The 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying group stage ended on Tuesday, with 12 teams having booked their final tournament slots alongside hosts Slovakia and six more earning places in November's play-offs.
Qualifying began in March 2023 but most teams kicked off their campaigns last September. The nine group winners and the three best runners-up (not counting results against sixth-placed teams) have qualified directly for the final tournament from 11 to 28 June 2025.
In September's games Netherlands and Spain both sealed qualification as group winners. Denmark, England, Germany, Portugal and Ukraine joined them in the first set of October matches and on the final day France, Italy, Poland, Romania and Slovenia ensured their spots in Slovakia.
The six runners-up not directly qualified – Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, Georgia and Norway – will progress to the November play-offs for the last three finals spots, drawn at 12:00 CET on Thursday. The final tournament draw is in Bratislava on 3 December.
Denmark, England (holders), France*, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland*, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia (hosts), Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine*
*Qualified as three best runners-up
Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, Georgia, Norway
