The teams competing in Group 8 of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Israel, Portugal, Norway, Macedonia and Azerbaijan.
The ten group winners and the four best second-placed teams advanced to the play-offs.[1]
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Portugal
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 24 | Play-offs | — | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Israel
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 15 | 3–4 | — | 4–1 | 7–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Norway
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 9 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Azerbaijan
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 7 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Macedonia
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — |
Results and fixtures[edit]
All times are CEST (UTC+02:00) during summer and CET (UTC+01:00) during winter.
| Azerbaijan | 0–0 | Macedonia |
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| Report |
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
| Portugal | 5–1 | Norway |
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Betinho  30'Cavaleiro 35'Oliveira 45+1'Carvalho 63' (pen.)Pereira 78' |
Report | Bakenga 15' (pen.) |
Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany)
| Israel | 7–2 | Azerbaijan |
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| Dabbur 3', 51' Micha 4' (pen.), 65'Mizrahi 72', 84'Saba 90+2' |
Report | Erat 25' Abasiyev 77' |
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (Austria)
| Norway | 1–3 | Azerbaijan |
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| Hussain 54' |
Report | Erat 56', 90+5' Ramazanov 69' |
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
| Portugal | 3–0 | Israel |
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| Carvalho 15' Bruma 45'Tawatha 78' (o.g.) |
Report |
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)
| Azerbaijan | 0–2 | Portugal |
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| Report | R. Silva 53' Cavaleiro 64' |
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)
| Israel | 4–1 | Norway |
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| Dabbur 37', 49', 84' Grøgaard 88' (o.g.) |
Report | Ben-Shimon 83' (o.g.) |
Referee: Neil Doyle (Ireland)
| Macedonia | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
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| Velkovski 69' |
Report |
Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic)
| Israel | 3–4 | Portugal |
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| Dabbur 9' Saba 55'Tawatha 74' |
Report | Cavaleiro 16' Pereira 59'B. Silva 64', 86' |
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)
| Macedonia | 1–3 | Norway |
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| Velkovski 45' |
Report | Rashani 47' Berisha 54' (pen.)Nielsen 71' |
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
| Macedonia | 0–1 | Portugal |
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| Report | Ilori 64' |
Referee: Robert Rogers (Republic of Ireland)
| Azerbaijan | 0–1 | Norway |
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| Report | Omoijuanfo 84' |
Referee: Anatoliy Abdula (Ukraine)
| Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Israel |
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| Ramazanov 22' Hajiyev 31', 87' |
Report |
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
| Norway | 1–2 | Portugal |
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| Bakenga 66' |
Report | Mané 22' Pereira 62' |
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
| Israel | 2–1 | Macedonia |
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| Micha 25' Dabbur 54' (pen.) |
Report | Sulejmanov 48' |
Referee: Marios Panayi (Cyprus)
| Portugal | 3–1 | Azerbaijan |
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| R. Silva 13' Ié 82'Esgaio 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Abasiyev 55' |
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
Goalscorers[edit]
- 8 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
- Amir Ben-Shimon (against Norway)
- Taleb Tawatha (against Portugal)
- Thomas Grøgaard (against Israel)
Notes[edit]
- ^ The Israel v Macedonia will be played outside Israel due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2013–15" (PDF).
- ^ "Emergency Panel decisions". UEFA.com. 17 July 2014.
External links[edit]
- Standings and fixtures at UEFA.com