The

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, is a competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. National under-19 teams whose countries belong to the ...

2014 Final Tournament was held in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

from 15 to 27 July 2014. The first qualification matches were played on 21 September 2013. A competition record of 48 participating nations was set. For the first time Albania, Malta and Montenegro enter the competition. The Netherlands won the final over Spain 1–0.

Tournament structure

The regulations make up for the following tournament structure:

Venues

The matches were played in six cities, Ullevaal National Stadium was the final venue. *

Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion () is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK ...

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...

(28,000) *

Sarpsborg Stadion The Sarpsborg Stadion is a football stadium in Sarpsborg, Norway. It is the home ground of Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08. The former multi-use venue hosted the Norwegian Athletics Championships in 1954 and 1960. The venue hosted one Norway nati ...

Sarpsborg Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg. Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neigh ...

(4,700) * Tønsberg Gressbane,

Tønsberg Tønsberg , historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, eastern Norway, located around south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative c ...

(3,600) * Mjøndalen Arena,

Mjøndalen Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Viken county (formerly Buskerud county), Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva. History Mjøndalen has traditionally been a railway site most ...

(2,100) * Strømmen Stadion,

Strømmen Strømmen is a town in Lillestrøm municipality, Viken county, Norway. It is about twenty kilometers east of Oslo, and considered part of Greater Oslo. It has around 11,400 residents. The town has its origins from floating lumber and sawmills alon ...

(1,800) * UKI Arena,

Jessheim Jessheim is a town in the Ullensaker municipality in Akershus of Norway. History The railway station with the Jessheim station was built in 1854 as part of the Hovedbanen line from Oslo to Eidsvoll. The railroad had at the initial construction o ...

(1,200)

Qualification

There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the final tournament.

Qualifying round

In the qualifying round 44 teams were drawn into 11 groups. The group winners and ten best runners-up of each group advance. The draw was held on 20 November 2012.

Elite round

In the elite 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 ...

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 ...

and

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. 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.

Group stage

The seven teams advancing from the second qualifying round joined host nation Norway. Ireland qualified as best runners-up. The draw of groups was held on 29 April in Oslo. 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 had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 4 to 7 were applied. If only two teams were tied (according to criteria 1–7) after having met in the last match of the group stage, their ranking would be determined by a

penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

. All times are in

Central European Summer Time Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time ...

( UTC+02:00).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and

are used to decide the winner if necessary. For the first time in the competition history Ireland has reached the semi-finals. Their semi-final against the Netherlands was a rematch of the pairing in the second qualifying round, which ended in a goalless draw. With a 4–0 win the Netherlands reached the final for the first time.

Semifinals

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Final

Goalscorers

;6 goals *

Vivianne Miedema Anna Margaretha Marina Astrid "Vivianne" Miedema (; born 15 July 1996) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) club Arsenal W.F.C., Arse ...

;2 goals * Synne Skinnes Hansen * Marie Dølvik Markussen * Savannah McCarthy * Nahikari García * Stina Blackstenius ;1 goal * Lucinda Michez * Claudia Walker * Inessa Kaagman * Jeslynn Kuijpers * Marit Clausen *

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 ...

* Lisa Naalsund * Megan Connolly * Keeva Keenan *

Clare Shine Clare Shine (born 18 May 1995) is an Irish former international footballer who most recently played for SWPL club Glasgow City. She previously played for Women's National League (WNL) club Cork City. She made her debut for the Republic of Ir ...

* Zoe Ness * Carolina Richardson *

Caroline Weir Caroline Elspeth Lillias Weir (born 20 June 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Spanish Primera División club Real Madrid CF and the Scotland women's national team. Club career E ...

* María Caldentey * Sonia Fraile * Alba Redondo * Marta Turmo ;Own goals * Molly Bartrip (playing against Sweden) * Dominique Janssen (playing against Scotland) * Rachael O'Neill (playing against Netherlands)

References

External links

UEFA.com
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