The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, is a European championship
football tournament, organized by
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
, for national teams of women under age seventeen. The tournament was first played out in 2007–08, having been approved by the UEFA Executive Committee on 22 May 2006. It is also a
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying competition in even years. National under-17 teams whose countries belong to the European governing body UEFA can register to enter the competition.
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
is the most successful team in this competition, having won eight titles.
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
are the current champions.
Format
After two qualifying rounds, open to all eligible nations, four teams qualify for the final stage. They face in the semi-finals, with the winners contesting the final.
In 2011 it was announced, that the tournament will be expanded to eight teams and beginning with the 2014 edition the eight qualified teams play round-robin in two groups of four.
Results
Below are the results history table.
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Winners
Comprehensive team results by tournament
;Legend
* – Champions
* – Runners-up
* – Third place
* – Fourth place
* – Semi-finalists
*GS – Group Stage (from 2014 onwards)
* – Did not qualify
* – Did not enter / Withdrew
*q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
* — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Golden Player by tournament
SFor certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com chose a Golden Player.
Number of teams
See also
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FIFA Women's World Cup
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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The tournament is held in even-numbered ye ...
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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, is a competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. National under-19 teams whose countries belong to the ...
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UEFA Women's Championship
The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro, held every four years, is the main competition in women's association football between national teams of the UEFA confederation. The competition is the women's equivalen ...
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UEFA Women's Champions League
The UEFA Women's Champions League, previously called the UEFA Women's Cup (2001–2009), is a European women's association football competition. It involves the top club teams from countries affiliated with the European governing body UEFA.
The ...
Notes
References
External links
UEFA.com official website
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UEFA competitions for women's national teams
Under-17 association football
European youth sports competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2008
2008 establishments in Europe