2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

The 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification tournament
2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
28 September – 28 October 2015
Elite round:
3–29 March 2016
Teams46 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played102
Goals scored449 (4.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Alessia Russo
England Georgia Stanway
Spain Lorena Navarro
(9 goals each)
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International football competition

The 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification' was a women's under-17 football competition organised by UEFA to determine the seven national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Belarus in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1]

A total of 46 national teams, with Andorra entering a UEFA women's competition for the first time, entered this qualifying competition, which was played in two rounds between September 2015 and March 2016.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.

Format

The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:[3]

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Germany and France, which received byes to the elite round as the two teams with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 44 teams were drawn into 11 groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 11 group winners and the 11 runners-up advanced to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The six group winners and the runner-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group qualified for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[3]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
  5. Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
  7. If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
  8. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

To determine the best runner-up from the elite round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:[3]

  1. Higher number of points;
  2. Superior goal difference;
  3. Higher number of goals scored;
  4. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  5. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 19 November 2014, 08:40 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][5]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[6][7]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, and two teams from Pot C. For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group.[2]

Bye to elite round
Team Coeff Rank
 Germany 13.666 1
 France 12.500 2
Pot A
Team Coeff Rank
 Spain 12.333 3
 Sweden 8.833 4
 Norway 8.667 5
 Denmark 8.000 6
  Switzerland 7.833 7
 Austria 7.667 8
 Belgium 7.333 9
 Poland 7.333 10
 Italy 7.167 11
 Republic of Ireland 6.833 12
 Iceland 6.833 13
Pot B
Team Coeff Rank
 Czech Republic 6.667 14
 Russia 6.667 15
 Netherlands 6.333 16
 England 6.167 17
 Finland 5.667 18
 Scotland 5.667 19
 Hungary 5.500 20
 Serbia 4.833 21
 Turkey 4.000 22
 Northern Ireland 3.667 23
 Greece 3.667 24
Pot C
Team Coeff Rank
 Romania 3.500 25
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.333 26
 Slovenia 3.000 27
 Wales 3.000 28
 Portugal 3.000 29
 Bulgaria 2.333 30
 Ukraine 2.333 31
 Azerbaijan 2.000 32
 Montenegro 2.000 33
 Slovakia 1.667 34
 Croatia 1.333 35
 Moldova 1.333 36
 Latvia 1.333 37
 Israel 1.000 38
 Faroe Islands 1.000 39
 Estonia 0.000 40
 Lithuania 0.000 41
 Macedonia 0.000 42
 Kazakhstan 0.000 43
 Georgia 0.000 44
 Andorra — 45
 Armenia — 46
Notes
  • Belarus (Coeff: 3.500) qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.
  • Albania, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, and San Marino did not enter.

Groups

Times up to 24 October 2015 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Elite round
2  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 6
3  Turkey (H) 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4  Andorra 3 0 0 3 0 23 −23 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey 5–0 Andorra
Baysal 20'
Gören 35'
Sadıkoğlu 48', 68'
Azak 80+4'		 Report
Referee: Hannelore Onsea (Belgium)
Republic of Ireland 3–0 Ukraine
Kelly 38'
Kavanagh 68'
Kiernan 75'		 Report
Referee: Valentina Garoffolo (Italy)
Republic of Ireland 7–0 Andorra
Kelly 23'
Payne 28', 76'
Homan 52'
Noonan 59'
Ruddy 65'
Reybet-Degat 77'		 Report
Referee: Nadezhda Belcheva (Bulgaria)
Ukraine 1–0 Turkey
Hryb 78' Report
Referee: Hannelore Onsea (Belgium)
Turkey 0–3 Republic of Ireland
Report Kiernan 6'
Kavanagh 35'
Kelly 69'
Referee: Valentina Garoffolo (Italy)
Andorra 0–11 Ukraine
Report Kumeda 9', 68', 74'
Kunina 26', 39', 65'
Hryb 30', 43', 58'
Shurubura 61'
Postol 78'
Referee: Nadezhda Belcheva (Bulgaria)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Elite round
2  Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Latvia 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Kazakhstan (H) 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Scotland 0–0 Latvia
Report
BIIK Stadium, Shymkent
Attendance: 30
Austria 2–0 Kazakhstan
Scharnböck 13'
Kurz 20'		 Report
BIIK Stadium, Shymkent
Attendance: 315
Referee: Dilek Koçbay (Turkey)
Austria 1–0 Latvia
Pireci 43' Report
BIIK Stadium, Shymkent
Attendance: 55
Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)
Kazakhstan 0–4 Scotland
Report McGregor 20'
Hay 38', 46'
McDonald 57'
BIIK Stadium, Shymkent
Attendance: 120
Scotland 0–3 Austria
Report Bachler 15', 65'
Wienroither 62'
BIIK Stadium, Shymkent
Attendance: 30
Referee: Dilek Koçbay (Turkey)
Latvia 1–1 Kazakhstan
Voitāne 66' Report Nizamutdinova 33'
Namyz Stadium, Shymkent
Attendance: 45
Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18 9 Elite round
2  Greece 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6
3  Portugal (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Armenia 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain 9–0 Armenia
Navarro 7', 33', 75'
Velázquez 29'
Pujadas 44'
Monente 58'
Gutiérrez 78'
M. Simonyan 80+2' (o.g.)
Aleixandri 80+4'		 Report
Greece 1–0 Portugal
Gatsiou 45' Report
Estádio Municipal Doutor Alves Vieira, Torres Novas
Referee: Cathrine Eide (Norway)
Armenia 0–8 Greece
Report Antonyan 3' (o.g.)
Chatzinikolaou 40', 43' (pen.), 50', 56'
Karapetsa 54'
Gatsiou 77', 80+1'
Spain 4–1 Portugal
Fernández 5'
Navarro 48'
Serrano 51'
Aleixandri 75'		 Report Faria 31'
Complexo Desportivo do Bonito, Entroncamento
Referee: Vera Opeykina (Russia)
Greece 0–6 Spain
Report Navarro 34', 53'
Monente 40'
Blanco 43', 50'
Na. Ramos 59'
Complexo Desportivo do Bonito, Entroncamento
Referee: Ifeoma Kulmala (Finland)
Portugal 1–0 Armenia
Ferreira 40+2' Report
Estádio Municipal de Fátima, Fátima
Referee: Vera Opeykina (Russia)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 28 2 +26 7 Elite round
2  Poland 3 2 1 0 17 2 +15 7
3  Croatia 3 0 1 2 0 18 −18 1
4  Estonia (H) 3 0 1 2 0 23 −23 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Poland 10–0 Estonia
Eckerle 6', 8', 50'
Ratajczyk 24'
Słowińska 27', 80+3'
Zawistowska 36', 40', 42', 45'		 Report
Referee: Ruzanna Petrosyan (Armenia)
England 13–0 Croatia
Stanway 14', 17', 22', 34', 40+2' (pen.)
Russo 26', 52', 59', 60', 75'
Cain 55'
Toone 68', 80+3'		 Report
Referee: Sandra Strub (Switzerland)
Poland 5–0 Croatia
Eckerle 4', 20'
Zawistowska 24'
Grec 34', 65'		 Report
Referee: Olga Tereshko (Belarus)
Estonia 0–13 England
Report Russo 4', 15', 46'
Charles 9', 28'
Patten 21'
Stanway 31', 33' (pen.)
Sibley 42'
Hinds 53'
Alexander 59'
Olding 61'
Wubben-Moy 80+2'
Referee: Sandra Strub (Switzerland)
England 2–2 Poland
Charles 26'
Stanway 45' (pen.)		 Report Zawadzka 69' (pen.), 80+3' (pen.)
Referee: Ruzanna Petrosyan (Armenia)
Croatia 0–0 Estonia
Report
Referee: Olga Tereshko (Belarus)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Elite round
2  Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 2 1 1 6 −5 2
4  Macedonia (H) 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Italy 5–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Glionna 22', 49'
Caruso 35', 55'
Cantore 38'		 Report
Referee: Beatriz Gil Gozalo (Spain)
Northern Ireland 3–0 Macedonia
McMaster 33'
Orr 58'
Beggs 80+2'		 Report
Italy 4–0 Macedonia
Cantore 6'
Labate 18'
Greggi 71' (pen.)
Glionna 75'		 Report
Referee: Biljana Lukić (Serbia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–0 Northern Ireland
Report
Northern Ireland 0–5 Italy
Report Cantore 25', 76'
Caruso 47'
Glionna 51'
Merlo 68'
Referee: Beatriz Gil Gozalo (Spain)
Macedonia 1–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tejić 50' (o.g.) Report Mehmedović 40+1'
Referee: Biljana Lukić (Serbia)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 3 0 0 20 2 +18 9 Elite round
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 19 5 +14 6
3  Azerbaijan 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4  Georgia 3 0 0 3 0 33 −33 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Czech Republic 4–1 Azerbaijan
K. Dubcová 11', 57'
Khýrová 15'
Příkaská 72'		 Report M. Ozdemir 32'
Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus, Liège
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
Belgium 15–0 Georgia
Vanmechelen 3', 21', 26' (pen.), 44'
Kerckhofs 5'
Minnaert 15', 22'
Asselberghs 23'
Duijsters 29', 36'
Wijnants 34'
Vierendeels 40+1'
Maris 42'
Abdulai Toloba 65' (pen.)
Baccarne 80+3' (pen.)		 Report
Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus, Liège
Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)
Georgia 0–13 Czech Republic
Report Pavlasová 6'
Š. Krištofová 8', 44', 80+3'
M. Dubcová 10', 51' (pen.), 78'
Kodadová 17' (pen.)
Dudová 21'
Čiperová 27', 62' (pen.)
Siváková 35' (pen.)
Klímová 61'
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
Belgium 1–0 Azerbaijan
Minnaert 78' Report
Referee: Charlotte Carpenter (Wales)
Czech Republic 2–4 Belgium
Radová 56'
Stašková 60'		 Report Vanmechelen 35', 74'
Minnaert 77', 80+1'
Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus, Liège
Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)
Azerbaijan 5–0 Georgia
M. Ozdemir 4', 30', 80+1'
Uygun 8'
Mammadaliyeva 49'		 Report
Referee: Charlotte Carpenter (Wales)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Elite round
2  Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  Israel 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Denmark 5–0 Israel
Holt Andersen 13'
Gejl 27', 44' (pen.)
Svava 55'
Ibsen 79'		 Report
Király Sportlétesítmény, Szombathely
Referee: Angelika Soeder (Germany)
Hungary 2–1 Wales
Oláh 21', 51' Report Chivers 56'
Sportcentrum Bük, Bük
Referee: Irena Velevačkoska (Macedonia)
Denmark 3–0 Wales
Andersen 43', 80+2'
Petersen 64'		 Report
Király Sportlétesítmény, Szombathely
Referee: Bojana Tošic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Israel 0–3 Hungary
Report Csigi 10'
Vári 49'
Pulins 80+3'
Sportcentrum Bük, Bük
Referee: Irena Velevačkoska (Macedonia)
Hungary 0–1 Denmark
Report Gejl 15'
Sportcentrum Bük, Bük
Referee: Angelika Soeder (Germany)
Wales 4–0 Israel
Lancaster 22'
Woodham 27'
Morgan 35'
Chivers 39'		 Report
Sportcentrum Bük, Bük
Referee: Bojana Tošic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Elite round
2  Russia 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  Romania (H) 3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sweden 3–1 Slovakia
Nilsson 32'
Ovenberger 51'
Lilja 77'		 Report Jančová 78'
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
Russia 4–0 Romania
Guseva 49', 62', 69'
Maksimova 75'		 Report
Referee: Sarah Garratt (England)
Slovakia 0–3 Russia
Report A. Dronova 11' (pen.)
Guseva 29'
Zarubina 50'
Referee: Sarah Garratt (England)
Sweden 13–0 Romania
Hed 8', 27'
Ovenberger 20', 42'
Lilja 21'
Mateș 31' (o.g.)
Kullashi 46', 55', 69', 78'
Öman 62'
Abrahamsson 67'
Sandström 80+1'		 Report
Referee: Justina Lavrenovaite (Lithuania)
Russia 0–2 Sweden
Report Kullashi 20', 75'
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
Romania 0–5 Slovakia
Report Bogorová 13', 42'
Mikolajová 46', 49'
Vagaská 65'
Referee: Justina Lavrenovaite (Lithuania)

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6[a] Elite round
2  Serbia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6[a]
3  Slovenia 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6[a]
4  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranked by head-to-head record (Switzerland: 3 pts, +2 GD; Serbia: 3 pts, 0 GD; Slovenia: 3 pts, −2 GD).
Switzerland 6–1 Lithuania
Arfaoui 27', 30'
Reuteler 38', 59'
Lehmann 60'
Haller 74'		 Report Vaitukaitytė 39'
Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)
Serbia 3–0 Slovenia
Poljak 49' (pen.), 53', 57' Report
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Ana Aguiar (Portugal)
Switzerland 0–1 Slovenia
Report Pintarič 66'
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Sabayel Gurbanova (Azerbaijan)
Lithuania 1–5 Serbia
Gedgaudaitė 11' Report Trbojević 10'
Baka 16', 35'
Poljak 40+1'
Knežević 75'
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Ana Aguiar (Portugal)
Serbia 0–3  Switzerland
Report Schegg 20'
Haller 69'
Lehmann 80+3'
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)
Slovenia 2–1 Lithuania
Šiftar 25'
Makovec 70'		 Report Vaitukaitytė 21'
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Sabayel Gurbanova (Azerbaijan)

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 2 1 0 23 1 +22 7 Elite round
2  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 15 1 +14 7
3  Bulgaria (H) 3 1 0 2 4 14 −10 3
4  Moldova 3 0 0 3 0 26 −26 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Norway 14–0 Moldova
Norheim 9' (pen.), 25', 30', 40+1'
Huseby 13'
Nautnes 15', 37'
Linberg 39', 47', 60', 68'
Stenevik 51'
Ruud 79'
Haug 80+2'		 Report
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
Netherlands 6–0 Bulgaria
Jansen 2', 71'
Olislagers 14'
Weerden 40'
Van de Ven 62'
Asbroek 80+3'		 Report
Albena Stadium, Albena
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
Norway 8–0 Bulgaria
Norheim 19', 26', 67'
Ruud 24'
Closs 31'
Linberg 37'
Giske 46'
Maanum 54'		 Report
Albena Stadium, Albena
Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)
Moldova 0–8 Netherlands
Report Van Deursen 2', 6', 72'
Asbroek 13', 76', 79'
Lohin 17' (o.g.)
Sabajo 22'
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
Netherlands 1–1 Norway
Nouwen 76' Report Haug 14'
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
Bulgaria 4–0 Moldova
Aleksandrova 40', 57', 60'
Petkova 48'		 Report
Albena Stadium, Albena
Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)

Group 11

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Elite round
2  Iceland 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
3  Montenegro (H) 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Faroe Islands 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iceland 3–0 Montenegro
Daníelsdóttir 67'
Eiríksdóttir 68'
Haralz 69'		 Report
Referee: Virginie Derouaux (Belgium)
Finland 11–0 Faroe Islands
Sjöholm 2', 4', 33'
Rantala 15', 20', 44'
Tulkki 31' (pen.), 40+2'
Olmala 59'
Peuhkurinen 67'
Lappalainen 71'		 Report
Stadion Braće Velašević, Danilovgrad
Referee: Chryso Georgiou (Cyprus)
Iceland 8–0 Faroe Islands
Daníelsdóttir 5'
Jóhannsdóttir 16'
Haralz 30', 31', 47', 76'
Albertsdottir 37'
Rúnarsdóttir 69'		 Report
Stadion Braće Velašević, Danilovgrad
Referee: Liliya Hasanova (Kazakhstan)
Montenegro 0–5 Finland
Report Rantala 40+2', 74', 80+2'
Tulkki 63'
Sjöholm 80+4'
Referee: Chryso Georgiou (Cyprus)
Finland 2–0 Iceland
Rantala 22'
Tulkki 46'		 Report
Stadion Braće Velašević, Danilovgrad
Referee: Virginie Derouaux (Belgium)
Faroe Islands 1–3 Montenegro
Hansen 80+5' Report Šaranović 10', 55' (pen.)
Vraneš 46'
Referee: Liliya Hasanova (Kazakhstan)

Elite round

Draw

The draw for the elite round was held on 13 November 2015, 11:45 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[8][9]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[10] Germany and France, which received byes to the elite round, were automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Teams from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine) could not be drawn in the same group.[11]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 —  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pot A
2 —  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 6  Belgium 3 3 0 0 20 2 +18 9
4 3  Spain 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18 9
5 11  Finland 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9
6 8  Sweden 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9
7 5  Italy 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Pot B
8 1  Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9
9 7  Denmark 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
10 2  Austria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
11 4  England 3 2 1 0 28 2 +26 7
12 10  Norway 3 2 1 0 23 1 +22 7
13 4  Poland 3 2 1 0 17 2 +15 7 Pot C
14 10  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 15 1 +14 7
15 6  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 19 5 +14 6
16 1  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 6
17 11  Iceland 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
18 9   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
19 8  Russia 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 Pot D
20 9  Serbia 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
21 3  Greece 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6
22 7  Hungary 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
23 2  Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
24 5  Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.

Groups

Times up to 26 March 2016 were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times were CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Final tournament
2  Austria (H) 3 1 1 1 8 7 +1 4
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Germany 2–0  Switzerland
Minge 25'
Müller 65'		 Report
Lindabrunn Stadium, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Cristina Bujor (Romania)
Austria 4–0 Russia
Krumböck 23'
Pireci 39'
Scharnböck 59'
Bachler 80+1'		 Report
Moser Medical Arena, Rohrendorf bei Krems
Germany 3–0 Russia
Pawollek 18'
Gwinn 57'
Minge 65' (pen.)		 Report
Lindabrunn Stadium, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)
Switzerland 3–3 Austria
Reuteler 28'
Marti 31'
Schegg 80+4'		 Report Pireci 13'
Krumböck 24'
Klein 43'
Moser Medical Arena, Rohrendorf bei Krems
Austria 1–4 Germany
Klein 80+1' Report Stolze 55', 67', 69'
Linder 56'
Moser Medical Arena, Rohrendorf bei Krems
Referee: Cristina Bujor (Romania)
Russia 1–4  Switzerland
Ruzina 7' Report Schegg 9' (pen.), 23'
Reuteler 16'
Schuling 36'
Lindabrunn Stadium, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Final tournament
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
3  Northern Ireland (H) 3 0 1 2 0 9 −9 1
4  Ukraine 3 0 1 2 0 11 −11 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Denmark 4–0 Northern Ireland
Nielsen 3'
K. Holmgaard 60', 79'
Karlsen 64'		 Report
Solitude, Belfast
Referee: Sabayel Gurbanova (Azerbaijan)
Spain 4–0 Ukraine
Navarro 32'
Fernández 45'
Monente 51'
Batlle 70'		 Report
Seaview, Belfast
Referee: Ivana Vlaić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ukraine 0–7 Denmark
Report Nielsen 5', 43'
S. Holmgaard 29', 77'
Kjærsig Sunesen 48'
Larsen 54' (pen.)
Schreiber 80'
Seaview, Belfast
Referee: Sabayel Gurbanova (Azerbaijan)
Spain 5–0 Northern Ireland
Eizaguirre 11', 14'
Gutiérrez 26'
Navarro 41', 72'		 Report
Solitude, Belfast
Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)
Denmark 0–2 Spain
Report Andújar 15'
Blanco 35'
Northern Ireland 0–0 Ukraine
Report
Seaview, Belfast
Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Final tournament
2  Republic of Ireland 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  France (H) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  Hungary 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 1–1 Czech Republic
Rebours 22' Report Vojtková 49'
Stade du Hazé, Flers
Referee: Tess Petersson (Sweden)
Republic of Ireland 2–1 Hungary
Noonan 56'
Kelly 80'		 Report Vachter 26'
Stade Henry Jeanne, Bayeux
Referee: Hannelore Onsea (Belgium)
France 2–0 Hungary
Boussaha 20' (pen.)
Cochelin 80+3'		 Report
Stade Louis Villemer, Saint-Lô
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
Czech Republic 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Šlajsová 80' Report
Stade du Hazé, Flers
Referee: Hannelore Onsea (Belgium)
Republic of Ireland 1–0 France
Kiernan 21' Report
Stade Henry Jeanne, Bayeux
Referee: Tess Petersson (Sweden)
Hungary 0–2 Czech Republic
Report Klímová 34'
Stašková 54'
Stade Louis Villemer, Saint-Lô
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Final tournament
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Finland 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Greece 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Finland 0–2 Netherlands
Report Van Dooren 2'
Doejaaren 19'
Stadio Germano Todoli, Cervia
Referee: Angelika Soeder (Germany)
Italy 4–1 Greece
Glionna 8', 20'
Cantore 18'
Regazzoli 43'		 Report Chatzinikolaou 54'
Referee: Liudmyla Telbukh (Ukraine)
Finland 1–0 Greece
Tulkki 70' (pen.) Report
Stadio Massimo Soprani di San Zaccaria, Ravenna
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Netherlands 0–2 Italy
Report Caruso 2'
Regazzoli 76'
Stadio Germano Todoli, Cervia
Referee: Liudmyla Telbukh (Ukraine)
Italy 2–2 Finland
Caruso 36'
Cantore 62'		 Report Rantala 15'
Sjöholm 52'
Referee: Angelika Soeder (Germany)
Greece 0–2 Netherlands
Report Smits 61', 73'
Stadio Germano Todoli, Cervia
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway (H) 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 9 Final tournament
2  Poland 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 8 −5 4
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sweden 2–2 Poland
Engström 5', 32' Report Eckerle 33'
Ratajczyk 38'
Ålgård stadion, Gjesdal
Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)
Norway 6–0 Scotland
Nautnes 26'
Huseby 40'
Birkeli 42'
Haug 58'
Olsen 66'
Stenevik 80+3'		 Report
Ålgård stadion, Gjesdal
Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)
Sweden 1–0 Scotland
Ovenberger 35' Report
Klepp Stadion, Klepp
Referee: Alexandra Ponomareva (Russia)
Poland 0–4 Norway
Report Olsen 5'
Stenevik 53'
Norheim 60'
Maanum 70'
Klepp Stadion, Klepp
Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)
Norway 6–0 Sweden
Haug 23', 42', 58'
Maanum 55'
Stenevik 57'
Linberg 60'		 Report
Klepp Stadion, Klepp
Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)
Scotland 0–3 Poland
Report Eckerle 25', 39'
Jedlińska 35'
Ålgård stadion, Gjesdal
Referee: Alexandra Ponomareva (Russia)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Final tournament
2  Serbia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Iceland 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4  Belgium 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches on the first two matchdays, originally to be played on 24 and 26 March, were postponed to 25 and 27 March due to terrorist attacks in Belgium.[12]

Belgium 1–2 Iceland
Vanmechelen 58' Report Eiríksdóttir 2'
Haralz 72'
Referee: Beatriz Gil Gozalo (Spain)
England 3–1 Serbia
Patten 40'
Brazil 59'
Filbey 73'		 Report Filipović 38'
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
Belgium 0–2 Serbia
Report Poljak 4'
Filipović 40'
Iceland 0–5 England
Report Charles 13', 53'
Stanway 28'
Cain 31'
Russo 39'
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
England 2–0 Belgium
Brazil 40+1'
Charles 46'		 Report
Referee: Beatriz Gil Gozalo (Spain)
Serbia 5–1 Iceland
Poljak 3', 39', 53'
Kardović 31'
Burkert 62'		 Report Albertsdottir 65'
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova

Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the best second-placed team from the elite round qualifying for the final tournament, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group were taken into account.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 6  Serbia 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 3 Final tournament
2 2  Denmark 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3 4  Netherlands 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
4 3  Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
5 1  Austria 2 0 1 1 4 7 −3 1
6 5  Poland 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Belarus Hosts 20 March 2012[1] 0 (debut)
 Germany Elite round Group 1 winners 24 March 2016 7 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
 Spain Elite round Group 2 winners 27 March 2016 6 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015)
 Czech Republic Elite round Group 3 winners 24 March 2016 0 (debut)
 Italy Elite round Group 4 winners 20 March 2016 1 (2014)
 Norway Elite round Group 5 winners 8 March 2016 2 (2009, 2015)
 England Elite round Group 6 winners 27 March 2016 3 (2008, 2014, 2015)
 Serbia Elite round best runners-up 29 March 2016 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Top goalscorers

The following players scored four goals or more in the qualifying competition:[13]

9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
  • Azerbaijan Merve Ozdemir
  • Netherlands Maud Asbroek
  • Norway Elise Isolde Stenevik
  • Republic of Ireland Lauren Kelly
  • Russia Alena Guseva
  • Sweden Matilda Ovenberger
  • Switzerland Géraldine Reuteler
  • Switzerland Leandra Schegg
  • Ukraine Nataliia Hryb

References

  1. ^ a b "England, Iceland, Belarus have Women's U17 honour". UEFA. 20 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Belarus the goal for record Women's U17 entry". UEFA. 19 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship, 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. ^ "2015/16 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Road to Belarus mapped out for Women's U17s". UEFA. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  6. ^ "2015/16 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship Qualifying round draw procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. 19 November 2014.
  7. ^ "2015/16 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship Qualifying round draw coefficient ranking list" (PDF). UEFA.com. 19 November 2014.
  8. ^ "2015/16 elite round draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Neighbours meet in Women's U17 elite round draw". UEFA.com. 13 November 2015.
  10. ^ "2015/16 UEFA European Women's Under-17 and Women's Under-19 Championships Elite round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  11. ^ "Seedings set for Women's U17 elite round draw". UEFA.com. 30 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Leikdögum í milliriðli U17 kvenna breytt" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 23 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

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