The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2013 Final Tournament was held in

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

between 19 and 31 August 2013. Players born after 1 January 1994 were eligible to participate in this competition. It was the first time Wales played in the final tournament. The tournament also qualified four teams to the

2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was an international association football tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 20, presented by Grant Connell, organized by the sport's world governing body FIFA. ...

, with England, Finland, France and Germany claiming Europe's four places by reaching the semi-finals.

Tournament structure

The regulations make up for the following tournament structure:

Venues

Parc y Scarlets ''Parc y Scarlets'' (, en, Scarlets Park) is a rugby union stadium in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, that opened in November 2008 as the new home of the Scarlets and Llanelli RFC. The ground replaced Stradey Park, the home of Llanelli's rugby teams ...

Llanelli Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. ...

(capacity 14,870) *

Bridge Meadow Stadium Bridge Meadow Stadium, also known as the Ogi Bridge Meadow Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Haverfordwest, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Haverfordwest County A.F.C ...

Haverfordwest Haverfordwest (, ; cy, Hwlffordd ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a community, being the second most populous community in the county, ...

(2,000) *

Stebonheath Park Stebonheath Park (''Welsh: Parc Stebonheath'') is a multi-use stadium in Llanelli, West Wales with a capacity of 3,700. It is primarily used as a football ground and is the home of Llanelli Town A.F.C. It was also used for athletics and Llanel ...

(1,005) *

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Carmarthen Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, ...

(1,000)

Qualifications

There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.

First qualifying round

In the first qualifying round 40 teams were drawn into 10 groups. The top two of each group and the best third-place finisher, counting only matches against the top two in the group, advanced. The draw for this round was made on 15 November 2011.

Second qualifying round

In the second round the 21 teams from the first qualifying round were joined by top seeds

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

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and

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. The 24 teams of this round were drawn into six groups of four teams. The group winners and the runners-up team with the best record against the sides first and third in their group advanced to 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 * Olga Zadinová (

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

) * Eleni Lampadariou (

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

) * Eszter Urbán (

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

) * Monika Mularczyk (

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

) * Petra Chudá (

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 ...

) *

Dilan Deniz Gökçek Dilan Deniz Gökçek İşcan (born 1976) is a Turkish referee and sports instructor from profession. She is a FIFA listed woman referee since 2005. Gökçek's interest in football began through her elder brother. Six sisters used to watch all ...

(

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

) ;Assistant referees * Araksya Saribekyan (

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

) * Cindy Zeferino de Oliveira (

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

) * Sanja Rodjak Karšić (

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

) * Giuliana Guarino (

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

) * Yana Mazanova (

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

) * Svetlana Bilić (

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 ...

) * Rocío Puente Pino (

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) * Belinda Brem (

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) ;Fourth officials * Paula Brady (

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) * Lorraine Clark (

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)

Group stage

The 7 teams advancing from the second qualifying round were joined by host nation

. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four with the top two teams of each group advancing to the semifinals. The draw for the final tournament took place at

on 7 May 2013. ''All kick-off times are local (

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)''

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout round

All four teams qualify to the 2014 U20 World Cup.

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Final

Goalscorers

;6 goals *

Pauline Bremer Pauline Marie Bremer (born 10 April 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team. Club career Early career Pauline Bremer began her junior career at SVG Göttingen ...

;3 goals * Bethany Mead *

Sandie Toletti Sandie Rose Toletti (born 13 July 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera División club Real Madrid CF and the France national team. Career A playmaking midfielder, Toletti joined Montpellier ...

;2 goals * Nikoline Frandsen *

Nikita Parris Nikita Josephine Parris (born 10 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the England national team. She previously played for Division 1 Féminine club Olymp ...

* Paige Williams *

Juliette Kemppi Juliette Mikaela Kemppi (born 14 May 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for IFK Kalmar in the Damallsvenskan. She previously played for FA Women's Super League, FA WSL team, Bristol ...

Kadidiatou Diani Kadidiatou Diani (born 1 April 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. International career Diani has played for France at several youth ...

Clarisse Le Bihan Clarisse Agathe Le Bihan (born 14 December 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NWSL club Angel City. Career statistics International :''Scores and results list France's goal tally first. Score column ind ...

Linda Dallmann Linda Dallmann (born 2 September 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Club career In 2019, Dallmann signed to join Bayern Munich. She helped her team win ...

Synne Jensen Synne Sofie Kinden Jensen (born 15 February 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Sociedad. She made her debut for the Norway women's national team in 2014. Club career Norwegian leagues, 2011–2015 Je ...

;1 goal * Melissa Lawley * Jessica Sigsworth * Katie Zelem *

Adelina Engman Adelina Viktoria Engman (born 11 October 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hammarby IF and the Finland national team. Club career Engman made her debut for Åland United in NIG 2009. In 2015, she moved t ...

* Léa Declercq *

Aminata Diallo Aminata Fatou Diallo (born 3 April 1995) is a French former footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Paris Saint Germain, 2016–2022 Diallo signed a two-season contract with Paris Saint-Germain Féminines in June 2016. Utah Roya ...

Claire Lavogez Claire Marie Annie Lavogez (born 18 June 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NWSL club Kansas City Current. Club career A midfielder, she joined Lyon on a three-year deal in 2015. Prior to joining Lyon, she ...

* Johanna Tietge * Amalie Eikeland *

Synne Skinnes Hansen Synne Skinnes Hansen (born 12 August 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the Norway national team. Club career Until 2012 she played for Eik-Tønsberg. Skinn ...

Andrine Tomter Andrine Tomter (born 5 February 1995) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Inter Milan and the Norway national team. Club career Tomter began playing in the boys' teams at her local club Drøbak-Frogn, then joined Kolbotn aged 13. ...

Marija Banušić Marija Maredinho Banušić (born 17 September 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Parma. She previously played for Linköpings FC, Eskilstuna United DFF and Kristianstads DFF of the Dama ...

References

External links

Official website
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