Malta was drawn with England, Sweden and Latvia in Group 1 of the 2024/25 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Round 1 as the draw was held in Nyon on Friday.
As from the 2024/25 edition, qualifying consists of two stages, now named round 1 (in autumn) and round 2 (in spring). Both rounds are played as single-venue mini-tournaments.
All entered teams participate in round 1, including the final tournament hosts (who currently do not take part in qualifying, and who will continue to have their place in the finals assured under the new format). The entrants will be drawn into 14 groups of four or three teams, depending on the number of participating associations.
Following round 1, 28 teams qualify to take part in round 2 League A, with the remainder going into League B.
In future seasons, the results of round 1 will be taken into account for the round 1 draw for the following edition.
In Round 2, in League A, the 28 teams will be drawn into seven groups of four. The seven group winners will qualify to join the hosts in the final tournament. If the hosts are among the seven group winners, the best runners-up will also qualify.
The seven teams ranked fourth in the League A groups will be relegated to League B for round 1 of U19 EURO qualifying for the same age cohort (so teams relegated from League A in 2024/25 U17 EURO round 2 will begin 2026/27 U19 EURO round 1 in League B).
In League B, the teams will be drawn into seven groups of four or three, depending on the number of competitors. The seven League B winners will be promoted to League A for round 1 of U19 EURO qualifying for the same age cohort (so teams promoted from League B in 2024/25 U17 EURO round 2 will begin 2026/27 U19 EURO round 1 in League A).
The draw for round 2 will be held in the December following round 1 (eg December 2024 for round 2 of the 2024/25 edition).
Round 1 draw
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, Czechia, Belarus, Andorra
Group 8: Republic of 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, Türkiye, Bulgaria
Group 14: Denmark, Austria, Luxembourg