2023/24 Women's U19 EURO round 2 draw

The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship round 2 draw set groups for both leagues.

The draw was made by Catherine Debrouwer, Belgium WU19 team manager, who received the 2023 Respect Fair Play trophy on behalf of the squad.

The groups running between 2 and 9 April will decide the seven teams who join hosts Lithuania in the finals from 14 to 27 July, as well as promotion and relegation between the leagues. Each group will be a mini-tournament in one of the competing nations.

Catherine Debrouwer, Belgium WU19 team manager, received the 2023 Respect Fair Play trophy on behalf of the squad before helping make the drawUEFA

Draw procedure

League A consists of 28 teams, including seven promoted from League B after round 1 in the autumn. The seven group winners qualify for the finals. Teams finishing fourth will be relegated to League B for 2024/25 round 1.

The 23 teams in League B, including those relegated from League A in the autumn, will compete for promotion to round 1 of the tournament's 2024/25 edition. Hosts Lithuania will take part in League B, although their finals place from 14 to 27 July is already assured.

League A

Seven groups of four were formed. Teams were split into four pots of seven teams based on round 1 results.

Pot 1 (round 1 group winners): Spain (holders), Netherlands, Austria, England, France, Serbia, Germany

Pot 2 (round 1 group runners-up): Finland, Belgium, Czechia, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland

Pot 3 (round 1 group third place): Poland, Belarus, Norway, Greece, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Hungary

Pot 4 (promoted from League B): Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Ukraine, Croatia, Slovakia, Romania

No round 1 group winners could face the runner-up from the same group.

As decided by the UEFA Executive Committee and the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following countries could not be drawn into the same group: Belarus and Ukraine

• The draw started with Pot 1. The teams were drawn and allocated to position 1 of each group in numerical order from Group 1 to Group 7.
• The draw continued with Pot 2. The teams were drawn and allocated to position 2 of each group in numerical order from Group 1 to Group 7.
• Similarly, for Pot 3, the teams were drawn and allocated to position 3 of each group in numerical order from Group 1 to Group 7.
• Lastly, the draw was concluded with Pot 4, where the teams were drawn and allocated to position 4 of each group in numerical order from Group 1 to Group 7.
• If a prohibited team clash occurred or could occur, the team drawn would be allocated to the first available group in numerical order and another team drawn to complete the position left free. Should this have been possible when drawing the last groups, the teams would be drawn and will be assigned to the groups.
• If a round 1 group runner-up was drawn into the same group as the group winner from the same round 1 group, the same procedure described above applied.

The seven group winners will join hosts Lithuania in the finals. The seven teams finishing fourth in their groups will be relegated to League B for 2024/25 round 1.

League B

Five groups of four teams and one of three were formed. Teams were split into four pots based on round 1 results. Lithuania take part but will still compete in the finals as hosts.

Pot 1: Northern Ireland*, Scotland*, Wales*, Türkiye*, Montenegro*, Israel*

Pot 2: Faroe Islands*, Estonia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Bulgaria

Pot 3: Latvia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Armenia, Cyprus, Gibraltar

Pot 4: Georgia, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Lithuania (finals hosts)

*Relegated from League A

As decided by the UEFA Executive Committee and the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following countries could not be drawn into the same group: Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Teams who played in three-team groups in round 1 were drawn into four-team groups in round 2 as far as this was possible.

• The draw started with Pot 1. The teams were drawn and allocated to position 1 of each group in numerical order from Group 1 to Group 6.
• The draw continued with Pot 2. The teams were drawn and allocated to position 2 of each group in numerical order from Group 1 to Group 6.
• Similarly, for Pot 3, the teams were drawn and allocated to position 3 of each group in numerical order from Group 1 to Group 6.
• Lastly, the draw concluded with Pot 4, where the teams were drawn and allocated to position 4 of each group in numerical order from Group 1 to Group 5.
• If a prohibited team clash occurred or could occur, the team drawn would be allocated to the first available group in numerical order and another team was drawn to complete the position left free. Should this have been possible when drawing the last groups, the teams would be drawn and be assigned to the groups.
• Should a team have played in a three-team group in round 1, this team had to be drawn in a four-team group in round 2, therefore they could not be drawn in Group 6.

The six group winners and the runner-up with the best record against the teams finishing first and third in their group will be promoted to League A for 2024/25 round 1.