2021 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification
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Dates | Qualifying round: February 2021[1] Elite round: Abolished Play-offs: April 2021 |
Teams | 49 (from 1 confederation) |
← 2020 2022 → |
The 2021 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 Belarus in the 2021 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship final tournament.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to participate.[3]
Apart from Belarus, 49 of the remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition, with Andorra making their debut, where the original format would consist of two rounds: Qualifying round, which would take place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which would take place in spring 2021.[4] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round would be delayed to February 2021, and the elite round would be abolished and replaced by play-offs, contested in April 2021 by the 12 qualifying round group winners, the best runners-up, and the top seed by coefficient ranking, Spain (which originally would receive a bye to the elite round), to determine the teams qualifying for the final tournament to determine the teams qualifying for the final tournament.[5][6]
Format
The qualifying competition would originally consist of the following two rounds:
- Qualifying round: Apart from Spain, which receive a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 48 teams are drawn into 12 groups of four teams. Each group is played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 12 group winners, the 12 runners-up, and the three third-placed teams with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group advance to the elite round.
- Elite round: The 28 teams are drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group is played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners qualify for the final tournament.
After the format change, the qualifying competition consists of the following two rounds:
- Qualifying round: The draw remains the same as before. The 12 group winners, the runners-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group, and Spain, which originally received a bye to the elite round, advance to the play-offs.
- Play-offs: The 14 teams are drawn into seven ties. The seven winners qualify for the final tournament.
Qualifying round
Draw
The draw for the qualifying round was held on 29 November 2019, 10:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]
The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[7]
- 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
- 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
- 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
- 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Russia and Ukraine, Russia and Kosovo, Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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- Notes
- Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
Gibraltar | Luxembourg | Liechtenstein |
Malta | San Marino |
Groups
The qualifying round was originally scheduled to be played during one of the two FIFA women’s international windows, either 14–22 September or 19–27 October 2020, but all groups were later rescheduled to the window of 23 November – 1 December. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round would be delayed to February 2021.[6]
Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group 1
Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Portugal (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group 2
Originally scheduled to be played between 20–26 October, later rescheduled to 24 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Serbia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Andorra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group 3
Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Wales (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | North Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group 4
Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Croatia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group 5
Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Poland (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group 6
Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Scotland (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group 7
Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group 8
Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Armenia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group 9
Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Albania (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group 10
Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group 11
Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Bulgaria (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group 12
Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | Republic of Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs if best runner-up |
3 | Greece (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the best second-placed team from the qualifying round which advances to the play-offs, only the results of the second-placed 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 |
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1 | 1 | Group 1 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs |
2 | 2 | Group 2 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 3 | Group 3 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 4 | Group 4 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 5 | Group 5 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | 6 | Group 6 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 7 | Group 7 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 8 | Group 8 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | 9 | Group 9 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | 10 | Group 10 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | 11 | Group 11 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | 12 | Group 12 second place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking; 6) drawing of lots.
Elite round
The draw for the elite round would originally be held on 8 December 2020 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and the matches were originally scheduled to be played in spring 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the elite round would be abolished and replaced by play-offs.[6]
Play-offs
The 14 teams are drawn into seven ties. The seven winners qualify for the final tournament. The play-offs are scheduled to be played in April 2021.[6]
- Qualified teams
- Spain
- Group 1 winner
- Group 2 winner
- Group 3 winner
- Group 4 winner
- Group 5 winner
- Group 6 winner
- Group 7 winner
- Group 8 winner
- Group 9 winner
- Group 10 winner
- Group 11 winner
- Group 12 winner
- Best runner-up
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Women's Under-19 Euro1 only U-19 era (since 2002) |
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Belarus | Hosts | 24 September 2019[2] | 1 (2009) |
TBD | Play-off winners | April 2021 | |
TBD | Play-off winners | April 2021 | |
TBD | Play-off winners | April 2021 | |
TBD | Play-off winners | April 2021 | |
TBD | Play-off winners | April 2021 | |
TBD | Play-off winners | April 2021 | |
TBD | Play-off winners | April 2021 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- ^ "2020/21 #WU19EURO qualifying round guide". UEFA. 18 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Belarus, Czech Republic to host WU19 EURO in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship, 2020/21". UEFA. 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b "2020/21 #WU19EURO qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 12 November 2019.
- ^ "UEFA postpones youth national team competitions". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "2020/21 UEFA European Women's Under-17 and Women's Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.
External links
- 2021 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification
- 2020 in women's association football
- 2021 in women's association football
- 2020 in youth association football
- 2021 in youth association football
- February 2021 sports events in Europe
- April 2021 sports events in Europe
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