2026 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

2026 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
UEFA Europsko prvenstvo za žene do 19 godina 2026
Tournament details
Host countryBosnia and Herzegovina
CitiesSarajevo
Zenica
Dates27 June – 10 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venues4 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (8th title)
Runners-up Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Alba Cerrato
Spain Ainoa Gómez
Spain Rosalía Domínguez
Switzerland Emanuela Pfister
(3 goals each)
Best playerSpain Rosalía Domínguez
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The 2026 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship was the 23rd edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-19 national teams of Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted the tournament from 27 June to 10 July 2026.[1][2]

A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2007 eligible to participate.

Qualification

52 (out of 55) UEFA countries entered the qualifying competition, with the host team Bosnia and Herzegovina also participating, although they qualified automatically. Seven teams qualified for the final tournament at the end of round 2 to join the hosts.

Qualified teams

Seven teams qualified for the final tournament along with hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).

Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a]
Total First Last Streak
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Host nation 26 September 2023 1st Debut
  Switzerland Round 2 Group A1 winners 15 April 2026 9th 2002 2018 1 Semi-Finals (2009, 2011, 2016)
 Poland Round 2 Group A2 winners 18 April 2026 3rd 2007 2025 2 Group Stage (2007, 2025)
 Iceland Round 2 Group A3 winners 15 April 2026 4th 2007 2023 1 Group Stage (2007, 2009, 2023)
 Austria Round 2 Group A4 winners 16 April 2026 3rd 2016 2023 1 Fifth place (2023)
 Sweden Round 2 Group A5 winners 17 April 2026 12th 2002 2025 2 Champions (2012, 2015)
 Germany Round 2 Group A6 winners 16 April 2026 20th 2002 2024 1 Champions (2002, 2006, 2007, 2011)
 Spain Round 2 Group A7 winners 18 April 2026 19th 2002 2025 11 Champions (2004, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Knockout stage
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Poland 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5 Germany
Report
  • Rintzner 36'
  • Sträßer 49', 57'
  • Memminger 71'
  • Bäcker 90+5'
Attendance: 706
Referee: Michaela Pachtová (Czech Republic)
Sweden 1–0 Poland
  • Witkowska red-colored football 83' (o.g.)
 Report
Attendance: 118
Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5 Sweden
Report
  • Bartholdson 17'
  • Andersson Widén 31', 45+3'
  • Golubović red-colored football 80' (o.g.)
  • Ekberg 83'
Referee: Emily Heaslip (England)
Poland 1–1 Germany
  • Związek 33'
 Report
  • Zimmermann 57'
Referee: Miriama Bocková (Slovakia)
Poland 5–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
  • Mirković 70'
Referee: Tatyana Sorokopudova (Kazakhstan)
Germany 2–0 Sweden
  • Portella 12' (pen.)
  • Schneider 64'
 Report
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Knockout stage
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 4
4  Iceland 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Switzerland 2–2 Spain
  • Mece 34'
  • Pfister 87' (pen.)
 Report
  • Ainoa 36', 63'
Attendance: 114
Referee: Emily Heaslip (England)
Austria 3–0 Iceland
  • Lueger 28'
  • Leidler 45+2'
  • Krassnig 90+3'
 Report
Attendance: 92
Referee: Tatyana Sorokopudova (Kazakhstan)
Austria 3–1  Switzerland
  • Richter 41'
  • Illinger 59'
  • Spinn 90+2'
 Report
  • Hinder 69'
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
Spain 4–0 Iceland
 Report
Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)
Spain 2–1 Austria
 Report
  • Makalic 45'
Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)
Iceland 3–4  Switzerland
  • Magnúsdóttir 26', 70'
  • Van Bemmel 83'
 Report
  • Schallberger 16'
  • Pfister 28', 63' (pen.)
  • Rondalli 45+2'
Referee: Michaela Pachtová (Czech Republic)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winners if necessary.[3]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 July
 
 
 Germany (a.e.t.)1
 
10 July
 
 Austria0
 
 Germany0
 
7 July
 
 Spain1
 
 Spain3
 
 
 Sweden0
 

Semi-finals

Spain 3–0 Sweden
 Report
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
Germany 1–0 (a.e.t.) Austria
  • Zimmermann 109'
 Report
Referee: Emily Heaslip (England)

Final

Germany 0–1 Spain
Report
Referee: Miriama Bocková (Slovakia)

Goalscorers

There were 51 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

  • Germany Felicia Sträßer
  • Germany Tessa Zimmermann
  • Iceland Ingibjörg Magnúsdóttir
  • Poland Lena Świrska
  • Poland Weronika Araśniewicz
  • Sweden Filippa Andersson Widén

1 goal

  • Austria Valentina Illinger
  • Austria Tina Krassnig
  • Austria Ronja Leidler
  • Austria Denise Lueger
  • Austria Emira Makalic
  • Austria Katie Richter
  • Austria Greta Spinn
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Natalija Mirković
  • Germany Lany Bäcker
  • Germany Emma Memminger
  • Germany Laila Portella
  • Germany Paula Rintzner
  • Germany Maj Schneider
  • Iceland Líf Van Bemmel
  • Poland Oliwia Związek
  • Poland Zuzanna Witek
  • Spain Irune Dorado
  • Spain Elene Gurtubay
  • Spain Celia Segura
  • Sweden Fabienne Bartholdson
  • Sweden Agnes Ekberg
  • Switzerland Rahel Hinder
  • Switzerland Emilie Mece
  • Switzerland Melissa Rondalli
  • Switzerland Ramona Schallberger

1 own goal

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Nadija Golubović (against Sweden)
  • Poland Iga Witkowska (against Sweden)

Awards

The following awards were given after the tournament:

Team of the Tournament

After the tournament, the Under-19 Team of the Tournament was selected by the UEFA Technical Observer panel.[4]

Position Player
Goalkeeper Germany Janne Krumme
Defenders Germany Lenelotte Müller
Spain Amaya García
Sweden Paula Klingspor
Midfielders Spain Emma Moreno
Spain Ainoa Gómez
Spain Irune Dorado
Germany Emma Memminger
Forwards Austria Valentina Pötzl
Spain Alba Cerrato
Spain Rosalía Domínguez

Notes

  1. ↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

References

  1. ↑ "Bosnia & Herzegovina and Hungary to Host Women's U19 EURO in 2026 and 2027". UEFA.com.
  2. ↑ UEFA.com. "Women's Under-19". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "2026 Women's Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 13 July 2026.
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