Article 12 Competition stages and seeding - Under-21

12.01

Matches in all stages of the competition are played in conformity with the IFAB Laws of the Game. The half-time interval lasts 15 minutes.

12.02

The competition stages are as follows:

1. Qualifying competition, comprising:

   • group stage;

   • play-offs;

2. Final tournament, comprising:

   • group stage;

   • knockout stage.

12.03

The UEFA administration seeds the teams for the qualifying group stage draw and for the final draw in accordance with the UEFA Under-21 national team coefficient rankings (see Annex A).