2026 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification|
| Dates | Round 1: 24 September – 2 December 2025 Round 2: 26 February – 8 April 2026 |
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| Teams | 49 (from 1 confederation) |
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| Matches played | 124 |
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| Goals scored | 437 (3.52 per match) |
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| Top scorer(s) | Kára Sigurðsson Olivia Oulasvirta Fanny Peterson (7 goals each) |
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2027 →
All statistics correct as of 19 March 2026. |
The 2026 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification is an under-17 women's national football team competition that will determine the seven teams joining the automatically qualified host team Northern Ireland in the 2026 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament.
Five national teams decided not to participate in the event, and Russia were excluded from the tournament due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Therefore, including host Northern Ireland, 49 teams entered this qualification competition. The Round 1 of the qualification was played from 24 September to 2 December 2025, while the Round 2 is played from 26 February to 8 April 2026. Players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible to participate.
The qualification consists of two rounds, both with teams playing in two-tiered leagues. Each round league consists of several groups, which are played as single-round-robin mini-tournaments, with one team from each group selected as the host after the draw.
- Round 1:
- League A: 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four. The top three teams from each group will be transferred to Round 2 League A; teams that finished fourth will be relegated to Round 2 League B.
- League B: 21 teams were drawn into six groups of three or four. The group winners and the best runner-up team will be promoted to Round 2 League A; the other teams will be transferred to Round 2 League B.
- Round 2:
- League A: 28 teams will be drawn into seven groups of four. The group winners will qualify for the final tournament. If Northern Ireland, as the host of the final tournament, wins one of these groups, the best runner-up team will also qualify. Teams that will finish fourth will be relegated to Round 1 League B for the next season.
- League B: 21 teams will be drawn into six groups of three or four. The group winners and the best runner-up team will be promoted to Round 1 League A for the next season.
Tiebreakers
In a group, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 17.01 and 17.02):[1]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams is still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
- Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- Position in the applicable ranking:
- for teams in Round 1, position in the 2024–25 Round 2 league rankings;
- for teams in Round 2, position in the Round 1 league rankings.
To determine the best runner-up team in League B, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded, and the following criteria are applied (Regulations Articles 18.01 and 18.03):[1]
- Points;
- Goal difference;
- Goals scored;
- Disciplinary points;
- Position in the applicable ranking:
- for teams in Round 1, position in the 2024–25 Round 2 league rankings;
- for teams in Round 2, position in the Round 1 league rankings.
Round 1
Draw
The draw for the Round 1 was held on 5 June 2025, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]
The 49 participating teams were split into two Leagues (28 in League A, 21 in League B) according to their final group standings of Round 2 of the 2024–25 competition (Regulations Article 13.01).[1] To determine this ranking, the following criteria were followed:
- higher position in the following classification:
- Round 2 League A group winners
- Round 2 League A group runners-up
- Round 2 League A third-placed teams
- Teams promoted from Round 2 League B
- Teams relegated from Round 2 League A
- Round 2 League B runners-up
- Round 2 League B third-placed teams
- Round 2 League B fourth-placed teams
- higher number of points in all mini-tournament matches;
- superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
- higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
- lower disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- higher position in the 2024–25 Round 1 league rankings.
Within each League, the teams were allocated to four drawing pots (seven teams per pot in League A; six teams in Pots 1 to 3 and three teams in Pot 4 in League B). Teams in the same pot would be drawn into different groups, with League A consisting of seven groups of four teams, and League B consisting of three groups of four and three groups of three teams.
As decided by the UEFA Executive Committee and the UEFA Emergency Panel, Belarus and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group in League A.[2]
- Teams entering League A
The 21 teams of the previous season's Round 2 League A (top three teams in each group) and the seven teams of Round 2 League B (six group winners and the best runner-up) were drawn into seven groups of four teams. The Round 2 League A group winners were automatically seeded into Pot 1, the second- and third-placed teams into Pots 2 and 3, respectively. The previous season's Round 2 League B teams were seeded into Pot 4; their matches against the fourth-placed teams in their group did not count towards this ranking (Regulations Article 13.02).[1]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) round 1 position; 2) points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) position in the applicable rankings.
- Teams entering League B
The seven fourth-placed teams of the previous season's Round 2 League A and the 14 non-promoted teams of Round 2 League B were drawn into six groups of three or four teams. The best six fourth-placed teams of Round 2 League A were automatically seeded into Pot 1. The seventh fourth-placed team of Round 2 League A and the runner-up teams of Round 2 League B were seeded into Pot 2. The third- and fourth-placed teams of the previous season's Round 2 League B were seeded into Pots 3 and 4, respectively. The matches of the second- and third-placed teams of Round 2 League B against the fourth-placed teams in their group did not count towards this ranking (Regulations Article 13.02).[1]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) round 1 position; 2) points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) position in the applicable rankings.
- Did not enter
- Armenia
- Cyprus
- Gibraltar
- Liechtenstein
- San Marino
- Banned
League A
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group A1
Group A2
Group A3
Group A4
Group A5
Group A6
Group A7
League B
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group B1
Group B2
Group B3
Group B4
Group B5
Group B6
Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the best runner-up team, only the results of the runner-up teams against the first- and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account (Regulations Article 18.01).[1]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) position in the applicable rankings.
Round 2
Draw
The draw for the Round 2 will be held on 11 December 2025 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]
The 49 participating teams will be split into two Leagues (28 in League A, 21 in League B) according to their final group standings of Round 1 (Regulations Article 15.01).[1]
Within each League, the teams will be allocated to four drawing pots (seven teams per pot in League A; six teams in Pots 1 to 3 and three teams in Pot 4 in League B). Teams in the same pot would be drawn into different groups, with League A consisting of seven groups of four teams, and League B consisting of three groups of four and three groups of three teams.
- Teams entering League A
The 21 teams of Round 1 League A (top three teams in each group) and the seven teams of Round 1 League B (six group winners and the best runner-up) will be drawn into seven groups of four teams. The Round 1 League A group winners are automatically seeded into Pot 1, the second- and third-placed teams into Pots 2 and 3, respectively. The Round 1 League B teams are seeded into Pot 4; their matches against the fourth-placed teams in their group did not count towards this ranking (Regulations Article 15.01).[1]
Source:
UEFARules for classification: 1) round 1 position; 2) points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) position in the applicable rankings.
- Teams entering League B
The seven fourth-placed teams of Round 1 League A and the 14 non-promoted teams of Round 1 League B will be drawn into six groups of three or four teams. The best six fourth-placed teams of Round 1 League A will be automatically seeded into Pot 1. The seventh fourth-placed team of Round 1 League A and the runner-up teams of Round 1 League B will be seeded into Pot 2. The third- and fourth-placed teams of Round 1 League B will be seeded into Pots 3 and 4, respectively. The matches of the second- and third-placed teams of Round 1 League B against the fourth-placed teams in their group did not count towards this ranking (Regulations Article 15.01).[1]
Source:
UEFARules for classification: 1) round 1 position; 2) points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) position in the applicable rankings.
League A
Times are CET (UTC+1) as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group A1
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or relegation
|
| 1
|
Germany
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
+3
|
7
|
Qualification for the final tournament
|
| 2
|
Denmark
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
+2
|
7
|
|
| 3
|
Sweden (H)
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
5
|
+1
|
3
|
| 4
|
Republic of Ireland
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
−6
|
0
|
Relegation to League B for the next season's qualification
|
Group A2
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or relegation
|
| 1
|
England
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
+3
|
9
|
Qualification for the final tournament
|
| 2
|
Croatia (H)
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
|
| 3
|
Italy
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
5
|
+1
|
3
|
| 4
|
Turkey
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
7
|
−4
|
1
|
Relegation to League B for the next season's qualification
|
Group A3
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or relegation
|
| 1
|
Finland
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
+10
|
7
|
Qualification for the final tournament
|
| 2
|
Czech Republic (H)
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
1
|
+7
|
7
|
|
| 3
|
Romania
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
−5
|
3
|
| 4
|
Latvia
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
13
|
−12
|
0
|
Relegation to League B for the next season's qualification
|
Group A4
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or relegation
|
| 1
|
Austria
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
+2
|
6
|
Qualification for the final tournament
|
| 2
|
Serbia (H)
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3[a]
|
|
| 3
|
France
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3[a]
|
| 4
|
Iceland
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
−2
|
0
|
Relegation to League B for the next season's qualification
|
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2026. Source:
UEFARules for classification:
Tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Serbia 3, France 0.
Group A5
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or relegation
|
| 1
|
Norway (H)
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
2
|
+8
|
9
|
Qualification for the final tournament
|
| 2
|
Scotland
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
4
|
+2
|
6
|
|
| 3
|
Switzerland
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
−2
|
3
|
| 4
|
Greece
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
9
|
−8
|
0
|
Relegation to League B for the next season's qualification
|
Group A6
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or relegation
|
| 1
|
Spain
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
1
|
+14
|
7
|
Qualification for the final tournament
|
| 2
|
Portugal (H)
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
+4
|
7
|
|
| 3
|
Hungary
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
11
|
−2
|
3
|
| 4
|
Kosovo
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
19
|
−16
|
0
|
Relegation to League B for the next season's qualification
|
Group A7
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or relegation
|
| 1
|
Poland
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
4
|
+7
|
9
|
Qualification for the final tournament
|
| 2
|
Netherlands
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
4
|
+7
|
6
|
|
| 3
|
Slovakia
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
7
|
−5
|
3
|
| 4
|
Wales (H)
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
11
|
−9
|
0
|
Relegation to League B for the next season's qualification
|
League B
Times are CET (UTC+1) as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group B1
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion
|
| 1
|
Belarus
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Promotion to League A for the next season's qualification
|
| 2
|
Lithuania
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| 3
|
Malta
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 4
|
Estonia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Group B2
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion
|
| 1
|
Northern Ireland
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
2
|
+8
|
9
|
Promotion to League A for the next season's qualification
|
| 2
|
North Macedonia (H)
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
|
| 3
|
Georgia
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
−3
|
1
|
| 4
|
Luxembourg
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
−5
|
1
|
Group B3
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion
|
| 1
|
Belgium
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
+21
|
9
|
Promotion to League A for the next season's qualification
|
| 2
|
Faroe Islands
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
+3
|
6
|
|
| 3
|
Slovenia (H)
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
−5
|
3
|
| 4
|
Azerbaijan
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
20
|
−19
|
0
|
Group B4
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion
|
| 1
|
Montenegro (H)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Promotion to League A for the next season's qualification
|
| 2
|
Kazakhstan
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| 3
|
Moldova
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Group B5
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion
|
| 1
|
Ukraine
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Promotion to League A for the next season's qualification
|
| 2
|
Bulgaria
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| 3
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Group B6
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion
|
| 1
|
Israel
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
+1
|
4
|
Promotion to League A for the next season's qualification
|
| 2
|
Andorra
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
+3
|
3
|
|
| 3
|
Albania (H)
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
−4
|
1
|
Goalscorers
In the Round 1, there have been 238 goals scored in 69 matches, for an average of 3.45 goals per match (as of 2 December 2025).
In the Round 2, there have been 198 goals scored in 55 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match (as of 19 March 2026).
In total, there have been 437 goals scored in 124 matches, for an average of 3.52 goals per match (as of 19 March 2026).
7 goals
- Kára Sigurðsson
- Olivia Oulasvirta
- Fanny Peterson
6 goals
5 goals
- Bryony-Rose Brodie
- Abbie Smyth
- Zofia Burzan
- Cadi Griffiths
4 goals
- Wies Dehaemers
- Mila Bischoff
- Nikoline Nielsen
- Iida Surakka
- Anisa Meha
- Kyara Deitelzweig
- Emilee Leacock
- Thija Šipka
- Rocío Elaine
- Emily Giddings
3 goals
- Elsa Godfroid
- Esthée Maerschalck
- Natalie Pešková
- Astrid Engsig-Karup
- Sara Benjaminsen
- Isabella Ylätalo
- Léa Motyka
- Clara Choisy
- Marie Kleemann
- Petra Kovács
- Stefánia Veres
- Elisa Ciurleo
- Angelica Ferranti
- Justina Blaževičūtė
- Yzze Laman
- Anna Rose Robinson
- Johanna Fedeler
- Mie Hoem
- Nikola Gałuszka
- Liwia Prochwicz
- Blanka Zając
- Ciara Milton
- Ava Crawford
- Isla Taylor
- Laia Cabetas
- Ángela Gálvez
2 goals
- Noa Tesorero
- Elisabeth Emeji
- Ella Rauscha
- Sophia Zöger
- Zoe Kasongo
- Maëline Louis
- Graciela Bubica
- Šárka Kynclová
- Nela Řehová
- Diana Šafářová
- Frederikke Ludvigsen
- Freya Hirons
- Aby N'Drin
- Jane Oboavwoduo
- Gretlin Pihlak
- Juliet Välkky
- Niniko Chkhetiani
- Anano Tsikaridze
- Panna Farkas
- Olivia Pethe
- Magnúsdóttir Ingibjörg
- Anika Jóna Jónsdóttir
- Ahava Babajanov
- Ella Esther Fabian
- Martina Battocchio
- Matilde Oddina
- Botagoz Jumazhanova
- Jonida Godeni
- Reina Halili
- Krenare Kelmendi
- Jekaterina Haritonova
- Anne Gelevert
- Ulrike Mendes Ros
- Stine Ariell Klæboe Solemdal
- Zofia Cendrowska
- Maja Grzechnik
- Lidia Kulka
- Andreea Candea
- Jana Topić
- Nella Gjergjek
- Gaja Pintar
- Carlota Chacón
- Abril Díaz
- Carolina Ferrera
- María Rius
- Avril Serrano
- Lovisa Breland
- Rona Krasniqi
- Stina Myrén
- Filippa Andersson Widén
- Lynn Leutwyler
- Anna Steffen
- Elvin Balci
- Sevda Minel Demirtaş
- Yasemin Gür
- Layla Drury
- Molly Stroud
1 goal
1 own goal
- Naroa Fernandes (against Slovakia)
- Aylin Aliyeva (against Faroe Islands)
- Yoanna Popova (against Portugal)
- Petya Stoyanova (against Portugal)
- Tia Stefanović (against Finland)
- Grethel Sootaga (against Albania)
- Emma Charlotta Knudsen (against Iceland)
- Sofia Kechagia (against Norway)
- Stefánia Veres (against Spain)
- Anika Petrovic (against Poland)
- Nina Prekopová (against Poland)
- Neja Selan (against Faroe Islands)
- Ava Rees (against the Netherlands)
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