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 worksOf 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
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2019 U21 EURO qualifying: the road to Italy
Qualifying for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy and San Marino, which started in March and continued in June, resumes in earnest on Thursday. How qualifying works• Italy have a bye to the finals in summer 2019 but co-hosts San Marino must qualify.• Kosovo and Gibraltar are making debuts among a record 54 teams competing in qualifying.• The nine group winners qualify automatically for the finals.• The four runners-up with the best records against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their group go into the play-offs, where a pair of two-legged ties will decide the last two... UEFA.com - News
Record numbers help UEFA Women’s EURO raise bar
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Women’s EURO podcast: Netherlands saluted
In the last of our official UEFA Women's EURO 2017 podcasts from the Netherlands, host Chris Parrott and reporters Emma Hingant and Paul Saffer review the hosts' final triumph against Denmark with help from Vivianne Miedema, Nils Nielsen and Nadia Nadim, and review the tournament.DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST NOW ON iTUNES OR ON AUDIOBOOM ... UEFA.com - News
All you need to know: Women’s EURO final, Netherlands v Denmark
UEFA.com looks at Denmark and the Netherlands, the two sides at UEFA Women's EURO 2017 who have seen off all-comers and are now one game away from becoming European champions. When and where is the final?The UEFA Women's EURO 2017 final takes place in Enschede, near the border with Germany, at the home of Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente. It kicks off at 17:00CET on Sunday.What do the coaches have to say?Sarina Wiegman, Netherlands coach"We did wonder how big the tournament would be. We knew it would depend on how we performed, but we could hardly have dreamed it would be this bi... UEFA.com - News
Women’s EURO podcast: Sunday’s final previewed
In the fourth of our official UEFA Women's EURO 2017 podcasts from the Netherlands, host Chris Parrott and reporters Emma Hingant and Paul Saffer preview Sunday's final between the hosts and Denmark with the help of Danielle van de Donk, Vivianne Miedema and Stina Petersen.DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST NOW ON iTUNES OR ON AUDIOBOOM ... UEFA.com - News
Unprecedented interest in UEFA Women’s EURO
With just Sunday's sell-out final to come, record numbers of TV viewers, spectators and online users have been following UEFA Women's EURO 2017.The key numbers The total TV audience is projected to reach 165 million, with shares of national audiences of up to 66% Final will be shown in more than 80 countries UEFA.com has more than doubled 2013 visits, with the final still to come Total social media interaction of more than 20 million Record aggregate attendance for tournament ensured, with every Netherlands game sold out TVThe 2017 edition will be the ... UEFA.com - News