Euro 2027 (U-21): the venue for the starting match of the Ukrainian youth national team has been determined
Ukraine's U-21 national team will play their first Euro 2027 qualifying match against Lithuania on September 5 at the LSK "Drukskininkai Stadium" in Drukskinenkai.
Photo from uefa.com
The first match of the Euro 2027 (U-21) qualifying tournament, against Lithuania on September 5, will be held in the city of Druskininkai at the LSK "Druskininkai Stadium". This information is reported by the UEFA website.
The start time of the match will be announced later.
As a reminder, according to the draw results, Ukraine's team has been placed in Group H, where their opponents will be Croatia, Hungary, Turkey, and Lithuania.
Schedule of matches for Group H in Euro 2027 (U-21) qualifying tournament
05.09.2025. Lithuania — Ukraine
09.09.2025. Lithuania — Hungary
09.09.2025. Turkey — Croatia
10.10.2025. Ukraine — Hungary
10.10.2025. Turkey — Lithuania
14.10.2025. Croatia — Ukraine
14.10.2025. Hungary — Turkey
13.11.2025. Croatia — Lithuania
14.11.2025. Turkey — Ukraine
18.11.2025. Lithuania — Turkey
18.11.2025. Hungary — Croatia
27.03.2026. Ukraine — Lithuania
31.03.2026. Hungary — Ukraine
31.03.2026. Croatia — Turkey
26.09.2026. Ukraine — Turkey
26.09.2026. Croatia — Hungary
01.10.2026. Hungary — Lithuania
02.10.2026. Ukraine — Croatia
06.10.2026. Turkey — Hungary
06.10.2026. Lithuania — Croatia
Draw for the Euro 2027 (U-21) qualifying tournament
Group A: Spain, Romania, Finland, Kosovo, Cyprus, San Marino.
Group B: Portugal, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Scotland, Azerbaijan, Gibraltar.
Group C: France, Switzerland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Estonia.
Group D: England, Ireland, Slovakia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Andorra.
Group E: Italy, Poland, Sweden, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Armenia.
Group F: Germany, Georgia, Greece, Northern Ireland, Latvia, Malta.
Group G: Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Group H: Ukraine, Croatia, Hungary, Turkey, Lithuania.
Group I: Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Wales, Belarus.
Nine groups were formed: six of them will have six teams each and three will have five.
In the final stage of Euro 2027 (U-21), sixteen teams will participate: Albania, Serbia, and fourteen other national teams that join them based on qualifying results (nine group winners, the best team among second-place finishers, and four playoff winners).
Match windows for the group stage of qualification
2025:
- March 17-25;
- June 2-10;
- September 1-9;
- October 6-14;
- November 10-18.
2026:
- March 23-31;
- September 21 - October 6;
Playoff: November 9-17, 2026.
Euro 2027 (U-21) is planned to be held on four stadiums in Albania (Tirana, Shkoder, Elbasan, Rrogozhina) and four in Serbia (Novi Sad, Ljusic, Leskovac, Zajecar). The opening match will take place in Serbia, the final — in Albania. It should be noted that based on the results of Euro 2027 (U-21), participants for the Olympic Games 2028 from UEFA zone will be determined.
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