2025/26 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship round 1 draw

The 2025/26 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship round 1 set the groups in both leagues for the mini-tournaments to be held later this year.

Hosts will now be appointed and dates set for each mini-tournament, to be played in principle between 20 and 28 October, or between 24 November and 2 December.

League A consists of 28 teams, including the seven promoted from League B after round 2 of the 2024/25 edition this spring. The teams were drawn into seven groups; from these single-venue mini-tournaments, the teams finishing fourth will be relegated to League B for 2025/26 round 2, with the other positions deciding seeding for League A in that round.

The 24 teams in League B (including San Marino, making their debut in UEFA women's competition at any level) will compete for promotion to League A in six groups. The group winners and the best runner-up will be promoted. Bosnia and Herzegovina will take part even though their finals place is assured as hosts.

League A round 2, drawn on 11 December and played in spring, will decide the seven teams joining Bosnia and Herzegovina in the finals draw on 22 April. The final tournament is played from 27 June to 10 July 2026.

Draw procedure

In round 1, the 52 entrants were split into League A (28 teams) and League B (24 teams) based on the rankings after 2024/25 round 2. San Marino, as a new entry, was allocated at the end of League B.

In League A, teams were drawn into seven groups of four, while in League B there are six groups of four.

Within each league, teams were allocated to four pots (League A – seven in each from Pots 1 to 4; League B – six in Pots 1 to 4). League B will be drawn first, followed by League A.

The draw started with League B and Pot 1 which contained six balls. The drawn teams were assigned to the groups in ascending order from B1 to B6.

• A first ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B1;

• A second ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B2;

• A third ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B3;

• A fourth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B4;

• A fifth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B5;

• A sixth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group B6.

The draw continued with Pots 2, 3 and 4 and followed the same rules as described above for Pot 1.

In League A, the draw started with Pot 1, which contained seven balls. The drawn teams were assigned to the groups in ascending order from A1 to A7.

• A first ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A1;

• A second ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A2;

• A third ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A3;

• A fourth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A4;

• A fifth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A5;

• A sixth ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A6;

• The seventh ball was drawn and the team assigned to Group A7.

The draw continued with Pot 2, Pot 3 and Pot 4 and followed the same rules as described above for Pot 1.

Round 1 draw: Leagues and seeding pots

League A

Pot 1 (Ranked 1 to 7): England, Spain, Netherlands, France, Italy, Portugal, Poland

Pot 2 (Ranked 8 to 14): Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Wales

Pot 3 (Ranked 15 to 21): Finland, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Greece, Scotland, Belgium, Belarus

Pot 4 (Ranked 22 to 28): Kosovo*, Northern Ireland*, Croatia*, Bulgaria*, Faroe Islands*, Türkiye*, Estonia*

*Promoted from League B

League B

Pot 1 (Ranked 29 to 34): Serbia*, Slovakia*, Slovenia*, Israel*, Romania*, Czechia*

Pot 2 (Ranked 35 to 40): Ukraine*, Hungary, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Luxembourg, Latvia

Pot 3 (Ranked 41 to 46): Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (finals hosts), Malta, Cyprus, Lithuania, Albania

Pot 4 (Ranked 47 to 52): Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Liechtenstein, San Marino

*Relegated from League A