Spain, Wales and Israel for the Under-19s; Norway, Austria and Northern Ireland for the Under-17s. The groups for Round 1 of the Women’s Youth European Championship qualifiers have been drawn in Nyon, with the final tournaments set to take place in Hungary (Under-19) and Finland (Under-17).

The first of the two teams in action will be the Under-17s, with Group A1 scheduled to be hosted by Norway from 7 to 13 October. The venue for Group A2 of the Under-19 European qualifiers, which will be played between late November and early December, will be announced at a later date.

Both competitions will follow the same format: at the end of Round 1, the top three teams in each League A group will progress to Round 2, which will take place in the spring, together with the group winners from League B. The fourth-placed teams in each League A group at the end of Round 1 will be relegated to League B for Round 2.

Both European Championships will also serve as qualification tournaments for the subsequent FIFA World Cups. The Under-17 World Cup, now held annually, will once again take place in Morocco, while the Under-20 World Cup will be staged in 2028, following next September’s edition, for which Italy has already qualified.

 

Italy Women U17 at the last World Cup in Morocco

WOMEN'S U19 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2026-27 (finals in Hungary)

League A

Group A1: Austria, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Belarus

Group A2: Spain, Wales, Italy, Israel

Group A3: Poland, Greece, Slovakia, Kosovo

Group A4: Sweden, Portugal, Finland, Turkey

Group A5: Switzerland, Denmark, England, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group A6: Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia

Group A7: Iceland, France, Belgium, Croatia

League B

Group B1: Latvia, Albania, Cyprus, Moldova

Group B2: Ireland, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia

Group B3: Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Azerbaijan

Group B4: Ukraine, Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Andorra

Group B5: Hungary, Estonia, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein

Group B6: Romania, Czechia, Malta, Kazakhstan

Women's U19 European Championship - League A groups for Round 1

WOMEN'S U17 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2026-27 (finals in Finland)

League A

Group A1: Norway, Austria, Italy, Northern Ireland

Group A2: Poland, Croatia, Slovakia, Bulgaria

Group A3: Germany, Czechia, Iceland, Kazakhstan

Group A4: Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Belgium

Group A5: France, Netherlands, Sweden, Israel

Group A6: Finland, Scotland, Romania, Ukraine

Group A7: England, Denmark, Hungary, Belarus

League B

Group B1: Republic of Ireland, Kosovo, Albania, Azerbaijan

Group B2: Turkey, Andorra, Montenegro, Armenia

Group B3: Latvia, Faroe Islands, Estonia, Lithuania

Group B4: Wales, North Macedonia, Georgia, Luxembourg

Group B5: Greece, Moldova, Slovenia

Group B6: Serbia, Malta, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Women's U17 European Championship - League A groups for Round 1