UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

Organising body	UEFA
Founded	1997
Region	Europe
Number of teams	8 (finals) Maximum of 55 (qualifiers)
Current champions	Spain (7th title)
Most successful team(s)	Spain (7 titles)
Website	uefa.com/womensunder19
2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, is an annual competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. National under-19 teams whose countries belong to the European governing body UEFA can register to enter the competition.

In odd years the tournament is also a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifying competition. The tournament began in the 1997–98 season as an under-18 event and became an under-19s event from the 2001–02 season. ^[1] The Championship has three phases: two qualifying rounds open to all eligible nations and the finals phase which is composed of 8 qualified teams. The finals themselves are composed of two groups of four teams; each team plays the others in the group. The winner of each group after the 3 matches plays the runner-up of the opposing group in a semi-final, with the winner contesting the final.

Finals format

Since 2002 the finals had eight teams with two groups of four teams, semi-finals and the final.

Results

Edition	Year	Host	Final			Third place match
			Champions	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	1998	Two-legged final	Denmark	2–0 2–3 (4–3 agg.)	France	Germany and   Sweden
2	1999	Sweden	Sweden	Round-robin	Germany	Italy	Round-robin	Norway
3	2000	France	Germany	4–2	Spain	Sweden	Round-robin	France
4	2001	Norway	Germany	3–2	Norway	Denmark	1–0	Spain
5	2002	Sweden	Germany	3–1	France	Denmark and   England
6	2003	Germany	France	2–0	Norway	England and   Sweden
7	2004	Finland	Spain	2–1	Germany	Italy and   Russia
8	2005	Hungary	Russia	2–2 6–5 (pen.)	France	Finland and   Germany
9	2006	Switzerland	Germany	3–0	France	Denmark and   Russia
10	2007	Iceland	Germany	2–0( a.e.t. )	England	France and   Norway
11	2008	France	Italy	1–0	Norway	Germany and   Sweden
12	2009	Belarus	England	2–0	Sweden	France and    Switzerland
13	2010	Macedonia	France	2–1	England	Germany and   Netherlands
14	2011	Italy	Germany	8–1	Norway	Italy and    Switzerland
15	2012	Turkey	Sweden	1–0( a.e.t. )	Spain	Denmark and   Portugal
16	2013	Wales	France	2–0( a.e.t. )	England	Finland and   Germany
17	2014	Norway	Netherlands	1–0	Spain	Norway and   Republic of Ireland
18	2015	Israel	Sweden	3–1	Spain	France and   Germany
19	2016	Slovakia	France	2–1	Spain	Netherlands and    Switzerland
20	2017	Northern Ireland	Spain	3–2	France	Germany and   Netherlands
21	2018	Switzerland	Spain	1–0	Germany	Denmark and   Norway
22	2019	Scotland	France	2–1	Germany	Netherlands and   Spain
-	2020	Georgia	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [2]
-	2021	Belarus	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [3]
23	2022	Czech Republic	Spain	2–1	Norway	France and   Sweden
24	2023	Belgium	Spain	0–0 3–2 (pen.)	Germany	France and   Netherlands
25	2024	Lithuania	Spain	2–1( a.e.t. )	Netherlands	England and   France
26	2025	Poland [a]	Spain	4–0	France	Italy and   Portugal
27	2026	Bosnia and Herzegovina
28	2027	Hungary

Notes

1. Belarus were originally appointed as hosts of the 2025 tournament, but were stripped of their hosting rights on 4 April 2023 due to their country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ^[4]

Teams reaching the top four

Country	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Semi-finalists	Total (top four)
Spain	7 (2004, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)	5 (2000, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)		1 (2001)	1 (2019)	14
Germany	6 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011)	5 (1999, 2004, 2018, 2019, 2023)			7 (1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017)	18
France	5 (2003, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019)	6 (1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2025)		1 (2000)	6 (2007, 2009, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024)	18
Sweden	3 (1999, 2012, 2015)	1 (2009)	1 (2000)		4 (1998, 2003, 2008, 2022)	9
England	1 (2009)	3 (2007, 2010, 2013)			3 (2002, 2003, 2024)	7
Netherlands	1 (2014)	1 (2024)			5 (2010, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023)	7
Denmark	1 (1998)		1 (2001)		4 (2002, 2006, 2012, 2018)	6
Italy	1 (2008)		1 (1999)		3 (2004, 2011, 2025)	5
Russia	1 (2005)				2 (2004, 2006)	3
Norway		5 (2001, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2022)		1 (1999)	3 (2007, 2014, 2018)	9
Switzerland					3 (2009, 2011, 2016)	3
Finland					2 (2005, 2013)	2
Portugal					2 (2012, 2025)	2
Republic of Ireland					1 (2014)	1
Total	26	26	3	3	46	104

Comprehensive team results by tournament (since 2002)

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• SF – Semi-finals
• GS – Group stage
• 5th – Fifth place (played in 2005 and 2017)
• 6th – Sixth place (played in 2005 and 2017)
•  •  – Did not qualify
•  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew
• q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
•   — Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (8)	2005 (8)	2006 (8)	2007 (8)	2008 (8)	2009 (8)	2010 (8)	2011 (8)	2012 (8)	2013 (8)	2014 (8)	2015 (8)	2016 (8)	2017 (8)	2018 (8)	2019 (8)	2022 (8)	2023 (8)	2024 (8)	2025 (8)	Total
Austria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	5th	•	•	2
Belarus	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	1
Belgium	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	5
Czech Republic	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	2
Denmark	SF	•	•	•	SF	GS	•	•	•	•	SF	GS	•	GS	•	•	SF	•	•	•	•	•	7
England	SF	SF	•	6th	•	2nd	GS	1st	2nd	•	GS	2nd	GS	GS	•	5th	•	GS	GS	•	SF	GS	16
Finland	•	•	GS	SF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
France	2nd	1st	GS	2nd	2nd	SF	GS	SF	1st	•	•	1st	•	SF	1st	2nd	GS	1st	SF	SF	SF	2nd	19
Germany	1st	GS	2nd	SF	1st	1st	SF	GS	SF	1st	•	SF	•	SF	GS	SF	2nd	2nd	GS	2nd	GS	•	19
Hungary	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Iceland	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	•	•	3
Israel	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Italy	•	GS	SF	•	•	•	1st	•	GS	SF	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	GS	•	•	SF	9
Lithuania	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Netherlands	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	SF	GS	•	•	1st	•	SF	SF	GS	SF	•	SF	2nd	GS	12
North Macedonia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Northern Ireland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Norway	GS	2nd	GS	•	•	SF	2nd	GS	•	2nd	•	GS	SF	GS	GS	•	SF	GS	2nd	•	•	•	14
Poland	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2
Portugal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	2
Republic of Ireland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	2
Romania	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Russia	•	•	SF	1st	SF	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	4
Scotland	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	6th	•	GS	•	•	•	•	6
Serbia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	2
Slovakia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Spain	GS	GS	1st	•	•	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	2nd	•	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	SF	1st	1st	1st	1st	18
Sweden	GS	SF	•	•	GS	•	SF	2nd	•	•	1st	GS	GS	1st	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	GS	11
Switzerland	GS	•	GS	5th	GS	•	•	SF	•	SF	•	•	•	•	SF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	8
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Wales	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1

Since 2002, the third-place match has not been played.

Tournament statistics

Top scorers by tournament

Year	Player	Goals
2002	Claire Morel Barbara Müller	4
2003	Shelley Thompson	4
2004	Anja Mittag	6
2005	Elena Danilova	9
2006	Elena Danilova	7
2007	Marie-Laure Delie Fanndís Friðriksdóttir Ellen White	3
2008	Marie Pollmann	4
2009	Sofia Jakobsson	5
2010	Turid Knaak Lieke Martens	4
2011	Melissa Bjånesøy	7
2012	Elin Rubensson	5
2013	Pauline Bremer	6
2014	Vivianne Miedema	6
2015	Stina Blackstenius	6
2016	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	6
2017	Patricia Guijarro	5
2018	Dajan Hashemi Paulina Krumbiegel Lynn Wilms Andrea Norheim Olga Carmona Alisha Lehmann Géraldine Reuteler	2
2019	Melvine Malard	4
2022	Nicole Arcangeli	5
2023	Louna Ribadeira	4
2024	Nina Matejić	5
2025	Liana Joseph	4

Player of the Tournament

The UEFA selected a Golden Player or Player of the Tournament for certain tournaments.

Year	Player
2002	Viola Odebrecht
2003	Sarah Bouhaddi
2004	Anja Mittag
2005	Elena Danilova
2006	Isabel & Monique Kerschowski
2007	Fern Whelan
2008	Sara Gama
2009	Ramona Bachmann
2010	Nataša Andonova
2011	Ramona Petzelberger
2012	Elin Rubensson
2013	Sandie Toletti
2014	Vivianne Miedema
2015	Stina Blackstenius
2016	Marie-Antoinette Katoto
2017	Patricia Guijarro
2018	–
2019	–
2022	–
2023	Louna Ribadeira
2024	Daniela Agote
2025	Maeline Mendy

See also

• FIFA Women's World Cup
• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
• UEFA Women's Championship
• UEFA Women's Champions League

References

1. "History of the competition". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
2. "Women's Under-19 finals in Georgia cancelled". UEFA. 1 April 2020.
3. "2020/21 Women's U19 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 23 February 2021.
4. "UEFA holds off on banning Belarus despite EU pressure". France 24 . Lisbon. Agence France-Presse. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Facts and figures, uefa.com