2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
The first qualifying round was played between 1 September and 30 November 2009.At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams from all groups.The 28 teams advancing from the qualifying round were distributed into seven groups of four teams, with each group being contested in the same format as in the qualifying round.The seven group-winning teams will qualify for the final tournament in France.Each team was allocated to one of four drawing pots, according to their qualifying round results.