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Published 08 December 2021 4 min read
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U17s and U19s 2022/23 European Championship qualifying round draws

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Frank Smith

England men's under-17s and under-19s have found out who they will face in qualification for the 2022/23 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships

England men’s under-17s and under-19s teams have found out who they will be playing in the qualifying rounds for their respective UEFA European Championships in 2023.

The two qualifying round draws for the 2022/23 competitions were held this morning shortly before the draws were made for the elite qualifying rounds for the 2021/22 tournaments.

The 2022/23 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Finals will take place in May 2023, with 15 other teams looking to qualify alongside the hosts Hungary.

The campaign starts with 13 four-team groups in the qualifying round.

From there, the top two from each group, and the four third-placed teams who have the best records against the top two in their section, will then join top seeds Netherlands and Spain in the elite qualifying round in Spring 2023.

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England MU17s, like the MU19s, were in Pot A for the draw this morning and the MU17s’ are in Group 3 with Israel, Georgia and Lithuania.

As for the MU19s, the 2022/23 UEFA European Under-19 Championship will be an eight-team Finals in Malta.

Again, there were 13 four-team groups drawn for the qualifying round this morning, with the top two and one third-placed side progressing to the Elite round.

England MU19s’ are in Group 9 alongside Denmark, Georgia and Montenegro and the mini-tournaments will be played either between 30 May and 14 June or 19 and 27 September 2022.

You can see the two qualifying round draws in full below.

The 2022/23 Under-17 European Championship qualifying round draw
The 2022/23 Under-17 European Championship qualifying round draw

2022/23 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualifying round draw in full

Group 1: Portugal, Slovenia, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan
Group 2: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein
Group 3: England, Israel, Georgia, Lithuania
Group 4: Scotland, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Malta
Group 5: Austria, Poland, Montenegro, Andorra
Group 6: Belgium, Denmark, Romania, Estonia
Group 7: Sweden, Croatia, Wales, Albania
Group 8: Italy, Greece, Finland, Kosovo
Group 9: France, Iceland, North Macedonia, Luxembourg
Group 10: Republic of Ireland, Norway, Belarus, Armenia
Group 11: Serbia, Russia, Cyprus, Gibraltar
Group 12: Germany, Slovakia, Latvia, Moldova
Group 13: Turkey, Switzerland, Bulgaria, San Marino

The 2022/23 Under-19 European Championship qualifying round draw
The 2022/23 Under-19 European Championship qualifying round draw

2022/23 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifying round draw in full

Group 1: Czech Republic, Greece, Switzerland, Andorra
Group 2: Turkey, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg
Group 3: Ukraine, Sweden, Cyprus, Kosovo
Group 4: Republic of Ireland, Hungary, Wales, Gibraltar
Group 5: Italy, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia
Group 6: Austria, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania
Group 7: Spain, Belgium, Russia, Albania
Group 8: France, Scotland, Iceland, Kazakhstan
Group 9: England, Denmark, Georgia, Montenegro
Group 10: Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia, San Marino
Group 11: Croatia, Israel, Finland, Faroe Islands
Group 12: Germany, Slovakia, Belarus, Armenia
Group 13: Netherlands, Slovenia, Northern Ireland, Moldova