2014 European Women's U-17 Football Championship

2014 U-17 European Women's Championship
UEFA Under 17 Women's Championship 2014
Number of nations	8  (of 44 applicants)
European champion	Germany (4th title)
venue	England
Opening game	November 26, 2013
Endgame	December 8, 2013
Games	16
Gates	37  (⌀: 2.31 per game)
Top scorer	Andrea Sánchez Jasmin Sehan (4 goals each)
yellow cards	17  (⌀: 1.06 per game)
Yellow-red cards	1  (⌀: 0.06 per game)
Red cards	1  (⌀: 0.06 per game)

The seventh European Women's Under-17 Football Championship was held in England in 2013 . Since the sixth edition took place in June 2013 , there are two title holders in 2013. The UEFA counts the seventh event to the 2013/2014 season. The finals took place for the first time with eight teams and the venue was for the first time not the Center sportif de Colovray , but various venues in England. This was the first time that the host was automatically qualified. The tournament took place as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the English Association (FA) . Players born on January 1, 1997 or later were eligible to play. The team from Portugal took part in the qualification for the first time and was able to qualify for the finals for the first time as the best runner-up in the second qualifying round. Italy, Austria and Scotland were also able to qualify for the finals for the first time. Defending champion Poland, however, like the last opponent in the final Sweden, could not qualify. The finals also served as qualification for the U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica , which started in April 2014 and for which the first three teams could qualify. In the final, the winners of the previous championships met each other, with record winners Germany defeating Spain on penalties.

qualification

The European Championship is organized in three stages. The seven other participants in the final round were determined in two qualifying rounds.

In the first qualifying round, 40 of the 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 July 2 and August 11, 2013. 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 draw took place on November 20, 2012 in Nyon , Switzerland , where the previous finals were played. The German team (winners 2008, 2009 and 2012) as well as Spain (winners 2010 and 2011) and France (world champions 2012) received a bye for the 2nd round. Switzerland played in Group 9 against hosts Bulgaria, Italy and Macedonia from July 2 to 7, 2013. In Group 8, Austria met Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and hosts Poland from August 2 to 7, 2013.

The 10 group winners and runners-up as well as the best third-placed group qualified for the second qualifying round. When determining the best third party in the group, only the games against the group winners and runners-up were taken into account. The second qualifying round took place from September 30 to October 20, 2013.

Qualified for the second qualifying round:

•  Germany BYE
•  France BYE
•  Spain BYE
•  Czech Republic - Winner Group 1
•  Norway - Winner Group 2
•  Finland - Winner Group 3
•  Russia - Winner Group 4
•  Hungary - Winner Group 5
•  Sweden - Winner Group 6
•  Belgium - Winner Group 7
•  Austria - winner group 8
•  Italy - Winner Group 9
•  Denmark - Winner Group 10
•  Scotland - Second Group 1
•  Romania - Second Group 2
•  Netherlands - Second Group 3
•  Ireland - Second Group 4
•  Iceland - Second Group 5
•  Portugal - Second Group 6
•  Belarus - Second Group 7
•  Poland - Second Group 8
•  Switzerland - second group 9
•  Greece - Second Group 10
•  Northern Ireland - Best Group Third (Group 1)

The draw for the 2nd round took place on August 15, 2013. In the second qualifying round, Germany played host to Group 6 against Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands and qualified for the finals with a bit of difficulty. Switzerland was the bottom of the group. The games took place from October 11 to 16, 2013 in Schweinfurt , Bamberg and Großbardorf . Austria qualified for the finals as hosts of Group 2 after victories against Greece, Belarus and Russia with no loss points and relatively sovereign. It was the first ever qualification for an Austrian women's team for a UEFA tournament finals. The games took place from October 8th to 13th, 2013 in Bregenz and Dornbirn .

The six group winners and the best second-placed team in the second qualifying round qualified for the finals.

Finals

Burton Chesterfield Hinckley Telford

2013 venues in England

The final round took place from November 26th to December 8th, 2013. The draw took place on October 24, 2013 in Burton . The finals will take place in Burton , Chesterfield , Hinckley and Telford . The teams were housed at St George's Park National Football Center in Burton, from where the venues should be accessible within half an hour - which was not the case in the semifinals.

Qualified for the finals:

•  England - hosts
•  Spain - Winner Group 1
•  Austria - Winner Group 2
•  Italy - Winner Group 3
•  France - Winner Group 4
•  Scotland - Winner Group 5
•  Germany - winner group 6
•  Portugal - Best runner-up in group (Group 3)

Preliminary round

All times correspond to local time ( CET –1 hour).

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Italy	3	2	0	1	003: 100	+2	06th
2.	England	3	2	0	1	008: 300	+5	06th
3.	Austria	3	1	1	1	002: 200	± 0	04th
4th	Portugal	3	0	1	2	001: 800	−7	01

Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 1:30 p.m. in Telford
England	-	Italy	0: 1 (0: 0)
Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 8:00 p.m. in Telford
Austria	-	Portugal	0: 0 (0: 0)
Friday, November 29, 2013, 1:30 p.m. in Hinckley
Italy	-	Portugal	2: 0 (1: 0)
Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Chesterfield
England	-	Austria	2: 1 (1: 1)
Mon, Dec 2, 2013, 1:30 p.m. in Burton
Portugal	-	England	1: 6 (1: 3)
Mon, December 2, 2013, 1:30 p.m. in Telford
Italy	-	Austria	0: 1 (0: 1)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	2	1	0	006-000	+6	07th
2.	Germany	3	2	0	1	008: 600	+2	06th
3.	France	3	1	0	2	001: 600	−5	03
4th	Scotland	3	0	1	2	002: 500	−3	01

Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 1:30 p.m. in Hinckley
Germany	-	Scotland	4: 2 (3: 0)
Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 8:00 p.m. in Hinckley
France	-	Spain	0: 2 (0: 1)
Friday, November 29, 2013, 1:30 p.m. in Telford
Germany	-	France	4: 0 (2: 0)
Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Burton
Scotland	-	Spain	0-0
Mon., December 2, 2013, 1:30 p.m. in Hinckley
Spain	-	Germany	4: 0 (1: 0)
Mon, December 2, 2013, 1:30 p.m. in Chesterfield
Scotland	-	France	0: 1 (0: 0)

Final round

All times correspond to local time ( CET –1 hour).

Semifinals

Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CET) in Chesterfield
Italy	-	Germany	0: 1 (0: 1)
Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. CET) in Burton
Spain	-	England	3: 0 (1: 0)

3rd place match

As the third-best team qualifies for the World Cup, unlike most other UEFA tournaments, there is a game for third place.

Sun, December 8, 2013, 11:00 a.m. in Burton
Italy	-	England	0: 0 , 4: 3 i. E.

final

Sun 8 December 2013, 5:00 p.m. in Chesterfield
Germany	-	Spain	1: 1 (0: 1), 3: 1 i. E.

Best goalscorers

rank	Player	Gates
1	Andrea Sánchez	4th
	Jasmine Sehan	4th
2	Lucy Porter	2
	Aitana Bonmatí	2
	Patricia Guijarro	2
	Ricarda Walkling	2

The best goalscorer of the overall competition was the Czech Karolína Křivská with 9 goals.

Squad

Germany

National coach Anouschka Bernhard nominated the following squad for the final round:

No.	Player	Date of birth	position	society
01	Miriam Hanemann	March 24, 1997	goal	1. FFC Frankfurt
02	Michaela Brandenburg	December 17, 1997	Defense	VfL Wolfsburg
03	Lisa Karl	January 15, 1997	Defense	Sc freiburg
04th	Jana Löber	July 13, 1997	Defense	1. FFC Frankfurt
05	Kim Fellhauer	January 21, 1998	midfield	Sc freiburg
06th	Saskia Matheis	June 6, 1997	midfield	1. FFC Frankfurt
07th	Nina Ehegötz	February 22, 1997	midfield	FSV Gütersloh 2009
08th	Saskia Meier	March 19, 1997	midfield	Sc freiburg
09	Laura Widak	January 5, 1997	Storm	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
10	Jasmine Sehan	June 16, 1997	Storm	VfL Wolfsburg
11	Burcu Özkanca	January 20, 1997	Storm	VfL Bochum
12	Vivien Brandt	September 25, 1997	goal	FSV Gütersloh 2009
13	Isabella Hartig	August 12, 1997	Defense	FC Bayern Munich
14th	Leonie Stenzel	July 23, 1997	Defense	VfL Wolfsburg
15th	Ricarda Walkling	March 19, 1997	Storm	FC Bayern Munich
16	Michaela Specht	February 15, 1997	Defense	FC Bayern Munich
17th	Melanie Ott	April 13, 1997	midfield	FSV Gütersloh 2009
18th	Samantha Dick	June 22, 1997	midfield	1. FFC Frankfurt
21st	Lena Pauels	February 2, 1998	goal	SGS Essen

Goalkeeper Lena Pauels was nominated for Miriam Hanemann.

Austria

Austria's coach Dominik Thalhammer nominated the following 18 players for the final round:

No.	Player	Date of birth	position	society
01	Carolin Großesinger	May 10, 1997	goal	SG FC Bergheim / USK Hof
03	Anna Zimmerbner	October 16, 1998	Defense	SG FC Bergheim / USK Hof
04th	Selina Mandl	17th September 1998	midfield	SK Sturm Graz
05	Johanna Kislick	September 9, 1997	midfield	LUV Graz
06th	Adina Hamidovic	April 26, 1998	Defense	FSK St. Pölten
07th	Barbara Dunst	September 25, 1997	midfield	LUV Graz
08th	Sandrine Sobotka	October 8, 1998	midfield	NÖSV Neulengbach
09	Katharina Naschenweng	December 16, 1997	Defense	Carinthians Soccer Women
10	Marina Georgieva	April 13, 1997	midfield	FSV St. Pölten
11	Nina Wasserbauer	November 6, 1998	Storm	Union Kleinmünchen
13	Melissa Schmid	November 2, 1998	Storm	SV Neulengbach
14th	Julia Kofler	September 2, 1998	midfield	SV Spittal
15th	Viktoria Pinther	October 16, 1998	Storm	SKV Altenmarkt
16	Jasmin Ortner	September 9, 1997	midfield	Carinthians Soccer Women
17th	Teresa Knauseder	March 7, 1997	midfield	Union Kleinmünchen
18th	Anna Egretzberger	January 6, 1997	Defense	SV Neulengbach
19th	Ivana Feric	August 25, 1997	midfield	FSV St. Pölten
21st	Isabella Kresche	November 28, 1998	goal	SV Gössendorf

Television broadcast

The Eurosport broadcaster broadcast the first semi-final with the German selection live. The final was broadcast by Eurosport 2 .

Web links

• U-17 European Championship on the UEFA website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ First qualifying round of the U17 women drawn. In: uefa.com. UEFA , November 20, 2012, accessed August 8, 2013 . 
2. ↑ New edition of the final between Poland & Sweden. In: uefa.com. UEFA, August 15, 2013, accessed September 28, 2013 . 
3. ↑ U17 qualified as the first Austrian Women's Team for EM. In: orf.at. Österreichischer Rundfunk , October 13, 2013, accessed on October 16, 2013 . 
4. ↑ England hosts the first winter EURO. In: uefa.com. UEFA, December 6, 2012, accessed August 8, 2013 . 
5. ↑ U17 European Championship for women: final round complete. In: uefa.com. UEFA, October 20, 2013, accessed October 21, 2013 . 
6. ↑ Burton, Chesterfield, Hinckley, Telford selected. In: uefa.com. UEFA, October 2, 2013, accessed October 21, 2013 . 
7. ↑ Walkling shoots U 17 in the European Championship finals and the World Cup. In: dfb.de. Deutscher Fußball-Bund , December 5, 2013, accessed on December 9, 2013 (Since both teams arrived late due to traffic jams, the game started 35 minutes late). 
8. ↑ Sehan and Sánchez share distinction. In: uefa.com. UEFA, December 8, 2013, accessed December 9, 2013 . 
9. ↑ Technical report - Team Germany. UEFA , accessed September 18, 2015 . 
10. ↑ Technical report - Team Austria. UEFA , accessed September 18, 2015 .