The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship elite round has begun as Bulgaria's seven rivals in May's finals are decided this month.Elite round groupsGroup 1 (21–27 March): England, Greece, Hungary (hosts), GeorgiaGroup 2Qualified: NetherlandsGroup 3 (23–29 March): Spain (holders), Poland, Sweden (hosts), SlovakiaGroup 4 (20–26 March): Germany, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland (hosts)Group 5 (23–29 March): France, Portugal (hosts), Czech Republic, Northern IrelandGroup 6 (21... UEFA.com - News
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WU17 EURO qualifying: road to Lithuania
The road to the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship in Lithuania next May begins on Friday when the qualifying round kicks off in Hungary.How the competition worksOf the 46 contenders, all teams are involved in the qualifying round except top seeds (and holders) Germany, given a bye to the elite round, and hosts Lithuania, who are excused until the finals.The 44 teams are split into 11 groups, all played as one-venue mini-tournaments to be completed by 24 October.The top two in each group and the third-placed side with the best record against the leading pair in their section accompany top seeds Germany into the 24-team elite r... UEFA.com - News
WU17 EURO elite round guide
The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship elite round begins on Monday with 24 teams competing for seven berths in the final tournament in the Czech Republic – and with Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium making it a perfect ten appearances at this stage.Elite round groupsGroup 1 (27 March–1 April): Austria, Netherlands*, Slovenia, Switzerland• Slovenia are in the elite round for the first time while Switzerland were overall runners-up in 2015.Group 2 (20–25 March): Norway, Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Wales• Bosnia and Herzegovina are hosting the mini-tournament having reached the elit... UEFA.com - News
WU17 EURO elite round draw seedings
Holders Germany, fellow former champions Poland and best third-placed side Russia are among the 23 teams that have advanced from the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round to join Spain in the elite round draw on 11 November.Draw procedure• There are four seeding pots in accordance with the coefficient ranking list, with the six countries with the highest coefficients in Pot A, the next six in Pot B, and so on.The potsPot A: Spain, France, Germany (holders), Austria, Norway, Republic of IrelandPot B: Denmark, Poland, Greece, Hungary, Sweden, Netherlands... UEFA.com - News
WU17 EURO elite round line-up confirmed
Holders Germany, fellow former champions Poland and best third-placed side Russia are among the 23 teams that have advanced from the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round to join Spain in the elite round draw on 11 November.The qualifiers (group winners listed first):Group 1: Denmark, SwitzerlandGroup 2: Greece, SwedenGroup 3: Poland, HungaryGroup 4: Norway, NetherlandsGroup 5: Portugal, ItalyGroup 6: France, ScotlandGroup 7: Germany (holders), WalesGroup 8: Englan... UEFA.com - News