2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
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The 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began in March 2013 and finished in September 2014. The final tournament was held in the Czech Republic. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 31 January 2013 in Nyon, with matches played between March 2013 and September 2014.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 22 March 2013 – 14 October 2014 |
Teams | 52 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 234 |
Goals scored | 790 (3.38 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Saido Berahino (10 goals) |
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There were ten groups. Two of these groups had six teams; the remaining eight groups consisted of five teams. Group competition was a double round robin: each team hosted a game with every other team in its group. At the conclusion of qualifying, the 10 teams at the top of each group and four best second-placed teams qualified for the two-legged play-offs scheduled in October 2014, with the seven winners of the play-off ties joining Czech Republic in the finals.