Malta was drawn in Group B5 together with Northern Ireland and Luxembourg as the UEFA European Women’s Under-17 Championship round 2 draw set the groups for both leagues to be played by 24 March.
The Group B5 mini-tournament will be played inMalta in February.
The six group winners and the runner-up with the best record against the teams finishing first and third in their group will be promoted to League A for 2024/25 round 1.
League A will determine the seven teams joining hosts Sweden in the finals from 5 to 18 May, with promotion and relegation between the leagues also at stake.
League A draw
Group A1: France (holders), Germany, Czechia, Slovakia
Group A2: Finland, Portugal, Iceland, Kosovo
Group A3: Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Croatia
Group A4: Sweden (finals hosts), Norway, Switzerland, Wales
Group A5: Spain, Netherlands, Ukraine, Türkiye
Group A6: England, Italy, Greece, Serbia
Group A7: Poland, Denmark, Scotland, North Macedonia
The seven group winners qualify for the final tournament. Should finals hosts Sweden win their group, the best runners-up will also qualify. On the other hand, the seven teams finishing fourth in their groups will be relegated to League B for 2024/25 round 1.
League B draw
Group B1: Belarus, Montenegro, Lithuania, Andorra
Group B2: Bulgaria, Slovenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan
Group B3: Romania, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Georgia
Group B4: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Armenia, Kazakhstan
Group B5: Northern Ireland, Malta, Luxembourg
Group B6: Republic of Ireland, Israel, Albania
The six group winners and the runner-up with the best record against the teams finishing first and third in their group will be promoted to League A for 2024/25 round 1.
