Just 21 days after France were crowned in Wales, 44 teams will line up for the first qualifying round on the road to Norway and the 2014 Women's Under-19 final tournament.

Comebacks dominated qualifying, with England and Norway coming back from the dead, Finland, Germany and France sealing returns, plus a Jovana Damnjanović goals record.

Denmark and Finland booked their places in Wales with a game to spare and Norway are close to joining them but holders Sweden face a stiff test on Tuesday when qualifying concludes.

Holders Sweden, Germany and France all made winning starts to the second qualifying round, but it was Serbia's 5-4 victory over England that took the opening-day headlines.

Germany's bid to make amends for last year's failure to reach the finals faces a swift test against Spain, one of several exciting second round ties over the next eight days.

Holders Sweden will face last season's semi-finalists Portugal in the 2013/14 first qualifying round as 44 of a record 48 entrants learned their fate, including three newcomers.

A record 48 teams have entered the 2013/14 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship and 44 will be involved in the first qualifying round draw at 10.15CET on 20 November.

Holders Sweden and 2012 runners-up Spain were among 17 teams to book their place in the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship second qualifying round. 

Sweden made a winning start to their defence but the headlines were made elsewhere as Jovana Damnjanović scored six and Ukraine, Serbia, Spain and Denmark all hit double figures.

Just 98 days after the 2012 winner is crowned in Turkey, 40 teams will line up for the first qualifying round on the road to Wales and the 2012/13 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship.

Forty of the 44 entrants for the 2012/13 edition enter the first qualifying round, for which ten groups of four teams will be formed on 15 November with the aim a place in the finals in Wales.

Norway, Republic of Ireland, Denmark and Spain were among seven sides to progress to the UEFA European Women's U19 Championship second qualifying round with a perfect record.

Denmark and Spain scored nine and eight goals respectively and hat-tricks were in abundance as 15 of the 21 second qualifying round berths on offer were decided with a game to go.

Norway, beaten 8-1 by Germany in June's UEFA European Women's U19 Championship final, are among 40 sides preparing to kick off this season in the first qualifying round.

Italy have been paired with Austria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Armenia in the 2011/12 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship first qualifying round.

The lineup for next spring's UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship second qualifying round is near to completion after nine more sides secured progress on Thursday.