2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A

Group A of the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consists of six teams: Italy, Ireland, Norway, Turkey, Latvia, and San Marino. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 2 February 2023 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, ^[1] with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	10	6	4	0	27	4	+23	22	Final tournament		—	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	7–0
2	Norway	10	6	1	3	28	11	+17	19 [a]	Play-offs		0–3	—	3–2	5–1	7–0	4–0
3	Republic of Ireland	10	5	4	1	24	12	+12	19 [a]			2–2	1–1	—	3–2	2–2	3–0
4	Turkey	10	4	1	5	21	15	+6	13			0–2	2–0	0–1	—	3–0	5–0
5	Latvia	10	3	2	5	10	18	−8	11			0–0	0–1	1–2	2–1	—	2–0
6	San Marino	10	0	0	10	1	51	−50	0			0–7	0–7	0–7	1–6	0–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Norway 4, Republic of Ireland 1.

Matches

Times are CET/CEST, ^{[note 1]} as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

20 June 2023 (2023-6-20)

17:00 (18:00 EEST)

Latvia	2–0	San Marino
Šits 38' Melnis 86'	Report

Sloka Stadium, Jūrmala

Attendance: 300

Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

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7 September 2023 (2023-9-7)

18:00

San Marino	0–7	Norway
	Report	Schjelderup 35', 45+2', 83' Mannsverk 37' Hansen-Aarøen 45' Karlsbakk 88' Edh 90+4'

San Marino Stadium, Serravalle

Attendance: 284

Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu (Kosovo)

8 September 2023 (2023-9-8)

16:00 (17:00 EEST)

Latvia	0–0	Italy
	Report

Sloka Stadium, Jūrmala

Attendance: 348

Referee: Snir Levy (Israel)

8 September 2023 (2023-9-8)

20:30 (19:30 BST)

Republic of Ireland	3–2	Turkey
Moran 56' Gilsenan 87' (pen.) Emakhu 90+6'	Report	Yıldız 22' (pen.) Çanak 76'

Turners Cross, Cork

Attendance: 3,754

Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

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12 September 2023 (2023-9-12)

18:00

Norway	7–0	Latvia
Arnstad 12', 45+1', 52' (pen.) Bobb 62' Schjelderup 67' Gulliksen 83' Mvuka 90'	Report

Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen

Attendance: 580

Referee: Roman Jitari (Moldova)

12 September 2023 (2023-9-12)

18:45 (19:45 TRT)

Turkey	0–2	Italy
	Report	Miretti 45+2' Nasti 79'

Sakarya Atatürk Stadium, Adapazarı

Attendance: 2,358

Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France)

12 September 2023 (2023-9-12)

20:30 (19:30 BST)

Republic of Ireland	3–0	San Marino
Vata 8', 45+2' Matteoni 66' (o.g.)	Report

Turners Cross, Cork

Attendance: 3,826

Referee: Antoine Paul Chiaramonti (Andorra)

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13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)

14:00 (15:00 EEST)

Latvia	1–2	Republic of Ireland
Vapne 90+2'	Report	Oko-Flex 15', 57'

Zemgale Olympic Center, Jelgava

Attendance: 274

Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland)

13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)

18:45 (19:45 TRT)

Turkey	5–0	San Marino
Destan 5', 37' Yardımcı 80', 82', 87'	Report

Ümraniye Stadyumu, Istanbul

Attendance: 472

Referee: Viktor Shimusik (Belarus)

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17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)

14:00 (15:00 EEST)

Latvia	2–1	Turkey
Vapne 25' Melnis 79'	Report	Yardımcı 14'

Zemgale Olympic Center, Jelgava

Attendance: 237

Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)

17:45

Italy	2–0	Norway
Baldanzi 25' Esposito 46'	Report

Stadio Druso, Bolzano

Attendance: 4,627

Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

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16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:30

San Marino	0–7	Italy
	Report	Pirola 5' Gnonto 30', 39' Volpato 46' Fabbian 53' Esposito 62' (pen.) Bianco 83'

Stadio Olimpico di San Marino, Serravalle

Attendance: 1,185

Referee: Joni Hyytiä (Finland)

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)

18:00

Norway	3–2	Republic of Ireland
Opsahl 20' Arnstad 74' (pen.) Nordås 77'	Report	Emakhu 37' Armstrong 53'

Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen

Attendance: 566

Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

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21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

17:45 (19:45 TRT)

Turkey	2–0	Norway
Çanak 30' Yardımcı 64'	Report

Alanya Oba Stadium, Alanya

Attendance: 457

Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

18:30 (17:30 GMT)

Republic of Ireland	2–2	Italy
Phillips 31' Armstrong 47'	Report	Gnonto 45+1' (pen.), 90+6'

Turners Cross, Cork

Attendance: 6,157

Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

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22 March 2024 (2024-3-22)

18:00

San Marino	0–7	Republic of Ireland
	Report	Armstrong 26' Moran 53' Benvenuti 57' (o.g.) Vata 62', 64', 90+2' Oko-Flex 73'

San Marino Stadium, Serravalle

Attendance: 213

Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

22 March 2024 (2024-3-22)

18:15

Italy	2–0	Latvia
Casadei 32' Fabbian 79'	Report

Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena

Attendance: 4,315

Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)

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26 March 2024 (2024-3-26)

17:00

Norway	4–0	San Marino
Hansen-Aarøen 6', 61' Østrøm 49' Aasgaard 89'	Report

Viking Stadion, Stavanger

Attendance: 510

Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (Kazakhstan)

26 March 2024 (2024-3-26)

18:15

Italy	1–1	Turkey
Ghilardi 50'	Report	Kılıçsoy 90+1'

Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara

Attendance: 3,921

Referee: Cesar Soto Grado (Spain)

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5 September 2024 (2024-9-5)

16:00 (17:00 EEST)

Latvia	0–1	Norway
	Report	Arnstad 54' (pen.)

Sloka Stadium, Jūrmala

Attendance: 243

Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

5 September 2024 (2024-9-5)

16:45

Italy	7–0	San Marino
Bove 35' Matteoni 38' (o.g.) Esposito 58', 76', 78', 90+1' Raimondo 81'	Report

Stadio Domenico Francioni, Latina

Attendance: 3,144

Referee: Marek Radina (Czech Republic)

6 September 2024 (2024-9-6)

18:45 (19:45 TRT)

Turkey	0–1	Republic of Ireland
	Report	Curtis 84'

Esenler Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 2,188

Referee: Amine Kourgheli (Belarus)

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10 September 2024 (2024-9-10)

18:00 (17:00 BST)

Republic of Ireland	2–2	Latvia
Armstrong 16' Roughan 65'	Report	Anmanis 42' Patrikejevs 63'

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 953

Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)

10 September 2024 (2024-9-10)

18:30

Norway	0–3	Italy
	Report	Baldanzi 10', 72', 80'

Viking Stadion, Stavanger

Attendance: 2,141

Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary)

10 September 2024 (2024-9-10)

20:30

San Marino	1–6	Turkey
M. Ciacci 16'	Report	Elmaz 9' (pen.), 14' Burcu 32' (pen.) Çanak 36' İnce 45' Ortakaya 90+1'

San Marino Stadium, Serravalle

Attendance: 283

Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)

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11 October 2024 (2024-10-11)

18:30

Turkey	3–0	Latvia
Yardımcı 35' Elmaz 56' Yıldırım 65'	Report

Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadyumu, Istanbul

Attendance: 2,453

Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (Kazakhstan)

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11)

20:00

Republic of Ireland	1–1	Norway
Roughan 75'	Report	Schjelderup 90+3'

Turners Cross, Cork

Attendance: 5,754

Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas (Spain)

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15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)

18:30

San Marino	0–3	Latvia
	Report	Vientiess 26' Meļķis 39', 52'

San Marino Stadium, Serravalle

Attendance: 160

Referee: Martin Matoša (Slovenia)

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)

18:30

Norway	5–1	Turkey
Arnstad 20' (pen.) Nordås 33' Schjelderup 53', 68' Egeli 61'	Report	Akman 90+2'

Viking Stadion, Stavanger

Attendance: 1,146

Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)

18:30

Italy	1–1	Republic of Ireland
Casadei 23'	Report	Moran 66'

Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste

Attendance: 1,730

Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

Goalscorers

There have been 111 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match.

6 goals

• Francesco Pio Esposito
• Kristian Arnstad
• Andreas Schjelderup
• Erencan Yardımcı

5 goals

• Rocco Vata

4 goals

• Tommaso Baldanzi
• Wilfried Gnonto
• Sinclair Armstrong

3 goals

• Isak Hansen-Aarøen
• Andrew Moran
• Armstrong Oko-Flex
• Cihan Çanak
• Bartuğ Elmaz

2 goals

• Cesare Casadei
• Giovanni Fabbian
• Bruno Melnis
• Lūkass Vapne
• Lasse Selvåg Nordås
• Aidomo Emakhu
• Sean Roughan
• Enis Destan

1 goal

• Alessandro Bianco
• Edoardo Bove
• Daniele Ghilardi
• Fabio Miretti
• Marco Nasti
• Lorenzo Pirola
• Cristian Volpato
• Antonio Raimondo
• Kaspars Anmanis
• Roberts Meļķis
• Ivans Patrikejevs
• Dario Šits
• Oskars Vientiess
• Thelo Aasgaard
• Oscar Bobb
• Eskil Edh
• Sindre Walle Egeli
• Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen
• Daniel Karlsbakk
• Sivert Mannsverk
• Joel Mvuka
• Halvor Rødølen Opsahl
• Robin Østrøm
• Sam Curtis
• Zak Gilsenan
• Killian Phillips
• Mattia Ciacci
• Ali Akman
• Livan Burcu
• Burak İnce
• Semih Kılıçsoy
• Emir Ortakaya
• Poyraz Efe Yıldırım
• Kenan Yıldız

1 own goal

• Giacomo Benvenuti (against Republic of Ireland)

2 own goals

• Giacomo Matteoni (against Italy and Republic of Ireland)

Notes

1. CEST (UTC+2) for dates between 26 March and 29 October 2023 and between 31 March and 27 October 2024, and CET (UTC+1) for all other dates.

References

1. "2025 Under-21 EURO qualifying draw: See the groups". UEFA.