2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification explained

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The qualification for the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship were a series of association football matches between national teams to determine the participants of the 2014 Final Tournament held in Norway.^[1]

All times are CEST .

Qualifying round

The 48 teams were divided into 11 groups of four teams, with each group being contested as a mini-tournament, hosted by one of the group's teams. After all matches have been played, the 11 group winners and 10 best runners-up will advance to the Second qualifying round.

The draw was made on 20 November 2012 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon.^[2]

Norway qualified as hosts, while England, Spain and Germany received byes to the second round as the sides with the highest coefficients.

The first round matches were played between 21 and 26 September 2013.

Seeding

Seeding for the pots of the draw was based on the qualifying matches of the past three seasons with some bonus points for final tournament results. The hosts of the eleven mini-tournament groups are annotated with an H.

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

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Group 8

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Group 9

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Group 11

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Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the ten best second-placed teams from the qualifying round, only the results of the second-placed teams against the winners and the third-placed in each group are 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 second qualifying round
5. drawing of lots

Elite round

England, Spain and Germany received byes to the second round as the sides with the highest coefficients. Defending champions France were narrowly eliminated in the second round.

Format

24 team are drawn into six groups of four. The teams then play each other once. After that the group winners and the best runner-up advance to the final tournament.

The draw was held on 20 November 2013 in Nyon.^[3] Teams were seeded based on their first round performances. The hosts of the six mini-tournament groups are indicated below in italics.

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			Tiebreakers Tie-breakers between teams with the same number of points are: Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question 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. Superior goal difference in all group matches Higher number of goals scored in all group matches Drawing of lots Group 1 -------- Group 2 -------- Group 3 -------- Group 4 -------- Group 5 -------- Group 6 -------- Ranking of second-placed teams To determine the best second-placed team from the qualifying round, only the results of the second-placed teams against the winners and the third-placed in each group are taken into account. The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings: higher number of points obtained in these matches superior goal difference from these matches higher number of goals scored in these matches fair play conduct of the teams in all group matches in the second qualifying round drawing of lots Ireland advanced as best runners-up to the final tournament. Defending champions France and top seeded Germany were eliminated in this stage. External links UEFA.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA European Women’s Under-19 Championship 2013/14. UEFA.com.
2. Web site: 2013/14 Women's U19 first qualifying round draw. UEFA. 9 September 2012. 20 November 2012.
3. Web site: Holders France to face 2012 winners Sweden. UEFA. 22 November 2013. 20 November 2013.