2021 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
Cancelled (originally February 2021)[1]
Elite round:
Abolished
Play-offs:
Cancelled (originally April 2021)
Teams49 (from 1 confederation)

The 2021 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a women's under-19 football competition that was to determine the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Belarus in the 2021 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship final tournament.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to participate.[3]

Apart from Belarus, 49 of the remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition, with Andorra making their debut, where the original format consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which would have taken place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which would also have taken place in spring 2021.[4] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to February 2021, and the elite round was abolished and replaced by play-offs, contested in April 2021 by the 12 qualifying round group winners, the best runners-up, and the top seed by coefficient ranking, Spain (which originally received a bye to the elite round), to determine the teams qualifying for the final tournament.[5][6]

On 23 February 2021, the UEFA Executive Committee announced the cancellation of the 2021 championship due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic after consulting all member associations.[7]

Format

The qualifying competition originally consisted of the following two rounds:

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Spain, which received a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 48 teams were drawn into 12 groups of four teams. Each group was to be played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 12 group winners, the 12 runners-up, and the three third-placed teams with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group were to advance to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was to be played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners were to qualify for the final tournament.

After the format change, the qualifying competition consisted of the following two rounds:

  • Qualifying round: The draw remained the same as before. The 12 group winners, the runners-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group, and Spain, which originally received a bye to the elite round, were to advance to the play-offs.
  • Play-offs: The 14 teams were to be drawn into seven ties. The seven winners were to qualify for the final tournament.

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 29 November 2019, 10:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[8]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Russia and Ukraine, Russia and Kosovo, Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Final tournament hosts
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Belarus4.333—
Bye to elite round
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Spain32.0001
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
TeamCoeff.Rank
 France29.2782
 Germany27.5563
 Netherlands24.8894
 Norway19.7785
  Switzerland16.4446
 Denmark16.3337
 England16.1678
 Italy15.2229
 Finland12.83310
 Scotland12.77811
 Belgium12.72212
 Czech Republic12.00013
Pot B
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Sweden12.00014
 Republic of Ireland11.66715
 Austria11.66716
 Poland10.16717
 Hungary10.00018
 Iceland9.33319
 Portugal9.16720
 Russia9.00021
 Serbia9.00022
 Slovakia8.83323
 Slovenia8.66724
 Northern Ireland7.66725
Pot C
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Turkey7.50026
 Ukraine6.50027
 Azerbaijan6.33328
 Greece6.00029
 Wales4.16730
 Israel3.50031
 Bosnia and Herzegovina3.33332
 Croatia3.33333
 Romania3.00034
 Bulgaria2.66735
 Albania2.33336
 Montenegro2.00037
Pot D
TeamCoeff.Rank
 Faroe Islands2.00038
 Kosovo1.66739
 Latvia1.33340
 Lithuania1.00041
 North Macedonia1.00042
 Moldova1.00043
 Georgia0.33344
 Estonia0.33345
 Cyprus0.00046
 Kazakhstan0.00047
 Armenia0.00048
 Andorra—49
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
 Gibraltar  Luxembourg  Liechtenstein
 Malta  San Marino

Groups

The qualifying round was originally scheduled to be played during one of the two FIFA women's international windows, either 14–22 September or 19–27 October 2020, but all groups were later rescheduled to the window of 23 November – 1 December. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to February 2021[6] before its cancellation.[7]

Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Portugal (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Czech Republic Cancelled Latvia
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Romania Cancelled Portugal
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Czech Republic Cancelled Romania
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Portugal Cancelled Latvia
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Portugal Cancelled Czech Republic
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Latvia Cancelled Romania
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Group 2

Originally scheduled to be played between 20–26 October, later rescheduled to 24 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Serbia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Italy Cancelled Andorra
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Ukraine Cancelled Serbia
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Italy Cancelled Ukraine
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Serbia Cancelled Andorra
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Serbia Cancelled Italy
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Andorra Cancelled Ukraine
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Group 3

Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Wales (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France Cancelled North Macedonia
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Wales Cancelled Slovakia
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France Cancelled Wales
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Slovakia Cancelled North Macedonia
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Slovakia Cancelled France
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North Macedonia Cancelled Wales
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Group 4

Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Germany Cancelled Kazakhstan
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Croatia Cancelled Austria
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Germany Cancelled Croatia
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Austria Cancelled Kazakhstan
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Austria Cancelled Germany
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Kazakhstan Cancelled Croatia
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Group 5

Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Poland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Norway Cancelled Faroe Islands
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Cancelled Poland
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Norway Cancelled Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Poland Cancelled Faroe Islands
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Poland Cancelled Norway
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Faroe Islands Cancelled Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Group 6

Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Scotland Cancelled Estonia
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Montenegro Cancelled Hungary
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Scotland Cancelled Montenegro
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Hungary Cancelled Estonia
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Hungary Cancelled Scotland
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Estonia Cancelled Montenegro
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Group 7

Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Belgium Cancelled Cyprus
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Azerbaijan Cancelled Sweden
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Belgium Cancelled Azerbaijan
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Sweden Cancelled Cyprus
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Sweden Cancelled Belgium
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Cyprus Cancelled Azerbaijan
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Group 8

Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Armenia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Switzerland Cancelled Armenia
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Turkey Cancelled Northern Ireland
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Switzerland Cancelled Turkey
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Northern Ireland Cancelled Armenia
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Northern Ireland Cancelled  Switzerland
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Armenia Cancelled Turkey
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Group 9

Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Albania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Denmark Cancelled Moldova
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Albania Cancelled Russia
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Denmark Cancelled Albania
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Russia Cancelled Moldova
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Russia Cancelled Denmark
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Moldova Cancelled Albania
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Group 10

Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands Cancelled Lithuania
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Israel Cancelled Slovenia
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Netherlands Cancelled Israel
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Slovenia Cancelled Lithuania
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Slovenia Cancelled Netherlands
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Lithuania Cancelled Israel
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Group 11

Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Bulgaria (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Finland Cancelled Georgia
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Bulgaria Cancelled Iceland
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Finland Cancelled Bulgaria
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Iceland Cancelled Georgia
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Iceland Cancelled Finland
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Georgia Cancelled Bulgaria
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Group 12

Originally scheduled to be played between 21–27 October, later rescheduled to 25 November – 1 December 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2  Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if best runner-up
3  Greece (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
England Cancelled Kosovo
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Greece Cancelled Republic of Ireland
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England Cancelled Greece
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Republic of Ireland Cancelled Kosovo
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Republic of Ireland Cancelled England
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Kosovo Cancelled Greece
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Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the best second-placed team from the qualifying round which advances to the play-offs, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1 Group 1 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs
2 2 Group 2 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 Group 3 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 Group 4 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 Group 5 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 Group 6 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 Group 7 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 8 Group 8 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 Group 9 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 10 Group 10 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 11 Group 11 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 12 Group 12 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking; 6) drawing of lots.

Elite round

The draw for the elite round would originally be held on 8 December 2020 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and the matches were originally scheduled to be played in spring 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the elite round was abolished and replaced by play-offs.[6]

Play-offs

The 14 teams were to be drawn into seven ties. The seven winners were to qualify for the final tournament. The play-offs were scheduled to be played in April 2021.[6]

Qualified teams
  •  Spain
  • Group 1 winner
  • Group 2 winner
  • Group 3 winner
  • Group 4 winner
  • Group 5 winner
  • Group 6 winner
  • Group 7 winner
  • Group 8 winner
  • Group 9 winner
  • Group 10 winner
  • Group 11 winner
  • Group 12 winner
  • Best runner-up

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

The following eight teams were to qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in Women's Under-19 Euro1
only U-19 era (since 2002)
 BelarusHosts24 September 2019[2]1 (2009)
TBDPlay-off winnersApril 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersApril 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersApril 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersApril 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersApril 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersApril 2021
TBDPlay-off winnersApril 2021
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. ↑ "2020/21 #WU19EURO qualifying round guide". UEFA. 18 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Belarus, Czech Republic to host WU19 EURO in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship, 2020/21". UEFA. 13 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "2020/21 #WU19EURO qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 12 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "UEFA postpones youth national team competitions". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. 1 2 "2020/21 Women's U19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 23 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "2020/21 UEFA European Women's Under-17 and Women's Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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