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.
Qualifying competition matches must, in principle, be played as follows:
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Preliminary round, between 1 May and 24 July 2026;
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Intermediate round, between 21 August and 4 December 2026.
If the teams in a group cannot agree on the match dates, the host association decides in accordance with Paragraph 21.02.
The match schedule for mini-tournaments involving four teams is as follows. Team 1 is the team drawn into position 1 in its group, Team 2 the team drawn into position 2, etc.
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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: |
Teams 1 vs 4 and 3 vs 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: |
Teams 1 vs 3 and 2 vs 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: |
Teams 2 vs 1 and 4 vs 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 Team 2 and Team 3 according to their group position after the draw, i.e. Team 2 is the association in the higher position 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: |
Teams 3 vs 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: |
Teams 2 vs 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: |
Teams 1 vs 2 |
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Day 10: |
Departure of Teams 1 and 2 |
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The host association and the exact dates of the final tournament will be announced by the UEFA administration.
The final tournament is played according to the following schedule:
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Day 1: |
Arrival of participating teams and referees |
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Day 2: |
Organisational meeting |
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Day 3: |
Matchday 1 |
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Day 4: |
Rest day |
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Day 5: |
Matchday 2 |
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Day 6: |
Rest day |
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Day 7: |
Rest day |
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Day 8: |
Matchday 3 |
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Day 9: |
Departure of eliminated teams |
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Day 10: |
Rest day |
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Day 11: |
Final |
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Day 12: |
Departure of the finalists |
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