Article 25 Friendly matches - 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
25.01

Friendly matches organised within the framework of the centralisation of commercial rights are also played on the dates listed on the 2022-24 National Team Match Calendar (see Annex A).

25.02

Under the supervision of the UEFA administration, the participating teams must make the necessary arrangements so that friendly matches are organised on the dates when such teams are not involved in competition matches.

25.03

Friendly matches must be cancelled or postponed if needed for rescheduling abandoned or cancelled competition matches.

25.04

With the exception of matches involving Germany, teams competing in the final tournament are not allowed to play friendly matches in the host country from three months before the start until one month after the end of the final tournament.

25.05

In the month preceding the final tournament, each participating team is allowed to play a maximum of two friendly matches involving other participating teams, provided that the teams playing each other have not been drawn into the same final tournament group.