2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Czech Republic |
| Dates | July/August 2022 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | TBD (in TBD host cities) |
The 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-19 Euro 2022) will be the 21st edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (25th edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-19 national teams of Europe. Czech Republic will host the tournament.[1] A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.
Host selection
The timeline of host selection was as follows:[2]
- 11 January 2019: bidding procedure launched
- 28 February 2019: deadline to express interest
- 27 March 2019: Announcement by UEFA that declaration of interest were received from 17 member associations to host one of the UEFA national team youth final tournaments (UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship) in 2021 and 2022 (although it was not specified which association were interested in which tournament)
- 28 June 2019: Submission of bid dossiers
- 24 September 2019: Selection of successful host associations by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Ljubljana
For the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship final tournaments of 2021 and 2022, Belarus and Czech Republic were selected as hosts respectively.[1]
Qualification
The UEFA Executive Committee approved on 18 June 2020 a new qualifying format for the Women's Under-17 and Under-19 Championship starting from 2022.[3] The qualifying competition will be played in two rounds, with teams divided into two leagues, and promotion and relegation between leagues after each round similar to the UEFA Nations League.[4]
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic |
Hosts | 1st (may qualify in 2021) | — | Debut |
Venues
To be confirmed.
References
- ^ a b "Belarus, Czech Republic to host WU19 EURO in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
- ^ "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Temporary emergency measures for Financial Fair Play". UEFA.com. 18 June 2019.
- ^ "New format for Women's U17 and Women's U19 EUROs". UEFA.com. 18 June 2020.