2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesRound 1:
23 September – 17 November 2026
Round 2:
 Spring 2027
Teams54 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification is an under-17 men's national football team competition that will determine the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Latvia in the 2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[1]

Russia were excluded from the tournament due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Therefore, including host Latvia, 54 teams entered this qualification competition. The Round 1 of the qualification will be played in the Autumn of 2026, while the Round 2 will be played in spring 2027. Players born on or after 1 January 2010 are eligible to participate.

Format

The qualification consists of two rounds; both of them consist of several groups, which are played as single-round-robin mini-tournaments, with one team from each group selected as the host after the draw.

  • Round 1: 54 teams were drawn into 14 groups of three or four. The top two teams from each group advanced to Round 2 League A; the other teams advanced to Round 2 League B.
  • Round 2:
    • League A: 28 teams will be drawn into seven groups of four. The group winners will qualify for the final tournament. If Latvia, as the host of the final tournament, wins one of these groups, the best runner-up team will also qualify. Teams that will finish fourth will be relegated to Round 1 League B for the next season.
    • League B: 26 teams will be drawn into seven groups of three or four. The group winners will be promoted to Round 1 League A for the next season.

Tiebreakers

In a group, 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 were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[2]

  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 had the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and were tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
  8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. Position in the applicable ranking:
    1. for teams in Round 1, position in the 2024–25 qualification overall rankings;
    2. for teams in Round 2, position in the Round 1 overall rankings.

Round 1

Draw

The draw for the Round 1 was held on 10 December 2025 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[3]

The teams were seeded according to their results in Round 1 of the 2025–26 qualification.[4] The matches of the first-, the second- and the third-placed teams against the fourth-placed teams in their group did not count towards this ranking. To determine this ranking, the following criteria were followed (Regulations Article 15.03):[2]

  1. higher position in the group;
  2. higher number of points;
  3. superior goal difference;
  4. higher number of goals scored;
  5. lower disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points).

The teams were allocated to four drawing pots.[5] Teams in the same pot would be drawn into different groups. Each group contains one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and 12 groups contain one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Spain and Gibraltar, Belarus and Ukraine, Kosovo and Serbia. Due to the current situation, Ukraine, Israel and Belarus cannot host tournaments on their territory.


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

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 Round 2 League A
2  Denmark (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 November 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Republic of Ireland v Estonia
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Wales v Denmark
Report
Republic of Ireland v Wales
Report
Denmark v Estonia
Report
Denmark v Republic of Ireland
Report
Estonia v Wales
Report

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 November 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Germany v Azerbaijan
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Lithuania v Northern Ireland
Report
Germany v Lithuania
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Northern Ireland v Azerbaijan
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Northern Ireland v Germany
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Azerbaijan v Lithuania
Report

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  Liechtenstein (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 12 October 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain v Liechtenstein
Report
Israel v  Switzerland
Report
Spain v Israel
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Switzerland v Liechtenstein
Report
Switzerland v Spain
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Liechtenstein v Israel
Report

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  Albania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 November 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Sweden v Albania
Report
Finland v Scotland
Report
Sweden v Finland
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Scotland v Albania
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Scotland v Sweden
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Albania v Finland
Report

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  Malta (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 November 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Slovakia v Malta
Report
Netherlands v Norway
Report
Slovakia v Netherlands
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Norway v Malta
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Norway v Slovakia
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Malta v Netherlands
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Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 November 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Portugal v Andorra
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Bulgaria v Serbia
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Portugal v Bulgaria
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Serbia v Andorra
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Serbia v Portugal
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Andorra v Bulgaria
Report

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 23 September 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iceland v Gibraltar
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Greece
Report
Iceland v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Greece v Gibraltar
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Greece v Iceland
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Gibraltar v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  Moldova (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 October 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Czech Republic v Moldova
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Belarus v Slovenia
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Czech Republic v Belarus
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Slovenia v Moldova
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Slovenia v Czech Republic
Report
Moldova v Belarus
Report

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 November 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Montenegro v England
Report
Ukraine v Poland
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Montenegro v Ukraine
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Poland v England
Report
Poland v Montenegro
Report
England v Ukraine
Report

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  Armenia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 November 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


France v Armenia
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Luxembourg v Italy
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France v Luxembourg
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Italy v Armenia
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Italy v France
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Armenia v Luxembourg
Report

Group 11

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 November 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Turkey v San Marino
Report
Hungary v North Macedonia
Report
Turkey v Hungary
Report
North Macedonia v San Marino
Report
North Macedonia v Turkey
Report
San Marino v Hungary
Report

Group 12

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
4  Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 November 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Belgium v Kosovo
Report
Latvia v Croatia
Report
Belgium v Latvia
Report
Croatia v Kosovo
Report
Croatia v Belgium
Report
Kosovo v Latvia
Report

Group 13

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cyprus (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
First match(es) will be played: 27 October 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Faroe Islands v Cyprus
Report
Sotira Municipal Stadium, Sotira
Romania v Faroe Islands
Report
Cyprus v Romania
Report

Group 14

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League A
2  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Georgia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2 League B
First match(es) will be played: 11 November 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Austria v Georgia
Report
Kazakhstan v Austria
Report
Georgia v Kazakhstan
Report

Notes

  1. ↑ CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 25 October 2026, and CET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter.

References

  1. ↑ "Albania, Estonia, Latvia to host U17 EURO in 2025, 2026, 2027". www.uefa.com. 26 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2025/26". documents.uefa.com. UEFA. 1 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "2026/27 Under-17 EURO round 1 draw". UEFA.
  4. ↑ "2025/26 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Round 1 draw" (PDF). UEFA.
  5. ↑ "ROUND 1 OVERALL RANKINGS 2025/26 UEFA UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). UEFA.
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