Elite round draw

Group 1 (21–27 March, hosts tbc): England, Greece, Hungary, Georgia

Group 2 (10–16 March): Serbia (hosts), Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland

Group 3 (23–29 March): Spain (holders), Poland, Sweden (hosts), Slovakia

Group 4 (20–26 March): Germany, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland (hosts)

Group 5 (23–29 March): France, Portugal (hosts), Czech Republic, Northern Ireland

Group 6 (21–27 March): Denmark, Italy (hosts), Iceland, Slovenia

Group 7 (24–30 March): Belgium, Austria (hosts), Finland, Wales

• The seven group winners qualify to join hosts Bulgaria in the finals from 5 to 17 May.

How the draw worked

Draw procedure
• There were four seeding pots in accordance with the coefficient ranking list, with the seven countries with the highest coefficients in Pot A, the next seven in Pot B, and so on.

The pots
Pot A: Germany, Spain (holders), France, England, Denmark, Serbia, Belgium

Pot B: Austria, Greece, Poland, Norway, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal

Pot C: Russia, Iceland, Finland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Sweden, Republic of Ireland

Pot D: Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Georgia, Slovenia, Slovakia

• The winners of each qualifying round group could not face the runners-up from the same section.

• Each group comprised one team from each pot, with hosts then appointed to hold the mini-tournaments to be played by the end of March.

• The seven group winners qualify to join hosts Bulgaria in the finals from 5 to 17 May.

Qualifying round: who was in which group?

Group 1: Denmark, Czech Republic

Group 2: Norway, Russia

Group 3: Italy, Finland

Group 4: Poland, Scotland, Slovakia*

Group 5: England, Iceland

Group 6: Belgium, Portugal

Group 7: Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Wales*

Group 8: Austria, Slovenia

Group 9: Greece, Switzerland, Northern Ireland*

Group 10: France, Hungary

Group 11: Netherlands, Sweden, Georgia*

*Four best third-placed teams

Bye to elite round: Germany, Spain (holders)