2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
2023. aasta U-17 naiste Euroopa meistrivõistlused jalgpallis
Tournament details
Host countryEstonia
Dates14–26 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored65 (4.33 per match)
Attendance10,836 (722 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Liana Joseph
France Maeline Mendy
Spain Vicky López
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)Spain Vicky López[1]
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The 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship was the 14th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Europe. Estonia was hosting the tournament from May 14 to 26.[2] It was the first women's final tournament to be held in Estonia.[3] A total of eight teams were playing in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.

Germany were the two-time defending champions but were eliminated in the group stage. In the final, France won their first title by defeating Spain 3–2.

Qualification[edit]

Main article: 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

48 (out of 55) UEFA nations entered the qualifying competition, with the hosts Estonia also competing despite already qualifying automatically, and seven teams qualified for the final tournament at the end of round 2 to join the hosts. The draw for round 1 was held on 31 May 2022, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]

Qualified teams[edit]

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Estonia Hosts 1st Debut
 Poland Round 2 Group A1 winners 3rd 2018 (Group stage) Champions (2013)
 England Round 2 Group A2 winners 8th 2019 (Group stage) Third place (2016)
 Germany Round 2 Group A3 winners 13th 2022 (Champions) Champions (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022)
  Switzerland Round 2 Group A4 winners 3rd 2015 (Runners-up) Runners-up (2015)
 France Round 2 Group A5 winners 9th 2022 (Third place) Runners-up (2008, 2011, 2012)
 Spain Round 2 Group A6 winners 12th 2022 (Runners-up) Champions (2010, 2011, 2015, 2018)
 Sweden Round 2 Group A7 winners 2nd 2013 (Runners-up) Runners-up (2013)

Final draw[edit]

The final draw was held on 13 April 2023, 09:00 CET, at Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia.[5]

Venues[edit]

Tallinn
Tartu Võru
Kadriorg Stadium Lilleküla Stadium Tamme Stadium Võru Stadium
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 14,336 Capacity: 1,638 Capacity: 1,600

Squads[edit]

Main article: 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship squads

Each national team had to submit a squad of 20 players, two of whom had to be goalkeepers (Regulations Article 44.01).[6]

Group stage[edit]

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 20.01 and 20.02):[6]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to that subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams had the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and were tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
  8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. Higher position in the qualification round 2 league ranking

All times are local, EEST (UTC+3).

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3
4  Estonia 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany 0–2 Spain
Report
  • López 1', 58'
Attendance: 207[7]
Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland)
Estonia 0–4  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 1,325[8]
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
Estonia 0–5 Germany
Report
Attendance: 630[9]
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
Spain 3–0  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 321[10]
Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)
Spain 6–0 Estonia
 Report
Attendance: 1,032[11]
Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (Romania)
Switzerland 2–1 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 184[12]
Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Knockout stage
2  England 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
England 2–1 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 251[13]
Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
Sweden 0–3 France
Report
Attendance: 427[14]
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
Poland 0–3 France
Report
Attendance: 531[15]
Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (Romania)
Sweden 1–3 England
Reid 26' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 740[16]
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
Poland 6–0 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 458[17]
Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)
France 1–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 571[18]
Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland)

Knockout stage[edit]

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time was played).[6]

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Spain3
 
 
 
 England1
 
 Spain2
 
 
 
 France3
 
 France10
 
 
  Switzerland2
 

Semi-finals[edit]

France 10–2  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 196[19]
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
Spain 3–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 784[20]
Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)

Final[edit]

Spain 2–3 France
 Report
Attendance: 3,179[21]
Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland)

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 65 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

Awards[edit]

The following awards were given after the tournament:

Team of the Tournament[edit]

After the tournament, the Under-17 Team of the Tournament was selected by the UEFA Technical Observer panel.[22]

Position Player
Goalkeeper Spain Alazne Estensoro
Defenders Spain Noemi Bejarano
Spain Aïcha Camara
England Katie Reid
Spain Martina González
Midfielders France Maeline Mendy
France Nermyne Ben Khaled
Spain Vicky López
Forwards Switzerland Iman Beney
France Liana Joseph
France Chancelle Effa Effa

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Spain's Vicky López named 2023 Women's U17 EURO Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Women's U17 EURO finals: Estonia". UEFA. August 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Estonia, Sweden, Faroe Islands to host Women's U17 EURO in 2023, 2024, 2025". UEFA.com. 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ "2022/23 Women's Under-17 EURO round 1 draw made". UEFA.com. 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "2023 Women's U17 EURO finals draw: 13 April". UEFA.com. 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship". UEFA.com.
  7. ^ "Germany vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Estonia vs. Switzerland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Estonia vs. Germany" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Spain vs. Switzerland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Spain vs. Estonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Switzerland vs. Germany" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  13. ^ "England vs. Poland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Sweden vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Poland vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Sweden vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Poland vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  18. ^ "France vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  19. ^ "France vs. Switzerland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Spain vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Spain vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  22. ^ "2023 Women's Under-17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 30 May 2023.

External links[edit]

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