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Friday, October 24, 2014
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UEFA.com picks out the key statistics from the 2015 qualifying campaign as well as over the course of the competition's history.
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2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying statistics
Most goals scored (average per game)
37: Denmark (3.7)
31: England (3.1)
29: Slovenia (2.9)
Fewest goals conceded (average per game)
2: England (0.2)
5: Germany, Croatia (0.63)
6: Spain, Portugal, Netherlands (0.75), Moldova (0.6)
Goal attempts (on and off target)
198: England
184: Denmark
178: Germany
Biggest win
England 9-0 San Marino, 19/11/2013
Denmark 8-0 Estonia, 05/03/2014
Germany 8-0 Romania, 09/09/2014
Leading scorers
10: Saido Berahino (England)
9: Arkadiusz Milik (Poland)
8: Álvaro Morata (Spain), Emil Atlason (Iceland), Munas Dabbur (Israel)
Most assists
7: Florian Thauvin (France)
5: Nicolaj Thomsen (Denmark)
Most goals in a game
4: Álvaro Morata (Austria 2-6 Spain, 05/09/2013)
Highest attendance
23,895 – Spain v Bosnia and Herzegovina, La Condomina, Murcia, 10/10/2013
Youngest player
Jens Hofer (Liechtenstein) – Born: 01/10/1997
16 years, 8 months, 4 days; Liechtenstein v Ukraine, 04/06/2014
UEFA European Under-21 Championship historical statistics
Biggest win:
All-time
14-0: Spain v San Marino, 08/02/2005
2006 qualifying group stage, Santo Domingo, El Ejido
Final tournament
6-0: England v Turkey, 29/05/2000
2000 final tournament group stage, Tehelné Pole Stadium, Bratislava
Final
4-0: Germany v England, 29/06/2009
2009, Malmö New Stadium, Malmo, Sweden
Most goals in a game:
14: Spain 14-0 San Marino, 08/02/2005
2006 qualifying group stage, Santo Domingo, El Ejido
Final tournament
7: Czech Republic 4-3 Croatia, 01/06/2000
2000 group stage, Mestský Stadium, Trencin, Slovakia
Final
8: Yugoslavia 4-4 German Democratic Republic 31/05/1978
(second leg, Yugoslavia won 5-4 on agg), Mostar, Yugoslavia
Record attendance:
42,000: Turkey 1-1 Germany, 18/11/2003
2004 qualifying play-off, Sükrü Saraçoglu Stadium, Istanbul
Final tournament
35,500: Italy 1-1 Spain (Italy win 5-4 on pens), 31/05/1996
1996 final, Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
All-time leading scorers:
15 Lampros Choutos (Greece), Tomáš Pekhart (Czech Republic)
14 Roy Makaay (Netherlands), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands)
In a final tournament since 2000
7 Marcus Berg (Sweden, 2009)
5 Adrián López (Spain, 2011)
4 Álvaro Morata (Spain, 2013), Alberto Gilardino (Italy, 2004), Andrea Pirlo (Italy, 2000), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands, 2006), Maceo Rigters (Netherlands, 2007), Johan Elmander (Sweden, 2004)
3 Jan Kliment (Czech Republic 2015)