2024/25 Under-17 EURO round 2 draw
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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Draws will be made at 11:45 CET on 5 December for both leagues in the new competition format with the 28 League A teams competing to reach the finals in Albania.
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The UEFA European Under-17 Championship round 2 draw at 11:45 CET on Thursday 5 December will be the first of its kind under the new format, with 54 teams split into two tiered leagues to be played in spring 2025.
All 54 entrants, including final tournament hosts Albania, started in round 1, the results of which decided which 28 teams entered League A, with the remaining 26 nations going into League B.
The draw procedure will be confirmed.
League A
League A contenders
Round 1 group winners: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, England, France, Greece, Italy (holders), Northern Ireland. Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland
Round 1 group runners-up: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Türkiye, Ukraine
The 28 teams will be drawn into seven groups of four. The seven group winners will qualify to join hosts Albania in the final tournament, scheduled from 19 May to 1 June.
The seven teams ranked fourth in the League A groups will be relegated to League B for round 1 of U19 EURO qualifying for the same age cohort (so teams relegated from League A in 2024/25 U17 EURO round 2 will begin 2026/27 U19 EURO round 1 in League B).
The FIFA U-17 World Cup is changing from 2025 to become an annual 48-team tournament, for which League A round 2 will act as Europe's qualifying tournament, with full details of confederation allocations to follow. Qatar has been announced as host nation for the first five annual U-17 World Cups between 2025 and 2029.
League B
League B contenders
Round 1 group third place: Albania (finals hosts), Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria*, Cyprus, Georgia, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Wales
*Third place in three-team groups
Round 1 group fourth place: Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Malta, Moldova, San Marino, Scotland
The teams will be drawn into five groups of four teams and two groups of three teams. Albania will take part, although their place in the finals is assured as hosts.
The seven League B winners will be promoted to League A for round 1 of 2026/27 U19 EURO qualifying.