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 (12 group winners, 12 group runners-up and the third-placed team that performed best against the numbers 1 and 2 of its group) entered the elite qualification.
Byes
The following teams received a bye for this round:
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 (1-0).