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The draw has been made for the 2018/19 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round, starting the road to Bulgaria.

Involved in the draw were 44 of the record entry of 47 teams. The draw was made by Rikke Nygard, who captained Norway in last season's finals and was in Nyon to receive the Respect Fair Play trophy on behalf of her squad. Albania are making their competition debut.

Qualifying round draw
Group 1: Czech Republic, Denmark, Ukraine, Faroe Islands

Group 2: Norway, Russia, Croatia, Israel

Group 3: Italy, Finland, Romania, Montenegro

Group 4: Scotland. Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania

Group 5: England, Iceland, Azerbaijan, Moldova
Rikke Nygard receives the Respect Fair Play trophy from UEFA Women's Football Committee chairwoman Anne Rei
Rikke Nygard receives the Respect Fair Play trophy from UEFA Women's Football Committee chairwoman Anne Rei©UEFA.com

Group 6: Belgium, Portugal, Turkey, Andorra

Group 7: Republic of Ireland, Serbia, Wales, Albania

Group 8: Austria, Belarus, Slovenia, Estonia

Group 9: Switzerland, Greece, Northern Ireland, Kazakhstan

Group 10: France, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia

Group 11: Netherlands, Sweden, Latvia, Georgia

Date/hosts tbc

Bye to elite round: Germany, Spain

Bye to final tournament: Bulgaria (hosts)

Road to Bulgaria
• The top two sides in every group plus the two third-placed teams with the best record against the top two in their section join Spain and France in the elite round draw on 23 November 2018, with the games in spring 2019.

• Seven teams will eventually qualify for the finals to join Bulgaria.

 

Potindeling

Elf groepen van 4 worden er geformeerd. Albanie maakt hun debuut.

 

Pot A: England, Norway, France, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Scotland, Belgium

Pot B: Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Poland, Hungary, Russia*, Serbia, Greece, Portugal, Belarus

Pot C: Slovenia, Northern Ireland, Turkey, Wales, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine*, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Azerbaijan, Latvia

Pot D: FYR Macedonia, Faroe Islands, Montenegro, Israel, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Georgia, Andorra, Albania

*Based on previous decisions of the UEFA Executive Committee and UEFA Emergency Panel, Russia and Ukraine cannot be drawn in the same group.

Bye to elite round: Germany, Spain

 

The top two sides in every group plus the two third-placed teams with the best record against the top two in their section join Spain and France in the elite round draw on 23 November 2018, with the games in spring 2019.