2008 European Under-17 Football Championship / Qualification

The qualification for the U-17 European Women's Football Championship 2008 took place between September 5, 2007 and April 15, 2008.

mode

The European Championship was organized in three stages. The four participants in the final round were determined in two qualifying rounds.

In the first qualifying round, the 40 registered U-17 national teams played the participants in the second qualifying round in ten groups of four teams each. Within each group, each team played once against each other in the form of a mini-tournament. One of the four participating teams in each group acted as the host of this mini-tournament. A win is rewarded with three points, a draw with one point. The group winners and the six best runners-up qualify for the second qualifying round. When determining the best runners-up in the group, only the games against the group winners and third parties are taken into account.

The 16 remaining teams were again randomly divided into four groups of four teams each. The mode is identical to that of the first qualifying round. The group winners of the four mini-tournaments qualify for the final round.

First qualifying round

Group 1

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Switzerland	11: 2	7th
2	Wales	14: 4	5
3	Lithuania	4: 7	4th
4th	Cyprus	0:16	0

October 11, 2007
Wales	-	Cyprus	10: 0 (3: 0)
Switzerland	-	Lithuania	5: 0 (3: 0)
October 13, 2007
Switzerland	-	Cyprus	4: 0 (1: 0)
Lithuania	-	Wales	2: 2 (1: 1)
October 16, 2007
Wales	-	Switzerland	2: 2 (1: 2)
Cyprus	-	Lithuania	0: 2 (0: 1)

The game was played in Frauenfeld , Wil and Weinfelden ( Switzerland ).

Group 2

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Netherlands	7-0	9
2	Poland	8: 2	6th
3	Azerbaijan	2: 7	3
4th	Greece	1: 9	0

October 8, 2007
Netherlands	-	Azerbaijan	2: 0 (1: 0)
Poland	-	Greece	4: 0 (3: 0)
October 10, 2007
Poland	-	Azerbaijan	4: 0 (3: 0)
Greece	-	Netherlands	0: 3 (0: 1)
October 13, 2007
Netherlands	-	Poland	2: 0 (2: 0)
Azerbaijan	-	Greece	2: 1 (1: 0)

The game was played in Jaworzno and Zawiercie ( Poland ).

Group 3

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Finland	24: 2	9
2	Belgium	10: 4	6th
3	Faroe Islands	2:14	3
4th	Estonia	1:17	0

September 11, 2007
Belgium	-	Faroe Islands	5: 1 (2: 1)
Finland	-	Estonia	12: 1 (10: 1)
September 13, 2007
Finland	-	Faroe Islands	9: 0 (4: 0)
Estonia	-	Belgium	0: 4 (0: 3)
September 16, 2007
Belgium	-	Finland	1: 3 (0: 2)
Faroe Islands	-	Estonia	1: 0 (1: 0)

The game was played in Tallinn ( Estonia ).

Group 4

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Iceland	15: 1	9
2	Slovenia	5: 7	4th
3	Ukraine	4: 6	4th
4th	Latvia	2:12	0

September 17, 2007
Ukraine	-	Slovenia	2: 2 (1: 1)
Iceland	-	Latvia	7: 1 (5: 0)
September 19, 2007
Iceland	-	Slovenia	5: 0 (1: 0)
Latvia	-	Ukraine	1: 2 (0: 1)
September 22, 2007
Ukraine	-	Iceland	3: 0 (2: 0)
Slovenia	-	Latvia	3: 0 (2: 0)

The game was played in Lendava , Murska Sobota and Ptuj ( Slovenia ).

Group 5

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	France	31: 0	9
2	Denmark	30: 4	6th
3	North Macedonia	3:18	3
4th	Armenia	1:43	0

October 16, 2007
France	-	FYR Macedonia	11: 0 (2: 0)
Denmark	-	Armenia	24: 0 (11: 0)
October 18, 2007
France	-	Armenia	16: 0 (7: 0)
FYR Macedonia	-	Denmark	0: 6 (0: 4)
October 21, 2007
Denmark	-	France	0: 4 (0: 3)
Armenia	-	FYR Macedonia	1: 3 (1: 2)

The game was played in Strumica ( Macedonia ).

Group 6

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Sweden	17: 2	9
2	Ireland	11: 2	6th
3	Turkey	8: 8	3
4th	Moldova	0:24	0

October 19, 2007
Sweden	-	Moldova	12: 0 (11: 0)
Republic of Ireland	-	Turkey	5: 0 (3: 0)
October 21, 2007
Republic of Ireland	-	Moldova	5: 0 (4: 0)
Turkey	-	Sweden	1: 3 (0: 2)
October 24, 2007
Sweden	-	Republic of Ireland	2: 1 (1: 1)
Moldova	-	Turkey	0: 7 (0: 6)

The game was played in Antalya ( Turkey ).

Group 7

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Czech Republic	12: 3	7th
2	Spain	14: 2	5
3	Italy	9: 6	4th
4th	Belarus	2:26	0

November 5, 2007
Italy	-	Belarus	6: 2 (2: 2)
Spain	-	Czech Republic	1: 1 (1: 0)
November 7, 2007
Italy	-	Czech Republic	2: 3 (1: 2)
Belarus	-	Spain	0:12 (0: 6)
November 10, 2007
Spain	-	Italy	1: 1 (0: 0)
Czech Republic	-	Belarus	8: 0 (4: 0)

The game was played in Madrid ( Spain ).

Group 8

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Scotland	13: 1	9
2	Hungary	9: 3	6th
3	Northern Ireland	0: 8	1
4th	Croatia	0:10	1

October 20, 2007
Scotland	-	Northern Ireland	6: 0 (3: 0)
Hungary	-	Croatia	6: 0 (2: 0)
October 22, 2007
Scotland	-	Croatia	4: 0 (0: 0)
Northern Ireland	-	Hungary	0: 2 (0: 1)
October 25, 2007
Hungary	-	Scotland	1: 3 (1: 1)
Croatia	-	Northern Ireland	0: 0 (0: 0)

The game was played in Novigrad , Poreč , Žminj and Umag ( Croatia ).

Group 9

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Germany	24: 1	9
2	Norway	22: 6	6th
3	Israel	1:18	3
4th	Bulgaria	0:22	0

September 5, 2007
Norway	-	Bulgaria	11: 0 (4: 0)
Germany	-	Israel	8: 0 (3: 0)
September 7, 2007
Germany	-	Bulgaria	10: 0 (3: 0)
Israel	-	Norway	0:10 (0: 1)
September 9, 2007
Norway	-	Germany	1: 6 (1: 3)
Bulgaria	-	Israel	0: 1 (0: 0)

The game was played in Levanger and Stjørdal ( Norway ).

Group 10

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	England	17: 1	9
2	Russia	6: 2	6th
3	Slovakia	8: 6	3
4th	Georgia	0:22	0

October 27, 2007
Russia	-	Slovakia	3: 1 (1: 1)
England	-	Georgia	13: 0 (7: 0)
October 29, 2007
Georgia	-	Russia	0: 3 (0: 1)
England	-	Slovakia	3: 1 (2: 1)
November 1, 2007
Russia	-	England	0: 1 (0: 0)
Slovakia	-	Georgia	6: 0 (3: 0)

The game was played in Rustavi and Tbilisi ( Georgia ).

Second qualifying round

Group 1

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	England	7: 1	7th
2	Netherlands	3: 1	5
3	Czech Republic	3: 7	3
4th	Belgium	3: 7	1

March 25, 2008
England	-	Czech Republic	4: 0 (1: 0)
Netherlands	-	Belgium	1: 1 (1: 0)
March 27, 2008
England	-	Belgium	3: 1 (2: 0)
Czech Republic	-	Netherlands	0: 2 (0: 2)
March 30, 2008
Netherlands	-	England	0: 0 (0: 0)
Belgium	-	Czech Republic	1: 3 (1: 0)

The game was played in Prague , Lhota , Libčice nad Vltavou and Horní Počernice ( Czech Republic ).

Group 2

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	France	5-0	9
2	Scotland	2: 1	6th
3	Ireland	1: 3	3
4th	Norway	0: 4	0

March 18, 2008
Scotland	-	Republic of Ireland	1: 0 (1: 0)
France	-	Norway	2: 0 (0: 0)
March 20, 2008
France	-	Republic of Ireland	2: 0 (0: 0)
Norway	-	Scotland	0: 1 (0: 0)
March 23, 2008
Scotland	-	France	0: 1 (0: 0)
Republic of Ireland	-	Norway	1: 0 (0: 0)

The game was played in Perpignan and Canet-en-Roussillon ( France ).

Group 3

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Germany	11: 1	9
2	Poland	3: 4	4th
3	Sweden	3: 6	2
4th	Switzerland	1: 7	1

April 10, 2008
Sweden	-	Poland	1: 1 (1: 1)
Germany	-	Switzerland	4: 0 (1: 0)
April 12, 2008
Switzerland	-	Sweden	1: 1 (1: 1)
Germany	-	Poland	3: 0 (3: 0)
April 15, 2008
Sweden	-	Germany	1: 4 (1: 2)
Poland	-	Switzerland	2: 0 (2: 0)

The game was played in Essen and Bottrop ( Germany ).

Group 4

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Denmark	6: 2	7th
2	Finland	5: 2	7th
3	Russia	4: 6	2
4th	Iceland	7:12	0

March 24, 2008
Iceland	-	Russia	3: 4 (3: 1)
Finland	-	Denmark	0: 0 (0: 0)
March 27, 2008
Finland	-	Russia	1: 0 (1: 0)
Denmark	-	Iceland	4: 2 (1: 1)
March 29, 2008
Iceland	-	Finland	2: 4 (0: 1)
Russia	-	Denmark	0: 2 (0: 0)

The game was played in Vildbjerg and Spjald ( Denmark ).

Finals participants

Finally, the following four teams qualified for the semi-finals:

Denmark

Germany

England

France

In Europe , the four final round participants of the U-17 European Championship are qualified for the U-17 World Championship 2008 in New Zealand .