UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A
The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group A consisted of six teams: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Turkey, Latvia, Iceland, and Kazakhstan,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
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The top two teams, Czech Republic and Iceland, qualified directly for the finals. Third-placed Turkey qualified as well, since they were the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 22 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 20 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 18 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | ||
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 6–0 | ||
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
- Head-to-head points: Kazakhstan 4, Latvia 1.
Matches
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice.[4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
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Czech Republic ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Iceland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Latvia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Turkey ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Iceland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Czech Republic ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Turkey ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Czech Republic ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Iceland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Latvia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Czech Republic ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Latvia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Turkey ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Iceland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Iceland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Czech Republic ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Latvia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Goalscorers
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There were 80 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Vladimír Darida
Ladislav Krejčí
David Lafata
David Limberský
Tomáš Necid
Tomáš Sivok
Josef Šural
Jón Daði Böðvarsson
Rúrik Gíslason
Eiður Guðjohnsen
Ragnar Sigurðsson
Rinat Abdulin
Samat Smakov
Aleksandrs Cauņa
Aleksejs Višņakovs
Artūrs Zjuzins
Ibrahim Afellay
Jeffrey Bruma
Stefan de Vrij
Luciano Narsingh
Wesley Sneijder
Serdar Aziz
Umut Bulut
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Bilal Kısa
Oğuzhan Özyakup
1 own goal
Jón Daði Böðvarsson (against Czech Republic)
Robin van Persie (against Czech Republic)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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![]() | Bořek Dočkal | ![]() ![]() ![]() | vs Netherlands (13 October 2015) |
![]() | Aron Gunnarsson | ![]() ![]() | vs Latvia (10 October 2015) |
![]() | Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev | ![]() | vs Czech Republic (13 October 2014) vs Turkey (16 November 2014) vs Iceland (28 March 2015) |
Dmitri Shomko | ![]() ![]() ![]() | vs Iceland (6 September 2015) | |
![]() | Artjoms Rudņevs | ![]() ![]() | vs Turkey (13 October 2014) |
Gints Freimanis | ![]() ![]() | vs Netherlands (16 November 2014) | |
![]() | Bruno Martins Indi | ![]() | vs Turkey (6 September 2015) vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2015) |
Gregory van der Wiel | ![]() ![]() ![]() | vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2015) | |
![]() | Ömer Toprak | ![]() ![]() | vs Czech Republic (10 October 2014) |
Arda Turan | ![]() ![]() ![]() | vs Netherlands (28 March 2015) |
Notes
References
- "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014.
- "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- "Kazakhstan vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Czech Republic vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Iceland vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Latvia vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Netherlands vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Turkey vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Kazakhstan vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Iceland vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Latvia vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Netherlands vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Czech Republic vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Turkey vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Kazakhstan vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Czech Republic vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Netherlands vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Kazakhstan vs. Turkey". Soccerway. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Iceland vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Latvia vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Czech Republic vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Netherlands vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Turkey vs. Latvia". Soccerway. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Latvia vs. Czech Republic". Soccerway. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Turkey vs. Netherlands". Soccerway. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Iceland vs. Kazakhstan". Soccerway. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/10/europe/european-championship-qualification/iceland/latvia/1653368/?ICID=PL_MS_05
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/10/europe/european-championship-qualification/kazakhstan/netherlands/1653369/?ICID=PL_MS_06
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/10/europe/european-championship-qualification/czech-republic/turkey/1653370/?ICID=PL_MS_07
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/13/europe/european-championship-qualification/latvia/kazakhstan/1653394/?ICID=PL_MS_08
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/13/europe/european-championship-qualification/netherlands/czech-republic/1653395/?ICID=PL_MS_09
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/13/europe/european-championship-qualification/turkey/iceland/1653396/?ICID=PL_MS_10