| # | Group 1 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany U21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 39:9 | 30 | 28 | |
| 2. | Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25:12 | 13 | 20 | |
| 3. | Greece U21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14:15 | -1 | 13 | |
| 4. | Belarus U21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11:17 | -6 | 13 | |
| 5. | Cyprus U21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16:20 | -4 | 12 | |
| 6. | San Marino U21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2:34 | -32 | 1 | |
| # | Group 2 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Sweden U21 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18:10 | 8 | 22 | |
| 2. | Slovenia U21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15:8 | 7 | 20 | |
| 3. | Ukraine U21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21:10 | 11 | 17 | |
| 4. | Finland U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12:14 | -2 | 12 | |
| 5. | Lithuania U21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9:18 | -9 | 9 | |
| 6. | Malta U21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8:23 | -15 | 5 | |
| # | Group 3 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Czech Republic U21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24:3 | 21 | 20 | |
| 2. | Armenia U21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11:5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 3. | Montenegro U21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14:8 | 6 | 11 | |
| 4. | Wales U21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7:10 | -3 | 10 | |
| 5. | Andorra U21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2:32 | -30 | 0 | |
| # | Group 4 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Serbia U21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17:4 | 13 | 18 | |
| 2. | Denmark U21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19:8 | 11 | 16 | |
| 3. | North Macedonia U21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14:15 | -1 | 12 | |
| 4. | Northern Ireland U21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5:13 | -8 | 4 | |
| 5. | Faroe Islands U21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3:18 | -15 | 3 | |
| # | Group 5 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Spain U21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27:2 | 25 | 22 | |
| 2. | Switzerland U21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15:4 | 11 | 17 | |
| 3. | Georgia U21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8:18 | -10 | 10 | |
| 4. | Croatia U21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7:16 | -9 | 7 | |
| 5. | Estonia U21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2:19 | -17 | 1 | |
| # | Group 6 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Russia U21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17:5 | 12 | 17 | |
| 2. | Portugal U21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15:6 | 9 | 15 | |
| 3. | Poland U21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13:13 | 0 | 11 | |
| 4. | Moldova U21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10:24 | -14 | 7 | |
| 5. | Albania U21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11:18 | -7 | 5 | |
| # | Group 7 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Italy U21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27:8 | 19 | 19 | |
| 2. | Turkey U21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13:7 | 6 | 15 | |
| 3. | Ireland U21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15:10 | 5 | 13 | |
| 4. | Hungary U21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11:10 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5. | Liechtenstein U21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4:35 | -31 | 0 | |
| # | Group 8 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | England U21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24:3 | 21 | 21 | |
| 2. | Norway U21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13:7 | 6 | 16 | |
| 3. | Belgium U21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17:15 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4. | Azerbaijan U21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6:18 | -12 | 7 | |
| 5. | Iceland U21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4:21 | -17 | 3 | |
| # | Group 9 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | France U21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19:2 | 17 | 21 | |
| 2. | Slovakia U21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17:7 | 10 | 15 | |
| 3. | Romania U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11:6 | 5 | 14 | |
| 4. | Kazakhstan U21 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2:14 | -12 | 4 | |
| 5. | Latvia U21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1:21 | -20 | 2 | |
| # | Group 10 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Netherlands U21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21:3 | 18 | 19 | |
| 2. | Scotland U21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16:9 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3. | Bulgaria U21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11:12 | -1 | 12 | |
| 4. | Austria U21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15:14 | 1 | 11 | |
| 5. | Luxembourg U21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6:31 | -25 | 0 | |
| # | Ranking of second-placed teams | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Switzerland U21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15:4 | 17 | ||
| 2. | Denmark U21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19:8 | 16 | ||
| 3. | Norway U21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13:7 | 16 | ||
| 4. | Slovakia U21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17:7 | 15 | ||
| 5. | Portugal U21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15:6 | 15 | ||
| 6. | Turkey U21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13:7 | 15 | ||
| 7. | Armenia U21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11:5 | 15 | ||
| 8. | Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19:11 | 14 | ||
| 9. | Slovenia U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9:6 | 14 | ||
| 10. | Scotland U21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16:9 | 13 |