UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship[1] is a European championship football tournament, organized by UEFA, for national teams of women under age seventeen. The tournament was first played out in 2007–08, having been approved by the UEFA Executive Committee on 22 May 2006. It is also a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying competition in even years. National under-17 teams whose countries belong to the European governing body UEFA can register to enter the competition.[2] Germany is the most successful team in this competition, having won seven titles. Germany are the current champions.[3]

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Founded2007
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teamsMaximum of 54 (qualifying round)
24 (elite round)
8 (finals)
Current champions Germany (7th title)
Most successful team(s) Germany (7 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

Format

After two qualifying rounds, open to all eligible nations, four teams qualify for the final stage. They face in the semi-finals, with the winners contesting the final.

In 2011 it was announced, that the tournament will be expanded to eight teams[4] and beginning with the 2014 edition the eight qualified teams play round-robin in two groups of four.

Results

Below are the results history table.[5]

Year Host Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2008
Details		   Switzerland
Germany		 3–0
France
Denmark		 4–1
England
2009
Details		   Switzerland
Germany		 7–0
Spain
France		 3–1
Norway
2010
Details		   Switzerland
Spain		 0–0
(4–1 pen.)
Republic of Ireland
Germany		 3–0
Netherlands
2011
Details		   Switzerland
Spain		 1–0
France
Germany		 8–2
Iceland
2012
Details		   Switzerland
Germany		 1–1
(4–3 pen.)
France
Denmark		 0–0
(5–4 pen.)
Switzerland
2013
Details		   Switzerland
Poland		 1–0
Sweden
Spain		 4–0
Belgium
Year Host Final Third place match
(or losing semifinalists if third place match not played)[lower-alpha 1]
Champion Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
2014
Details		  England
Germany		 1–1
(3–1 pen.)
Spain
Italy		 0–0
(4–3 pen.)
England
2015
Details		  Iceland
Spain		 5–2
Switzerland		  France and  Germany
2016
Details		  Belarus
Germany		 0–0
(3–2 pen.)
Spain
England		 2–1
Norway
2017
Details		  Czech Republic
Germany		 0–0
(3–1 pen.)
Spain		  Netherlands and  Norway
2018
Details		  Lithuania
Spain		 2–0
Germany
Finland		 2–1
England
2019
Details		  Bulgaria
Germany		 1–1
(3–2 pen.)
Netherlands		  Spain and  Portugal
2020
Details		  Sweden Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2021
Details		  Faroe Islands Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[7]
2022
Details		  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Winners
Country Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place Losing semifinalists Total (Top Four)
 Germany 7 (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019) 1 (2018) 2 (2010, 2011) 1 (2015) 11
 Spain 4 (2010, 2011, 2015, 2018) 4 (2009, 2014, 2016, 2017) 1 (2013) 1 (2019) 10
 Poland 1 (2013) 1
 France 3 (2008, 2011, 2012) 1 (2009) 1 (2015) 5
 Netherlands 1 (2019) 1 (2010) 1 (2017) 3
  Switzerland 1 (2015) 1 (2012) 2
 Republic of Ireland 1 (2010) 1
 Sweden 1 (2013) 1
 Denmark 2 (2008, 2012) 2
 England 1 (2016) 3 (2008, 2014, 2018) 4
 Italy 1 (2014) 1
 Finland 1 (2018) 1
 Norway 2 (2009, 2016) 1 (2017) 3
 Iceland 1 (2011) 1
 Belgium 1 (2013) 1
 Portugal 1 (2019) 1
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Comprehensive team results by tournament
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finalists
  • GS – Group Stage (from 2014 onwards)
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •    — Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team 2008

(4)		 2009

(4)		 2010

(4)		 2011

(4)		 2012

(4)		 2013

(4)		 2014

(8)		 2015

(8)		 2016

(8)		 2017

(8)		 2018

(8)		 2019

(8)		 2020

(8)		 Total
 Austria × × • • • • GS • • • • GS 2
 Belarus • • • • • • • • GS • • • • 1
 Belgium • • • • • 4th • • • • • • 1
 Bulgaria • • • • • • • • • • • GS 1
 Czech Republic • • • • • • • • GS GS • • 2
 Denmark 3rd • • • 3rd • • • • • • GS 3
 England 4th • • • • • 4th GS 3rd GS 4th GS 7
 Finland • • • • • • • • • • 3rd • 1
 France 2nd 3rd • 2nd 2nd • GS SF • GS • • 7
 Germany 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 1st • 1st SF 1st 1st 2nd 1st 11
 Iceland • • • 4th • • • GS • • • • 2
 Italy • • • • • • 3rd • GS • GS • 3
 Lithuania • • • • • • • • • • GS • 1
 Netherlands • • 4th • • • • • • SF GS 2nd 4
 Norway • 4th • • • • • GS 4th SF • • 4
 Poland • • • • • 1st • • • • GS • 2
 Portugal × × × × × × GS • • • • SF 2
 Republic of Ireland • • 2nd • • • • GS • GS • • 3
 Scotland • • • • • • GS • • • • • 1
 Serbia × • • • • • • • GS • • • 1
 Spain • 2nd 1st 1st • 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st SF 10
 Sweden • • • • • 2nd • • • • • • q 2
  Switzerland • • • • 4th • • 2nd • • • • 2

Golden Player by tournament

SFor certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com chose a Golden Player.

Year Player
2008 Alexandra Popp
2009 Kyra Malinowski
2010 Dolores Gallardo
2011 Alba Pomares
2012 Sandie Toletti
2013 Ewa Pajor
2014 Andrea Falcón
2015 Stefanie Sanders
2016 Caroline Siems
2017 Lena Oberdorf

Number of teams
Year of tournamentNumber of teamsFormat
2008–20134Semifinals, third place play-off and final
2014–present8Two groups of four team, semifinals, third place play-off (in even years only, for qualifying to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup) and final

See also

Notes
  1. Since expansion to eight teams in 2014, the third place match is only played for even-numbered years when used to decide the third UEFA qualifier for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. For odd-numbered years, the losing semifinalists are listed in alphabetical order.

References
  1. "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship, 2019/20" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  2. "UEFA European Women's U-17 C'ship". uefa.com. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  3. UEFA.com. "Germany's seventh success". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  4. "Women's EURO and U17s expanded". UEFA. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  5. "European Women's Under-17 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  6. "2020 Women's U17 finals cancelled". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020.
  7. "2020/21 Women's Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 December 2020.
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