2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Belgium |
| Dates | 18–30 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 47 (3.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 15,149 (1,010 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Louna Ribadeira(4 goals) |
| Best player | Louna Ribadeira[1] |
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The 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship was the 20th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-19 national teams of Europe. Belgium hosted the tournament on 18–30 July.[2] It was the first women's final tournament held in Belgium.[3] A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.
Similar to the previous editions held in odd-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the UEFA representatives. However, on 4 October 2023, after the announcement of the expansion of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to 24 teams, a new fifth spot was allocated to UEFA and the winner of a play-off between the group stage third-placed teams would take this fifth spot.[4][5]
Spain were the defending champions and successfully defended the title after beating Germany in the final.
Qualified teams
52 (out of 55) UEFA nations entered the qualifying competition, with the hosts Belgium also competing despite already qualifying automatically, and seven teams would qualify for the final tournament at the end of round 2 to join the hosts. The draw for round 1 was held on 31 May 2022, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[6]
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | Hosts | 5th | 2019 (Group stage) | Group stage (2006, 2011, 2014, 2019) |
| Germany | Round 2 Group A1 winners | 18th | 2022 (Group stage) | Champions (2002, 2006, 2007, 2011) |
 Czech Republic | Round 2 Group A2 winners | 2nd | 2022 (Group stage) | Group stage (2022) |
| France | Round 2 Group A3 winners | 17th | 2022 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2003, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019) |
| Spain | Round 2 Group A4 winners | 16th | 2022 (Champions) | Champions (2004, 2017, 2018, 2022) |
 Iceland | Round 2 Group A5 winners | 3rd | 2009 (Group stage) | Group stage (2007, 2009) |
 Austria | Round 2 Group A6 winners | 2nd | 2016 (Group stage) | Group stage (2016) |
 Netherlands | Round 2 Group A7 winners | 10th | 2019 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2014) |
Final draw
The final draw was held on 26 April 2023, 10:00 CET, at the headquarters of the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) in Tubize, Belgium.[7]
Venues
| Belgium | |
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| Tubize | |
| RBFA Academy Stadium | Stade Leburton |
| Capacity: 2,000 | Capacity: 8,100 |
| Leuven (Heverlee) | La Louvière |
| Den Dreef | Stade du Tivoli |
| Capacity: 10,020 | Capacity: 12,500 |
Squads
Each national team have to submit a squad of 20 players, two of whom had to be goalkeepers (Regulations Article 44.01).[8]
Group stage
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time was played).[8]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 July – Stade Leburton | ||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| 30 July – Den Dreef | ||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| Spain (p) | 0 (3) | |||||
| 27 July – RBFA Academy Stadium | ||||||
| Germany | 0 (2) | |||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Germany (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Netherlands | 0–1 | Spain |
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Final
Goalscorers
There were 47 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.13 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Linda Natter- Magdalena Rukavina
Valesca Ampoorter- Marie Detruyer
- Lore Jacobs
Baby Jordy Benera- Aïrine Fontaine
- Chloé Neller
Dilara Açıkgöz- Paulina Platner
- Jella Veit
Snædís María Jörundsdóttir- Vigdís Lilja Kristjánsdóttir
- Bergdís Sveinsdóttir
Ziva Henry- Hanna Huizenga
- Lotte Keukelaar
- Danique Tolhoek
- Rosa van Gool
Júlia Bartel- Laia Martret
1 own goal
Anna Bárková (against France)- Jella Veit (against Netherlands)
Awards
The following awards were given after the tournament:
- Player of the Tournament: Louna Ribadeira[1]
- Top Scorer: Louna Ribadeira[24] (4 goals)
Team of the Tournament
After the tournament, the Under-19 Team of the Tournament was selected by the UEFA Technical Observer panel.[25]
| Position | Player |
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| Goalkeeper | Txell Font |
| Defenders | Sara Ortega |
| Vanessa Diehm | |
| Thiniba Samoura | |
| Andrea Medina | |
| Midfielders | Júlia Bartel |
| Kysha Sylla | |
| Alara Şehitler | |
| Forwards | Lotte Keukelaar |
| Louna Ribadeira | |
| Franziska Kett |