2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates24 March 2023 – 19 November 2024
Teams52 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored384 (3.05 per match)
Attendance227,816 (1,808 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Youssoufa Moukoko
(6 goals)

The 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition is a men's under-21 football competition to determine the 15 teams that will be joining the automatically qualified host Slovakia in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament.

Apart from Slovakia (already qualified as hosts of the tournament), Liechtenstein (dissolved U21 team until 2025) and Russia (banned due to the invasion of Ukraine), all remaining 52 UEFA member national teams enter the qualifying competition. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to participate.

Format

The qualifying competition will consist of the following two rounds:

  • Qualifying group stage: The 52 teams are drawn into nine groups: seven groups of six teams and two groups of five teams. Each group is played in home-and-away round-robin format. The nine group winners and the three best runner-up (not counting results against the sixth-placed team) qualify directly for the final tournament, while the remaining six runners-up advance to the play-offs.
  • Play-offs: The six teams are drawn into three ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last three qualified teams.

Tiebreakers

In the qualifying group stage, 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 Article 14.01):[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. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Wins in all group matches;
  9. Away wins in all group matches;
  10. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  11. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying group stage draw.

To determine the bests runner-up from the qualifying group stage, the results against the teams in sixth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 15.02):[1]

  1. Points;
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Away goals scored;
  5. Wins;
  6. Away wins;
  7. Disciplinary points;
  8. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying group stage draw.

Schedule

Stage Draw date FIFA International Dates
Qualifying group stage 2 February 2023[2] FIFA date 1 (24–28 March 2023)
FIFA date 2 (15–20 June 2023)
FIFA date 3 (6–12 September 2023)
FIFA date 4 (12–17 October 2023)
FIFA date 5 (16–21 November 2023)
FIFA date 6 (21–26 March 2024)
FIFA date 7 (5–10 September 2024)
FIFA date 8 (10–15 October 2024)
Play-offs TBD 1st leg (11 November 2024)
2nd leg (19 November 2024)

    Qualifying group stage

    Draw

    Final tournament host
    Team
     Slovakia
    Pot 1
    Team
     Spain
     Portugal
     Germany
     France
     Netherlands
     England
     Denmark
     Italy
     Romania
    Pot 2
    Team
     Croatia
      Switzerland
     Belgium
     Czech Republic
     Poland
     Ukraine
     Sweden
     Austria
     Republic of Ireland
    Pot 3
    Team
     Norway
     Greece
     Iceland
     Slovenia
     Israel
     Finland
     Georgia
     Serbia
     Scotland
    Pot 4
    Team
     Bosnia and Herzegovina
     Bulgaria
     Hungary
     Turkey
     North Macedonia
     Wales
     Belarus
     Northern Ireland
     Albania
    Pot 5
    Team
     Kosovo
     Montenegro
     Moldova
     Lithuania
     Faroe Islands
     Cyprus
     Kazakhstan
     Azerbaijan
     Latvia
    Pot 6
    Team
     Malta
     Armenia
     Luxembourg
     Andorra
     Estonia
     Gibraltar
     San Marino
    Banned from entering qualifying
    Team
     Russia
    Did not enter
    Team
     Liechtenstein

    Each group contained one team from each of Pots 1–6 (Pots 1–5 for five-team group). Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following teams would not be drawn in the same group.

    • Armenia and Azerbaijan
    • Belarus and Ukraine
    • Gibraltar and Spain
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo
    • Kosovo and Serbia

    Groups

    Group A

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  Italy 5 3 2 0 13 2 +11 11 Final tournament — 15 Oct '24 2–0 22 Mar '24 26 Mar '24 5 Sep '24
    2  Republic of Ireland 5 3 1 1 12 8 +4 10 Play-offs 2–2 — 11 Oct '24 10 Sep '24 3–2 3–0
    3  Norway 5 3 0 2 17 6 +11 9 10 Sep '24 3–2 — 7–0 15 Oct '24 26 Mar '24
    4  Latvia 5 2 1 2 5 10 −5 7 0–0 1–2 6 Sep '24 — 2–1 2–0
    5  Turkey 5 2 0 3 10 7 +3 6 0–2 6 Sep '24 2–0 11 Oct '24 — 5–0
    6  San Marino 5 0 0 5 0 24 −24 0 0–7 22 Mar '24 0–7 15 Oct '24 10 Sep '24 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA

    Group B

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  Spain 5 4 1 0 14 1 +13 13 Final tournament — 1–0 26 Mar '24 2–0 10 Oct '24 15 Oct '24
    2  Scotland 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 10[lower-alpha 1] Play-offs 6 Sep '24 — 11 Oct '24 3–1 21 Mar '24 2–1
    3  Belgium 5 3 1 1 5 3 +2 10[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 0–2 — 15 Oct '24 1–0 21 Mar '24
    4  Hungary 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 10 Sep '24 0–0 0–1 — 2–0 10 Oct '24
    5  Kazakhstan 4 1 0 3 2 7 −5 3 0–4 15 Oct '24 10 Sep '24 26 Mar '24 — 5 Sep '24
    6  Malta 5 0 0 5 1 15 −14 0 0–6 10 Sep '24 0–2 0–3 0–2 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Scotland 3, Belgium 0.

    Group C

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  Netherlands 6 6 0 0 18 2 +16 18 Final tournament — 9 Sep '24 14 Oct '24 3–0 5 Sep '24 1–0
    2  Georgia 5 3 1 1 4 3 +1 10 Play-offs 0–3 — 0–0 5 Sep '24 15 Oct '24 2–0
    3  Sweden 5 2 1 2 11 5 +6 7 2–4 10 Oct '24 — 4–0 0–1 6 Sep '24
    4  Moldova 6 2 0 4 6 12 −6 6 25 Mar '24 0–1 10 Sep '24 — 2–1 1–2
    5  North Macedonia 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 3 0–2 0–1 26 Mar '24 11 Oct '24 — 21 Mar '24
    6  Gibraltar (Y) 6 1 0 5 3 17 −14 3 0–5 26 Mar '24 0–5 1–3 9 Sep '24 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA
    (Y) Cannot qualify directly, but may still qualify through play-offs

    Group D

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  Germany 4 4 0 0 13 4 +9 12 Final tournament — 3–1 11 Oct '24 22 Mar '24 4–1 26 Mar '24
    2  Poland 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 12 Play-offs 15 Oct '24 — 26 Mar '24 3–0 5–0 2–1
    3  Bulgaria 6 2 3 1 13 7 +6 9 2–3 10 Sep '24 — 1–1 6–0 1–0
    4  Kosovo 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 0–3 11 Oct '24 2–2 — 2–0 3–1
    5  Estonia 6 0 1 5 2 19 −17 1 10 Sep '24 0–1 1–1 15 Oct '24 — 6 Sep '24
    6  Israel 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0 TBD 21 Mar '24 15 Oct '24 10 Sep '24 TBD —
    Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA

    Group E

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1   Switzerland 5 3 2 0 13 5 +8 11 Final tournament — 2–2 6 Sep '24 11 Oct '24 4–2 5–0
    2  Romania 5 3 1 1 12 5 +7 10 Play-offs 15 Oct '24 — 5–0 1–0 6 Sep '24 2–0
    3  Albania 5 3 0 2 8 10 −2 9 26 Mar '24 3–2 — 22 Mar '24 2–0 15 Oct '24
    4  Finland 4 2 0 2 11 4 +7 6 1–2 10 Sep '24 4–1 — 15 Oct '24 6–0
    5  Montenegro 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 10 Sep '24 11 Oct '24 21 Nov 26 Mar '24 — 22 Mar '24
    6  Armenia 6 0 1 5 1 18 −17 1 0–0 26 Mar '24 1–2 6 Sep '24 0–1 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA

    Group F

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  Ukraine 5 5 0 0 12 2 +10 15 Final tournament — 3–2 6 Sep '24 1–0 4–0 1–0
    2  England 5 4 0 1 20 4 +16 12 Play-offs 11 Oct '24 — 9–1 15 Oct '24 26 Mar '24 3–0
    3  Serbia 5 3 0 2 7 13 −6 9 15 Oct '24 0–3 — 2–0 2–0 26 Mar '24
    4  Azerbaijan 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 3[lower-alpha 1] 26 Mar '24 22 Mar '24 10 Sep '24 — 3–2 0–1
    5  Luxembourg (Y) 6 1 0 5 3 15 −12 3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 0–3 22 Mar '24 6 Sep '24 — 15 Oct '24
    6  Northern Ireland 5 1 0 4 2 7 −5 3[lower-alpha 1] 10 Sep '24 6 Sep '24 1–2 12 Oct '24 0–1 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA
    (Y) Cannot qualify directly, but may advance via the play-offs.
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 3 Ranked on head-to-head goals scored: Azerbaijan 3, Luxembourg 3, Northern Ireland 1.

    Group G

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  Portugal 5 4 0 1 17 3 +14 12 Final tournament — 2–0 26 Mar '24 21 Mar '24 3–0 6–1
    2  Greece 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Play-offs 2–1 — 2–2 3–0 26 Mar '24 1–1
    3  Croatia 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10 10 Sep '24 15 Oct '24 — 5 Sep '24 11 Oct '24 2–0
    4  Faroe Islands 5 2 1 2 8 11 −3 7 11 Oct '24 10 Sep '24 2–4 — 2–2 15 Oct '24
    5  Andorra 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 15 Oct '24 0–1 21 Mar '24 0–1 — 1–1
    6  Belarus (E) 8 0 3 5 5 19 −14 3 0–5 22 Mar '24 0–1 2–3 0–0 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2023. Source: UEFA
    (E) Eliminated

    Group H

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  France 4 3 0 1 15 3 +12 9 Final tournament — 6 Sep '24 15 Oct '24 10 Sep '24 9–0
    2  Slovenia 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 9 Play-offs 0–4 — 1–0 22 Mar '24 10 Sep '24
    3  Austria 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7 2–0 11 Oct '24 — 2–0 26 Mar '24
    4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3 1–2 1–2 6 Sep '24 — 15 Oct '24
    5  Cyprus 4 0 1 3 2 15 −13 1 11 Oct '24 0–3 1–1 1–2 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2023. Source: UEFA

    Group I

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  Denmark 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8[lower-alpha 1] Final tournament — 2–2 15 Oct '24 10 Sep '24 26 Mar '24
    2  Wales 5 2 2 1 8 7 +1 8[lower-alpha 1] Play-offs 1–2 — 1–0 11 Oct '24 22 Mar '24
    3  Iceland 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 6 Sep '24 10 Sep '24 — 2–1 10 Oct '24
    4  Czech Republic 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2 0–0 1–1 26 Mar '24 — 15 Oct '24
    5  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0 1–2 2–3 0–1 6 Sep '24 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2023. Source: UEFA
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Denmark 4, Wales 1.

    Ranking of second-placed teams

    Only the results of the second-placed teams against the first, third, fourth and fifth-placed teams in their group are taken into account, while results against the sixth-placed team in six-team groups are not included. As a result, eight matches played by each second-placed team are counted for the purposes of determining the ranking. The top three teams qualify directly for the final tournament, while the other teams enter the play-offs.

    Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 G  Greece 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 10 Final tournament
    2 F  England 4 3 0 1 17 4 +13 9
    3 D  Poland 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 9
    4 H  Slovenia 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 9 Play-offs
    5 I  Wales 5 2 2 1 8 7 +1 8
    6 E  Romania 4 2 1 1 10 5 +5 7
    7 B  Scotland 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7
    8 A  Republic of Ireland 4 2 1 1 9 8 +1 7
    9 C  Georgia 4 2 1 1 2 3 −1 7
    Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source:
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) wins; 6) away wins; 7) disciplinary points; 8) coefficient ranking.

    Play-offs

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    1 TBD TBD
    2 TBD TBD
    3 TBD TBD

    Top goalscorers

    There have been 332 goals scored in 110 matches, for an average of 3.02 goals per match (as of 20 November 2023).

    6 goals

    5 goals

    4 goals

    3 goals

    2 goals

    For full lists of goalscorers, see sections in each group:

    References

    1. 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
    2. ↑ UEFA.com (2023-03-24). "2025 Under-21 EURO qualifying groups". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.

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