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2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

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2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
Cancelled (originally March 2021)[1]
Elite round:
Abolished
Teams54 (from 1 confederation)
2020
2022

The 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was to be a men's under-17 football competition that would have determined the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Cyprus in the 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to participate.[3]

Apart from Cyprus, all remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition, where the original format was to consist of two rounds: Qualifying round, which would have taken place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which would also have taken place in spring 2021.[4] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to March 2021, and the elite round was abolished, with the 13 qualifying round group winners joining the top two seeds by coefficient ranking, Netherlands and Spain (which originally received byes to the elite round), in the final tournament.[5][6]

On 18 December 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that the 2021 tournament was cancelled after consultation with all 55 member associations due to the pandemic.[7]

Format

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The qualifying competition originally consisted of the following two rounds:

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Netherlands and Spain, which receive byes to the elite round as the teams with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams were drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group was to be played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 13 group winners, the 13 runners-up, and the four third-placed teams with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group were to advance to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 32 teams were to be drawn into eight groups of four teams. Each group was to be played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The eight group winners and the seven runners-up with the best record against all teams in their group were to qualify for the final tournament.

After the format change, the qualifying competition consists of only one round:

  • Qualifying round: The draw remained the same as before. The 13 group winners, Netherlands and Spain, which originally received byes to the elite round, were to qualify for the final tournament.

Qualifying round

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Draw

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The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2019, 09:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[8][9]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, Russia and Kosovo, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Final tournament hosts
Team Coeff. Rank
 Cyprus 6.167
Bye to elite round
Team Coeff. Rank
 Netherlands 28.556 1
 Spain 27.444 2
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
Team Coeff. Rank
 England 23.056 3
 Italy 22.667 4
 Portugal 20.722 5
 Germany 19.833 6
 France 18.944 7
 Belgium 18.556 8
 Republic of Ireland 16.833 9
 Sweden 15.278 10
 Hungary 14.389 11
 Austria 13.556 12
 Serbia 13.278 13
 Turkey 12.667 14
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.333 15
Pot B
Team Coeff. Rank
 Scotland 12.000 16
 Ukraine 11.889 17
 Czech Republic 11.722 18
 Israel 11.167 19
  Switzerland 11.111 20
 Denmark 11.000 21
 Norway 10.722 22
 Russia 10.667 23
 Greece 10.222 24
 Slovenia 10.111 25
 Poland 10.000 26
 Croatia 9.833 27
 Slovakia 9.333 28
Pot C
Team Coeff. Rank
 Iceland 8.167 29
 Finland 7.833 30
 Belarus 5.500 31
 Romania 5.333 32
 Azerbaijan 5.333 33
 North Macedonia 4.833 34
 Montenegro 4.667 35
 Wales 4.500 36
 Georgia 4.333 37
 Northern Ireland 4.167 38
 Bulgaria 4.000 39
 Latvia 3.000 40
 Faroe Islands 2.889 41
Pot D
Team Coeff. Rank
 Lithuania 2.667 42
 Albania 2.333 43
 Estonia 2.333 44
 Armenia 2.000 45
 Kazakhstan 2.000 46
 Kosovo 2.000 47
 Andorra 1.333 48
 Liechtenstein 1.000 49
 Moldova 0.667 50
 Luxembourg 0.667 51
 San Marino 0.333 52
 Malta 0.000 53
 Gibraltar 0.000 54
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.

Groups

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The qualifying round was originally scheduled to be played by 17 November 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to March 2021.[6]

Times up to 27 March 2021 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

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Originally scheduled to be played between 29 October and 4 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Bosnia and Herzegovina Cancelled Liechtenstein
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Bulgaria Cancelled Croatia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Cancelled Bulgaria
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Croatia Cancelled Liechtenstein
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Croatia Cancelled Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Liechtenstein Cancelled Bulgaria
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Group 2

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Originally scheduled to be played between 22 and 28 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Romania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Italy Cancelled Albania
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Romania Cancelled Slovenia
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Italy Cancelled Romania
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Slovenia Cancelled Albania
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Slovenia Cancelled Italy
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Albania Cancelled Romania
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Group 3

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Originally scheduled to be played between 21 and 27 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Republic of Ireland Cancelled Estonia
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Northern Ireland Cancelled Slovakia
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Republic of Ireland Cancelled Northern Ireland
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Slovakia Cancelled Estonia
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Slovakia Cancelled Republic of Ireland
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Estonia Cancelled Northern Ireland
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Group 4

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Originally scheduled to be played between 7 and 13 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Georgia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Belgium Cancelled Lithuania
Report
Georgia Cancelled Ukraine
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Belgium Cancelled Georgia
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Ukraine Cancelled Lithuania
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Ukraine Cancelled Belgium
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Lithuania Cancelled Georgia
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Group 5

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Originally scheduled to be played between 6 and 12 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Turkey Cancelled Gibraltar
Report
Faroe Islands Cancelled Russia
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Turkey Cancelled Faroe Islands
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Russia Cancelled Gibraltar
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Russia Cancelled Turkey
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Gibraltar Cancelled Faroe Islands
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Group 6

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Originally scheduled to be played between 7 and 13 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Portugal Cancelled Kosovo
Report
Montenegro Cancelled Czech Republic
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Portugal Cancelled Montenegro
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Czech Republic Cancelled Kosovo
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Czech Republic Cancelled Portugal
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Kosovo Cancelled Montenegro
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Group 7

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Originally scheduled to be played between 24 and 30 September 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Finland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Sweden Cancelled Kazakhstan
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Finland Cancelled Israel
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Sweden Cancelled Finland
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Israel Cancelled Kazakhstan
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Israel Cancelled Sweden
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Kazakhstan Cancelled Finland
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Group 8

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Originally scheduled to be played between 11 and 17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Greece (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


England Cancelled San Marino
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Azerbaijan Cancelled Greece
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England Cancelled Azerbaijan
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Greece Cancelled San Marino
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Greece Cancelled England
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San Marino Cancelled Azerbaijan
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Group 9

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Originally scheduled to be played between 7 and 13 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Austria Cancelled Moldova
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Iceland Cancelled Norway
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Austria Cancelled Iceland
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Norway Cancelled Moldova
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Norway Cancelled Austria
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Moldova Cancelled Iceland
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Group 10

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Originally scheduled to be played between 11 and 17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Luxembourg (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Hungary Cancelled Luxembourg
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Belarus Cancelled  Switzerland
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Hungary Cancelled Belarus
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Switzerland Cancelled Luxembourg
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Switzerland Cancelled Hungary
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Luxembourg Cancelled Belarus
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Group 11

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Originally scheduled to be played between 11 and 17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  North Macedonia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Germany Cancelled Malta
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North Macedonia Cancelled Poland
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Germany Cancelled North Macedonia
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Poland Cancelled Malta
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Poland Cancelled Germany
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Malta Cancelled North Macedonia
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Group 12

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Originally scheduled to be played between 24 and 30 September 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Serbia Cancelled Armenia
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Latvia Cancelled Denmark
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Serbia Cancelled Latvia
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Denmark Cancelled Armenia
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Denmark Cancelled Serbia
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Armenia Cancelled Latvia
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Group 13

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Originally scheduled to be played between 30 October and 5 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Scotland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


France Cancelled Andorra
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Wales Cancelled Scotland
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France Cancelled Wales
Report
Scotland Cancelled Andorra
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Scotland Cancelled France
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Andorra Cancelled Wales
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Elite round

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The draw for the elite round would originally be held on 9 December 2020 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and the matches were originally scheduled to be played in spring 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the elite round was abolished.[6]

Qualified teams

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The following 16 teams were to qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in Under-17 Euro1
only U-17 era (since 2002)
 Cyprus Hosts 24 September 2019[2] 0 (debut)
 Netherlands 1st seed by coefficient ranking 13 August 2020[5] 13 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
 Spain 2nd seed by coefficient ranking 13 August 2020[5] 13 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
TBD Qualifying round Group 1 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 2 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 3 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 4 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 5 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 6 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 7 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 8 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 9 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 10 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 11 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 12 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 13 winners March 2021
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

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  1. ^ "2020/21 U17 qualifying round guide". UEFA. 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Cyprus, Israel to host U17 EURO in 2021, 2022". UEFA. 24 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2020/21". UEFA. 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2020/21 U17 qualifying round draw". UEFA. 14 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "UEFA postpones youth national team competitions". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 December 2020.
  8. ^ "2020/21 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  9. ^ "2020/21 U17 EURO qualifying round draw coefficients" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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