The UEFA experts officially approved the final tournament schedule for the European Women's Under-17 Championship which will be held in Bulgaria this month.
The opening ceremony of the tournament will take place on May 5th, immediately before the first game of the host team (Bulgaria face Portugal at 14:00 hr at the "Druzhba" stadium in Dobrich). At 11:30 that same day the "Kaliakra" stadium in Kavarna will see Austria play The Netherlands, while the other games from the first round are Spain - Denmark (at 16:30 hr at the "Kaliakra" stadium) and England - Germany at the "Albena 1" stadium in the resort of the same name (the game is to be played at the same time as the opening match).
At 11:30 on May 8th Bulgaria will face the reigning European champions from Spain in Dobrich, while at 16:30 that same day Austria will play England. At 14:00 in Albena is the clash between the other two participants in Group A - Denmark and Portugal. At the same time Germany will play The Netherlands in Kavarna.
The last day of the group phase (May 11th) sees Bulgaria face Denmark while Portugal will play Spain in Albena. Later that day, at 16:30, the same venue will host the match between Germany and Austria; England and The Netherlands will play simultaneously in Kavarna.
The first two teams from each group will go through to the semi-finals which are scheduled for May 14th - one will be played at the "Druzhba" stadium at 14:00, the other - at 18:30 at the "Kaliakra" stadium. The new European champion will be crowned on May 17th at the "Albena 1" stadium, where the big final will be played at 14:00.
The changes in the preliminary venue planes are due to circumstances beyond the Organizing committee's control.
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