The qualification rounds for the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship were a series of association football matches between national teams to determine the participants to the European Youth Championship. The first matches were played on 2 July 2013.
All times are CEST (UTC+02:00).
Qualification modus Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundCompetition format Qualifying round(40 teams)40 teams from associations ranked 3–5310 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient Elite round(24 teams)
10 group winners and runners-up from qualifying round 1 best third-place finisher from qualifying round6 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient Final tournament(8 teams) 6 group winners from elite round 1 best runner-up from elite round2 groups of 4 teams, semi-finals, final
Qualifying round The qualifying round was played from 2 July to 11 August 2013. Top seeded teams Germany, Spain and France received a bye to the second round. The draw was made on 20 November 2012.
Tiebreakers Tie-breakers between teams with the same number of points are: 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 now two teams still are tied, reapply tie-breakers 1–3, if this does not break the tie, go on. Superior goal difference in all group matches Higher number of goals scored in all group matches Drawing of lots
Group 1 Hosted by Scotland.
Group 2 Hosted by Estonia.Round 1 Group 2 results
Group 3 Hosted by Ukraine.Round 1 Group 3 results
Group 4 Hosted by Russia.Round 1 Group 4 results
Group 5 Hosted by Moldova.Round 1 Group 5 results
Group 6 Hosted by Israel.Round 1 Group 6 results
Group 7 Hosted by Slovenia.Round 1 Group 7 results
Group 8 Hosted by Poland.Round 1 Group 8 results
Group 9 Hosted by Bulgaria.Round 1 Group 9 results
Group 10 Hosted by Denmark.Round 1 Group 10 results
Ranking of third-placed teams To determine the best third-placed team from the qualifying round, only the results against the top two teams in each group were taken into account.
The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings: higher number of points obtained in these matches superior goal difference from these matches higher number of goals scored in these matches fair play conduct of the teams in all group matches in the qualifying round drawing of lots
Elite round 21 teams from the qualifying round are joined by Germany, Spain and France to make it a total of 24 teams. The round consists of six groups with four teams in each group. Group winners and the best second-placed team advance to the final tournament in England. The draw was held on 15 August 2013.
Tiebreakers Tie-breakers between teams with the same number of points are: 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 now two teams still are tied, reapply tie-breakers 1–3, if this does not break the tie, go on. Superior goal difference in all group matches Higher number of goals scored in all group matches Drawing of lots
Group 1 Hosted by Romania.Round 2 Group 1 results
Group 2 Hosted by Austria.Round 2 Group 2 results
Group 3 Hosted by Portugal.Round 2 Group 3 results
Group 4 Hosted by Northern Ireland.
Group 5 Hosted by Hungary.Round 2 Group 5 results
Group 6 Hosted by Germany.Round 2 Group 6 results
Ranking of second-placed teams To determine the best runners-up from the elite round, only the results against the top two teams in each group were taken into account.
The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings: higher number of points obtained in these matches superior goal difference from these matches higher number of goals scored in these matches fair play conduct of the teams in all group matches in the elite round drawing of lots
References
External links UEFA.com