The qualification for the
2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2003 Final Tournament was held in Germany between 25 July – 3 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 1984 were eligible to participate in this competition.
The tournament is notable for featuring a penalty ...
were a series of association football matches between national teams to determine the participants of the 2003 Final Tournament held in
Germany.
First round
Germany qualified as hosts, while
Norway,
Spain,
France,
Italy,
Czech Republic,
Sweden
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,
Denmark and
Netherlands received byes to the second round. The remaining 28 teams were divided into 7 groups of four teams, with each group being contested as a mini-tournament, hosted by one of the group's teams. After all matches have been played, the 7 group winners and best runners-up advanced to the second round.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group matches were due to be held in
Israel, but were moved to
Albena,
Bulgaria, because of the ongoing security situation in Israel.
Group 7
Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the best second-placed teams from the qualifying round, all the results of the second-placed teams were taken into account.
The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
#higher number of points obtained in these matches
#superior goal difference from these matches
#higher number of goals scored in these matches
#fair play conduct of the teams in all group matches in the second qualifying round
#drawing of lots
Second round
The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. The teams then played each other once. After that the group winners and the best three runners-up advanced to the final tournament.
The draw was held on 5 November 2002 in Nyon.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the best second-placed team from the qualifying round, all of the results of the second-placed teams were taken into account.
Seven challengers join Germany
19 April 2003, UEFA.com
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uefa Women's Under-19 Championship qualification 2003
Qualification
2003
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Women's Under-19 Championship qualification
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