Record-breaking Youth Sector: U19s and U17s
20 November 2024
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Tomorrow morning, Thursday 7 December, two of our Men's National youth teams will learn who their opponents are in the second phase of European qualification for their age group, as the draw is set to take place in Nyon: Bernardo Corradi's Under 19s, current European champions, who got through the first round in Sweden finishing second behind Switzerland, and Massimiliano Favo's Under 17s, who earned their place in the Elite Round by finishing second behind Greece in the group stages played in Romagna.
MEN'S UNDER 19 - draw on Thursday 7 at 10:30 CTE, Finals in Northern Ireland
In the Elite Round in March, the 27 sides who came through qualification will join Portugal, who enter the draw at this stage as leaders. The seven group winners will take part in Northern Ireland for the Finals that will be played from 15 to 28 July, and it will also serve as qualification for the Under-20 FIFA World Cup in 2025.
The pots
Pot A: Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Turkey, Switzerland
Pot B: Israel, Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic, Belgium, Austria, Ukraine
Pot C: Kosovo, Croatia, North Macedonia, France, Serbia, Georgia, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Pot D: Romania, Slovenia, ITALY, Montenegro, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece
MEN'S UNDER 17 - draw on Thursday 7 at 11:30 CET, Finals in Cyprus
At the Elite Round in March, 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four. The teams will fight for the 15 places available (together with hosts, Cyprus) for the Finals, scheduled from 20 May to 5 June. The Netherlands, best team, will enter directly into this round alongside the other 31 nations who got through the qualifying stage, which ended on 21 November. The eight Elite Round group winners and the seven best second-placed teams will qualify for the Finals.
The pots
Pot A: Netherlands, Spain, England, Portugal, Wales, Poland, Turkey, Greece
Pot B: Serbia, Switzerland, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, France, Czech Reoublic, Belgium.
Pot C: Hungary, Sweden, Belarus, Croatia, Georgia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland
Pot D: Romania, Republic of Ireland, ITALY, Norway, Denmark, Ukraine, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland.