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The 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification is a men's under-19 national football team competition that will determine the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Wales in the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible to participate.

Russia was excluded from participating in the tournament due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Spain has received a bye to the Elite Round and will not participate in the qualifying round. Therefore, excluding hosts Wales, 52 teams entered this qualification competition, which consists of a qualifying round played in September–November 2025, followed by an elite round played in spring 2026.

Format

The qualifying competition will consist of the following two rounds:

• Qualifying Round: Apart from Spain, which receives a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams will be drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group will be played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 13 group winners, 13 runners-up, and the best third-placed team will advance to the elite round.
• Elite Round: The 28 teams will be drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group is played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners will qualify for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

In the qualifying and elite round, 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 Articles 14.01 and 14.02):

1. Points in head to head matches among tied teams
2. Goal difference in head to head matches among tied teams
3. Goals scored in head to head matches among tied teams
4. 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
5. Goal difference in all group matches
6. Goals scored in all group matches
7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage)
8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for 2 yellow cards in one match = 3 points)
9. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round draw

To determine the best third-placed team from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Articles 15.01 and 15.02):

1. Points
2. Goal difference
3. Goals scored
4. Disciplinary points (total 3 matches)
5. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round draw

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 5 December 2024, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:

• 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
• 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
• 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)
• 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament and qualifying competition (qualifying round and elite round)

Each group contains one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. On the basis of decisions taken by the UEFA Executive Committee and the UEFA Emergency Panel, valid at the time of the draw, the following countries cannot be drawn into the same group: Armenia and Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine, Kosovo and Serbia and Kosovo and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Final tournament hosts Team Coeff. Rank  Wales 5.333 —

Bye to elite round Team Coeff. Rank  Spain 25.939 1

Teams entering qualifying round

Pot A Team Coeff. Rank  Italy 25.333 2  France 23.833 3  Portugal 21.667 4  Norway 18.278 5  England 15.944 6  Israel 15.556 7  Ukraine 14.722 8  Czech Republic 14.056 9  Republic of Ireland 13.444 10  Denmark 12.656 11  Turkey 12.222 12  Romania 11.833 13  Serbia 11.667 14

Pot B Team Coeff. Rank  Belgium 10.900 15  Germany 10.833 16  Netherlands 10.333 17  Greece 10.167 18  Slovakia 10.167 19  Iceland 10.000 20  Croatia 9.833 21  Poland 9.333 22  Austria 8.833 23  Scotland 8.500 24  Hungary 8.333 25   Switzerland 8.000 26  Northern Ireland 7.500 27

Pot C Team Coeff. Rank  Slovenia 7.333 28  Georgia 6.667 29  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.500 30  Finland 6.500 31  Latvia 6.167 32  Sweden 5.833 33  Armenia 5.333 34  Malta 4.667 35  Montenegro 4.500 36  North Macedonia 4.167 37  Belarus 4.000 38  Cyprus 3.833 39  Bulgaria 3.667 40

Pot D Team Coeff. Rank  Azerbaijan 3.500 41  Kosovo 3.333 42  Luxembourg 3.333 43  Lithuania 2.667 44  Estonia 2.333 45  Faroe Islands 1.333 46  Albania 1.333 47  Andorra 1.000 48  Kazakhstan 0.667 49  Moldova 0.667 50  Liechtenstein 0.333 51  San Marino 0.000 52  Gibraltar 0.000 53

Qualifying Round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Republic of Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Netherlands (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Cyprus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Republic of Ireland	v	Kazakhstan

Cyprus	v	Netherlands

Republic of Ireland	v	Cyprus

Netherlands	v	Kazakhstan

Netherlands	v	Republic of Ireland

Kazakhstan	v	Cyprus

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Hungary (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Faroe Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

France	v	Faroe Islands

Bulgaria	v	Hungary

France	v	Bulgaria

Hungary	v	Faroe Islands

Hungary	v	France

Faroe Islands	v	Bulgaria

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkey (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Belarus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Liechtenstein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Turkey	v	Liechtenstein

Belarus	v	Greece

Turkey	v	Belarus

Greece	v	Liechtenstein

Greece	v	Turkey

Liechtenstein	v	Belarus

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Slovenia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Israel	v	Luxembourg

Slovenia	v	Austria

Israel	v	Slovenia

Austria	v	Luxembourg

Austria	v	Israel

Luxembourg	v	Slovenia

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Albania (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ukraine	v	Albania

Montenegro	v	Slovakia

Ukraine	v	Montenegro

Slovakia	v	Albania

Slovakia	v	Ukraine

Albania	v	Montenegro

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Croatia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Georgia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Gibraltar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Serbia	v	Gibraltar

Georgia	v	Croatia

Serbia	v	Georgia

Croatia	v	Gibraltar

Croatia	v	Serbia

Gibraltar	v	Georgia

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Andorra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Romania	v	Andorra

Finland	v	Iceland

Romania	v	Finland

Iceland	v	Andorra

Iceland	v	Romania

Andorra	v	Finland

Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Lithuania (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group 9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Moldova	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group 10

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Switzerland (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	San Marino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group 11

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	North Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group 12

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group 13

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Malta (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. "UEFA Documents". uefa.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
2. ^ "UEFA Documents". documents.uefa.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
3. "2025/26 Under-19 EURO qualifying round draw". UEFA.
4. "2025/26 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifying round draw" (PDF). UEFA.com.
5. "2025/26 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifying round draw" (PDF). UEFA.com.

External links

• Official website

• 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
• 2025 in youth association football
• 2026 in youth association football
• Current association football seasons
• Sports events affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine