2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

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2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Dates20–23 May
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runners-up France
Third place Denmark
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played88
Goals scored424 (4.82 per match)
2009

The 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship was the first edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. Germany won the trophy for the first time ever.

Qualification[edit]

There were two qualifying rounds, and four teams qualified for the final round, played in Switzerland.

First qualifying round[edit]

There were ten groups of four teams each. The ten group winners and best six runners-up advanced to the second qualifying round.

Teams in italics hosted the mini-tournament.

Key to colours in group tables
Team advances to the second qualifying round
Team eliminated in this round

Group 1[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 7
 Wales 3 1 2 0 14 4 +10 5
 Lithuania 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
 Cyprus 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0
Wales 10 – 0 Cyprus
Switzerland 5 – 0 Lithuania

Switzerland 4 – 0 Cyprus
Lithuania 2 – 2 Wales

Wales 2 – 2  Switzerland
Cyprus 0 – 2 Lithuania

Group 2[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
 Poland 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
 Azerbaijan 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
 Greece 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Netherlands 2 – 0 Azerbaijan
Poland 4 – 0 Greece

Poland 4 – 0 Azerbaijan
Greece 0 – 3 Netherlands

Netherlands 2 – 0 Poland
Azerbaijan 2 – 1 Greece

Group 3[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Finland 3 3 0 0 24 2 +22 9
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
 Faroe Islands 3 1 0 2 2 14 −12 3
 Estonia 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Belgium 5 – 1 Faroe Islands
Finland 12 – 1 Estonia

Finland 9 – 0 Faroe Islands
Estonia 0 – 4 Belgium

Belgium 1 – 3 Finland
Estonia 0 – 1 Faroe Islands

Group 4[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iceland 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9
 Slovenia 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
 Ukraine 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
 Latvia 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Ukraine 2 – 2 Slovenia
Iceland 7 – 1 Latvia

Ukraine 2 – 1 Latvia
Slovenia 0 – 5 Iceland

Iceland 3 – 0 Ukraine
Latvia 0 – 3 Slovenia

Group 5[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 31 0 +31 9
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 30 4 +26 6
 Macedonia 3 1 0 2 3 18 −15 3
 Armenia 3 0 0 3 1 43 −42 0
France 11 – 0 Macedonia
Denmark 24 – 0 Armenia

France 16 – 0 Armenia
Macedonia 0 – 6 Denmark

Denmark 0 – 4 France
Armenia 1 – 3 Macedonia

Group 6[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 17 2 +15 9
 Republic of Ireland 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
 Turkey 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 3
 Moldova 3 0 0 3 0 24 −24 0
Sweden 12 – 0 Moldova
Republic of Ireland 5 – 0 Turkey

Republic of Ireland 5 – 0 Moldova
Turkey 1 – 3 Sweden
Elgalp 75'

Sweden 2 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Moldova 0 – 7 Turkey
4', 20', 26' Elgalp
14' Sabırlı
38' Aydın
40' Özkan
46' Demiryol

Group 7[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 7
 Spain 3 1 2 0 14 2 +12 5
 Italy 3 1 1 1 9 6 +3 4
 Belarus 3 0 0 3 2 26 −24 0
Italy 6 – 2 Belarus
Czech Republic 1 – 1 Spain

Italy 2 – 3 Czech Republic
Spain 12 – 0 Belarus

Spain 1 – 1 Italy
Belarus 0 – 8 Czech Republic

Group 8[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9
 Hungary 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
 Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8 1
 Croatia 3 0 1 2 0 10 −10 1
Scotland 6 – 0 Northern Ireland
Hungary 6 – 0 Croatia

Scotland 4 – 0 Croatia
Hungary 2 – 0 Northern Ireland

Hungary 1 – 3 Scotland
Croatia 0 – 0 Northern Ireland

Group 9[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 24 1 +23 9
 Norway 3 2 0 1 22 6 +16 6
 Israel 3 1 0 2 1 18 −17 3
 Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0
Norway 11 – 0 Bulgaria
Germany 8 – 0 Israel

Germany 10 – 0 Bulgaria
Norway 10 – 0 Israel

Norway 1 – 6 Germany
Bulgaria 0 – 1 Israel

Group 10[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 9
 Russia 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3
 Georgia 3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0
Russia 3 – 1 Slovakia
24' Makarowa
53', 73' Aborovichute
39' Mashlyaewa
England 13 – 0 Georgia

Georgia 0 – 3 Russia
4', 50' Koltakova
80' Ananiewa
England 3 – 1 Slovakia

Russia 0 – 1 England
Slovakia 6 – 0 Georgia

Ranking of group runners-up[edit]

Only matches against 1st and 3rd placed teams were used in the ranking.

Grp Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9  Norway 2 1 0 1 11 6 +5 3
6  Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3
5  Denmark 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 3
3  Belgium 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 3
2  Poland 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
10  Russia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
8  Hungary 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
1  Wales 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
7  Spain 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
4  Slovenia 2 0 1 1 2 7 –5 1

Second qualifying round[edit]

The sixteen qualified teams from the first qualifying round were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The group winners advanced to the final round.

Teams in italics hosted the mini-tournament.

Key to colours in group tables
Team advances to the final tournament
Team eliminated in this round

Group 1[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
 Netherlands 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
 Belgium 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
England 4 – 0 Czech Republic
Netherlands 1 – 1 Belgium

England 3 – 1 Belgium
Netherlands 2 – 0 Czech Republic

Netherlands 0 – 0 England
Belgium 1 – 3 Czech Republic

Group 2[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
 Scotland 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
 Republic of Ireland 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
 Norway 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
Scotland 1 – 0 Republic of Ireland
France 2 – 0 Norway

France 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland
Norway 0 – 1 Scotland

Scotland 0 – 1 France
Republic of Ireland 1 – 0 Norway

Group 3[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9
 Poland 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Sweden 3 0 2 1 3 6 −6 2
  Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Sweden 1 – 1 Poland
Germany 4 – 0  Switzerland

Switzerland 1 – 1 Sweden
Germany 3 – 0 Poland

Sweden 1 – 4 Germany
Poland 2 – 0  Switzerland

Group 4[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Finland 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Russia 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
 Iceland 3 0 0 3 7 12 −5 0
Iceland 3 – 4 Russia
Finland 0 – 0 Denmark

Finland 1 – 0 Russia
Denmark 4 – 2 Iceland

Iceland 2 – 4 Finland
Russia 0 – 2 Denmark

Final tournament[edit]

2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship teams and final tournament performance

The knockout stage was played in Switzerland. The four teams qualified to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in New Zealand.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 May 2008
 
 
 Germany1
 
23 May 2008
 
 Denmark0
 
 Germany3
 
20 May 2008
 
 France0
 
 England1
 
 
 France (a.e.t.)3
 
Third place
 
 
23 May 2008
 
 
 England1
 
 
 Denmark4


 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 European champions 

Germany
First title

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