The forthcoming year promises to be another hectic 12 months on and off the field, with UEFA EURO 2008™ the highlight of UEFA's activities as well as many other events on what is sure to be a packed agenda.
Dates for the diary
The 2007/08 UEFA Cup final will be held at the City of Manchester Stadium on 14 May with the UEFA Champions League final following in Moscow a week later before attention turns to Austria and Switzerland, where the group stage kicks off on 7 June and quarter and semi-finals follow before the final in Vienna on 29 June. In addition, there is the usual raft of youth and women's events over the summer months while qualifying continues for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, concluding at the end of the year. uefa.com rounds up the key events, although dates are subject to change.
| January | | Event | Dates | | | | UEFA Executive Committee meeting | 29-30.01.2008 | | XXXII UEFA Congress | 31.01.2008 |
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| February | | Event | Dates | | Winter Referees Course | 03-08.02.2008 | | Euro 2008 SA board meeting | 04.02.2008 | | International matches | 06.02.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Round of 32 first leg | 13/14.02.2008 | | UEFA Champions League, First knockout round first leg | 19/20.02.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Round of 32 second leg | 21.02.2008 | | UEFA Committees meeting week | 25-29.02.2008 |
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| March | | Event | Dates | | UEFA Champions League, First knockout round second leg | 04/05.03.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Round of 16 first leg | 06.03.2008 | | 3rd UEFA Futsal Conference | 10-14.03.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Round of 16 second leg | 12/13.03.2008 | | UEFA EURO 2008™ finalists workshop | 13.03.2008 | UEFA Champions League,
draw for Quarter- and Semi-finals | 14.03.2008 | | UEFA Cup, draw for Quarter- and Semi-finals | 14.03.2008 | | International matches | 26.03.2008 | | UEFA Executive Committee meeting | 27-28.03.2008 |
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| April | | Event | Dates | | UEFA Champions League, Quarter-finals first leg | 01/02.04.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Quarter-finals first leg | 03.04.2008 | | UEFA Champions League, Quarter-finals second leg | 08/09.04.2008 | | UEFA European Under-21 Futsal Tournament, Qualifying round | 07.04.2008 - 13.04.2008 | | 17th UEFA Course for Coach Educators | 07-11.04.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Quarter-finals second leg | 10.04.2008 | | UEFA Committees meeting week | 21-25.04.2008 | UEFA Champions League, Semi-finals
first leg | 22/23.04.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Semi-finals first leg | 24.04.2008 | | UEFA Futsal Cup, Final Four | 24-26.04.2008 | | UEFA Champions League, Semi-finals second leg | 29/30.04.2008 |
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| May | | Event | Dates | | UEFA Cup, Semi-finals second leg | 01.05.2008 | | UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Final tournament | 04-16.05.2008 | | UEFA Cup Final | 14.05.2008 | | 1st UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship, Final tournament | 15-17.05.2008 | | UEFA Women's Cup, Final first leg | 17.05.2008 | | UEFA Champions League Final | 21.05.2008 | | UEFA Executive Committee meeting | 22-23.05.2008 | | UEFA Women's Cup, Final second leg | 24.05.2008 |
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| June | | Event | Dates | | UEFA EURO 2008™, Group stage matches | 07-18.06.2008 | | UEFA EURO 2008™, Quarter-final matches | 19-22.06.2008 | | UEFA EURO 2008™, Semi-final matches | 25/26.06.2008 | | UEFA Executive Committee meeting | 27.06.2008 | | UEFA EURO 2008™ Final | 29.06.2008 | 2008/09 UEFA Champions League,
First and Second qualifying round draws | 30.06.2008 | | 2008/09 UEFA Cup, First qualifying round draw | 30.06.2008 |
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| July | | Event | Dates | | UEFA Women's Cup, Draw | 03.07.2008 | | UEFA Futsal Cup, Preliminary and Main round draws | 10.07.2008 | UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship,
Final tournament | 07-19.07.2008 | UEFA European Under-19 Championship,
Final tournament | 14-26.07.2008 |
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| August | | Event | Dates | | UEFA Champions League, Third qualifying round draw | 01.08.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Second qualifying round draw | 01.08.2008 | | International matches | 20.08.2008 | | UEFA Champions League, Group stage draw | 28.08.2008 | | UEFA Cup, First round draw | 29.08.2008 | | UEFA Super Cup | 29.08.2008 |
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| September | | Event | Dates | | UEFA Committees meeting week | 01-05.09.2008 | | FIFA World Cup, Qualifying matches | 06.09.2008 | | FIFA World Cup, Qualifying matches | 10.09.2008 | 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,
Play-off draw | 12.09.2008 | | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 1 | 16/17.09.2008 | | UEFA Cup, First round first leg | 18.09.2008 | | 8th Conference for European National Coaches | 22-24.09.2008 | | UEFA Executive Committee meeting | 23.09.2008 | | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 2 | 30.09/01.10.2008 |
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| October | | Event | Dates | | UEFA Cup, First round second leg | 02.10.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Group stage draw | 07.10.2008 | | FIFA World Cup, Qualifying matches | 11.10.2008 | | FIFA World Cup, Qualifying matches | 15.10.2008 | | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 3 | 21/22.10.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Matchday 1 | 23.10.2008 |
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| November | | Event | Dates | | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 4 | 04/05.11.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Matchday 2 | 06.11.2008 | | UEFA Executive Committee meeting | 11-12.11.2008 | | International matches | 19.11.2008 | | UEFA Committees meeting week | 24-28.11.2008 | | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 5 | 25/26.11.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Matchday 3 | 27.11.2008 |
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| December | | Event | Dates | 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,
Final tournament draw | 02.12.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Matchday 4 | 03/04.12.2008 | | UEFA European Under-21 Futsal Tournament | 06-14.12.2008 | | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 6 | 09/10.12.2008 | 2009-11 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,
Qualifying round draw | 11.12.2008 | | UEFA Executive Committee meeting | 16.17.12.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Matchday 5 | 17/18.12.2008 | | UEFA Champions League, First knockout round draw | 19.12.2008 | | UEFA Cup, Round of 32 and Round of 16 draws | 19.12.2008 |
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