WU17 EURO elite round line-up confirmed

Former winners Spain and Poland are among the 27 teams that have advanced from the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round to join holders Germany in the elite round draw at 11:45CET on 24 November.

The qualifiers (group winners listed first):
Group 1: Poland, Switzerland
Group 2: England, Scotland
Group 3: Spain, Iceland, Azerbaijan*
Group 4: Republic of Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania*
Group 5: France, Denmark
Group 6: Sweden, Russia, Israel*
Group 7: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Turkey*
Group 8: Hungary, Norway
Group 9: Serbia, Belgium
Group 10: Austria, Portugal
Group 11: Italy, Finland, Slovenia*

*Five third-placed sides with the best record against the top two in their group.

Bye to elite round: Germany (holders)

Bye to finals: Lithuania (hosts)

Qualifying round summary

• Top scorer: Claudia Pina (Spain) 11
• Pina's total of seven goals in the 22-0 defeat of Montenegro was just one off the competition record for a single match.
• England, Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Hungary won their three games without conceding a goal. France and Denmark also kept three clean sheets.
• Azerbaijan and Israel have got past this round for the first time.
• Romania finished third ahead of Greece in Group 4 on disciplinary rankings (two yellow cards and no red cards to three yellow cards).

Elite round draw (11:45CET, 24 November, Nyon)

• The teams are split into four seeding pots based on qualifying round results, with Germany in Pot 1 as top seeds.
• The sides are drawn into seven groups of four with any other restrictions to be confirmed ahead of the draw.
• Games take place in spring as seven one-venue mini-tournaments. The group winners qualify to join hosts Lithuania in the finals from 9 to 21 May 2018.
• Earlier on the morning of 24 November, the draw for the 2018/19 qualifying round will also be made.

Road to Lithuania
Elite round draw: 11:45CET, 24 November, Nyon
Elite round: spring 2018
Final tourmament draw: tbc April, Lithuania
Final tournament: 9–21 May Lithuania

• The top three finishers in the finals will qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup from 13 November to 1 December of that year in Uruguay.