2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship


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The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2013 Final Tournament was held in Wales between 19 and 31 August 2013. Players born after 1 January 1994 were eligible to participate in this competition.

2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryWales
Dates19–31 August
Teams8
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions France (3rd title)
Runners-up England
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored40 (2.67 per match)
Attendance7,798 (520 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Pauline Bremer
(6 goals)
Best player(s)France Sandie Toletti

2012

2014

It was the first time Wales played in the final tournament. The tournament also qualified four teams to the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, with England, Finland, France and Germany claiming Europe's four places by reaching the semi-finals.[1]

Tournament structure

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The regulations make up for the following tournament structure:

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Competition format
First qualifying round
(40 teams)
  • 40 teams from associations ranked 4–53

10 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient

Second qualifying round
(24 teams)
  • 10 group winners and runners-up from 1st qualifying round
  • best group third-place finisher from 1st qualifying round

6 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient

Final tournament
(8 teams)
  • 6 group winners from 2nd qualifying round
  • best group runners-up from 2nd qualifying round

2 groups of 4 teams, semi-finals, final
The four semifinalists qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.

First qualifying round

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In the first qualifying round 40 teams were drawn into 10 groups. The top two of each group and the best third-place finisher, counting only matches against the top two in the group, advanced. The draw for this round was made on 15 November 2011.[2]

Second qualifying round

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In the second round the 21 teams from the first qualifying round were joined by top seeds Germany, France and England. The 24 teams of this round were drawn into six groups of four teams. The group winners and the runners-up team with the best record against the sides first and third in their group advanced to the final tournament.

UEFA named six referees and eight assistant referees to officiate matches at the final tournament. Additionally, two referees from the host nation were chosen as fourth officials.[3]

The 7 teams advancing from the second qualifying round were joined by host nation Wales. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four with the top two teams of each group advancing to the semifinals.[4] The draw for the final tournament took place at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on 7 May 2013.[5]

All kick-off times are local (WEST)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
  France 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
  Denmark 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
  Wales 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0


Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
  Finland 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
  Norway 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
  Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1


All four teams qualify to the 2014 U20 World Cup.

Semi-finalsFinal
      
28 August – Carmarthen
  England4
31 August – Llanelli
  Finland0
  England0
28 August – Llanelli
  France (a.e.t.)2
  Germany1
  France2

 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 European champions 
 
France
Third title
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Women's U19 2012/13 first qualifying round draw". UEFA. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Match officials". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Denmark and Finland seal Wales final spots". UEFA. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Football Association of Wales: UEFA Women's Under 19 Finals 2013 - the Finalists International News". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-04-14.