2017_UEFA_Women's_Under-19_Championship_qualification

2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification

2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification

International football competition


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]

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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.

Format

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.

Tiebreakers

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.

Qualifying round

Draw

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]

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Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
 Andorra
 Gibraltar
 Liechtenstein
 Luxembourg
 Malta
 San Marino

Groups

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).

Group 1

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Norway, 8–0 ...
Stadion GOSiR Komorniki, Plewiska
More information Poland, 2–0 ...
Stadion Amica, Wronki
Referee: Olga Tereshko (Belarus)

More information Norway, 0–2 ...
Stadion GOSiR Komorniki, Plewiska
Referee: Ana Aguiar (Portugal)
More information Romania, 7–0 ...

More information Romania, 0–7 ...
More information Armenia, 0–4 ...
Stadion Amica, Wronki

Group 2

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Republic of Ireland, 10–0 ...
Referee: Virginie Derouaux (Belgium)
More information Wales, 0–6 ...
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)

More information Republic of Ireland, 2–0 ...
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
More information Italy, 4–0 ...

More information Italy, 0–2 ...
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
More information Macedonia, 0–2 ...
Referee: Virginie Derouaux (Belgium)

Group 3

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Belarus, 0–0 ...
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
More information Belgium, 9–0 ...

More information Belgium, 3–1 ...
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
More information Austria, 3–0 ...
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

More information Austria, 1–2 ...
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
More information Lithuania, 1–4 ...

Group 4

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Cyprus, 0–3 ...
Referee: Cathrine Eide (Norway)
More information Scotland, 11–0 ...
Referee: Valentina Garoffolo (Italy)

More information Scotland, 8–0 ...
Referee: Kateryna Zora (Ukraine)
More information Serbia, 9–0 ...
Referee: Cathrine Eide (Norway)

More information Serbia, 3–0 Awarded ...
Referee: Kateryna Zora (Ukraine)

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]

More information Albania, 2–0 ...
Referee: Valentina Garoffolo (Italy)

Group 5

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Russia, 1–1 ...
Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
More information Greece, 0–2 ...
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

More information Russia, 4–2 ...
Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Elia Martínez (Spain)
More information Slovenia, 0–0 ...
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

More information Slovenia, 4–2 ...
Referee: Elia Martínez (Spain)
More information Israel, 0–1 ...
Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

Group 6

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Finland, 7–0 ...
Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)
More information Faroe Islands, 0–5 ...
Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela
Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)

More information Iceland, 10–0 ...
Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela
Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)
More information Finland, 8–0 ...
Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela
Referee: Barbara Poxhofer (Austria)

More information Iceland, 0–3 ...
Keskusliikuntapuisto, Kaarina
Referee: Barbara Poxhofer (Austria)
More information Kazakhstan, 0–2 ...
Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)

Group 7

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Sweden, 4–0 ...
Referee: Rachel Cohen (Israel)
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0–3 ...
Stadion Etno Selo Stanišići, Bijeljina
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)

More information Sweden, 5–1 ...
Stadion Etno Selo Stanišići, Bijeljina
More information Portugal, 2–0 ...
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)

More information Portugal, 0–1 ...
Stadion Etno Selo Stanišići, Bijeljina
More information Georgia, 0–1 ...
Referee: Rachel Cohen (Israel)

Group 8

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Spain, 18–0 ...
Attendance: 10
Referee: Chryso Georgiou (Cyprus)
More information Azerbaijan, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 80
Referee: Cristina Bujor (Romania)

More information Spain, 7–0 ...
Attendance: 20
Referee: Graziella Pirriatore (Italy)
More information Ukraine, 5–2 ...
Attendance: 10
Referee: Cristina Bujor (Romania)

More information Ukraine, 0–5 ...
Attendance: 50
Referee: Graziella Pirriatore (Italy)
More information Latvia, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 30
Referee: Chryso Georgiou (Cyprus)

Group 9

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Croatia, 0–7 Awarded ...

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

More information Switzerland, 5–0 ...

More information Switzerland, 9–0 ...
Referee: Tania Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)
More information Czech Republic, 9–0 ...

More information Czech Republic, 3–3 ...
Referee: Tania Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)
More information Estonia, 1–2 ...

Group 10

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Netherlands, 6–0 ...
Albena Stadium, Albena
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)
More information Moldova, 0–1 ...
Stadion Balchik, Balchik
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

More information Netherlands, 4–0 ...
Stadion Balchik, Balchik
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
More information Turkey, 3–0 ...
Albena Stadium, Albena
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

More information Turkey, 0–1 ...
Stadion Balchik, Balchik
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
More information Bulgaria, 1–0 ...
Albena Stadium, Albena
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)

Group 11

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Denmark, 7–0 ...
More information Slovakia, 1–1 ...
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

More information Denmark, 10–1 ...
Referee: Justina Lavrenovaitė (Lithuania)
More information Hungary, 6–0 ...
Grbalj Training Stadium, Budva
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

More information Hungary, 2–0 ...
Referee: Justina Lavrenovaitė (Lithuania)
More information Montenegro, 2–4 ...

Ranking of second-placed teams

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]

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

Elite round

Draw

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]

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

Groups

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).

Group 1

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Spain, 3–1 ...
Városi Stadion, Dabas
Referee: Solen Dallongeville (France)
More information Hungary, 0–3 ...
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

More information Spain, 3–0 ...
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
More information Belgium, 3–0 Awarded ...
Városi Stadion, Dabas
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

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


More information Belgium, 1–3 ...
Városi Stadion, Dabas
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
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Referee: Solen Dallongeville (France)

Group 2

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information England, 3–0 ...
Referee: María Dolores Martinez Madrona (Spain)
More information Denmark, 5–0 ...
Referee: Olga Tereshko (Belarus)

More information England, 2–0 ...
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)
More information Czech Republic, 2–2 ...
Referee: Olga Tereshko (Belarus)

More information Czech Republic, 0–7 ...
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)
More information Turkey, 0–5 ...
Referee: María Dolores Martinez Madrona (Spain)

Group 3

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information France, 3–1 ...
Sportpark Kerschoten, Apeldoorn
Referee: Irina Lyussina (Kazakhstan)
More information Slovenia, 0–5 ...
Sportpark Puttereng, Putten
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

More information France, 4–0 ...
Sportpark Puttereng, Putten
Referee: Justina Lavrenovaite (Lithuania)
More information Netherlands, 5–0 ...
Sportpark Kerschoten, Apeldoorn
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

More information Netherlands, 0–0 ...
Sportpark Puttereng, Putten
Referee: Justina Lavrenovaite (Lithuania)
More information Portugal, 1–1 ...
Sportpark Kerschoten, Apeldoorn
Referee: Irina Lyussina (Kazakhstan)

Group 4

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Finland, 5–0 ...
Referee: Hristiana Guteva (Bulgaria)
More information Scotland, 2–1 ...
Referee: Angelika Söder (Germany)

More information Finland, 1–2 ...
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
More information Republic of Ireland, 2–0 ...
Referee: Angelika Soeder (Germany)

More information Republic of Ireland, 1–3 ...
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
More information Ukraine, 0–5 ...
Referee: Hristiana Guteva (Bulgaria)

Group 5

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Serbia, 0–3 ...
Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)
More information Norway, 2–2 ...
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

More information Sweden, 2–0 ...
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
More information Serbia, 0–2 ...
Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands)

More information Sweden, 0–2 ...
Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands)
More information Italy, 2–1 ...
Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)

Group 6

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Germany, 4–0 ...
Friedensstadion, Halberstadt
Referee: Valentina Finzi (Italy)
More information Switzerland, 0–0 ...
Stadion im Sport- und Freizeitzentrum, Sandersdorf-Brehna
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)

More information Germany, 2–0 ...
Friedensstadion, Halberstadt
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)
More information Poland, 2–1 ...
Friedensstadion, Halberstadt
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)

More information Poland, 1–7 ...
Stadion im Sport- und Freizeitzentrum, Sandersdorf-Brehna
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)
More information Iceland, 2–2 ...
Friedensstadion, Halberstadt
Referee: Valentina Finzi (Italy)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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.

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

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.

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

Top goalscorers

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

11 goals
10 goals
7 goals
  • Belgium Celien Guns
  • Finland Juuli Ketola
  • Finland Emmaliina Tulkki
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals

Source: UEFA.com[15]


References

  1. "Northern Irish, Swiss to host Women's U19 finals". UEFA.com. 26 January 2015.
  2. "2016/17 Women's U19 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. "ОТКАЗАН МЕЧ ОМЛАДИНКИ СРБИЈА – ШКОТСКА". Football Association of Serbia. 19 September 2016.
  4. "Scotland WU19 succumb to sickness bug". Scottish Football Association. 21 September 2016.
  5. "Women's Under-19 elite round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

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