[4] The bids were inspected between June and September 2008, and a report was given to the National Team Competition Committee in October.

[1][4] The draw for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying round took place in Århus on 4 February 2009.

Ten groups were formed in the qualifying draw including two sections of six sides and eight of five, as teams chase 7 finals places alongside host Denmark.

The six European federations that have qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain and England) were each drawn in one of the six groups of five teams.

The four British federations entered the qualification process as single entities, but are not eligible to qualify for the Olympics.

If one or more British teams had qualified for the Championship, and to pass the first round, play-off games would be played (like in 2007 when Italy and Portugal faced for the last place in the Olympics).

This caused controversy as in the Olympics, Great Britain competes as a single unified country, as opposed to the four individual nations in football.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all logged public objections to the idea of a GB team at the Olympics, fearing that it would jeopardise their independent status in UEFA and FIFA.

[5] The following 8 teams qualified for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The tournament venues were all located in Jutland, at already existing stadiums in Aarhus, Aalborg, Herning and Viborg.

Further Aalborg Stadion was confirmed as the venue for the opening match and the eventual Olympic qualifying play-off.

[11] Referees Fourth officials As in Under-21 Euro 2009: If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.