FLF: The U17 LEIWEN selection for European Championship qualification (LUX)

Europe 08.10.2024 – 19.11.2024

Source: https://www.flf.lu an https://www.instagram.com/flf.lu/ ; https://www.uefa.com/under17/

The selection of our U17 lions for the EC qualification in Denmark🔴🦁

Round 1 of the 2024/25 UEFA European Under-17 Championship will run with 14 mini-tournaments played between 9 October and 19 November.

Qualifying is now in two rounds, with the second stage split into two tiers. The reformatted eight-team final tournament will be in Albania, scheduled for 19 May to 1 June 2025. Hosts Albania take part in both rounds of qualifying even through their place in the final tournament is assured.

In round 1, the top two teams in each group will qualify to take part in round 2 League A (which will decide the seven teams joining hosts Albania in the finals) and the other teams transfer to round 2 League B.

Round 1 groups

Group 1 (24–30 October): England, Sweden, Latvia, Malta*

Group 2 (9–15 October): Poland, Slovenia*, Georgia, Armenia

Group 3 (9–15 October): Netherlands, Croatia, Albania* (finals hosts), Faroe Islands

Group 4 (9–15 October): Belgium*, Ukraine, Kosovo, Kazakhstan

Group 5 (13–19 November): Portugal*, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Liechtenstein

Group 6 (13–19 November): Hungary, Greece, Romania*, Azerbaijan

Group 7 (9–15 October): Germany*, Czechia, Belarus, Andorra

Group 8 (29 October–4 November): Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland*, Lithuania

Group 9 (5–11 November): Italy (holders), Norway, Wales, San Marino*

Group 10 (23–29 October): Switzerland, Israel, Montenegro, Moldova*

Group 11 (29 October–4 November): France, Slovakia, Cyprus*, Gibraltar

Group 12 (30 October–5 November): Spain, Iceland*, North Macedonia, Estonia

Group 13 (1–7 November): Serbia*, Türkiye, Bulgaria

Group 14 (9–15 October): Denmark*, Austria, Luxembourg

*Group hosts

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 groups 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

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