UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, is a 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.

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Founded1997
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teamsMaximum of 54 (qualifying round)
24 (elite round)
8 (finals)
Current champions France (5th title)
Most successful team(s) Germany (6 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

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, it is held yearly.[1] The Championship has 3 phases: the qualifying phase open to all eligible nations, the elite phase featuring the group winners and runners-up from the qualifying phase, and the finals phase which is composed of 8 qualifying 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
Year Host Final Third place match
Champions Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1998 Two-legged final
Denmark		 2–0 / 2–3
France		  Germany and  Sweden
1999  Sweden
Sweden		 Round-robin
Germany
Italy		 Round-robin
Norway
2000  France
Germany		 4–2
Spain
Sweden		 Round-robin
France
2001  Norway
Germany		 3–2
Norway
Denmark		 1–0
Spain
2002  Sweden
Germany		 3–1
France		  Denmark and  England
2003  Germany
France		 2–0
Norway		  England and  Sweden
2004  Finland
Spain		 2–1
Germany		  Italy and  Russia
2005  Hungary
Russia		 2–2
6–5 (pen.)
France		  Finland and  Germany
2006   Switzerland
Germany		 3–0
France		  Denmark and  Russia
2007  Iceland
Germany		 2–0 (a.e.t.)
England		  France and  Norway
2008  France
Italy		 1–0
Norway		  Germany and  Sweden
2009  Belarus
England		 2–0
Sweden		  France and   Switzerland
2010  Macedonia
France		 2–1
England		  Germany and  Netherlands
2011  Italy
Germany		 8–1
Norway		  Italy and   Switzerland
2012  Turkey
Sweden		 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Spain		  Denmark and  Portugal
2013  Wales
France		 2–0 (a.e.t.)
England		  Finland and  Germany
2014  Norway
Netherlands		 1–0
Spain		  Norway and  Republic of Ireland
2015  Israel
Sweden		 3–1
Spain		  France and  Germany
2016  Slovakia
France		 2–1
Spain		  Netherlands and   Switzerland
2017  Northern Ireland
Spain		 3–2
France		  Netherlands and  Germany
2018   Switzerland
Spain		 1–0
Germany		  Norway and  Denmark
2019  Scotland
France		 2–1
Germany		  Spain and  Netherlands
2020  Georgia Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021  Belarus Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2022  Czech Republic
2023  Belgium
2024  Lithuania
2025  Belarus

Winners
Country Winners Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place Semi-Finalists Total (Top Four)
 Germany 6 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011) 4 (1999, 2004, 2018, 2019) 7 (1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017) 17
 France 5 (2003, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019) 5 (1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2017) 1 (2000) 3 (2007, 2009, 2015) 14
 Spain 3 (2004, 2017, 2018) 5 (2000, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) 1 (2001) 1 (2019) 10
 Sweden 3 (1999, 2012, 2015) 1 (2009) 1 (2000) 3 (1998, 2003, 2008) 8
 England 1 (2009) 3 (2007, 2010, 2013) 2 (2002, 2003) 6
 Denmark 1 (1998) 1 (2001) 3 (2002, 2006, 2012) 5
 Italy 1 (2008) 1 (1999) 2 (2004, 2011) 4
 Netherlands 1 (2014) 4 (2010, 2016, 2017, 2019) 5
 Russia 1 (2005) 2 (2004, 2006) 3
 Norway 4 (2001, 2003, 2008, 2011) 1 (1999) 2 (2007, 2014) 7
  Switzerland 3 (2009, 2011, 2016) 3
 Finland 2 (2005, 2013) 2
 Portugal 1 (2012) 1
 Republic of Ireland 1 (2014) 1
Total2222333688

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)		 Total
 Austria • • • • • • • GS • • • 1
 Belarus GS • • • • • • • • • • × 1
 Belgium GS • • GS • • GS • • • • GS • 4
 Czech Republic • • • • • • • • • • • q 1
 Denmark SF SF GS • • • SF GS • GS • • SF • • 7
 England SF SF 6th 2nd GS 1st 2nd • GS 2nd GS GS • 5th • GS q 14
 Finland GS SF • • • • SF • • • • • • • 3
 France 2nd 1st GS 2nd 2nd SF GS SF 1st • • 1st • SF 1st 2nd GS 1st q 16
 Germany 1st GS 2nd SF 1st 1st SF GS SF 1st • SF • SF GS SF 2nd 2nd q 17
 Hungary GS • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
 Iceland GS GS • • • • • • • • • • • 2
 Israel • • • • • • GS • • • • • 1
 Italy GS SF 1st • GS SF • • • • • GS GS • q 8
 Netherlands GS GS • SF GS • • 1st • SF SF GS SF • 9
 North Macedonia • GS • • • • • • • • • • 1
 Northern Ireland • • • • • • • • GS • • • 1
 Norway GS 2nd GS SF 2nd GS • 2nd • GS SF GS GS • SF GS 13
 Poland GS • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
 Portugal • • • SF • • • • • • • • 1
 Republic of Ireland • • • • • SF • • • • • • 1
 Romania • • • GS • • • • • • • • 1
 Russia SF 1st SF • • GS • • • • • • • • × 4
 Scotland GS GS • GS • • • GS • • 6th • GS • 6
 Serbia • • • GS • • • • • • • • 1
 Slovakia • • • • • • • GS • • • • 1
 Spain GS GS 1st GS GS • GS GS 2nd • 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st SF q 15
 Sweden GS SF GS SF 2nd • • 1st GS GS 1st • • • • q 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
2019 Melvine Malard 4

Golden Player by tournament

The official website UEFA.com selected a Golden Player Award 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

See also

References
  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.
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