Press kit - U17 Qualifying Round - Belgium 2014

UEFA EUROPEAN UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014/15
QUALIFYING ROUND GROUP 10
BELGIUM SWITZERLAND AZERBAIJAN BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER 2014
15:30 SWITZERLAND - BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA THES Sport*
19:00 BELGIUM - AZERBAIJAN Patro Maasmechelen*
SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 2014
15:30 BELGIUM - BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA THES Sport*
19:00 AZERBAIJAN - SWITZERLAND Mijnstadion Beringen*
TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2014
19:00 SWITZERLAND - BELGIUM Mijnstadion Beringen*
19:00 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - AZERBAIJAN Patro Maasmechelen*
*PATRO MAASMECHELEN: Koolmijn Limburg Maaslaan 2, 3630 Maasmechelen
*BERINGEN: Stadionlaan 1 - 3583 Beringen
*THES SPORT: Sportlaan 4 - 3980 Tessenderlo
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Dear Football Friends,
In the name of the Royal Belgian Football Association, I am honoured to welcome our
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round of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2014-2015. I sincerely hope that
they will enjoy their stay in our country and wish them a safe journey home after the
tournament.
We are doing our best to make this tournament a success and I am certain that the hotels,
and the clubs of the training grounds and stadiums will do everything they can to ensure
the best possible conditions.
Our special thanks go to the people of Beringen, KRC Genk, Patro Maasmechelen, Spou-wen-
Mopertingen, Thes Sport, FC Veldwezelt, who open their doors this week to the
participating teams.
Tournaments such as this give young players the opportunity to develop at international
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onship is indeed much higher than our national football competitions, which will allow
the participating players to gain a wealth of experience. For this reason I would also like
to thank UEFA as organiser of the Under-17 Championships for giving the countries of
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support and organisational assistance!
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and we wish them all the very best. We hope that despite the stakes and the importance
of the tournament, the matches can take place in a positive climate, with attention for
respect and fair play.
Enjoy the tournament!
Gilbert Timmermans
Vice president Executive Committee RBFA
Tournament Director

SCHEDULE
Thursday 23 October 2014
Tessenderlo 15:30 Switzerland - Bosnia H.
Maasmechelen 19:00 Belgium - Azerbaijan
Saturday 25 October 2014
Tessenderlo 15:30 Belgium - Bosnia H.
Beringen 19:00 Azerbaijan - Switzerland
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Beringen 19:00 Switzerland - Belgium
Maasmechelen 19:00 Bosnia H. - Azerbaijan

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS
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teams with the best record against the top pair in their groups.
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pete in eight mini-tournament groups of four. The group winners and seven runners-up with
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each progressing to the knockout phase. Further details, including the criteria for separating
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HISTORY
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was the place where stars such as Thierry Henry and Luís FigoWRRNWKHLUˋUVWVWHSWRZDUGVWKHOLPH-
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Jack Wilshere, Spain’s Cesc Fàbregas and Gerard Piqué, Germany’s Mario Götze and Toni Kroos,
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Belgium’s Eden Hazard have followed in their footsteps.
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lovers with a series of stunning performances that were enough to win the title and prove that they
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titive youth football has become.
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in Italy a year later and Russia then taking the title in Luxembourg. Spain were champions in
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thrilling 5-2 win in Serbia and beat the same side on penalties in Slovenia 12 months later to emulate
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2012/13 : Russia
2011/12 : Netherlands
2010/11 : Netherlands
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2008/09 : Germany
2007/08 : Spain
2006/07 : Spain
2005/06 : Russia
2004/05 : Turkey
2003/04 : France
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DԤMIROV Elvin 17.04.1998 Gabala GK
MURADOV Ismayil 11.02.1998 èQWHU GK
OSMANOV Tural 09.10.1998 Neftchi GK
AMIRLI Khayal 28.06.1998 Gabala DEF
BEDAVI Ruslan 26.08.1998 FC Saburtalo (Georgia) DEF
BIRKAN .D]éP 31.08.1998 Gaziosmanpashaspor (Tur) DEF
SEYDIYEV Amin 15.11.1998 Gabala DEF
ZÜLFIQAROV Kԥnan 19.04.1998 Garabagh DEF
ASADOV Elchin 03.08.1999 Neftchi MID
HACIYEV +DFéDÝD 31.01.1998 Gabala MID
IBADOV Said 20.11.1998 FK Tomsk (Russia) MID
JAFAROV Yusif 07.07.1998 Baku MID
NABIYEV Farid 22.07.1998 Gabala MID
ԤZIZOV Ziya 10.04.1998 Den-Bosch (Netherlands) MID
SULEYMANOV Nijat 15.11.1998 Baku MID
YUSIFLI Ravil 20.03.1998 Simurg MID
GARAYEV Gara 05.03.1998 Alinja ATT
GULIYEV Emin 09.01.1998 èQWHU ATT
ISMAYILOV Oruj 11.01.1998 Neftchi ATT
JAMALOV Jamal 08.09.1998 Garabagh ATT
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BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
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