The UEFA preliminary round opened on THU 06 APR 2017 with sixteen teams looking to make a splash.

• Albania 03-02 Kosovo: Kosovo led 2-1 in their first competitive international match, before Furtuna VELAJ scored an equaliser with fifteen minutes to play. Deep into stoppage time, Albania stole the three points on an own goal. They lead Group B, ahead of Greece on goals scored.
• Kazakhstan 01-00 Georgia: Yuliya NIKOLAYENKO scored the only goal of the match late in the first half. Six saves from Georgian keeper Teona SUKHASHVILI kept her side’s goal difference manageable in Group A.
• Israel 02-00 Lithuania: Marian AWAD came off the bench to put Israel ahead in the 77th minute, as her side joins Moldova atop Group C, though Moldova are ahead on goal difference.
• Faroe Is 05-01 Luxembourg: Heidi SEVDAL set the pace with two goals, as the Faroe Is leap to the top of Group D. Turkey, also victorious on the day, sit just behind them on goal difference.