2015 European Women's U-17 Football Championship

U-17 European Women's Championship 2015
UEFA Under 17 Women's Championship 2015

Number of nations	8 (of 44 applicants)
European champion	Spain Spain (3rd title)
venue	Iceland Iceland
Opening game	June 22, 2015
Endgame	4th July 2015
Games	15th
Gates	45 (⌀: 3 per game)
Top scorer	Germany Stefanie Sanders (6 goals)
yellow cards	10 (⌀: 0.67 per game)
Yellow-red cards	0
Red cards	0

The eighth European Women's Under-17 Football Championship was held in Iceland in 2015 . It was the second UEFA women's football tournament in Iceland after the U-19 European Championship in 2007 . The final round took place for the second time with eight teams.

qualification

The European Championship was organized in three stages. The seven other participants in the final round were determined in two qualifying rounds. Iceland automatically qualified to host.

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 August 1 and October 31, 2014. 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, 2013 in Nyon , Switzerland , where the previous finals were played. The German team (winners 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014) as well as Spain (winners 2010 and 2011) and France (world champions 2012) received a bye for the 2nd round. Switzerland played in Group 3 against Hungary, Azerbaijan and Portugal. Austria met the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Northern Ireland in Group 5. The qualifiers took place between October 6th and 31st, 2014.

The 10 group winners and runners-up as well as the best third in the group qualified for the second qualifying round (elite round). When determining the best third party in the group, only the games against the group winners and runners-up were taken into account.

Qualified for the second qualifying round:

Germany Germany - BYE - Pot A
France France BYE - Pot A
Spain Spain BYE - Pot A
England England - First Group 1 - Pot A
Russia Russia - Second Group 1 - Pot C
Finland Finland - First Group 2 - Pot A
Poland Poland - Second Group 2 - Pot C
Switzerland Switzerland - Winner Group 3 - Pot B
Hungary Hungary - Second Group 3 - Pot D
Ireland Ireland - First Group 4 - Pot C
Serbia Serbia - Second Group 4 - Pot D
Romania Romania - Third Group 4 - Pot D
Austria Austria - first group 5 - pot B
Czech Republic Czech Republic - Second Group 5 - Pot D
Scotland Scotland - Winner Group 6 - Pot B
Sweden Sweden - Second Group 6 - Pot C
Belgium Belgium - Winner Group 7 - Pot B
Belarus Belarus - Second Group 7 - Pot C
Denmark Denmark - First Group 8 - Pot A
Turkey Turkey - Second Group 8 - Pot C
Italy Italy - Winner Group 9 - Pot B
Norway Norway - Runner-up Group 9 - Pot D
Netherlands Netherlands - First Group 10 - Pot B
Slovakia Slovakia - Second Group 10 - Pot D

The draw for the elite round took place in Nyon on November 19th. The elite round was held between March 22nd and April 16, 2015. The six group winners and the best runner-up (from the games against the group first and third) qualified for the final round alongside hosts Iceland. Germany met Belarus and the Czech Republic in Group 3 from April 9-14, 2015 in Italy. Austria hosted Group 5 and met the three Scandinavian teams Denmark, Sweden and Norway from April 11 to 16, 2015, but could not use their home advantage. The Swiss played in Group 1 from April 11 to 16, 2015 in Turkey against Finland and Serbia.

Finals

2015 venues in Iceland

Qualified for the finals:

Iceland Iceland - host
Switzerland Switzerland - Winner Group 1
England England - Winner Group 2
Germany Germany - winner group 3
Spain Spain - Winner Group 4
Norway Norway - Winner Group 5
France France - Winner Group 6
Ireland Ireland - best runner-up in the group

The final round took place in Iceland from June 22nd to July 4th, venues were Grindavík , Kópavogur , Akranes and three stadiums in Reykjavík . The draw took place on April 29, 2015 in Reykjavík.

All times are local times ( CEST –2 hours).

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain Spain	3	2	1	0	007: 100	+6	07th
2.	Germany Germany	3	2	0	1	010: 400	+6	06th
3.	England England	3	1	1	1	004: 700	−3	04th
4th	Iceland Iceland	3	0	0	3	001:100	−9	00

Mon., June 22, 2015, 1 p.m. in Grindavík
England	-	Spain	1: 1 (0: 0)
Мо., June 22, 2015, 7:00 p.m. in Grindavík
Iceland	-	Germany	0: 5 (0: 2)
Thursday, June 25, 2015, 1:00 p.m. in Akranes
Germany	-	Spain	0: 4 (0: 3)
Thursday, June 25, 2015, 7:00 p.m. in Akranes
Iceland	-	England	1: 3 (0: 1)
Sun., June 28, 2015, 7:00 p.m. in Kópavogur
Spain	-	Iceland	2: 0 (1: 0)
Sun., June 28, 2015, 7:00 p.m. in Reykjavík
Germany	-	England	5: 0 (2: 0)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Switzerland Switzerland	3	2	1	0	005: 300	+2	07th
2.	France France	3	2	0	1	004: 200	+2	06th
3.	Norway Norway	3	1	1	1	004: 400	± 0	04th
4th	Ireland Ireland	3	0	0	3	000: 400	−4	00

Mon., June 22, 2015, 1 p.m. in Kópavogur
Ireland	-	France	0: 1 (0: 0)
Мо., June 22, 2015, 7:00 p.m. in Kópavogur
Switzerland	-	Norway	2: 2 (1: 1)
Thursday, June 25, 2015, 1 p.m. in Reykjavík (Vikingsvöllur)
Ireland	-	Switzerland	0: 1 (0: 0)
Thursday, June 25, 2015, 7:00 p.m. in Reykjavík (Vikingsvöllur)
France	-	Norway	2: 0 (2: 0)
Sun., June 28, 2015, 1 p.m. in Kópavogur
Norway	-	Ireland	2: 0 (2: 0)
Sun., June 28, 2015, 1 p.m. in Reykjavík (Fylkisvöllur)
France	-	Switzerland	1: 2 (1: 0)

Final round

Semifinals

Wed., July 1, 2015, 1 p.m. in Reykjavík (Valsvöllur)
Spain Spain	-	France France	1: 1 (0: 0), 4: 3 i. E.
Wed., July 1, 2015, 7:00 p.m. in Reykjavík (Valsvöllur)
Switzerland Switzerland	-	Germany Germany	1: 0 (0: 0)

final

Saturday 4th July 2015, 4:00 p.m. in Reykjavík (Valsvöllur)
Spain Spain	-	Switzerland Switzerland	5: 2 (2: 0)

Best goalscorers

rank	Player	Gates
1	Germany Stefanie Sanders	6th
2	Spain Lucía García	5
3	Switzerland Géraldine Reuteler	3

Squad

Germany

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

No.	Player	Date of birth	position	society
01	Vanessa Fischer	04/18/1998	goal	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
02	Vildan Kardesler	02/24/1998	Defense	SV Burgsteinfurt
03	Anna Gerhardt	04/17/1998	Defense	1. FC Cologne
04th	Victoria pitcher	01/12/1998	Defense	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
05	Luisa Guttenberger	December 01, 1998	Defense	FC Bayern Munich
06th	Jana Feldkamp	03/15/1998	midfield	SGS Essen
07th	Giulia Gwinn	07/02/1999	midfield	SV Weingarten
08th	Janina Minge	06/11/1999	midfield	FC cheeks
09	Stefanie Sanders	06/12/1998	Storm	Werder Bremen
10	Jenny Hipp	02/06/1998	midfield	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
11	Isabella Möller	02/04/1998	midfield	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
12	Nadine Winckler	11/30/1998	goal	1. FC Saarbrücken
13	Emma Dörr	06/25/1998	Defense	1. FC Saarbrücken
14th	Katja Friedl	02/07/1998	midfield	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
15th	Jule Dallmann	02/18/1998	Storm	1. FFC Frankfurt
16	Tanja Pawollek	01/18/1999	midfield	SG Rosenhöhe
17th	Aline Reinkober	01/02/1998	midfield	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
18th	Dina Orschmann	01/08/1998	Storm	1. FC Union Berlin

Switzerland

Switzerland under trainer Monica Di Fonzo competed in Iceland with the following squad:

No.	Player	Date of birth	position	society
01	Melanie Egli	06/23/1998	goal	FC Zurich women
02	Elisa Barth	06/13/1998	Defense	FC Basel
03	Kim Dubs	09/22/1998	Storm	FC Zurich women
04th	Luisa fields	09/18/1998	Defense	BSC Young Boys
05	Yara Hofmann	09/29/1998	midfield	FC Zurich women
06th	Flavia von Känel	05/10/1998	midfield	FC Zurich women
07th	Thais Hurni	07/22/1998	Defense	Yverdon FC
08th	Lara Jenzer	08/05/1998	midfield	FC Aarau
09	Sarah Kaufmann	02/05/1998	Defense	FC Zurich women
10	Alisha Lehmann	01/21/1999	Storm	BSC Young Boys
11	Nathalie Lienhard	08/20/1998	midfield	FC Zurich women
12	Nadja Furrer	04/30/1998	goal	Grasshopper Club Zurich
13	Naomi Mégroz	08/06/1998	Defense	Grasshopper Club Zurich
14th	Géraldine Reuteler	04/21/1999	Storm	FC Luzern
15th	Nathalia Spälti	02/19/1998	Defense	Yverdon FC
16	Jolanda Stampfli	04/01/1998	Storm	BSC Young Boys
17th	Mathilde Staffoni	07/16/1998	midfield	Yverdon FC
18th	Amira Arfaoui	08/08/1999	Storm	BSC Young Boys
19th	Noemi Stadelmann	02/15/1998	goal	FC Basel

Goalkeeper Noemi Stadelmann was nominated after Melanie Egli fell ill after the group stage.

Web links

U-17 European Championship on the UEFA website

Individual evidence

↑ The way to Iceland begins. In: uefa.com. UEFA , November 20, 2013, accessed November 21, 2013 .
↑ Endurance test for Germany in the elite round. In: uefa.com. UEFA, November 19, 2014, accessed January 23, 2015 .
↑ U17 finals for women drawn. In: uefa.com. UEFA, April 29, 2015, accessed April 30, 2015 .
↑ Technical report - Team Germany. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed September 18, 2015 .
↑ Technical report - Team Switzerland. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed September 18, 2015 .
↑ Chris Blattmann: Full throttle into the EM final. In: Frauenfussballmagazin.ch. Women's football magazine, June 30, 2015, accessed September 18, 2015 .

[1] The way to Iceland begins. In: uefa.com. UEFA , November 20, 2013, accessed November 21, 2013 .

[2] Endurance test for Germany in the elite round. In: uefa.com. UEFA, November 19, 2014, accessed January 23, 2015 .

[3] U17 finals for women drawn. In: uefa.com. UEFA, April 29, 2015, accessed April 30, 2015 .

[4] Technical report - Team Germany. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed September 18, 2015 .

[5] Technical report - Team Switzerland. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed September 18, 2015 .

[6] Chris Blattmann: Full throttle into the EM final. In: Frauenfussballmagazin.ch. Women's football magazine, June 30, 2015, accessed September 18, 2015 .