2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
The 2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2021) will be the 14th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Europe. The Faroe Islands will host the tournament.[1] A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Faroe Islands |
| Dates | May 2021 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Host selection
The timeline of host selection was as follows:[2]
- 11 January 2019: bidding procedure launched
- 28 February 2019: deadline to express interest
- 27 March 2019: Announcement by UEFA that declaration of interest were received from 17 member associations to host one of the UEFA national team youth final tournaments (UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship) in 2021 and 2022 (although it was not specified which association were interested in which tournament)
- 28 June 2019: Submission of bid dossiers
- 24 September 2019: Selection of successful host associations by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Ljubljana
For the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2021 and 2022, the Faroe Islands and Bosnia and Herzegovina were selected as hosts respectively.[1]
Qualification
A total of 49 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Faroe Islands qualifying automatically, the other 49 teams will compete in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament.[3] The qualifying competition consists of two rounds: Qualifying round, which takes place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which takes place in spring 2021.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hosts | 1st | — | Debut |
| TBD | Elite round Group 1 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 2 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 3 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 4 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 5 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 6 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 7 winners |
Venues
References
- "Hosts picked for 2021 and 2022 WU17 EUROs". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
- "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019.
- "2020/21 Women's U17 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 12 November 2019.