2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
| Чэмпіянат Еўропы па футболе сярод дзяўчат да 17 гадоў 2016 Чемпионат Европы по футболу 2016 среди девушек до 17 лет | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Belarus |
| Dates | 4–16 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Germany (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Spain |
| Third place | England |
| Fourth place | Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 58 (3.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 44,601 (2,788 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alessia Russo Lorena Navarro (5 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Caroline Siems |
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The 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship was the ninth edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual European international youth football championship contested by the women's under-17 national teams of UEFA member associations. Belarus, which were selected by UEFA on 20 March 2012, hosted the tournament between 4 and 16 May 2016.
A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1999 eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.
Same as previous editions held in even-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the UEFA representatives.