# 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The 2019 [UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-womens-under-19-championship) was the 18th edition of the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship, held in Scotland and won by France, who beat Germany 2-1 in the final at Paisley to claim their fifth title.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) The tournament ended Spain's two-year reign as holders and their run of six straight finals, and it lifted France to within one title of Germany's record tally of six.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Host country | Scotland, with the final at St Mirren Park, Paisley[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) |
| Champion | France, winning a fifth title in a record tenth final[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) |
| Final | France 2-1 Germany; Anyomi scored first, Baltimore equalised, Lakrar decided the game with 17 minutes left[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) |
| Dethroned holders | Spain, whose two-year reign and run of five straight finals ended with a 3-1 extra-time semi-final loss to France[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) |
| Top scorer | Melvine Malard (France), four goals[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) |
| Youngest winner | Vicki Becho (France), the tournament's youngest-ever winner[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) |
| World Cup reward | The four semi-finalists were assured places at the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) |
## Group stage
**Group A.** France, England, and Spain had all cruised through qualifying without conceding a goal, while Germany scored 45 goals in their six qualifiers, but the finals opened differently.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) The Netherlands were the first-day scorers, beating Norway 5-0 after leading 2-0 within five minutes and 4-0 at half-time. France, by contrast, needed an added-time goal from Naomie Feller to pip the hosts Scotland 2-1.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/)
Once more it was goals in the closing stages that settled France's second fixture: strikes by Melvine Malard in the 85th and 93rd minutes gave them a 3-1 win over the Netherlands, and Norway defeated Scotland 4-0.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) In the last round the Netherlands knew a win against Scotland would send them through, and they produced a 4-0 victory; Norway equalised three times against France, the last in the 89th minute, but a 3-3 draw was not enough for them to overtake their opponents.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/)
**Group B.** The section was settled after two matchdays, as the 2018 finalists Germany and Spain both beat England and Belgium.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) Germany topped the group on goal difference after a 0-0 draw with the holders, and England took third place with a 1-0 win against Belgium.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/)
## Knockout stage
The four semi-finalists were assured 2020 [FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-u-20-womens-world-cup) spots, but a title was still to be won, and it was not to be Spain's.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) In the semi-final, played on 25 July 2019, Spain fell 3-1 in extra time to France, with two goals from Vicki Becho, who at 15 became the first player that young to score in the Women's U19 finals since [Ada Hegerberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/ada-hegerberg) in 2011.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) • [2](https://soccer365.net/competitions/1607/2019/) Germany won the other semi-final 3-1 against the Netherlands, a Marie Müller penalty and a Shekiera Martinez goal in the last nine minutes proving decisive.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/)
## Final
The final was staged at Paisley, where France had already beaten Scotland, the Netherlands, and Spain at St Mirren Park during the tournament.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) Nicole Anyomi put Germany ahead early, Sandy Baltimore soon equalised, and with 17 minutes to go Maëlle Lakrar decided the game in France's favor.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/)
Malard finished as top scorer on four goals, and Becho became the tournament's youngest-ever winner.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/)
## Place in the competition's history
The result reshuffled the championship's record books. France reached the final for a record tenth time, one more than Germany, and their fifth title left them one behind Germany's record tally of six in the women's under-18/under-19 category.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) • [3](https://es.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/0253-0e17847e07a4-64ae87922f59-1000--francia-gana-el-wu19euro-2019-analisis/) Spain, the defending champion, had been bidding for a third straight title and a sixth consecutive final; instead the tournament began the sequence in which Spain missed the 2019 crown before returning to win four in a row from 2022 to 2025.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/) • [4](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/029a-1e1a58f0ebf2-009f8f003843-1000--spain-win-2025-women-s-u19-euro-at-a-glance/)
## References
1. [France strike in Scotland, UEFA.com Women's Under-19 history 2019](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2019/)
2. [UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship 2019 results, Soccer365](https://soccer365.net/competitions/1607/2019/)
3. [Francia gana el #WU19EURO 2019: análisis, UEFA.com (Spanish)](https://es.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/0253-0e17847e07a4-64ae87922f59-1000--francia-gana-el-wu19euro-2019-analisis/)
4. [Spain win 2025 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/029a-1e1a58f0ebf2-009f8f003843-1000--spain-win-2025-women-s-u19-euro-at-a-glance/)
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