| # | Group 1 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Italy U21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27:5 | 22 | 25 | |
| 2. | Iceland U21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19:12 | 7 | 21 | |
| 3. | Ireland U21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15:8 | 7 | 19 | |
| 4. | Sweden U21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 31:12 | 19 | 18 | |
| 5. | Armenia U21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4:33 | -29 | 3 | |
| 6. | Luxembourg U21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3:29 | -26 | 3 | |
| # | Group 2 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | France U21 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32:10 | 22 | 27 | |
| 2. | Switzerland U21 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26:8 | 18 | 27 | |
| 3. | Georgia U21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17:14 | 3 | 15 | |
| 4. | Slovakia U21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 22:21 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5. | Azerbaijan U21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6:18 | -12 | 6 | |
| 6. | Liechtenstein U21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3:35 | -32 | 3 | |
| # | Group 3 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | England U21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 34:9 | 25 | 28 | |
| 2. | Austria U21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24:16 | 8 | 18 | |
| 3. | Albania U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16:21 | -5 | 14 | |
| 4. | Turkey U21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15:18 | -3 | 13 | |
| 5. | Kosovo U21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9:20 | -11 | 9 | |
| 6. | Andorra U21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10:24 | -14 | 5 | |
| # | Group 4 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Czech Republic U21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20:4 | 16 | 21 | |
| 2. | Croatia U21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 37:7 | 30 | 20 | |
| 3. | Scotland U21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16:5 | 11 | 18 | |
| 4. | Greece U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10:11 | -1 | 16 | |
| 5. | Lithuania U21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9:15 | -6 | 10 | |
| 6. | San Marino U21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0:50 | -50 | 0 | |
| # | Group 5 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Russia U21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22:4 | 18 | 23 | |
| 2. | Poland U21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19:8 | 11 | 20 | |
| 3. | Bulgaria U21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14:5 | 9 | 18 | |
| 4. | Serbia U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12:9 | 3 | 12 | |
| 5. | Estonia U21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3:34 | -31 | 5 | |
| 6. | Latvia U21 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7:17 | -10 | 4 | |
| # | Group 6 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Spain U21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20:1 | 19 | 28 | |
| 2. | North Macedonia U21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20:12 | 8 | 18 | |
| 3. | Israel U21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12:14 | -2 | 13 | |
| 4. | Kazakhstan U21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12:21 | -9 | 10 | |
| 5. | Faroe Islands U21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11:25 | -14 | 9 | |
| 6. | Montenegro U21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11:13 | -2 | 7 | |
| # | Group 7 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Netherlands U21 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 46:5 | 41 | 27 | |
| 2. | Portugal U21 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 29:9 | 20 | 27 | |
| 3. | Norway U21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14:16 | -2 | 10 | |
| 4. | Belarus U21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15:21 | -6 | 8 | |
| 5. | Cyprus U21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8:24 | -16 | 7 | |
| 6. | Gibraltar U21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0:37 | -37 | 0 | |
| # | Group 8 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Denmark U21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21:9 | 12 | 26 | |
| 2. | Romania U21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22:7 | 15 | 20 | |
| 3. | Ukraine U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17:11 | 6 | 16 | |
| 4. | Finland U21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14:15 | -1 | 13 | |
| 5. | Northern Ireland U21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7:13 | -6 | 9 | |
| 6. | Malta U21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4:30 | -26 | 1 | |
| # | Group 9 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Germany U21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22:10 | 12 | 18 | |
| 2. | Belgium U21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18:9 | 9 | 13 | |
| 3. | Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9:7 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4. | Wales U21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8:15 | -7 | 9 | |
| 5. | Moldova U21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6:22 | -16 | 7 | |
| # | Ranking of second-placed teams | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Portugal U21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22:9 | 13 | 21 | |
| 2. | Switzerland U21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18:8 | 10 | 21 | |
| 3. | Iceland U21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14:12 | 2 | 15 | |
| 4. | Croatia U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20:7 | 13 | 14 | |
| 5. | Romania U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15:6 | 9 | 14 | |
| 6. | Poland U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15:7 | 8 | 14 | |
| 7. | Belgium U21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18:9 | 9 | 13 | |
| 8. | North Macedonia U21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16:10 | 6 | 12 | |
| 9. | Austria U21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17:15 | 2 | 12 |