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2014 European football diary

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

From UEFA Futsal EURO 2014 beginning on 28 January to the club competition knockout draws on 15 December a busy year is in prospect and UEFA.com has all the key dates.

The Juventus Stadium will host the 2014 UEFA Europa League final
The Juventus Stadium will host the 2014 UEFA Europa League final ©Domenic Aquilina

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

Finals in bold

January
13 January: FIFA Ballon d'Or awards, Zurich
15 January: UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2013 revealed
23-24 January: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Nyon
28 January-8 February: UEFA Futsal EURO 2014, Antwerp

February
12/13 February: FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers
18/19/25/26 February: UEFA Champions League round of 16, first legs
20 February: UEFA Europa League round of 32, first legs
23 February: UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying draw, Nice
27 February: UEFA Europa League round of 32, second legs

March
4/5 March: UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
5 March: International friendlies
11/12/18/19 March: UEFA Champions League round of 16, second legs
13 March: UEFA Europa League round of 16, first legs
15 March-5 April: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Costa Rica
20 March: UEFA Europa League round of 16, second legs
20-31 March: UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round
21 March: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League quarter-final draws, Nyon
22/23 March: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, first legs
25 March: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Astana
26 March: UEFA Congress, Astana
29/30 March: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, second legs

The UEFA Youth League final takes place in Nyon
The UEFA Youth League final takes place in Nyon©Sportsfile

April
1/2 April: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, first legs
3 April: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, first legs
4-10 April: FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers
5-10 April: UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship elite round
8/9 April: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, second legs
9 April: UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals draw, Valletta
10 April: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, second legs
11 April: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League semi-final draws, Nyon
11 April: UEFA Youth League semi-finals, Nyon
14 April: UEFA Youth League final, Nyon
19/20 April: UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals, first legs
22/23 April: UEFA Champions League semi-finals, first legs
24 April: UEFA Europa League semi-finals, first legs
24 or 25 April: UEFA Futsal Cup semi-finals, Baku
26 or 27 April: UEFA Futsal Cup final, Baku
26/27 April: UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals, second legs
29/30 April: UEFA Champions League semi-finals, second legs

May
1 May: UEFA Europa League semi-finals, second legs
7/8 May: FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers
9-21 May: UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Malta
13 May: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Turin
14 May: UEFA Europa League final, Turin
22 May: UEFA Women's Champions League final, Lisbon
23 May-8 June: UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
24 May: UEFA Champions League final, Lisbon
24 May-10 June: UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite round

June
12 June-13 July: FIFA World Cup, Brazil
14-19 June: FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers
19 June-27 July: UEFA Regions' Cup preliminary round
23 June: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League first & second qualifying round draws, Nyon
26 June: UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round draw, Nyon

July: the start of another European season
July: the start of another European season©Getty Images

July
1/2 July: UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, first legs
3 July: UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, first legs
3 July: UEFA Futsal Cup preliminary & main round draws, Nyon
8/9 July: UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, second legs
10 July: UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, second legs
15/16 July: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, first legs
15-27 July: UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship, Norway
17 July: UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, first legs
18 July: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League third qualifying round draws, Nyon
19-31 July: UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Hungary
22/23 July: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, second legs
24 July: UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, second legs
29/30 July: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, first legs
31 July: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, first legs

August
5/6 August: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, second legs
5-24 August: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Canada
7 August: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, second legs
8 August: UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League play-off draws, Nyon
9-14 August: UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round
12 August: UEFA Super Cup, Cardiff
13 August: UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
19/20 August: UEFA Champions League play-offs, first legs
20/21 August: FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers
21 August: UEFA Europa League play-offs, second legs
26/27 August: UEFA Champions League play-offs, second legs
26-31 August: UEFA Futsal Cup preliminary round
28 August: UEFA Champions League group stage draw, Monaco
28 August: UEFA Europa League play-offs, second legs
29 August: UEFA Europa League group stage draw, Monaco

The road to UEFA EURO 2016 starts in September
The road to UEFA EURO 2016 starts in September©UEFA.com

September
4 September: UEFA Women's Champions League rounds of 32 & 16 draw, Nyon
3-9 September: UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
7-9 September: European Qualifiers (UEFA EURO 2016)
12 September: UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off draw, Nyon
13-18 September: UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying round
13 September-24 October: UEFA Regions' Cup intermediate round
13/17 September: FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers
16/17 September: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Youth League group stage, matchday one
18 September: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday one
19 September: UEFA Futsal EURO 2016 preliminary & main round draw, Nyon
19 September-31 October: UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round
22 September: FIFA Women's World Cup play-off draw, Nyon
30 September/1 October: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Youth League group stage, matchday two
30 September-5 October: UEFA Futsal Cup main round

October
2 October: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday two
6-31 October: UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round
7 October-18 November: UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round
8/9 October: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32, first legs
8-14 October: UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs
9-14 October: European Qualifiers (UEFA EURO 2016)
15/16 October: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32, second legs
17 October: UEFA Futsal Cup elite round draw
21/22 October: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Youth League group stage, matchday three
23 October: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday three
25-30 October: FIFA Women's World Cup play-off semi-finals (two legs)

November: the Futsal Cup elite round
November: the Futsal Cup elite round©Getty Images

November
4/5 November: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Youth League group stage, matchday four
6 November: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday four
8/9 November: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16, first legs
12/13 November: UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16, second legs
14-16 November: European Qualifiers (UEFA EURO 2016)
19 November: UEFA European Women's Under-17 & Under-19 Championships, 2014/15 elite round & 2015/16 qualifying round draws, Nyon
19 November: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final & semi-final draws, Nyon
19-23 November: UEFA Futsal Cup elite round
22-27 November: FIFA Women's World Cup play-off final (two legs)
25/26 November: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Youth League group stage, matchday five
27 November: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday five

December
3 December: UEFA European Under-17 & Under-19 Championships, 2014/15 elite round & 2015/16 qualifying round draws, Nyon
5 December: UEFA Executive Committee meeting, Nyon
9/10 December: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Youth League group stage, matchday six
10-20 December: FIFA Club World Cup, Morocco
11 December: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday six
15 December: UEFA Champions League round of 16/UEFA Europa League rounds of 32 & 16/UEFA Youth League round of 16, quarter-final & semi-final draws, Nyon

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