UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 April 2015 – 25 October 2016 |
| Teams | 46 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 174 |
| Goals scored | 672 (3.86 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir Ada Hegerberg Jane Ross(10 goals each) |
The UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying competition was a women's football competition that determined the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Netherlands in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 final tournament.
A total of 46 UEFA member national teams, with Andorra entering for the first time at senior women's level, entered the qualifying competition.
The qualifying competition consisted of three rounds:
In the preliminary round and qualifying group stage, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of a group, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 13.01, 13.02 and 15.01):
To determine the six best runners-up from the qualifying group stage, the results against the teams in fifth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 15.02):
In the play-offs, the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualifies for the final tournament. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out (Regulations Articles 16.01 and 16.02).
The qualifying matches are played on dates that fall within the FIFA Women's International Match Calendar.
The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:
The 38 highest-ranked teams entered the qualifying group stage, while the eight lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round. The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the qualifying group stage draw.
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