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.
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
Key points
How the groups are formed
- The 55 teams involved in the draw were classified on the basis of the overall UEFA Nations League Rankings issued on 21 November.
- Based on these rankings, the 55 teams were divided into seven pots with the UEFA Nations League pot containing the four finalists, followed by Pot 1 to Pot 6 in accordance with the rankings.
UEFA Nations League pot: UEFA Nations League finalists (4)
Pot 1: Teams ranked 5th–10th (6)
Pot 2: Teams ranked 11th–20th (10)
Pot 3: Teams ranked 21st–30th (10)
Pot 4: Teams ranked 31st–40th (10)
Pot 5: Teams ranked 41st–50th (10)
Pot 6: Teams ranked 51st–55th (5)
- 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.
Restrictions
Depending on the seeding pots some of the scenarios below will not be possible.
Host nations
- In order to allow all 12 UEFA EURO 2020 host association teams a chance of qualifying as group winner or group runner-up, a maximum of two such teams can be drawn into one group.
- 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
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