Tournament details | |
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Dates | 24 March 2023 – 19 November 2024 |
Teams | 52 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 170 |
Goals scored | 521 (3.06 per match) |
Attendance | 332,456 (1,956 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Harvey Elliott (7 goals) |
The 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification is a men's under-21 national football team competition to determine the 15 teams that will be joining the automatically qualified hosts Slovakia in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament.
Apart from Slovakia, Liechtenstein (dissolved their U21 team until 2025) and Russia (banned due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine), all remaining 52 UEFA member national teams entered this qualifying competition. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to participate.
The qualifying competition will consist of the following two rounds:
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]
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]
Stage | Draw date | FIFA International Dates |
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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) |
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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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Italy (X) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 21 | Final tournament | — | 15 Oct '24 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
2 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 17 | Play-offs | 2–2 | — | 11 Oct '24 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
3 | Norway (Y) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 15 | 0–3 | 3–2 | — | 15 Oct '24 | 7–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | Turkey (E) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 10 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 11 Oct '24 | 5–0 | ||
5 | Latvia (E) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 8 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
6 | San Marino (E) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 48 | −47 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 1–6 | 15 Oct '24 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Spain (Q) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 10 Oct '24 | 15 Oct '24 | |
2 | Scotland (Y) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 16 [lower-alpha 1] | Play-offs | 1–2 | — | 11 Oct '24 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | Belgium (Y) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 16 [lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 15 Oct '24 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Hungary (E) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 10 Oct '24 | ||
5 | Kazakhstan (E) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 | 0–4 | 15 Oct '24 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 4–1 | ||
6 | Malta (E) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Netherlands (Q) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 27 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 14 Oct '24 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Georgia (Y) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 16 | Play-offs | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 15 Oct '24 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | Sweden (Y) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 14 | 2–4 | 10 Oct '24 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 9–0 | ||
4 | North Macedonia (E) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 9 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 11 Oct '24 | 1–0 | ||
5 | Moldova (E) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 7 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | ||
6 | Gibraltar (E) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Germany (X) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 11 Oct '24 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | Poland | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 | Play-offs | 15 Oct '24 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |
3 | Bulgaria (E) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 12 [lower-alpha 1] | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
4 | Kosovo (Y) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 12 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–3 | 11 Oct '24 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Israel (E) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 15 Oct '24 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | Estonia (E) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 1 | 1–10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 15 Oct '24 | 10 Oct '24 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 17 | Final tournament | — | 11 Oct '24 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | |
2 | Finland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 16 [lower-alpha 1] | Play-offs | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 15 Oct '24 | 6–0 | |
3 | Romania | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 16 [lower-alpha 1] | 15 Oct '24 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Albania (E) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 13 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 15 Oct '24 | ||
5 | Montenegro (E) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 11 Oct '24 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | Armenia (E) | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Ukraine (X) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | England (X) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 19 | Play-offs | 11 Oct '24 | — | 9–1 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 15 Oct '24 | |
3 | Serbia (E) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 13 | 15 Oct '24 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Luxembourg (E) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 15 Oct '24 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Northern Ireland (E) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 12 Oct '24 | ||
6 | Azerbaijan (E) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Portugal (X) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 21 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Greece (Y) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 17 | Play-offs | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
3 | Croatia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 16 | 0–2 | 15 Oct '24 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 11 Oct '24 | ||
4 | Faroe Islands (E) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 7 | 11 Oct '24 | 0–4 | 2–4 | — | 15 Oct '24 | 2–2 | ||
5 | Belarus (E) | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 6 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | Andorra (E) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | 15 Oct '24 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Slovenia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 | Final tournament | — | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | France | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 13 | Play-offs | 1–1 | — | 15 Oct '24 | 2–0 | 9–0 | |
3 | Austria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | 11 Oct '24 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||
4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (E) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 15 Oct '24 | ||
5 | Cyprus (E) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 2 | 0–3 | 11 Oct '24 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Denmark | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 14 [lower-alpha 1] | Final tournament | — | 2–2 | 15 Oct '24 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Wales | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 14 [lower-alpha 1] | Play-offs | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 11 Oct '24 | 2–1 | |
3 | Iceland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | 4–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 10 Oct '24 | ||
4 | Czech Republic (Y) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 15 Oct '24 | ||
5 | Lithuania (E) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Because two groups have one fewer team than the others, 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 six teams enter the play-offs.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | F | England (X) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 16 | Final tournament |
2 | I | Wales | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 14 | |
3 | H | France | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 13 | |
4 | D | Poland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Play-offs |
5 | G | Greece (Y) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 | |
6 | A | Republic of Ireland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | |
7 | B | Scotland (Y) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | |
8 | E | Finland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
9 | C | Georgia (Y) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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1 | TBD | TBD | ||
2 | TBD | TBD | ||
3 | TBD | TBD |
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-21 era (since 1978).
Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Appearance | First appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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Slovakia | Hosts | 25 January 2023 | 3rd | 2000 | 2017 | Fourth place (2000) |
Netherlands | Group C winners | 9 September 2024 | 10th | 1988 | 2023 | Champions (2006, 2007) |
Spain | Group B winners | 10 September 2024 | 17th | 1982 | 2023 | Champions (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019) |
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