The 2024/25 UEFA European Under-17 Championship round 2 draw and the 2025/26 UEFA European Under-17 Championship round 1 draw were held in Nyon on Friday.
The draws were made by Bjorn Vassallo, chairman of the UEFA Youth and Amateur Football Committee, and Yaël Thébault, part of the France team in the 2024 finals, who received the Respect Fair Play trophy on behalf of the squad.
Malta was placed in Group B5 along with Luxembourg, Bulgaria and Faroe Islands in the 2024/25 UEFA Under-17 Championship round 2 and in Group 7 of the 2025/26 UEFA European Under-17 Championship round 1 along with Serbia, Türkiye and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2024/25 UEFA European Under-17 Championship round 2
U17 EURO round 2 draw: League A
Group A1: Italy (holders), Croatia, Ukraine, Slovakia
Group A2: Spain, Austria, Germany, Norway
Group A3: France, Greece, Denmark, Finland
Group A4: Portugal, Serbia, Netherlands, Hungary
Group A5: Czechia, Switzerland, Türkiye, Sweden
Group A6: Belgium, Poland, Iceland, Republic of Ireland
Group A7: England, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Israel
The seven group winners will qualify to join hosts Albania in the final tournament, scheduled from 19 May to 1 June.
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).
U17 EURO round 2 draw: League B
Group B1: Romania, North Macedonia, Scotland, Liechtenstein
Group B2: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Armenia, San Marino
Group B3: Montenegro, Latvia, Estonia, Gibraltar
Group B4: Kosovo, Cyprus, Moldova, Andorra
Group B5: Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Malta, Faroe Islands
Group B6: Albania, Wales, Azerbaijan
Group B7: Lithuania, Georgia, Kazakhstan
The seven League B winners will be promoted to League A for round 1 of 2026/27 U19 EURO qualifying.
2025/26 UEFA European Under-17 Championship round 1
2025/26 U17 EURO round 1 draw
Group 1: Italy, Ukraine, Montenegro, Estonia (finals hosts)
Group 2: Czechia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Gibraltar
Group 3: England, Sweden, Lithuania, Scotland
Group 4: Spain, Denmark, Latvia, Andorra
Group 5: Belgium, Norway, Belarus, Moldova
Group 6: Austria, Republic of Ireland, Kosovo, Faroe Islands
Group 7: Serbia, Türkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta
Group 8: Croatia, Netherlands, Albania, Kazakhstan
Group 9: France, Israel, Romania, Azerbaijan
Group 10: Switzerland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, San Marino
Group 11: Northern Ireland, Finland, Cyprus, Armenia
Group 12: Portugal, Slovenia, Wales, Liechtenstein
Group 13: Poland, Germany, Luxembourg
Group 14: Greece, Iceland, Georgia
The mini-tournaments will be played between 1 July and 18 November 2025, with the group hosts agreed after the draw is made. Estonia will take part in both rounds of qualifying though their place in the final tournament is assured as hosts.
On completion of round 1, the 14 group winners and 14 runners-up qualify for round 2 League A. The remaining 26 teams participate in round 2 League B. Teams in round 2 League A will compete in spring 2026 for seven places alongside hosts Estonia in the final tournament, as well as places in the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.
Teams in both round 2 leagues will play for promotion and relegation between the leagues ahead of 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1.