2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

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Host countryLithuania Lithuania
Dates14 – 27 July 2024
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue3 (in 3 host cities)
2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
2024 m. Europos moterų U-19 futbolo čempionatas
Tournament details
Host countryLithuania Lithuania
Dates14 – 27 July 2024
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (6th title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Top scorerSerbia Nina Matejić (5)
Best playerSpain Daniela Agote[1]
2023
2025

The 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship was the 21st edition (25th in U18 and U19) 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. Lithuania hosted the tournament.[2]

A total of eight teams were playing in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.

Spain were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended the title after beating the Netherlands in the final.[3]

Lithuania[4]
Jonava Kaunas Marijampolė
Central Stadium of Jonava Darius and Girėnas Stadium Sūduva Stadium
Capacity: 2,580 Capacity: 15,026 Capacity: 6,523

Qualification

52 (out of 55) UEFA nations entered the qualifying competition, with the hosts Lithuania 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.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 LithuaniaHosts1stDebut
 SpainRound 2 Group A1 winners17th2023 (Champions)Champions (2004, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023)
 Republic of IrelandRound 2 Group A2 winners2nd2014 (Semi-finals)Semi-finals (2014)
 EnglandRound 2 Group A3 winners15th2022 (Group stage)Champions (2009)
 FranceRound 2 Group A4 winners18th2023 (Semi-finals)Champions (2003, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019)
 SerbiaRound 2 Group A5 winners2nd2012 (Group stage)Group stage (2012)
 NetherlandsRound 2 Group A6 winners11th2023 (Semi-finals)Champions (2014)
 GermanyRound 2 Group A7 winners19th2023 (Runners-up)Champions (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011)

Squads

Group stage

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[citation needed]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 July – Marijampolė
 
 
 England1
 
27 July – Kaunas
 
 Spain3
 
 Spain (a.e.t.)2
 
24 July – Kaunas
 
 Netherlands1
 
 Netherlands2
 
 
 France0
 

Semi-finals

England 1–3 Spain
Report
Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)

Netherlands 2–0 France
Report

Final

Spain 2–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 38 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match (as of 21 July 2024).

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

References

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