2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
9 October – 19 November 2024
Elite round:
19 – 25 March 2025
Teams53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played78
Goals scored236 (3.03 per match)
Top scorer(s)Poland Daniel Mikołajewski
(5 goals)
2024
2026
All statistics correct as of 19 November 2024.

The 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification is a men's under-19 national football team competition that will determine the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Romania in the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible to participate.

Russia was excluded from participating in the tournament due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Therefore, excluding hosts Romania, 53 teams entered this qualification competition, which consists of a qualifying round played in October–November 2024, followed by an elite round played in spring 2025.

Format

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The qualifying competition will consist of the following two rounds:

  • Qualifying Round: Apart from Portugal, which receives a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams were drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group will be played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 13 group winners, 13 runners-up, and the best third-placed team will advance to the elite round.
  • Elite Round: The 28 teams will be drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group is played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners will qualify for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

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In the qualifying and elite round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[1]

  1. Points in head to head matches among tied teams
  2. Goal difference in head to head matches among tied teams
  3. Goals scored in head to head matches among tied teams
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams
  5. Goal difference in all group matches
  6. Goals scored in all group matches
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage)
  8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for 2 yellow cards in one match = 3 points)
  9. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round draw

To determine the best third-placed team from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Articles 15.01 and 15.02):[1]

  1. Points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Disciplinary points (total 3 matches)
  5. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round draw

Qualifying round

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Draw

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The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 May 2024, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[3]

Each group contains one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Spain and Gibraltar, Belarus and Ukraine, Kosovo and Serbia, Kosovo and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Final tournament hosts
Team Coeff. Rank
 Romania
Bye to elite round
Team Coeff. Rank
 Portugal 27.167 1
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
Team Coeff. Rank
 Italy 26.778 2
 France 23.167 3
 England 20.056 4
 Spain 19.939 5
 Norway 17.833 6
 Ukraine 15.056 7
 Republic of Ireland 14.944 8
 Israel 13.889 9
 Czech Republic 13.722 10
 Serbia 12.333 11
 Turkey 11.778 12
 Germany 11.667 13
 Slovakia 11.167 14
Pot B
Team Coeff. Rank
 Denmark 11.100 15
 Greece 11.000 16
 Poland 10.667 17
 Belgium 10.233 18
 Netherlands 10.000 19
 Iceland 9.667 20
 Austria 9.667 21
 Hungary 9.500 22
 Croatia 8.500 23
 Scotland 8.500 24
 Finland 8.167 25
 Sweden 7.333 26
 Latvia 7.000 27
Pot C
Team Coeff. Rank
 Slovenia 6.617 28
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.167 29
 Armenia 6.000 30
  Switzerland 5.500 31
 North Macedonia 5.333 32
 Bulgaria 5.167 33
 Georgia 4.833 34
 Wales 4.667 35
 Northern Ireland 4.500 36
 Malta 4.333 37
 Cyprus 3.833 38
 Kosovo 3.500 39
 Azerbaijan 3.500 40
Pot D
Team Coeff. Rank
 Montenegro 3.333 41
 Belarus 3.333 42
 Luxembourg 2.667 43
 Estonia 2.333 44
 Moldova 1.667 45
 Kazakhstan 1.667 46
 Albania 1.333 47
 Lithuania 0.667 48
 Faroe Islands 0.333 49
 Andorra 0.333 50
 San Marino 0.000 51
 Gibraltar 0.000 52
 Liechtenstein 0.000 53

Groups

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Elite round
2  Slovenia 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ukraine 1–2 Kazakhstan
Report
Sportpark Marsdijk, Assen
Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)
Slovenia 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Referee: Jakob Sundberg (Denmark)

Ukraine 0–1 Slovenia
Report
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)
Netherlands 2–0 Kazakhstan
Report
Sportpark Marsdijk, Assen
Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)

Netherlands 1–0 Ukraine
Report
Referee: Jakob Sundberg (Denmark)
Kazakhstan 1–2 Slovenia
Report
Sportpark Marsdijk, Assen
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Elite round
2  Hungary 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Cyprus 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Andorra (H) 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cyprus 1–3 Hungary
Report
Centre d’Entrenament FAF, Andorra la Vella
Referee: Amine Kourgheli (Belarus)
Germany 2–0 Andorra
Report
Centre d’Entrenament FAF, Andorra la Vella
Referee: Sayat Karabayev (Kazakhstan)

Germany 3–1 Cyprus
Report
Centre d’Entrenament FAF, Andorra la Vella
Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland)
Hungary 1–0 Andorra
Report
Centre d’Entrenament FAF, Andorra la Vella
Referee: Sayat Karabayev (Kazakhstan)

Hungary 1–2 Germany
Report
Centre d’Entrenament FAF, Andorra la Vella
Referee: Amine Kourgheli (Belarus)
Andorra 0–1 Cyprus
Report

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Elite round
2  Belgium 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3  Bulgaria (H) 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
England 1–0 Lithuania
Report
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)
Bulgaria 1–1 Belgium
Report
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (The Netherlands)

Belgium 4–1 Lithuania
Report
England 2–1 Bulgaria
Report
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

Belgium 0–0 England
Report
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (The Netherlands)
Lithuania 0–2 Bulgaria
Report

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland (H) 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Elite round
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3  Malta 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
4  Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey 7–0 Gibraltar
Report
Malta 0–6 Poland
Report
Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Sweden)

Turkey 2–0 Malta
Report
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
Poland 4–0 Gibraltar
Report

Poland 3–0 Turkey
Report
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
Gibraltar 1–2 Malta
Report
Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Sweden)

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Elite round
2  Wales 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Scotland (H) 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 4
4  Liechtenstein 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Wales 1–0 Scotland
Report
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)
France 7–0 Liechtenstein
Report

Scotland 4–0 Liechtenstein
Report
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus)
France 2–1 Wales
Report
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

Liechtenstein 0–5 Wales
Report
Referee: Snir Levy (Israel)
Scotland 0–0 France
Report
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus)

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Elite round
2  Finland (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6[a]
3   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6[a]
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head results: Switzerland 0–1 Finland, Czechia 0–1 Switzerland, Finland 2–3 Czechia. Head-to-head standings:
    • Czechia: 3 pts, 0 GD (3 GF, 3 GA), Czechia won against Finland
    • Finland: 3 pts, 0 GD (3 GF, 3 GA), Finland lost against Czechia
    • Switzerland: 3 pts, 0 GD (1 GF, 1 GA)
Czech Republic 2–0 San Marino
Report
Referee: Bulat Sariyev (Kazakhstan)
Switzerland 0–1 Finland
Report
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)

Finland 5–0 San Marino
Report
Järvenpään keskuskenttä, Järvenpää
Referee: Bulat Sariyev (Kazakhstan)
Czech Republic 0–1  Switzerland
Report
Järvenpään keskuskenttä, Järvenpää
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)

Finland 2–3 Czech Republic
Report
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
San Marino 0–4  Switzerland
Report
Järvenpään keskuskenttä, Järvenpää
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Elite round
2  Iceland 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Moldova (H) 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Azerbaijan 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Azerbaijan 0–2 Iceland
Report
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Moldova
Report

Republic of Ireland 4–0 Azerbaijan
Report
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)
Iceland 1–0 Moldova
Report

Iceland 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Report
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)
Moldova 2–2 Azerbaijan
Report
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Elite round
2  Montenegro 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3  Greece (H) 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Italy 3–0 Montenegro
Report
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–5 Greece
Report

Italy 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Greece 0–3 Montenegro
Report

Greece 0–1 Italy
Report
Montenegro 3–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report

Group 9

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 3 0 0 7 4 +3 9 Elite round
2  Georgia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3  Estonia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Sweden (H) 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Norway 2–1 Estonia
Report
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
Georgia 2–1 Sweden
Report
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu (Kosovo)

Norway 3–2 Georgia
Report
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu (Kosovo)
Sweden 1–2 Estonia
Report
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

Sweden 1–2 Norway
Report
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
Estonia 1–1 Georgia
Report
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

Group 10

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 2 0 1 8 1 +7 6[a] Elite round
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6[a]
3  Kosovo (H) 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6[a]
4  Faroe Islands 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head goal difference: Austria +3; Spain 0; Kosovo –3.
Spain 3–0 Faroe Islands
Report
Referee: Michal Očenáš (Slovakia)
Kosovo 0–4 Austria
Report
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)

Austria 4–0 Faroe Islands
Report
Referee: Michal Očenáš (Slovakia)
Spain 3–4 Kosovo
Report
Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland)

Austria 0–1 Spain
Report
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
Faroe Islands 0–2 Kosovo
Report
Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland)

Group 11

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Elite round
2  Israel 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4  Albania (H) 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Northern Ireland 0–4 Denmark
Report
Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia)
Israel 6–0 Albania
Report
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)

Israel 3–1 Northern Ireland
Report
Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia)
Denmark 1–0 Albania
Report
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

Denmark 3–2 Israel
Report
House of Football Natural Pitch at Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)
Albania 0–1 Northern Ireland
Report
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

Group 12

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Elite round
2  Luxembourg (H) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4[a]
3  Latvia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4[a]
4  North Macedonia 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Luxembourg: 3, Latvia: 0
Slovakia 2–1 Luxembourg
Report
Kaerjenger Dribbel, Bascharage
Attendance: 647
Referee: Dominik Starý (Czech Republic)
North Macedonia 1–1 Latvia
Report
Attendance: 25
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

Slovakia 3–0 North Macedonia
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)
Latvia 2–3 Luxembourg
Report

Latvia 2–0 Slovakia
Report
Kaerjenger Dribbel, Bascharage
Attendance: 60
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)
Luxembourg 1–1 North Macedonia
Report
Attendance: 325
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

Group 13

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Elite round
2  Croatia (H) 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Belarus 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Armenia 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Serbia 2–2 Belarus
Report
Armenia 0–4 Croatia
Report
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

Serbia 2–0 Armenia
Report
Croatia 2–0 Belarus
Report

Croatia 0–3 Serbia
Report