Tournament details | |
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Dates | 4 April 2015 – 25 October 2016 |
Teams | 46 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 174 |
Goals scored | 672 (3.86 per match) |
Attendance | 363,160 (2,087 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir Ada Hegerberg Jane Ross (10 goals each) |
Qualification for women's championships (UEFA) |
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The UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying competition was a women's football competition that determined the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Netherlands in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 final tournament.[1]
A total of 46 UEFA member national teams, with Andorra entering for the first time at senior women's level, entered the qualifying competition.[2]
Format
The qualifying competition consisted of three rounds:[3]
- Preliminary round: The eight lowest-ranked teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams which were pre-selected as hosts. The two group winners advanced to the qualifying group stage.
- Qualifying group stage: The 40 teams (38 highest-ranked teams and two preliminary round qualifiers) are drawn into eight groups of five teams. Each group was played in home-and-away round-robin format. The eight group winners and the six best runners-up (not counting results against the fifth-placed team) qualified directly for the final tournament, while the two remaining runners-up advance to the play-offs.
- Play-offs: The two teams played home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last qualified team.
Tiebreakers
In the preliminary round and qualifying group stage, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of a group, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 13.01, 13.02 and 15.01):[3]
- Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament or group matches played among the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament or group matches played among the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament or group matches played among the teams in question;
- (Qualifying group stage only) Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- If, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament or group matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 11 apply;
- Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament or group matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament or group matches;
- (Qualifying group stage only) Higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
- (Preliminary round only) If only two teams have the same number of points, and they are tied according to criteria 1 to 7 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings are determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
- Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament or group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- Position in the UEFA women's national team coefficient ranking for the preliminary round or qualifying group stage draw.
To determine the six best runners-up from the qualifying group stage, the results against the teams in fifth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 15.02):[3]
- Higher number of points;
- Superior goal difference;
- Higher number of goals scored;
- Higher number of away goals scored;
- Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- Position in the UEFA women's national team coefficient ranking for the qualifying group stage draw.
In the play-offs, the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualifies for the final tournament. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out (Regulations Articles 16.01 and 16.02).[3]
Schedule
The qualifying matches are played on dates that fall within the FIFA Women's International Match Calendar.[4]
Stage | FIFA International Dates |
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Preliminary round | 4–9 April 2015 |
Qualifying group stage | 14–22 September 2015 |
19–27 October 2015 | |
23 November – 1 December 2015 | |
18–26 January 2016 | |
29 February – 9 March 2016 | |
4–12 April 2016 | |
30 May – 7 June 2016 | |
12–20 September 2016 | |
Play-offs | 17–25 October 2016 |
Entrants
The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[5]
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final tournament and qualifying competition (20%)
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013 final tournament and qualifying competition (40%)
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying competition (40%)
The 38 highest-ranked teams entered the qualifying group stage, while the eight lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round.[6] The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the qualifying group stage draw.
Team | Coeff | Rank |
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Netherlands | 34,486 | 8 |
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- Teams which were pre-selected as preliminary round hosts were denoted by (H).
- Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Coeff | Rank |
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Azerbaijan | 11,375 | 37 |
Bulgaria | 9,960 | 39 |
Armenia | 7,275 | 43 |
Cyprus | — | — |
Gibraltar | — | — |
Liechtenstein | — | — |
San Marino | — | — |
Preliminary round
Draw
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 19 January 2015, 13:45 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[7]
The teams were divided into two pots: Pot 1 contained the two teams which were pre-selected as hosts (Malta and Moldova), while Pot 2 contained the six remaining teams (Andorra, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Luxembourg). Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2.[8]
Groups
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Moldova (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Qualifying group stage | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | |
2 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 1–1 | — | ||
3 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | 0–3 | 4–3 | — | — |
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Qualifying group stage | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | |
2 | Faroe Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | — | — | — | 8–0 | ||
3 | Malta (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | — | 2–4 | — | — | ||
4 | Andorra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0 | 0–7 | — | 3–5 | — |
Qualifying group stage
Draw
The draw for the qualifying group stage was held on 20 April 2015, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[9]
The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking (see section Entrants).[10] Each group contained one team from each of the five seeding pots.[11] The two teams which qualified from the preliminary round, Moldova and Georgia, were placed in Pot E for the group stage draw.
Groups
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Iceland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 2 | +32 | 21[lower-alpha 1] | Final tournament | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 8–0 | |
2 | Scotland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 21[lower-alpha 1] | 0–4 | — | 3–1 | 7–0 | 10–0 | ||
3 | Slovenia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 0–6 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 8–1 | ||
4 | Belarus | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 6–2 | ||
5 | Macedonia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 51 | −47 | 0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–9 | 0–2 | — |
Notes:
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Spain | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | +37 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 13–0 | |
2 | Portugal | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | Play-offs | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | |
3 | Finland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 9 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 9–0 | ||
5 | Montenegro | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 51 | −49 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 1–7 | 0–5 | — |
Notes:
Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | France | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Romania | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 16 | Play-offs | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Ukraine | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 13 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Greece | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | ||
5 | Albania | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | — |
Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Sweden | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 21 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
2 | Denmark | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 19 | 2–0 | — | 6–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Poland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 10 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | Slovakia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 9 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | Moldova | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 33 | −32 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — |
Group 5
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Germany | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 12–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
2 | Russia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 14 | 0–4 | — | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Hungary | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 8 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Croatia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | Turkey | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 4 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — |
Group 6
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Switzerland | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 18 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | ||
3 | Czech Republic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 10 | 0–5 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | ||
4 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 7 | 1–8 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | Georgia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 34 | −32 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
Group 7
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | England | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | +31 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 17 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 6–0 | ||
3 | Serbia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 10 | 0–7 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | ||
4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 9 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | Estonia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Group 8
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Norway | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 10–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Austria | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 17 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Wales | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
4 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | ||
5 | Israel | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — |
Ranking of second-placed teams
Despite the fact that every groups had 5 teams, in order to determine the six best second-placed teams from the qualifying group stage which qualified directly for the final tournament and the two remaining second-placed teams which advanced to the play-offs, the results against the fifth-placed team were not included. As a result, six matches played by each second-placed team were counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.[12]
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 1 | Scotland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 | Final tournament |
2 | 4 | Denmark | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 13 | |
3 | 6 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | |
4 | 7 | Belgium | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 11 | |
5 | 8 | Austria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | |
6 | 5 | Russia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | |
7 | 3 | Romania | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | Play-offs |
8 | 2 | Portugal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coefficient.
Play-offs
Draw
The draw for the play-offs (to decide the order of legs) was held on 23 September 2016, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[13]
Matches
The play-off winner qualifies for the final tournament.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Portugal | (a) 1–1 | Romania | 0–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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Netherlands | Hosts | 4 December 2014[1] | 2 (2009, 2013) |
Iceland | Group 1 winners | 16 September 2016 | 2 (2009, 2013) |
Spain | Group 2 winners | 7 June 2016 | 2 (1997, 2013) |
France | Group 3 winners | 11 April 2016 | 5 (1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013) |
Sweden | Group 4 winners | 15 September 2016 | 9 (1984, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013) |
Germany | Group 5 winners | 12 April 2016 | 9 (19892, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013) |
Switzerland | Group 6 winners | 4 June 2016 | 0 (debut) |
England | Group 7 winners | 7 June 2016 | 7 (1984, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013) |
Norway | Group 8 winners | 7 June 2016 | 10 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013) |
Scotland | Best six runners-up | 16 September 2016 | 0 (debut) |
Denmark | Best six runners-up | 20 September 2016 | 8 (1984, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013) |
Italy | Best six runners-up | 20 September 2016 | 10 (1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013) |
Belgium | Best six runners-up | 16 September 2016 | 0 (debut) |
Austria | Best six runners-up | 20 September 2016 | 0 (debut) |
Russia | Best six runners-up | 20 September 2016 | 4 (1997, 2001, 2009, 2013) |
Portugal | Play-off winners | 25 October 2016 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- 2 As West Germany
Top goalscorers
Players with six goals or more.[14]
- 10 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
References
- 1 2 "Netherlands to host UEFA Women's EURO 2017". UEFA.com. 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "Record entry for Women's EURO". UEFA.com. 18 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Championship, 2015–17" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "2014-16 UEFA Women's calendar" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "UEFA Women's National Team Coefficient Ranking" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "UEFA Women's EURO 2017 entries & coefficients" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "UEFA Women's EURO 2017 preliminary draw". UEFA.com. 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Draw Procedure for the preliminary round" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Russia face Germany, Sweden get Denmark". UEFA.com. 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Coefficient Ranking of the Teams Participating in the Qualifying Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Seedings for Monday's qualifying group stage draw". UEFA.com. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Austria, Denmark, Italy, Russia clinch finals berths". UEFA.com. 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Portugal at home first against Romania in Women's EURO play-off". UEFA.com. 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "Statistics — Qualifying phase". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.