UEFA European Women's U19 draw results announced

PanARMENIAN.Net - The first stage on the road to Turkey and the 2011/12 UEFA European Women's Under19 Championship was made Nov. 16 morning with the first qualifying round draw in Nyon.

Hosts next summer, 2008 champions Italy have been drawn with Austria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Armenia. That is one of ten four-team mini-tournaments to be played between September 17 and 22, 2011. Spain, winners in 2004, have been matched with a Netherlands side that reached the last four this summer while 2005 titleholders Russia will take on Denmark, Greece and Latvia.

The top two in each of the ten groups will progress to the second qualifying round along with the third-placed team with the best record against the top two in their section. Three countries await them there: with the highest coefficients, Germany, holders France and England were all given a bye through the initial stage.

Seven teams advance from the second qualifying round to join hosts Turkey at the final tournament in Mugla between July 2 and 14, 2012, the UEFA said on its website.

First qualifying round draw

Group 1: Norway, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Croatia

Group 2: Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Israel, Portugal

Group 3: Czech Republic, Poland, Cyprus, Estonia

Group 4: Iceland, Wales, Slovenia, Kazakhstan

Group 5: Sweden, Ukraine, Serbia, Slovakia

Group 6: Austria, Italy, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Armenia

Group 7: Finland, Scotland, Belarus, Faroe Islands

Group 8: Denmark, Russia, Greece, Latvia

Group 9: Belgium, Romania, Northern Ireland, Lithuania

Group 10: Spain, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova