| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying round: 28 September – 28 October 2015 Elite round: 3–29 March 2016 |
| Teams | 46 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 102 |
| Goals scored | 449 (4.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (9 goals each) |
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The 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification' was a women's under-17 football competition organised by UEFA to determine the seven national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Belarus in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament. [1]
A total of 46 national teams, with Andorra entering a UEFA women's competition for the first time, entered this qualifying competition, which was played in two rounds between September 2015 and March 2016. [2] Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.
The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: [3]
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings: [3]
To determine the best runner-up from the elite round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied: [3]
The draw for the qualifying round was held on 19 November 2014, 08:40 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] [7]
Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, and two teams from Pot C. 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]
| Team | Coeff | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 13.666 | 1 | |
| 12.500 | 2 |
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Times up to 24 October 2015 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Elite round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 |
| Turkey | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Baysal Gören Sadıkoğlu Azak | Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Kavanagh Kiernan | Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Payne Homan Noonan Ruddy Reybet-Degat | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Elite round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| Austria | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scharnböck Kurz | Report |
| Scotland | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bachler Wienroither |
| Latvia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Voitāne | Report | Nizamutdinova |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Elite round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 |
| Spain | 9–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro Velázquez Pujadas Monente Gutiérrez M. Simonyan Aleixandri | Report |
| Armenia | 0–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Antonyan Chatzinikolaou Karapetsa Gatsiou |
| Spain | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández Navarro Serrano Aleixandri | Report | Faria |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 7 | Elite round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 1 |
| Poland | 10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eckerle Ratajczyk Słowińska Zawistowska | Report |
| England | 13–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stanway Russo Cain Toone | Report |
| Poland | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eckerle Zawistowska Grec | Report |
| Estonia | 0–13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Russo Charles Patten Stanway Sibley Hinds Alexander Olding Wubben-Moy |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Elite round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
| Italy | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Glionna Caruso Cantore | Report |
| Northern Ireland | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| McMaster Orr Beggs | Report |
| Italy | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cantore Labate Greggi Glionna | Report |
| Northern Ireland | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cantore Caruso Glionna Merlo |
| Macedonia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tejić | Report | Mehmedović |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 9 | Elite round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| K. Dubcová Khýrová Příkaská | Report | M. Ozdemir |
| Belgium | 15–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vanmechelen Kerckhofs Minnaert Asselberghs Duijsters Wijnants Vierendeels Maris Abdulai Toloba Baccarne | Report |
| Georgia | 0–13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pavlasová Š. Krištofová M. Dubcová Kodadová Dudová Čiperová Siváková Klímová |
| Belgium | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minnaert | Report |
| Czech Republic | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Radová Stašková | Report | Vanmechelen Minnaert |
| Azerbaijan | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Ozdemir Uygun Mammadaliyeva | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Elite round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| Denmark | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Holt Andersen Gejl Svava Ibsen | Report |
| Denmark | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Andersen Petersen | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Elite round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 |
| Sweden | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nilsson Ovenberger Lilja | Report | Jančová |
| Russia | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Guseva Maksimova | Report |
| Slovakia | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | A. Dronova Guseva Zarubina |
| Sweden | 13–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hed Ovenberger Lilja Mateș Kullashi Öman Abrahamsson Sandström | Report |
| Romania | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bogorová Mikolajová Vagaská |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 [a] | Elite round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 [a] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 [a] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arfaoui Reuteler Lehmann Haller | Report | Vaitukaitytė |
| Switzerland | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pintarič |
| Lithuania | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gedgaudaitė | Report | Trbojević Baka Poljak Knežević |
| Serbia | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Schegg Haller Lehmann |
| Slovenia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Šiftar Makovec | Report | Vaitukaitytė |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 7 | Elite round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 |
| Norway | 14–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Norheim Huseby Nautnes Linberg Stenevik Ruud Haug | Report |
| Netherlands | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jansen Olislagers Weerden Van de Ven Asbroek | Report |
| Norway | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Norheim Ruud Closs Linberg Giske Maanum | Report |
| Moldova | 0–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Deursen Asbroek Lohin Sabajo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | Elite round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
| Iceland | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daníelsdóttir Eiríksdóttir Haralz | Report |
| Finland | 11–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sjöholm Rantala Tulkki Olmala Peuhkurinen Lappalainen | Report |
| Iceland | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daníelsdóttir Jóhannsdóttir Haralz Albertsdottir Rúnarsdóttir | Report |
| Montenegro | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rantala Tulkki Sjöholm |
| Faroe Islands | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hansen | Report | Šaranović Vraneš |
The draw for the elite round was held on 13 November 2015, 11:45 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. [8] [9]
The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round. [10] Germany and France, 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. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine) could not be drawn in the same group. [11]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pot A | |
| 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Pot B | |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 7 | Pot C | |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Pot D | |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
Times up to 26 March 2016 were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times were CEST (UTC+2).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Germany | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pawollek Gwinn Minge | Report |
| Switzerland | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reuteler Marti Schegg | Report | Pireci Krumböck Klein |
| Austria | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Klein | Report | Stolze Linder |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 1 |
| Denmark | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen K. Holmgaard Karlsen | Report |
| Spain | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro Fernández Monente Batlle | Report |
| Ukraine | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nielsen S. Holmgaard Kjærsig Sunesen Larsen Schreiber |
| Spain | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eizaguirre Gutiérrez Navarro | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Noonan Kelly | Report | Vachter |
| Czech Republic | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Šlajsová | Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kiernan | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| Finland | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Dooren Doejaaren |
| Italy | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Glionna Cantore Regazzoli | Report | Chatzinikolaou |
| Italy | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Caruso Cantore | Report | Rantala Sjöholm |
| Greece | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smits |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Engström | Report | Eckerle Ratajczyk |
| Norway | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nautnes Huseby Birkeli Haug Olsen Stenevik | Report |
| Sweden | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ovenberger | Report |
| Poland | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Olsen Stenevik Norheim Maanum |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Matches on the first two matchdays, originally to be played on 24 and 26 March, were postponed to 25 and 27 March due to terrorist attacks in Belgium. [12]
| Belgium | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vanmechelen | Report | Eiríksdóttir Haralz |
| England | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Patten Brazil Filbey | Report | Filipović |
| Belgium | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Poljak Filipović |
| Iceland | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Charles Stanway Cain Russo |
To determine the best second-placed team from the elite round qualifying for the final tournament, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group were taken into account.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 20 March 2012 [1] | 0 (debut) | |
| Elite round Group 1 winners | 24 March 2016 | 7 ( 2008 , 2009 , 2010, 2011, 2012 , 2014 , 2015) | |
| Elite round Group 2 winners | 27 March 2016 | 6 (2009, 2010 , 2011 , 2013, 2014, 2015 ) | |
| Elite round Group 3 winners | 24 March 2016 | 0 (debut) | |
| Elite round Group 4 winners | 20 March 2016 | 1 (2014) | |
| Elite round Group 5 winners | 8 March 2016 | 2 (2009, 2015) | |
| Elite round Group 6 winners | 27 March 2016 | 3 (2008, 2014 , 2015) | |
| Elite round best runners-up | 29 March 2016 | 0 (debut) |
The following players scored four goals or more in the qualifying competition: [13]