| 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) | 
| UEFA European Qualifiers | 
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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 host team 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]
Qualified teams

| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1] | 
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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[upper-alpha 2] | 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) | 
| .svg.png.webp) 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) | 
| .svg.png.webp) 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) | 
| .svg.png.webp) 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[upper-alpha 3] | 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[upper-alpha 4] | Group G runner-up | 12 October 2015 | 10 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) | 
|  Slovakia[upper-alpha 2] | Group C runner-up | 12 October 2015 | 3 (1960, 1976, 1980) | 
|  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.
- 1 2 From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as Czechoslovakia.[5]
- ↑ 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 were eligible to compete in the qualifying competition, with the host team France qualifying directly to the finals tournament.[1] The other 53 teams were 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 qualified to the finals. The eight remaining third-placed teams contested two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers for the finals.[7][8][9]
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.[7] 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 was 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.[9] They included England, Spain, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.[6] UEFA 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".[9]
For the play-offs the four ties were determined by draw, including the order of the two legs of each tie. The teams were 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 was 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 were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied:[9]
- 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 had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings.[lower-alpha 1] If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 10 applied;
- 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 were discarded. The following criteria were 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 scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualified for the final tournament. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.
- Notes
- ↑ When there were two or more teams tied in points, criteria 1 to 4 were applied. After these criteria were applied, they could define the position of some of the teams involved, but not all of them. For example, if there was a three-way tie on points, the application of the first four criteria could only break the tie for one of the teams, leaving the other two teams still tied. In this case, the tiebreaking procedure was resumed, from the beginning, for those teams that were still tied.
Schedule
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This was the first qualifying tournament after UEFA announced centralised rights deals for both UEFA Euro and FIFA World Cup qualifying. UEFA had proposed the "Week of Football" concept for the scheduling of qualifying matches:[10]
- Matches took place from Thursday to Tuesday.
- Kick-off times were 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 played on Thursday and Sunday, or Friday and Monday, or Saturday and Tuesday.
- Matches in the same group were played on the same day.[9]
There were ten matchdays for the qualifying group stage, and two matchdays for the play-offs:[7]
| 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][9]
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 six 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) were partnered with the five-team Group I, which enabled the 2016 tournament hosts to play friendlies against these countries on their 'spare' dates. These friendlies did not count in the qualifying group standings.[11]
Seeding
The seeding pots were announced on 24 January 2014. The teams in bold qualified to the final tournament.[12][13]
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Summary
Groups
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 |  Latvia | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 
Notes:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png.webp) |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp) 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 |  Macedonia | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 
Notes:
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  | .svg.png.webp) |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 |  Lithuania | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | — | 
Notes:
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png.webp) |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp) 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[lower-alpha 1] | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 6 |  Greece | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 
Notes:
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 |  Albania | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | 1–2 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 |  Armenia | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 
Notes:
- 1 2 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.[14]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fifth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) UEFA national team coefficient ranking; 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.[15][16]
Seedings
The seedings were as follows:[17][18]
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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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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

There were 694 goals scored in 268 matches, for an average of 2.59 goals per match.[note 1]
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 Ildefons Lima Ildefons Lima
 Marko Arnautović Marko Arnautović
 Martin Harnik Martin Harnik
 Dimitrij Nazarov Dimitrij Nazarov
.svg.png.webp) Dries Mertens Dries Mertens
 Demetris Christofi Demetris Christofi
 Georgios Efrem Georgios Efrem
 Harry Kane Harry Kane
 Theo Walcott Theo Walcott
 Joel Pohjanpalo Joel Pohjanpalo
 Tornike Okriashvili Tornike Okriashvili
 Mario Götze Mario Götze
 Max Kruse Max Kruse
 André Schürrle André Schürrle
 Kolbeinn Sigþórsson Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
 Tomer Hemed Tomer Hemed
 Graziano Pellè Graziano Pellè
 Yuriy Logvinenko Yuriy Logvinenko
 Valērijs Šabala Valērijs Šabala
 Robin van Persie Robin van Persie
.svg.png.webp) Gareth McAuley Gareth McAuley
 Alexander Tettey Alexander Tettey
 Shane Long Shane Long
 Aleksandr Kokorin Aleksandr Kokorin
 Steven Naismith Steven Naismith
 Zoran Tošić Zoran Tošić
 Adam Nemec Adam Nemec
 Boštjan Cesar Boštjan Cesar
 David Silva David Silva
 Erkan Zengin Erkan Zengin
.svg.png.webp) Josip Drmić Josip Drmić
.svg.png.webp) Haris Seferović Haris Seferović
 Selçuk İnan Selçuk İnan
 Artem Kravets Artem Kravets
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 Zlatko Junuzović Zlatko Junuzović
 Rubin Okotie Rubin Okotie
 Rahid Amirguliyev Rahid Amirguliyev
 Stanislaw Drahun Stanislaw Drahun
 Mikhail Gordeichuk Mikhail Gordeichuk
 Timofei Kalachev Timofei Kalachev
 Sergei Kornilenko Sergei Kornilenko
.svg.png.webp) Radja Nainggolan Radja Nainggolan
 Milan Đurić Milan Đurić
 Vedad Ibišević Vedad Ibišević
 Haris Medunjanin Haris Medunjanin
 Edin Višća Edin Višća
 Iliyan Mitsanski Iliyan Mitsanski
 Ivelin Popov Ivelin Popov
 Marcelo Brozović Marcelo Brozović
 Andrej Kramarić Andrej Kramarić
 Luka Modrić Luka Modrić
 Pavel Kadeřábek Pavel Kadeřábek
 Václav Pilař Václav Pilař
 Milan Škoda Milan Škoda
 Nicklas Bendtner Nicklas Bendtner
 Yussuf Poulsen Yussuf Poulsen
 Ross Barkley Ross Barkley
 Raheem Sterling Raheem Sterling
 Jack Wilshere Jack Wilshere
 Sergei Zenjov Sergei Zenjov
 Jóan Símun Edmundsson Jóan Símun Edmundsson
 Riku Riski Riku Riski
 Jaba Kankava Jaba Kankava
 Valeri Qazaishvili Valeri Qazaishvili
 Mate Vatsadze Mate Vatsadze
 İlkay Gündoğan İlkay Gündoğan
 Dániel Böde Dániel Böde
 Krisztián Németh Krisztián Németh
 Tamás Priskin Tamás Priskin
 Birkir Bjarnason Birkir Bjarnason
 Aron Gunnarsson Aron Gunnarsson
 Tal Ben Haim II Tal Ben Haim II
 Nir Bitton Nir Bitton
 Eran Zahavi Eran Zahavi
 Antonio Candreva Antonio Candreva
 Giorgio Chiellini Giorgio Chiellini
 Éder Éder
 Islambek Kuat Islambek Kuat
 Fedor Černych Fedor Černych
 Arvydas Novikovas Arvydas Novikovas
 Lars Krogh Gerson Lars Krogh Gerson
 Aleksandar Trajkovski Aleksandar Trajkovski
 Fatos Bećiraj Fatos Bećiraj
 Stevan Jovetić Stevan Jovetić
 Mirko Vučinić Mirko Vučinić
 Arjen Robben Arjen Robben
 Georginio Wijnaldum Georginio Wijnaldum
.svg.png.webp) Steven Davis Steven Davis
 Joshua King Joshua King
 Grzegorz Krychowiak Grzegorz Krychowiak
 Sebastian Mila Sebastian Mila
 João Moutinho João Moutinho
 James McClean James McClean
 Aiden McGeady Aiden McGeady
 Constantin Budescu Constantin Budescu
 Paul Papp Paul Papp
 Bogdan Stancu Bogdan Stancu
 Adem Ljajić Adem Ljajić
 Juraj Kucka Juraj Kucka
 Róbert Mak Róbert Mak
 Nejc Pečnik Nejc Pečnik
 Sergio Busquets Sergio Busquets
 Santi Cazorla Santi Cazorla
 Pedro Pedro
 Marcus Berg Marcus Berg
.svg.png.webp) Fabian Schär Fabian Schär
 Arda Turan Arda Turan
 Yevhen Konoplyanka Yevhen Konoplyanka
 Yevhen Seleznyov Yevhen Seleznyov
 Serhiy Sydorchuk Serhiy Sydorchuk
 Aaron Ramsey Aaron Ramsey
1 goal
 Bekim Balaj Bekim Balaj
 Berat Djimsiti Berat Djimsiti
 Shkëlzen Gashi Shkëlzen Gashi
 Ermir Lenjani Ermir Lenjani
 Mërgim Mavraj Mërgim Mavraj
 Armando Sadiku Armando Sadiku
 Robert Arzumanyan Robert Arzumanyan
 Henrikh Mkhitaryan Henrikh Mkhitaryan
 Hrayr Mkoyan Hrayr Mkoyan
 Marcos Pizzelli Marcos Pizzelli
 Marcel Sabitzer Marcel Sabitzer
 Javid Huseynov Javid Huseynov
.svg.png.webp) Michy Batshuayi Michy Batshuayi
.svg.png.webp) Christian Benteke Christian Benteke
.svg.png.webp) Nacer Chadli Nacer Chadli
.svg.png.webp) Laurent Depoitre Laurent Depoitre
.svg.png.webp) Divock Origi Divock Origi
 Ermin Bičakčić Ermin Bičakčić
 Senad Lulić Senad Lulić
 Mihail Aleksandrov Mihail Aleksandrov
 Nikolay Bodurov Nikolay Bodurov
 Andrey Galabinov Andrey Galabinov
 Ventsislav Hristov Ventsislav Hristov
 Dimitar Rangelov Dimitar Rangelov
 Nikola Kalinić Nikola Kalinić
 Mario Mandžukić Mario Mandžukić
 Ivica Olić Ivica Olić
 Danijel Pranjić Danijel Pranjić
 Ivan Rakitić Ivan Rakitić
 Gordon Schildenfeld Gordon Schildenfeld
 Constantinos Charalambidis Constantinos Charalambidis
 Jason Demetriou Jason Demetriou
 Dossa Júnior Dossa Júnior
 Vincent Laban Vincent Laban
 Constantinos Makrides Constantinos Makrides
 Giorgos Merkis Giorgos Merkis
 Vladimír Darida Vladimír Darida
 Ladislav Krejčí Ladislav Krejčí
 David Lafata David Lafata
 David Limberský David Limberský
 Tomáš Necid Tomáš Necid
 Tomáš Sivok Tomáš Sivok
 Josef Šural Josef Šural
 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
 Nicolai Jørgensen Nicolai Jørgensen
 Thomas Kahlenberg Thomas Kahlenberg
 Simon Kjær Simon Kjær
 Jakob Poulsen Jakob Poulsen
 Jannik Vestergaard Jannik Vestergaard
 Lasse Vibe Lasse Vibe
 Phil Jagielka Phil Jagielka
 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
 Andros Townsend Andros Townsend
 Ats Purje Ats Purje
 Konstantin Vassiljev Konstantin Vassiljev
 Hallur Hansson Hallur Hansson
 Christian Holst Christian Holst
 Róaldur Jakobsen Róaldur Jakobsen
 Brandur Olsen Brandur Olsen
 Paulus Arajuuri Paulus Arajuuri
 Roman Eremenko Roman Eremenko
 Jarkko Hurme Jarkko Hurme
 Berat Sadik Berat Sadik
 Nikoloz Gelashvili Nikoloz Gelashvili
 Karim Bellarabi Karim Bellarabi
 Toni Kroos Toni Kroos
 Marco Reus Marco Reus
 Lee Casciaro Lee Casciaro
 Jake Gosling Jake Gosling
 Christos Aravidis Christos Aravidis
 Nikos Karelis Nikos Karelis
 Panagiotis Kone Panagiotis Kone
 Kostas Mitroglou Kostas Mitroglou
 Sokratis Papastathopoulos Sokratis Papastathopoulos
 Kostas Stafylidis Kostas Stafylidis
 Panagiotis Tachtsidis Panagiotis Tachtsidis
 Balázs Dzsudzsák Balázs Dzsudzsák
 Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera
 Richárd Guzmics Richárd Guzmics
 László Kleinheisler László Kleinheisler
 Gergő Lovrencsics Gergő Lovrencsics
 Zoltán Stieber Zoltán Stieber
 Ádám Szalai Ádám Szalai
 Jón Daði Böðvarsson Jón Daði Böðvarsson
 Rúrik Gíslason Rúrik Gíslason
 Eiður Guðjohnsen Eiður Guðjohnsen
 Ragnar Sigurðsson Ragnar Sigurðsson
 Moanes Dabour Moanes Dabour
 Gil Vermouth Gil Vermouth
 Leonardo Bonucci Leonardo Bonucci
 Matteo Darmian Matteo Darmian
 Daniele De Rossi Daniele De Rossi
 Stephan El Shaarawy Stephan El Shaarawy
 Alessandro Florenzi Alessandro Florenzi
 Simone Zaza Simone Zaza
 Rinat Abdulin Rinat Abdulin
 Samat Smakov Samat Smakov
 Aleksandrs Cauņa Aleksandrs Cauņa
 Aleksejs Višņakovs Aleksejs Višņakovs
 Artūrs Zjuzins Artūrs Zjuzins
 Franz Burgmeier Franz Burgmeier
 Sandro Wieser Sandro Wieser
 Deivydas Matulevičius Deivydas Matulevičius
 Saulius Mikoliūnas Saulius Mikoliūnas
 Lukas Spalvis Lukas Spalvis
 Stefano Bensi Stefano Bensi
 Mario Mutsch Mario Mutsch
 Sébastien Thill Sébastien Thill
 David Turpel David Turpel
 Besart Abdurahimi Besart Abdurahimi
 Arijan Ademi Arijan Ademi
 Agim Ibraimi Agim Ibraimi
 Adis Jahović Adis Jahović
 Alfred Effiong Alfred Effiong
 Clayton Failla Clayton Failla
 Michael Mifsud Michael Mifsud
 Gheorghe Boghiu Gheorghe Boghiu
 Eugeniu Cebotaru Eugeniu Cebotaru
 Alexandru Dedov Alexandru Dedov
 Alexandru Epureanu Alexandru Epureanu
 Dejan Damjanović Dejan Damjanović
 Stefan Savić Stefan Savić
 Žarko Tomašević Žarko Tomašević
 Ibrahim Afellay Ibrahim Afellay
 Jeffrey Bruma Jeffrey Bruma
 Stefan de Vrij Stefan de Vrij
 Luciano Narsingh Luciano Narsingh
 Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder
.svg.png.webp) Craig Cathcart Craig Cathcart
.svg.png.webp) Josh Magennis Josh Magennis
.svg.png.webp) Niall McGinn Niall McGinn
.svg.png.webp) Jamie Ward Jamie Ward
 Jo Inge Berget Jo Inge Berget
 Mats Møller Dæhli Mats Møller Dæhli
 Tarik Elyounoussi Tarik Elyounoussi
 Vegard Forren Vegard Forren
 Markus Henriksen Markus Henriksen
 Håvard Nielsen Håvard Nielsen
 Håvard Nordtveit Håvard Nordtveit
 Alexander Søderlund Alexander Søderlund
 Jakub Błaszczykowski Jakub Błaszczykowski
 Kamil Glik Kamil Glik
 Bartosz Kapustka Bartosz Kapustka
 Krzysztof Mączyński Krzysztof Mączyński
 Sławomir Peszko Sławomir Peszko
 Łukasz Szukała Łukasz Szukała
 Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Carvalho
 Fábio Coentrão Fábio Coentrão
 Nani Nani
 Miguel Veloso Miguel Veloso
 Robbie Brady Robbie Brady
 Cyrus Christie Cyrus Christie
 Wes Hoolahan Wes Hoolahan
 John O'Shea John O'Shea
 Ovidiu Hoban Ovidiu Hoban
 Claudiu Keșerü Claudiu Keșerü
 Ciprian Marica Ciprian Marica
 Alexandru Maxim Alexandru Maxim
 Raul Rusescu Raul Rusescu
 Alan Dzagoev Alan Dzagoev
 Sergei Ignashevich Sergei Ignashevich
 Dmitri Kombarov Dmitri Kombarov
 Oleg Kuzmin Oleg Kuzmin
 Fyodor Smolov Fyodor Smolov
 Matteo Vitaioli Matteo Vitaioli
 Ikechi Anya Ikechi Anya
 Chris Martin Chris Martin
 James McArthur James McArthur
 Matt Ritchie Matt Ritchie
 Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov
 Nemanja Matić Nemanja Matić
 Peter Pekarík Peter Pekarík
 Kornel Saláta Kornel Saláta
 Stanislav Šesták Stanislav Šesták
 Miroslav Stoch Miroslav Stoch
 Vladimír Weiss Vladimír Weiss
 Robert Berić Robert Berić
 Valter Birsa Valter Birsa
 Branko Ilić Branko Ilić
 Josip Iličić Josip Iličić
 Kevin Kampl Kevin Kampl
 Dejan Lazarević Dejan Lazarević
 Andraž Struna Andraž Struna
 Jordi Alba Jordi Alba
 Juan Bernat Juan Bernat
 Diego Costa Diego Costa
 Andrés Iniesta Andrés Iniesta
 Isco Isco
 Mario Gaspar Mario Gaspar
 Álvaro Morata Álvaro Morata
 Sergio Ramos Sergio Ramos
 Jimmy Durmaz Jimmy Durmaz
 Emil Forsberg Emil Forsberg
 Ola Toivonen Ola Toivonen
.svg.png.webp) Eren Derdiyok Eren Derdiyok
.svg.png.webp) Johan Djourou Johan Djourou
.svg.png.webp) Blerim Džemaili Blerim Džemaili
.svg.png.webp) Breel Embolo Breel Embolo
.svg.png.webp) Gökhan Inler Gökhan Inler
.svg.png.webp) Pajtim Kasami Pajtim Kasami
.svg.png.webp) Michael Lang Michael Lang
.svg.png.webp) Admir Mehmedi Admir Mehmedi
.svg.png.webp) Valentin Stocker Valentin Stocker
.svg.png.webp) Granit Xhaka Granit Xhaka
 Serdar Aziz Serdar Aziz
 Umut Bulut Umut Bulut
 Hakan Çalhanoğlu Hakan Çalhanoğlu
 Bilal Kısa Bilal Kısa
 Oğuzhan Özyakup Oğuzhan Özyakup
 Denys Harmash Denys Harmash
 David Cotterill David Cotterill
 Hal Robson-Kanu Hal Robson-Kanu
1 own goal
 Mërgim Mavraj (against Armenia) Mërgim Mavraj (against Armenia)
 Levon Hayrapetyan (against Serbia) Levon Hayrapetyan (against Serbia)
 Kamo Hovhannisyan (against Albania) Kamo Hovhannisyan (against Albania)
 Rashad Sadygov (against Croatia) Rashad Sadygov (against Croatia)
 Alyaksandr Martynovich (against Ukraine) Alyaksandr Martynovich (against Ukraine)
 Nikolay Bodurov (against Croatia) Nikolay Bodurov (against Croatia)
 Yordan Minev (against Italy) Yordan Minev (against Italy)
 Vedran Ćorluka (against Norway) Vedran Ćorluka (against Norway)
 Dossa Júnior (against Andorra) Dossa Júnior (against Andorra)
 Jordan Henderson (against Slovenia) Jordan Henderson (against Slovenia)
 Ragnar Klavan (against Switzerland) Ragnar Klavan (against Switzerland)
 Akaki Khubutia (against Scotland) Akaki Khubutia (against Scotland)
 Mats Hummels (against Scotland) Mats Hummels (against Scotland)
 Jordan Perez (against Republic of Ireland) Jordan Perez (against Republic of Ireland)
 Yogan Santos (against Germany) Yogan Santos (against Germany)
 Jón Daði Böðvarsson (against Czech Republic) Jón Daði Böðvarsson (against Czech Republic)
 Giorgio Chiellini (against Azerbaijan) Giorgio Chiellini (against Azerbaijan)
 Martin Büchel (against Russia) Martin Büchel (against Russia)
 Franz Burgmeier (against Russia) Franz Burgmeier (against Russia)
 Tome Pachovski (against Spain) Tome Pachovski (against Spain)
 Petru Racu (against Montenegro) Petru Racu (against Montenegro)
 Robin van Persie (against Czech Republic) Robin van Persie (against Czech Republic)
 Markus Henriksen (against Hungary) Markus Henriksen (against Hungary)
 John O'Shea (against Scotland) John O'Shea (against Scotland)
 Cristian Brolli (against England) Cristian Brolli (against England)
 Alessandro Della Valle (against England) Alessandro Della Valle (against England)
2 own goals
 Giedrius Arlauskis (against England & Switzerland) 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.[20]
Broadcasting
Notes
References
- 1 2 "UEFA European Football Championship Final Tournament 2016: Tournament Requirements" (PDF). UEFA. June 2009. p. 3, sec. 3; p. 6, sec. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2009. 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.
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016: How all the teams qualified". UEFA. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 "European Championship – France 2016". Romanian Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 "UEFA EURO 2016 regulations published". UEFA.com. 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying format". UEFA.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014–16" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "UEFA announces deals for European qualifiers". UEFA.org. 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying draw procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Pots announced for EURO qualifying draw". UEFA.com. 24 January 2014.
- ↑ "National Team Coefficients Overview" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2014. 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.
- ↑ "UEFA − National Team Coefficients Overview − Matches considered up to 14/10/2015" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "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

- UEFA Euro 2016 at UEFA.com
