2022/23 Under-19 EURO qualifying round begins next month

The road to the 2022/23 UEFA European Under-19 Championship finals in Malta, scheduled for July 2023, begins next month as the qualifying round will run from 21 to 27 September and 16 to 23 November.

Teams were divided into thirteen groups and the top two teams in each group will join top seeds Portugal in the spring 2023 elite round along with the third-placed team with the best record against the top two in their section.

Malta qualifies directly for the final tournament from 3 to 16 July 2023.

Qualifying Round

Group 1 (21–27 September): Czech Republic, Greece, Switzerland (hosts), Andorra

Group 2 (21–27 September): Türkiye, Bulgaria (hosts), Azerbaijan, Luxembourg

Group 3 (17–23 November): Ukraine, Sweden (hosts), Cyprus, Kosovo

Group 4 (21–27 September): Republic of Ireland, Hungary, Wales (hosts), Gibraltar

Group 5 (21–27 September): Italy, Poland (hosts), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia

Group 6 (21–27 September): Austria, Romania (hosts), Latvia, Lithuania

Group 7 (21–27 September)*: Spain, Belgium (hosts), Albania. (Russia have been excluded)

Group 8 (16–22 November): France, Scotland (hosts), Iceland, Kazakhstan

Group 9 (21–27 September): England (holders), Denmark (hosts), Georgia, Montenegro

Group 10 (17–23 November): Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia (hosts), San Marino

Group 11 (16–22 November): Croatia (hosts), Israel, Finland, Faroe Islands

Group 12 (21–27 September): Germany, Slovakia, Belarus (hosts), Armenia

Group 13 (21–27 September): Netherlands (hosts), Slovenia, Northern Ireland, Moldova