2017 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
3 January: UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2016 voting closes
5 January: UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2016 revealed
9 January: The Best FIFA Football Awards, Zurich
19 January: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying draw, Nyon
24 January–2 February: UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 preliminary round
26 January: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying draw, Nyon

The UEFA Champions League resumes in February©Sportsfile

February
7/8 February: UEFA Youth League play-offs
8–9 February: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Nyon
10 February: UEFA Youth League round of 16, quarter-final & semi-final draw, Nyon
14/15, 21/22 February: UEFA Champions League round of 16, first legs
16 February: UEFA Europa League round of 32, first legs
21/22 February: UEFA Youth League round of 16
22/23 February: UEFA Europa League round of 32, second legs

World Cup qualifying is back in March©AFP/Getty Images

March
2 March: UEFA Regions' Cup finals draw, Istanbul
7/8, 14/15 March: UEFA Champions League round of 16, second legs
7/8 March: UEFA Youth League quarter-finals
9 March: UEFA Europa League round of 16, first legs
10–28 March: UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round
14 March–2 April: UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship elite round
16 March: UEFA Europa League round of 16, second legs
17 March: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League quarter-final draws, Nyon
20–28 March: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
22/23 March: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, first legs
22–28 March: UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite round
24–26 March: European Qualifiers (2018 FIFA World Cup)
29/30 March: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, second legs

Almaty Arena stages the UEFA Futsal Cup in April©Nikita Bassov

April
3–11 April: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup preliminary round
3–12 April: UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 main round
4 April: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Helsinki
4 April–12 June: UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship elite round
5 April: UEFA Congress, Helsinki
11/12 April: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, first legs
13 April: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, first legs
18/19 April: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, second legs
20 April: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, second legs
21 April: UEFA Youth League semi-finals, Nyon
21 April: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League semi-final draws, Nyon
22/23 April: UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals, first legs
24 April: UEFA Youth League final, Nyon
25 April: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying group stage draw, Nyon
27 or 28 April: UEFA Futsal Cup semi-finals, Almaty
29 or 30 April: UEFA Futsal Cup final, Almaty
29/30 April: UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals, second legs

Friends Arena is the venue for May's UEFA Europa League final©Getty Images

May
2–14 May: UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship, Czech Republic
2/3 May: UEFA Champions League semi-finals, first legs
3–19 May: UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Croatia
4 May: UEFA Europa League semi-finals, first legs
9/10 May: UEFA Champions League semi-finals, second legs
11 May: UEFA Europa League semi-finals, second legs
20 May–11 June: FIFA U-20 World Cup, South Korea
24 May: UEFA Europa League final, Stockholm

Poland is the Under-21 destination in June©Sportsfile

June
1 June: UEFA Women's Champions League final, Cardiff
3 June: UEFA Champions League final, Cardiff
5–13 June: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
9–11 June: European Qualifiers (2018 FIFA World Cup)
16–30 June: UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Poland
17 June–2 July: FIFA Confederations Cup, Russia
19 June: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League first & second qualifying round draws, Nyon
23 June: UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round draw, Nyon
27/28 June: UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, first legs
29 June: UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, first legs
29–30 June: UEFA Executive Committee meeting

The four UEFA Women's EURO groups that start in July©Sportsfile

July
1–9 July: UEFA Regions' Cup, Istanbul
2–15 July: UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Georgia
4/5 July: UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, second legs
6 July: UEFA Futsal Cup preliminary & main round draws, Nyon
6 July: UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 play-off draw, Nyon
6 July: UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, second legs
11/12 July: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, first legs
13 July: UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, first legs
14 July: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League third qualifying round draws, Nyon
16 July–6 August: UEFA Women's EURO 2017, Netherlands
18/19 July: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, second legs
20 July: UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, second legs
25/26 July: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, first legs
27 July: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, first legs

The UEFA Best Player in Europe awards are won in August©Getty Images for UEFA

August
1/2 August: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, second legs
3 August: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, second legs
4 August: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League play-off draws, Nyon
8 August: UEFA Super Cup, Skopje
8–20 August: UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship, Northern Ireland
15/16 August: UEFA Champions League play-offs, first legs
17 August: UEFA Europa League play-offs, first legs
22/23 August: UEFA Champions League play-offs, second legs
22–27 August: UEFA Futsal Cup preliminary round
22–27 August: UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round
24 August: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Youth League group stage draw & UEFA Best Player in Europe awards, Monaco
24 August: UEFA Europa League play-offs, second legs
25 August: UEFA Europa League group stage draw, Monaco
28 August–5 September: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
29 August: UEFA Youth League domestic champions path draw, Nyon
31 August–5 September: European Qualifiers (2018 FIFA World Cup)

September means the start of the UEFA Champions League group stage©Getty Images

September
1 September: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32 draw, Nyon
8 September–31 October: UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying round
10–13 September: UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 play-offs, first legs
12/13 September: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday one
14 September: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday one
14–19 September: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers
20 September: UEFA Congress, Geneva
21 September: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Nyon
22 September–29 October: UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round
24–27 September: UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 play-offs, second legs
26/27 September: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday two
27 September–1 November: UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round
28 September: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday two

Holders Germany hope to have their World Cup place secure when qualifying ends in October©Getty Images

October
2–10 October: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
3 October–14 November: UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round
4/5 October: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32, first legs
6–28 October: FIFA U-17 World Cup, India
5–10 October: European Qualifiers (2018 FIFA World Cup)
10–15 October: UEFA Futsal Cup main round
11/12 October: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32, second legs
13 October: European Qualifiers (2018 FIFA World Cup) play-off draw
16 October: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 draw, Nyon
17/18 October: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday three
19 October: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday three
19 October: UEFA Futsal Cup elite round draw, Nyon
19–24 October: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers
31 October/1 November: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday four

The UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finalists are decided in November©Getty Images

November
2 November: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday four
6–14 November: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
8/9 November: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16, first legs
9–11 November: European Qualifiers (2018 FIFA World Cup) play-off first legs
10 November:  UEFA European Women's Under-17 & U19 Championship qualifying draws
12–14 November: European Qualifiers (2018 FIFA World Cup) play-off second legs
15/16 November: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16, second legs
21/22 November: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday five
21–26 November: UEFA Futsal Cup elite round
23 November: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday five
23–28 November: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers
24 November: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final & semi-final draw, Nyon

The World Cup finals draw begins December©Getty Images

December
1 December: 2018 FIFA World Cup draw, Moscow
5/6 December: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday six
6–16 December: FIFA Club World Cup, UAE
7 December: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday six
7 December: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Nyon
11 December: UEFA Champions League round of 16, UEFA Europa League round of 32 & UEFA Youth League play-off draws, Nyon