On Friday, May 3rd in Nyon, the draw for the first qualifying round of Euro-2025 (U-17) took place. As a result, Ukraine's youth team (currently U-16, players born in 2008), led by Yuriy Moroz, was placed in Group 4 with Belgium, Kosovo, and Kazakhstan.

It is now known that the mini-tournament in our group will take place in Belgium, and matches will be held on October 9th, 12th, and 15th.

Results of the first round draw for Euro-2025 (U-17) qualification

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, Czech Republic, 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.

Two best teams from each group advance to the second round of qualification. After that, in spring 2025, 28 participants will compete in seven groups of League A for seven spots at the final tournament, which will take place in Albania during summer. The host nation automatically qualifies but will participate in the qualification process as well.

The remaining teams in the second round will play in League B and fight for places in League A of the first qualifying stage of Euro-2027 (U-19).

It is worth noting that Euro-2025 (U-17) will serve as a qualifier for the 2025 FIFA World Cup in the U-17 category, which will feature 48 national teams participating in Qatar.

We remind you that recently Ukraine's youth team U-16 won the UEFA Development Tournament in Estonia.