The 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification was a men's under-21 national football team competition that determined the 15 teams that joined the automatically qualified hosts Slovakia in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 24 March 2023 – 19 November 2024 |
| Teams | 52 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 254 |
| Goals scored | 770 (3.03 per match) |
| Attendance | 527,505 (2,077 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Fábio Silva (8 goals) |
← 2023 2027 → All statistics correct as of 16 October 2024. | |
Apart from Slovakia, Liechtenstein (dissolved their U21 team until 2025) and Russia (banned), remaining 52 UEFA member national teams entered this qualifying competition. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to participate.
Format
The qualifying competition will consist of the following two rounds:
- Qualifying group stage: The 52 teams are drawn into nine groups: seven groups of six teams and two groups of five teams. Each group is played in home-and-away round-robin format. The nine group winners and the three best runner-up (not counting results against the sixth-placed team) qualify directly for the final tournament, while the remaining six runners-up advance to the play-offs.
- Play-offs: The six teams are drawn into three ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last three qualified teams.
Tiebreakers
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):
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Away goals scored in all group matches;
- Wins in all group matches;
- Away wins in all group matches;
- Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying group stage draw.
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):
- Points;
- Goal difference;
- Goals scored;
- Away goals scored;
- Wins;
- Away wins;
- Disciplinary points;
- UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying group stage draw.
Schedule
| Stage | Draw date | FIFA International Dates |
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| Qualifying group stage | 2 February 2023 | 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 | 17 October 2024 | 1st leg (11 November 2024) |
| 2nd leg (19 November 2024) |
Qualifying group stage
Draw
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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.
- Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Belarus and Ukraine
- Gibraltar and Spain
- Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo
- Kosovo and Serbia
Groups
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 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 | Play-offs | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 19 | 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 | — |
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Norway 4, Republic of Ireland 1.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | Spain | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 28 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Belgium | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 19 | Play-offs | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Scotland | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 16 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Hungary | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 16 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 9 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 6 | Malta | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 35 | −31 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Scotland 4, Hungary 1.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | Netherlands | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 30 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Georgia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 19 | Play-offs | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 17 | 2–4 | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 9–0 | ||
| 4 | North Macedonia | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 12 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Moldova | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 7 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 6 | Gibraltar | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | Germany | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Poland | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 22 | 3–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Bulgaria | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 15 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Kosovo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 12 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Estonia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 7 | 1–10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Israel | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | Romania | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Finland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 20 | Play-offs | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 18 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Albania | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 16 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Montenegro | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 7 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | Armenia | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | England | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 6 | +35 | 25 | Final tournament | — | 2–1 | 9–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Ukraine | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 24 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Serbia | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 16 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | Luxembourg | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 8 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | Portugal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 27 | Final tournament | — | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 22 | Play-offs | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Greece | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 10 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Belarus | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 6 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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| 1 | Slovenia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 17 | Final tournament | — | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | France | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 16 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 9–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Austria | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Cyprus | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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| 1 | Denmark | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 17 | Final tournament | — | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 | Play-offs | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Wales | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Iceland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | ||
| 5 | Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Czech Republic 4, Wales 1
Ranking of second-placed teams
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 | Ukraine | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 18 | Final tournament |
| 2 | H | France | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 16 | |
| 3 | D | Poland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 16 | |
| 4 | G | Croatia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | Play-offs |
| 5 | E | Finland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 14 | |
| 6 | I | Czech Republic | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 | |
| 7 | A | Norway | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 | |
| 8 | B | Belgium | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 | |
| 9 | C | Georgia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) wins; 6) away wins; 7) disciplinary points; 8) coefficient ranking.
Play-offs
The draw for the play-offs was held on 17 October 2024 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-21 era (since 1978).
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Slovakia | Hosts | 25 January 2023 | 3rd | 2000 | 2017 | 1 | Fourth place (2000) | 23 |
| Netherlands | Group C winners | 9 September 2024 | 10th | 1988 | 2023 | 3 | Champions (2006, 2007) | 4 |
| Spain | Group B winners | 10 September 2024 | 17th | 1982 | 5 | Champions (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019) | 1 | |
| Portugal | Group G winners | 11 October 2024 | 11th | 1994 | 3 | Runners-up (1994, 2015, 2021) | 3 | |
| Germany | Group D winners | 15th | 1982 | 8 | Champions (2009, 2017, 2021) | 5 | ||
| Denmark | Group I winners | 10th | 1978 | 2021 | 1 | Semi-finals (1992, 2015) | 9 | |
| Ukraine | Three best runners-up | 4th | 2006 | 2023 | 2 | Runners-up (2006) | 7 | |
| England | Group F winners | 12 October 2024 | 18th | 1978 | 10 | Champions (1982, 1984, 2023) | 2 | |
| Romania | Group E winners | 15 October 2024 | 5th | 1998 | 4 | Semi-finals (2019) | 10 | |
| Poland | Three best runners-up | 8th | 1982 | 2019 | 1 | Quarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994) | 14 | |
| Slovenia | Group H winners | 2nd | 2021 | 1 | Group stage (2021) | 19 | ||
| France | Three best runners-up | 12th | 1982 | 2023 | 4 | Champions (1988) | 6 | |
| Italy | Group A winners | 23rd | 1978 | 7 | Champions (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004) | 7 | ||
| Finland | Play-offs winner | 19 November 2024 | 2nd | 2009 | 1 | Group stage (2009) | 20 | |
| Czech Republic | 10th | 1996 | 2023 | 3 | Champions (2002) | 13 | ||
| Georgia | 2nd | 2023 | 2 | Quarter-finals (2023) | 17 | |||
Top goalscorers
There have been 776 goals scored in 250 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
- Adrion Pajaziti
- Kazeem Olaigbe
- Nikola Iliev
- Georgi Nikolov
- Václav Sejk
- Casper Terho
- Arnaud Kalimuendo
- Jørgen Nielsen
- Nicolò Tresoldi
- Nick Woltemade
- Christos Tzolis
- Sinclair Armstrong
- Kristall Máni Ingason
- Tommaso Baldanzi
- Wilfried Gnonto
- Vlad Răileanu
- Andrea Zammit
- Paulo Bernardo
- Fabian Rieder
- Jusef Erabi
- Nazar Voloshyn
For full lists of goalscorers, see sections in each group:
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
- Group D
- Group E
- Group F
- Group G
- Group H
- Group I
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