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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Scotland |
| Dates | 16–28 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 49 (3.27 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Melvine Malard (4 goals) |
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The2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (also known asUEFA Women's Under-19 Euro 2019) was the 18th edition of theUEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (22nd edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual international youthfootball championship organised byUEFA for the women's under-19 national teams of Europe. Scotland, which were selected by UEFA on 9 December 2016, was the host of the tournament,[1] which took place from 16 to 28 July 2019.[2]
A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2000 eligible to participate. Starting from this season, up to five substitutions are permitted per team in each match.[3]
Similar to the previous editions held in odd-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for theFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament would have qualified for the2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due toCOVID-19 pandemic) inCosta Rica as the UEFA representatives.[4] However, FIFA announced on 17 November 2020 that this edition of the World Cup would be cancelled.[5]
France defeatedGermany 2–1 in the final to claim its fifth title.Spain were the defending champions, but lost 1–3 to France in the semi-finals afterextra-time.[6]
A total of 51 UEFA nations entered the competition (including Liechtenstein who entered a competitive women's national team tournament for the first time), and with the hosts Scotland qualifying automatically, the other 50 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament.[7] The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:Qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2018, andElite round, which took place in spring 2019.[8]
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland | Hosts | 6th | 2017 (group stage) | Group stage (2005,2008,2010,2014,2017) |
| Germany | Elite round Group 1 winners | 16th | 2018 (runners-up) | Champions (2002,2006,2007,2011) |
 Belgium | Elite round Group 2 winners | 2nd | 2014 (group stage) | Group stage (2014) |
 Netherlands | Elite round Group 3 winners | 9th | 2018 (group stage) | Champions (2014) |
 Spain | Elite round Group 4 winners | 14th | 2018 (champions) | Champions (2004,2017,2018) |
 Norway | Elite round Group 5 winners | 13th | 2018 (semi-finals) | Runners-up (2003,2008,2011) |
 England | Elite round Group 6 winners | 13th | 2017 (group stage) | Champions (2009) |
| France | Elite round Group 7 winners | 15th | 2018 (group stage) | Champions (2003,2010,2013,2016) |
The final draw was held on 16 April 2019, 12:00BST (UTC+1), at Barras Art and Design inGlasgow, Scotland.[9] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. There was no seeding, except that the hosts Scotland were assigned to position A1 in the draw.
The tournament was held in four venues:
| Paisley | Perth | |
|---|---|---|
| St Mirren Park | McDiarmid Park | |
| Capacity:7,937 | Capacity:10,696 | |
| 3 group matches, semi-final, final | 3 group matches, potential play-off | |
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| Glasgow | Stirling | |
| Firhill Stadium | Forthbank Stadium | |
| Capacity:10,102 | Capacity:3,798 | |
| 3 group matches, semi-final | 3 group matches | |
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Each national team have to submit a squad of 20 players (Regulations Article 39).[8]
The final tournament schedule was announced on 26 April 2019.[10]
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
In the group stage, teams are ranked according topoints (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 (Regulations Articles 17.01 and 17.02):[8]
All times are local,BST (UTC+1).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage and 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| Norway | 0–5 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smits 2',44'Van de Velde 5'Leuchter 43'Van de Westeringh 69' |
| Netherlands | 1–3 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Van de Velde 7' | Report | Feller 5' Malard 85',90+3' |
| Netherlands | 4–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Wilms 8' Olislagers 33'Doorn 81',90' | Report |
| France | 3–3 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Azzaro 9' Becho 34'Malard 77' | Report | Bragstad 12',40' Hørte 89' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage and 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| Spain | 2–0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Pina 56' (pen.) Aleixandri 65' | Report |
| England | 1–2 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Naz 90+2' | Report | Kössler 12' Krumbiegel 32' |
| Belgium | 0–5 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Anyomi 35',58' Krumbiegel 41'Kössler 53'Ebert 81' |
| Germany | 0–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
In the knockout stage,extra time andpenalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[8]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 July –Paisley | ||||||
| France(a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| 28 July –Paisley | ||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| 25 July –Glasgow | ||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| France | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Malard 104' Becho 110',114' | Report | Del Castillo 120' |
There were 49 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.27 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
The UEFA technical observers selected the following 11 players for the team of the tournament:[11]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Substitutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justine Lerond |
The following four teams from UEFA would have qualified for the2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before the tournament was cancelled.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances inFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19 July 2019[12] | 9 (2002,2004,2006,2008,2010,2012,2014,2016,2018) |
| Spain | 19 July 2019[12] | 3 (2004,2016,2018) |
| France | 22 July 2019[13] | 7 (2002,2006,2008,2010,2014,2016,2018) |
| Netherlands | 22 July 2019[13] | 1 (2018) |
Up to all 16 live matches and highlights are available on UEFA.tv for all territories around the world.
Note : Live matches on UEFA.tv is not available in UK (Scotland as host, England as participants, and both non-participants (NI and Wales)) (matches not shown on BBC only), France, Germany, Israel, MENA, and USA.[14]
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Scotland(host) | BBC |
| England | |
| Belgium | VRT (Dutch) |
| RTBF (French) | |
| France | L'Équipe |
| Germany | Sport1 |
| Netherlands | NOS |
| Norway | NRK |
| Spain | RTVE |
| Country/Regional | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 China | CCTV |
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 United States | |
| beIN Sports | |
 Iran | Varzesh TV Farsi |
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom(host) | BBC |
| Belgium | VRT (Dutch) |
| RTBF (French) | |
| Germany | Sport1 |
| Netherlands | NOS |
| Norway | NRK |
| Spain | RTVE |
| Country/Regional | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| China | CRI |
| United States |
