2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates Qualifying round:
22 September – 29 October 2017
Elite round:
Spring 2018
Teams 45 (from 1 confederation)

The 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying competition is a women's under-17 football competition that will determine the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Lithuania in the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1]

A total of 45 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to participate. Each match has a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.

Format

The qualifying competition consists of two rounds:

Tiebreakers

In the qualifying round and elite round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[3]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying criteria 1 to 3, a subset of teams are still tied, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. If only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying criteria 1 to 6, 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. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw;
  10. Drawing of lots.

To determine the best third-placed team 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. Points;
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Disciplinary points;
  5. UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw;
  6. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 11 November 2016, 09:10 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, Russia and Ukraine would not be drawn in the same group.[2]

Final tournament hosts
Team Coeff Rank
 Lithuania 0.333 —
Bye to elite round
Team Coeff Rank
 Germany 16.667 1
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
Team Coeff Rank
 Spain 16.000 2
 France 12.667 3
 Norway 10.000 4
 Italy 9.833 5
 Austria 9.167 6
 England 9.000 7
 Republic of Ireland 8.500 8
  Switzerland 8.167 9
 Czech Republic 7.833 10
 Sweden 7.667 11
 Belgium 7.667 12
Pot B
Team Coeff Rank
 Finland 7.333 13
 Netherlands 7.167 14
 Scotland 7.167 15
 Denmark 7.000 16
 Poland 6.500 17
 Iceland 6.167 18
 Serbia 5.833 19
 Russia 5.667 20
 Hungary 5.333 21
 Greece 4.833 22
 Portugal 4.833 23
Pot C
Team Coeff Rank
 Belarus 4.000 24
 Turkey 4.000 25
 Northern Ireland 3.833 26
 Slovenia 3.333 27
 Slovakia 3.167 28
 Wales 3.000 29
 Bulgaria 3.000 30
 Romania 2.833 31
 Croatia 2.333 32
 Ukraine 2.000 33
 Azerbaijan 2.000 34
Pot D
Team Coeff Rank
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.667 35
 Macedonia 1.333 36
 Montenegro 1.000 37
 Latvia 1.000 38
 Israel 1.000 39
 Kazakhstan 0.333 40
 Estonia 0.333 41
 Moldova 0.333 42
 Faroe Islands 0.000 43
 Georgia 0.000 44
 Malta — 45

Groups

The qualifying round must be played between 1 August and 29 October 2017.[6]

Times up to 28 October 2017 are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Poland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 10 October 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
Switzerland   v  Faroe Islands

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
Ukraine  v  Poland

13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)
Switzerland   v  Ukraine

13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)
Poland  v  Faroe Islands

16 October 2017 (2017-10-16)
Poland  v   Switzerland

16 October 2017 (2017-10-16)
Faroe Islands  v  Ukraine

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Latvia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 14 October 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

14 October 2017 (2017-10-14)
England  v  Latvia

14 October 2017 (2017-10-14)
Slovakia  v  Scotland

17 October 2017 (2017-10-17)
England  v  Slovakia

17 October 2017 (2017-10-17)
Scotland  v  Latvia

20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)
Scotland  v  England

20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)
Latvia  v  Slovakia

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Azerbaijan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2017 (2017)
Spain  v  Montenegro

2017 (2017)
Azerbaijan  v  Iceland

2017 (2017)
Spain  v  Azerbaijan

2017 (2017)
Iceland  v  Montenegro

2017 (2017)
Iceland  v  Spain

2017 (2017)
Montenegro  v  Azerbaijan

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 September 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)
Romania  v  Greece

27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)
Republic of Ireland  v  Romania

27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)
Greece  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)
Greece  v  Republic of Ireland

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Romania

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Denmark (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 September 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)
France  v  Kazakhstan

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)
Wales  v  Denmark

27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)
France  v  Wales

27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)
Denmark  v  Kazakhstan

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)
Denmark  v  France

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)
Kazakhstan  v  Wales

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 19 October 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)
Sweden  v  Israel

19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)
Croatia  v  Russia

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)
Sweden  v  Croatia

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)
Russia  v  Israel

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)
Russia  v  Sweden

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)
Israel  v  Croatia

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Estonia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 1 October 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

1 October 2017 (2017-10-01)
Czech Republic  v  Estonia

1 October 2017 (2017-10-01)
Turkey  v  Netherlands

4 October 2017 (2017-10-04)
Czech Republic  v  Turkey

4 October 2017 (2017-10-04)
Netherlands  v  Estonia

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)
Netherlands  v  Czech Republic

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)
Estonia  v  Turkey

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Hungary (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 September 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
Norway  v  Moldova

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
Bulgaria  v  Hungary

25 September 2017 (2017-09-25)
Norway  v  Bulgaria

25 September 2017 (2017-09-25)
Hungary  v  Moldova

28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)
Hungary  v  Norway

28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)
Moldova  v  Bulgaria

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Serbia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 23 September 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

23 September 2017 (2017-09-23)
Belgium  v  Macedonia

23 September 2017 (2017-09-23)
Belarus  v  Serbia

26 September 2017 (2017-09-26)
Belgium  v  Belarus

26 September 2017 (2017-09-26)
Serbia  v  Macedonia

29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)
Serbia  v  Belgium

29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)
Macedonia  v  Belarus

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Portugal (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 25 September 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

25 September 2017 (2017-09-25)
Austria  v  Georgia

25 September 2017 (2017-09-25)
Northern Ireland  v  Portugal

28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)
Austria  v  Northern Ireland

28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)
Portugal  v  Georgia

1 October 2017 (2017-10-01)
Portugal  v  Austria

1 October 2017 (2017-10-01)
Georgia  v  Northern Ireland

Group 11

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Slovenia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 23 October 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

23 October 2017 (2017-10-23)
Italy  v  Malta

23 October 2017 (2017-10-23)
Slovenia  v  Finland

26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)
Italy  v  Slovenia

26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)
Finland  v  Malta

29 October 2017 (2017-10-29)
Finland  v  Italy

29 October 2017 (2017-10-29)
Malta  v  Slovenia

Ranking of third-placed teams

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

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1 Group 1 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2 2 Group 2 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 Group 3 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 Group 4 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 Group 5 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 Group 6 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 Group 7 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 8 Group 8 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 Group 9 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 10 Group 10 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 11 Group 11 third place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 September 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.

Elite round

Draw

The draw for the elite round will be held in late 2017.

The teams are seeded according to their results in the qualifying round. Germany, which received a bye to the elite round, are automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contains 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 cannot be drawn in the same group.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 —  Germany (X) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot A
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot B
8 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot C
14 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot D
20 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
(X) Certain to be in pot as indicated.

Groups

Times up to 24 March 2018 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 3 v Team 2

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 3

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 1

2018 (2018)
Team 4 v Team 3

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 3 v Team 2

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 3

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 1

2018 (2018)
Team 4 v Team 3

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 3 v Team 2

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 3

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 1

2018 (2018)
Team 4 v Team 3

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 3 v Team 2

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 3

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 1

2018 (2018)
Team 4 v Team 3

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 3 v Team 2

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 3

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 1

2018 (2018)
Team 4 v Team 3

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 3 v Team 2

2018 (2018)
Team 1 v Team 3

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 4

2018 (2018)
Team 2 v Team 1

2018 (2018)
Team 4 v Team 3

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.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1 Group 1 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 2 Group 2 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 Group 3 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 Group 4 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 Group 5 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 Group 6 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Lithuania Hosts 26 January 2015[1] 0 (debut)
TBD Elite round Group 1 winners
TBD Elite round Group 2 winners
TBD Elite round Group 3 winners
TBD Elite round Group 4 winners
TBD Elite round Group 5 winners
TBD Elite round Group 6 winners
TBD Elite round best runners-up
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

  1. 1 2 "Women's U17s set for Czech Republic, Lithuania". UEFA.com. 26 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Qualifying round seedings for 2017/18 WU17 EURO". UEFA. 3 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship, 2016/17" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. ↑ "2017/18 WU17 EURO qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "2017/18 WU17 EURO qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 11 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 "2017/18 UEFA European Women's Under-17 and Women's Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.

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