The draws for first round of the new Nations League-style UEFA European Women's U17 and U19 Championships have now been made.
With both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 editions being halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, excitement is now building ahead of both tournaments and the draws for Round One have been made by UEFA.
UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship
Still featuring one-venue mini-tournaments, the U17 Championship will utilise a new format including two leagues, with promotion and relegation leading to the eight-team 2022 finals in Bosnia & Herzegovina, who will compete in the two rounds before automatically progressing to the final tournament.
Round 1 draw details can be viewed in full here:
League A
Group A1: Norway, Republic of Ireland, Hungary, Bulgaria
Group A2: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Scotland
Group A3: Italy, France, Sweden, Wales
Group A4: Germany (holders), Finland, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina (finals hosts)
Group A5: England, Poland, Belgium, Russia
Group A6: Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Greece
Group A7: Spain, Serbia, Iceland, Northern Ireland
LEAGUE B
Group B1: Belarus, Georgia, Kosovo, Luxembourg
Group B2: Lithuania, Croatia, Armenia, Kazakhstan
Group B3: Ukraine, Estonia, Moldova, North Macedonia
Group B4: Slovakia, Israel, Faroe Islands
Group B5: Turkey, Romania, Latvia
Group B6: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Albania
Group dates/hosts tbc: matches between 1 August and 14 November
UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship
Following the same format as the U17 Championship, the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship will also include two leagues, with promotion and relegation leading to the 2022 finals in Czech Republic.
Next season's tournament features a record number of nations involved, with 52 teams competing across the two leagues and 13 groups.
Please see the Round 1 draw details below:-
League A
Group A1: Netherlands, Scotland, Austria, Ukraine
Group A2: France (holders), Sweden, Iceland, Serbia
Group A3: Germany, Belgium, Russia, Slovenia
Group A4: Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Turkey
Group A5: Switzerland, England, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland
Group A6: Spain, Czech Republic (finals hosts), Portugal, Slovakia
Group A7: Norway, Italy, Poland, Azerbaijan
League B
Group B1: Belarus, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, Cyprus
Group B2: Greece, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Kazakhstan
Group B3: Wales, Albania, Moldova, Andorra
Group B4: Israel, Romania, Georgia, Malta
Group B5: Croatia, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein
Group B6: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Estonia, Armenia
Group dates/hosts tbc: matches between 14 and 21 September or 19 and 26 October.
