France qualify as hosts.
Group 1 9- 9-14 Astana Kazakhstan 0-0 Latvia 9- 9-14 Praha Czech Republic 2-1 Netherlands 9- 9-14 Reykjavík Iceland 3-0 Turkey 10-10-14 Riga Latvia 0-3 Iceland 10-10-14 Amsterdam Netherlands 3-1 Kazakhstan 10-10-14 Istanbul Turkey 1-2 Czech Republic 13-10-14 Astana Kazakhstan 2-4 Czech Republic 13-10-14 Reykjavík Iceland 2-0 Netherlands 13-10-14 Riga Latvia 1-1 Turkey 16-11-14 Amsterdam Netherlands 6-0 Latvia 16-11-14 Plzen Czech Republic 2-1 Iceland 16-11-14 Istanbul Turkey 3-1 Kazakhstan 1.Czech Republic 4 4 0 0 10- 5 12 2.Iceland 4 3 0 1 9- 2 9 3.Netherlands 4 2 0 2 10- 5 6 4.Turkey 4 1 1 2 5- 7 4 5.Latvia 4 0 2 2 1-10 2 6.Kazakhstan 4 0 1 3 4-10 1
16-11-14 Istanbul Turkey 3-1 Kazakhstan 9- 9-14 Andorra la V. Andorra 1-2 Wales 9- 9-14 Zenica Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-2 Cyprus 10-10-14 Brussel Belgium 6-0 Andorra 10-10-14 Lefkosia Cyprus 1-2 Israel 10-10-14 Cardiff Wales 0-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina 13-10-14 Andorra la V. Andorra 1-4 Israel 13-10-14 Zenica Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Belgium 13-10-14 Cardiff Wales 2-1 Cyprus 16-11-14 Bruxelles Belgium 0-0 Wales 16-11-14 Lefkosia Cyprus 5-0 Andorra 16-11-14 Haifa Israel 3-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina 28- 3-15 Haifa Israel 0-3 Wales 28- 3-15 Andorra la V. Andorra 0-3 Bosnia-Herzegovina 28- 3-15 Brussel Belgium 5-0 Cyprus 31- 3-15 Jerusalem Israel 0-1 Belgium 12- 6-15 Andorra la V. Andorra 1-3 Cyprus 12- 6-15 Zenica Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 Israel 12- 6-15 Cardiff Wales 1-0 Belgium 1.Wales 6 4 2 0 8- 2 14 2.Belgium 6 3 2 1 13- 2 11 3.Cyprus 6 3 0 3 12-11 9 4.Israel 6 3 0 3 10- 9 9 5.Bosnia-Herzegovina 6 2 2 2 8- 7 8 6.Andorra 6 0 0 6 3-23 0
8- 9-14 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1-1 Belarus 8- 9-14 Valencia Spain 5-1 Macedonia 8- 9-14 Kyiv Ukraine 0-1 Slovakia 9-10-14 Barysau Belarus 0-2 Ukraine 9-10-14 Skopje Macedonia 3-2 Luxembourg 9-10-14 Zilina Slovakia 2-1 Spain 12-10-14 Lviv Ukraine 1-0 Macedonia 12-10-14 Barysau Belarus 1-3 Slovakia 12-10-14 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-4 Spain 15-11-14 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-3 Ukraine 15-11-14 Skopje Macedonia 0-2 Slovakia 15-11-14 Huelva Spain 3-0 Belarus 12-10-15 Barysau Belarus 0-0 Macedonia 12-10-15 Luxembourg Luxembourg 2-4 Slovakia 12-10-15 Kyiv Ukraine 0-1 Spain 1.SPAIN 10 9 0 1 23- 3 27 2.SLOVAKIA 10 7 1 2 17- 8 22 3.Ukraine 10 6 1 3 14- 4 19 Playoff 4.Belarus 10 3 2 5 8-14 11 5.Luxembourg 10 1 1 8 6-27 4 [2 1 0 1 3-3 3; 2 ag] 6.Macedonia 10 1 1 8 6-18 4 [2 1 0 1 3-3 3; 0 ag]
7- 9-14 Tbilisi Georgia 1-2 Ireland 7- 9-14 Dortmund Germany 2-1 Scotland 7- 9-14 Faro Gibraltar 0-7 Poland 11-10-14 Dublin Ireland 7-0 Gibraltar 11-10-14 Glasgow Scotland 1-0 Georgia 11-10-14 Warszawa Poland 2-0 Germany 14-10-14 Gelsenkirchen Germany 1-1 Ireland 14-10-14 Faro Gibraltar 0-3 Georgia 14-10-14 Warszawa Poland 2-2 Scotland 14-11-14 Tbilisi Georgia 0-4 Poland 14-11-14 Nürnberg Germany 4-0 Gibraltar 14-11-14 Glasgow Scotland 1-0 Ireland 29- 3-15 Tbilisi Georgia 0-2 Germany 29- 3-15 Glasgow Scotland 6-1 Gibraltar 29- 3-15 Dublin Ireland 1-1 Poland 13- 6-15 Warszawa Poland 4-0 Georgia 13- 6-15 Dublin Ireland 1-1 Scotland 13- 6-15 Faro Gibraltar 0-7 Germany 1.Poland 6 4 2 0 20- 3 14 2.Germany 6 4 1 1 16- 4 13 3.Scotland 6 3 2 1 12- 6 11 4.Ireland 6 2 3 1 12- 5 9 5.Georgia 6 1 0 5 4-13 3 6.Gibraltar 6 0 0 6 1-34 0
8- 9-14 Tallinn Estonia 1-0 Slovenia 8- 9-14 Serravalle San Marino 0-2 Lithuania 8- 9-14 Basel Switzerland 0-2 England 9-10-14 London England 5-0 San Marino 9-10-14 Vilnius Lithuania 1-0 Estonia 9-10-14 Maribor Slovenia 1-0 Switzerland 12-10-14 Tallinn Estonia 0-1 England 12-10-14 Vilnius Lithuania 0-2 Slovenia 14-10-14 Serravalle San Marino 0-4 Switzerland 15-11-14 London England 3-1 Slovenia 15-11-14 Serravalle San Marino 0-0 Estonia 15-11-14 Sankt Gallen Switzerland 4-0 Lithuania 27- 3-15 London England 4-0 Lithuania 27- 3-15 Ljubljana Slovenia 6-0 San Marino 27- 3-15 Luzern Switzerland 3-0 Estonia 14- 6-15 Tallinn Estonia 2-0 San Marino 14- 6-15 Ljubljana Slovenia 2-3 England 14- 6-15 Vilnius Lithuania 1-2 Switzerland 12-10-15 Tallinn Estonia 0-1 Switzerland 12-10-15 Vilnius Lithuania 0-3 England 12-10-15 Serravalle San Marino 0-2 Slovenia 1.ENGLAND 10 10 0 0 31- 3 30 2.SWITZERLAND 10 7 0 3 24- 8 21 3.Slovenia 10 5 1 4 18-11 16 Playoff 4.Estonia 10 3 1 6 4- 9 10 [2 1 0 1 1-1 3] 5.Lithuania 10 3 1 6 7-18 10 [2 1 0 1 1-1 3] 6.San Marino 10 0 1 9 1-36 1
7- 9-14 Budapest Hungary 1-2 Northern Ireland 7- 9-14 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 1-3 Finland 7- 9-14 Piraeus Greece 0-1 Romania 11-10-14 Bucuresti Romania 1-1 Hungary 11-10-14 Helsinki Finland 1-1 Greece 11-10-14 Belfast Northern Ireland 2-0 Faroe Islands 14-10-14 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 0-1 Hungary 14-10-14 Helsinki Finland 0-2 Romania 14-10-14 Piraeus Greece 0-2 Northern Ireland 14-11-14 Piraeus Greece 0-1 Faroe Islands 14-11-14 Budapest Hungary 1-0 Finland 14-11-14 Bucuresti Romania 2-0 Northern Ireland 29- 3-15 Belfast Northern Ireland 2-1 Finland 29- 3-15 Ploiesti Romania 1-0 Faroe Islands 29- 3-15 Budapest Hungary 0-0 Greece 13- 6-15 Helsinki Finland 0-1 Hungary 13- 6-15 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 2-1 Greece 13- 6-15 Belfast Northern Ireland 0-0 Romania 1.Romania 6 4 2 0 7- 1 14 2.Northern Ireland 6 4 1 1 8- 4 13 3.Hungary 6 3 2 1 5- 3 11 4.Faroe Islands 6 2 0 4 4- 8 6 5.Finland 6 1 1 4 5- 8 4 6.Greece 6 0 2 4 2- 7 2
8- 9-14 Khimki Russia 4-0 Liechtenstein 8- 9-14 Wien Austria 1-1 Sweden 8- 9-14 Podgorica Montenegro 2-0 Moldova 9-10-14 Vaduz Liechtenstein 0-0 Montenegro 9-10-14 Chisinau Moldova 1-2 Austria 9-10-14 Solna Sweden 1-1 Russia 12-10-14 Wien Austria 1-0 Montenegro 12-10-14 Moskva Russia 1-1 Moldova 12-10-14 Solna Sweden 2-0 Liechtenstein 15-11-14 Wien Austria 1-0 Russia 15-11-14 Chisinau Moldova 0-1 Liechtenstein 15-11-14 Podgorica Montenegro 1-1 Sweden 12-10-15 Wien Austria 3-0 Liechtenstein 12-10-15 St. Peterburg Russia 2-0 Montenegro 12-10-15 Solna Sweden 2-0 Moldova 1.AUSTRIA 10 9 1 0 22- 5 28 2.RUSSIA 10 6 2 2 21- 5 20 3.Sweden 10 5 3 2 15- 9 18 Playoff 4.Montenegro 10 3 2 5 10-13 11 5.Liechtenstein 10 1 2 7 2-26 5 6.Moldova 10 0 2 8 4-16 2
9- 9-14 Baki Azerbaijan 1-2 Bulgaria 9- 9-14 Zagreb Croatia 2-0 Malta 9- 9-14 Oslo Norway 0-2 Italy 10-10-14 Sofia Bulgaria 0-1 Croatia 10-10-14 Palermo Italy 2-1 Azerbaijan 10-10-14 Ta' Qali Malta 0-3 Norway 13-10-14 Osijek Croatia 6-0 Azerbaijan 13-10-14 Ta' Qali Malta 0-1 Italy 13-10-14 Oslo Norway 2-1 Bulgaria 16-11-14 Baki Azerbaijan 0-1 Norway 16-11-14 Sofia Bulgaria 1-1 Malta 16-11-14 Milano Italy 1-1 Croatia 1.Croatia 4 3 1 0 10- 1 10 2.Italy 4 3 1 0 6- 2 10 3.Norway 4 3 0 1 6- 3 9 4.Bulgaria 4 1 1 2 4- 5 4 5.Malta 4 0 1 3 1- 7 1 6.Azerbaijan 4 0 0 4 2-11 0
7- 9-14 Kobenhavn Denmark 2-1 Armenia
7- 9-14 Aveiro Portugal 0-1 Albania
11-10-14 Yerevan Armenia 1-1 Serbia
11-10-14 Elbasan Albania 1-1 Denmark
14-10-14 Kobenhavn Denmark 0-1 Portugal
14-10-14 Beograd Serbia awd Albania [awarded 3-0; Albania refused to
14-11-14 Faro Portugal 1-0 Armenia resume the match following a
14-11-14 Beograd Serbia 1-3 Denmark pitch invasion]
1.Denmark 4 2 1 1 6- 4 7
2.Portugal 3 2 0 1 2- 1 6
3.Albania 3 1 1 1 2- 4 4
4.Serbia 3 1 1 1 5- 4 1 [-3]
5.Armenia 3 0 1 2 2- 4 1
NB: Serbia 3 points deducted for crowd trouble in their home match against Albania
Group D
07 Sep 2014 Georgia 1-2 Rep Of Ire
[Okriashvili 38 - McGeady 23,90]
07 Sep 2014 Germany 2-1 Scotland
[Muller 18,70 - Anya 66]
07 Sep 2014 Gibraltar 0-7 Poland
[Grosicki 10,48 Lewandowski 50,53,86,90 Szukala 58]
14 Nov 2014 Georgia 0-4 Poland
14 Nov 2014 Germany 4-0 Gibralter
14 Nov 2014 Scotland 1-0 Ireland
[Maloney 74]
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Poland 4 3 1 0 15 2 13 10
2 Republic of Ireland 4 2 1 1 10 3 7 7
3 Germany 4 2 1 1 7 4 3 7
4 Scotland 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 7
5 Georgia 4 1 0 3 4 7 -3 3
6 Gibraltar 4 0 0 4 0 21 -21 0
Group E
15 Nov 2014 England 3-1 Slovenia
15 Nov 2014 San Marino 0-0 Estonia
15 Nov 2014 Switzerland - Lithuania
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 England 3 3 0 0 8 0 8 9
2 Slovenia 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 6
3 Lithuania 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6
4 Estonia 3 1 0 2 1 2 -1 3
5 Switzerland 3 1 0 2 4 3 1 3
6 San Marino 3 0 0 3 0 11 -11 0
Group F
07 Sep 2014 Faroe Is 1-3 Finland
[Holst 41 - Riski 52,78 Eremenko 82]
07 Sep 2014 Greece 0-1 Romania
[Marica 10 [pen]]
07 Sep 2014 Hungary 1-2 N Ireland
[Priskin 75 - McGinn 81, Lafferty 88]
Group I
07 Sep 2014 Denmark 2-1 Armenia
[Hojbjerg 65, Kahlenberg 80 - Mkhitaryan 49]
07 Sep 2014 Portugal 0-1 Albania
[Balaj 52]
Ranking:
1.TURKEY 8 5 1 2 12- 7 16 [group A]
2.Hungary 8 4 3 1 8- 5 15 [group F]
3.Ukraine 8 4 1 3 11- 4 13 [group C]
4.Norway 8 4 1 3 8-10 13 [group H]
5.Denmark 8 3 3 2 8- 5 12 [group I]
6.Sweden 8 3 3 2 11- 9 12 [group G]
7.Ireland 8 3 3 2 8- 7 12 [group D]
8.Bosnia-Herzegovina 8 3 2 3 11-12 11 [group B]
9.Slovenia 8 3 1 4 10-11 10 [group E]
NB: Turkey qualified directly; the other countries play off for the final four spots.
First Legs
12-11-15 Olso Norway 0-1 Hungary
13-11-15 Zenica Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Ireland
14-11-15 Lviv Ukraine 2-0 Slovenia
[Yarmolenko 22, Seleznyov 54]
14-11-15 Stockholm Sweden 2-1 Denmark
[Forsberg 45, Ibrahimovic 50 [pen] - Jorgensen 80]
Second Legs
15-11-15 Budapest Hungary 2-1 Norway [Agg 3-1]
[Priskin 14, Henriksen [og] 83 - Henriksen 87]
16-11-15 Dublin Ireland 2-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina [Agg 3-1]
[Walters 24 [pen],90]
17-11-15 Copenhagen Denmark 2-2 Sweden [Agg 3-4]
[Y Poulsen 82, Vestergaard 90 - Ibrahimovic 19,76]
17-11-15 Maribor Slovenia 1-1 Ukraine [Agg 1-3]
[Cesar 11 - Yarmolenko 90]
June 10 – July 10, 2016
France qualified as hosts.
June 10 – July 10, 2016
France qualified as hosts.
Group A
10- 6-16 Paris St-Denis France 2-1 Romania
11- 6-16 Lens Albania 0-1 Switzerland
15- 6-16 Paris Romania 1-1 Switzerland
15- 6-16 Marseille France 2-0 Albania
19- 6-16 Lyon Romania 0-1 Albania
19- 6-16 Lille France 0-0 Switzerland
1.FRANCE 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7
2.SWITZERLAND 3 1 2 0 2- 1 5
3.Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 3
4.Romania 3 0 1 2 2- 4 1
Group B
11- 6-16 Bordeaux Wales 2-1 Slovakia
11- 6-16 Marseille England 1-1 Russia
15- 6-16 Lille Russia 1-2 Slovakia
16- 6-16 Lens England 2-1 Wales
20- 6-16 Toulouse Russia 0-3 Wales
20- 6-16 Saint-Etienne Slovakia 0-0 England
1.WALES 3 2 0 1 6- 3 6
2.ENGLAND 3 1 2 0 3- 2 5
3.Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3- 3 4
4.Russia 3 0 1 2 2- 6 1
Group C
12- 6-16 Nice Poland 1-0 Northern Ireland
12- 6-16 Lille Germany 2-0 Ukraine
16- 6-16 Lyon Ukraine 0-2 Northern Ireland
16- 6-16 Paris St-Denis Germany 0-0 Poland
21- 6-16 Paris Northern Ireland 0-1 Germany
21- 6-16 Marseille Ukraine 0-1 Poland
1.GERMANY 3 2 1 0 3- 0 7
2.POLAND 3 2 1 0 2- 0 7
3.Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2- 2 3
4.Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0- 3 0
Group D
12- 6-16 Paris Turkey 0-1 Croatia
13- 6-16 Toulouse Spain 1-0 Czech Republic
17- 6-16 Saint-Etienne Czech Republic 2-2 Croatia
[Skoda 75, Necid 92 - Persic 37, Rakitic 59]
17- 6-16 Nice Spain 3-0 Turkey
[Morata 34,48 Nolito 37]
21- 6-16 Bordeaux Croatia - Spain
21- 6-16 Lens Czech Republic - Turkey
1.Croatia 1 1 0 0 1- 0 3
2.Spain 1 1 0 0 1- 0 3
3.Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 0- 1 0
4.Turkey 1 0 0 1 0- 1 0
Group E
13- 6-16 Paris St-Denis Ireland 1-1 Sweden
13- 6-16 Lyon Belgium 0-2 Italy
17- 6-16 Toulouse Italy 1-0 Sweden
[Eder 88]
18- 6-16 Bordeaux Belgium 3-0 Ireland
22- 6-16 Lille Italy - Ireland
22- 6-16 Nice Sweden - Belgium
1.Italy 1 1 0 0 2- 0 3
2.Ireland 1 0 1 0 1- 1 1
3.Sweden 1 0 1 0 1- 1 1
4.Belgium 1 0 0 1 0- 2 0
Group F
14- 6-16 Bordeaux Austria 0-2 Hungary
14- 6-16 Saint-Etienne Portugal 1-1 Iceland
18- 6-16 Marseille Iceland 1-1 Hungary
18- 6-16 Paris Portugal 0-0 Austria
22- 6-16 Lyon Hungary - Portugal
22- 6-16 Paris St-Deni Iceland - Austria
1.Hungary 1 1 0 0 2- 0 3
2.Iceland 1 0 1 0 1- 1 1
3.Portugal 1 0 1 0 1- 1 1
4.Austria 1 0 0 1 0- 2 0
Round 16
25- 6-16 St Etienne Switzerland - Poland
25- 6-16 Paris Wales -
25- 6-16 Lens
26- 6-16 Lyon France -
26- 6-16 Lille Germany -
26- 6-16 Toulouse
27- 6-16 Paris St-Deni
27- 6-16 Nice England -
June 10 ? July 10, 2016 France qualified as hosts. match details final tournament Group A 10- 6-16 Paris St-Denis France 2-1 Romania 11- 6-16 Lens Albania 0-1 Switzerland 15- 6-16 Paris Romania 1-1 Switzerland 15- 6-16 Marseille France 2-0 Albania 19- 6-16 Lyon Romania 0-1 Albania 19- 6-16 Lille France 0-0 Switzerland 1.FRANCE 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7 2.SWITZERLAND 3 1 2 0 2- 1 5 3.Albania 3 1 0 2 1- 3 3 4.Romania 3 0 1 2 2- 4 1 Group B 11- 6-16 Bordeaux Wales 2-1 Slovakia 11- 6-16 Marseille England 1-1 Russia 15- 6-16 Lille Russia 1-2 Slovakia 16- 6-16 Lens England 2-1 Wales 20- 6-16 Toulouse Russia 0-3 Wales 20- 6-16 Saint-Etienne Slovakia 0-0 England 1.WALES 3 2 0 1 6- 3 6 2.ENGLAND 3 1 2 0 3- 2 5 3.SLOVAKIA 3 1 1 1 3- 3 4 4.Russia 3 0 1 2 2- 6 1 Group C 12- 6-16 Nice Poland 1-0 Northern Ireland 12- 6-16 Lille Germany 2-0 Ukraine 16- 6-16 Lyon Ukraine 0-2 Northern Ireland 16- 6-16 Paris St-Denis Germany 0-0 Poland 21- 6-16 Paris Northern Ireland 0-1 Germany 21- 6-16 Marseille Ukraine 0-1 Poland 1.GERMANY 3 2 1 0 3- 0 7 [0-0] 2.POLAND 3 2 1 0 2- 0 7 [0-0] 3.NORTHERN IRELAND 3 1 0 2 2- 2 3 4.Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0- 5 0 Group D 12- 6-16 Paris Turkey 0-1 Croatia 13- 6-16 Toulouse Spain 1-0 Czech Republic 17- 6-16 Saint-Etienne Czech Republic 2-2 Croatia 17- 6-16 Nice Spain 3-0 Turkey 21- 6-16 Bordeaux Croatia 2-1 Spain 21- 6-16 Lens Czech Republic 0-2 Turkey 1.CROATIA 3 2 1 0 5- 3 7 2.SPAIN 3 2 0 1 5- 2 6 3.Turkey 3 1 0 2 2- 4 3 4.Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2- 5 1 Group E 13- 6-16 Paris St-Denis Ireland 1-1 Sweden 13- 6-16 Lyon Belgium 0-2 Italy 17- 6-16 Toulouse Italy 1-0 Sweden 18- 6-16 Bordeaux Belgium 3-0 Ireland 22- 6-16 Lille Italy 0-1 Ireland 22- 6-16 Nice Sweden 0-1 Belgium 1.ITALY 3 2 0 1 3- 1 6 [2-0] 2.BELGIUM 3 2 0 1 4- 2 6 [0-2] 3.IRELAND 3 1 1 1 2- 4 4 4.Sweden 3 0 1 2 1- 3 1 Group F 14- 6-16 Bordeaux Austria 0-2 Hungary 14- 6-16 Saint-Etienne Portugal 1-1 Iceland 18- 6-16 Marseille Iceland 1-1 Hungary 18- 6-16 Paris Portugal 0-0 Austria 22- 6-16 Lyon Hungary 3-3 Portugal 22- 6-16 Paris St-Denis Iceland 2-1 Austria 1.HUNGARY 3 1 2 0 6- 4 5 [1-1] 2.ICELAND 3 1 2 0 4- 3 5 [1-1] 3.PORTUGAL 3 0 3 0 4- 4 3 4.Austria 3 0 1 2 1- 4 1 1/8 Finals 25- 6-16 Saint-Etienne Switzerland 1-1 Poland [aet, 4-5 pen] 25- 6-16 Paris Wales 1-0 Northern Ireland 25- 6-16 Lens Croatia 0-1 Portugal [aet] 26- 6-16 Lyon France 2-1 Ireland 26- 6-16 Lille Germany 3-0 Slovakia 26- 6-16 Toulouse Hungary 0-4 Belgium 27- 6-16 Paris St-Denis Italy 2-0 Spain 27- 6-16 Nice England 1-2 Iceland Quarterfinals 30- 6-16 Marseille Poland 1-1 Portugal [aet, 3-5 pen] 1- 7-16 Lille Wales 3-1 Belgium 2- 7-16 Bordeaux Germany 1-1 Italy [aet, 6-5 pen] 3- 7-16 Paris St-Denis France 5-2 Iceland Semifinals 6- 7-16 Lyon Portugal 2-0 Wales 7- 7-16 Marseille France 2-0 Germany Final 10- 7-16 Paris St-Denis France 0-1 Portugal [aet]
European Championship Overview File
2016 (match details final tournament)
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