# 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

The 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification was a men's under-17 football competition organised by UEFA to determine the 15 national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Azerbaijan in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.
A total of 53 national teams entered this qualifying competition, which was played in two rounds between September 2015 and April 2016. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.

## Format

The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:
* Qualifying round: Apart from Germany, which received a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams were drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group was 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 five third-placed teams with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group advanced to the elite round.
* Elite round: The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four teams. Each group was 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 the first and third-placed teams in their group qualified for the final tournament.

### Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
* Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
* Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
* Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
* If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
* Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
* Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
* If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
* Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
* Drawing of lots.
To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round and the seven best runners-up from the elite round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:
* Higher number of points;
* Superior goal difference;
* Higher number of goals scored;
* Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
* Drawing of lots.

## Qualifying round
### Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2014, 09:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:
* 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
* 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
* 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
Each group contained two teams from Pot A and two teams from Pot B. For political reasons, Spain and Gibraltar (due to the disputed status of Gibraltar), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group.
Pot A :
| Pot A TeamCoeffRank  England10.0002  Netherlands10.0003  Portugal9.1674  Poland9.1675  France8.8336  Serbia8.6677  Russia8.0008  Switzerland7.8339  Italy7.83310  Spain7.50011  Czech Republic7.50012  Scotland7.33313  Georgia7.00014  Sweden7.00015  Hungary6.66716  Ukraine6.50017  Belgium6.50018  Iceland6.00019  Austria5.83320  Turkey5.66721  Croatia5.66722  Denmark5.50023  Republic of Ireland5.16724  Norway4.83325  Belarus4.63326  Bosnia and Herzegovina4.16727 | Pot B TeamCoeffRank  Greece4.16728  Bulgaria4.00029  Israel4.00030  Slovakia4.00031  Albania3.83332  Slovenia3.66733  Northern Ireland3.50034  Romania2.83335  Latvia2.66736  Macedonia2.66737  Estonia2.50038  Finland2.33339  Wales2.00040  Lithuania2.00041  Armenia2.00042  Luxembourg1.66743  Cyprus1.66744  Faroe Islands1.66745  Moldova1.33346  Montenegro1.33347  Kazakhstan1.33348  Malta0.33349  Andorra0.33350  San Marino0.33351  Liechtenstein0.00052  Gibraltar0.00053 |

#### Notes

* Azerbaijan (Coeff: 1.667) qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.

### Groups

Times up to 24 October 2015 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).

#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | Elite round |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Wales (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Elite round |
| 4 | Albania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Netherlands: 3 pts; Switzerland: 0 pts).

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Elite round |
| 3 | Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Belarus (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Elite round |
| 3 | Finland (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Elite round |
| 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | Elite round |
| 2 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | Elite round |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Georgia: 3 pts; Romania: 0 pts).

#### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Elite round |
| 3 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |

#### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Latvia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Andorra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |

#### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Elite round |
| 3 | Liechtenstein (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | |

#### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | Elite round |
| 3 | Iceland (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Elite round |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |

#### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Portugal (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Elite round |
| 3 | Armenia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | |
| 4 | San Marino | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 | |

#### Group 10

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Elite round |
| 3 | Slovenia (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Elite round |
| 4 | Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |

#### Group 11

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Israel (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

#### Group 12

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Elite round |
| 2 | Bulgaria (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Elite round |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Elite round |
| 4 | Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Bulgaria: 3 pts; Scotland: 0 pts).

#### Group 13

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Moldova (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round advancing to the elite round, only the results of the third-placed teams against the first and second-placed teams in their group were taken into account.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | 1 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Elite round |
| 2 | 10 | Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | Elite round |
| 3 | 3 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | Elite round |
| 4 | 8 | Iceland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Elite round |
| 5 | 12 | Scotland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Elite round |
| 6 | 5 | Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| 8 | 11 | Northern Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
| 9 | 13 | Estonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
| 10 | 7 | Liechtenstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | Armenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Tie broken by disciplinary points.

## Elite round
### Draw

The draw for the elite round was held on 3 December 2015, 11:45 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round. Germany, which received a bye to the elite round, were automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Winners and runners-up from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group, but third-placed teams could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same qualifying round group. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine) could not be drawn in the same group.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Seeding |
| 1 | — | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pot A |
| 2 | 2 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Pot A |
| 3 | 6 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Pot A |
| 4 | 11 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Pot A |
| 5 | 9 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 7 | Pot A |
| 6 | 7 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 | Pot A |
| 7 | 9 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Pot A |
| 8 | 3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Pot A |
| 9 | 7 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Pot B |
| 10 | 13 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Pot B |
| 11 | 8 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Pot B |
| 12 | 10 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Pot B |
| 13 | 5 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Pot B |
| 14 | 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | Pot B |
| 15 | 6 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Pot B |
| 16 | 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Pot B |
| 17 | 11 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Pot C |
| 18 | 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Pot C |
| 19 | 8 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | Pot C |
| 20 | 5 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Pot C |
| 21 | 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Pot C |
| 22 | 10 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Pot C |
| 23 | 12 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Pot C |
| 24 | 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | Pot C |
| 25 | 8 | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Pot D |
| 26 | 4 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | Pot D |
| 27 | 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Pot D |
| 28 | 12 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Pot D |
| 29 | 10 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Pot D |
| 30 | 1 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Pot D |
| 31 | 2 | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Pot D |
| 32 | 12 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Pot D |
* 1 2 Tie broken by coefficient.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tie broken by disciplinary points.

### Groups

Times up to 26 March 2016 were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times were CEST (UTC+2).

#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Czech Republic (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Scotland: 3 pts; Czech Republic: 0 pts).

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | England (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Georgia (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Ranked by head-to-head record (Italy: 3 pts, +3 GD; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 pts, 0 GD; Russia: 3 pts, −3 GD).

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |

#### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Croatia (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |

#### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |

#### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Poland (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tie broken by penalty shoot-out, as they were playing each other in the last round of matches.

#### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Tie broken by penalty shoot-out, as they were playing each other in the last round of matches.

### Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the seven best second-placed teams from the elite round qualifying for the final tournament, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group were taken into account.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | 2 | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 2 | 6 | Austria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 3 | 4 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 4 | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 5 | 5 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 6 | 1 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 7 | 8 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Final tournament |
| 8 | 7 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |

## Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament only U-17 era (since 2002) |
| Azerbaijan | Hosts | 20 March 2012 | 0 (debut) |
| Denmark | Elite round Group 1 winners | 30 March 2016 | 3 (2002, 2003, 2011) |
| Ukraine | Elite round Group 2 winners | 26 March 2016 | 4 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2013) |
| Italy | Elite round Group 3 winners | 20 March 2016 | 5 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015) |
| Germany | Elite round Group 4 winners | 29 March 2016 | 8 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) |
| Portugal | Elite round Group 5 winners | 18 March 2016 | 5 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2014) |
| France | Elite round Group 6 winners | 31 March 2016 | 9 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015) |
| Serbia | Elite round Group 7 winners | 30 March 2016 | 4 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2011) |
| Belgium | Elite round Group 8 winners | 16 March 2016 | 4 (2006, 2007, 2012, 2015) |
| England | Elite round best seven runners-up | 26 March 2016 | 10 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015) |
| Austria | Elite round best seven runners-up | 3 April 2016 | 4 (2003, 2004, 2013, 2015) |
| Netherlands | Elite round best seven runners-up | 29 March 2016 | 9 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Elite round best seven runners-up | 20 March 2016 | 0 (debut) |
| Sweden | Elite round best seven runners-up | 21 March 2016 | 1 (2013) |
| Scotland | Elite round best seven runners-up | 2 April 2016 | 3 (2008, 2014, 2015) |
| Spain | Elite round best seven runners-up | 2 April 2016 | 9 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

## Top goalscorers

The following players scored four goals or more in the qualifying competition:

### 7 goals

* João Filipe

### 6 goals

* Reiss Nelson

### 5 goals

* Jens Odgaard
* Dylan Vente
* José Gomes
* Teddy Bergqvist

### 4 goals

* Duje Javorčić
* Martin Graiciar