The European Qualifiers draw for UEFA EURO 2020 will take place at the Convention Centre Dublin from midday CET on Sunday 2 December. The 55 entrants will be drawn into five groups of six and five groups of five.
Malta is in pot 6 along with Latvia, Liechtenstein, Andorra and San Marino.
Draw pots
UEFA Nations League pot (4): Switzerland*, Portugal*, Netherlands*, England*
Pot 1 (6): Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Poland
Pot 2 (10): Germany, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Ukraine*, Denmark*, Sweden*, Russia, Austria, Wales, Czech Republic
Pot 3 (10): Slovakia, Turkey, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland*, Norway*, Serbia*, Finland*, Bulgaria, Israel
Pot 4 (10): Hungary, Romania, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Cyprus, Estonia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Georgia*
Pot 5 (10): FYR Macedonia*, Kosovo*, Belarus*, Luxembourg, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Gibraltar, Faroe Islands
Pot 6 (5): Latvia, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Malta, San Marino
*Already ensured at least a play-off place after winning UEFA Nations League group
All 55 entrants will be involved in the qualifying group stage, with no exemptions for any of the 12 EURO host nations. The teams will be drawn into ten groups: five of five (Groups A–E) and five of six (Groups F–J), played between March and November 2019.
The top two teams in each of the ten groups will qualify for the finals in June and July 2020. The remaining four finals slots will be decided by play-offs in March 2020 with entry determined by the UEFA Nations League.
The four teams in the UEFA Nations League pot will be drawn into the first position in Groups A–D (to ensure they each have two dates free to play the UEFA Nations League Finals in June).
The teams in Pot 1 will be drawn into the first position in Groups E–J. The teams in Pot 2 will be drawn into second positions in the ten groups, with the draw continuing in similar style for Pots 3, 4 and 5 to fill positions 3, 4 and 5 respectively. The teams in Pot 6 will be drawn into the sixth position in the six-team Groups F–J.
Malta therefore cannot be drawn with the four finalists of the UEFA Nations League – Switzerland, Portugal, Netherlands and England.
Restrictions
Depending on the seeding pots some of the scenarios below will not be possible.
If a UEFA EURO 2020 host association team is, or could be, drawn into a group already containing two such teams, this team is placed instead in the first available group in alphabetical order as indicated by the computer.
Azerbaijan
Denmark
England
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Republic of Ireland
Romania
Russia
Scotland
Spain
Prohibited team clashes
Based on UEFA Executive Committee decisions valid at the time of the draw, the following teams cannot be drawn into the same group:
Gibraltar/Spain
Bosnia and Herzegovina/Kosovo
Kosovo/Serbia
If such a clash occurs or could occur, the team drawn is placed instead in the first available group in alphabetical order as indicated by the computer.
Winter venue restrictions
A number of countries have been identified as venues with high or medium risk of severe winter conditions. In order to minimise the risks of matches being negatively affected or even not being completed or played, a maximum of two such countries can be drawn into the same group.
The three ‘hard winter venues’ (*) cannot host games in March or November; the others shall play as few home matches as possible in March and November.
Belarus
Estonia
Faroe Islands*
Finland*
Iceland*
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Russia
Ukraine
If a team is, or could be, drawn into a group already containing two such teams, this team is placed instead in the first available group in alphabetical order as indicated by the computer.
Excessive travel restrictions
A number of countries have been identified with excessive travel distance in relation to other countries. In order to minimise teams’ travel burden, a maximum of one such pair can be drawn into the same group.
From/to Kazakhstan (Astana)
Andorra (Barcelona)
England (London)
France (Paris)
Iceland (Reykjavik)
Malta (Valletta)
Northern Ireland (Belfast)
Portugal (Lisbon)
Republic of Ireland (Dublin)
Scotland (Edinburgh)
Spain (Madrid)
Wales (Cardiff)
From/to Azerbaijan (Baku)
Iceland (Reykjavik)
Portugal (Lisbon)
From/to Iceland (Reykjavik)
Armenia (Yerevan)
Cyprus (Larnaca)
Georgia (Tbilisi)
Israel (Tel-Aviv)
If a team is, or could be, drawn into a group already containing two such teams, this team is placed instead in the first available group in alphabetical order as indicated by the computer.
Match calendar
Matchday 1: 21–23 March 2019
Matchday 2: 24–26 March 2019
(UEFA Nations League semi-finals: 5 & 6 June 2019)
Matchday 3: 7–8 June 2019
(UEFA Nations League final/third-place match: 9 June 2019)
Matchday 4: 10–11 June 2019
Matchday 5: 5–7 September 2019
Matchday 6: 8–10 September 2019
Matchday 7: 10–12 October 2019
Matchday 8: 13–15 October 2019
Matchday 9: 14–16 November 2019
Matchday 10: 17–19 November 2019
Play-off draw: 22 November 2019
Final tournament draw: 1 December 2019
Play-off semi-finals: 26–28 March 2020
Play-off finals: 29–31 March 2020
Final tournament: 12 June–12 July 2020