2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification
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The 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification' was a women's under-17 football competition organised by UEFA to determine the seven national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Belarus in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1]
DatesQualifying round:
28 September – 28 October 2015
Elite round:
3–29 March 2016
28 September – 28 October 2015
Elite round:
3–29 March 2016
Teams46 (from 1 confederation)
Matchesplayed102
Goals scored449 (4.4 per match)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying round: 28 September – 28 October 2015 Elite round: 3–29 March 2016 |
| Teams | 46 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 102 |
| Goals scored | 449 (4.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Alessia Russo Georgia Stanway Lorena Navarro(9 goals each) |
← 2015 2017 → | |
A total of 46 national teams, with Andorra entering a UEFA women's competition for the first time, entered this qualifying competition, which was played in two rounds between September 2015 and March 2016.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.
Format
The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:[3]
- Qualifying round: Apart from Germany and France, which received byes to the elite round as the two teams with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 44 teams were drawn into 11 groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 11 group winners and the 11 runners-up advanced to the elite round.
- Elite round: The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The six group winners and the runner-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group qualified for the final tournament.
Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[3]
- Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among 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 mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
- Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
- If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
- Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- Drawing of lots.
To determine the best runner-up from the elite round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:[3]
- Higher number of points;
- Superior goal difference;
- Higher number of goals scored;
- Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- Drawing of lots.
Qualifying round
Draw
The draw for the qualifying round was held on 19 November 2014, 08:40 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][5]
The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[6][7]
- 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
- 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
- 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, and two teams from Pot C. For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group.[2]
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- Notes
- Belarus (Coeff: 3.500) qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.
- Albania, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, and San Marino did not enter.
Groups
Times up to 24 October 2015 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Republic of Ireland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 |  Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Turkey (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Andorra |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 |
Referee: Hannelore Onsea (Belgium)
| Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
Kelly  38'Kavanagh 68'Kiernan 75' |
Report |
Referee: Valentina Garoffolo (Italy)
| Republic of Ireland | 7–0 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly 23' Payne 28', 76'Homan 52'Noonan 59'Ruddy 65'Reybet-Degat 77' |
Report |
Referee: Nadezhda Belcheva (Bulgaria)
Referee: Hannelore Onsea (Belgium)
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 |  Scotland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Latvia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| Austria | 2–0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Scharnböck 13' Kurz 20' |
Report |
| Kazakhstan | 0–4 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | McGregor 20' Hay 38', 46'McDonald 57' |
| Scotland | 0–3 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bachler 15', 65' Wienroither 62' |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 |  Greece |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Portugal (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Armenia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 |
Estádio Municipal Dr. Alves Vieira, Torres Novas
Referee: Cathrine Eide (Norway)
Referee: Cathrine Eide (Norway)
Complexo Desportivo do Bonito, Entroncamento
Referee: Vera Opeykina (Russia)
Complexo Desportivo do Bonito, Entroncamento
Referee: Ifeoma Kulmala (Finland)
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 |  Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Croatia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Estonia (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 1 |
| Poland | 10–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Eckerle 6', 8', 50' Ratajczyk 24'Słowińska 27', 80+3'Zawistowska 36', 40', 42', 45' |
Report |
Referee: Ruzanna Petrosyan (Armenia)
Referee: Sandra Strub (Switzerland)
| Poland | 5–0 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Eckerle 4', 20' Zawistowska 24'Grec 34', 65' |
Report |
Referee: Olga Tereshko (Belarus)
Referee: Sandra Strub (Switzerland)
Referee: Ruzanna Petrosyan (Armenia)
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 |  Northern Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Macedonia (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
Referee: Beatriz Gil Gozalo (Spain)
| Northern Ireland | 3–0 | Macedonia |
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| McMaster 33' Orr 58'Beggs 80+2' |
Report |
Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania)
Referee: Biljana Lukić (Serbia)
Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania)
Referee: Beatriz Gil Gozalo (Spain)
| Macedonia | 1–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Tejić 50' (o.g.) |
Report | Mehmedović 40+1' |
Referee: Biljana Lukić (Serbia)
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 |  Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Azerbaijan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Georgia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 4–1 | Azerbaijan |
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| K. Dubcová 11', 57' Khýrová 15'Příkaská 72' |
Report | M. Ozdemir 32' |
| Georgia | 0–13 | Czech Republic |
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| Report | Pavlasová 6' Š. Krištofová 8', 44', 80+3'M. Dubcová 10', 51' (pen.), 78'Kodadová 17' (pen.)Dudová 21'Čiperová 27', 62' (pen.)Siváková 35' (pen.)Klímová 61' |
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
| Belgium | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Minnaert 78' |
Report |
Referee: Charlotte Carpenter (Wales)
| Czech Republic | 2–4 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Radová 56' Stašková 60' |
Report | Vanmechelen 35', 74' Minnaert 77', 80+1' |
| Azerbaijan | 5–0 | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| M. Ozdemir 4', 30', 80+1' Uygun 8'Mammadaliyeva 49' |
Report |
Referee: Charlotte Carpenter (Wales)
Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 |  Hungary (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Israel |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Király Sportlétesítmény, Szombathely
Referee: Angelika Soeder (Germany)
Király Sportlétesítmény, Szombathely
Referee: Bojana Tošic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Group 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 |  Russia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Romania (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 |
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
Stadionul Mogoșoaia Pitch 2, Mogoșoaia
Referee: Sarah Garratt (England)
Referee: Sarah Garratt (England)
Stadionul Mogoșoaia Pitch 2, Mogoșoaia
Referee: Justina Lavrenovaite (Lithuania)
Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria)
| Romania | 0–5 | Slovakia |
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| Report | Bogorová 13', 42' Mikolajová 46', 49'Vagaská 65' |
Stadionul Mogoșoaia Pitch 2, Mogoșoaia
Referee: Justina Lavrenovaite (Lithuania)
Group 9
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6[a] | Elite round |
| 2 |  Serbia (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6[a] | |
| 3 |  Slovenia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6[a] | |
| 4 |  Lithuania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
- Ranked by head-to-head record (Switzerland: 3 pts, +2 GD; Serbia: 3 pts, 0 GD; Slovenia: 3 pts, −2 GD).
| Switzerland | 6–1 | Lithuania |
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| Arfaoui 27', 30' Reuteler 38', 59'Lehmann 60'Haller 74' |
Report | Vaitukaitytė 39' |
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Ana Aguiar (Portugal)
| Switzerland | 0–1 | Slovenia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pintarič 66' |
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Sabayel Gurbanova (Azerbaijan)
| Lithuania | 1–5 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Gedgaudaitė 11' |
Report | Trbojević 10' Baka 16', 35'Poljak 40+1'Knežević 75' |
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Ana Aguiar (Portugal)
| Serbia | 0–3 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Schegg 20' Haller 69'Lehmann 80+3' |
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)
| Slovenia | 2–1 | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| Šiftar 25' Makovec 70' |
Report | Vaitukaitytė 21' |
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Sabayel Gurbanova (Azerbaijan)
Group 10
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Bulgaria (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Moldova |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 |
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
| Netherlands | 6–0 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Jansen 2', 71' Olislagers 14'Weerden 40'Van de Ven 62'Asbroek 80+3' |
Report |
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)
| Moldova | 0–8 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Deursen 2', 6', 72' Asbroek 13', 76', 79'Lohin 17' (o.g.)Sabajo 22' |
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
| Bulgaria | 4–0 | Moldova |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandrova 40', 57', 60' Petkova 48' |
Report |
Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)
Group 11
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 |  Iceland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Montenegro (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Faroe Islands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
| Iceland | 3–0 | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Daníelsdóttir 67' Eiríksdóttir 68'Haralz 69' |
Report |
Referee: Virginie Derouaux (Belgium)
| Finland | 11–0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Sjöholm 2', 4', 33' Rantala 15', 20', 44'Tulkki 31' (pen.), 40+2'Olmala 59'Peuhkurinen 67'Lappalainen 71' |
Report |
Stadion Braće Velašević, Danilovgrad
Referee: Chryso Georgiou (Cyprus)
| Iceland | 8–0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Daníelsdóttir 5' Jóhannsdóttir 16'Haralz 30', 31', 47', 76'Albertsdottir 37'Rúnarsdóttir 69' |
Report |
Stadion Braće Velašević, Danilovgrad
Referee: Liliya Hasanova (Kazakhstan)
| Montenegro | 0–5 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rantala 40+2', 74', 80+2' Tulkki 63'Sjöholm 80+4' |
Referee: Chryso Georgiou (Cyprus)
Stadion Braće Velašević, Danilovgrad
Referee: Virginie Derouaux (Belgium)
| Faroe Islands | 1–3 | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Hansen 80+5' |
Report | Šaranović 10', 55' (pen.) Vraneš 46' |
Referee: Liliya Hasanova (Kazakhstan)
Elite round
Draw
The draw for the elite round was held on 13 November 2015, 11:45 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[8][9]
The teams were seeded according to their results in the qualifying round.[10] Germany and France, which received byes to the elite round, were automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Teams from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine) could not be drawn in the same group.[11]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Seeding |
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| 1 | — |  Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pot A |
| 2 | — |  France |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 6 | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 9 | |
| 4 | 3 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | |
| 5 | 11 | Finland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | |
| 6 | 8 | Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | |
| 7 | 5 | Italy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Pot B |
| 8 | 1 | Republic of Ireland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | |
| 9 | 7 | Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 2 | Austria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | |
| 11 | 4 | England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 7 | |
| 12 | 10 | Norway |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 7 | |
| 13 | 4 | Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 7 | Pot C |
| 14 | 10 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 6 | Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 6 | |
| 16 | 1 | Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | |
| 17 | 11 | Iceland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | |
| 18 | 9 | Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | |
| 19 | 8 | Russia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Pot D |
| 20 | 9 | Serbia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 21 | 3 | Greece |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 22 | 7 | Hungary |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 23 | 2 | Scotland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 24 | 5 | Northern Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
Groups
Times up to 26 March 2016 were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times were CEST (UTC+2).
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Austria (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Germany | 2–0 | Switzerland |
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| Minge 25' Müller 65' |
Report |
Lindabrunn Stadium, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Cristina Bujor (Romania)
Moser Medical Arena, Rohrendorf bei Krems
Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania)
Lindabrunn Stadium, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)
Moser Medical Arena, Rohrendorf bei Krems
Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania)
Moser Medical Arena, Rohrendorf bei Krems
Referee: Cristina Bujor (Romania)
| Russia | 1–4 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Ruzina 7' |
Report | Schegg 9' (pen.), 23' Reuteler 16'Schuling 36' |
Lindabrunn Stadium, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 1 |
| Denmark | 4–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen 3' K. Holmgaard 60', 79'Karlsen 64' |
Report |
Referee: Sabayel Gurbanova (Azerbaijan)
Referee: Ivana Vlaić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Referee: Sabayel Gurbanova (Azerbaijan)
| Spain | 5–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Eizaguirre 11', 14' Gutiérrez 26'Navarro 41', 72' |
Report |
Referee: Ivana Vlaić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | France (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| France | 1–1 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Rebours 22' |
Report | Vojtková 49' |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Noonan 56' Kelly 80' |
Report | Vachter 26' |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Kiernan 21' |
Report |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Finland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| Finland | 0–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Dooren 2' Doejaaren 19' |
Referee: Liudmyla Telbukh (Ukraine)
| Netherlands | 0–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Caruso 2' Regazzoli 76' |
Referee: Angelika Soeder (Germany)
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Poland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Serbia (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Iceland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Belgium |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Matches on the first two matchdays, originally to be played on 24 and 26 March, were postponed to 25 and 27 March due to terrorist attacks in Belgium.[12]
| Belgium | 1–2 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Vanmechelen 58' |
Report | Eiríksdóttir 2' Haralz 72' |
Referee: Beatriz Gil Gozalo (Spain)
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
Referee: Yuliya Larionova (Azerbaijan)
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
Referee: Beatriz Gil Gozalo (Spain)
| Serbia | 5–1 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Poljak 3', 39', 53' Kardović 31'Burkert 62' |
Report | Albertsdottir 65' |
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Referee: Yuliya Larionova (Azerbaijan)
Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the best second-placed team from the elite round qualifying for the final tournament, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group were taken into account.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Serbia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 2 | 2 | Denmark |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 4 | Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | Republic of Ireland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Austria |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |
| 6 | 5 | Poland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belarus | Hosts | 20 March 2012[1] | 0 (debut) |
| Germany | Elite round Group 1 winners | 24 March 2016 | 7 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) |
| Spain | Elite round Group 2 winners | 27 March 2016 | 6 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| Czech Republic | Elite round Group 3 winners | 24 March 2016 | 0 (debut) |
| Italy | Elite round Group 4 winners | 20 March 2016 | 1 (2014) |
| Norway | Elite round Group 5 winners | 8 March 2016 | 2 (2009, 2015) |
| England | Elite round Group 6 winners | 27 March 2016 | 3 (2008, 2014, 2015) |
| Serbia | Elite round best runners-up | 29 March 2016 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Top goalscorers
The following players scored four goals or more in the qualifying competition:[13]
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
Jutta Rantala
Andrea Norheim
Nicole Eckerle
Allegra Poljak
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
Niamh Charles
Guðrún Gyða Haralz
Sofia Cantore- Benedetta Glionna
- Sophie Haug
- Camilla Linberg
Loreta Kullashi
- 5 goals
Marie Minnaert- Wilma Sjöholm
- Emmaliina Tulkki
Despoina Chatzinikolaou- Arianna Caruso
- Weronika Zawistowska
- 4 goals
Merve Ozdemir
Maud Asbroek- Elise Isolde Stenevik
Lauren Kelly
Alena Guseva- Matilda Ovenberger
Géraldine Reuteler- Leandra Schegg
Nataliia Hryb