UEFA have confirmed the seedings for the European Championships qualifying draw, which will take place on February 7 in Warsaw. The qualifying matches are scheduled to begin on September 3, 2010.
The tournament will be co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine and run from Jun 6 to July 1, 2012. Qualification will be completed following two-legged playoffs in November 2011.
At the draw on Sunday February 7, nine groups will be drawn with the group winners automatically qualifying for the finals. The best of the second-placed teams will also automatically make it through with the remaining group runners up being paired for playoff matches. Poland and Ukraine qualify as host nations.
The final groupings are based on a co-efficient system that takes into account previous World Cup and European Championship finals tournaments as well as qualifying competition.
Full seeding for European Championship 2012 qualifying:
Pot One: Spain, Germany, Holland, Italy, England, Croatia, Portugal, France, Russia.
Pot Two: Greece, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, Denmark, Slovakia, Romania.
Pot Three: Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Pot Four: Slovenia, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Belarus, Belgium, Wales, FYR Macedonia, Cyprus.
Pot Five: Montenegro, Albania, Estonia, Georgia, Moldova, Iceland, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein.
Pot Six: Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Malta, Faroe Islands, Andorra, San Marino.
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