2009 European Women's U-17 Football Championship

U-17 European Women's Championship 2009
2009 UEFA Under 17 Women's Championship
Number of nations	4  (of 40 applicants)
European champion	Germany (2nd title)
venue	Switzerland ( Nyon )
Opening game	June 22, 2009
Endgame	June 25, 2009
Games	4th
Gates	18  (⌀: 4.5 per game)
Top scorer	Kyra Malinowski (8)

Nyon venue

The second Women's U-17 European Football Championship was held from June 22nd to 25th, 2009 in Nyon ( Switzerland ). The venue was the Center sportif de Colovray . Players born on January 1, 1992 or later were eligible to play. Defending champion Germany prevailed 7-0 in the final against Spain . The top scorer was the German Kyra Malinowski with eight goals.

qualification

→ Main article : 2009 European Women's Under-17 Football Championship / Qualification

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

In the first qualifying round, the 40 registered 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 hosted 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.

mode

The four teams determine the European champion in the knockout system . The winners of the semi-finals reach the final and play the European champions. The losers play for third place. A game usually lasts 40 minutes twice. If there is a tie after the end of regular playing time, the game is extended by ten minutes twice. If still no decision has been made, the decision will be made on penalties .

Final round

Semifinals

June 22, 2009, 2:30 p.m.	Norway	-	Spain	0: 2 (0: 1)
June 22, 2009, 6:30 p.m.	Germany	-	France	4: 1 (2: 1)

The two newcomers to the finals met in the first semi-final. Amanda Sampedro put the Spaniards in the front after just ten minutes. Seven minutes after the restart, Esther González scored the 2-0, which was also the final score. In the new edition of last year's finale, Germany and France met. Kyra Malinowski put the German team in the lead after 30 minutes. Just four minutes later, the French were able to equalize through Anaïs Ribeyra. In the 36th minute, Annika Doppler restored the German leadership. In the second half, Malinowski scored two more goals that brought the defending champions into the final.

3rd place match

June 25, 2009, 11:00 a.m.

Norway

-

France

1: 3 (0: 0)

After a goalless first half, Catherine Dekkerhus gave the Norwegians the lead. A one-two blow from Anaïs Ribeyra turned the game around. Substitute Tatiana Solanet made the final score in stoppage time.

final

June 25, 2009, 2:30 p.m.

Spain

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Germany

0: 7 (0: 2)

After just three minutes, Nicole Rolser brought the German team into the lead. Striker Kyra Malinowski increased in the 17th minute to 2-0 half-time. After the restart, Malinowski managed a hat trick within nine minutes and made the preliminary decision. Johanna Elsig in the 67th minute with a penalty kick and again Malinowski in the final minute ensured the final score.

Goal scorers

rank	Player	Gates
1	Kyra Malinowski	8th
2	Anaïs Ribeyra	3
3	Tatiana Solanet	1
	Amanda Sampedro	1
	Esther González	1
	Annika Doppler	1
	Johanna Elsig	1
	Lynn Mester	1
	Catherine Dekkerhus	1

Kyra Malinowski and Anaïs Ribeyra were the top scorer of the overall competition, each with a total of 12 goals from qualification and final round.   

The German team

→ Main article : U-17 European Women's Football Championship 2009 / Germany

Web links

• U-17 European Championship on the UEFA website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ uefa.com: Spain march into the final
2. ↑ uefa.com: Malinowski shoots DFB-Elf into the final
3. ↑ uefa.com: Ribeyra secures third place for France
4. ↑ uefa.com: DFB-Elf storms to the European Championship