| 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) | (8 goals) |
←2023 2027 → All statistics correct as of 16 October 2024. | |
The2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification was a men's under-21 nationalfootball team competition that determined the 15 teams that joined the automatically qualified hostsSlovakia in the2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament.
Apart from Slovakia, Liechtenstein (dissolved their U21 team until 2025) and Russia (banned), remaining 52UEFA member national teams entered this qualifying competition. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to participate.
The qualifying competition will consist of the following two rounds:
In the qualifying group stage, teams are ranked according topoints (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):[1]
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):[1]
| Stage | Draw date | FIFA International Dates |
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| Qualifying group stage | 2 February 2023[2] | 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[3] | 1st leg (11 November 2024) |
| 2nd leg (19 November 2024) |
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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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 19[a] | Play-offs | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 19[a] | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 13 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 11 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 51 | −50 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 1–6 | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 28 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 6–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 19 | Play-offs | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 16[a] | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 16[a] | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 9 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | — | 4–1 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 35 | −31 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 30 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 19 | Play-offs | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 17 | 2–4 | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 9–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 12 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 7 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 22 | 3–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 15 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 12 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 7 | 1–10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 20 | Play-offs | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 18 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 16 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 7 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 6 | +35 | 25 | Final tournament | — | 2–1 | 9–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 24 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 16 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 5–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 8 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 27 | Final tournament | — | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 22 | Play-offs | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 10 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 6 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 17 | Final tournament | — | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 16 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 9–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 17 | Final tournament | — | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14[a] | Play-offs | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14[a] | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
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 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 18 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | H | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 16 | ||
| 3 | D | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 16 | ||
| 4 | G | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | Play-offs | |
| 5 | E | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 14 | ||
| 6 | I | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 | ||
| 7 | A | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 | ||
| 8 | B | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 | ||
| 9 | C | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
The draw for the play-offs was held on 17 October 2024 in Nyon, Switzerland.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Finland | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | |
| Belgium | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Georgia | 3–3(7–6p) | 1–0 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |
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[a] | Rank[4] | |||
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| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Hosts | 25 January 2023 | 3rd[b] | 2000 | 2017 | 1 | Fourth place (2000) | 23 | |
| Group C winners | 9 September 2024 | 10th | 1988 | 2023 | 3 | Champions (2006,2007) | 4 | |
| Group B winners | 10 September 2024 | 17th | 1982 | 5 | Champions (1986,1998,2011,2013,2019) | 1 | ||
| Group G winners | 11 October 2024 | 11th | 1994 | 3 | Runners-up (1994,2015,2021) | 3 | ||
| Group D winners | 15th | 1982 | 8 | Champions (2009,2017,2021) | 5 | |||
| Group I winners | 10th | 1978 | 2021 | 1 | Semi-finals (1992,2015) | 9 | ||
| Three best runners-up | 4th[c] | 2006 | 2023 | 2 | Runners-up (2006) | 7 | ||
| Group F winners | 12 October 2024 | 18th | 1978 | 10 | Champions (1982,1984,2023) | 2 | ||
| Group E winners | 15 October 2024 | 5th | 1998 | 4 | Semi-finals (2019) | 10 | ||
| Three best runners-up | 8th | 1982 | 2019 | 1 | Quarter-finals (1982,1984,1986,1992,1994) | 14 | ||
| Group H winners | 2nd[d] | 2021 | 1 | Group stage (2021) | 19 | |||
| Three best runners-up | 12th | 1982 | 2023 | 4 | Champions (1988) | 6 | ||
| Group A winners | 23rd | 1978 | 7 | Champions (1992,1994,1996,2000,2004) | 7 | |||
| Play-offs winner | 19 November 2024 | 2nd | 2009 | 1 | Group stage (2009) | 20 | ||
| 10th[e] | 1996 | 2023 | 3 | Champions (2002) | 13 | |||
| 2nd[f] | 2023 | 2 | Quarter-finals (2023) | 17 | ||||
There have been 776 goals scored in 250 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.
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For full lists of goalscorers, see sections in each group:
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