The England women's national under-19 football team, also known as England women Under-19s or England women U19(s), is a youth association football team operated under the auspices of The Football Association. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior England women's national football team and is the second highest tier of development behind the under-23 level. As long as they are eligible, players can play for England at any level, making it possible to play for the U19s, U23s or senior side, and again for the U19s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).
| Nickname(s) | The Young Lionesses | ||
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| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Lauren Smith[1] | ||
| FIFA code | ENG | ||
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| UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Winners (2009) | ||
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | 3rd (2018) | ||
The team primarily competes in the annual UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and its qualification competition. In odd years, the team's performance in the tournament could qualify the under-20 team for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The team's best achievement to date is winning the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[2]
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
edit| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | U-20 World Cup |
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 2002 |
Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
 2003 |
Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — |
 2004 |
Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2005 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Did not qualify |
 2006 |
Did not qualify | — | ||||||
 2007 |
Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
 2008 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — |
 2009 |
Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Group stage |
 2010 |
Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — |
 2011 |
Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2012 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | — |
 2013 |
Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | Group stage |
 2014 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — |
 2015 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Did not qualify |
 2016 |
Did not qualify | — | ||||||
 2017 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Third place |
| 2018 |
Did not qualify | — | ||||||
 2019 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Cancelled |
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | — | ||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 2022 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — |
 2023 |
Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2024 |
Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — |
 2025 |
TBD | — | ||||||
 2026 |
— | |||||||
| 2027 |
— | |||||||
| Total | 15/21 | 56 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 82 | 70 | 5/12 |
Current squad
editThe following 20 players were named to the squad for 2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification matches against Turkey and Italy and Poland in November 2024.[3]
Head coach: Lauren Smith[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| GK | Eve Annets | 19 March 2006 |  Portsmouth (loan)
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| GK | Katie Cox | 28 April 2006 | Chelsea
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| DF | Araya Dennis | 11 January 2006 | Tottenham Hotspur
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| DF | Sophie Harwood | 23 December 2007 | Arsenal
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| DF | Issy Hobson | 31 October 2007 | Everton
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| DF | Lucy Newell | 2 October 2006 | Manchester United
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| DF | Simone Sherwood | 4 January 2004 | Leicester City
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| DF | Codie Thomas | 30 August 2006 | Manchester City
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| DF | Mari Ward | 3 January 2006 | Bristol City
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| MF | Lily Dent | 5 September 2006 | Portsmouth (loan)
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| MF | Maddy Earl | 3 November 2006 | Bristol City (loan)
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| MF | Chloe Hylton | 25 April 2007 |  Carolina Ascent
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| MF | Vivienne Lia | 27 September 2006 | Arsenal
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| MF | Lexi Potter | 17 August 2006 | Crystal Palace (loan)
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| FW | Princess Ademiluyi | 14 July 2006 | Charlton Athletic (loan)
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| FW | Michelle Agyemang | 3 February 2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
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| FW | Ava Baker | 9 January 2006 | Birmingham City
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| FW | Jessie Gale | 23 August 2006 | Watford (loan)
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| FW | Lily Murphy | 13 February 2006 | Manchester City
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| FW | Ruby-Rae Tucker | 26 March 2006 | Aston Villa
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Recent callups
editThe following players have also been called up to the England under-19 squad within the last twelve months.
Names in bold denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group. This list may be incomplete.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Sophia Poor | 25 June 2006 | - | - | Aston Villa
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v.  Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| GK | Kaiya Jota | 5 February 2006 | - | - | Stanford Cardinal
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v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| GK | Hannah Poulter | 26 April 2005 | - | - | Brighton & Hove Albion
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v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
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| DF | Ria Bose | 7 February 2006 | - | - |  Sporting CP
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v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| DF | Scarlett Kagalwala | 17 November 2006 | - | - | Chelsea
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v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| DF | Grace McEwen | 25 August 2007 | - | - | Portsmouth (loan)
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v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| DF | Sophie Harrison | 17 July 2007 | - | - | Arsenal
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v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| DF | Jessica Pegram | 14 April 2007 | - | - | Brighton & Hove Albion
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v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| DF | Katie Reid | 25 September 2006 | - | - | Arsenal
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v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| DF | Brooke Aspin | 1 July 2005 | - | - | Crystal Palace (loan)
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v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
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| DF | Cerys Brown | 22 June 2005 | - | - | London City Lionesses (loan)
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v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
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| DF | Evie Rabjohn | 28 April 2005 | - | - | Manchester United
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v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024INJ
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| DF | Grace Ede | 6 October 2005 | - | - | Sunderland
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v. Switzerland, 3 April 2024
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| DF | Jessica Osborne | 24 February 2005 | - | - | Auburn Tigers
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v. Switzerland, 3 April 2024
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| DF | Megan Collett | 11 July 2005 | - | - | Southampton
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v. Norway, 27 February 2024
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| DF | Lois Marley-Paraskevas | 22 September 2005 | - | - | Burnley
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v. Norway, 27 February 2024
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| DF | Mackenzie Smith | 27 May 2005 | - | - | NC State Wolfpack
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v. Norway, 27 February 2024
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| MF | Milly Round | 22 January 2006 | - | - | Aston Villa
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v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| MF | Ashanti Akpan | 24 November 2005 | - | - | Birmingham City (loan)
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v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
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| MF | Louanne Worsey | 18 May 2005 | - | - | Birmingham City
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v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
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| FW | Tia Young | 1 September 2006 | - | - | Chelsea
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v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| FW | Holly Deering | 1 February 2006 | - | - | Manchester United
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v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| FW | Mia Sorrentino | - | - | Aston Villa
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v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
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| FW | Mia Enderby | 31 May 2005 | - | - | Liverpool
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v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
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| FW | Freya Godfrey | 7 May 2005 | - | - | Arsenal
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v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
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| FW | Georgia Mullett | 16 September 2005 | - | - | Aston Villa
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v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
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| FW | Poppy Pritchard | 3 December 2005 | - | - | Crystal Palace (loan)
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v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
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| FW | Katy Watson | 20 October 2005 | - | - | Sunderland
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v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
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Recent schedule and results
editThis list includes match results from the past 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2023
edit| 24 October 2023 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 1 | Greece  | 0–2 | England | Cardiff, Wales |
| Report | Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain) |
| 27 October 2023 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 1 | England | 6–1 | Wales | Newport, Wales |
| Report |
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Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain) |
| 30 October 2023 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 1 | England | 1–0 | Czech Republic | Cardiff, Wales |
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Report | Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium Referee: Rasa Grigonė (Lithuania) |
| 28 November 2023 Algarve Cup | Portugal | 2–2 | England | Ferreiras, Portugal |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Nora |
| 1 December 2023 Algarve Cup | England | 5–1 | Sweden | Albufeira, Portugal |
| Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira |
| 4 December 2023 Algarve Cup | England | 3–3 | Netherlands | Ferreiras, Portugal |
| Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Nora |
2024
edit| 24 February 2024 Friendly | England | 2–3 | France | La Nucia, Spain |
| 13:00 | Stadium: Olímpic Camilo Cano |
| 27 February 2024 Friendly | England | 2–2 | Norway | Benidorm, Spain |
| 13:00 | Stadium: Meliá Villaitana |
| 3 April 2024 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 2 | England | 2–0 | Switzerland | Queluz, Portugal |
| Report | Stadium: Real Sport Club Referee: Marina Živković (Serbia) |
| 6 April 2024 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 2 | England | 1–0 | Portugal | Oeiras, Portugal |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia) |
| 9 April 2024 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 2 | Italy | 1–4 | England | Queluz, Portugal |
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Report | Stadium: Real Sport Club Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia) |
| 14 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage | Lithuania | 0–10 | England | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Report | Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania) |
| 17 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage | Serbia  | 1–1 | England | Marijampolė, Lithuania |
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Report | Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland) |
| 20 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage | England | 1–0 | France | Jonava, Lithuania |
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Report | Stadium: Central Stadium of Jonava Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium) |
| 24 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros semi-final | England | 1–3 |  Spain | Marijampolė, Lithuania |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland) |
| 25 October 2024 Algarve Cup | England | 3–1 | Netherlands | Portugal |
| 13:00 BST | Report |
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| 27 November 2024 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1 | England | 2–1 | Turkey | Poland |
| 13:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Nysie, Nysa Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal) |
References
edit- ^ a b Beth, McHugh (11 September 2024). "Lauren Smith named England WU19s head coach". England Football. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Composed England enjoy final waltz". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ McHugh, Beth (20 November 2024). "England WU19s begin bid for EURO qualification". England Football. Retrieved 28 November 2024.