The 2019/20 qualifying round draw has been made, setting the first steps on the road to Sweden.

The draw has been made for the 2018/19 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round, with 44 teams starting the road to Bulgaria.

Former winners Spain and Poland and past finalists France, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland are among the 27 teams that have advanced from the qualifying round to join holders Germany.

The 2017/18 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round runs from 22 September to 24 October with 44 teams beginning their bids to reach Lithuania.

A match between England and Scotland is among the highlights of the 2017/18 qualifying round draw made by Giulia Gwinn, as the road to Lithuania begins.

The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round runs until 31 October, with 44 of the 46 entrants beginning their bids to lift the trophy in the Czech Republic.

Best runners-up Serbia will join six elite-round group winners including Germany, holders Spain, the Czech Republic, Italy, Norway and England plus hosts Belarus in May's finals.

The draw has been made for the 2016/17 Women's Under-17 qualifying round, involving 44 of the 45 teams aiming to join hosts the Czech Republic in the finals.

Andorra's first UEFA women's competition entrants have learned their fate after the draw for the 2015/16 UEFA European Women's U17 Championship qualifying round.

After a long gap since the 2013/14 final last December, the competition returns with the 2014/15 qualifying round as 40 teams start the race to the finals in Iceland.

The third part of UEFA.com's behind the scenes series at the elite round of the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship in Northern Ireland focuses on the tournament's referees.

Iceland hosts the second eight-team finals in summer 2015 – and 40 of the 43 sides hoping to join them are in the qualifying round draw streamed live from 09.00CET on 20 November.