2008 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship

2008 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Dates 11 September 2007 – 23 May 2008
Teams 40 (qualification)
4 (final round)
Final positions
Champions  Germany (1st title)
Runners-up  France
Third place  Denmark
Fourth place  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played 88
Goals scored 424 (4.82 per match)
2009

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

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

Contents

First qualifying round

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

Teams in italics hosted the mini-tournament.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to the second qualifying round
Teams eliminated in this round

Group 1

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
11 October 2007
Wales  10 – 0  Cyprus
11 October 2007
Switzerland  5 – 0  Lithuania

13 October 2007
Switzerland  4 – 0  Cyprus
13 October 2007
Lithuania  2 – 2  Wales

16 October 2007
Wales  2 – 2  Switzerland
16 October 2007
Cyprus  0 – 2  Lithuania

Group 2

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
8 October 2007
Netherlands  2 – 0  Azerbaijan
8 October 2007
Poland  4 – 0  Greece

10 October 2007
Poland  4 – 0  Azerbaijan
10 October 2007
Greece  0 – 3  Netherlands

13 October 2007
Netherlands  2 – 0  Poland
13 October 2007
Azerbaijan  2 – 1  Greece

Group 3

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
11 September 2007
Belgium  5 – 1  Faroe Islands
11 September 2007
Finland  12 – 1  Estonia

13 September 2007
Finland  9 – 0  Faroe Islands
13 September 2007
Estonia  0 – 4  Belgium

16 September 2007
Belgium  1 – 3  Finland
16 September 2007
Estonia  0 – 1  Faroe Islands

Group 4

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
17 September 2007
Ukraine  2 – 2  Slovenia
17 September 2007
Iceland  7 – 1  Latvia

19 September 2007
Ukraine  2 – 1  Latvia
19 September 2007
Slovenia  0 – 5  Iceland

22 September 2007
Iceland  3 – 0  Ukraine
22 September 2007
Latvia  0 – 3  Slovenia

Group 5

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
16 October 2007
France  11 – 0  Macedonia
16 October 2007
Denmark  24 – 0  Armenia

18 October 2007
France  16 – 0  Armenia
18 October 2007
Macedonia  0 – 6  Denmark

21 October 2007
Denmark  0 – 4  France
21 October 2007
Armenia  1 – 3  Macedonia

Group 6

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
19 October 2007
Sweden  12 – 0  Moldova
19 October 2007
Republic of Ireland  5 – 0  Turkey

21 October 2007
Republic of Ireland  5 – 0  Moldova
21 October 2007
Turkey  1 – 3  Sweden

24 October 2007
Sweden  2 – 1  Republic of Ireland
24 October 2007
Moldova  0 – 7  Turkey

Group 7

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
5 November 2007
Italy  6 – 2  Belarus
5 November 2007
Czech Republic  1 – 1  Spain

7 November 2007
Italy  2 – 3  Czech Republic
7 November 2007
Spain  12 – 0  Belarus

10 November 2007
Spain  1 – 1  Italy
10 November 2007
Belarus  0 – 8  Czech Republic

Group 8

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
20 October 2007
Scotland  6 – 0  Northern Ireland
20 October 2007
Hungary  6 – 0  Croatia

22 October 2007
Scotland  4 – 0  Croatia
22 October 2007
Hungary  2 – 0  Northern Ireland

25 October 2007
Hungary  1 – 3  Scotland
25 October 2007
Croatia  0 – 0  Northern Ireland

Group 9

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
5 September 2007
Norway  11 – 0  Bulgaria
5 September 2007
Germany  8 – 0  Israel

9 September 2007
Germany  10 – 0  Bulgaria
9 September 2007
Norway  10 – 0  Israel

10 September 2007
Norway  1 – 6  Germany
10 September 2007
Bulgaria  0 – 1  Israel

Group 10

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
27 October 2007
Russia  3 – 1  Slovakia
27 October 2007
England  13 – 0  Georgia

29 October 2007
Georgia  0 – 3  Russia
29 October 2007
England  3 – 1  Slovakia

1 November 2007
Russia  0 – 1  England
1 November 2007
Slovakia  6 – 0  Georgia

Second qualifying round

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
Teams that advance to the final round
Teams eliminated in this round

Group 1

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
25 March 2008
England  4 – 0  Czech Republic
25 March 2008
Netherlands  1 – 1  Belgium

27 March 2008
England  3 – 1  Belgium
27 March 2008
Netherlands  2 – 0  Czech Republic

29 March 2008
Netherlands  0 – 0  England
29 March 2008
Belgium  1 – 3  Czech Republic

Group 2

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
18 March 2008
Scotland  1 – 0  Republic of Ireland
18 March 2008
France  2 – 0  Norway

20 March 2008
France  2 – 0  Republic of Ireland
20 March 2008
Norway  0 – 1  Scotland

23 March 2008
Scotland  0 – 1  France
23 March 2008
Republic of Ireland  1 – 0  Norway

Group 3

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
10 April 2008
Sweden  1 – 1  Poland
10 April 2008
Germany  4 – 0  Switzerland

12 April 2008
Switzerland  1 – 1  Sweden
12 April 2008
Germany  3 – 0  Poland

15 April 2008
Sweden  1 – 4  Germany
15 April 2008
Poland  2 – 0  Switzerland

Group 4

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
24 March 2008
Iceland  3 – 4  Russia
24 March 2008
Finland  0 – 0  Denmark

27 March 2008
Finland  1 – 0  Russia
27 March 2008
Denmark  4 – 2  Iceland

29 March 2008
Iceland  2 – 4  Finland
29 March 2008
Russia  0 – 2  Denmark

Knockout stage

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-finals Final
20 May
  Germany  1  
  Denmark  0  
 
23 May
      Germany  3
    France  0
Third place
20 May 23 May
  England  1   England  1
  France  3 (a.e.t.)     Denmark  4
 2008 UEFA Under-17
Women's Championship 

Germany
First title

References