UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
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| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe (UEFA) |
| Number of teams |
Maximum of 54 (qualifying round) 24 (elite round) 8 (finals) |
| Current champions |
 Germany (5th title) |
| Most successful team(s) |
Germany (5 titles) |
 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | |
The UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship 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.[1] Germany has won the most titles (5) and also, are the current holders.
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[2] and beginning with the 2014 edition the eight qualified teams play round-robin in two groups of four.
Results
Finals so far.[3]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second place | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
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| 2018 Details |
 Lithuania |
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- Key:
- aet – after extra time
- pen – after penalty shootout
Winners
| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place | Semi-Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
5 (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016) | 2 (2010, 2011) | 1 (2015) | ||
| Spain |
3 (2010, 2011, 2015) | 3 (2009, 2014, 2016) | 1 (2013) | ||
| Poland |
1 (2013) | ||||
| France |
3 (2008, 2011, 2012) | 1 (2009) | 1 (2015) | ||
| Switzerland |
1 (2015) | 1 (2012) | |||
| Republic of Ireland |
1 (2010) | ||||
| Sweden |
1 (2013) | ||||
| Denmark |
2 (2008, 2012) | ||||
| England |
1 (2016) | 2 (2008, 2014) | |||
| Italy |
1 (2014) | ||||
| Norway |
2 (2009, 2016) | ||||
| Netherlands |
1 (2010) | ||||
| Iceland |
1 (2011) | ||||
| Belgium |
1 (2013) |
Comprehensive team results by tournament
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- GS – Group Stage (from 2014 onwards)
- 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) |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
GS | 1 | |||||||||
| Belarus |
GS | 1 | |||||||||
| Belgium |
4th | 1 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic |
GS | Q | 2 | ||||||||
| Denmark |
3rd | 3rd | 2 | ||||||||
| England |
4th | 4th | GS | 3rd | 4 | ||||||
| France |
2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 3rd | 6 | ||||
| Germany |
1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 8 | ||
| Italy |
3rd | GS | 2 | ||||||||
| Iceland |
4th | GS | 2 | ||||||||
| Netherlands |
4th | 1 | |||||||||
| Norway |
4th | GS | 4th | 3 | |||||||
| Poland |
1st | 1 | |||||||||
 Portugal |
GS | 1 | |||||||||
| Republic of Ireland |
2nd | GS | 2 | ||||||||
 Scotland |
GS | 1 | |||||||||
 Serbia |
GS | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain |
2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 7 | |||
| Sweden |
2nd | 1 | |||||||||
| Switzerland |
4th | 2nd | 2 | ||||||||
In 2015, the 3rd-4th places match was not played.
Number of teams
| Year of tournament | Number of teams | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–2013 | 4 | Semifinals, third place play-off and final |
| 2014–present | 8 | Two 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "UEFA European Women's U-17 C'ship". uefa.com. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ↑ "Women's EURO and U17s expanded". UEFA. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ↑ "European Women's Under-17 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
External links
- UEFA.com; official website