2026 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Northern Ireland |
| Dates | TBD |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 0 |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship will be the 17th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Europe. Northern Ireland will be hosting the tournament.[1] A total of eight teams will be playing in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2009 eligible to participate.
This tournament will also act as UEFA's qualifier for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, with top five teams qualifying as the UEFA representatives.[2]
Qualification
[edit]50 (out of 55) UEFA nations entered the qualifying competition, with the hosts Sweden also competing despite already qualifying automatically, and seven teams qualified for the final tournament at the end of round 2 to join the hosts.
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Northern Ireland |
Hosts | 1st | — | Debut |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
[edit]The following three teams from UEFA qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
[edit]- ^ "Northern Ireland and Finland to host Women's U17 EURO in 2026 and 2027". UEFA. 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Morocco awarded multi-year hosting rights to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup™". FIFA. 14 March 2024.