2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship (Elite Round) was the second round of qualifications for the final tournament of UEFA U-17 Championship 2010.The Elite round was played between March 17 and April 1, 2010. The 28 teams advancing from the qualifying round were distributed into seven groups of four teams each, with each group being contested in a round-robin format, with one of the four teams hosting all six group games. The seven group-winning teams automatically qualified for the final tournament in Liechtenstein. The host nation was guaranteed one of the eight final tournament spots, but since Liechtenstein withdrew, the eight team to qualify was chosen from the second-placed teams with the best record against the first and third placed teams in its group.
Each team was placed in one of four drawing pots, according to their qualifying round results. The seven sides with the best records were placed in Pot A, and so forth until Pot D, which contained the seven teams with the weakest records. During the draw, each group was filled with one team from every pot, with the only restriction being that teams that played each other in the first qualifying round could not be drawn into the same group again. The draw was conducted December 7, 2009.[1]
The hosts of the seven one-venue mini-tournament groups are indicated below in italics.[2]
Stages
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Czech Republic advances due to head-to-head result
| Czech Republic | 0–1 | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  40+1' Kazaishvili |
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Locadia 7' Klaassen 63' | Report |
| Czech Republic | 2–1 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Hurka 15' Twardzik 80+1' | Report | 64' Khamid |
| Georgia | 1–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Chanturia 16' | Report | 4' Maher 69' Locadia |
| Netherlands | 0–1 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 16' Hurka |
| Ukraine | 2–2 | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Khamid 63' Lukanyuk 71' (pen.) | Report | 45', 78' (pen.) Kazaishvili |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
 Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
 Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 |
| Portugal | 4–1 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| João Mário 24' (pen.) Figueiredo 32'Betinho 43'Tozé 80+2' | Report | 26' Vatajelu |
| Croatia | 2–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksić 33' Kukavica 65' (o.g.) | Report | 51' Ćemalović |
| Portugal | 1–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Bruma 19' | Report | 13' Kukavica |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–3 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Sivišić 1' Ćemalović 12', 45' | Report | 39', 66' Băluță 80' Gavra |
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
 Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 |
 Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 0–3 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 57', 70' Georgios 79' Diamantakos |
| Austria | 3–3 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Burušić 16' Holzhauser 68' (pen.)Traunmüller 80+1' | Report | 8' Mäkelä 28' Paananen 42' Väyrynen |
| Austria | 2–2 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Burušić 8', 33' | Report | 4' Rougkalas 80+4' Diamantakos |
| Finland | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 54' Knight |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| O'Brien 20', 72' Knight 44' | Report |
| Greece | 2–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Diamantakos 72', 79' | Report | 48' Väyrynen |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
 Northern Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 6 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Spain advances due to a +3 goal difference in games among tied teams (Belgium 0, Northern Ireland −3)
| Poland | 0–2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 17' Lallemand 66' Arslanagic |
| Spain | 4–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Juanmi 43', 75' Alcácer 69', 77' | Report |
| Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Ball 70' | Report |
| Belgium | 0–1 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 43' McAlinden |
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
 France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Wales | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
 Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Wales | 0–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Turkey | 1–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Derici 44' | Report | 57' March |
| Wales | 0–4 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 35' Koura 52', 70', 71' Omrani |
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
 Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Serbia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
 Hungary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Switzerland advances due to head-to-head result
| Switzerland | 1–2 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Vuleta 10' | Report | 32', 60' Nastasić |
| Germany | 0–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 56' Savić |
| Serbia | 1–4 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Georgijević 35' | Report | 6' Kittel 18' Parker 30' Bittencourt 55' Younes |
Group 7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 |
 Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2–0 | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Ohlander 13' (pen.) Söderqvist 55' | Report |
| Malta | 0–5 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Azulay 24' Sandberg Magnusson 31', 51' Törnros 68', 76' |
Second-placed qualifiers
At the end of the elite round, a comparison was made between the second placed teams from all groups. The best second-placed team advanced to the final round, with only the results against the first- and third-ranked teams from each group used to classifying the teams.
| Group | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 6 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 7 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |