UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Organising body	UEFA
Founded	1997
Region	Europe
Number of teams	Maximum of 55; (Qualifying rounds); 8 (Finals)
Current champions	Spain (6th title)
Most successful team(s)	Germany; Spain; (6 titles each)
Website	Official website
	2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, is an annual 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 European governing body UEFA can register to enter the competition.

In odd years the tournament is also a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifying competition. The tournament began in the 1997–98 season as an under-18 event and became an under-19s event from the 2001–02 season.^[1] The Championship has three phases: two qualifying rounds open to all eligible nations and the finals phase which is composed of 8 qualified teams. The finals themselves are composed of two groups of four teams; each team plays the others in the group. The winner of each group after the 3 matches plays the runner-up of the opposing group in a semi-final, with the winner contesting the final.

Finals format

Since 2002 the finals had eight teams with two groups of four teams, semi-finals and the final.

Results

Edition	Year	Host	Final			Third place match
Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	1998	Two-legged final	Denmark	2–0 / 2–3	France	Germany and Sweden
2	1999	Sweden	Sweden	Round-robin	Germany	Italy	Round-robin	Norway
3	2000	France	Germany	4–2	Spain	Sweden	Round-robin	France
4	2001	Norway	Germany	3–2	Norway	Denmark	1–0	Spain
5	2002	Sweden	Germany	3–1	France	Denmark and England
6	2003	Germany	France	2–0	Norway	England and Sweden
7	2004	Finland	Spain	2–1	Germany	Italy and Russia
8	2005	Hungary	Russia	2–2 6–5 (pen.)	France	Finland and Germany
9	2006	Switzerland	Germany	3–0	France	Denmark and Russia
10	2007	Iceland	Germany	2–0 (a.e.t.)	England	France and Norway
11	2008	France	Italy	1–0	Norway	Germany and Sweden
12	2009	Belarus	England	2–0	Sweden	France and Switzerland
13	2010	Macedonia	France	2–1	England	Germany and Netherlands
14	2011	Italy	Germany	8–1	Norway	Italy and Switzerland
15	2012	Turkey	Sweden	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Spain	Denmark and Portugal
16	2013	Wales	France	2–0 (a.e.t.)	England	Finland and Germany
17	2014	Norway	Netherlands	1–0	Spain	Norway and Republic of Ireland
18	2015	Israel	Sweden	3–1	Spain	France and Germany
19	2016	Slovakia	France	2–1	Spain	Netherlands and Switzerland
20	2017	Northern Ireland	Spain	3–2	France	Germany and Netherlands
21	2018	Switzerland	Spain	1–0	Germany	Denmark and Norway
22	2019	Scotland	France	2–1	Germany	Netherlands and Spain
-	2020	Georgia	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[2]
-	2021	Belarus	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[3]
23	2022	Czech Republic	Spain	2–1	Norway	France and Sweden
24	2023	Belgium	Spain	0–0 3–2 (pen.)	Germany	France and Netherlands
25	2024	Lithuania	Spain	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands	England and France
26	2025	Poland^[a]
27	2026	Bosnia and Herzegovina
28	2027	Hungary

Notes

^ Belarus were originally appointed as hosts of the 2025 tournament, but were stripped of their hosting rights on 4 April 2023 due to their country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[4]

Winners

Country	Winners	Runners-up	Third Place	Fourth Place	Semi-Finalists	Total (Top Four)
Germany	6 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011)	5 (1999, 2004, 2018, 2019, 2023)			7 (1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017)	18
Spain	6 (2004, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024)	5 (2000, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)		1 (2001)	1 (2019)	13
France	5 (2003, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019)	5 (1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2017)		1 (2000)	6 (2007, 2009, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024)	17
Sweden	3 (1999, 2012, 2015)	1 (2009)	1 (2000)		4 (1998, 2003, 2008, 2022)	9
England	1 (2009)	3 (2007, 2010, 2013)			3 (2002, 2003, 2024)	7
Netherlands	1 (2014)	1 (2024)			5 (2010, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023)	7
Denmark	1 (1998)		1 (2001)		4 (2002, 2006, 2012, 2018)	6
Italy	1 (2008)		1 (1999)		2 (2004, 2011)	4
Russia	1 (2005)				2 (2004, 2006)	3
Norway		5 (2001, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2022)		1 (1999)	3 (2007, 2014, 2018)	9
Switzerland					3 (2009, 2011, 2016)	3
Finland					2 (2005, 2013)	2
Portugal					1 (2012)	1
Republic of Ireland					1 (2014)	1
Total	25	25	3	3	44	100

Comprehensive team results by tournament (since 2002)

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
SF – Semifinals
GS – Group Stage
5th – Fifth place (played in 2005 and 2017)
6th – Sixth place (played in 2005 and 2017)
• – 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.

Team	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (8)	2005 (8)	2006 (8)	2007 (8)	2008 (8)	2009 (8)	2010 (8)	2011 (8)	2012 (8)	2013 (8)	2014 (8)	2015 (8)	2016 (8)	2017 (8)	2018 (8)	2019 (8)	2022 (8)	2023 (8)	2024 (8)	Total
Austria								•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	5th	•	2
Belarus								GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	1
Belgium					GS			•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	5
Czech Republic								•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	2
Denmark	SF				SF	GS		•	•	•	SF	GS	•	GS	•	•	SF	•	•	•	•	7
England	SF	SF		6th		2nd	GS	1st	2nd	•	GS	2nd	GS	GS	•	5th	•	GS	GS	•	SF	15
Finland			GS	SF				•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
France	2nd	1st	GS	2nd	2nd	SF	GS	SF	1st	•	•	1st	•	SF	1st	2nd	GS	1st	SF	SF	SF	18
Germany	1st	GS	2nd	SF	1st	1st	SF	GS	SF	1st	•	SF	•	SF	GS	SF	2nd	2nd	GS	2nd	GS	19
Hungary				GS				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Iceland						GS		GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	•	3
Israel								•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Italy		GS	SF				1st	•	GS	SF	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	GS	•	•	8
Lithuania								•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1
Netherlands		GS			GS			•	SF	GS	•	•	1st	•	SF	SF	GS	SF	•	SF	2nd	11
North Macedonia								•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Northern Ireland								•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
Norway	GS	2nd	GS			SF	2nd	GS	•	2nd	•	GS	SF	GS	GS	•	SF	GS	2nd	•	•	14
Poland						GS		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Portugal								•	•	•	SF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Republic of Ireland								•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2
Romania								•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Russia			SF	1st	SF			•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	4
Scotland				GS			GS	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	6th	•	GS	•	•	•	6
Serbia								•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2
Slovakia								•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Spain	GS	GS	1st			GS	GS	•	GS	GS	2nd	•	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	SF	1st	1st	1st	17
Sweden	GS	SF			GS		SF	2nd	•	•	1st	GS	GS	1st	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	10
Switzerland	GS		GS	5th	GS			SF	•	SF	•	•	•	•	SF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	8
Turkey								•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Wales								•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1

Since 2002, the 3rd/4th-place match has not been played.

Tournament statistics

Top scorers by tournament

Year	Player	Goals
2002	Claire Morel Barbara Müller	4
2003	Shelley Thompson	4
2004	Anja Mittag	6
2005	Elena Danilova	9
2006	Elena Danilova	7
2007	Marie-Laure Delie Fanndís Friðriksdóttir Ellen White	3
2008	Marie Pollmann	4
2009	Sofia Jakobsson	5
2010	Turid Knaak Lieke Martens	4
2011	Melissa Bjånesøy	7
2012	Elin Rubensson	5
2013	Pauline Bremer	6
2014	Vivianne Miedema	6
2015	Stina Blackstenius	6
2016	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	6
2017	Patricia Guijarro	5
2018	Dajan Hashemi Paulina Krumbiegel Lynn Wilms Andrea Norheim Olga Carmona Alisha Lehmann Géraldine Reuteler	2
2019	Melvine Malard	4
2022	Nicole Arcangeli	5
2023	Louna Ribadeira	4
2024	Nina Matejić	5

Player of the Tournament

The official website UEFA.com selected a Golden Player or Player of the Tournament for certain tournaments.

Year	Player
2002	Viola Odebrecht
2003	Sarah Bouhaddi
2004	Anja Mittag
2005	Elena Danilova
2006	Isabel & Monique Kerschowski
2007	Fern Whelan
2008	Sara Gama
2009	Ramona Bachmann
2010	Nataša Andonova
2011	Ramona Petzelberger
2012	Elin Rubensson
2013	Sandie Toletti
2014	Vivianne Miedema
2015	Stina Blackstenius
2016	Marie-Antoinette Katoto
2017	Patricia Guijarro
2018	–
2019	–
2022	–
2023	Louna Ribadeira
2024	Daniela Agote

References

^ "History of the competition". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
^ "Women's Under-19 finals in Georgia cancelled". UEFA.com. 1 April 2020.
^ "2020/21 Women's U19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 23 February 2021.
^ "UEFA holds off on banning Belarus despite EU pressure". France 24. Lisbon. Agence France-Presse. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

External links

UEFA – Women's Under-19 homepage
Facts and figures, uefa.com

[5] Belarus were originally appointed as hosts of the 2025 tournament, but were stripped of their hosting rights on 4 April 2023 due to their country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[4]

[1] "History of the competition". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

[2] "Women's Under-19 finals in Georgia cancelled". UEFA.com. 1 April 2020.

[3] "2020/21 Women's U19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 23 February 2021.

[4] "UEFA holds off on banning Belarus despite EU pressure". France 24. Lisbon. Agence France-Presse. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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v t e UEFA Women's Under-18 and Under-19 Championships
Under-18 era	Denmark / France 1998 Sweden 1999 France 2000 Norway 2001
Under-19 era	Sweden 2002 Germany 2003 Finland 2004 Hungary 2005 Switzerland 2006 Iceland 2007 France 2008 Belarus 2009 Macedonia 2010 Italy 2011 Turkey 2012 Wales 2013 Norway 2014 Israel 2015 Slovakia 2016 Northern Ireland 2017 Switzerland 2018 Scotland 2019 ~~Georgia 2020~~ ~~Belarus 2021~~ Czech Republic 2022 Belgium 2023 Lithuania 2024 Poland 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2026 Hungary 2027
Qualifications	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (First, Second) 2011 (First, Second) 2012 (First, Second) 2013 (First, Second) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ~~2021~~ 2022 2023 2024 2025
Squads	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ ~~2021~~ 2022 2023 2024

v t e FIFA U-19 and U-20 Women's World Cup
Tournaments	Canada 2002 Thailand 2004 Russia 2006 Chile 2008 Germany 2010 Japan 2012 Canada 2014 Papua New Guinea 2016 France 2018 ~~Costa Rica/Panama 2020~~ Costa Rica 2022 Colombia 2024 Poland 2026
Final	2018 2022 2024
Squads	2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 ~~2020~~ 2022 2024
Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

v t e International women's association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Ranking Player of the Year The Best FIFA Women's Player
Worldwide	FIFA Women's World Cup U-20 U-17
Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-20 U-17 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Regional ASEAN EAFF SAFF WAFF, CAFA Intercontinental (Arab)
Africa	CAF Women's Cup of Nations U-20 U-17 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Regional CECAFA COSAFA UNAF WAFU A WAFU B UNIFFAC Intercontinental (Arab)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF W Championship U-20 U-17 W Gold Cup W Nations League Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17
Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-19 U-16 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Europe	UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17 Women's Nations League
Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup CONIFA CONIFA Women's World Football Cup
Games	Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade African Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Goodwill Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Indian Ocean Island Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Island Games
Invitationals	Aisha Buhari Cup Albena Cup Algarve Cup Aphrodite Women Cup Arnold Clark Cup Australia Cup Balaton Cup Baltic Cup Brazil Cup Chungua Cup Cyprus Women's Cup European Competition ('69,'79) Cup of Nations Finalissima Four Nations Tournament FIFA Invitation Tournament Gold Cup Istria Cup Women's Kirin Challenge Cup Malta International Matchworld Cup MS&AD Cup Mundialito Nordic Championship Our Game Tournament Peace Queen Cup Pinatar Cup Revelations Cup SAFF Women's Friendly Tournament SheBelieves Cup Sud Ladies Cup Tournament of Nations Tournoi de France Turkish Women's Cup Valais Cup Women's World Cup ('70,'71) Yongchuan International Tournament
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