Euro-2025 qualifiers draw revealed for Ukraine U-17

03.05.2024 23:16

UEFA conducted the draw for the first qualifying round of the Euro 2024/2025 U-17 Championship on Friday, May 3rd, in Nyon.

The Ukraine youth team (currently U-16 with players born in 2008), led by Yuriy Moroz, found themselves in Group 4 alongside Belgium, Kosovo, and Kazakhstan. The tournament's location and dates (the first round must conclude by November 19) will be announced later.

Results of the Euro 2024/2025 U-17 qualifying round draw

Group 1: England, Sweden, Latvia, Malta.

Group 2: Poland, Slovenia, Georgia, Armenia.

Group 3: Netherlands, Croatia, Albania, Faroe Islands.

Group 4: Belgium, Ukraine, Kosovo, Kazakhstan.

Group 5: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Liechtenstein.

Group 6: Hungary, Greece, Romania, Azerbaijan.

Group 7: Germany, Czechia, Belarus, Andorra.

Group 8: Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Lithuania.

Group 9: Italy, Norway, Wales, San Marino.

Group 10: Switzerland, Israel, Montenegro, Moldova.

Group 11: France, Slovakia, Cyprus, Gibraltar.

Group 12: Spain, Iceland, North Macedonia, Estonia.

Group 13: Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria.

Group 14: Denmark, Austria, Luxembourg.

The top two teams from each group advance to the second round of qualifiers. Following this, 28 teams will compete in seven groups in League A in spring 2025 for seven spots in the final tournament, to be held in Albania in the summer. The host team automatically qualifies, although they will still participate in the qualifiers.

The remaining teams in the second round will compete in League B, aiming for spots in League A of the first qualifying stage for Euro 2027 (U-19).

It's worth noting that Euro 2024/2025 (U-17) serves as UEFA's qualifying tournament for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, featuring 48 teams in Qatar.

Recently, the Ukraine U-16 youth team emerged as the winner of the UEFA Development Tournament in Estonia.