2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

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2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFaroe Islands
DatesCancelled (originally 2–14 May)
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
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2020
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The 2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2021) was originally to be held as the 13th 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. The Faroe Islands were originally scheduled to host the tournament between 2 and 14 May 2021. [1] [2] A total of eight teams were to play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate. [3] On 18 December 2020, UEFA announced the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. [4]

Contents

Germany were to be the defending champions, having won the last tournament held in 2019, with the 2020 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. [5]

On 18 December 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that the tournament was cancelled after consultation with all 55 member associations due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [6]

Host selection

The timeline of host selection was as follows: [7]

For the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2021 and 2022, the Faroe Islands and Bosnia and Herzegovina were selected as hosts respectively. [1]

Qualification

A total of 49 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Faroe Islands qualifying automatically, the original format would have seen the other 48 teams competing in the qualifying competition, which once consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which was to take place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which was also to take place in spring 2021, to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. [8] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to February 2021, and the elite round was abolished and replaced by play-offs, contested in March 2021 by the 12 qualifying round group winners and two best runners-up to determine the teams qualifying for the final tournament. [9] [5]

Qualified teams

The following teams originally qualified for the final tournament.

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearance (planned)Last appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Hosts1st—Debut
N/A Play-off winners
N/A Play-off winners
N/A Play-off winners
N/A Play-off winners
N/A Play-off winners
N/A Play-off winners
N/A Play-off winners

Venues

Tórshavn Toftir
Tórsvøllur Svangaskarð
Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 6,000
Svangaskard.jpg

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hosts picked for 2021 and 2022 WU17 EUROs". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "2020/21 Women's U17 qualifying round guide". UEFA. 18 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship, 2020/21". UEFA. 13 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "2020/21 Women's Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "2020/21 UEFA women's Under-17 and men's Under-17 championships cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-07-23.
  8. ↑ "2020/21 Women's U17 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 12 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "UEFA postpones youth national team competitions". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020.
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