2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-19 Euro 2018) was the 17th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (21st edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-19 national teams of Europe. Switzerland, which were selected by UEFA on 26 January 2015, hosted the tournament, which took place between 18 and 30 July 2018.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Switzerland |
| Dates | 18–30 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Spain (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dajan Hashemi Paulina Krumbiegel Lynn Wilms Andrea Norheim Olga Carmona Alisha Lehmann Géraldine Reuteler (2 goals each) |
A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1999 eligible to participate.
Spain were the defending champions, and successfully defended the title after beating Germany in the final, and became the first nation to win the women's under-17 and under-19 titles in the same year.