The elite round line-up is set, with 26 teams earning spots alongside Germany and holders Spain in the 23 November draw.

Spain ended Germany's two-year reign as champions to claim their fourth title.

Spain won their fourth title by beating Germany in the final while Finland pipped England to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

For Norwegian international striker Ada Hegerberg, inspiring the next generation of women's players is a personal goal. In an interview which appears in the Women's U17 EURO tournament programme, we hear that the Olympique Lyonnais star wants budding young players to feel her same love of the game.

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.

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 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.

Holders Spain have led 22 teams through from the qualifying round to join top seeds Germany and France in the elite round which will decide the finals lineup for Belarus.

The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship season has started with Belarus and Jordan the targets for the 44 sides beginning in the qualifying round.

The Czech Republic and Lithuania will be the fourth and fifth hosts of the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

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.

Andorra make a debut and Armenia and Georgia return as 44 of the record entry of 47 go into the 2015/16 qualifying round draw streamed live on 19 November.

Best third-placed team Romania have completed the 24-strong lineup for the elite round with the draw streamed live on UEFA.com at 12.15CET on 19 November.

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 2013 finals hosts England will face Russia, Moldova and Bulgaria in Group 1 after the 2014/15 UEFA European Women's U17 Championship qualifying round draw in Nyon.