2021/22 Under-19 EURO qualifying round report

The 2021/22 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round has started the road to Slovakia.

The round finished on Tuesday as the competition resumed, having been abandoned in 2019/20 and cancelled last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• The top two in each group plus the third-placed team with the best record against the leading pair in their section progress to join top seeds Portugal in the elite round, played in spring 2022.

• Hosts Slovakia qualify directly for the final tournament from 18 June to 1 July.

Qualifying round groups

Group 1
Through to elite round: England, Sweden (hosts)
Also in group: Switzerland, Andorra

Group 2
Through to elite round: Russia, Germany
Also in group: Greece (hosts), Faroe Islands

Group 3
Through to elite round: Hungary (hosts), Austria
Also in group: Belarus, Estonia

Group 4
Through to elite round: Netherlands, Israel (hosts)
Also in group: Cyprus, Moldova

Group 5
Through to elite round: Ukraine, Finland
Also in group: Poland (hosts), Malta

Group 6
Through to elite round: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Ireland
Also in group: Montenegro, Bulgaria (hosts)

Group 7
Through to elite round: France, Serbia
Also in group: Albania (hosts), North Macedonia

Group 8
Through to elite round: Belgium, Spain
Also in group: Azerbaijan, Luxembourg (hosts)

Group 9
Through to elite round: Turkey (hosts), Romania
Also in group: Latvia, San Marino

Group 10
Through to elite round: Georgia, Norway (hosts)
Also in group: Wales, Kosovo

Group 11
Through to elite round: Croatia (hosts), Armenia, Scotland (best third-placed)
Also in group: Gibraltar

Group 12 
Through to elite round: Italy, Iceland
Also in group: Lithuania, Slovenia (hosts)

Group 13
Through to elite round: Denmark, Czech Republic (hosts)
Also in group: Northern Ireland, Kazakhstan