The UEFA European Women’s Under-17 Championship subordinate turn starts on Tuesday as a highway to Bulgaria begins.
In all, 44 of a 47 entrants will contest in mini-tournaments before 28 October, with holders Spain and Germany given byes to a chosen turn and hosts Bulgaria already in May’s finals.
Qualifying turn groups
Group 1 (15–21 October): Czech Republic, Denmark*, Ukraine, Faroe Islands
Group 2 (19–25 October): Norway, Russia, Croatia*, Israel
Group 3 (22–28 October): Italy, Finland, Romania, Montenegro*
Group 4 (4–10 October): Scotland. Poland*, Slovakia, Lithuania
Group 5 (19–25 September): England, Iceland, Azerbaijan, Moldova*
Group 6 (19–25 September): Belgium, Portugal*, Turkey, Andorra
Group 7 (22–28 October): Republic of Ireland, Serbia*, Wales, Albania
Group 8 (23–29 September): Austria, Belarus, Slovenia, Estonia*
Group 9 (12–18 October): Switzerland, Greece*, Northern Ireland, Kazakhstan
Group 10 (20–26 September): France, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia*
Group 11 (17–23 October): Netherlands*, Sweden, Latvia, Georgia
*Hosts
Bye to chosen round: Germany, Spain (holders)
Bye to final tournament: Bulgaria (hosts)
Road to Bulgaria
• The tip dual sides in each organisation and a 4 third-placed teams with a best record opposite a tip dual in their territory join Germany and holders Spain in a chosen turn pull on 23 Nov 2018, with a games in open 2019.
• The 7 chosen turn organisation winners will join hosts Bulgaria in a finals from 5 to 17 May 2019.