The 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification were two rounds of qualifying tournaments for the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, which was held in Switzerland.
With the debut of Bosnia and Herzegovina a new record of 42 participating nations was set.
After all matches were played, the 10 group winners and the four best runners-up advanced to the second round.
To determine the four best runners-up from the first qualifying round, only the results against the winners and third-placed teams in each group were taken into account.
The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings: The ten group winners and the four best runners-up joined Germany and the Netherlands in the second round.