2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification

2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification

Tournament details
Dates	Round 1: 24 October – 5 December 2023 Round 2: 3 – 9 April 2024
Teams	51 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	72
Goals scored	317 (4.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Danique Tolhoek (9 goals)
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 5 December 2023.

The 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying competition is a women's under-19 football competition that will determine the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Lithuania in the final tournament.^[1]

51 teams, including hosts Lithuania, will enter the qualifying competition.^[1] Players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible to participate.

Luxembourg will make their debut at the competition.^[1]

Format

In the 2022 season, UEFA implemented a new format for the women's U17 and U19 Euros, based on a league-style qualifying format.

The teams are divided in two leagues: League A (28 teams) and League B (23 teams).

Each league will play two rounds:

• Round 1: In each league, groups of 4 teams will play mini-tournaments. The winners of each mini-tournament in league B and the best runner-up will be promoted and the last-placed teams in league A mini-tournaments will be relegated.
• Round 2: The seven winners of League A will qualify for the final tournament. The six winners of mini-tournaments in league B and the best runner-up will be promoted and the last-placed teams in league A will be relegated for Round 1 of the next edition of the tournament.

Tiebreakers

In Round 1 and Round 2, 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 19.01 and 19.02):^[2]

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. Position in the applicable ranking:
   1. for teams in Round 1, position in 2021–22 Round 2 league rankings;
   2. for teams in Round 2, position in the Round 1 league ranking.

To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 15.01):^[2]

1. Points;
2. Goal difference;
3. Goals scored;
4. Disciplinary points;
5. Position in the applicable ranking:
   1. for teams in Round 1, position in the coefficient rankings;
   2. for teams in Round 2, position in the Round 1 league ranking.

Round 1

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 16 June 2023, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.^[1]

The teams were seeded according to their final group standings of the 2022–23 competition (Regulations Article 13.01).^[2]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan and Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo would not be drawn in the same group.^[3]

To determine the 2022–23 Round 2 league rankings, the following criteria was followed:

1. higher position in the following classification:
   1. League A Round 2 group winners
   2. League A Round 2 group runners-up
   3. League A Round 2 third-placed teams
   4. Teams promoted from League B
   5. Teams relegated from League A
   6. League B Round 2 runners-up
   7. League B Round 2 third-placed teams
   8. League B Round 2 fourth-placed teams
2. higher number of points in all mini-tournament matches;
3. superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
4. higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
5. lower disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
6. higher position in the 2022–23 Round 1 league rankings.

Teams entering League A

Pot 1 (2023 Round 2 Group Winners) Team  Germany  Spain  France  Austria  Netherlands  Iceland  Czech Republic

Pot 2 (2023 Round 2 Group runners-up) Team  Portugal  Italy  Denmark  Finland  Serbia  Republic of Ireland  England

Pot 3 (2023 Round 2 3rd-placed teams) Team  Poland  Sweden  Belgium  Norway  Hungary  Greece  Belarus

Pot 4 (Teams promoted from League B) Team  Scotland  Wales  Northern Ireland  Turkey  Israel  Faroe Islands  Montenegro

Teams entering League B

Pot 1 (Teams relegated from League A) Team   Switzerland  Ukraine  Slovenia  Bosnia and Herzegovina[note 1]  Bulgaria  Romania

Pot 2 Team  Croatia  Slovakia  North Macedonia  Kosovo[note 1]  Estonia  Albania

Pot 3 Team  Lithuania  Moldova  Kazakhstan  Armenia[note 1]  Latvia  Azerbaijan[note 1]  Georgia  Liechtenstein  Cyprus  Gibraltar  Luxembourg

League A

Hosts will be appointed for each mini-tournament. All the matches will be played between 24 October and 5 December 2023.

Group A1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	France (H)	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Italy	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	Hungary	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1
4	Northern Ireland	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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Group A2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	England	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
3	Greece	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Wales (H)	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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Group A3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Austria (H)	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Denmark	3	1	1	1	10	3	+7	4
3	Poland	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4
4	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	0	16	−16	0	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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Group A4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	12	2	+10	7	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Finland (H)	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
3	Norway	3	1	0	2	8	5	+3	3
4	Israel	3	0	0	3	1	18	−17	0	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

The matches in group A4 were originally planned for 25, 28 and 31 October 2023. Because of the safety concerns in light of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict, matches have been postponed to 29 November, 2 and 5 December.^[5]

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Group A5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Sweden (H)	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6
3	Portugal	3	1	0	2	8	10	−2	3
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3	0	13	−13	0	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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Group A6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Belgium (H)	3	2	0	1	9	3	+6	6
3	Republic of Ireland	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
4	Faroe Islands	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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Group A7

The group matches were hosted by Albania.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Serbia	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Iceland	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2	4
3	Belarus	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Scotland	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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League B

Group B1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Switzerland (H)	3	3	0	0	35	0	+35	9	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	Albania	3	2	0	1	4	5	−1	6	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)
3	Cyprus	3	1	0	2	4	19	−15	3
4	Lithuania	3	0	0	3	3	22	−19	0

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Group B2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)	2	2	0	0	13	0	+13	6	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	Estonia	2	1	0	1	9	1	+8	3	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)
3	Gibraltar	2	0	0	2	0	21	−21	0
4	Liechtenstein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

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Group B3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Slovenia (H)	3	3	0	0	21	3	+18	9	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	Kosovo	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	6	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)
3	Moldova	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1
4	Azerbaijan	3	0	1	2	0	12	−12	1

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Group B4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Ukraine	3	3	0	0	14	1	+13	9	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	North Macedonia	3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	6	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)
3	Armenia (H)	3	1	0	2	1	12	−11	3
4	Luxembourg	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	0

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Group B5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	15	2	+13	9	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	Bulgaria (H)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)
3	Latvia	3	0	2	1	1	6	−5	2
4	Georgia	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8	1

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Group B6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Slovakia	2	1	1	0	9	3	+6	4	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	Romania (H)	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
3	Kazakhstan	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)

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Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the best runner-up, only the results of the runner-up teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B6	Romania	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	B2	Estonia	2	1	0	1	9	1	+8	3
3	B4	North Macedonia	2	1	0	1	7	2	+5	3
4	B3	Kosovo	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	3
5	B1	Albania	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	3
6	B5	Bulgaria	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1

Round 2

Draw

The teams were seeded according to their results in the Round 1 (Regulations Article 15.01).^[6]

Teams entering League A

The 21 teams of Round 1 League A and the 7 teams of Round 1 League B (six group winners and the best runner-up) were drawn in seven groups of four teams. The draw for both leagues was held on 8 December 2023 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.^[7]

All group winners and the best runner-up of League B were automatically seeded into Pot D. Because League B has two groups with only 3 teams, the results of the group winners against the respective fourth-placed teams are disregarded for their ranking.^[8]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Seeding
1	A5	Spain	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15	9	Pot A
2	A6	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	9
3	A3	Austria	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9[a]
4	A2	England	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9[a]
5	A1	France	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9
6	A7	Serbia	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9
7	A4	Germany	3	2	1	0	12	2	+10	7
8	A4	Finland	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Pot B
9	A6	Belgium	3	2	0	1	9	3	+6	6
10	A2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
11	A1	Italy	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
12	A5	Sweden	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6
13	A3	Denmark	3	1	1	1	10	3	+7	4
14	A7	Iceland	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2	4
15	A3	Poland	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4	Pot C
16	A7	Belarus	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
17	A4	Norway	3	1	0	2	8	5	+3	3
18	A2	Greece	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
19	A5	Portugal	3	1	0	2	8	10	−2	3
20	A6	Republic of Ireland	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
21	A1	Hungary	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1
22	B1	Switzerland	2	2	0	0	18	0	+18	6	Pot D
23	B2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	2	0	0	13	0	+13	6
24	B3	Slovenia	2	2	0	0	12	3	+9	6
25	B4	Ukraine	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6
26	B5	Croatia	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	6
27	B6	Slovakia	2	1	1	0	9	3	+6	4
28	B6	Romania	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4

Teams entering League B

The six best fourth-placed teams in League A were automatically seeded into Pot A, with the worst fourth-placed team being seeded into Pot B. The remaining second-, third- and fourth-placed teams from League B were seeded into Pots B, C and D, respectively.

As before, because League B has two groups with only 3 teams, the results against fourth-placed teams in Round 1 are disregarded for the ranking of teams placed second and third in League B Round 1.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Seeding
1	A1	Northern Ireland	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1	Pot A
2	A7	Scotland	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0
3	A2	Wales	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0
4	A5	Turkey	3	0	0	3	0	13	−13	0
5	A3	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	0	16	−16	0
6	A4	Israel	3	0	0	3	1	18	−17	0
7	A6	Faroe Islands	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0	Pot B
8	B2	Estonia	2	1	0	1	9	1	+8	3
9	B4	North Macedonia	2	1	0	1	7	2	+5	3
10	B3	Kosovo	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	3
11	B1	Albania	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	3
12	B5	Bulgaria	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
13	B5	Latvia	2	0	1	1	1	6	−5	1	Pot C
14	B6	Kazakhstan	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0
15	B3	Moldova	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9	0
16	B4	Armenia	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	0
17	B1	Cyprus	2	0	0	2	1	17	−16	0
18	B2	Gibraltar	2	0	0	2	0	21	−21	0
19	B5	Georgia	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8	1	Pot D
20	B3	Azerbaijan	3	0	1	2	0	12	−12	1
21	B2	Liechtenstein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	B4	Luxembourg	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	0
23	B1	Lithuania	3	0	0	3	3	22	−19	0

League A

Times are CET/CEST,^{[note 2]} as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group A1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Denmark	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
3	Greece	3	1	1	1	4	9	−5	4
4	Slovenia (H)	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Group A2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Republic of Ireland	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Austria	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	6
3	Iceland	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3
4	Croatia (H)	3	0	0	3	2	14	−12	0	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Group A3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	England	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Portugal (H)	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
3	Italy	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Group A4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	France	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	9	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	9	1	+8	6
3	Czech Republic (H)	3	1	0	2	1	9	−8	3
4	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Group A5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Serbia (H)	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	Belarus	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Group A6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	9	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Poland	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	Finland	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)	3	0	1	2	1	17	−16	1	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Group A7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	9	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Sweden	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Hungary (H)	3	1	0	2	3	10	−7	3
4	Romania	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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League B

Group B1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	North Macedonia	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Wales	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
3	Lithuania	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Moldova (H)	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

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Group B2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Scotland	3	3	0	0	15	0	+15	9	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Albania (H)	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6
3	Cyprus	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
4	Liechtenstein	3	0	0	3	0	22	−22	0

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Group B3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Kosovo	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Israel	3	2	0	1	14	2	+12	6
3	Luxembourg	3	1	0	2	10	5	+5	3
4	Gibraltar (H)	3	0	0	3	0	27	−27	0

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Group B4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Bulgaria	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Latvia (H)	3	2	0	1	10	5	+5	6
3	Montenegro	3	1	0	2	6	7	−1	3
4	Azerbaijan	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

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Group B5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Northern Ireland	3	2	1	0	7	0	+7	7	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Estonia	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4
4	Georgia (H)	3	0	0	3	2	13	−11	0

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Group B6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Turkey (H)	2	1	1	0	8	1	+7	4	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Faroe Islands	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
3	Armenia	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9	0

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Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the best runner-up, only the results of the runner-up teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B6	Faroe Islands	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	B4	Latvia	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	3
3	B1	Wales	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
4	B2	Albania	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
5	B3	Israel	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
6	B5	Estonia	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3

Qualified teams

Seven teams will qualify for the final tournament along with hosts Lithuania.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Under-19 Euro1 only U-19 era (since 2002)
Lithuania	Hosts	19 April 2021	0 (debut)
Spain	Round 2 Group A1 winners	9 April 2024	16 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Republic of Ireland	Round 2 Group A2 winners	6 April 2024	1 (2014)
England	Round 2 Group A3 winners	6 April 2024	14 (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022)
France	Round 2 Group A4 winners	9 April 2024	17 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Serbia	Round 2 Group A5 winners	9 April 2024	1 (2012)
Netherlands	Round 2 Group A6 winners	6 April 2024	10 (2003, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023)
Germany	Round 2 Group A7 winners	9 April 2024	18 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

In the qualifying round there were 317 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 4.4 goals per match.

In the elite round

In total, there have been 317 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 4.4 goals per match (as of 5 December 2023).

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

Notes

External links

• Official website