The seeding pots have been announced for the UEFA EURO 2016 finals draw in Paris on 12 December after the conclusion of the play-offs. They are based on the UEFA national team coefficient rankings, which were confirmed after the end of the qualifying group stage in October.

FULL RANKINGS

• Hosts France take position one in Group A so will not be involved in the draw, meaning Pot 1 will have five teams allocated to the remaining groups. The other three pots have six teams each, with one side from each pot allotted to all six groups.

• Pot 1: Spain (holders), Germany, England, Portugal, Belgium

• Pot 2: Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Ukraine*

• Pot 3: Czech Republic, Sweden*, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary*

• Pot 4: Turkey, Republic of Ireland*, Iceland, Wales, Albania, Northern Ireland

*Play-off winners

• The teams will be drawn into six groups of four (Groups A to F), with the top two in each section plus the four best third-placed sides advancing to the knockout phase. The group stage runs from 10–22 June 2016.

• TICKETING INFORMATION

• FULL MATCH SCHEDULE

Coefficients of teams qualified for the final tournament

France (33.599) – guaranteed in Group A, position 1 as hosts

Spain (37.962) – guaranteed in Pot 1 as holders

Germany (40.236) – Pot 1

England (35.963) – Pot 1

Portugal (35.138) – Pot 1

Belgium (34.442) – Pot 1

Italy (34.345) – Pot 2

Russia (31.345) – Pot 2

Switzerland (31.254) – Pot 2

Austria (30.932) – Pot 2

Croatia (30.642) – Pot 2

Ukraine (30.313) – Pot 2

Czech Republic (29.403) – Pot 3

Sweden (29.028) – Pot 3

Poland (28.306) – Pot 3

Romania (28.038) – Pot 3

Slovakia (27.171) – Pot 3

Hungary (27.142) – Pot 3

Turkey (27.033) – Pot 4

Republic of Ireland (26.902) – Pot 4

Iceland (25.388) – Pot 4

Wales (24.531) – Pot 4

Albania (23.216) – Pot 4

Northern Ireland (22.61) – Pot 4

The national team coefficients are calculated on a country's recent results. In the current rankings, 20% weighting is given to UEFA EURO 2012 results (qualifying/final tournament), and 40% each to the 2014 FIFA World Cup (qualifying/final tournament) and UEFA EURO 2016 (qualifying).

• Knockout system

Round of 16 (all times CET)

Match 1: Runner-up Group A v Runner-up C (15.00, 25 June, St-Etienne)

Match 2: Winner D v Third-place B/E/F (21.00, 25 June, Lens)

Match 3: Winner B v Third-place A/C/D (18.00, 25 June, Paris)

Match 4: Winner F v Runner-up E (21.00, 26 June, Toulouse)

Match 5: Winner C v Third-place A/B/F (18.00, 26 June, Lille)

Match 6: Winner E v Runner-up D (18.00, 27 June, St-Denis)

Match 7: Winner A v Third-place C/D/E (15.00, 26 June, Lyon)

Match 8: Runner-up B v Runner-up F (21.00, 27 June, Nice)

• For which third place team will play in each tie, see Article 17.03 of the Official Regulations

Quarter-finals

1: Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2 (21.00, 30 June, Marseille)

2: Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4 (21.00, 1 July, Lille)

3: Winner Match 5 v Winner Match 6 (21.00, 2 July, Bordeaux)

4: Winner Match 7 v Winner Match 8 (21.00, 3 July, St-Denis)

Semi-finals

1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 (21.00, 6 July, Lyon)

2: Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 (21.00, 7 July, Marseille)

Final

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 (21.00, 10 July, St-Denis)