Group A of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consisted of six teams: Croatia, Austria, Norway, Finland, Azerbaijan, and Estonia. 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, with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 22 | Play-offs | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Finland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 19 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Austria | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 16 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 6 | Estonia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Matches
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
| Croatia | 2–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Stadion Radnik, Velika Gorica
Attendance: 753
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)
Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu
Attendance: 300
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)
Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
Attendance: 360
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)
Raatti Stadium, Oulu
Attendance: 2,903
Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal)
| Austria | 6–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis
Attendance: 950
Referee: Amin Kurgheli (Belarus)
Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu
Attendance: 63
Referee: Gergö Bogár (Hungary)
Stadion Varteks, Varaždin
Attendance: 718
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
| Azerbaijan | 1–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Hüseynli 86' | Report | Agcabayov 75' (o.g.) |
Kapital Bank Arena, Sumqayit
Attendance: 150
Referee: Viktor Shimusik (Belarus)
Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu
Attendance: 153
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (Moldova)
Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
Attendance: 228
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
| Azerbaijan | 1–5 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Tampere Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 1,594
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula
Attendance: 548
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
| Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 70
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)
Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
Attendance: 407
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)
Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka
Attendance: 907
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Bulgaria)
| Azerbaijan | 1–2 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 95
Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)
Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
| Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Kapital Bank Arena, Sumqayit
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: David Munro (Scotland)
Stadion Varteks, Varaždin
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania)
Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis
Attendance: 1015
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
Stadion Varteks, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
Attendance: 670
Referee: David Munro (Scotland)
| Estonia | 0–5 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu
Attendance: 174
Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)
Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis
Attendance: 800
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)
| Finland | 3–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Bolt Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 1,043
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)
Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu
Attendance: 262
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)
Veritas Stadion, Turku
Attendance: 2,333
Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (Turkey)
| Norway | 2–1 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Goalscorers
There were 103 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.43 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Yusuf Demir
- Leo Greiml
- Alexander Prass
- Nicolas Seiwald
- Rüfar Abdullazada
- Ildar Alekperov
- Abdulakh Khaibulaev
- Ceyhun Nuriyev
- Bartol Franjić
- Lukas Kačavenda
- Marin Ljubičić
- Antonio Marin
- Jurica Pršir
- Nikola Soldo
- Gabriel Vidović
- Terry Ablade
- Daniel Håkans
- Anthony Olusanya
- Agon Sadiku
- Anssi Suhonen
- Julius Tauriainen
- Tobias Christensen
- Jesper Daland
- Håkon Evjen
- Fredrik Oppegard
- Osame Sahraoui
- Sebastian Sebulonsen
1 own goal
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