2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

The 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-19 football competition played in 2004 and 2005 to determine the seven teams joining Northern Ireland, who qualified automatically as hosts, in the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament.

Qualifying round

A total of 25 teams entered the elite qualification.

Byes

The following teams received a bye for this round:
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Group 1

All matches were played in the Faroe Islands.

Group 2

All matches were played in Ukraine. This group brought forth the best third placed team. Moldova performed best against group winners and runners-up Ukraine and Poland, achieving 4 points and a goal difference of +1.

Group 3

All matches were played in Slovenia.

Group 4

All matches were played in North Macedonia.

Group 5

All matches were played in Slovakia.

Group 6

All matches were played in Denmark.

Group 7

All matches were played in Israel.

Group 8

All matches were played in Belgium.

Group 9

All matches were played in Cyprus.

Group 10

All matches were played in one country.

Group 11

All matches were played in Italy.

Group 12

All matches were played in Norway.

Elite round

This elite qualification saw seven group winners qualify for the main tournament in Northern Ireland.

Teams

The following teams qualified for this round:
12 group winners from the first qualifying round
12 group runners-up from the first qualifying round
1 best group third-place finisher from the first qualifying round
3 teams received a bye for the first qualifying round
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Group 1

All matches were played in England.

Group 2

All matches were played in the Czech Republic.

Group 3

All matches were played in Spain.

Group 4

All matches were played in Hungary.

Group 5

All matches were played in Austria.

Group 6

All matches were played in Russia.

Group 7

All matches were played in Serbia and Montenegro.