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 (

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

) * Eleni Lampadariou (

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

) * Ana Minić (

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) * Sara Persson (

) * Zuzana Štrpková (

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) ;Assistant referees * Ekatinera Marinova (

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) * Mathilde Abildgaard (

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) * 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

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 *

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;2 goals * Lucy Porter * Ricarda Walkling * Aitana Bonmati * Patricia Guijarro ;1 goal * Barbara Dunst * Nina Wasserbauer * Evie Clarke * Alice Hassall * Chloe Kelly * Ashleigh Plumptre * Atlanta Primus * Mollie Rouse * Julie Marichaud * Nina Ehegötz * Saskia Meier * Michaela Specht * Federica Cavicchia * Manuela Giugliano * Gloria Marinelli * Leandra Pereira * Kirsty Howat * Alyshia Walker * Mireya García Boa * Pilar Garrote

Team of the tournament

;Goalkeepers * Elena De Toro * Carolin Grössinger * Laura Hamilton ;Defenders * Beatriz Beltrán * Lisa Boattin * Gabrielle George * Queralt Gómez * Nicole Peressotti * Marta Vergani * Leah Williamson ;Midfielders *

Aitana Bonmatí Aitana Bonmatí i Conca (; born 18 January 1998) is a Catalan professional association football, footballer from Spain who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club FC Barcelona Femení, Barcelona and the Spain women's national football team, Spa ...

* Erin Cuthbert * Kim Fellhauer * Mariana Fong * Pilar Garrote * Patricia Guijarro * Clara Mateo * Keira Walsh ;Forwards * Nahikari García * Mireya García Boa *

* Jasmin Sehan * Alyshia Walker Golden player:

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References

External links

UEFA.com
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