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A preliminary round from 22 to 25 October 2015 (drawn on 2 July)<br/>2. The main round from 10 to 13 December 2015 (drawn on 2 July) <br/>3. Seven two-legged play-offs on 22 March and 12 April 2016 (drawn on 12 February).</p><p>The lowest-ranked entrants compete in the preliminary round. The six group wuinners then progress to join the remaining 22 sides in the main round, consisting of seven four-team mini-tournaments. The top two in each progress to the two-legged play-offs, which will decide Europe's seven qualifiers.</p><p>Full details are contained in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160509081403/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/24/67/45/2246745_DOWNLOAD.pdf">Regulations of the European qualifying competition</a>.</p> </div></div></div><p class="copyright innerText">©UEFA.com 1998-2016. 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