UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Organising bodyUEFA
Founded2007
RegionEurope
Number of teamsMaximum of 55
(Qualifying rounds)
8 (Finals)
Current champions France (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Germany (8 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship[1] or simply UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, is a European championship football tournament, organized by UEFA, for national teams of women under age seventeen. The tournament was first played out in 2007–08, having been approved by the UEFA Executive Committee on 22 May 2006. It is also a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifying competition in even years. National under-17 teams whose countries belong to the European governing body UEFA can register to enter the competition.[2] Germany is the most successful team in this competition, having won eight titles. France are the current champions.

Format

The Championship has three phases: two qualifying rounds open to all eligible nations and the finals phase which is composed of 8 qualified teams.

In 2011 it was announced, that the tournament will be expanded to eight teams[3] and beginning with the 2014 edition the eight qualified teams play round-robin in two groups of four.

Results

Below are the results history table.[4]

Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 2008   Switzerland
Germany		 3–0
France
Denmark		 4–1
England
2 2009   Switzerland
Germany		 7–0
Spain
France		 3–1
Norway
3 2010   Switzerland
Spain		 0–0
(4–1 pen.)
Republic of Ireland
Germany		 3–0
Netherlands
4 2011   Switzerland
Spain		 1–0
France
Germany		 8–2
Iceland
5 2012   Switzerland
Germany		 1–1
(4–3 pen.)
France
Denmark		 0–0
(5–4 pen.)
Switzerland
6 2013   Switzerland
Poland		 1–0
Sweden
Spain		 4–0
Belgium
7 2014  England
Germany		 1–1
(3–1 pen.)
Spain
Italy		 0–0
(4–3 pen.)
England
8 2015  Iceland
Spain		 5–2
Switzerland		  France and  Germany
9 2016  Belarus
Germany		 0–0
(3–2 pen.)
Spain
England		 2–1
Norway
10 2017  Czech Republic
Germany		 0–0
(3–1 pen.)
Spain		  Netherlands and  Norway
11 2018  Lithuania
Spain		 2–0
Germany
Finland		 2–1
England
12 2019  Bulgaria
Germany		 1–1
(3–2 pen.)
Netherlands		  Portugal and  Spain
- 2020  Sweden Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
- 2021  Faroe Islands Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6]
13 2022  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Germany		 2–2
(3–2 pen.)
Spain
France		 2–0
Netherlands
14 2023  Estonia
France		 3–2
Spain		  England and   Switzerland
15 2024  Sweden
16 2025  Faroe Islands
17 2026  Northern Ireland
18 2027  Finland

Winners

Country Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place Losing semifinalists Total (Top Four)
 Germany 8 (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022) 1 (2018) 2 (2010, 2011) 1 (2015) 12
 Spain 4 (2010, 2011, 2015, 2018) 6 (2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023) 1 (2013) 1 (2019) 12
 France 1 (2023) 3 (2008, 2011, 2012) 2 (2009, 2022) 1 (2015) 7
 Poland 1 (2013) 1
 Netherlands 1 (2019) 2 (2010, 2022) 1 (2017) 4
  Switzerland 1 (2015) 1 (2012) 1 (2023) 3
 Republic of Ireland 1 (2010) 1
 Sweden 1 (2013) 1
 Denmark 2 (2008, 2012) 2
 England 1 (2016) 3 (2008, 2014, 2018) 1 (2023) 5
 Italy 1 (2014) 1
 Finland 1 (2018) 1
 Norway 2 (2009, 2016) 1 (2017) 3
 Iceland 1 (2011) 1
 Belgium 1 (2013) 1
 Portugal 1 (2019) 1
Total14141010856

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finalists
  • GS – Group stage (from 2014 onwards)
  •  •  – 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 2008
Switzerland
(4)		 2009
Switzerland
(4)		 2010
Switzerland
(4)		 2011
Switzerland
(4)		 2012
Switzerland
(4)		 2013
Switzerland
(4)		 2014
England
(8)		 2015
Iceland
(8)		 2016
Belarus
(8)		 2017
Czech Republic
(8)		 2018
Lithuania
(8)		 2019
Bulgaria
(8)		 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina
(8)		 2023
Estonia
(8)		 2024
Sweden
(8)		 Total
 Austria × × • • • • GS • • • • GS • • 2
 Belarus • • • • • • • • GS • • • × • • 1
 Belgium • • • • • 4th • • • • • • • • 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • 1
 Bulgaria • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • 1
 Czech Republic • • • • • • • • GS GS • • • • 2
 Denmark 3rd • • • 3rd • • • • • • GS GS • 4
 England 4th • • • • • 4th GS 3rd GS 4th GS • SF 8
 Estonia • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • 1
 Finland • • • • • • • • • • 3rd • GS • 2
 France 2nd 3rd • 2nd 2nd • GS SF • GS • • 3rd 1st 9
 Germany 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 1st • 1st SF 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st GS 13
 Iceland • • • 4th • • • GS • • • • • • 2
 Italy • • • • • • 3rd • GS • GS • • • 3
 Lithuania • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • 1
 Netherlands • • 4th • • • • • • SF GS 2nd 4th • 5
 Norway • 4th • • • • • GS 4th SF • • GS • 5
 Poland • • • • • 1st • • • • GS • • GS 3
 Portugal × × × × × × GS • • • • SF • • 2
 Republic of Ireland • • 2nd • • • • GS • GS • • • • • 3
 Scotland • • • • • • GS • • • • • • • 1
 Serbia × • • • • • • • GS • • • • • 1
 Spain • 2nd 1st 1st • 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st SF 2nd 2nd 12
 Sweden • • • • • 2nd • • • • • • • GS q 3
  Switzerland • • • • 4th • • 2nd • • • • • SF 3

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup results

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • GS – Group stage
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •    — Hosts

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

Team 2008
New Zealand
(4)		 2010
Trinidad and Tobago
(4)		 2012
Azerbaijan
(4)		 2014
Costa Rica
(8)		 2016
Jordan
(8)		 2018
Uruguay
(8)		 2022
India
(8)		 2024
Dominican Republic
(8)		 Total
 Azerbaijan GS 1
 Denmark QF 1
 England 4thQF 1
 Finland GS 1
 France GSQF1stGS 3
 Germany 3rdQF4thGSQFQF4th 7
 Italy 3rd 1
 Republic of Ireland QF 1
 Spain 3rd2nd3rd1st1st 5

Player of the Tournament

For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com chose a Golden Player. Starting from 2023 a Player of the Tournament has been chosen by UEFA's Technical Observer panel.

Year Player
2008 Germany Alexandra Popp
2009 Germany Kyra Malinowski
2010 Spain Lola Gallardo
2011 Spain Alba Pomares
2012 France Sandie Toletti
2013 Poland Ewa Pajor
2014 Spain Andrea Falcón
2015 Germany Stefanie Sanders
2016 Germany Caroline Siems
2017 Germany Lena Oberdorf
2018 -
2019 -
2022 -
2023 Spain Vicky López

Number of teams

Year of tournamentNumber of teamsFormat
2008–20134Semifinals, third place play-off and final
2014–present8Two groups of four team, semifinals, third place play-off (in even years only, for qualifying to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup) and final

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship, 2019/20" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2019.
    2. ↑ "UEFA European Women's U-17 C'ship". uefa.com. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
    3. ↑ "Women's EURO and U17s expanded". UEFA. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
    4. ↑ "European Women's Under-17 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
    5. ↑ "2020 Women's U17 finals cancelled". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020.
    6. ↑ "2020/21 Women's Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 December 2020.
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