The entire football calendar up until Euro 2021
Football Plans for European competitions announced
The football calendar for the remainder of the 2019/20 season and also the 2020/21 campaign was released, as UEFA set the dates for the Europa League, Champions League and European Super Cup.
UEFA also set the schedule for international football, which includes national team matches and the European Championship.
In addition, UEFA approved a health protocol aimed at ensuring the health of all match participants.
For this reason, the matches will initially be played behind closed doors.
“I am delighted that we can resume almost all of our competitions,” said UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin.
“I am confident that we will not have to endure the absence of fans for long and that they will be able to be in stadiums sooner rather than later.”
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the Champions League will be played in a direct knockout format at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon between August 12 and 23, 2020.
The remaining second leg of the last-16 ties will be played on August 7 and 8, although it has not yet been decided whether these matches will be played at home or in Portugal.
In addition to the Jose Alvalade, the Estadio Afonso Henriques de Guimaraes and the Estadio do Dragao have been added due to their importance in the last 16.
Dates of quarter-finals, semi-finals and final
The quarter-finals will be played on August 12, 13, 14 and 15; the semi-finals on August 18 and 19; and the final will be played on August 23 at Benfica’s home. All matches will start at 21:00 CEST.
The draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals will be held on July 10 at UEFA’s headquarters, and the exact match schedule will be announced after the draw.
All quarter-final and semi-final matches shall go into extra time or a penalty shoot-out in the event of a draw at the end of 90 minutes.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be played in a direct knockout tournament in Cologne, Duisburg, Dusseldorf and Gelsenkirchen between August 10 and 21.
The remaining last-16 matches will be played on August 5 and 6, starting at 18:55 and 21:00 CEST.
A decision will be made in due course as to whether the last-16 matches, in which the first leg has already been played, will be played at home or in Germany.
The ties where the first leg was also postponed – namely Inter vs Getafe and Sevilla vs Roma – will be played as a single leg at a venue to be confirmed.
The draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Europa League will be held on July 10 at UEFA’s headquarters and the exact match schedule will be announced after the draw.
Dates of quarter-finals, semi-finals and final
All subsequent matches in the competition will be played in a final eight format.
The quarter-finals will be played on August 10 and 11; the semi-finals will be played on August 16 and 17; and the final in Cologne will be played on August 21. All games will start at 21:00 CEST.
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