The last of UEFA’s annual national-team tournaments to finish in 2016/17 will become the first to start in 2017/18 when the Women’s U19 EURO qualifying round begins on Friday just 19 days after Spain lifted the trophy in Belfast.
How the competition works
- Of the record entry of 49, all teams are involved in the qualifying round except hosts Switzerland, who have a bye to the finals in July.
- The 48 teams are split into 12 groups, all played as one-venue mini-tournaments to be completed by 31 October (with Spain starting their campaign in that last section in Albania).
- Kosovo make their competition debut on Tuesday when th…