2022/23 Women’s U17 EURO round 2 latest: Sweden qualify | Women’s Under-17
The second round of the UEFA European Under-17 Women’s Championship runs until 30 March, with Sweden becoming the first of seven teams to secure their spot alongside hosts Estonia for the finals from 14-26 May. Promotion and relegation between the leagues is also at stake.
The composition of the two leagues was decided by round 1 in the fall. Estonia takes part in Round 2 but, as hosts, are safe for the finals.
League A consists of 28 teams, including the seven promoted teams from League B. The seven eventual group winners qualify for the finals. Teams finishing fourth are relegated to League B for Round 1 2023/24.
The 20 teams in League B, including those relegated from League A in the fall, are fighting for promotion.
League A
Group A1 (March 8-14): Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia (final tournament hosts), Romania*
Group A2 (March 12-18): England, Norway, Belgium, Croatia*
Group A3 (March 23-29): Germany (holders), Portugal*, Hungary, North Macedonia
Group A4 (March 17-23): Switzerland, Slovenia*, Austria, Slovakia
Group A5 (March 23-29): Republic of Ireland, France*, Italy, Kosovo
Group A6 (March 12-18): Spain, Denmark, Serbia*, Belarus
Group A7 (March 8-14)
Qualified for the final: Sweden
Also staying in League A: Netherlands*, Finland
Transfer to League B: Wales
*Group hosts
- The seven group winners qualify for the finals with hosts Estonia.
- The teams finishing fourth in each group are relegated to League B for Round 1 2023/24.
- Sweden have qualified for the first time since runners-up in 2012/13, the last four-team finals.
- Germany beat Spain in the 2022 final to claim their eighth title from the past 13 editions. France and the Netherlands reached the semi-finals, while Denmark, Finland and Norway are also aiming to qualify again.
- Besides Germany, other former champions are Spain (4 titles) and Poland (1 title).
- France beat Italy 4-2 in Round 1.
- Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia all want to join Estonia in the finals. Belarus has only qualified as hosts so far.
League B
Group B1 (March 24-30): Greece, Faroe Islands, Lithuania*, Moldova
Group B2 (March 22-28): Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Montenegro
Group B3 (March 9-15): Scotland*, Israel, Georgia
Group B4 (March 15-21): Iceland, Luxembourg, Albania*
Group B5 (March 24-30): Northern Ireland, Türkiye*, Armenia
Group B6 (complete)
Promotion to League A: Ukraine
Second: Bulgaria*
Also in the group: Latvia
*Group hosts
- The group winners and runners-up with the best record against first- and third-place finishers in their group advance to League A for Round 1 2023/24.
League A
Group winner round 1: Czech Republic (Group A1), Spain (A2), Republic of Ireland (A3), Switzerland (A4), Germany (A5, holders), England (A6), Netherlands (A7)
Round 1 group runners-up: Norway (A1), Poland (A2), Finland (A3), France (A4), Slovenia (A5), Denmark (A6), Portugal (A7)
Round 1 third in group: Hungary (A1), Belgium (A2), Austria (A3), Italy (A4), Serbia (A5), Estonia (A6, final tournament hosts), Sweden (A7)
Promoted from League B: Belarus, Croatia, Kosovo (best runners-up), North Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Wales
League B
Relegated from League A: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Türkiye, Ukraine
Round 2 group runners-up: Luxembourg (B1), Faroe Islands (B3), Latvia (B4), Israel (B5), Kazakhstan (B6)
Round 2 group third: Armenia (B1), Albania (B2), Bulgaria (B3), Azerbaijan (B4), Montenegro (B5), Lithuania (B6)
Round 2 group fourth place: Georgia (B1), Moldova (B2)