Malta was drawn in Group 13 alongside Czechia, Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan in the 2025/26 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round, marking the beginning of the path to the eight-team finals in Wales.

The draw was made by Bjorn Vassallo, chairman of the UEFA Youth and Amateur Football Committee, and Aleksander Andresen, part of the Norway team in the 2024 finals, who received the Respect Fair Play trophy on behalf of the squad.

The qualifying matches are scheduled to take place during one of the following periods: 1–9 September 2025, 6–14 October 2025 or 10–18 November 2025. 

The top two teams in each group as well as the best third-placed team will join top seeds Spain in the elite round in spring 2026, which will produce the seven nations joining Wales in the summer finals.

2025/26 U19 EURO qualifying round draw

Group 1: Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Cyprus, Kazakhstan

Group 2: France, Hungary, Bulgaria, Faroe Islands

Group 3: Türkiye, Greece, Belarus, Liechtenstein

Group 4: Israel, Austria, Slovenia, Luxembourg

Group 5: Ukraine, Slovakia, Montenegro, Albania

Group 6: Serbia, Croatia, Georgia, Gibraltar

Group 7: Romania, Iceland, Finland, Andorra

Group 8: England, Scotland, Latvia, Lithuania

Group 9: Italy, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova

Group 10: Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, San Marino

Group 11: Portugal, Belgium, North Macedonia, Estonia

Group 12: Norway, Germany, Armenia, Kosovo

Group 13: Czechia, Northern Ireland, Malta, Azerbaijan