The participants of the European Championship in 2025 among youth national teams will be 53 teams, one of which, Slovakia, as the host already has a ticket to the final tournament. Liechtenstein did not enter qualification, and Russia was barred from participating according to UEFA's Executive Committee decision.

Thus, 52 teams will participate in the selection process. According to the UEFA ranking (performance in qualifying and final matches of Euro-2019, Euro-2021, and qualification for Euro-2023), the teams were divided into six pots. Ukraine ended up in the second pot.

As a result of the draw, our team was placed in Group F, where their opponents will be England, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan, and Luxembourg.

Group composition for Euro-2025 (U-21) qualification tournament

Group A: Italy, Ireland, Norway, Turkey, Latvia, San Marino.

Group B: Spain, Belgium, Scotland, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Malta.

Group C: Netherlands, Sweden, Georgia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Gibraltar.

Group D: Germany, Poland, Israel, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Estonia.

Group E: Romania, Switzerland, Finland, Albania, Montenegro, Armenia.

Group F: England, Ukraine, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg.

Group G: Portugal, Croatia, Greece, Belarus, Faroe Islands, Andorra.

Group H: France, Austria, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus.

Group I: Denmark, Czech Republic, Iceland, Wales, Lithuania.

During the draw procedure, 52 teams were divided into nine groups. In seven of them—six national teams each—and in two—five.

In the final stage of Euro-2025 (U-21), 16 teams will participate: Slovakia and another 15 teams that join it based on qualification results (nine group winners, three best second-place finishers, and three playoff winners).

Match windows for the group stage of the qualifying tournament

2023:

• March 20–28;
• June 12–20;
• September 4–12;
• October 9–17;
• November 13–21.

2024:

• March 18–26;
• September 2–10;
• October 7–15.

Playoff: November 11–19, 2024.

We remind you that this year the Ukrainian youth national team will also participate in the final tournament of Euro-2023 (U-21). The forum, which will take place from June 21 to July 8 in Georgia and Romania, will feature 16 teams. As a result of the draw held on October 18 last year in Bucharest, blue-and-yellow ended up in Group B, where they will face Romania, Spain, and Croatia. The three best teams from Euro-2023 (excluding France and England) will receive tickets for the 2024 Olympics.