The 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was a women's under-17 football competition that determined the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Sweden in the final tournament.[1]
50 teams, including hosts Sweden, entered the qualifying competition.[1] Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible to participate.
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 were divided in two leagues: League A (28 teams) and League B (22 teams).
Each league played two rounds:
Round 1: In each league, groups of 4 teams played mini-tournaments. The winners of each mini-tournament in league B and the best runner-up were promoted and the last-placed teams in league A mini-tournaments were relegated.
Round 2: The seven winners of League A qualified for the final tournament. The six winners of mini-tournaments in league B and the best runner-up were promoted and the last-placed teams in league A were 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 17.01 and 17.02):[2]
Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
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;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
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);
Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
Position in the applicable ranking:
for teams in Round 1, position in 2021–22 Round 2 league rankings;
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]
Points;
Goal difference;
Goals scored;
Disciplinary points;
Position in the applicable ranking:
for teams in Round 1, position in the coefficient rankings;
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.[3]
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, Belarus and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group in League A as well as Armenia and Azerbaijan in League B.[3]
To determine the 2022–23 Round 2 league rankings, the following criteria was followed:
higher position in the following classification:
League A Round 2 group winners
League A Round 2 group runners-up
League A Round 2 third-placed teams
Teams promoted from League B
Teams relegated from League A
League B Round 2 runners-up
League B Round 2 third-placed teams
League B Round 2 fourth-placed teams
higher number of points in all mini-tournament matches;
superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
lower disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
higher position in the 2022–23 Round 1 league rankings.
The matches in group B2 were originally planned for 5, 8 and 11 November 2023. Because of the safety concerns in light of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict, matches were postponed to 27 and 30 November, and 3 December, venues and times were kept the same.[51]
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.
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking. Notes:
^ abRanked on disciplinary points: Montenegro: –1, Israel: –2
Round 2
Draw
The teams were seeded according to their results in the Round 1 (Regulations Article 15.01).[76]
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.[77]
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.[76]
^ abRanked on coefficient rankings: Poland: Pot 1, Austria: Pot 3
^ abRanked on disciplinary points: Norway: –1, Portugal: –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.
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.
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
In the 1st Round there were 300 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.
In the 2nd Round there have been 200 goals scored in 54 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match (as of 18 March 2024).
In total, there have been 500 goals scored in 126 matches, for an average of 3.97 goals per match (as of 18 March 2024).
10 goals
Denny Draper
Alba Cerrato
9 goals
Tina Krassnig
7 goals
Vera Jones
Jelena Todoshchenko
6 goals
Teodora Vasić
5 goals
Darya Pratasiuk
Nikol Dimanova
Eleonora Ferraresi
Oliwia Zwiazek
Ella Lundin
Elif Ceren Mutlu
4 goals
Alessia Pamminger
Marija Došen
Flora Højer
Isabella Fisher
Laura Oksanen
Sofia Vodolazov
Rosanna Ventriglia
Justina Blaževičūtė
Yada Huisman
Melanija Grozdanova
Anny Kerim-Lindland
Weronika Araśniewicz
Oliwia Lapinska
Ula Osolnik
Ainoa Gómez
Celia Segura
3 goals
Alena Rabrova
Oona Careel
Mia Pestić
Amalie Lund
Brá Zakariasardóttir
Auryane Abdourahim
Lina Gay
Léa Sylejmani
Djenna-Léna Tene
Merle Hokamp
Rosa Rückert
Hrefna Jónsdóttir
Maayan Ben Israel
Giulia Galli
Gabriela Annija Andersone
Sara Saliba
Victoria Rubanovici
Zoe Zuidberg
Kalina Popeski
Zuzanna Witek
Sophia Martin
Hana Sinanović
Špela Gerbec
Casi Gregson
Nia Lewis
2 goals
Khanim Asadova
Dziyana Katsynel
Anastasiya Kavaliova
Lizaveta Marchuk
Louize Haentjens
Lola Vanluyten
Bogdana Milićević
Monika Baliova
Petra Bandula
Ana Grdiša
Štefani Tomić
Lærke Friis
Josefine Hansen Uhd
Lola Brown
Sophie Harwood
Anželika Jotkina
Silja Rasnarsdóttir Trier
Ornella Graziani
Ambre Ouazar
Justine Rouquet
Leonie Köpp
Tessa Zimmermann
Ioanna Ntatis
Petra Gégény
Ragnheiđur Þórunn Jónsdóttir
Thelma Karen Pálmadóttir
Yarden Mor
Goren Tamar
Austėja Jokubaitytė
Lena Alves
Lexine Farrugia
Darija Čižek
Angelina Dresaj
Maša Tomašević
Ranneke Derks
Rose Ivens
Kyra Ching Koopman
Kiki Scholten
Niamh Boothroyd
Rhianna Breen
Gracie Conway
Bernadette Ferreira
Krystyna Flis
Julia Ostrowska
Anna Skrzypczyk
Mélanie Florentino
Rita Melo
Matilde Nave
Carolina Simões
Hannah O'Brien
Kiera Sena
Laura Berry
Nevena Kurtes
Lana Todorović
Victoria Havalec
Tamara Kramlíková
Matilda Sluková
Zala Omerza
Paula Comendador
Rahel Hinder
Yaren Ersen
Elena Cole
Charlotte Salisbury-Williams
1 goal
Klesta Ago
Klevisa Ndoci
Xhesika Ndoj
Isabela Maneh Nersesian
Marianna Vardanyan
Giulia Bauer
Mia Bertsch
Valentina Illinger
Alina Kerschbaumer
Denise Lueger
Palina Bareika
Veranika Kaliuta
Manon Heremans
Irina Erkić
Natalija Mirković
Andrea Boyadzhieva
Niya Duleva
Gergana Halyanova
Silyana Mihaleva
Teodora Mitova
Mariela Petrova
Helena Lešić
Lea Maričić
Ivona Oto
Marta Pešut
Luana Vanjak
Stela Veseli
Lucie Kroupová
Monika Vojtěchová
Julie Børkop
Carli Scheuer Moesgaard
Frederikke Trolle Thomsen
Eva Gray
Laila Harbert
Anna-Liisa Heide
Nicole Kelli
Loviise Männiste
Elisabeth Ōispuu
Dajana Smirnova
Annamarii Tamm
Ranele Valk
Eydna Dalheim
Bella Aalto
Veera Jääskä
Lotta Paavilainen
Anike Wusu
Messina Fouda Ahmadou
Kentissia Bacoul-Juillard
Romane Rafalski
Tako Bulia
Mariam Mamporia
Anano Tsikaridze
Julia Schiffarth
Maria Eleni Mougiou
Evangelia Nanou
Ilektra Tzourtzevits
Julianna Brekovszki
Dóra Szabó
Brynja Rán Knudsen
Ayelet Cohen
Shay Elmaleh
Talya Mor
Alessia Guglielmini
Martina Romanelli
Danagul Akhmetzhan
Elnura Katran
Rita Feka
Liza Hoxha
Mirjeta Januzi
Riga Kallaba
Alise Baltrušaite
Paula Dzene
Ance Meijere
Samantha Nikola Zālīte
Federica Morvilli
Maylis Cabral Tavares
Francesca Bartolo
Nyorah Celeste
Kaysia Micallef
Adela Ceban
Maria Ceban
Vladana Boričić
Nađa Doknić
Amra Lukovic
Jelena Nikčević
Victoria Boerboom
Dechamaily Lont
Rosalie Renfurm
Fleur Verkooijen
Ana Borizoska
Nikica Trendova
Mia Moore
Luana Cotrau
Hedda Krogstad Lium
Henry Thorhallsson
Elle Ulstein
Martyna Bartczak
Kinga Wyrwas
Maja Zielińska
Leticia Sofia Santos Pata Silva
Joana Valente
Caetana David Vincente
Anna Butler
Rebecca Devereux
Keelin Dodd
Katie Lawlee
Sorcha Melia
Lucy O'Rourke
Amy Tierney
Mara-Miruna Banciu
Brooklyn Eva Menard
Alexia Niculescu
Cara Gray
Phoebe Murray
Tamara Lukić
Sara Mitić
Ana Nikolić
Katarina Popov
Tijana Popović
Terézia Šoltysová
Zoja Šrot
Ajda Zajc
Amaya García
Lúa Arufe
Silvia Cristóbal
Emma Moreno
Noa Ortega
Emma Moreno Torres
Isabelle Axelsson
Fabienne Bartholdson
Nova Rolfsson
Moa Svensson
Lia Ammann
Giorgia Bianchi
Nayana Ebersold
Alyssa Keller
Giulia Looser
Ecemnur Öztürk
Berra Pekgöz
Ela Yetim
Viktoriia Savkina
Ffion Bowen
Teagan Scarlett
1 own goal
Júlia Rodriguez Falco (against Serbia)
Susanna Sahakyan (against North Macedonia)
Victoria Glabonjat (against Belgium)
Ayshan Salamzada (against Bulgaria)
Mia Pestić (against Austria)
Gréta Bánfi (against England)
Helga Rut Einarsdóttir (against Poland)
Shira Carmeli (against Ireland)
Aisha Micallef (against Croatia)
Gracie Conway (against Hungary)
Mihaela Dodevska (against Poland)
Tuva Olaussen Sagen (against Iceland)
Rianna Frătuțescu (against Austria)
Anastasia Lionte (against Germany)
Source: UEFA
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Notes
^CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 26 March 2023, and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter.
^The match, originally scheduled for 19:00, began one hour later due to floodlight failure in the stadium.[84]
^ abcThe matches on 17 and 20 March (except Netherlands vs. Turkey) were originally scheduled for 19:00, but were moved to 15:00 due to faulty floodlights in Gemeentelijk Sportpark S.J.C., Noordwijk.[87]