2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

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2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySlovakia
Dates19–31 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of France.svg  France (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored55 (3.67 per match)
Attendance9,902 (660 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of France.svg Marie-Antoinette Katoto (6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of France.svg Marie-Antoinette Katoto [1]
2015
2017

The 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship was the 15th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (19th edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual European international youth football championship contested by the women's under-19 national teams of UEFA member associations. Slovakia, which were selected by UEFA on 20 March 2012, hosted the tournament between 19 and 31 July 2016. [2]

Contents

A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1997 eligible to participate.

Qualification

The national teams from 47 UEFA member associations entered the competition. With Slovakia automatically qualified as hosts, the other 46 teams contested a qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. [3] The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: the qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2015, and the elite round, which took place in spring 2016. [4]

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament: [5]

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).

TeamMethod of qualificationFinals appearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Hosts1stDebut
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Elite round Group 1 winners13th 2015 Champions (2002, 2006, 2007, 2011)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Elite round Group 2 winners1stDebut
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Elite round Group 3 winners6th 2014 Champions (2014)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Elite round Group 4 winners11th 2015 Champions (2004)
Flag of France.svg  France Elite round Group 5 winners12th 2015 Champions (2003, 2010, 2013)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Elite round Group 6 winners7th 2011 Semi-finals (2009, 2011)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Elite round Group 6 runners-up [^] 11th 2015 Runners-up (2003, 2008, 2011)
Notes
  1. ^
    The best runners-up among all six elite round groups qualified for the final tournament.

Final draw

The final draw was held on 24 May 2016, 10:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the Hotel Gate One in Bratislava, Slovakia. [6] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. There was no seeding, except that hosts Slovakia were assigned to position A1 in the draw. [7]

Venues

The tournament was hosted in four venues:

Squads

Each national team had to submit a squad of 18 players. [4]

Match officials

A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.

Group stage

Results of teams participating at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Results of teams participating at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.png
Results of teams participating at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

The final tournament schedule was confirmed on 1 June 2016. [8]

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

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 the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings: [4]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the group matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
  5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. If only two teams have the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
  8. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

All times were local, CEST (UTC+2). [9]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 320182+66 Knockout stage
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 320182+66
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 31111104
4Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (H)3012012121
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg0–6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report Folkertsma Soccerball shade.svg23' (pen.)
Roord Soccerball shade.svg37', 57', 74'
Deszathová Soccerball shade.svg40' (o.g.)
Hendriks Soccerball shade.svg69'
NTC Senec, Senec
Attendance: 1,023 [10]
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
France  Flag of France.svg0–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report Jørgensen Soccerball shade.svg36'
Štadión FC ViOn, Zlaté Moravce
Attendance: 520 [10]
Referee: Eszter Urbán (Hungary)

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Folkertsma Soccerball shade.svg56' Report
Štadión FC ViOn, Zlaté Moravce
Attendance: 426 [10]
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg0–6Flag of France.svg  France
Report Katoto Soccerball shade.svg49', 53', 68'
Matéo Soccerball shade.svg51'
Morroni Soccerball shade.svg65'
D. Cascarino Soccerball shade.svg90'
NTC Senec, Senec
Attendance: 1,300 [10]
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (Macedonia)

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–0
Abandoned
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Report
Štadión FC ViOn, Zlaté Moravce
Attendance: 1,230 [10]
Referee: Linn Andersson (Sweden)

The match was abandoned after 50 minutes with the score 0–0 after heavy rain made the pitch unplayable. [11] With France beating the Netherlands 2–1 elsewhere in the final round of group games, neither Norway nor Slovakia could have finished in the top two and reached the semi-finals. The match was therefore not concluded and the result stands at 0–0. [12]

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–2Flag of France.svg  France
Roord Soccerball shade.svg60' Report Katoto Soccerball shade.svg18'
Geyoro Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen.)
NTC Senec, Senec
Attendance: 350 [10]
Referee: Tania Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3300100+109 Knockout stage
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 320187+16
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31025613
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3003111100
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
N. García Soccerball shade.svg62' Report
OMS ARENA Senica, Senica
Attendance: 591 [10]
Referee: Linn Andersson (Sweden)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report Zehnder Soccerball shade.svg19', 88'
Mégroz Soccerball shade.svg60'
Jenzer Soccerball shade.svg77'
Stadium Myjava, Myjava
Attendance: 317 [10]
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg5', 29'
L. García Soccerball shade.svg69'
Bonmati Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
Report
Stadium Myjava, Myjava
Attendance: 483 [10]
Referee: Tania Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Sanders Soccerball shade.svg3'
Freigang Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report Mégroz Soccerball shade.svg6'
Surdez Soccerball shade.svg64', 72'
Zehnder Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
OMS ARENA Senica, Senica
Attendance: 503 [10]
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0–5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report N. García Soccerball shade.svg15', 47'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg36'
L. García Soccerball shade.svg52', 74'
Stadium Myjava, Myjava
Attendance: 384 [10]
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (Macedonia)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Ehegötz Soccerball shade.svg43'
Freigang Soccerball shade.svg58'
Sanders Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report Feric Soccerball shade.svg84'
OMS ARENA Senica, Senica
Attendance: 576 [10]
Referee: Eszter Urbán (Hungary)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. [4]

On 2 May 2016, the UEFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Board's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time. [13]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 July – Senec
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 3
 
31 July – Senec
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1
 
Flag of France.svg  France 2
 
28 July – Senec
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
 

Semi-finals

France  Flag of France.svg3–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Matéo Soccerball shade.svg46', 54'
Katoto Soccerball shade.svg50'
Report Reuteler Soccerball shade.svg44'
NTC Senec, Senec
Attendance: 657 [10]
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg25', 68', 81'
Cazalla Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report Admiraal Soccerball shade.svg22'
Roord Soccerball shade.svg59'
Hendriks Soccerball shade.svg84'
NTC Senec, Senec
Attendance: 518 [10]
Referee: Linn Andersson (Sweden)

Final

The final was interrupted after the first half due to heavy rain and the resulting unfit terrain, and the second half began following a two-hour delay.

France  Flag of France.svg2–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Geyoro Soccerball shade.svg36'
Katoto Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report L. García Soccerball shade.svg84'
NTC Senec, Senec
Attendance: 1,024 [10]
Referee: Eszter Urbán (Hungary)

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Source: UEFA.com [14]

Team of the Tournament

Source: UEFA Technical Report [10]

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