Group F of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consisted of six teams: Italy, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Luxembourg. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 28 January 2021, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland,[1] with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking.[2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 10 7 3 0 19 5 +14 24 Final tournament — 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0
2  Republic of Ireland 10 6 1 3 16 10 +6 19 Play-offs 0–2 — 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–0
3  Sweden 10 5 3 2 22 8 +14 18 1–1 0–2 — 4–0 3–1 6–0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 3 2 5 9 16 −7 11 1–2 0–2 1–1 — 2–1 1–0
5  Montenegro 10 3 2 5 14 17 −3 11 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 — 3–0
6  Luxembourg 10 0 1 9 2 26 −24 1 0–3 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Montenegro 2–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Barišić 56' (o.g.)
  • Ražnatović 67'
 Report
DG Arena Lješkopolje, Podgorica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Luxembourg 1–2 Montenegro
 Report
Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette
Attendance: 450
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
Sweden 6–0 Luxembourg
 Report
Falcon Alkoholfri Arena, Falkenberg
Attendance: 421
Referee: David Munro (Scotland)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Republic of Ireland
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)
Italy 3–0 Luxembourg
 Report
Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli
Attendance: 864
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovenia)
Montenegro 1–3 Sweden
 Report
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 285
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
Luxembourg 1–1 Republic of Ireland
 Report
  • Whelan 70'
Stade Jos Nosbaum, Dudelange
Attendance: 278
Referee: Loukas Sotiriou (Cyprus)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
Italy 1–0 Montenegro
 Report
Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza
Attendance: 1,084
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Italy
 Report
Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)
Sweden 3–1 Montenegro
 Report
Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 817
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Luxembourg
 Report
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 1,426
Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo)
Luxembourg 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette
Attendance: 213
Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)
Montenegro 2–1 Republic of Ireland
 Report
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 278
Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)
Italy 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Stadio Brianteo, Monza
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
Sweden 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
Borås Arena, Borås
Attendance: 2,513
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Republic of Ireland 0–2 Italy
Report
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 2,161[4]
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 Montenegro
 Report
Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo
Attendance: 120
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Sweden
 Report
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 1,535
Referee: Peter Kráľovič (Slovakia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Luxembourg
 Report
Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo
Attendance: 320
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)
Montenegro 1–1 Italy
 Report
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 662
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)
Italy 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste
Attendance: 2,191
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Sweden 0–2 Republic of Ireland
Report
Borås Arena, Borås
Attendance: 1545
Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal)
Luxembourg 0–3 Sweden
Report
Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette
Attendance: 305
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
Republic of Ireland 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 3,057
Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland)
Republic of Ireland 3–1 Montenegro
 Report
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic)
Luxembourg 0–3 Italy
Report
Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange, Differdange
Attendance: 1,890
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
Sweden 1–1 Italy
 Report
Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 3370
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)
Montenegro 3–0 Luxembourg
 Report
DG Arena Lješkopolje, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
Italy 4–1 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno
Attendance: 4,450
Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary)

Goalscorers

There were 82 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ CEST (UTC+2) for dates between 31 March and 26 October 2021 and between 29 March and 24 October 2022, and CET (UTC+1) for all other dates.

References

  1. ^ "2021–23 Under-21 EURO qualifying draw". UEFA.com.
  2. ^ "Under-21 National Teams Coefficient" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  3. ^ The match was originally scheduled for 18:00, but started at 19:15 due to heavy rain.
  4. ^ "Italy's class proves too much for Ireland under-21s in Tallaght". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

External links

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification
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