2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification explained

The qualification rounds for the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship were a series of association football matches between national teams to determine the participants to the European Youth Championship.[1] The first matches were played on 2 July 2013.

All times are CEST .

Qualification modus

Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundCompetition format
Qualifying round
(40 teams)
  • 40 teams from associations ranked 3–53
10 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient
Elite round
(24 teams)
  • 10 group winners and runners-up from qualifying round
  • 1 best third-place finisher from qualifying round
6 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient
Final tournament
(8 teams)
  • 6 group winners from elite round
  • 1 best runner-up from elite round
2 groups of 4 teams, semi-finals, final

Qualifying round

The qualifying round was played from 2 July to 11 August 2013. Top seeded teams Germany, Spain and France received a bye to the second round. The draw was made on 20 November 2012.[2]

Tiebreakers

Tie-breakers between teams with the same number of points are:[1]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question

If now two teams still are tied, reapply tie-breakers 1–3, if this does not break the tie, go on.

  1. Superior goal difference in all group matches
  2. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group 1

Hosted by Scotland.[3] --------

Group 2

Hosted by Estonia.[4] --------

Group 3

Hosted by Ukraine.[5]

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Group 4

Hosted by Russia.[6]

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Group 5

Hosted by Moldova.[7]

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Group 6

Hosted by Israel.[8]

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Group 7

Hosted by Slovenia.[9]

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Group 8

Hosted by Poland.[10]

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Group 9

Hosted by Bulgaria.[11]

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Group 10

Hosted by Denmark.[12]

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Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the best third-placed team from the qualifying round, only the results against the top two teams in each group were taken into account.

The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[1]

  1. higher number of points obtained in these matches
  2. superior goal difference from these matches
  3. higher number of goals scored in these matches
  4. fair play conduct of the teams in all group matches in the qualifying round
  5. drawing of lots

Elite round

21 teams from the qualifying round are joined by Germany, Spain and France to make it a total of 24 teams.[13] The round consists of six groups with four teams in each group. Group winners and the best second-placed team advance to the final tournament in England. The draw was held on 15 August 2013.[14]

Tiebreakers

Tie-breakers between teams with the same number of points are:[1]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question

If now two teams still are tied, reapply tie-breakers 1–3, if this does not break the tie, go on.

  1. Superior goal difference in all group matches
  2. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group 1

Hosted by Romania.[15] --------

Group 2

Hosted by Austria.[16] --------

Group 3

Hosted by Portugal.[17] --------

Group 4

Hosted by Northern Ireland.[18] --------

Group 5

Hosted by Hungary.[19] --------

Group 6

Hosted by Germany.[20] --------

Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the best runners-up from the elite round, only the results against the top two teams in each group were taken into account.

The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[1]

  1. higher number of points obtained in these matches
  2. superior goal difference from these matches
  3. higher number of goals scored in these matches
  4. fair play conduct of the teams in all group matches in the elite round
  5. drawing of lots

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship 2013/14. UEFA.com.
  2. Web site: Women's U17 qualifying round draw. UEFA. 19 March 2013. 20 November 2012.
  3. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000417/group=2002322/index.html Round 1 Group 1 results
  4. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000417/group=2002323/index.html Round 1 Group 2 results
  5. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000417/group=2002324/index.html Round 1 Group 3 results
  6. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000417/group=2002325/index.html Round 1 Group 4 results
  7. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000417/group=2002326/index.html Round 1 Group 5 results
  8. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000417/group=2002327/index.html Round 1 Group 6 results
  9. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000417/group=2002328/index.html Round 1 Group 7 results
  10. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000417/group=2002329/index.html Round 1 Group 8 results
  11. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000417/group=2002330/index.html Round 1 Group 9 results
  12. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000417/group=2002331/index.html Round 1 Group 10 results
  13. Web site: Northern Ireland complete draw lineup. UEFA.com. 12 August 2013.
  14. Web site: Poland and Sweden rematched in elite round. UEFA.com. 15 August 2013.
  15. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000418/group=2002333/index.html Round 2 Group 1 results
  16. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000418/group=2002334/index.html Round 2 Group 2 results
  17. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000418/group=2002335/index.html Round 2 Group 3 results
  18. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000418/group=2002336/index.html Round 2 Group 4 results
  19. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000418/group=2002898/index.html Round 2 Group 5 results
  20. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2014/standings/round=2000418/group=2002899/index.html Round 2 Group 6 results

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