Following the draws, the teams in each group have to agree on match dates. Associations which are not represented at the meetings after the draws automatically accept the decisions taken by the other associations in their group.
Unless all teams in a group agree to play on other dates, qualifying competition matches must be played on the following FIFA International Match Calendar dates.
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Qualifying round
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2–10 September 2024
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7–15 October 2024
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11–19 November 2024
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Elite round
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17–25 March 2025
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In any case, the qualifying round must be completed by 19 November 2024 and the elite round by 25 March 2025.
If the teams of a group cannot all agree on the match dates, the host association decides in accordance with Paragraph 20.02.
The match schedule for mini-tournaments involving four teams each is as follows. The teams are designated according to their group position after the draw, i.e. Team 1 is the association in the first position of its group after the draw.
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Day 1: |
Arrival of the UEFA match delegate |
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Day 2: |
Arrival of all teams |
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Day 3: |
Matchday 1: |
Matches 1 v 4 and 3 v 2 |
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Day 4: |
Rest day |
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Day 5: |
Rest day |
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Day 6: |
Matchday 2: |
Matches 1 v 3 and 2 v 4 |
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Day 7: |
Rest day |
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Day 8: |
Rest day |
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Day 9: |
Matchday 3: |
Matches 2 v 1 and 4 v 3 |
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Day 10: |
Departure of all teams |
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The match schedule for mini-tournaments involving three teams is as follows. Team 1 is the host association and Teams 2 and 3 are the visiting associations. Unless all the associations agree between themselves on a different order, the visiting associations are designated according to their group position after the draw, i.e. Team 2 is the association in the highest position of the group after the draw:
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Day 1: |
Arrival of the UEFA match delegate |
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Day 2: |
Arrival of Teams 1 and 3 |
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Day 3: |
Matchday 1: |
Match 3 v 1 |
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Day 4: |
Rest day |
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Day 5: |
Rest day |
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Day 6: |
Matchday 2: |
Match 2 v 3 |
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Day 7: |
Rest day |
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Day 8: |
Rest day |
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Day 9: |
Matchday 3: |
Match 1 v 2 |
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Day 10: |
Departure of Teams 1 and 2 |
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The final tournament dates and match schedule are set by the UEFA administration.