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According to the approved UEFA Women's Football Committee and ratified by the UAF Executive Board, the Ukrainian WU-17 women's national team will participate in the UEFA Development Tournament in Bosnia and Herzegovina in April. From April 16—23, under the guidance of Sergey Sapronov, the team will face a new challenge at this year’s UEFA Development Tournament taking place in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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According to the approved UEFA Women's Football Committee and ratified by the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Association of Football Unified Calendar for women's football events in 2024, the Ukraine WU-17 girls' national team will play at the UEFA Development Tournament in Bosnia and Herzegovina in April.
From April 16 to 23, under the guidance of Sergey Sapronov, the young players are set for a new challenge at the UEFA Development Tournament, which this year will take place in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition to the hosts, the blue-and-yellow team will face teams from Slovenia and North Macedonia.
As a reminder, the Ukraine WU-17 girls' national team secured third place in their group during the first round of qualification for the 2023/2024 UEFA European Championship and retained their spot in League A.
Based on the draw results for the second round, Sergey Sapronov's wards have been placed in Group A5, where they will face Spain, the Netherlands, and Turkey. It is known that the hosts of this mini-tournament will be the Netherlands, with matches taking place from March 14 to 20 in the cities of Gravendeel (Sportpark Juliana) and Nieuwvliet (Gemeentelijk Sportpark S.J.C.).
March 14, 2024
Spain — Turkey (8:00 PM)
Ukraine — Netherlands (8:00 PM)
March 17, 2024
Netherlands — Turkey (4:00 PM)
Spain — Ukraine (8:00 PM)
March 20, 2024
Netherlands — Spain (8:00 PM)
Turkey — Ukraine (8:00 PM)
Match times are in Kyiv time.
In the second round of qualification, seven teams will be determined to join Sweden at the final stage of the European Championship for girls under 17 years old. Additionally, teams that move from one league to another will also be decided. The seeding during the draw was based on the finishing positions in the first round.
In League A, seven groups with a total of 28 teams are competing, including seven teams that have been promoted from League B following the results of the first round. Seven group winners in League A during the second round (and the best runner-up if Sweden finishes first in their group) will secure spots at the final stage, which will take place from May 5 to 18. Teams finishing fourth in their groups will start the next season's first round in League B.
In League B, twenty-two teams are competing across six groups (four with four participants each and two with three) for promotion back into League A during the next qualification cycle.
League A
Group A1: France, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia.
Group A2: Finland, Portugal, Iceland, Kosovo.
Group A3: Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Croatia.
Group A4: Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Wales.
Group A5: Spain, Netherlands, Ukraine, Turkey.
Group A6: England, Italy, Greece, Serbia.
Group A7: Poland, Denmark, Scotland, North Macedonia.
League B
Group B1: Belarus, Montenegro, Lithuania, Andorra.
Group B2: Bulgaria, Slovenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan.
Group B3: Romania, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Georgia.
Group B4: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Armenia, Kazakhstan.
Group B5: Northern Ireland, Malta, Luxembourg.
Group B6: Ireland, Israel, Albania.
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