[2] A total of eight teams were originally to play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.

[5] On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the final tournament had been rescheduled to 4–10 October 2020, and would be played in straight knock-out format, consisting of the quarter-finals, semi-finals, final, and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup play-off.

[9] Same as previous editions held in even-numbered years, the tournament would act as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The top three teams of the tournament would qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in India as the UEFA representatives.

The final draw for the straight knock-out tournament was later rescheduled to be held on 22 September 2020, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.