Introduction and main media contacts UEFA and the Swiss Football association welcome media representatives in the UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship 2018 that will take place from the 18th to the 30th of July 2018 in Switzerland. Eight countries have participated in the finals, alongside hosts Switzerland by negotiating the qualifying and elite rounds. These eight teams will compete in two groups of four, with the top two in each section progressing to the semi-finals when becomes a knockout competition. In finals held in odd-numbered years (i.e. 2017, 2019) the championship also serves as qualification for the biennial FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Games are 90 minutes in duration and in the semi-finals, final and any FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup play-off matches, if the result stands as a draw at the end of normal playing time; two 15-minute periods of extra time are played. If the two teams are still equal after extra time, the winner is determined by kicks from the penalty mark Link to regulations: Click here Line up before tournament Group A 1 Switzerland 2 Norway 3 Spain 4 France Group B 1 Netherlands 2 Denmark 3 Germany 4 Italy Match Schedule Group Matches: 18th, 21st and 24th of July All 4 stadiums Semi- finals: 27th of July Biel Arena Final: 30th of July Biel Arena Contacts regarding media operations Sandie Varone, UEFA Venue Media Operations Manager [email protected] / +41 79 829 21 25 Giorgio Iacovazzo Main LOC Media Contact [email protected] / +41 79 297 44 58 2 Road to the final tournament The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship consists of two qualifying rounds and an annual eight-team final tournament. Qualifying round Played in the autumn, with one-country hosting round robin fixtures played over six days. The group winners advance to the next round, and depending on the number of entries there may also be a specified number of runners-up or all runners-up and the best third-placed sides. Elite round Played in the spring, with one-country hosting round robin fixtures played over seven days. The seven group winners join the tournament hosts in the finals. Final tournament The finals consist of two groups of four, with the top two sides from each progressing to the semi- finals where it becomes a knockout competition. In finals held in odd-numbered years (i.e. 2017, 2019) the championship also serves as qualification for the biennial FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Match Schedule The complete match schedule can be found on the UEFA.com home page of the competition. Latest news UEFA.com will provide in-depth coverage, including match reports, features and video highlights. More information, pictures and stories from about #WU19EURO final tournament could be found on UEFA’s official social media platforms: Facebook: UEFA.com Twitter: @UEFAWomensEURO Instagram: UEFA.com In addition, official match program can be found and downloaded here. Group Stage Standings Semi-Finals Result Norway 0-2 Germany Denmark 0-1 Spain Additional information Full standings and match results Statistics 4 Upcoming Matches 30th of July 2018 – Final - Biel/Bienne 18:15 Germany v Spain Top Scorer Ranking Player Match Played Goals Scored Team Paulina Krumbiegel 4 2 Germany Olga Carmona 4 2 Spain Andrea Norheim 4 2 Norway Alisha Lehmann 3 2 Switzerland Géraldine Reuteler 3 2 Switzerland Lynn Wilms 3 2 Netherlands Dajan Hashemi 4 2 Denmark Anna-Lena Stolze 3 1 Germany Sophie Haug 3 1 Norway Rosa Marquez Baena 4 1 Spain Athenea Del Castillo Beivide 3 1 Spain Runa Lillegård 2 1 Norway Lina Boussaha 2 1 France Chantal Wyser 3 1 Switzerland Jessy Roux 3 1 France Nance Van Der Meer 3 1 Netherlands Ella Palis 3 1 France Arianna Caruso 3 1 Italy Kayleigh Van Dooren 3 1 Netherlands Rebecca Doejaaren 3 1 Netherlands Melissa Kössler 4 1 Germany Janni Thomsen 4 1 Denmark Teresa Abilleira Dueñas 4 1 Spain Nicole Anyomi 4 1 Germany Sara Holmgaard 4 1 Denmark More Statistics Respect Fair Play Ranking Team Score Match Played 1 Denmark 9.200 1 - Germany 9.200 1 - Norway 9.200 1 - Spain 9.200 1 Player Lists Player lists are available on https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/season=2018/teams / Spain Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth Player Club Abelleira Dueñas Teresa ABELLEIRA DUEÑAS 3 Midfield 09/01/2000 Deportivo Abanca Bautista Piqueras Carla BAUTISTA PIQUERAS 19 Forward 14/03/2000 Club Atlético de Madrid Carmona García Olga CARMONA GARCÍA 11 Forward 12/06/2000 Sevilla FC Codina Panedas Laia CODINA PANEDAS 4 Defender 22/01/2000 FC Barcelona Del Castillo Beivide Athenea DEL CASTILLO BEIVIDE 8 Forward 24/10/2000 CDE Racing Féminas Echezarreta María ECHEZARRETA 1 Goalkeeper 19/07/2001 Oviedo Moderno CF Fernández FERNÁNDEZ Eizaguirre Lasa Nerea EIZAGUIRRE LASA 10 Midfield 04/01/2000 Real Sociedad de Fútbol Hernández Zurbano Oihane HERNÁNDEZ ZURBANO 2 Defender 04/05/2000 Athletic Club Jiménez Gutierrez María JIMÉNEZ GUTIERREZ 5 Defender 17/09/2000 Levante UD Julve Pérez Elena JULVE PÉREZ 15 Forward 08/12/2000 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Llompart Pons María LLOMPART PONS 16 Midfield 19/10/2000 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Marcos Moral Ana MARCOS MORAL 9 Forward 09/07/2000 Club Atlético de Madrid Marquez Baena Rosa MARQUEZ BAENA 17 Midfield 22/12/2000 Real Betis Balompié Mieres García Malena MIERES GARCÍA 13 Goalkeeper 29/03/2000 Deportivo Abanca Mrabet Slack Yasmin Katie MRABET SLACK 18 Midfield 08/08/1999 Madrid CFF Otermin Abella Rosa Maria OTERMIN ABELLA 7 Defender 02/10/2000 Club Atlético de Madrid 6 Pinillos Moreno Itziar PINILLOS MORENO 12 Defender 21/09/2000 Club Atlético de Madrid Ramos Álvarez Natalia RAMOS ÁLVAREZ 14 Defender 10/02/1999 Levante UD Serrano Cortes Alejandra SERRANO CORTES 20 Forward 28/08/2000 Valencia Féminas Torrodà Ricart Anna TORRODÀ RICART 6 Defender 21/01/2000 FC Barcelona Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Vilda Jorge Coach ESP Germany Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth Player Club Anyomi Etonam Nicole ANYOMI 10 Forward 10/02/2000 SGS Essen Chmielinski Gina-Maria CHMIELINSKI 11 Midfield 07/06/2000 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Ebert Lisa EBERT 8 Midfield 06/07/2000 1. FFC Frankfurt Gentile Noemi GENTILE 16 Defender 24/04/2000 VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH Johannes Stina JOHANNES 1 Goalkeeper 23/01/2000 SGS Essen Kaut Lisann KAUT 15 Defender 24/08/2000 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball- Spielbetriebs Klostermann Lisa Katharina KLOSTERMANN 12 Goalkeeper 28/05/1999 SGS Essen Kössler Klara Melissa KÖSSLER 7 Forward 04/03/2000 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Krumbiegel Paulina Käte KRUMBIEGEL 14 Midfield 27/10/2000 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball- Spielbetriebs Lohmann Sydney LOHMANN 6 Midfield 19/06/2000 FC Bayern München AG Meyer Christin Martina MEYER 18 Forward 14/10/2000 Walddörfer SV Müller Marie MÜLLER 20 Midfield 25/07/2000 SC Freiburg Sakar Fatma SAKAR 2 Defender 26/03/1999 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball- Spielbetriebs Schenk Lara SCHENK 19 Defender 20/01/2000 Harvard University Schmidt Lara Sophie SCHMIDT 4 Defender 21/07/2000 FF USV Jena Stolze Anna-Lena STOLZE 9 Forward 08/07/2000 VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH Tellenbröker Maren TELLENBRÖKER 5 Defender 15/10/2000 FF USV Jena Uebach Lena UEBACH 17 Midfield 31/07/2000 Bayer 04 Leverkusen GmbH Wieder Verena WIEDER 13 Defender 26/06/2000 SC Freiburg Wittje Meret WITTJE 3 Defender 10/07/1999 VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Meinert Maren Coach GER Wiegmann Bettina Coach GER Referees and Officials Referees Ivana Martinčić (CRO) Rebecca Welch (ENG) Eleni Antoniou (GRE) Tess Olofsson (SWE) Meliz Özçiğdem (TUR) Cheryl Foster (WAL) Assistant referees Khayala Azizzade (AZE) Anna Ilyankova (BLR) Nikol Šafránková (CZE) Jenni Mahlamäki (FIN) May Moalem (ISR) Elena Soklevska-Ilievski (MKD) Jana Eleferenko (RUS) Jasmina Zafirović (SRB) 4th Officals Angelika Soeder (GER) Sandra Strub (SUI) 8 Venues Arena Biel/Bienne -Biel Opened in 2015, this multisport venue is the new home of Switzerland’s women’s senior team and the men’s Under-21s, as well as local side FC Biel-Bienne. The complex also includes an ice hockey arena, a skating rink and curling hall. Tournament Capacity: 3,261 Stadion Niedermatten - Wohlen Built between 2002 and 2004, Stadion Niedermatten was previously used by the Swiss women’s senior team and is the home venue of third division men’s side FC Wohlen – the club where retired Swiss legend Ciriaco Sforza took his first steps. Tournament Capacity: 3,026 Stade Municipal – Yverdon-les-Bains Home to third division men’s side Yverdon-Sport FC, the Stade Municipal is also the local ground of women’s team FC Yverdon Féminin, who have played in Switzerland’s top division since 2006 and lifted the Swiss Cup in 2010 and 2011. Tournament Capacity: 5,165 Stadion Herti Allmend - Zug The stadium of local side Zug 94 has been home to some famous names, with Dutch great Johan Neeskens ending his playing days with Zug in 1991 before coaching the club, and Ottmar Hitzfeld launching his own managerial career there in 1983. Tournament Capacity: 4,183 Find out more here History Just as at senior Women’s level, Germany have been the nation to beat in the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship though in recent years their dominance has waned. They amassed five titles between 2000 and 2007 before claiming a sixth in 2011, but have since failed to qualify twice. U18 origins The tournament began life as an Under-18 competition in 1997/98, Denmark and Sweden lifting the first two titles before Germany gave warning of things to come, taking back-to-back honours with victories over Spain and Norway.