The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2013 Final Tournament was held in Wales between 19 and 31 August 2013. Players born after 1 January 1994 were eligible to participate in this competition.
It was the first time Wales played in the final tournament. The tournament also qualified four teams to the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, with England, Finland, France and Germany claiming Europe's four places by reaching the semi-finals.
Tournament structure The regulations make up for the following tournament structure: Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundCompetition format First qualifying round (40 teams)40 teams from associations ranked 4–5310 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient Second qualifying round (24 teams) (ranked 1) (ranked 2) (ranked 3)10 group winners and runners-up from 1st qualifying round best group third-place finisher from 1st qualifying round6 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient Final tournament (8 teams) (hosts)6 group winners from 2nd qualifying round best group runners-up from 2nd qualifying round2 groups of 4 teams, semi-finals, final The four semifinalists qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Venues
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli (capacity 14,870) Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest (2,000) Stebonheath Park, Llanelli (1,005) Richmond Park, Carmarthen (1,000)
Qualifications There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.
First qualifying round
In the first qualifying round 40 teams were drawn into 10 groups. The top two of each group and the best third-place finisher, counting only matches against the top two in the group, advanced. The draw for this round was made on 15 November 2011.
Second qualifying round
In the second round the 21 teams from the first qualifying round were joined by top seeds Germany, France and England. The 24 teams of this round were drawn into six groups of four teams. The group winners and the runners-up team with the best record against the sides first and third in their group advanced to the final tournament.
Match officials UEFA named six referees and eight assistant referees to officiate matches at the final tournament. Additionally, two referees from the host nation were chosen as fourth officials.
Referees Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic) Eleni Lampadariou (Greece) Eszter Urbán (Hungary) Monika Mularczyk (Poland) Petra Chudá (Slovakia) Dilan Deniz Gökçek (Turkey)
Assistant referees Araksya Saribekyan (Armenia) Cindy Zeferino de Oliveira (Austria) Sanja Rodjak Karšić (Croatia) Giuliana Guarino (Italy) Yana Mazanova (Russia) Svetlana Bilić (Serbia) Rocío Puente Pino (Spain) Belinda Brem (Switzerland)
Fourth officials Paula Brady (Ireland) Lorraine Clark (Scotland)
Group stage The 7 teams advancing from the second qualifying round were joined by host nation Wales. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four with the top two teams of each group advancing to the semifinals. The draw for the final tournament took place at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on 7 May 2013.
All kick-off times are local (WEST)
Group A
Group B
Knockout round All four teams qualify to the 2014 U20 World Cup.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers 6 goals Pauline Bremer
3 goals Bethany Mead Sandie Toletti
2 goals
Nikoline Frandsen Nikita Parris Paige Williams Juliette Kemppi Kadidiatou Diani Clarisse Le Bihan Linda Dallmann Synne Jensen
1 goal
Melissa Lawley Jessica Sigsworth Katie Zelem Adelina Engman Léa Declercq Aminata Diallo Claire Lavogez Johanna Tietge Amalie Eikeland Synne Skinnes Hansen Andrine Tomter Marija Banušić
References
External links Official website