2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

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2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryLithuania
Dates9–21 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Third placeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Fourth placeFlag of England.svg  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored61 (3.81 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Germany.svg Shekiera Martinez
(9 goals)
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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]

Contents

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]

Qualification

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]

Qualified teams

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

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Hosts1st—Debut
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Elite round Group 1 winners3rd 2017 (semi-finals)Fourth place (2010), Semi-finals (2017)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Elite round Group 2 winners1st—Debut
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Elite round Group 3 winners9th 2017 (runners-up)Champions (2010, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Elite round Group 4 winners3rd 2016 (group stage)Third place (2014)
Flag of England.svg  England Elite round Group 5 winners6th 2017 (group stage)Third place (2016)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Elite round Group 6 winners2nd 2013 (champions)Champions (2013)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Elite round Group 7 winners10th 2017 (champions)Champions (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017)

Final draw

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.

Venues

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: 6,500Capacity: 3,748Capacity: 4,000
Marijampoles stadiono tribunos.JPG Alytaus stadionas1.JPG Siauliu savivaldybes stadionas2..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 submitted a squad of 20 players (Regulations Article 41). [5]

Group stage

The final tournament schedule was confirmed on 12 April 2018. [10]

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, EEST (UTC+3).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3210123+97 Knockout stage
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 320173+46
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3111124+84
4Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (H)3003021−210
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  • Vuorinen Soccerball shade.svg53'
 Report
Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė
Referee: Irena Velevačkoska (Macedonia)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg0–9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Alytus Stadium, Alytus
Referee: Hristiana Guteva (Bulgaria)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg0–4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai
Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Report
Alytus Stadium, Alytus
Referee: Kateryna Usova (Ukraine)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321071+67 Knockout stage
2Flag of England.svg  England 311174+34
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 302104−42
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 302127−52
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–2Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai
Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Alytus Stadium, Alytus
Referee: Kateryna Usova (Ukraine)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė
Referee: Hristiana Guteva (Bulgaria)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg5–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Alytus Stadium, Alytus
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
England  Flag of England.svg4–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė
Referee: Irena Velevačkoska (Macedonia)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time is played). [5]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 May – Alytus
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8
 
21 May – Marijampolė
 
Flag of England.svg  England 0
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
18 May – Marijampolė
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0
 
World Cup play-off
 
 
21 May – Alytus
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 1
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Losers enter the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup play-off.

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–0Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Alytus Stadium, Alytus
Referee: Hristiana Guteva (Bulgaria)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė
Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic)

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup play-off

Winner qualifies for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

England  Flag of England.svg1–2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Alytus Stadium, Alytus
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)

Final

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from UEFA qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [11]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 18 May 20185 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 18 May 20183 (2010, 2014, 2016)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 21 May 20180 (debut)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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.

9 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Source: UEFA.com [12]

Team of the tournament

The UEFA technical observers selected the following 11 players for the team of the tournament (previously a squad of 18 players were selected): [13]

Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

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  9. ↑ Europos merginų čempionato egzamino laukiančios lietuvės džiaugiasi šansu: bus didelė garbė kovoti
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