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Road to the final
The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship comprises a qualifying group stage and play-off round to determine which seven teams join hosts Israel in the final tournament.
Qualifying group stage
Teams are split into ten groups – two of six teams and eight of five – and play each other on a home and away basis. The ten group winners and four runners-up with the best record against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their sections advance to the play-offs.
Play-offs
Play-off matches are played according to the knockout system, with each team playing each opponent home and away. The team which scores the greater aggregate of goals qualifies for the next round, with away goals, extra time and then penalties used to determine the winner in the event of a draw.
Final tournament
The final tournament comprises the seven play-off winners and Israel, who qualify automatically as hosts. The eight teams are split into two groups of four. Each team plays each other once in their group with the winners and runners-up advancing to the semi-finals where the winner of Group A plays the Group B runner-up and vice-versa. The winners advance to the final.
Further details, including the criteria for separating teams that finish level on points in a group, can be found in the official competition regulations.
Facts and figures
2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying statistics
©Getty Images Germany were prolific in qualification
Most goals scored (average per game)
43: Germany (3.58)
35: Spain (3.5)
31: Italy (3.1)
Fewest goals conceded (average per game)
3: Spain, Netherlands, England (0.3)
6: Serbia (0.6)
5: Armenia (0.62)
Goal attempts (on and off target)
176: Germany
159: Ukraine
153: Sweden
Biggest win
Czech Republic 8-0 Andorra, 10/08/2011
San Marino 0-8 Germany, 10/10/2011
©Carmelo Rubio, RFEF Rodrigo was in sparkling form for Spain
Leading scorers
11: Rodrigo (Spain)
9: Jan Chramosta (Czech Republic)
8: Genero Zeefuik (Netherlands), Jordan Rhodes (Scotland), Peniel Mlapa (Germany)
Most assists
8: Miroslav Stevanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
7: Pablo Sarabia (Spain)
Most goals in a game
5: Jan Chramosta (Andorra 1-5 Czech Republic, 05/06/2012)
Highest attendance
22,647 – England 4-0 Belgium, Riverside, Middlesbrough, 29/02/2012
©Getty Images Fans flocked to see England play Belgium
Youngest player
Aleksandar Boljević (Montenegro) – Born: 12/12/1995
16 years, 8 months, 27 days; Montenegro v Czech Republic, 07/09/2012
UEFA European Under-21 Championship historical statistics
Biggest win:
All-time
14-0: Spain v San Marino, 08/02/2005
2006 qualifying group stage, Santo Domingo, El Ejido
Final tournament
6-0: England v Turkey, 29/05/2000
2000 final tournament group stage, Tehelné Pole Stadium, Bratislava
Final
4-0: Germany v England, 29/06/2009
2009, Malmö New Stadium, Malmo, Sweden
©Getty Images Germany were big winners in 2009
Most goals in a game:
14: Spain 14-0 San Marino, 08/02/2005
2006 qualifying group stage, Santo Domingo, El Ejido
Final tournament
7: Czech Republic 4-3 Croatia, 01/06/2000
2000 group stage, Mestský Stadium, Trencin, Slovakia
Final
8: Yugoslavia 4-4 German Democratic Republic 31/05/1978
(second leg, Yugoslavia won 5-4 on agg), Mostar, Yugoslavia
Record attendance:
42,000: Turkey 1-1 Germany, 18/11/2003
2004 qualifying play-off, Sükrü Saraçoglu Stadium, Istanbul
Final tournament
35,500: Italy 1-1 Spain (Italy win 5-4 on pens), 31/05/1996
1996 final, Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
All-time leading scorers:
15 Lampros Choutos (Greece), Tomáš Pekhart (Czech Republic)
14 Roy Makaay (Netherlands), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands)
In a final tournament since 2000
7 Marcus Berg (Sweden, 2009)
5 Adrián López (Spain, 2011)
4 Andrea Pirlo (Italy, 2000), Alberto Gilardino (Italy, 2004),
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands, 2006), Maceo Rigters (Netherlands, 2007), Johan Elmander (Sweden, 2004)
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