UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship facts for kids
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| Organising body | UEFA |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Region | Europe |
| Number of teams | Maximum of 55 (Qualifying rounds) 8 (Finals) |
| Current champions |  Spain (6th title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Germany Spain(6 titles each) |
| Website | Official website: https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19 |
The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship is a big annual football competition for young women's national teams in Europe. It's organized by UEFA, which is the main football body for Europe. Teams from countries that are part of UEFA can join if their players are under 19 years old.
This tournament helps decide which European teams will play in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup every two years. It started in 1997 as an Under-18 event and changed to Under-19 in 2001.
The championship has three main parts:
- Qualifying Rounds: Many teams (up to 55) play in these rounds to try and get into the finals.
- Finals: Only 8 teams make it to the finals. These teams are split into two groups of four. Each team plays every other team in their group.
- Knockout Stage: The top two teams from each group move on to the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals then play in the final match to decide the champion!
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Tournament Champions
This section shows which countries have won the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship over the years. It also lists the runner-up teams (who came second) and the semi-finalists (teams that reached the semi-finals).
| Number | Year | Host Country | Final Match | Third and Fourth Place | ||||
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| Champions | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | |||
| 1 | 1998 | Two-game final |  Denmark |
2–0 / 2–3 |  France |
Germany and  Sweden |
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| 2 | 1999 |  Sweden |
 Sweden |
Round-robin |  Germany |
 Italy |
Round-robin |  Norway |
| 3 | 2000 |  France |
Germany |
4–2 |  Spain |
Sweden |
Round-robin | France |
| 4 | 2001 |  Norway |
Germany |
3–2 | Norway |
Denmark |
1–0 | Spain |
| 5 | 2002 | Sweden |
Germany |
3–1 | France |
 Denmark and  England |
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| 6 | 2003 |  Germany |
France |
2–0 | Norway |
England and Sweden |
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| 7 | 2004 |  Finland |
Spain |
2–1 | Germany |
 Italy and  Russia |
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| 8 | 2005 |  Hungary |
 Russia |
2–2 6–5 (pen.) |
France |
 Finland and Germany |
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| 9 | 2006 |  Switzerland |
Germany |
3–0 | France |
Denmark and Russia |
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| 10 | 2007 |  Iceland |
Germany |
2–0 (aet) |  England |
 France and  Norway |
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| 11 | 2008 | France |
Italy |
1–0 | Norway |
Germany and Sweden |
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| 12 | 2009 |  Belarus |
England |
2–0 | Sweden |
France and  Switzerland |
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| 13 | 2010 |  Macedonia |
France |
2–1 | England |
Germany and  Netherlands |
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| 14 | 2011 |  Italy |
Germany |
8–1 | Norway |
 Italy and Switzerland |
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| 15 | 2012 |  Turkey |
Sweden |
1–0 (aet) | Spain |
Denmark and  Portugal |
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| 16 | 2013 |  Wales |
France |
2–0 (aet) | England |
Finland and Germany |
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| 17 | 2014 | Norway |
 Netherlands |
1–0 | Spain |
Norway and  Republic of Ireland |
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| 18 | 2015 |  Israel |
Sweden |
3–1 | Spain |
France and Germany |
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| 19 | 2016 |  Slovakia |
France |
2–1 | Spain |
Netherlands and Switzerland |
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| 20 | 2017 |  Northern Ireland |
Spain |
3–2 | France |
Germany and Netherlands |
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| 21 | 2018 | Switzerland |
Spain |
1–0 | Germany |
Denmark and Norway |
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| 22 | 2019 |  Scotland |
France |
2–1 | Germany |
Netherlands and Spain |
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| - | 2020 |  Georgia |
Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| - | 2021 |  Belarus |
Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 23 | 2022 |  Czech Republic |
Spain |
2–1 | Norway |
Sweden and  France |
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| 24 | 2023 |  Belgium |
Spain |
0–0 3–2 (pen.) |
Germany |
Netherlands and France |
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| 25 | 2024 |  Lithuania |
Spain |
2–1 (aet) | Netherlands |
England and France |
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| 26 | 2025 |  Poland |
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| 27 | 2026 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| 28 | 2027 | Hungary |
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Top Teams: Who Has Won the Most?
This table shows which countries have been the most successful in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, listing their wins, runner-up finishes, and times they reached the semi-finals.
| Country | Winners | Runner-up | Third Place | Fourth Place | Semi-Finalists | Total (Top Four) |
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| Germany |
6 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011) | 5 (1999, 2004, 2018, 2019, 2023) | 7 (1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017) | 18 | ||
| Spain |
6 (2004, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024) | 5 (2000, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) | 1 (2001) | 1 (2019) | 13 | |
| France |
5 (2003, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019) | 5 (1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2017) | 1 (2000) | 5 (2007, 2009, 2015, 2022, 2023) | 16 | |
| Sweden |
3 (1999, 2012, 2015) | 1 (2009) | 1 (2000) | 4 (1998, 2003, 2008, 2022) | 9 | |
| England |
1 (2009) | 3 (2007, 2010, 2013) | 2 (2002, 2003) | 6 | ||
| Denmark |
1 (1998) | 1 (2001) | 4 (2002, 2006, 2012, 2018) | 6 | ||
| Italy |
1 (2008) | 1 (1999) | 2 (2004, 2011) | 4 | ||
| Netherlands |
1 (2014) | 1 (2024) | 5 (2010, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023) | 7 | ||
| Russia |
1 (2005) | 2 (2004, 2006) | 3 | |||
| Norway |
5 (2001, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2022) | 1 (1999) | 3 (2007, 2014, 2018) | 9 | ||
| Switzerland |
3 (2009, 2011, 2016) | 3 | ||||
| Finland |
2 (2005, 2013) | 2 | ||||
| Portugal |
1 (2012) | 1 | ||||
| Republic of Ireland |
1 (2014) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 96 |
Tournament Stars: Top Scorers and Best Players
This section highlights some of the best players in the tournament's history, including those who scored the most goals and the "Golden Player" award winners.
Top Scorers by Tournament
These players scored the most goals in each tournament year.
| Year | Player | Goals |
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| 2002 | Claire Morel Barbara Müller |
4 |
| 2003 | Shelley Thompson |
4 |
| 2004 | Anja Mittag |
6 |
| 2005 | Elena Danilova |
9 |
| 2006 | Elena Danilova |
7 |
| 2007 | Marie-Laure Delie Fanndís Friðriksdóttir Ellen White |
3 |
| 2008 | Marie Pollmann |
4 |
| 2009 | Sofia Jakobsson |
5 |
| 2010 | Turid Knaak Lieke Martens |
4 |
| 2011 | Melissa Bjånesøy |
7 |
| 2012 | Elin Rubensson |
5 |
| 2013 | Pauline Bremer |
6 |
| 2014 | Vivianne Miedema |
6 |
| 2015 | Stina Blackstenius |
6 |
| 2016 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto |
6 |
| 2017 | Patricia Guijarro |
5 |
| 2018 | Dajan Hashemi Paulina Krumbiegel Lynn Wilms Andrea Norheim Olga Carmona Alisha Lehmann Géraldine Reuteler |
2 |
| 2019 | Melvine Malard |
4 |
| 2022 | Nicole Arcangeli |
5 |
| 2023 | Louna Ribadeira |
4 |
| 2024 |  Nina Matejić |
5 |
Player of the Tournament
UEFA.com sometimes chooses a "Golden Player" or "Player of the Tournament" for certain years. This award goes to the player who was considered the best overall performer.
| Year | Player |
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| 2002 | Viola Odebrecht |
| 2003 | Sarah Bouhaddi |
| 2004 | Anja Mittag |
| 2005 | Elena Danilova |
| 2006 | Isabel & Monique Kerschowski |
| 2007 | Fern Whelan |
| 2008 | Sara Gama |
| 2009 | Ramona Bachmann |
| 2010 |  Nataša Andonova |
| 2011 | Ramona Petzelberger |
| 2012 | Elin Rubensson |
| 2013 | Sandie Toletti |
| 2014 | Vivianne Miedema |
| 2015 | Stina Blackstenius |
| 2016 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto |
| 2017 | Patricia Guijarro |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2023 | Louna Ribadeira |
| 2024 | Daniela Agote |
More Football Fun
You might also be interested in these other football competitions:
- FIFA Women's World Cup
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
- UEFA Women's Championship
- UEFA Women's Champions League
