2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification


The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament was held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011.
The first stage of the qualifying competition was a group stage followed by play-offs. Each of the 10 group winners, as well as the four highest ranked second place teams, advanced to the play-off. The play-offs determined which seven nations joined Denmark in the final tournament. Denmark, as hosts, qualified automatically.

Groups

Summary

Teams that secured a place in the play-offs are highlighted in green in their respective qualifying groups. The teams are ordered by final group position.
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5


















Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9Group 10
















In case of equal points, the teams are ranked by their head-to-head record:
  1. number of points
  2. goal difference
  3. goals scored
  4. goals scored away from home.
If some teams have equal head-to-head record, then the following tiebreaks apply:
  1. overall goal difference
  2. overall goals scored
  3. overall goals scored away from home
  4. fair play conduct.

    Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Group 10

Ranking of second-placed teams

Since Groups 1 and 2 were composed of six teams, results against the 6th-ranked team were excluded.

Play-offs

The play-off first legs played on 9 October 2010, second legs played on 13 October 2010.

Qualified teams