# 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition is a men's under-21 football competition to determine the 14 teams that would be joining the automatically qualified co-hosts Albania and Serbia in the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament.
51 UEFA member national teams will enter the qualifying competition. Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to participate.
Two teams are not taking part in this tournament: Russia was suspended on 28 February 2022 by FIFA and UEFA from all competitions due to its invasion of Ukraine, while the Liechtenstein team has been temporarily dissolved based on a decision announced on 5 October 2022.

## Format

The qualifying competition consisted of the following two rounds:
* Qualifying group stage: The 51 teams were drawn into nine groups: six groups of six teams and three groups of five teams. Each group will be played in home-and-away round-robin format. The nine group winners and the best runner-up (not counting results against the sixth-placed team) will qualify directly for the final tournament, while the remaining eight runners-up advanced to the play-offs.
* Play-offs: The eight teams will be drawn into four ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last four qualified teams.

### Tiebreakers

In the qualifying group stage, teams were 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 Article 14.01):
* Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* 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.
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Away goals scored in all group matches;
* Wins in all group matches;
* Away wins in all group matches;
* Disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
* Position in the UEFA men's Under-21 national team coefficient rankings used for the qualifying group stage draw.
To determine the best 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):
* Points;
* Goal difference;
* Goals scored;
* Away goals scored;
* Wins;
* Away wins;
* Disciplinary points;
* UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying group stage draw.

## Schedule

| Stage | Draw date | FIFA International Dates |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 1 (5–10 June 2025) |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 2 (4–5 September 2025) |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 3 (8–9 September 2025) |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 4 (9–10 October 2025) |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 5 (13–14 October 2025) |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 6 (13–15 November 2025) |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 7 (17–18 November 2025) |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 8 (26–27 March 2026) |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 9 (30 March – 31 March 2026) |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 10 (24–26 September 2026) |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 11 (28 September – 1 October 2026) |
| Qualifying group stage | 6 February 2025 | Matchday 12 (5–6 October 2026) |
| Play-offs | TBA | 1st and 2nd legs (9–17 November 2026) |

## Qualifying group stage
### Draw

Final tournament co-hosts :
* Team
* Albania
* Serbia
Pot A :
* Team
* Spain
* England
* Portugal
* Netherlands
* Germany
* France
* Ukraine
* Italy
* Denmark
Pot B :
* Team
* Romania
* Switzerland
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Poland
* Norway
* Belgium
* Georgia
* Republic of Ireland
Pot C :
* Team
* Slovenia
* Finland
* Sweden
* Austria
* Slovakia
* Greece
* Iceland
* Hungary
* Bulgaria
Pot D :
* Team
* Scotland
* Wales
* Israel
* North Macedonia
* Turkey
* Kosovo
* Northern Ireland
* Faroe Islands
* Moldova
Pot E :
* Team
* Belarus
* Montenegro
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Cyprus
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Kazakhstan
* Azerbaijan
* Luxembourg
Pot F :
* Team
* Estonia
* Malta
* Armenia
* Andorra
* Gibraltar
* San Marino
Each group contained one team from each of Pots A–F (Pots A–E for a five-team group). Based on the previous decisions taken by the UEFA Executive Committee and the UEFA Emergency Panel, four pairs of teams were not drawn in the same group.
* Armenia and Azerbaijan
* Gibraltar and Spain
* Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo
* Belarus and Ukraine

### Groups
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament | — | 6 Oct '26 | 14 Oct | 31 Mar '26 | 5 Sep | 14 Nov |
| 2 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs | 18 Nov | — | 30 Sep '26 | 5 Sep | 14 Oct | 31 Mar '26 |
| 3 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 25 Sep '26 | 14 Nov | — | 18 Nov | 31 Mar '26 | 4 Sep |
| 4 | Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 9 Sep | 27 Mar '26 | 6 Oct '26 | — | 30 Sep '26 | 14 Oct |
| 5 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 27 Mar '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 9 Sep | 14 Nov | — | 6 Oct '26 |
| 6 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 30 Sep '26 | 9 Sep | 26 Mar '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 18 Nov | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament | — | 6 Oct '26 | 10 Oct | 31 Mar '26 | 5 Sep | 30 Sep '26 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs | 18 Nov | — | 30 Sep '26 | 5 Sep | 10 Oct | 31 Mar '26 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 25 Sep '26 | 14 Oct | — | 6 Oct '26 | 31 Mar '26 | 5 Sep |
| 4 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 9 Sep | 27 Mar '26 | 18 Nov | — | 30 Sep '26 | 10 Oct |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 27 Mar '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 9 Sep | 14 Oct | — | 6 Oct '26 |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 30 Sep '26 | 9 Sep | 26 Mar '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 18 Nov | — |

#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament | — | 6 Oct '26 | 30 Mar '26 | 17 Nov | 5 Sep | 13 Oct |
| 2 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs | 14 Nov | — | 10 Oct | 27 Mar '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 31 Mar '26 |
| 3 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 25 Sep '26 | 29 Sep '26 | — | 4 Sep | 14 Oct | 26 Mar '26 |
| 4 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 Oct | 14 Oct | 6 Oct '26 | — | 30 Sep '26 | 25 Sep '26 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 26 Mar '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 13 Nov | 9 Sep | — | 6 Oct '26 |
| 6 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 29 Sep '26 | 5 Sep | 8 Sep | 7 Jun | 10 Oct | — |

#### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament | — | 14 Nov | 2 Oct '26 | 31 Mar '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 13 Oct |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs | 6 Oct '26 | — | 10 Oct | 26 Mar '26 | 29 Sep '26 | 9 Sep |
| 3 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 18 Nov | 25 Sep '26 | — | 14 Oct | 13 Nov | 5 Sep |
| 4 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 Oct | 4 Sep | 9 Sep | — | 6 Oct '26 | 10 Jun |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 Sep | 31 Mar '26 | 27 Mar '26 | 17 Nov | — | 5 Jun |
| 6 | Andorra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 27 Mar '26 | 9 Sep | 6 Oct '26 | 2 Oct '26 | 9 Oct | — |

#### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament | — | 5 Oct '26 | 10 Oct | 26 Mar '26 | 5 Sep | 14 Oct |
| 2 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs | 14 Nov | — | 30 Sep '26 | 5 Sep | 10 Oct | 27 Mar '26 |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 31 Mar '26 | 14 Oct | — | 5 Oct '26 | 27 Mar '26 | 5 Sep |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 9 Sep | 18 Nov | 13 Nov | — | 30 Sep '26 | 10 Oct |
| 5 | Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 18 Nov | 31 Mar '26 | 9 Sep | 14 Nov | — | 5 Oct '26 |
| 6 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 30 Sep '26 | 9 Sep | 18 Nov | 31 Mar '26 | 14 Nov | — |

#### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament | — | 6 Oct '26 | 10 Oct | 27 Mar '26 | 9 Sep | 14 Nov |
| 2 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs | 18 Nov | — | 26 Sep '26 | 9 Sep | 27 Mar '26 | 31 Mar '26 |
| 3 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 31 Mar '26 | 13 Nov | — | 18 Nov | 1 Oct '26 | 27 Mar '26 |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 14 Oct | 1 Oct '26 | 6 Oct '26 | — | 13 Nov | 9 Oct |
| 5 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 26 Sep '26 | 10 Oct | 14 Oct | 31 Mar '26 | — | 6 Oct '26 |
| 6 | Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 30 Sep '26 | 14 Oct | 9 Sep | 26 Sep '26 | 18 Nov | — |

#### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament | — | 25 Sep '26 | 14 Nov | 9 Sep | 6 Oct '26 |
| 2 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs | 27 Mar '26 | — | 9 Sep | 14 Nov | 29 Sep '26 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 Oct '26 | 31 Mar '26 | — | 29 Sep '26 | 14 Oct |
| 4 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 18 Nov | 6 Oct '26 | 10 Oct | — | 31 Mar '26 |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 Oct | 18 Nov | 27 Mar '26 | 5 Sep | — |

#### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament | — | 2 Oct '26 | 10 Oct | 26 Sep '26 | 27 Mar '26 |
| 2 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs | 14 Oct | — | 26 Sep '26 | 31 Mar '26 | 13 Nov |
| 3 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 31 Mar '26 | 18 Nov | — | 14 Oct | 1 Oct '26 |
| 4 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 14 Nov | 9 Sep | 6 Oct '26 | — | 10 Oct |
| 5 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5 Sep | 6 Oct '26 | 9 Sep | 18 Nov | — |

#### Group I

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament | — | 6 Oct '26 | 10 Oct | 31 Mar '26 | 28 Sep '26 |
| 2 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs | 14 Oct | — | 27 Mar '26 | 28 Sep '26 | 24 Sep '26 |
| 3 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 Oct '26 | 14 Nov | — | 14 Oct | 31 Mar '26 |
| 4 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 Sep | 10 Oct | 6 Oct '26 | — | 27 Mar '26 |
| 5 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 18 Nov | 4 Sep | 8 Sep | 14 Nov | — |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

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-ranked team will qualify directly for the final tournament, while the other teams enter the play-offs.

## Play-offs

| Team 1 | Team 2 |
| TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD |

## Qualified teams

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-21 era (since 1978).
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| Serbia | Co-hosts | 4 February 2025 | 6th (12th incl.Yugoslavia) | 2019 | Final (2007) |
| Albania | Co-hosts | 4 February 2025 | 2nd | 1984 | Quarterfinals (1984) |