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Host country | Lithuania |
Dates | 9–21 May |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Spain (4th title) |
Runners-up | Germany |
Third place | Finland |
Fourth place | England |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 61 (3.81 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Shekiera Martinez (9 goals) |
The 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2018) was the 11th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Europe. Lithuania, which were selected by UEFA on 26 January 2015, hosted the tournament from 9 to 21 May 2018. [1] [2]
A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2001 eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.
Same as previous editions held in even-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay as the UEFA representatives.
Spain won their fourth title by beating defending champions Germany 2–0 in the final. [3]
A total of 46 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Lithuania qualifying automatically, the other 45 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. [4] The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2017, and Elite round, which took place in spring 2018. [5]
The following teams qualified for the final tournament. [6]
Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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Lithuania | Hosts | 1st | — | Debut |
Netherlands | Elite round Group 1 winners | 3rd | 2017 (semi-finals) | Fourth place (2010), Semi-finals (2017) |
Finland | Elite round Group 2 winners | 1st | — | Debut |
Spain | Elite round Group 3 winners | 9th | 2017 (runners-up) | Champions (2010, 2011, 2015) |
Italy | Elite round Group 4 winners | 3rd | 2016 (group stage) | Third place (2014) |
England | Elite round Group 5 winners | 6th | 2017 (group stage) | Third place (2016) |
Poland | Elite round Group 6 winners | 2nd | 2013 (champions) | Champions (2013) |
Germany | Elite round Group 7 winners | 10th | 2017 (champions) | Champions (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017) |
The final draw was held on 6 April 2018, 10:00 EEST (UTC+3), at the Kaunas State Musical Theatre in Kaunas, Lithuania. [7] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. There was no seeding, except that hosts Lithuania were assigned to position A1 in the draw.
In January 2015 Lithuanian Football Federation announced plans to host championships in Kaunas, Alytus, Marijampolė and Jonava, although Central stadium of Jonava had to improve the conditions in stadium. [8] In early 2018 it was announced that competition would be held in three cities: Alytus, Marijampolė and Šiauliai. [9]
Marijampolė | Alytus | Šiauliai | |
Sūduva Stadium | Alytus Stadium | Savivaldybė Stadium | |
Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 3,748 | Capacity: 4,000 | |
A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament. [6]
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Each national team submitted a squad of 20 players (Regulations Article 41). [5]
The final tournament schedule was confirmed on 12 April 2018. [10]
The group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals.
In the group stage, 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 17.01 and 17.02): [5]
All times are local, EEST (UTC+3).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 4 | |
4 | Lithuania (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 |
Lithuania | 0–9 | Netherlands |
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Germany | 2–2 | Netherlands |
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Lithuania | 0–4 | Finland |
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Netherlands | 1–2 | Finland |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 2 | |
4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 |
Poland | 2–2 | England |
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Spain | 5–0 | Poland |
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In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time is played). [5]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
18 May – Alytus | ||||||
Germany | 8 | |||||
21 May – Marijampolė | ||||||
England | 0 | |||||
Germany | 0 | |||||
18 May – Marijampolė | ||||||
Spain | 2 | |||||
Spain | 1 | |||||
Finland | 0 | |||||
World Cup play-off | ||||||
21 May – Alytus | ||||||
England | 1 | |||||
Finland | 2 |
Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Losers enter the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup play-off.
Spain | 1–0 | Finland |
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Winner qualifies for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Germany | 0–2 | Spain |
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The following three teams from UEFA qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [11]
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 1 |
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Germany | 18 May 2018 | 5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
Spain | 18 May 2018 | 3 (2010, 2014, 2016) |
Finland | 21 May 2018 | 0 (debut) |
Note: Goals scored in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup play-off are included in this list, but are not counted by UEFA for statistical purposes.
Source: UEFA.com [12]
The UEFA technical observers selected the following 11 players for the team of the tournament (previously a squad of 18 players were selected): [13]
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