2011-2013 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifying Round groups have been drawn in UEFA Headquarters, Nyon. TFF was represented by Raşit Çetiner, U21 National Team Head Coach and Metin Tuncer, TFF International Deparment Manager in this draw.
After the 2011-2013 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifying Round Draw, Turkey have been drawn with Italy, Hungary, Rep. of Ireland and Liechtenstein in Group 7.
52 teams will take part in qualifying, with the teams split into ten groups, two of six teams and eight of five. The ten group winners and four best runners-up will advance to the play-offs to determine the seven sides that join hosts Israel in the finals in June 2013.

2011-2013 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifying Round Draw:

GROUP 1	GROUP 2	GROUP 3	GROUP 4	GROUP 5
Germany	Sweden	Czech Rep.	Serbia	Spain
Belarus	Ukraine	Wales	Denmark	Switzerland
Greece	Finland	Armenia	Northern Ireland	Croatia
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Slovenia	Montenegro	FYROM	Georgia
Cyprus	Lithuania	Andorra	Faroe Islands	Estonia
San Marino	Malta
GROUP 6	GROUP 7	GROUP 8	GROUP 9	GROUP 10
Russia	Italy	England	Romania	Netherlands
Portugal	TURKEY	Belgium	France	Austria
Moldova	Hungary	Iceland	Slovakia	Scotland
Poland	Rep. of Ireland	Norway	Latvia	Bulagaria
Albania	Liechtenstein	Azerbaijan	Kazakhstan	Luxembourg