2010 European Women's U-17 Football Championship

2010 European Under-17 Championship
2010 UEFA Under 17 Women's Championship
Number of nations	4  (of 40 applicants)
European champion	Spain (1st title)
venue	Switzerland ( Nyon )
Opening game	June 22, 2010
Endgame	June 26, 2010
Games	4th
Gates	7  (⌀: 1.75 per game)
Top scorer	7 players (1 goal each)
yellow cards	6  (⌀: 1.5 per game)

Nyon venue

The third Women's U-17 European Football Championship was held from June 22nd to 26th, 2010 in Nyon ( Switzerland ). The venue was the Center sportif de Colovray . Players born on January 1, 1993 or later were eligible to play. The European champions were Spain , who beat Ireland 4-1 after penalties in the final .

qualification

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 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 mini-tournaments that were played on different dates between September 4th and October 29th, 2009. One of the four participating teams in each group hosted this mini-tournament. A win was rewarded with three points, a draw with one point.

The group winners and the six best runners-up qualified for the second qualifying round. When determining the best runners-up in the group, only the games against the group winners and third parties were taken into account. The 16 remaining teams were again randomly divided into four groups of four teams each. The mode was identical to that of the first qualifying round. The games took place from April 8th to 15th, 2010. The group winners of the four mini-tournaments qualified for the final round.

The German team remained undefeated and without conceding a goal during qualification. In the first qualifying round, Germany separated from Iceland goalless before winning the games against Israel (10-0) and France (1-0). In the second qualifying round there were victories against Austria (1-0), Norway (4-0) and Finland (3-0).

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 . The two finalists and the winner of the game for third place qualify for the U-17 World Cup for women in Trinidad & Tobago 2010

Final round

Semifinals

June 22, 2010, 2:30 p.m.	Netherlands	-	Spain	0: 3 (0: 1)
June 22, 2010, 7:00 p.m.	Ireland	-	Germany	1: 0 (1: 0)

Spain prevailed with a clear 3-0 win against the Netherlands. Amanda Sampedro scored the opening goal in the 32nd minute. In the second half of the game, Raquel Pinel increased to 2-0 in the 52nd minute. The final point was the substitute Paloma Lazaro in stoppage time. In the second semi-final, Ireland caused a big surprise when they beat defending champions Germany 1-0. Megan Campbell scored the goal of the day in the 38th minute with a direct free kick .

3rd place match

June 26, 2010, 4:30 p.m.

Netherlands

-

Germany

0: 3 (0: 1)

Germany qualified for the U-17 World Cup with a sovereign 3-0 victory. Lena Petermann brought the DFB-Elf into the lead in the 23rd minute. Melanie Leupolz and Silvana Chojnowski scored the other goals for the German team in the second half.

final

June 26, 2010, 1:30 p.m.

Spain

-

Ireland

0: 0 a.d. (4: 1 in good condition)

Spain won the U-17 European Championship for the first time. No goals were scored either in regular time or in extra time. On penalties, Spanish goalkeeper Dolores Gallardo was able to parry the Irish team's first two attempts. Ana Maria Catala ultimately made the decision.

Goal scorers

rank	Player	Gates
1	Megan Campbell	1
	Silvana Chojnowski	1
	Paloma Lázaro	1
	Melanie Leupolz	1
	Lena Petermann	1
	Raquel Pinel	1
	Amanda Sampedro	1

The top scorer of the overall competition was Aldís Kara Lúdvíksdóttir with 9 goals from qualification.  

The German team

National coach Ralf Peter nominated the following squad for the finals:

No.	Surname	birthday	society	Games	Gates
goal
12	Friederike Abt	07/07/1994	Herford SV	0	0	0	0	0
1	Lena Nuding	02/18/1993	VfL Sindelfingen	2	0	0	0	0
Defense
5	Jennifer Cramer	02/24/1993	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam	2	0	0	0	1
4th	Kristin Demann	04/07/1993	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam	2	0	0	0	0
7th	Annabel Hunter	01/06/1994	FSV Gütersloh 2009	2	0	0	0	0
17th	Anne Rheinheimer	02/26/1993	1. FFC Frankfurt	1	0	0	0	0
2	Claire Savin	04/02/1993	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	1	0	0	0	0
3	Luisa Wensing	02/08/1993	FCR 2001 Duisburg	2	0	0	0	0
midfield
18th	Jana Blessing	05/27/1993	FV Löchgau	0	0	0	0	0
14th	Melanie Leupolz	04/14/1994	TSV Tettnang	2	1	0	0	0
8th	Lina Magull	08/15/1994	FSV Gütersloh 2009	2	0	0	0	0
15th	Natalie Moik	08/11/1993	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	1	0	0	0	0
11	Sarah Romert	12/13/1994	FC Memmingen	2	0	0	0	0
6th	Isabella Schmid	03/06/1993	Sc freiburg	2	0	0	0	0
attack
10	Silvana Chojnowski	04/17/1994	FSV Frankfurt	2	1	0	0	0
16	Lena Lotzen	09/11/1993	JFG Würzburg	2	0	0	0	0
9	Lena Petermann	02/05/1994	Hamburger SV	2	1	0	0	0
13	Marie Pyko	08/08/1993	SC 07 Bad Neuenahr	1	0	0	0	0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ uefa.com: Women's U-17 European Championship remains in Nyon