2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

The 2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2021) will be the 14th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Europe. The Faroe Islands will host the tournament.[1] A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.

2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFaroe Islands
DatesMay 2021
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)

Host selection

The timeline of host selection was as follows:[2]

For the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2021 and 2022, the Faroe Islands and Bosnia and Herzegovina were selected as hosts respectively.[1]

Qualification
Main article: 2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

A total of 49 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Faroe Islands qualifying automatically, the other 49 teams will compete in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament.[3] The qualifying competition consists of two rounds: Qualifying round, which takes place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which takes place in spring 2021.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Faroe IslandsHosts1st—Debut
TBDElite round Group 1 winners
TBDElite round Group 2 winners
TBDElite round Group 3 winners
TBDElite round Group 4 winners
TBDElite round Group 5 winners
TBDElite round Group 6 winners
TBDElite round Group 7 winners

Venues
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References
  1. "Hosts picked for 2021 and 2022 WU17 EUROs". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
  2. "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019.
  3. "2020/21 Women's U17 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 12 November 2019.
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