2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification


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The 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a women's under-19 football competition that determined the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Northern Ireland in the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship final tournament.[1]

2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
8 September – 25 October 2016
Elite round:
4 April – 12 June 2017
Teams45 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played101
Goals scored438 (4.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Lucía García (11 goals)

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A total of 47 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to participate.

The qualifying competition consists of two rounds:[3]

  • Qualifying round: Apart from France, England and Germany, which receive byes to the elite round as the teams with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 44 teams are drawn into 11 groups of four teams. Each group is played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 11 group winners and the 10 runners-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group advance to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 24 teams are drawn into six groups of four teams. Each group is played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The six group winners and the runner-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group qualify for the final tournament.

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[3]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
  5. Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
  7. If only two teams have the same number of points, and they are tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings are determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
  8. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. Higher position in the coefficient ranking list used for the qualifying round draw;
  10. Drawing of lots.

To determine the ten best runners-up from the qualifying round and the best runner-up from the elite round, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 15.01):[3]

  1. Higher number of points;
  2. Superior goal difference;
  3. Higher number of goals scored;
  4. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  5. Higher position in the coefficient ranking list used for the qualifying round draw;
  6. Drawing of lots.

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 13 November 2015, 09:55 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][5]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[6]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group.[2]

Final tournament hosts
Team Coeff Rank
  Northern Ireland 4.667 —
Bye to elite round
Team Coeff Rank
  France 14.000 1
  England 14.000 2
  Germany 13.667 3
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
Team Coeff Rank
  Spain 12.000 4
  Sweden 11.500 5
  Norway 10.000 6
  Denmark 9.833 7
  Belgium 9.333 8
  Netherlands 9.167 9
  Finland 9.167 10
  Scotland 8.833 11
   Switzerland 8.000 12
  Republic of Ireland 7.833 13
  Russia 7.000 14
Pot B
Team Coeff Rank
  Italy 6.500 15
  Portugal 6.333 16
  Czech Republic 6.167 17
  Austria 6.000 18
  Iceland 5.833 19
  Serbia 5.167 20
  Ukraine 4.833 21
  Romania 4.333 22
  Slovenia 4.167 23
  Turkey 4.000 24
  Hungary 4.000 25
Pot C
Team Coeff Rank
  Poland 3.833 26
  Croatia 3.833 27
  Wales 3.667 28
  Greece 3.667 29
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.333 30
  Slovakia 2.333 31
  Moldova 2.000 32
  Belarus 1.833 33
  Cyprus 1.667 34
  Faroe Islands 1.333 35
  Azerbaijan 1.333 36
Pot D
Team Coeff Rank
  Macedonia 1.333 37
  Estonia 1.000 38
  Bulgaria 1.000 39
  Israel 0.000 40
  Kazakhstan 0.000 41
  Latvia 0.000 42
  Lithuania 0.000 43
  Montenegro 0.000 44
  Georgia 0.000 45
  Albania 0.000 46
  Armenia — 47
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
  Andorra
  Gibraltar
  Liechtenstein
  Luxembourg
  Malta
  San Marino

The qualifying round must be played on the following FIFA International Match Calendar dates unless all four teams agree to play on another date:[3]

  • 12–20 September 2016
  • 17–25 October 2016

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Poland (H) 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Elite round
2   Norway 3 2 0 1 15 2 +13 6
3   Romania 3 1 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4   Armenia 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Elite round
2   Italy 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3   Wales 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4   Macedonia (H) 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9 Elite round
2   Austria 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
3   Belarus (H) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4   Lithuania 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Serbia 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Elite round
2   Scotland 3 2 0 1 19 3 +16 6
3   Albania (H) 3 1 0 2 2 20 −18 3
4   Cyprus 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

The Serbia v Scotland match was not played as scheduled due to illness within the Scotland squad.[7][8] The match was awarded by UEFA as a 3–0 win for Serbia due to Scotland's "refusal to play" the match.[9]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Slovenia (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Elite round
2   Russia 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
3   Greece 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4   Israel 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Finland (H) 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Elite round
2   Iceland 3 2 0 1 15 3 +12 6
3   Faroe Islands 3 1 0 2 2 13 −11 3
4   Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Elite round
2   Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3   Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4   Georgia 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 30 0 +30 9 Elite round
2   Ukraine 3 2 0 1 7 8 −1 6
3   Azerbaijan (H) 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4   Latvia 3 0 0 3 2 27 −25 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 19 3 +16 7 Elite round
2    Switzerland 3 2 1 0 17 3 +14 7
3   Croatia 3 1 0 2 2 17 −15 3
4   Estonia (H) 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

The Croatia v Czech Republic match was completed with a 0–7 scoreline before a default victory was awarded.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Elite round
2   Turkey 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3   Bulgaria (H) 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 3
4   Moldova 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Elite round
2   Denmark 3 2 0 1 17 3 +14 6
3   Slovakia 3 1 1 1 6 13 −7 4
4   Montenegro (H) 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Ranking of second-placed teams

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To determine the ten best second-placed teams from the qualifying round which advance to the elite round, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.[10]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 9    Switzerland 2 1 1 0 12 3 +9 4 Elite round
2 4   Scotland 2 1 0 1 11 3 +8 3
3 11   Denmark 2 1 0 1 10 3 +7 3
4 1   Norway 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5 3
5 2   Italy 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3
6 6   Iceland 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
7 7   Portugal 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3[a]
8 10   Turkey 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3[a]
9 5   Russia 2 1 0 1 6 6 0 3
10 8   Ukraine 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4 3
11 3   Austria 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:

  1. ^ a b Tie broken by disciplinary points.

The draw for the elite round was held on 11 November 2016, 11:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[11][12]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[13] France, England and Germany, which received byes to the elite round, were automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Teams from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group.[14]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 —   France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot A
2 —   England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 —   Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 8   Spain 3 3 0 0 30 0 +30 9
5 6   Finland 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9
6 4   Serbia 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9
7 2   Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Pot B
8 3   Belgium 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9
9 10   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9
10 7   Sweden 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
11 1   Poland 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
12 9   Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 19 3 +16 7
13 9    Switzerland 3 2 1 0 17 3 +14 7 Pot C
14 11   Hungary 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
15 5   Slovenia 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
16 4   Scotland 3 2 0 1 19 3 +16 6
17 11   Denmark 3 2 0 1 17 3 +14 6
18 1   Norway 3 2 0 1 15 2 +13 6
19 6   Iceland 3 2 0 1 15 3 +12 6 Pot D
20 2   Italy 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
21 7   Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
22 10   Turkey 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
23 8   Ukraine 3 2 0 1 7 8 −1 6
24 5   Russia 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.

The elite round must be played on the following FIFA International Match Calendar dates unless all four teams agree to play on another date:[3]

  • 3–11 April 2017
  • 5–13 June 2017

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Final tournament
2   Belgium 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3   Hungary (H) 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 3
4   Russia 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

The Belgium v Russia match was completed with a 3–0 scoreline before a default victory was awarded.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Final tournament
2   Denmark 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3   Turkey (H) 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
4   Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands (H) 3 2 1 0 10 0 +10 7 Final tournament
2   France 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
3   Portugal 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
4   Slovenia 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Scotland 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Final tournament
2   Finland 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3   Republic of Ireland (H) 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4   Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Final tournament
2   Norway (H) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3   Sweden 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4   Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Final tournament
2   Poland 3 1 1 1 3 8 −5 4
3    Switzerland 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4   Iceland 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Ranking of second-placed teams

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To determine the best second-placed team from the elite round which qualify for the final tournament, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3   France 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Final tournament
2 2   Denmark 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3 4   Finland 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3[a]
4 1   Belgium 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3[a]
5 5   Norway 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
6 6   Poland 2 0 1 1 1 7 −6 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:

  1. ^ a b Tie broken by disciplinary points.

The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
only U-19 era (since 2002)
  Northern Ireland Hosts 26 January 2015[1] 0 (debut)
  Spain Elite round Group 1 winners 31 May 2017 11 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
  England Elite round Group 2 winners 7 April 2017 11 (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
  Netherlands Elite round Group 3 winners 11 April 2017 6 (2003, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016)
  Scotland Elite round Group 4 winners 6 April 2017 4 (2005, 2008, 2010, 2014)
  Italy Elite round Group 5 winners 10 April 2017 5 (2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011)
  Germany Elite round Group 6 winners 12 June 2017 13 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016)
  France Elite round best runners-up 9 June 2017 12 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016)

1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

The following players scored four goals or more in the qualifying competition:

11 goals
10 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals

Source: UEFA.com[15]