See main article: 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.
The qualification play-offs for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship took place from 10 October to 15 October 2008. The ten group winners and four best runners-up from the qualifying group stage were drawn together in pairs in order to determine the seven teams that joined hosts Sweden at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
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3–3 on aggregate. Finland won 4–2 on penalties.----Belarus won 2–1 on aggregate.----England won 5–4 on aggregate.----Spain won 4–3 on aggregate.----Serbia won 2–0 on aggregate.----Germany won 2–1 on aggregate.----Italy won 3–1 on aggregate.