2016 European football diary

For information only. All dates subject to change. Some events, including match and draw dates, to be scheduled.

Finals in bold

January
5 January: UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2015 voting closes
8 January: UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2015 revealed
11 January: FIFA Ballon d'Or awards, Zurich
18 January: UEFA EURO 2016 ticket sales close
21–22 January: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Nyon

Will Italy be futsal champions again?©Sportsfile

February
2–13 February: UEFA Futsal EURO 2016, Belgrade
9/10 February: UEFA Youth League play-offs
12 February: FIFA Futsal World Cup play-off draw, Belgrade
15 February: UEFA Youth League round of 16, quarter-final & semi-final draw, Nyon
16/17, 23/24 February: UEFA Champions League round of 16, first legs
18 February: UEFA Europa League round of 32, first legs
22/23 February: UEFA Youth League round of 16
25 February: Extraordinary UEFA Congress, Zurich
25 February: UEFA Europa League round of 32, second legs

Barcelona hope to be in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw©Getty Images

March
2–9 March: Women's Olympic qualifier, Netherlands
3–29 March: UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship elite round
8/9, 15/16 March: UEFA Champions League round of 16, second legs
8/9 March: UEFA Youth League quarter-finals
10 March: UEFA Europa League round of 16, first legs
15 March–3 April: UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round
17 March: UEFA Europa League round of 16, second legs
18 March: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League quarter-final draws, Nyon
21–22 March: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Budapest
22 March: FIFA Futsal World Cup play-offs, first legs
23/24 March: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, first legs
23–29 March: UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
23–30 March: UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite round
30/31 March: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, second legs

Chelsea lifted the UEFA Youth League title in Nyon last April©Getty Images

April
5/6 April: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, first legs
5–10 April: UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship elite round
6 April: UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship final tournament draw, Minsk
6–12 April: UEFA Women's EURO 2017 qualifiers
7 April: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, first legs
8 April: UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament draw, Azerbaijan
12 April: UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament draw, Stuttgart
12 April: FIFA Futsal World Cup play-offs, second legs
12/13 April: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, second legs
14 April: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, second legs
15 April: UEFA Youth League semi-finals, Nyon
15 April: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League semi-final draws, Nyon
18 April: UEFA Youth League final, Nyon
21 or 22 April: UEFA Futsal Cup semi-finals, Guadalajara
23/24 April: UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals, first legs
23 or 24 April: UEFA Futsal Cup final, Guadalajara
26/27 April: UEFA Champions League semi-finals, first legs
28 April: UEFA Europa League semi-finals, first legs
30 April/1 May: UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals, second legs

The San Siro welcomes May's UEFA Champions League final©Getty Images

May
3 May: Ordinary UEFA Congress, Budapest
3/4 May: UEFA Champions League semi-finals, second legs
4–16 May: UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship, Belarus
5 May: UEFA Europa League semi-finals, second legs
5–21 May: UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Azerbaijan
17–18 May: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Basel
18 May: UEFA Europa League final, Basel
21 May–8 June: UEFA Regions' Cup preliminary round
24 May: UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship final tournament draw, Slovakia
26 May: UEFA Women's Champions League final, Reggio Emilia
28 May: UEFA Champions League final, Milan

UEFA EURO 2016 begins on 10 June with France v Romania©UEFA.com

June
2–7 June: UEFA Women's EURO 2017 qualifiers
10 June–10 July: UEFA EURO 2016, France
20 June: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League first & second qualifying round draws, Nyon
24 June: UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round draw, Nyon
28/29 June: UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, first legs
30 June: UEFA Europa League fiirst qualifying round, first legs

The U19 finals will open in Stuttgart on 11 July©Getty Images

July
5/6 July: UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, second legs
7 July: UEFA Futsal Cup preliminary & main round draws, Nyon
7 July: UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, second legs
11–24 July: UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Germany
12/13 July: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, first legs
14 July: UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, first legs
15 July: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League third qualifying round draws, Nyon
19/20 July: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, second legs
19–31 July: UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship, Slovakia
21 July: UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, second legs
26/27 July: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, first legs
28 July: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, first legs

August means the UEFA Best Player in Europe awards©Getty Images for UEFA

August
2/3 August: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, second legs
3–20 August: Olympic football tournaments, Brazil
4 August: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, second legs
5 August: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League play-off draws, Nyon
9 August: UEFA Super Cup, Trondheim
16/17 August: UEFA Champions League play-offs, first legs
18 August: UEFA Europa League play-offs, first legs
23/24 August: UEFA Champions League play-offs, second legs
23–28 August: UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round
25 August: UEFA Champions League group stage draw & UEFA Best Player in Europe awards, Monaco
25 August: UEFA Europa League play-offs, second legs
26 August: UEFA Europa League group stage draw, Monaco

We will know 15 of the 16 UEFA Women's EURO qualifiers by September©Bongarts

September
1 September: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32 draw, Nyon
1–6 September: UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
4–6 September: European Qualifiers (2018 FIFA World Cup)
10 September–1 October: FIFA Futsal World Cup, Colombia
15–20 September: UEFA Women's EURO 2017 qualifiers (groups end)
13/14 September: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday one
14 September–25 October: UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying round
15 September: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday one
15–16 September: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, tbc
20 September–31 October: UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round
20 September–1 November: UEFA Regions' Cup intermediate round
23 September: UEFA Women's EURO 2017 play-off draw, Nyon
23 September–6 November: UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round
27/28 September: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday two
29 September: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday two
30 September–21 October: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Jordan

Slovenia v England is among October's FIFA World Cup qualifiers©Getty Images

October
4 October–16 November: UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round
5/6 October: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32, first legs
5–10 October: UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers (groups end)
6–11 October: European Qualifiers (2018 FIFA World Cup)
12/13 October: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32, second legs
17 October: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 draw, Nyon
17–25 October: UEFA Women's EURO 2017 play-off
18/19 October: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday three
20 October: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday three
28 October–16 November: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Papua New Guinea

Under-21 qualifying ends in November©AFP/Getty Images

November
1/2 November: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday four
3 November: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday four
7–15 November: UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs
9/10 November: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16, first legs
11 November:  UEFA European Women's Under-17 & U19 Championship qualifying draws
11–13 November: European Qualifiers (2018 FIFA World Cup)
16/17 November: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16, second legs
22/23 November: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday five
24 November: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday five
25 November: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final & semi-final draw, Nyon

The 16 group qualifiers will await December's UEFA Champions League draw©Getty Images for UEFA

December
6/7 December: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday six
7–17 December (tbc): FIFA Club World Cup, Japan
8 December: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday six
9 December: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Nyon
12 December (tbc): UEFA Champions League round of 16, UEFA Europa League round of 32 & UEFA Youth League play-off draws, Nyon