2024/25 Under-17 EURO round 1 draw
https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/028c- ... aw-friday/
The draw at 13:00 CET on Friday 3 May will set groups for round 1 of the new-look competition.
The 2024/25 UEFA European Under-17 Championship round 1 draw at 13:00 CET on Friday 3 May in Nyon will launch the competition's new format.
The now eight-team 2025 final tournament will be in Albania. The draw procedure will be confirmed ahead of the ceremony.
U17 EURO format from 2024/25
Qualifying
Qualifying will consist of two stages, now named round 1 (in autumn) and round 2 (in spring). As now, both rounds will be played as single-venue mini-tournaments.
Round 1
All entered teams will participate in round 1, including the final tournament hosts (who currently do not take part in qualifying, and who will continue to have their place in the finals assured under the new format). The entrants will be drawn into 14 groups of four or three teams, depending on the number of participating associations.
Following round 1, 28 teams will qualify to take part in round 2 League A, with the remainder going into League B.
In future seasons, the results of round 1 will be taken into account for the round 1 draw for the following edition.
Round 2
In League A, the 28 teams will be drawn into seven groups of four. The seven group winners will qualify to join the hosts in the final tournament. If the hosts are among the seven group winners, the best runners-up will also qualify.
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).
In League B, the teams will be drawn into seven groups of four or three, depending on the number of competitors. The seven League B winners will be promoted to League A for round 1 of U19 EURO qualifying for the same age cohort (so teams promoted from League B in 2024/25 U17 EURO round 2 will begin 2026/27 U19 EURO round 1 in League A).
The draw for round 2 will be held in the December following round 1 (eg December 2024 for round 2 of the 2024/25 edition).
Final tournament
The final tournament will involve eight teams from 2025 onwards, initially competing in two groups of four, with the top two in each section progressing to the semi-finals.
World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup is changing from 2025 to become an annual 48-team tournament, for which the 2024/25 U17 EURO will act as Europe's qualifying tournament, with full details of confederation allocations to follow. Qatar has been announced as hosts for the first five annual U-17 World Cups between 2025 and 2029.
2025 U17 Euro - Albania
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First Euro in Albania. Woohoo 
Draw procedureamenina wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 16:35 2024/25 Under-17 EURO round 1 draw
https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/028c- ... aw-friday/
The draw at 13:00 CET on Friday 3 May will set groups for round 1 of the new-look competition.
The 2024/25 UEFA European Under-17 Championship round 1 draw at 13:00 CET on Friday 3 May in Nyon will launch the competition's new format.
The now eight-team 2025 final tournament will be in Albania. The draw procedure will be confirmed ahead of the ceremony.
U17 EURO format from 2024/25
Qualifying
Qualifying will consist of two stages, now named round 1 (in autumn) and round 2 (in spring). As now, both rounds will be played as single-venue mini-tournaments.
Round 1
All entered teams will participate in round 1, including the final tournament hosts (who currently do not take part in qualifying, and who will continue to have their place in the finals assured under the new format). The entrants will be drawn into 14 groups of four or three teams, depending on the number of participating associations.
Following round 1, 28 teams will qualify to take part in round 2 League A, with the remainder going into League B.
In future seasons, the results of round 1 will be taken into account for the round 1 draw for the following edition.
Round 2
In League A, the 28 teams will be drawn into seven groups of four. The seven group winners will qualify to join the hosts in the final tournament. If the hosts are among the seven group winners, the best runners-up will also qualify.
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).
In League B, the teams will be drawn into seven groups of four or three, depending on the number of competitors. The seven League B winners will be promoted to League A for round 1 of U19 EURO qualifying for the same age cohort (so teams promoted from League B in 2024/25 U17 EURO round 2 will begin 2026/27 U19 EURO round 1 in League A).
The draw for round 2 will be held in the December following round 1 (eg December 2024 for round 2 of the 2024/25 edition).
Final tournament
The final tournament will involve eight teams from 2025 onwards, initially competing in two groups of four, with the top two in each section progressing to the semi-finals.
World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup is changing from 2025 to become an annual 48-team tournament, for which the 2024/25 U17 EURO will act as Europe's qualifying tournament, with full details of confederation allocations to follow. Qatar has been announced as hosts for the first five annual U-17 World Cups between 2025 and 2029.
All 54 entering teams will be involved in round 1, including Albania (whose final tournament place in 2025 is assured as hosts). They will be drawn into 12 groups of four teams and two groups of three teams.
The teams will be split into four pots based on their coefficient ranking: https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02 ... 172025.pdf
Pot A: Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, England, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Switzerland
Pot B: Sweden, Slovenia, Czechia, Norway, Israel, Scotland, Türkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Croatia, Greece, Iceland, Slovakia, Austria
Pot C: Finland, Belarus, Wales, Romania, Georgia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Northern Ireland, Montenegro, Luxembourg, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia
Pot D: Estonia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Andorra, Lithuania, Moldova, Faroe Islands, Malta, Armenia, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar
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: Spain and Gibraltar, Belarus and Ukraine, Kosovo and Serbia, and Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The teams in Pot A will be drawn one after another and placed in the first position in Groups 1 to 14 in ascending order.
The teams in Pot B will be drawn one after another and each one placed in the second position in Groups 1 to 14 in ascending order.
The teams in Pot C will be drawn one after another and each one placed in the third position in Groups 1 to 14 in ascending order.
The teams in Pot D will be drawn one after another and each one placed in the fourth position in Groups 1 to 12 in ascending order.
If clashes arise, the team drawn will be moved to the next available group. The draw continues by first filling the slot left vacant. If clashes arise in the last three or four groups, the teams will be allocated to groups appropriately.
One team will be selected to host each group. All groups will be played as one-venue mini-tournaments between 1 July and 19 November.
On completion of round 1, all the participating teams will be divided into League A (28 teams – seven groups of four teams) and League B (26 teams – five groups of four teams and two group of three teams) for round 2.
The top two teams in each of the 14 round 1 groups will qualify for League A in round 2, to compete in spring for the seven places alongside hosts Albania in the finals. Teams in League B will compete for promotion to League A for qualifying round 1 of the 2026/27 U19 EURO
Round 1 draw
Group 1
England
Sweden
Latvia
Malta
Group 2
Poland
Slovenia
Georgia
Armenia
Group 3
Netherlands
Croatia
Albania
Faroe Islands
Group 4
Belgium
Ukraine
Kosovo
Kazakhstan
Group 5
Portugal
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland
Liechtenstein
Group 6
Hungary
Greece
Romania
Azerbaijan
Group 7
Germany
Czechia
Belarus
Andorra
Group 8
Republic of Ireland
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Lithuania
Group 9
Italy
Norway
Wales
San Marino
Group 10
Switzerland
Israel
Montenegro
Moldova
Group 11
France
Slovakia
Cyprus
Gibraltar
Group 12
Spain
Iceland
North Macedonia
Estonia
Group 13
Serbia
Türkiye
Bulgaria
Group 14
Denmark
Austria
Luxembourg
Group 1
England
Sweden
Latvia
Malta
Group 2
Poland
Slovenia
Georgia
Armenia
Group 3
Netherlands
Croatia
Albania
Faroe Islands
Group 4
Belgium
Ukraine
Kosovo
Kazakhstan
Group 5
Portugal
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland
Liechtenstein
Group 6
Hungary
Greece
Romania
Azerbaijan
Group 7
Germany
Czechia
Belarus
Andorra
Group 8
Republic of Ireland
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Lithuania
Group 9
Italy
Norway
Wales
San Marino
Group 10
Switzerland
Israel
Montenegro
Moldova
Group 11
France
Slovakia
Cyprus
Gibraltar
Group 12
Spain
Iceland
North Macedonia
Estonia
Group 13
Serbia
Türkiye
Bulgaria
Group 14
Denmark
Austria
Luxembourg
Looks like a battle with Sweden for top spot. Would be a big upset if either got KO'd.