The 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship was the seventh edition of the

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hosted the final tournament from 26 November to 8 December 2013, taking it for the first time outside of

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. It was the first edition to feature eight finalist teams, and served as the qualifier for the

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, to be held in March–April 2014.

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ensured their first presence in the competition's final tournament, after concluding the qualification as the best runner-up. They will join

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and

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, together with fellow debutants

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and

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were the defending champions, having defeating

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1–0 in the previous season's final, but were unable to defend their title after failing qualification for this edition's final tournament.

Qualification

Qualification for the final tournament consisted of two rounds. The first round was held between 2 July and 11 August 2013, and the second round between 20 September and 20 October 2013. As hosts, England qualified automatically for the final tournament, while France, Germany and Spain received a bye to the second round due to their coefficient ranking. Forty teams entered the draw for the first round, held on 20 November 2012, where they were distributed in ten groups of four. Each group was contested as a mini-tournament hosted in the country of one of the group's teams. The group winners, runners-up and the best third-placed team qualified for the second round, where the 24 teams were drawn in six groups of four. The group winners and the best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament:

Match officials

UEFA named six

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and eight assistant referees to officiate matches at the final tournament. Additionally, two referees from the host nation were chosen as fourth officials. ;Referees * Irina Turovskaya (

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) * Vesna Budimir (

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) * Eleni Lampadariou (

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

) * Ana Minić (

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

) * Sara Persson (

) * Zuzana Štrpková (

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

) ;Assistant referees * Ekatinera Marinova (

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) * Mathilde Abildgaard (

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

) * Katalin Török (

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) * Yelena Alistratova (

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) * Anna Dąbrowska (

) * Susanne Küng (

) * Yana Saschyna (

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) ;Fourth officials * Virginie Derouaux (

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) * Tania Fernandes Morais (

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)

Group stage

2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship map

The draw was held on 24 October 2013 at

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. The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. ;Tie-breaking If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied: # Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question; # Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question; # Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question; If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 4 to 7 apply. If only two teams are tied (according to criteria 1–7) after having met in the last match of the group stage, their ranking is determined by a

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. All times are in

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( UTC±00:00).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage,

is used to decide the winner if necessary (no

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is played).

Bracket

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Goalscorers

;4 goals * Jasmin Sehan * Andrea Falcón ;2 goals *

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* Ricarda Walkling * Aitana Bonmati *

Patricia Guijarro Patricia "Patri" Guijarro Gutiérrez (; born 17 May 1998) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Barcelona Femení, FC Barcelona and Spain women's national football team. She is the fourth-ch ...

;1 goal *

Barbara Dunst Barbara Dunst (born 25 September 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for German Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Austria women's national team. Career Club Dunst began playing football in 2004 at SV A ...

* Nina Wasserbauer * Evie Clarke * Alice Hassall *

Chloe Kelly Chloe Maggie Kelly (born 15 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester City in the FA WSL and the England national team. She previously played for Arsenal and Everton and represented England o ...

* Ashleigh Plumptre * Atlanta Primus * Mollie Rouse * Julie Marichaud * Nina Ehegötz * Saskia Meier *

Michaela Specht Michaela Sigrid Specht (born 15 February 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for TSG Hoffenheim. Club career Bayern Munich In July 2013, Specht joined Bayern Munich, with view of her playing for their under-17 team. 1899 Hoff ...

* Federica Cavicchia *

Manuela Giugliano Manuela Giugliano (born 18 August 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Roma in Italy's Serie A and the Italy women's national football team. Club career Giugliano played for ACFD Pordenone before joining ...

* Gloria Marinelli * Leandra Pereira *

Kirsty Howat Kirsty Elizabeth Howat (born 19 May 1997) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a forward for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Career Howat started her career with youth teams Lochar Thistle, Dumfries and Rangers befo ...

* Alyshia Walker * Mireya García Boa * Pilar Garrote

References

External links

UEFA.com
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