2026 Women's U17 EURO finals draw made

The groups have been set for the 2026 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship in Northern Ireland after the final tournament draw was made at the National Football Stadium in Belfast by tournament ambassador and former international Rachel Furness.

Northern Ireland will be joined in the finals from 4 to 17 May by the seven round 2 qualifiers. The hosts will be in Group A with eight-time champions Germany and the last two runners-up, Norway and England. Three past winners France, Poland and Spain are joined in Group B by Finland.

Group A will be played on 4, 7 and 10 May, and Group B on 5, 8 and 11 May. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals on 14 May, with the final three days later. The tournament also acts as a qualifier for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco.

Draw procedure

The teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The host team, Northern Ireland, were seeded in position 1 of Group A. The seven other participating teams were drawn into the two groups in an open draw (without seeding), starting with Group B position 1, followed by Group A position 2, Group B position 2, etc.

Venues

Belfast: National Football Stadium at Windsor Park (2 x semi-finals, final)
Coleraine: The Showgrounds (6 x group games)
Larne: Inver Park (6 x group games, World Cup play-off)

Who has won the WU17 EURO title?

Eight-team tournament (hosts)
2024/25: Netherlands (Faroe Islands)
2023/24: Spain (Sweden)
2022/23: France (Estonia)
2021/22: Germany (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2019/20 & 2020/21: no final tournament
2018/19: Germany (Bulgaria)
2017/18: Spain (Lithuania)
2016/17: Germany (Czechia)
2015/16: Germany (Belarus)
2014/15: Spain (Iceland)
2013/14: Germany (England)
Four-team tournament in Nyon
2012/13: Poland
2011/12: Germany
2010/11: Spain
2009/10: Spain
2008/09: Germany
2007/08: Germany