UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 7 September 2014 – 17 November 2015 |
| Teams | 53 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 268 |
| Goals scored | 694 (2.59 per match)[note 1] |
| 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]
Contents
1 Qualified teams
2 Format
2.1 Seeding system
2.2 Tiebreakers
3 Schedule
4 Draw
4.1 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 Notes
12 References
13 External links
Qualified teams
Team qualified for UEFA Euro 2016
Team failed to qualify
| 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
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).[5] 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.[6][7][8]
Seeding system
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.[6] 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.[5] 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
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
Official match ball of the UEFA Euro qualifiers
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:[6]
| 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.[5][8]
Draw
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.[10]
Seeding
The seeding pots were announced on 24 January 2014.[11][12] Teams in bold qualified for the finals.
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Summary
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
Group A
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The seedings were as follows:[16][17]
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Matches
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
Poland's Robert Lewandowski scored 13 goals in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round, equaling David Healy's record in 2008 for most goals in a qualifying campaign.[18]
There were 694 goals scored in 268 matches, for an average of 2.59 goals per match.[note 1]
13 goals
Robert Lewandowski
11 goals
Zlatan Ibrahimović
9 goals
Thomas Müller
8 goals
Edin Džeko
Artem 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 Qazaishvili
- 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
Fedor 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- Nikos Karelis
- Panagiotis Kone
- Kostas 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
- Rinat Abdulin
- Samat Smakov
- Aleksandrs Cauņa
- Aleksejs Višņakovs
- Artūrs Zjuzins
Franz Burgmeier- Sandro Wieser
- Deivydas Matulevičius
- Saulius Mikoliūnas
- Lukas Spalvis
- Stefano Bensi
- Mario Mutsch
- Sébastien Thill
- David Turpel
- 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
- Aleksandar Kolarov
- Nemanja Matić
- 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
- Andrés Iniesta
- Isco
- Mario Gaspar
- 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 (against Armenia)
- Levon Hayrapetyan (against Serbia)
- Kamo Hovhannisyan (against Albania)
- Rashad Sadygov (against Croatia)
- Alyaksandr Martynovich (against Ukraine)
- Nikolay Bodurov (against Croatia)
- Yordan Minev (against Italy)
- Vedran Ćorluka (against Norway)
- Dossa Júnior (against Andorra)
- Jordan Henderson (against Slovenia)
- Ragnar Klavan (against Switzerland)
- Akaki Khubutia (against Scotland)
- Mats Hummels (against Scotland)
- Jordan Perez (against Republic of Ireland)
- Yogan Santos (against Germany)
- Jón Daði Böðvarsson (against Czech Republic)
- Giorgio Chiellini (against Azerbaijan)
- Martin Büchel (against Russia)
- Franz Burgmeier (against Russia)
- Tome Pachovski (against Spain)
- Petru Racu (against Montenegro)
- Robin van Persie (against Czech Republic)
- Markus Henriksen (against Hungary)
- John O'Shea (against Scotland)
- Cristian Brolli (against England)
- Alessandro Della Valle (against England)
2 own goals
- Giedrius Arlauskis (against England & Switzerland)
Branding
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
Notes
^ ab The goal tally takes into account the original result of fixtures that were subsequently forfeited, not the awarded scoreline.
References
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^ "Nice to get the ball rolling for EURO 2016". UEFA.com. 13 December 2013.
^ abc "European Championship – France 2016". Romanian Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
^ abc "UEFA EURO 2016 regulations published". UEFA.com. 18 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.
^ "UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying draw procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com.
^ "Pots announced for EURO qualifying draw". UEFA.com. 24 January 2014.
^ "National Team Coefficients Overview" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "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.
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