2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

Tournament details
Dates	Qualifying round: 28 September – 28 October 2015 Elite round: 3–29 March 2016
Teams	46 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	102
Goals scored	449 (4.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alessia Russo Georgia Stanway Lorena Navarro (9 goals each)
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The 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification' was a women's under-17 football competition organised by UEFA to determine the seven national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Belarus in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament.^[1]

A total of 46 national teams, with Andorra entering a UEFA women's competition for the first time, entered this qualifying competition, which was played in two rounds between September 2015 and March 2016.^[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.

The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:^[3]

• Qualifying round: Apart from Germany and France, which received byes to the elite round as the two teams with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 44 teams were drawn into 11 groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 11 group winners and the 11 runners-up advanced to the elite round.
• Elite round: The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The six group winners and the runner-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group qualified for the final tournament.

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:^[3]

1. Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
2. Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
3. Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
5. Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
6. Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
7. If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (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. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
9. Drawing of lots.

To determine the best runner-up from the elite round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:^[3]

1. Higher number of points;
2. Superior goal difference;
3. Higher number of goals scored;
4. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
5. Drawing of lots.

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 19 November 2014, 08:40 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.^[4][5]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:^[6][7]

• 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
• 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
• 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, and two teams from Pot C. For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group.^[2]

Bye to elite round

Team	Coeff	Rank
Germany	13.666	1
France	12.500	2

Pot A Team Coeff Rank  Spain 12.333 3  Sweden 8.833 4  Norway 8.667 5  Denmark 8.000 6   Switzerland 7.833 7  Austria 7.667 8  Belgium 7.333 9  Poland 7.333 10  Italy 7.167 11  Republic of Ireland 6.833 12  Iceland 6.833 13

Pot B Team Coeff Rank  Czech Republic 6.667 14  Russia 6.667 15  Netherlands 6.333 16  England 6.167 17  Finland 5.667 18  Scotland 5.667 19  Hungary 5.500 20  Serbia 4.833 21  Turkey 4.000 22  Northern Ireland 3.667 23  Greece 3.667 24

Pot C Team Coeff Rank  Romania 3.500 25  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.333 26  Slovenia 3.000 27  Wales 3.000 28  Portugal 3.000 29  Bulgaria 2.333 30  Ukraine 2.333 31  Azerbaijan 2.000 32  Montenegro 2.000 33  Slovakia 1.667 34  Croatia 1.333 35  Moldova 1.333 36  Latvia 1.333 37  Israel 1.000 38  Faroe Islands 1.000 39  Estonia 0.000 40  Lithuania 0.000 41  Macedonia 0.000 42  Kazakhstan 0.000 43  Georgia 0.000 44  Andorra — 45  Armenia — 46

Notes

• Belarus (Coeff: 3.500) qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.
• Albania, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, and San Marino did not enter.

Times up to 24 October 2015 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Republic of Ireland	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	9	Elite round
2	Ukraine	3	2	0	1	12	3	+9	6
3	Turkey (H)	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	3
4	Andorra	3	0	0	3	0	23	−23	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Elite round
2	Scotland	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
3	Latvia	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Kazakhstan (H)	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	19	1	+18	9	Elite round
2	Greece	3	2	0	1	9	6	+3	6
3	Portugal (H)	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Armenia	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	2	1	0	28	2	+26	7	Elite round
2	Poland	3	2	1	0	17	2	+15	7
3	Croatia	3	0	1	2	0	18	−18	1
4	Estonia (H)	3	0	1	2	0	23	−23	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Elite round
2	Northern Ireland	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	2	1	1	6	−5	2
4	Macedonia (H)	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium (H)	3	3	0	0	20	2	+18	9	Elite round
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	19	5	+14	6
3	Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1	3
4	Georgia	3	0	0	3	0	33	−33	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9	Elite round
2	Hungary (H)	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Wales	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
4	Israel	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9	Elite round
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
3	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	3
4	Romania (H)	3	0	0	3	0	22	−22	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	9	2	+7	6[a]	Elite round
2	Serbia (H)	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6[a]
3	Slovenia	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1	6[a]
4	Lithuania	3	0	0	3	3	13	−10	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	2	1	0	23	1	+22	7	Elite round
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	15	1	+14	7
3	Bulgaria (H)	3	1	0	2	4	14	−10	3
4	Moldova	3	0	0	3	0	26	−26	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	3	3	0	0	18	0	+18	9	Elite round
2	Iceland	3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	6
3	Montenegro (H)	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	3
4	Faroe Islands	3	0	0	3	1	22	−21	0

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The draw for the elite round was held on 13 November 2015, 11:45 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.^[8][9]

The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.^[10] Germany and France, which received byes to the elite round, were automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Teams from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine) could not be drawn in the same group.^[11]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Seeding
1	—	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Pot A
2	—	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	6	Belgium	3	3	0	0	20	2	+18	9
4	3	Spain	3	3	0	0	19	1	+18	9
5	11	Finland	3	3	0	0	18	0	+18	9
6	8	Sweden	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9
7	5	Italy	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Pot B
8	1	Republic of Ireland	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	9
9	7	Denmark	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9
10	2	Austria	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9
11	4	England	3	2	1	0	28	2	+26	7
12	10	Norway	3	2	1	0	23	1	+22	7
13	4	Poland	3	2	1	0	17	2	+15	7	Pot C
14	10	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	15	1	+14	7
15	6	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	19	5	+14	6
16	1	Ukraine	3	2	0	1	12	3	+9	6
17	11	Iceland	3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	6
18	9	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	9	2	+7	6
19	8	Russia	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6	Pot D
20	9	Serbia	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
21	3	Greece	3	2	0	1	9	6	+3	6
22	7	Hungary	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
23	2	Scotland	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
24	5	Northern Ireland	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4

Times up to 26 March 2016 were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times were CEST (UTC+2).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Final tournament
2	Austria (H)	3	1	1	1	8	7	+1	4
3	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
4	Russia	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	9	Final tournament
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	6
3	Northern Ireland (H)	3	0	1	2	0	9	−9	1
4	Ukraine	3	0	1	2	0	11	−11	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Final tournament
2	Republic of Ireland	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
3	France (H)	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
4	Hungary	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy (H)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7	Final tournament
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Finland	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Greece	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway (H)	3	3	0	0	16	0	+16	9	Final tournament
2	Poland	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	3	8	−5	4
4	Scotland	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9	Final tournament
2	Serbia (H)	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
3	Iceland	3	1	0	2	3	11	−8	3
4	Belgium	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Matches on the first two matchdays, originally to be played on 24 and 26 March, were postponed to 25 and 27 March due to terrorist attacks in Belgium.^[12]

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To determine the best second-placed team from the elite round qualifying for the final tournament, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group were taken into account.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	6	Serbia	2	1	0	1	6	4	+2	3	Final tournament
2	2	Denmark	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	3
3	4	Netherlands	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
4	3	Republic of Ireland	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
5	1	Austria	2	0	1	1	4	7	−3	1
6	5	Poland	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	1

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament:

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament1
Belarus	Hosts	20 March 2012[1]	0 (debut)
Germany	Elite round Group 1 winners	24 March 2016	7 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Spain	Elite round Group 2 winners	27 March 2016	6 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Czech Republic	Elite round Group 3 winners	24 March 2016	0 (debut)
Italy	Elite round Group 4 winners	20 March 2016	1 (2014)
Norway	Elite round Group 5 winners	8 March 2016	2 (2009, 2015)
England	Elite round Group 6 winners	27 March 2016	3 (2008, 2014, 2015)
Serbia	Elite round best runners-up	29 March 2016	0 (debut)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

The following players scored four goals or more in the qualifying competition:^[13]

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

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