Denmark team guide

Going into this season, three of the past four holders had failed to reach the following year's finals to defend their title, and Denmark were responsible for the Netherlands continuing that trend.

Heading into the last day of qualification against the Dutch, the Danes knew only their sixth win out of six would guarantee a finals spot. An early goal from 17-year-old Signe Bruun – scoring for the third successive game having been drafted into the side in March – duly delivered it.

Captain Stine Larsen explained: "We scored quickly, we were as good as ever defensively and struggled hard in attack. Many of the girls played well above their usual level and Naja Bahrenscheer was as strong as ever in goal."

It completed an impressive turnaround for a team that finished bottom of their elite round group in 2014.

Route to finals
Qualifying round: 3-0 Cyprus, 3-0 Azerbaijan, 4-1 Ukraine
Elite round: 4-0 Slovenia, 2-1 Czech Republic, 1-0 Netherlands
Top scorer: Tanya Arngrimsen (5)

Key players
Naja Bahrenscheer (goalkeeper, BSF), Stine Larsen (defender, Brøndby IF), Nicoline Sørensen (midfielder, Brøndby IF), Emilie Henriksen (midfielder, Odense BK), Signe Bruun (forward, Fortuna Hjørring)

Coach: Søren Randa-Boldt
Date of birth: 04/10/1971
Playing career: Vanløse IF (youth)
Coaching career: Vanløse IF (youth), Brøndby IF (youth, first-team assistant), Skovlunde IF, Denmark women's U19

Denmark coach Søren Randa-Boldt©Sportsfile

Once a promising youth player, Randa-Boldt had to wait until embarking on his coaching career before really making an impact. He spent time with leading youth outfit Vanløse before switching to women's football and Brøndby and Skovlunde.

He combined that work with a position as assistant to Henrik Lehm, coach of the women's U19 side that progressed to the semi-finals in 2006, before taking the reins himself in June 2008. Randa-Boldt guided Denmark to the final tournament at the fourth attempt in 2012, making the semi-finals – he will hope to go one better in Wales.

UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship record
2013/14: elite round
2012/13: group stage
2011/12: semi-finals
2010/11: did not qualify
2009/10: did not qualify
2008/09: did not qualify
2007/08: did not qualify
2006/07: group stage
2005/06: semi-finals
2004/05: did not qualify
2003/04: did not qualify
2002/03: did not qualify
2001/02: semi-finals

Honours in other UEFA women's competitions
UEFA European Women's Under-18 Championship
Winners: 1998