24 September 2011, NyonPreliminary round draw

The final tournament (Feb 1-12 Croatia 2012) draw will split the 12 contenders into four groups of three, with the top two from each pool progressing to the knockout phase.

Each group will contain one team from each of these seeding pots:

EARLY ROUNDS RESULTS

Matches 20-24 January 2011, winners to qualifying round

Group A: Moldova, Turkey (hosts), Montenegro, Switzerland

Group B: Greece, Latvia, Armenia, Iceland (hosts)

Group C: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (hosts), Georgia, England, Estonia

Group D: Lithuania, France, Bulgaria, Malta (hosts)

Group E: Finland (hosts), Cyprus, Albania, San Marino

Group F: Israel, Andorra, Republic of Ireland (hosts), Norway

Qualifying round draw
Matches 24-27 February 2011, winners and five best runners-up to finals with hosts Croatia

Group 1: Spain (holders), Azerbaijan (hosts), Kazakhstan, Winner preliminary round Group D

Group 2: Russia, Serbia, Netherlands (hosts), Winner preliminary round Group E

Group 3: Portugal, Belarus, Poland (hosts), Winner preliminary round Group C

Group 4: Czech Republic, Romania (hosts), Slovakia, Winner preliminary round Group F

Group 5: Ukraine (host), Hungary, Belgium, Winner preliminary round Group A

Group 6: Italy, Slovenia (hosts), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Winner preliminary round Group B

Procedure

Preliminary round
The 24 lowest-ranked entrants were drawn into six groups to be played as one-venue mini-tournaments from 20 to 24 January 2011.

Every group contains one team from each of the four seeding tiers while six nations are pre-designated as hosts. They were drawn first from Pot 10 and placed in their group in accordance with their seeding position. The remaining fourth-tier sides were drawn from Pot 9 and placed in their group according to seeding position, and so on for Pots 8 (third tier), 7 (second) and 6 (first). The group winners go into the qualifying round.

Qualifying round
The 18 highest-ranked entrants and the six preliminary round group winners were drawn into six groups to be played as one-venue mini-tournaments from 24 to 27 February 2011.

Every group contains one team from each of the four seeding tiers while six nations are pre-designated as hosts. They were drawn first from Pot 5 and placed in their group in accordance with their seeding position. The preliminary round group winners were drawn from Pot 4 and placed in the fourth position in their corresponding section. The remaining third seeds were be drawn from Pot 3 and placed in their group according to seeding position, and so on for Pots 2 (second tier) and 1 (first). The group winners and five best runners-up join hosts Croatia in the final tournament in February 2012.

Qualifying round

Group 1

Preliminary round

Group A