UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
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Dates | 7 September 2014 – 17 November 2015 |
Teams | 53 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 268 |
Goals scored | 700 (2.61 per match) |
Attendance | 5,735,330 (21,400 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Robert Lewandowski (13 goals) |
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The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament was a football competition that was played from September 2014 to November 2015 to determine the 23 UEFA member men's national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts France in the UEFA Euro 2016 final tournament.[1][2]
A total of 53 national teams participated in this qualifying process, with Gibraltar taking part for the first time. The draw took place at the Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice, on 23 February 2014.[3][4] Sides were seeded according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings, which were announced along with the draw procedure and final tournament match schedule after the 23–24 January Executive Committee meeting in Nyon.[5]
Contents
1 Qualified teams
2 Format
2.1 Seeding system
2.2 Tiebreakers
3 Schedule
4 Seeding
5 Summary
6 Groups
6.1 Group A
6.2 Group B
6.3 Group C
6.4 Group D
6.5 Group E
6.6 Group F
6.7 Group G
6.8 Group H
6.9 Group I
6.10 Ranking of third-placed teams
7 Play-offs
7.1 Seedings
7.2 Matches
8 Goalscorers
9 Branding
10 Broadcasting
11 References
12 External links
Qualified teams[edit]
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
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France | Host | 28 May 2010 | 8 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
England | Group E winner | 5 September 2015 | 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012) |
Czech Republic[B] | Group A winner | 6 September 2015 | 8 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Iceland | Group A runner-up | 6 September 2015 | 0 (debut) |
Austria | Group G winner | 8 September 2015 | 1 (2008) |
Northern Ireland | Group F winner | 8 October 2015 | 0 (debut) |
Portugal | Group I winner | 8 October 2015 | 6 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Spain | Group C winner | 9 October 2015 | 9 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Switzerland | Group E runner-up | 9 October 2015 | 3 (1996, 2004, 2008) |
Italy | Group H winner | 10 October 2015 | 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Belgium | Group B winner | 10 October 2015 | 4 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000) |
Wales | Group B runner-up | 10 October 2015 | 0 (debut) |
Romania | Group F runner-up | 11 October 2015 | 4 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2008) |
Albania | Group I runner-up | 11 October 2015 | 0 (debut) |
Germany[C] | Group D winner | 11 October 2015 | 11 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Poland | Group D runner-up | 11 October 2015 | 2 (2008, 2012) |
Russia[D] | Group G runner-up | 12 October 2015 | 10 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Slovakia | Group C runner-up | 12 October 2015 | 0 (debut) |
Croatia | Group H runner-up | 13 October 2015 | 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Turkey | Best third-placed team | 13 October 2015 | 3 (1996, 2000, 2008) |
Hungary | Play-off winner | 15 November 2015 | 2 (1964, 1972) |
Republic of Ireland | Play-off winner | 16 November 2015 | 2 (1988, 2012) |
Sweden | Play-off winner | 17 November 2015 | 5 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Ukraine | Play-off winner | 17 November 2015 | 1 (2012) |
^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
^ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
Format[edit]
All UEFA member associations are eligible to compete in the qualifying competition, with the hosts (France) qualifying directly to the finals tournament.[1] The other 53 teams are drawn into eight groups of six teams (Groups A–H) and one group of five teams (Group I).[6] The group winners, runners-up, and the best third-placed team (with the results against the sixth-placed team discarded) directly qualify to the finals. The eight remaining third-placed teams contest two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers for the finals.[5][7][8]
Seeding system[edit]
For the qualifying group stage, the teams were seeded into six pots (Pots 1–5 with 9 teams and Pot 6 with 8 teams) for the qualifying group stage draw according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings, with the title holders (Spain) automatically seeded into Pot 1. Each nation's coefficient is generated by calculating:
- 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage.
- 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying stage and final tournament.
- 20% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage and final tournament.
UEFA stated that nations with the largest markets in terms of contribution to the European Qualifiers revenue would be drawn into one of the groups containing six teams.[8] They include England, Spain, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.[6] UEFA has also stated in their regulations that "the teams drawn into the group of five teams will have France added to their group for the purpose of playing centralised friendlies".[8]
For the play-offs the four ties are determined by draw, including the order of the two legs of each tie. The teams are seeded for the play-off draw according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings updated after the completion of the group stage. Each nation's coefficient is generated by calculating:
- 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying group stage.
- 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage and final tournament.
- 20% of the average ranking points per game earned in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying stage and final tournament.
Tiebreakers[edit]
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:[8]
- Higher number of points obtained in the matches played among the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference in matches played among the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the matches played among the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored away from home in the matches played among the teams in question;
- If, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings.[a] If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 10 apply;
- Superior goal difference in all group matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
- Fair play conduct in all group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
- Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system;
To determine the best third-placed team, the results against the teams in sixth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied:
- Higher number of points obtained;
- Superior goal difference;
- Higher number of goals scored;
- Higher number of away goals scored;
- Fair play conduct in all group matches;
- Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system;
For each play-off tie, the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualifies for the final tournament. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time is played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out.
- Notes
^ When there are two or more teams tied in points, criteria 1 to 4 are applied. After these criteria are applied, they may define the position of some of the teams involved, but not all of them. For example, if there is a three-way tie on points, the application of the first four criteria may only break the tie for one of the teams, leaving the other two teams still tied. In this case, the tiebreaking procedure is resumed, from the beginning, for those teams that are still tied.
Schedule[edit]
This is the first qualifying tournament after UEFA announced centralised rights deals for both UEFA Euro and FIFA World Cup qualifying. UEFA has proposed the "Week of Football" concept for the scheduling of qualifying matches:[9]
- Matches take place from Thursday to Tuesday.
- Kick-off times are largely set at 18:00 and 20:45 CET on Saturdays and Sundays, and 20:45 CET on Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays.
- On double-header matchweeks, teams play on Thursday and Sunday, or Friday and Monday, or Saturday and Tuesday.
- Matches in the same group are played on the same day.[8]
There are ten matchdays for the qualifying group stage, and two matchdays for the play-offs:[5]
Stage | Matchday | Dates |
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Qualifying group stage | Matchday 1 | 7–9 September 2014 |
Matchday 2 | 9–11 October 2014 | |
Matchday 3 | 12–14 October 2014 | |
Matchday 4 | 14–16 November 2014 | |
Matchday 5 | 27–29 March 2015 | |
Matchday 6 | 12–14 June 2015 | |
Matchday 7 | 3–5 September 2015 | |
Matchday 8 | 6–8 September 2015 | |
Matchday 9 | 8–10 October 2015 | |
Matchday 10 | 11–13 October 2015 | |
Play-offs | 1st leg | 12–14 November 2015 |
2nd leg | 15–17 November 2015 |
Unlike previous qualifying campaigns where group fixtures were determined by negotiation between the national federations, UEFA themselves decided each group's fixture list, released the same day as the draw.[6][8]
Seeding[edit]
The seeding pots were announced on 24 January 2014.[10][11] Teams in bold qualified for the finals.
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The draw took place at the Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice, on 23 February 2014, 12:00 CET. Groups A–H each contain one team from each of Pots 1–6, while Group I contains one team from each of Pots 1–5.For television rights reasons, England, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands were drawn into groups of 6 teams. Before the draw UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Armenia would not be drawn against Azerbaijan (due to the dispute concerning territory of Nagorno-Karabakh) and Gibraltar would not be drawn against Spain (due to the disputed status of Gibraltar). France (Coeff: 30,992; Rank: 11) are partnered with the five-team Group I, which enables the 2016 tournament hosts to play friendlies against these countries on their 'spare' dates. These friendlies do not count in the qualifying group standings. [12]
Summary[edit]
Group winners, runners-up, and the best ranked third-placed team qualified directly for the UEFA Euro 2016
The remaining third-placed teams advanced to the second round (play-offs)
Other teams were eliminated after the first round
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | Group I |
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Czech Republic Iceland | Belgium Wales | Spain Slovakia | Germany Poland | England Switzerland | Northern Ireland Romania | Austria Russia | Italy Croatia | Portugal Albania |
Turkey | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ukraine | Republic of Ireland | Slovenia | Hungary | Sweden | Norway | Denmark |
Netherlands Kazakhstan Latvia | Israel Cyprus Andorra | Belarus Luxembourg Macedonia | Scotland Georgia Gibraltar | Estonia Lithuania San Marino | Finland Faroe Islands Greece | Montenegro Liechtenstein Moldova | Bulgaria Azerbaijan Malta | Serbia Armenia |
Groups[edit]
Group A[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Czech Republic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 22 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
2 | Iceland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 20 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||
3 | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 18 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | ||
4 | Netherlands | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 6–0 | ||
5 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 5 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | Latvia | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Group B[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Belgium | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 23 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Wales | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 21 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
4 | Israel | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 13 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | ||
5 | Cyprus | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
6 | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 36 | −32 | 0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | — |
Group C[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Spain | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 27 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | |
2 | Slovakia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 22 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 19 | Advance to play-offs | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
4 | Belarus | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 11 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
5 | Luxembourg | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | Macedonia | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — |
Group D[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Germany | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 22 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | Poland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 21 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 8–1 | ||
3 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 18 | Advance to play-offs | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | |
4 | Scotland | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 15 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 6–1 | ||
5 | Georgia | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 9 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
6 | Gibraltar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 56 | −54 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 0–3 | — |
Group E[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | England | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | +28 | 30 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Switzerland | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 21 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | ||
3 | Slovenia | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 16 | Advance to play-offs | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | |
4 | Estonia | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 10 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Lithuania | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 10 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
6 | San Marino | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 36 | −35 | 1 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |
Group F[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
2 | Romania | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 20 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
3 | Hungary | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 | Advance to play-offs | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
4 | Finland | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 12 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
5 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
6 | Greece | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Group G[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Austria | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 28 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Russia | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 20 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
3 | Sweden | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 18 | Advance to play-offs | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
4 | Montenegro | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 11 | 2–3 | 0–3[a] | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Liechtenstein | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 5 | 0–5 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
6 | Moldova | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Notes:
^ The Montenegro v Russia match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Russia after being abandoned at 0–0 due to crowd violence and a scuffle between players.
Group H[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Italy | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 24 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Croatia[a] | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 20 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Norway | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 19 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
4 | Bulgaria | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 11 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
5 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
6 | Malta | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
Notes:
^ Croatia were deducted one point after charges for racist behaviour in the home match against Italy.
Group I[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Portugal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Albania[a] | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Denmark | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | Advance to play-offs | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
4 | Serbia[a] | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | 1–2 | 0–3[a] | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
5 | Armenia | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
Notes:
^ abc The Serbia v Albania match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Albania, and Serbia were also deducted three points, after the match was abandoned at 0–0 because home fans invaded the pitch and attacked Albania players when a drone carried a pro-Albanian flag over the stadium.
Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]
The highest ranked third-placed team from the groups directly qualified for the tournament, while the remainder entered the play-offs. As Group I contained five teams and the rest contained six, matches against any sixth-placed team in each group were not included in this ranking. As a result, a total of eight matches played by each team count toward the purpose of the third-placed ranking table.
Turkey became the best third-placed team, after winning against Iceland in its last match, while at the same time Kazakhstan beat Latvia to finish fifth in Group A.[13]
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | A | Turkey | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 16 | Qualify for final tournament |
2 | F | Hungary | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 15 | Advance to play-offs |
3 | C | Ukraine | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | |
4 | H | Norway | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 13 | |
5 | I | Denmark | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | |
6 | G | Sweden | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | |
7 | D | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 | |
8 | B | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | |
9 | E | Slovenia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points from matches against teams ranked first to fifth in the group; 2) Superior goal difference from these matches; 3) Higher number of goals scored in these matches; 4) Higher number of away goals scored in these matches; 5) Fair play ranking in these matches; 6) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system; 7) Drawing of lots.
Play-offs[edit]
The eight remaining third-placed teams contested two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers for the finals. The teams were seeded for the play-off draw according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings updated after the completion of the qualifying group stage. The draw for the play-offs was held on 18 October 2015, 11:20 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.[14][15]
Seedings[edit]
The seedings were as follows:[16][17]
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Matches[edit]
The first legs were played on 12–14 November, and the second legs were played on 15–17 November 2015. The four play-off winners (Ukraine, Sweden, Republic of Ireland and Hungary) qualified for the final tournament.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ukraine | 3–1 | Slovenia | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Sweden | 4–3 | Denmark | 2–1 | 2–2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–3 | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Norway | 1–3 | Hungary | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Goalscorers[edit]
13 goals
Robert Lewandowski
11 goals
Zlatan Ibrahimović
9 goals
Thomas Müller
8 goals
Edin Džeko
Artyom Dzyuba
7 goals
Marc Janko
Wayne Rooney
Kyle Lafferty
Steven Fletcher
Gareth Bale
6 goals
Ivan Perišić
Danny Welbeck
Gylfi Sigurðsson
Arkadiusz Milik
Milivoje Novaković
Andriy Yarmolenko
5 goals
Kevin De Bruyne
Eden Hazard
Omer Damari
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Cristiano Ronaldo
Robbie Keane
Jonathan Walters
Shaun Maloney
Marek Hamšík
Paco Alcácer
4 goals
David Alaba
Marouane Fellaini
Nestoras Mitidis
Bořek Dočkal
Kamil Grosicki
Xherdan Shaqiri
Burak Yılmaz
3 goals
Ildefons Lima
Marko Arnautović
Martin Harnik
Dimitrij Nazarov
Dries Mertens
Demetris Christofi
Georgios Efrem
Harry Kane
Theo Walcott
Joel Pohjanpalo
Tornike Okriashvili
Mario Götze
Max Kruse
André Schürrle
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
Tomer Hemed
Graziano Pellè
Yuriy Logvinenko
Valērijs Šabala
Robin van Persie
Gareth McAuley
Alexander Tettey
Shane Long
Aleksandr Kokorin
Steven Naismith
Zoran Tošić
Adam Nemec
Boštjan Cesar
David Silva
Erkan Zengin
Josip Drmić
Haris Seferović
Selçuk İnan
Artem Kravets
2 goals
Zlatko Junuzović
Rubin Okotie
Rahid Amirguliyev
Stanislaw Drahun
Mikhail Gordeichuk
Timofei Kalachev
Sergei Kornilenko
Radja Nainggolan
Milan Đurić
Vedad Ibišević
Haris Medunjanin
Edin Višća
Iliyan Mitsanski
Ivelin Popov
Marcelo Brozović
Andrej Kramarić
Luka Modrić
Pavel Kadeřábek
Václav Pilař
Milan Škoda
Nicklas Bendtner
Yussuf Poulsen
Ross Barkley
Raheem Sterling
Jack Wilshere
Sergei Zenjov
Jóan Símun Edmundsson
Riku Riski
Jaba Kankava
Valeri Kazaishvili
Mate Vatsadze
İlkay Gündoğan
Dániel Böde
Krisztián Németh
Tamás Priskin
Birkir Bjarnason
Aron Gunnarsson
Tal Ben Haim II
Nir Bitton
Eran Zahavi
Antonio Candreva
Giorgio Chiellini
Éder
Islambek Kuat
Fiodor Černych
Arvydas Novikovas
Lars Krogh Gerson
Aleksandar Trajkovski
Fatos Bećiraj
Stevan Jovetić
Mirko Vučinić
Arjen Robben
Georginio Wijnaldum
Steven Davis
Joshua King
Grzegorz Krychowiak
Sebastian Mila
João Moutinho
James McClean
Aiden McGeady
Constantin Budescu
Paul Papp
Bogdan Stancu
Adem Ljajić
Juraj Kucka
Róbert Mak
Nejc Pečnik
Sergio Busquets
Santi Cazorla
Pedro
Marcus Berg
Fabian Schär
Arda Turan
Yevhen Konoplyanka
Yevhen Seleznyov
Serhiy Sydorchuk
Aaron Ramsey
1 goal
Bekim Balaj
Berat Djimsiti
Shkëlzen Gashi
Ermir Lenjani
Mërgim Mavraj
Armando Sadiku
Robert Arzumanyan
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Hrayr Mkoyan
Marcos Pizzelli
Marcel Sabitzer
Javid Huseynov
Michy Batshuayi
Christian Benteke
Nacer Chadli
Laurent Depoitre
Divock Origi
Ermin Bičakčić
Senad Lulić
Mihail Aleksandrov
Nikolay Bodurov
Andrey Galabinov
Ventsislav Hristov
Dimitar Rangelov
Nikola Kalinić
Mario Mandžukić
Ivica Olić
Danijel Pranjić
Ivan Rakitić
Gordon Schildenfeld
Constantinos Charalambidis
Jason Demetriou
Dossa Júnior
Vincent Laban
Constantinos Makrides
Giorgos Merkis
Vladimír Darida
Ladislav Krejčí
David Lafata
David Limberský
Tomáš Necid
Tomáš Sivok
Josef Šural
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Nicolai Jørgensen
Thomas Kahlenberg
Simon Kjær
Jakob Poulsen
Jannik Vestergaard
Lasse Vibe
Phil Jagielka
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Andros Townsend
Ats Purje
Konstantin Vassiljev
Hallur Hansson
Christian Holst
Róaldur Jakobsen
Brandur Olsen
Paulus Arajuuri
Roman Eremenko
Jarkko Hurme
Berat Sadik
Nikoloz Gelashvili
Karim Bellarabi
Toni Kroos
Marco Reus
Lee Casciaro
Jake Gosling
Christos Aravidis
Nikolaos Karelis
Panagiotis Kone
Konstantinos Mitroglou
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Kostas Stafylidis
Panagiotis Tachtsidis
Balázs Dzsudzsák
Zoltán Gera
Richárd Guzmics
László Kleinheisler
Gergő Lovrencsics
Zoltán Stieber
Ádám Szalai
Jón Daði Böðvarsson
Rúrik Gíslason
Eiður Guðjohnsen
Ragnar Sigurðsson
Moanes Dabour
Gil Vermouth
Leonardo Bonucci
Matteo Darmian
Daniele De Rossi
Stephan El Shaarawy
Alessandro Florenzi
Simone Zaza
Aleksandrs Cauņa
Aleksejs Višņakovs
Artūrs Zjuzins
Franz Burgmeier
Sandro Wieser
Deivydas Matulevičius
Saulius Mikoliūnas
Lukas Spalvis
Stefano Bensi
Mario Mutsch
Sébastien Thill
David Turpel
Rinat Abdulin
Samat Smakov
Besart Abdurahimi
Arijan Ademi
Agim Ibraimi
Adis Jahović
Alfred Effiong
Clayton Failla
Michael Mifsud
Gheorghe Boghiu
Eugeniu Cebotaru
Alexandru Dedov
Alexandru Epureanu
Dejan Damjanović
Stefan Savić
Žarko Tomašević
Ibrahim Afellay
Jeffrey Bruma
Stefan de Vrij
Luciano Narsingh
Wesley Sneijder
Craig Cathcart
Josh Magennis
Niall McGinn
Jamie Ward
Jo Inge Berget
Mats Møller Dæhli
Tarik Elyounoussi
Vegard Forren
Markus Henriksen
Håvard Nielsen
Håvard Nordtveit
Alexander Søderlund
Jakub Błaszczykowski
Kamil Glik
Bartosz Kapustka
Krzysztof Mączyński
Sławomir Peszko
Łukasz Szukała
Ricardo Carvalho
Fábio Coentrão
Nani
Miguel Veloso
Robbie Brady
Cyrus Christie
Wes Hoolahan
John O'Shea
Ovidiu Hoban
Claudiu Keșerü
Ciprian Marica
Alexandru Maxim
Raul Rusescu
Alan Dzagoev
Sergei Ignashevich
Dmitri Kombarov
Oleg Kuzmin
Fyodor Smolov
Matteo Vitaioli
Ikechi Anya
Chris Martin
James McArthur
Matt Ritchie
Nemanja Matić
Aleksandar Kolarov
Peter Pekarík
Kornel Saláta
Stanislav Šesták
Miroslav Stoch
Vladimír Weiss
Robert Berić
Valter Birsa
Branko Ilić
Josip Iličić
Kevin Kampl
Dejan Lazarević
Andraž Struna
Jordi Alba
Juan Bernat
Diego Costa
Mario
Isco
Andrés Iniesta
Álvaro Morata
Sergio Ramos
Jimmy Durmaz
Emil Forsberg
Ola Toivonen
Eren Derdiyok
Johan Djourou
Blerim Džemaili
Breel Embolo
Gökhan Inler
Pajtim Kasami
Michael Lang
Admir Mehmedi
Valentin Stocker
Granit Xhaka
Serdar Aziz
Umut Bulut
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Bilal Kısa
Oğuzhan Özyakup
Denys Harmash
David Cotterill
Hal Robson-Kanu
1 own goal
Mërgim Mavraj (playing against Armenia)
Levon Hayrapetyan (playing against Serbia)
Kamo Hovhannisyan (playing against Albania)
Rashad Sadygov (playing against Croatia)
Alyaksandr Martynovich (playing against Ukraine)
Nikolay Bodurov (playing against Croatia)
Yordan Minev (playing against Italy)
Vedran Ćorluka (playing against Norway)
Dossa Júnior (playing against Andorra)
Jordan Henderson (playing against Slovenia)
Ragnar Klavan (playing against Switzerland)
Akaki Khubutia (playing against Scotland)
Mats Hummels (playing against Scotland)
Jordan Perez (playing against Republic of Ireland)
Yogan Santos (playing against Germany)
Jón Daði Böðvarsson (playing against Czech Republic)
Giorgio Chiellini (playing against Azerbaijan)
Martin Büchel (playing against Russia)
Franz Burgmeier (playing against Russia)
Tome Pačovski (playing against Spain)
Petru Racu (playing against Montenegro)
Robin van Persie (playing against Czech Republic)
Markus Henriksen (playing against Hungary)
John O'Shea (playing against Scotland)
Cristian Brolli (playing against England)
Alessandro Della Valle (playing against England)
2 own goals
Giedrius Arlauskis (playing against Switzerland and England)
Branding[edit]
UEFA unveiled the branding for the qualifiers on 15 April 2013. It shows a national jersey inside a heart, and represents Europe, honour and ambition. The same branding was also used for the European qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup.[19]
Broadcasting[edit]
References[edit]
^ ab "UEFA European Football Championship Final Tournament 2016: Tournament Requirements" (PDF). UEFA. June 2009. p. 3, sec. 3; p. 6, sec. 1. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
^ "France beat Turkey and Italy to stage Euro 2016". British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
^ "Qualifying draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "Nice to get the ball rolling for EURO 2016". UEFA.com. 13 December 2013.
^ abc "UEFA EURO 2016 regulations published". UEFA.com. 18 December 2013.
^ abc "European Championship – France 2016". Romanian Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
^ "UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying format". UEFA.com.
^ abcdef "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014–16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
^ "UEFA announces deals for European qualifiers". UEFA.org. 10 April 2013.
^ "Pots announced for EURO qualifying draw". UEFA.com. 24 January 2014.
^ "National Team Coefficients Overview" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying draw procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com.
^ "Croatia, Turkey qualify: how the groups ended". UEFA.com. 13 October 2015.
^ "Play-off draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Sweden v Denmark highlight of play-off draw". UEFA.com. 18 October 2015.
^ "EURO 2016 play-off draw seedings confirmed". UEFA. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ "UEFA − National Team Coefficients Overview − Matches considered up to 14/10/2015" (PDF). UEFA.com.
^ "Lewandowski equals Healy's scoring record". UEFA.com. 11 October 2015.
^ "European qualifiers branding launched". UEFA. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
- 2014–15 in UEFA football
- 2015–16 in UEFA football
- UEFA European Championship qualifying
- UEFA Euro 2016
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