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UEFA EURO 2016 play-off draw details

The play-offs will decide the last four places in the final tournament.

When is the play-off draw?
The draw ceremony begins at 11.20CET on Sunday 18 October and takes place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

How were the play-off contenders decided?
The top two in each of the nine groups qualified automatically, along with the third-placed team with the best record against the nations first, second, fourth and fifth in their section, which was Turkey from Group A. The other eight third-placed sides go into the play-offs.

EURO final goals

Which teams are involved?
Group B: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group C: Ukraine
Group D: Republic of Ireland
Group E: Slovenia
Group F: Hungary
Group G: Sweden
Group H: Norway
Group I: Denmark

How does the draw work?
The eight teams in the draw have been divided into two groups of seeded and non-seeded teams, based on the UEFA national team coefficient rankings:

  • Seeded teams: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Sweden, Hungary
  • Unseeded teams: Denmark, Republic of Ireland, Norway, Slovenia

Each fixture will see a seeded team play against a non-seeded team.

When are the play-off ties?
First legs: 12/13/14 November 2015
Second legs: 15/16/17 November 2015