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2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Elite Round
2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship (Elite Round) was the second round of qualifications for the final tournament of 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, UEFA U-17 Championship 2010. The Elite round was played between March 17 and April 1, 2010. The 28 teams advancing from the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifying round, 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 result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
The 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the ninth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship, held in Liechtenstein from 18 to 30 May 2010. The hosts decided not to field a team, fearing it would not be competitive enough for the tournament's prestige; their place was occupied by France, the best runner-up in the qualification's elite round. Germany was the 2009 title holder, but failed to qualify. In the final, England defeated Spain by 2–1, and achieved their first ever under-17 European title. Qualification The final tournament of the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the eight teams. Participants * * * * * * * * Despite being hosts, Liechtenstein did not participate in the finals. They withdrew from the competition after raising concerns with UEFA that their U-17 side would not be competitive, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |