2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

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2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
U-19-Fußball-Europameisterschaft der Frauen 2018
Championnat d'Europe féminin de football des moins de 19 ans 2018
Campionato europeo femminile Under-19 di calcio 2018
2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Dates18–30 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored33 (2.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Denmark.svg Dajan Hashemi
Flag of Germany.svg Paulina Krumbiegel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lynn Wilms
Flag of Norway.svg Andrea Norheim
Flag of Spain.svg Olga Carmona
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alisha Lehmann
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Géraldine Reuteler
(2 goals each)
2017
2019

The 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-19 Euro 2018) was the 17th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (21st edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-19 national teams of Europe. Switzerland, which were selected by UEFA on 26 January 2015, hosted the tournament, [1] which took place between 18 and 30 July 2018. [2]

Contents

A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1999 eligible to participate.

Spain were the defending champions, and successfully defended the title after beating Germany in the final, and became the first nation to win the women's under-17 and under-19 titles in the same year. [3]

Qualification

A total of 49 UEFA nations entered the competition (including Kosovo who entered a competitive women's national team tournament for the first time), and with the hosts Switzerland qualifying automatically, the other 48 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]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament. [6]

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

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Hosts8th 2016 (semi-finals)Semi-finals (2009, 2011)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Elite round Group 1 winners12th 2016 (group stage)Runners-up (2003, 2008, 2011)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Elite round Group 2 winners15th 2017 (semi-finals)Champions (2002, 2006, 2007, 2011)
Flag of France.svg  France Elite round Group 3 winners14th 2017 (runners-up)Champions (2003, 2010, 2013, 2016)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Elite round Group 4 winners13th 2017 (champions)Champions (2004, 2017)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Elite round Group 5 winners8th 2017 (semi-finals)Champions (2014)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Elite round Group 6 winners7th 2015 (group stage)Semi-finals (2002, 2006, 2012)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Elite round Group 7 winners7th 2017 (group stage)Champions (2008)

Final draw

The final draw was held on 23 April 2018, 18:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the Stufenbau in Ittigen, Switzerland. [7] The eight teams (including the Elite round Group 1 winners whose identity was known at the time of the draw) were drawn into two groups of four teams. There was no seeding, except that hosts Switzerland were assigned to position A1 in the draw.

Venues

The eight teams were divided into two groups of four, a group West (Biel/Bienne, Yverdon-les-Bains) and a group East (Wohlen, Zug). [8]

Yverdon-les-Bains Biel/Bienne Wohlen Zug
Stade Municipal Tissot Arena Stadion Niedermatten Herti Allmend Stadion
Capacity: 5,165Capacity: 5,200Capacity: 3,616Capacity: 4,707
Wohlen Niedermatten1.jpg

Match officials

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

Squads

Each national team have to submit a squad of 20 players (Regulations Article 41). [5]

Group stage

The final tournament schedule was confirmed on 30 April 2018. [9]

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

Tiebreakers

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]

  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 all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out 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 all criteria above (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.

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 320143+16 [lower-alpha 1] Knockout stage
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 320143+16 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (H)31115504
4Flag of France.svg  France 30123521
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Spain 0–2 Norway.
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
  • Norheim Soccerball shade.svg31', 37' (pen.)
Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–2Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–0Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
France  Flag of France.svg1–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug
Referee: Meliz Özçiğdem (Turkey)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 320142+26 [lower-alpha 1] Knockout stage
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 320131+26 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 320154+16 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30031650
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Denmark +1, Germany 0, Netherlands: −1
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary. [5]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 July – Biel/Bienne
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0
 
30 July – Biel/Bienne
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
27 July – Biel/Bienne
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
 

Semi-finals

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

Final

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Source: UEFA.com [10]

Team of the tournament

The UEFA technical observers selected the following 11 players for the team of the tournament (and an additional nine substitutes): [11]

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