The final round of the 12th U-19 European Women's Football Championship was held from July 13th to 25th, 2009 in Belarus . This was the first time the Eastern European country had hosted a UEFA tournament. Eight teams competed against each other first in a group stage in two groups and then in the knockout system . Players born on January 1, 1990 or later were eligible to play. The game was played in Minsk , Maladseschna and Baryssau . England became European champions for the first time with a 2-0 final victory over Sweden . For England it was the first European championship title for a female national team.
Belarus is automatically qualified as an organizer. The remaining 45 registered national teams were divided into eleven groups of four teams each. Germany received a wild card for the first qualifying round. The group winners and runners-up automatically reached the second qualifying round. In addition there was the best third party. To determine the best third party in the group, however, only the respective results against the group winners and runners-up were used. The first qualifying round was held in autumn 2008. The 23 remaining teams plus Germany were divided into six groups of four teams each in the second qualifying round. The six group winners and the best runner-up in the group qualified for the final tournament in Belarus. The tournaments for the second qualifying round were held in spring 2009. Defending champions Italy failed to qualify for the finals.
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At the final round, the eight teams formed two groups of four teams each. In the group stage, each team within the group played once against each other. There were three points for a win and one point for a draw. After the preliminary round matches, the group winners and runners-up qualified for the semi-finals.
If several teams had equal points in the group matches, the positions would initially have been used based on the larger number of points from the direct encounters . If these had been the same, first the goal difference and then the number of goals scored in the direct encounters would be compared. If two or more teams are still tied, the next criteria would be the goal difference from all games and then the total number of goals scored. The last criterion would have been the fair play rating .
From the semi-finals onwards, the tournament was continued in the knockout system . Games that draw ended after regular time were to ten minutes twice extended . If no winner had been found after extra time, the decision would have been made on penalties .
The regular playing time for all games was 45 minutes twice. The two group winners and the two runners-up qualified for the 2010 U-20 World Cup in Germany . As hosts, the German team was already automatically qualified for the world tournament. If the German team had reached the semi-finals, the two group thirds would have determined another World Cup participant in a game for fifth place.
Preliminary round
Group A
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
France France
3
2
0
1
006: 200
+4
06th
2.
Switzerland Switzerland
3
2
0
1
007: 300
+4
06th
3.
Germany Germany
3
2
0
1
011: 400
+7
06th
4th
Belarus 1995 Belarus
3
0
0
3
001:160
−15
00
July 13, 2009 in Barysaw
Belarus
-
Switzerland
1: 4 (0: 4)
July 13, 2009 in Minsk
France
-
Germany
1: 2 (1: 2)
July 16, 2009 in Baryssau
Belarus
-
France
0: 3 (0: 1)
July 16, 2009 in Minsk
Switzerland
-
Germany
3: 0 (1: 0)
July 19, 2009 in Barysaw
Germany
-
Belarus
9: 0 (7: 0)
July 19, 2009 in Minsk
Switzerland
-
France
0: 2 (0: 0)
Germany, Switzerland and France finished the preliminary round with the same number of points and also had the same number of points in a direct comparison. In direct comparison, Switzerland and France had a goal difference of 3: 2 goals while Germany had one of 2: 4 goals. As France won the game against Switzerland, France are group winners.
England (1st title)
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Belarus
Sofia Jakobsson (5 goals)
France
Switzerland
Germany
Norway
Iceland
Ireland
Russia
Slovakia
