Group 2 of the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consisted of six teams:

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, and

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. The composition of the nine groups in the

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was decided by the draw held on 5 February 2015. The group was played in home-and-away round-robin format. The group winners qualified directly for the

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, while the runners-up advanced to the

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if they were one of the four best runners-up among all nine groups (not counting results against the sixth-placed team).

Standings

Matches

Times are

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Goalscorers

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Uroš Đurđević Uroš Đurđević (, ; born 2 March 1994), commonly known as Đuka, is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Sporting Gijón. Born in Serbia, he represents the Montenegro national team. Club career Earl ...

;4 goals *

Ognjen Ožegović Ognjen Ožegović ( sr-cyr, Огњен Ожеговић, ; born 9 June 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League Greece club Volos. Club career Born in Gradiška, Ožegović made his first football ste ...

;3 goals *

Marco Benassi Marco Benassi (born 8 September 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Cremonese, on loan from Fiorentina. Club career Early career Born in Modena, Benassi began his career at his local club Modena. In Ja ...

Callum O'Dowda Callum Joshua Ryan O'Dowda (born 23 April 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger (association football), left winger for EFL Championship club Cardiff City. and the Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic o ...

Sergej Milinković-Savić Sergej Milinković-Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Сергеј Милинковић-Савић, ; born 27 February 1995), also known mononymously as Sergej, is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Serbia ...

* Žiga Kastrevec *

Andraž Šporar Andraž Šporar (born 27 February 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos and the Slovenia national team. Club career Olimpija Ljubljana In June 2012, Šporar transferred ...

* Leo Štulac ;2 goals *

Alberto Cerri Alberto Cerri (born 16 April 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Como, on loan from Cagliari. Club career Parma On 30 March 2013, Cerri made his debut for Parma as a substitute replacing Amauri ...

* Federico Di Francesco * Gaetano Monachello *

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Conor Wilkinson Conor Dominic Geoffrey Wilkinson (born 23 January 1995) is a footballer who plays as a striker for side Colchester United. Born in England, he has represented Ireland at youth level. Club career Millwall Wilkinson began his career at Mill ...

* Aleksandar Čavrić * Andrija Luković *

Jon Gorenc Stanković Jon Gorenc Stanković (born 14 January 1996) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Austrian Football Bundesliga side Sturm Graz and the Slovenia national team. Club career Huddersfield Town Stanković made his ...

* Dino Hotić ;1 goal * Aarón Sánchez *

Domenico Berardi Domenico Berardi (; born 1 August 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Sassuolo and the Italy national team. Berardi began his club career with Sassuolo in 2012, helping the team win the Serie B title an ...

Federico Bernardeschi Federico Bernardeschi (; born 16 February 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC and the Italy national team. His nickname is "Brunelleschi", after th ...

Danilo Cataldi Danilo Cataldi (born 6 August 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lazio. Club career Cataldi was born in Rome to parents from Missanello, Southern Italy. A product of Lazio's youth system, he w ...

Vittorio Parigini Vittorio Parigini (born 25 March 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Como, on loan from Genoa. Early life Born in Piedmont from a southern family, his mother is a native of Atripalda, in the province of ...

Lorenzo Pellegrini Lorenzo Pellegrini (; born 19 June 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and is captain for club Roma. He represents the Italy national team. Pellegrini is an academy graduate of Roma, having joined the club in 2 ...

Alessio Romagnoli Alessio Romagnoli (born 12 January 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Lazio and the Italy national team. Romagnoli began his career with Roma in 2012, and later spent a season on loan with Sampdor ...

Lorenzo Rosseti Valerio Lorenzo Rosseti (born 5 August 1994), known as Lorenzo Rosseti, is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Reggina. Club career Rosseti was signed by defending Serie A champions Juventus in August 2014 as a ...

Donatas Kazlauskas Donatas Kazlauskas (born 31 March 1994) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for FK Žalgiris and Lithuania national team. Club career On 6 January 2015, Kazlauskas joined Lechia Gdańsk on three-and-a-half year contr ...

Manfredas Ruzgis Manfredas Ruzgis (born 5 January 1997) is a footballer who plays as a striker for German club SC Wiedenbrück. Born in Germany, he represents Lithuania at international level. His father Kęstutis Ruzgys was also a footballer. Club career On ...

* Gratas Sirgėdas * Lukas Spalvis * Simonas Stankevičius *

Alan Browne Alan Browne (born 23 January 1974) is an Irish retired hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club Blackrock. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 9 years, during which time he usually lined out as a forward. Browne began ...

* Harry Charsley * Dylan Connolly *

Josh Cullen Joshua Jon Cullen (born 7 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Burnley and the Republic of Ireland national team. Early life Cullen was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. His grandparents on his father's side ...

* Courtney Duffus *

Tommie Hoban Thomas Michael Hoban (born 24 January 1994) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Hoban played for Arsenal, Watford, Wealdstone, Blackburn Rovers, Aberdeen and Crewe Alexandra. Born in England, Hoban represented the Rep ...

Srđan Babić Srđan Babić ( sr-cyr, Срђан Бабић; born 22 April 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Almería. Club career Vojvodina Babić started out at his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, before jo ...

Mijat Gaćinović Mijat Gaćinović (, ; born 8 February 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and the Serbia national team. Club career Vojvodina Gaćinović was born in Novi Sad while his fa ...

* Milan Gajić * Darko Lazić * Saša Lukić *

Nikola Maraš Nikola Maraš (, ; born 19 December 1995) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés, on loan from UD Almería, Almería. Club career Ra ...

Nemanja Mihajlović Nemanja Mihajlović ( sr-cyr, Немања Михајловић, ; born 19 January 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka. Club career Rad Mihajlović debuted for Rad's ...

* Fejsal Mulić *

Gregor Bajde Gregor Bajde (born 29 April 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for Celje as a winger. Honours Maribor *Slovenian Championship: 2016–17, 2018–19 *Slovenian Cup Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related ...

* Luka Krajnc * Mitja Lotrič *

Luka Zahović Luka Zahović (born 15 November 1995) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for Polish club Pogoń Szczecin and the Slovenia national team as a forward. Club career Early career Born in Guimarães, Portugal, Zahović began his care ...

* Miha Zajc ;1 own goal *

Rolando Mandragora Rolando Mandragora (; born 29 June 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Fiorentina. He began his professional career at Genoa, making five Serie A appearances and playing more frequently on loan at Pes ...

(against Republic of Ireland) *

Darragh Lenihan Darragh Patrick Lenihan (born 16 March 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Middlesbrough. Career Blackburn Rovers In the summer of 2011 Lenihan signed for Blackburn Rovers from Belvedere. Two years later, he ...

(against Italy)

References

External links

Standings and fixtures
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