WU19 EURO qualifying: road to Switzerland

The last of UEFA’s annual national-team tournaments to finish in 2016/17 will become the first to start in 2017/18 when the Women’s U19 EURO qualifying round begins on Friday just 19 days after Spain lifted the trophy in Belfast.

How the competition works

  • Of the record entry of 49, all teams are involved in the qualifying round except hosts Switzerland, who have a bye to the finals in July.
  • The 48 teams are split into 12 groups, all played as one-venue mini-tournaments to be completed by 31 October (with Spain starting their campaign in that last section in Albania).
  • Kosovo make their competition debut on Tuesday when they face record six-time champions Germany in Iceland.
  • The top two in each qualifying round group progress to the elite round, drawn in November and played in April or June.
  • The elite round will consist of six four-team groups; the section winners and the runners-up with the best record against the sides first and third in their pool join Switzerland in the finals.

The groups: fixtures

See how Spain won the 2017 final

See how Spain won the 2017 final

Group 1 (12–18 September): Germany, Iceland*, Montenegro, Kosovo

Group 2 (18–24 October): England, Slovenia, Wales, Kazakhstan*

Group 3 (8–14 September): Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Lithuania*

Group 4 (25–31 October): Spain (holders), Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Albania*

Group 5 (16–22 October): Norway, Portugal*, Northern Ireland, Cyprus

Group 6 (18–24 October): Netherlands*, Republic of Ireland, Estonia, Latvia

Group 7 (16–22 October): France, Italy, Moldova*, Faroe Islands

Group 8 (17–23 October): Belgium, Austria*, Croatia, FYR Macedonia

Group 9 (18–24 October): Sweden, Czech Republic, Belarus, Bulgaria*

Group 10 (18–24 October): Scotland, Turkey, Hungary*, Armenia

Group 11 (12–18 September): Finland*, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel

Group 12 (12–18 September): Russia, Poland, Greece, Georgia*

*Hosts

The dates

Elite round draw (Nyon): 24 November
Elite round: 2–10 April 4–12 June
Finals draw (Switzerland): tbc June
Final tournament (Switzerland): 18–30 July

  • Switzerland will become the first nation to stage the eight-team final tournament more than once – it was the venue for Germany’s 2006 triumph.

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