2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament
Denmark 00 Host 00 10 December 2008 4 1 ( 1978 , 1986 , 1992 , 2006 )
Switzerland Play-off winners against Sweden 11 October 2010 2 ( 2002 , 2004 )
Iceland Play-off winners against Scotland 11 October 2010 First appearance
England Play-off winners against Romania 12 October 2010 10 ( 1978 , 1980 , 1982 , 1984 , 1986 , 1988 , 2000 , 2002 , 2007 , 2009 )
Spain Play-off winners against Croatia 12 October 2010 10 ( 1982 , 1984 , 1986 , 1988 , 1990 , 1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2009 )
Belarus Play-off winners against Italy 12 October 2010 2 ( 2004 , 2009 )
Czech Republic Play-off winners against Greece 12 October 2010 4 ( 1996 , 2000 , 2002 , 2007 )
Ukraine Play-off winners against Netherlands 12 October 2010 1 ( 2006 )
Qualified teams
The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament was held in Denmark between 11-25 June 2011. The first stage of the qualifying competition was a group stage followed by play-offs. Each of the 10 group winners, as well as the four highest ranked second place teams, advanced to the play-off. The play-offs determined which seven nations joined Denmark in the final tournament. Denmark, as hosts, qualified automatically.