtures at UEFA.com
This page was last edited on 23 December 2019, at 09:40