Women's U17 EURO round 2 draw
Friday, December 6, 2024
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The draw has set the groups for both leagues, with the teams in League A aiming for the finals in the Faroe Islands.
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The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship round 2 draw has set the groups for both leagues, to be completed by 23 March with mini-tournament hosts to be confirmed.
The draw was made by Alice Broman, captain of the Sweden team at the 2024 finals, who received the UEFA Respect Fair Play trophy on behalf of her squad
Round 2: League A draw
Group A1: Spain (holders), Belgium, Iceland, Ukraine
Group A2: Scotland, France, Wales, Slovakia
Group A3: Italy, Czechia, Croatia, Georgia
Group A4: Switzerland, Poland, Türkiye, Hungary
Group A5: England, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden
Group A6: Norway, Portugal, Greece, Serbia
Group A7: Germany, Austria, Denmark, Kosovo
The seven League A group winners will qualify for the final tournament in the Faroe Islands from 4 to 17 May, joining the hosts in the draw on 26 March.
The seven teams placed fourth in their group in League A will be relegated to League B for round 1 of the next edition.
Round 2: League B draw
Group B1: Northern Ireland, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro
Group B2: Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan, Malta
Group B3: Belarus, Albania, Israel, Andorra
Group B4: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Latvia
Group B5: Republic of Ireland, Faroe Islands (finals hosts), Lithuania
Group B6: Slovenia, North Macedonia, Moldova
The six group winners and the best runner-up from League B (not counting results against fourth-placed teams) will be promoted to League A for round 1 of the next edition.
The teams are split into two leagues as set by round 1. The Faroe Islands will take part in League B although their finals place as hosts is assured.
The tournament also acts as UEFA's qualifier for the 2025 U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco from 17 October to 8 November.
How the draw worked
League A
Based on round 1 results, the 28 teams allocated to League A were divided into four draw pots as follows:
Pot 1: Norway, Switzerland, Scotland, Germany, England, Spain, Italy
Pot 2: Portugal, Czechia, Poland, Belgium, Finland, Austria, France
Pot 3: Netherlands, Croatia, Denmark, Iceland, Türkiye, Greece, Wales
Pot 4: Sweden, Serbia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, Kosovo, Georgia
Draw condition
Group runners-up from League A round 1 were to be drawn against group winners from a different group
Therefore the following pairs of teams could not meet:
Switzerland & Portugal
Germany & Belgium
England & Czechia
Scotland & Poland
Italy & France
Spain & Austria
Norway & Finland
Draw procedure
The 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four teams. The draw started with Pot 1, which contained seven balls. The drawn teams were assigned to the groups in ascending order from A1 to A7, except if a draw condition applied.
- A first ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A1.
- A second ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A2.
- A third ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A3.
- A fourth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A4.
- A fifth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A5.
- A sixth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A6.
- The seventh ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A7.
The draw continued with Pot 2, Pot 3 and Pot 4 and followed the same rules as described above for Pot 1. When a draw condition occurred, the team drawn was allocated to the first available group in numerical order and another team was drawn to complete the position left free. Should this have been possible when drawing the last groups, the teams were drawn and assigned to the groups.
Qualification/relegation
- The seven League A group winners will qualify for the final tournament in the Faroe Islands from 4 to 17 May, joining the hosts in the draw on 26 March.
- The seven teams placed fourth in their group in League A will be relegated to League B for round 1 of the next edition.
League B
Based on round 1 results, the 21 teams allocated to League B were divided into four draw pots as follows:
Pot 1: Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Belarus, Slovenia
Pot 2: Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Romania, Albania, Estonia, North Macedonia
Pot 3: Israel, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
Pot 4: Montenegro, Andorra, Malta
Draw condition
Teams that played in three-team groups in round 1 were to be be drawn into four-team groups in round 2: Albania, Israel, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Estonia, Kazakhstan
Draw procedure
The 21 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams and three groups of three teams. The draw started with Pot 1, which contained six balls. The drawn teams were assigned to the groups in ascending order from B1 to B6, except if a draw condition applied.
- A first ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B1.
- A second ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B2.
- A third ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B3.
- A fourth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B4.
- A fifth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B5.
- The sixth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B6.
The draw continued with Pot 2 and Pot 3. When a draw condition occurred, the team drawn was allocated to the first available group in numerical order and another team drawn to complete the position left free. Should this have been possible when drawing the last groups, the teams were drawn and assigned to the groups.
The draw continued with Pot 4, which contained three balls. The drawn teams are assigned to the groups in ascending order from B1 to B3, except if a draw condition applied.
- A first ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B1.
- A second ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B2.
- The third ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B3.
Promotion
- The six group winners and the best runner-up from League B (not counting results against fourth-placed teams) will be promoted to League A for round 1 of the next edition.