Article 24 Match dates and fixtures - EURO

Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship

Content Type
Competition Regulations
Category
National teams
Subject
EURO
Edition
2022-24
Language
English
Enforcement Date
3 May 2024
24.01

All matches are played on the dates listed on the 2022-24 National Team Match Calendar (see Annex A). Changes to these dates are not allowed unless so decided by the UEFA administration.

24.02

Following the qualifying group stage draw, the UEFA administration compiles the fixture list including the match dates and kick-off times for all groups according to the following general principles:

a.

Matches are played on the following days:

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

MD1 to MD10

Play-offs

b.

At least two rest days are provided between each team's matches (i.e. a team that plays on Thursday cannot play again until Sunday at the earliest).

c.

As much consideration as possible is given to ensuring a fair distribution of weekday and weekend matches and a regular sequence of home and away matches for each team.

d.

Teams in the same group play on the same day.

e.

Additional conditions may be applied, subject to approval by the UEFA Executive Committee.

24.03

Deviations from these general principles are possible and decided by the UEFA administration.

24.04

UEFA compiles the match schedule for the final tournament, which will be staged from 14 June to 14 July 2024. As a rule, each team will have at least two rest days between matches.