2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

The 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship was the 14th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (18th edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual European youth football competition contested by the women's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Israel hosted the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to participate in this competition.

2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIsrael
Dates15–27 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored39 (2.6 per match)
Attendance18,603 (1,240 per match)
Top scorer(s) Stina Blackstenius (6 goals)
Best player(s) Stina Blackstenius

Same as previous editions held in odd-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The four semi-finalists qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the UEFA representatives.

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