Qualifying for the
2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship began in May 2006.
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qualify as hosts and are exempt from qualifying. Of UEFA's 52 member countries, only the
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chose not to compete. That left 50 nations attempting to qualify for the 7 remaining spots at the finals.
The competition's structure is as follows:
#The 16 lowest ranked nations played-off (on a home-and-away basis) before the qualifying group stage, to eliminate 8 teams.
# The remaining 42 teams formed 14 three-team groups, each team playing one home match and one away match.
# The 14 group winners played-off (on a home-and-away basis) to decide the seven qualifying nations.
Preliminary round
Teams went into the preliminary round already knowing who they would face should they get through.
Qualifying groups
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Group 12
Group 13
Group 14
Play-offs
The 14 group winners were paired up. The winners over two legs qualified for the finals. The draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland on 8 September 2006.
External links
Draw and Fixtures''at uefa.com''
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification