Euro 2016 regulations published by UEFA, from the qualifying draw to the final

The regulations of the European Football Championship, 2014-16 competition, were approved by the Executive Committee of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), on the 12/12/2013 in Bilbao (ESP), and publicized by the European body, on the 18/12/2013.

As hosts, France qualify automatically for the first 24-team final tournament (scheduled from the 10/06 to the 10/07/2016). A record field of 53 nations will compete for the remaining 23 seats. Teams will be divided into groups of five and six, when the qualifying draw takes place at the Palais des Congres Acropolis in Nice, on the 23/02/2014.

Sides will be seeded for the qualifying draw according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings, which will be announced along with the draw procedure and final tournament match schedule, after the Executive Committee meeting on the 23 and 24/01/2014 in Nyon (SUI).