2018 European Women's U-19 Football Championship

2018 European Women's U-19 Football Championship
UEFA Under 19 Women's Championship 2018
Number of nations	8  (from 49 applicants)
European champion	Spain (3rd title)
venue	Switzerland
Opening game	18th July 2018
Endgame	July 30, 2018
Games	15th
Gates	33  (⌀: 2.2 per game)
Top scorer	Paulina Krumbiegel (2 goals)
yellow cards	28  (⌀: 1.87 per game)
Yellow-red cards	0
Red cards	0

The final round of the 21st U-19 European Women's Football Championship was held in Switzerland in July 2018 . The country was designated as host by UEFA on January 26, 2015, making it the first country to host this tournament for the second time since 2006. The defending champions were the Spaniards who were able to defend their title. Players who were born on January 1, 1999 or later were eligible to play.

qualification

1 round

Switzerland was automatically qualified to host. Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and San Marino did not register any team for qualification. The national teams of the remaining 48 UEFA members, including the Kosovo team for the first time, were divided into twelve groups of four teams each on June 14, 2017.

The games were played in the form of mini-tournaments between September 8 and October 24, 2017. The group winners and runners-up as well as the four best-placed thirds qualified for the second round.

Germany prevailed in Group 1 at a tournament in Iceland together with the hosts against Montenegro and Kosovo. Austria hosted Group 8 and together with Belgium prevailed against Croatia and Macedonia.

Elite round

The elite round was drawn on November 24, 2017, took place from April 2018 and ended in June 2018. Here, the qualified teams competed in seven groups of four teams each. The group winners qualified for the finals. On November 3rd, the teams qualified for the draw were divided into four pots according to their coefficients. During the draw, group winners and runners-up from a group in the first qualifying round could not be drawn into a group again.

• Pot A:
  • Denmark - Winner Group 3
  • England - Winner Group 2
  • France - Winner Group 7
  • Netherlands - Winner Group 6
  • Norway - Winner Group 5
  • Spain - Winner Group 4
  • Czech Republic - Winner Group 9

• Pot B:
  • Belgium - Second Group 8
  • Germany - Winner Group 1
  • Italy - Runner-up Group 7
  • Austria - winner group 8
  • Poland - Winner Group 12
  • Serbia - Winner Group 11
  • Hungary - Winner Group 10

• Pot C:
  • Finland - Second Group 11
  • Ireland - Second Group 6
  • Iceland - Second Group 1
  • Portugal - Second Group 5
  • Russia - Runner-up Group 12
  • Sweden - Runner-up Group 9
  • Slovakia - second group 3

• Pot D:
  • Azerbaijan - Second Group 4
  • Greece - Third Group 12
  • Israel - Third Group 11
  • Scotland - Third Group 10
  • Slovenia - Second Group 2
  • Turkey - Second Group 10
  • Wales - Third Group 2

Germany was drawn into Group 2 and met the hosts, England and Israel at a tournament in Slovakia in early April 2018. Germany prevailed with three wins, with only two goals conceded in the 3-2 win against England. Austria met Ireland in Group 4 at the same time against the Irish, defending champions Spain and Turkey. The Austrians only get two draws in a defeat against Spain.

Finals

Qualified teams:

•  Switzerland - hosts
•  Norway - Winner Group 1
•  Germany - winner group 2
•  France - Group 3 winners
•  Spain - Winner Group 4
•  Netherlands - Winner Group 5
•  Denmark - Winner Group 6
•  Italy - Winner Group 7

Venues

Biel / Bienne Well Yverdon-les-Bains train

Venues of the U-19 European Women's Championship 2018 in Switzerland

The final round took place in four stages in four cities.

Stages:

• Arena Biel / Bienne in Biel / Bienne - 3 group matches, both semi-finals, finals
• Stadium Niedermatten in Wohlen - 3 group matches
• Stade Municipal in Yverdon-les-Bains - 3 group matches
• Herti Allmend Stadium in Zug - 3 group matches

Preliminary round

draw

Even before Group 1 of the elite round had played its games, the draw for the final round was held on April 23, with Switzerland set as the head of Group A.

mode

The preliminary round was held in two groups of four teams each. The group winners and runners-up qualify for the semi-finals.

If two or more teams in the same group had the same number of points at the end of the group matches, the placement was determined according to the following criteria in this order:

a. higher number of points from direct encounters between the teams in question;

b. better goal difference from the direct encounters between the teams in question;

c. higher number of goals scored from direct encounters between the teams in question;

d. if, after applying criteria a) to c), several teams still have the same rank, criteria a) to c) are reapplied, but only to the matches between the teams in question, in order to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria e) to i) are applied;

e. better goal difference from all group games;

f. higher number of goals scored from all group games;

G. lower total number of penalty points based on the yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion after two yellow cards in one game = 3 points);

H. better placement in the coefficient rankings used for the qualifying round draw;

i. Drawing of lots.

If two teams met in the last group match with the same number of points and the same goal difference and the same number of goals, and the game in question ended in a draw, the final placement of the two teams will be determined by penalty shoot-out, provided that no other team in the same group follows After all group games have the same number of points. If more than two teams have the same number of points, the above criteria apply.

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Norway	3	2	0	1	004: 300	+1	06th
2.	Spain	3	2	0	1	004: 300	+1	06th
3.	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	005: 500	± 0	04th
4th	France	3	0	1	2	003: 500	−2	01

July 18, 2018, 3 p.m. in Wohlen
Spain	-	Norway	0: 2 (0: 2)
July 18, 2018, 6:15 p.m. in Wohlen
Switzerland	-	France	2: 2 (0: 1)
July 21, 2018, 3 p.m. in Zug
Norway	-	France	1: 0 (1: 0)
July 21, 2018, 6:15 p.m. in Zug
Switzerland	-	Spain	0: 2 (0: 1)
July 24, 2018, 6:15 p.m. in Wohlen
Norway	-	Switzerland	1: 3 (0: 1)
July 24, 2018, 6:15 p.m. Zug
France	-	Spain	1: 2 (0: 0)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Denmark	3	2	0	1	004: 200	+2	06th
2.	Germany	3	2	0	1	003: 100	+2	06th
3.	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	005: 400	+1	06th
4th	Italy	3	0	0	3	001: 600	−5	00

July 18, 2018, 3 p.m. in Biel / Bienne
Germany	-	Denmark	1: 0 (0: 0)
July 18, 2018, 6:15 p.m. in Biel / Bienne
Netherlands	-	Italy	3: 1 (3: 0)
July 21, 2018, 3 p.m. in Yverdon-les-Bains
Denmark	-	Italy	1: 0 (0: 0)
July 21, 2018, 6:15 p.m. in Yverdon-les-Bains
Netherlands	-	Germany	1: 0 (0: 0)
July 24, 2018, 6:15 p.m. in Biel / Bienne
Denmark	-	Netherlands	3: 1 (2: 1)
July 24, 2018, 6:15 p.m. in Yverdon-les-Bains
Italy	-	Germany	0: 2 (0: 1)

Final round

mode

If a semi-final match or the final ended without a winner after the end of normal playing time, there was an extension of 15 minutes twice and if there was still no winner after that, this was determined by a penalty shoot-out.

Semifinals

July 27, 2018, 2 p.m. in Biel / Bienne
Norway	-	Germany	0: 2 (0: 1)
July 27, 2018, 6:15 p.m. in Biel / Bienne
Denmark	-	Spain	0: 1 (0: 0)

final

Germany		Spain
	final July 30, 2018 at 6:15 p.m. in Biel / Bienne Result: 0: 1 (0: 0) Referee: Ivana Martinčić ( Croatia )   Match report
	Stina Johannes • Fatma Sakar (81st Lisann Kaut ), Lisa Ebert , Lara Schmidt , Meret Wittje • Marie Müller , Sydney Lohmann • Paulina Krumbiegel , Anna-Lena Stolze , Melissa Kössler • Nicole Anyomi Trainer: Maren Meinert	María Echezarreta • Oihane Hernández , Laia Codina , Anna Torrodá , Itziar Pinillos • Teresa Abelleira (86th Yasmin Katie ), María Llompart • Rosa Marquez Baena , Olga Carmona • Nerea Eizaguirre (60th Athenea del Castillo ), Carla (78th Elena Julve ) Trainer: Jorge Vilda
		0: 1 María Llompart (80.)
		Carla (39.)

Best goalscorers

Listed below are the top goalscorers in the finals. The sorting takes place according to the number of goals scored, if the number of hits is the same, the templates and then the game minutes are decisive.

rank	Player	Gates	templates	Game minutes
1	Paulina Krumbiegel	2	2	439
2	Olga Carmona	2	1	437
3	Andrea Norheim	2	0	250
4th	Lynn Wilms	2	0	270
	Alisha Lehmann	2	0	270
	Géraldine Reuteler	2	0	270
7th	Dajan Hashemi	2	0	360

Web links

• Information about the tournament on uefa.com
• Tournament details on rsssf.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Northern Ireland and Switzerland selected as hosts. In: uefa.com. UEFA , January 26, 2015, accessed September 18, 2017 . 
2. ↑ uefa.com: "Women U19 European Championship 2018: Switzerland"
3. ↑ uefa.com: "Women's U19 EURO: The Way to Switzerland"
4. ↑ uefa.com: Seeding list for the draw for the elite round for the women's U19 EURO
5. ↑ # WU19EURO finals schedule confirmed. In: de.uefa.com. UEFA, accessed May 1, 2018 . 
6. ↑ uefa.com: Women's Under-19 EURO finals draw
7. ↑ Regulations of the U-19-EM, paragraph 18.03 to paragraph 18.05
8. ↑ Top scorer