Tournament details | |
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Dates | 4 April 2015 – 25 October 2016 |
Teams | 46 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 174 |
Goals scored | 672 (3.86 per match) |
Attendance | 363,160 (2,087 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() (10 goals each) |
Qualification for women's championships (UEFA) |
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The UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying competition was a women's football competition that determined the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Netherlands in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 final tournament. [1]
A total of 46 UEFA member national teams, with Andorra entering for the first time at senior women's level, entered the qualifying competition. [2]
The qualifying competition consisted of three rounds: [3]
In the preliminary round and qualifying group stage, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of a group, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 13.01, 13.02 and 15.01): [3]
To determine the six best runners-up from the qualifying group stage, the results against the teams in fifth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 15.02): [3]
In the play-offs, the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualifies for the final tournament. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out (Regulations Articles 16.01 and 16.02). [3]
The qualifying matches are played on dates that fall within the FIFA Women's International Match Calendar. [4]
Stage | FIFA International Dates |
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Preliminary round | 4–9 April 2015 |
Qualifying group stage | 14–22 September 2015 |
19–27 October 2015 | |
23 November – 1 December 2015 | |
18–26 January 2016 | |
29 February – 9 March 2016 | |
4–12 April 2016 | |
30 May – 7 June 2016 | |
12–20 September 2016 | |
Play-offs | 17–25 October 2016 |
The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following: [5]
The 38 highest-ranked teams entered the qualifying group stage, while the eight lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round. [6] The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the qualifying group stage draw.
Team | Coeff | Rank |
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![]() | 34,486 | 8 |
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![]() | 11,375 | 37 |
![]() | 9,960 | 39 |
![]() | 7,275 | 43 |
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The draw for the preliminary round was held on 19 January 2015, 13:45 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. [7]
The teams were divided into two pots: Pot 1 contained the two teams which were pre-selected as hosts (Malta and Moldova), while Pot 2 contained the six remaining teams (Andorra, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Luxembourg). Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2. [8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Qualifying group stage | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 1–1 | — | ||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | 0–3 | 4–3 | — | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualifying group stage | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | — | 8–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | — | 2–4 | — | — | ||
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0 | 0–7 | — | 3–5 | — |
The draw for the qualifying group stage was held on 20 April 2015, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. [9]
The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking (see section Entrants). [10] Each group contained one team from each of the five seeding pots. [11] The two teams which qualified from the preliminary round, Moldova and Georgia, were placed in Pot E for the group stage draw.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 2 | +32 | 21 [lower-alpha 1] | Final tournament | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 8–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 21 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–4 | — | 3–1 | 7–0 | 10–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 9 [lower-alpha 2] | 0–6 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 8–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 9 [lower-alpha 2] | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 6–2 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 51 | −47 | 0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–9 | 0–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | +37 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 13–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 [lower-alpha 1] | Play-offs | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 13 [lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 9 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 9–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 51 | −49 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 1–7 | 0–5 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 16 | Play-offs | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 13 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 21 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 19 | 2–0 | — | 6–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 10 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 9 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 33 | −32 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 12–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 14 | 0–4 | — | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 8 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 4 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 18 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 10 | 0–5 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 7 | 1–8 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 34 | −32 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | +31 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 17 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 6–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 10 | 0–7 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 9 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 10–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 17 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — |
Despite the fact that every groups had 5 teams, in order to determine the six best second-placed teams from the qualifying group stage which qualified directly for the final tournament and the two remaining second-placed teams which advanced to the play-offs, the results against the fifth-placed team were not included. As a result, six matches played by each second-placed team were counted for the purposes of determining the ranking. [12]
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 | Final tournament |
2 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 13 | |
3 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | |
4 | 7 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 11 | |
5 | 8 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | |
6 | 5 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | |
7 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | Play-offs |
8 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 |
The draw for the play-offs (to decide the order of legs) was held on 23 September 2016, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. [13]
The play-off winner qualifies for the final tournament.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Portugal ![]() | (a) 1–1 | ![]() | 0–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament 1 |
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![]() | Hosts | 4 December 2014 [1] | 2 (2009, 2013) |
![]() | Group 1 winners | 16 September 2016 | 2 (2009, 2013) |
![]() | Group 2 winners | 7 June 2016 | 2 (1997, 2013) |
![]() | Group 3 winners | 11 April 2016 | 5 (1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013) |
![]() | Group 4 winners | 15 September 2016 | 9 ( 1984 , 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997 , 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 ) |
![]() | Group 5 winners | 12 April 2016 | 9 ( 1989 2 , 1991 , 1993, 1995 , 1997 , 2001 , 2005 , 2009 , 2013 ) |
![]() | Group 6 winners | 4 June 2016 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | Group 7 winners | 7 June 2016 | 7 (1984, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2005 , 2009, 2013) |
![]() | Group 8 winners | 7 June 2016 | 10 ( 1987 , 1989, 1991, 1993 , 1995, 1997 , 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013) |
![]() | Best six runners-up | 16 September 2016 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | Best six runners-up | 20 September 2016 | 8 (1984, 1991 , 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013) |
![]() | Best six runners-up | 20 September 2016 | 10 (1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 , 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013) |
![]() | Best six runners-up | 16 September 2016 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | Best six runners-up | 20 September 2016 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | Best six runners-up | 20 September 2016 | 4 (1997, 2001, 2009, 2013) |
![]() | Play-off winners | 25 October 2016 | 0 (debut) |
Players with six goals or more. [14]
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