UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship Second qualifying rounds draw

Holders Spain and Germany, who have between them won all four of the past UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship finals, have been matched in the second qualifying round after the draw was made in Nyon.

Spain has taken the title the past two seasons. Germany were victorious in the two editions before that, beating Spain 7-0 in the 2008/09 decider, and are the only nation to qualify for all four final tournaments, having come third over the most recent pair of campaigns. The Czech Republic and Serbia join them in Group 4, to be played in April and hosted by Spain, with only the four section winners progressing to the finals in Nyon.

France, who was the runners-up for the second time last term, will meet the previous beaten finalists the Republic of Ireland as well as hosts Norway and Poland in Group 2, the first to start on 19 March. Switzerland, hoping to play in the final tournament on home turf for the first time, is up against England, hosts Belgium and Iceland.

Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Finland were drawn in Group 3, the last to end on 1 May.

The winners of Group 3 will take on the victors of Group 4 in the semi-finals at the Colovray Stadium on 26 June, as the draw for that round is already set, with the final and third-place play-off three days later. The tournament acts as a qualifier for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan.

Second qualifying round draw

Group 1: