2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

The 2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2021) will be the 14th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Europe. The Faroe Islands will host the tournament between 2–14 May 2021.[3] A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.[4]

2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFaroe Islands
DatesCancelled[1] (originally 2–14 May 2021)[2]
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)

Germany are the defending champions, having won the last tournament held in 2019, with the 2020 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[5]

On 18 December 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that the tournament had been cancelled after consultation with all 55 member associations due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[1][6]

Host selection

The timeline of host selection was as follows:[7]

For the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2021 and 2022, the Faroe Islands and Bosnia and Herzegovina were selected as hosts respectively.[3]

Qualification
Main article: 2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

A total of 49 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Faroe Islands qualifying automatically, the original format would see the other 48 teams competing in the qualifying competition, which would consist of two rounds: Qualifying round, which would take place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which would take place in spring 2021, to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament.[8] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round would be delayed to February 2021, and the elite round would be abolished and replaced by play-offs, contested in March 2021 by the 12 qualifying round group winners and two best runners-up to determine the teams qualifying for the final tournament.[9][5]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Faroe IslandsHosts1st—Debut
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners

Venues
Tórshavn Toftir
Tórsvøllur Svangaskarð
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 6,000

References
  1. "2020/21 Women's Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 December 2020.
  2. "2020/21 Women's U17 qualifying round guide". UEFA. 18 July 2020.
  3. "Hosts picked for 2021 and 2022 WU17 EUROs". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
  4. "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship, 2020/21". UEFA. 13 July 2020.
  5. "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  6. "2020/21 UEFA women's Under-17 and men's Under-17 championships cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 December 2020.
  7. "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019.
  8. "2020/21 Women's U17 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 12 November 2019.
  9. "UEFA postpones youth national team competitions". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020.
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