2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host country England
Dates 2 July – 20 October 2013 (qualification)
26 November – 8 December 2013 (final round)
Teams 43 (qualification)
8 (final round)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Germany (4th title)
Runners-up  Spain
Third place  Italy
Fourth place  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 37 (2.31 per match)
Attendance 10,239 (640 per match)
Top scorer(s) Germany Jasmin Sehan
Spain Andrea Sánchez
(4 goals)
Best player Spain Andrea Sánchez[1]

The 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship was the seventh edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. England hosted the final tournament from 26 November to 8 December 2013, taking it for the first time outside of Nyon, Switzerland. It was the first edition to feature eight finalist teams, and served as the qualifier for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, to be held in March–April 2014.[2]

Portugal ensured their first presence in the competition's final tournament, after concluding the qualification as the best runner-up. They will join France, Germany and Spain, together with fellow debutants Austria, Italy and Scotland. Poland were the defending champions, having defeating Sweden 1–0 in the previous season's final, but were unable to defend their title after failing qualification for this edition's final tournament.

Qualification

Qualification for the final tournament consisted of two rounds. The first round was held between 2 July and 11 August 2013, and the second round between 20 September and 20 October 2013. As hosts, England qualified automatically for the final tournament, while France, Germany and Spain received a bye to the second round due to their coefficient ranking. Forty teams entered the draw for the first round, held on 20 November 2012, where they were distributed in ten groups of four. Each group was contested as a mini-tournament hosted in the country of one of the group's teams. The group winners, runners-up and the best third-placed team qualified for the second round, where the 24 teams were drawn in six groups of four. The group winners and the best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.[3]

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament:[4]

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances Best performance
 England Hosts 120 March 2012 1 (2008) 4th place (2008)
 Spain Group 1 winners 25 October 2013 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013) Winners (2010, 2011)
 Austria Group 2 winners 413 October 2013 0 (debut)
 Italy Group 3 winners 720 October 2013 0 (debut)
 France Group 4 winners 617 October 2013 4 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) Runner-up (2008, 2011, 2012)
 Scotland Group 5 winners 37 October 2013 0 (debut)
 Germany Group 6 winners 516 October 2013 5 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Winners (2008, 2009, 2012)
 Portugal Best runner-up 720 October 2013 0 (debut)

Match officials

UEFA named six referees and eight assistant referees to officiate matches at the final tournament. Additionally, two referees from the host nation were chosen as fourth officials.[5]

Referees

Assistant referees

Fourth officials

Group stage

2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship teams and final tournament performance

The draw was held on 24 October 2013 at Burton-upon-Trent.[6]

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.[7]

Tie-breaking

If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied:[7]

  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, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 4 to 7 apply.

  1. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Respect Fair play ranking of the teams in question (final tournament);
  4. Drawing of lots.

If only two teams are tied (according to criteria 1–7) after having met in the last match of the group stage, their ranking is determined by a penalty shoot-out.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals

All times are in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00).

Group A

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Italy 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 England 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
 Austria 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Portugal 3 0 1 2 1 8 7 1

26 November 2013
13:30
England  0–1  Italy
Report Cavicchia  74'
New Bucks Head, Telford
Attendance: 2,185
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

26 November 2013
20:00
Austria  0–0  Portugal
Report
New Bucks Head, Telford
Attendance: 404
Referee: Irina Turovskaya (Belarus)

29 November 2013
13:30
Italy  2–0  Portugal
Giugliano  7'
Marinelli  76'
Report
De Montfort Park, Hinckley
Attendance: 381
Referee: Ana Jovanović (Serbia)

29 November 2013
20:00
England  2–1  Austria
Plumptre  27'
Porter  59'
Report Wasserbauer  15'
Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

2 December 2013
13:30
Portugal  1–6  England
Leandra Pereira  40' Report Rouse  10'
Clarke  33'
Primus  35'
Kelly  52'
Hassall  57' (pen.)
Porter  65'
Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
Attendance: 1,991
Referee: Ana Jovanović (Serbia)

2 December 2013
13:30
Italy  0–1  Austria
Report Dunst  36'
New Bucks Head, Telford
Attendance: 416
Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)

Group B

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
 Germany 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
 France 3 1 0 2 1 6 5 3
 Scotland 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1

26 November 2013
13:30
Germany  4–2  Scotland
Meier  9'
Sehan  12', 35', 77'
Report Howat  60'
Walker  68'
De Montfort Park, Hinckley
Attendance: 368
Referee: Zuzana Štrpková (Slovakia)

26 November 2013
20:00
France  0–2  Spain
Report García Boa  31'
Guijarro  53'
De Montfort Park, Hinckley
Attendance: 619
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

29 November 2013
13:30
Germany  4–0  France
Sehan  4'
Ehegötz  26'
Walkling  42'
Specht  71'
Report
New Bucks Head, Telford
Attendance: 367
Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)

29 November 2013
20:00
Scotland  0–0  Spain
Report
Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
Attendance: 313
Referee: Irina Turovskaya (Belarus)

2 December 2013
13:30
Spain  4–0  Germany
Sánchez  13', 60'
Bonmati  71', 74'
Report
De Montfort Park, Hinckley
Attendance: 343
Referee: Zuzana Štrpková (Slovakia)

2 December 2013
13:30
Scotland  0–1  France
Report Marichaud  62'
Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
Attendance: 461
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time is played).[7]

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
5 December 2013 – Chesterfield
  Italy  0  
  Germany  1  
 
8 December 2013 – Chesterfield
      Germany  1 (3)
    Spain  1 (1)
Third place
5 December 2013 – Burton upon Trent 8 December 2013 – Burton upon Trent
  Spain  3   Italy  0 (4)
  England  0     England  0 (3)

Semifinals

5 December 2013
18:30
Italy  0–1  Germany
Report Walkling  15'
Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
Attendance: 380
Referee: Ana Minić (Serbia)

5 December 2013
20:00
Spain  3–0  England
Sánchez  16', 79'
P. Garrote  55'
Report
Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)

Third place match

8 December 2013
13:00
Italy  0–0  England
Report
  Penalties  
Boattin
Giugliano
Marinelli
Durante
Vergani
4–3 Hassall
Williamson
Kelly
McHugh
Walsh
Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
Referee: Zuzana Štrpková (Slovakia)

Final

8 December 2013
18:00
Germany  1–1  Spain
Hartig  76' Report Guijarro  9'
  Penalties  
Meier
Sehan
Widak
Hartig
3–1 Guijarro
García Boa
García
P. Garrote
Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 European Champions 

Germany
4th title

Goalscorers

4 goals
2 goals

  • England Lucy Porter

  • Spain Aitana Bonmati

1 goal

  • Austria Barbara Dunst
  • Austria Nina Wasserbauer
  • England Evie Clarke
  • England Alice Hassall
  • England Chloe Kelly
  • England Ashleigh Plumptre
  • England Atlanta Primus

  • England Mollie Rouse
  • France Julie Marichaud
  • Germany Nina Ehegötz
  • Germany Saskia Meier
  • Germany Michaela Specht
  • Italy Federica Cavicchia
  • Italy Manuela Giugliano

  • Italy Gloria Marinelli
  • Portugal Leandra Pereira
  • Scotland Kirsty Howat
  • Scotland Alyshia Walker
  • Spain Mireya García Boa
  • Spain Pilar Garrote
  • Spain Patricia Guijarro

References

  1. "UEFA.com Golden Player 2013/14: Andrea Sánchez". UEFA.com.
  2. "England stages winter Women's U17 finals". UEFA. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  3. "Stage set for 2013/14 Women's U17 draw". UEFA. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  4. "Women's Under-17 finals lineup complete". UEFA. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  5. "Match officials". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  6. "Hosts England face debutants". UEFA.com. 24 October 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Regulations of the UEFA European Women’s Under-17 Championship 2013/14" (PDF). UEFA.com.

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