The 2023 UEFA Assist U-17 Women's Championship was the 5th edition of

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, an international football competition for women's under-17 national teams, organized by

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in collaboration with

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. The tournament was played in Bangladesh from 20 to 28 March 2023. Five teams from the region took part.

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was the defending champion having won the previous 2022 edition title for the finished top of the league table.

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Participating nations

Russia is set to feature in the tournament for the first time as a guest nation, following suspension by FIFA and UEFA for the

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Venue

All matches will be held at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in

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Match officials

Referees * Jaya Chakma * Yangkhey Tshering * Kanika Barman * Anjana Rai * Meera Tamang Assistant Referees * Salma Akter Mone * Prem Kumari Sunwar * Choden Kingzang * Radhika Shakya * Abhirami Thambilali

Tournament format

Single round-robin, each team will play each other. The team with the most points becomes champion. ;Tiebreakers Teams are ranked according to

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(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings. #Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #

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in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; #Goal difference in all group matches; #Goals scored in all group matches; #

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if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; #Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points).

League table

Standing

Matches

All times at local (

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Awards

Statistics

Goalscorers

;8 Goals * Shilji Shaji ;5 Goals * Elena Golik ;3 Goals * Senu Pariyar * Barsha Oli * Anastasiia Chernousova ;2 Goals * Mst Sagorika * Sree Moti Trisna Rani * Thuinuye Marma * Anastasia Karataeva * Eseniia Kadyntseva * Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam ;1 Goal * Mst Sultana Akter * Sauravi Akanda Prity * Munne * Preya Ghalley * Pooja * Thoibisana Chanu Toijam * Menaka Lourembam * Dipa Rokaya * Sofia Golovina * Polina Bogdanova * Polina Filshina * Vasilisa Avdienko * Daria Kotlova ;Own Goals * Akhila Rajan (against Bangladesh) * Kira Naumova (against Bhutan)

References

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