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]

Line-up of the Netherlands–Kazakhstan teams prior to the match

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
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 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  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).

Kazakhstan 0–0 Latvia
Report
Attendance: 10,200[5]
Czech Republic 2–1 Netherlands
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Attendance: 17,946[6]
Iceland 3–0 Turkey
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Attendance: 8,811[7]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Latvia 0–3 Iceland
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Attendance: 6,354[8]
Netherlands 3–1 Kazakhstan
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Attendance: 47,500[9]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Turkey 1–2 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 24,007[10]
Kazakhstan 2–4 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 13,752[11]
Iceland 2–0 Netherlands
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Attendance: 9,760[12]
Latvia 1–1 Turkey
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Attendance: 6,442[13]
Netherlands 6–0 Latvia
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Attendance: 47,500[14]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
Czech Republic 2–1 Iceland
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Attendance: 11,533[15]
Turkey 3–1 Kazakhstan
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Attendance: 27,549[16]
Kazakhstan 0–3 Iceland
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Attendance: 13,182[17]
Czech Republic 1–1 Latvia
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Attendance: 13,722[18]
Netherlands 1–1 Turkey
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Attendance: 49,500[19]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Kazakhstan 0–1 Turkey
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Attendance: 25,125[20]
Iceland 2–1 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 9,767[21]
Latvia 0–2 Netherlands
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Attendance: 8,067[22]
Czech Republic 2–1 Kazakhstan
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Attendance: 10,572[23]
Netherlands 0–1 Iceland
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Attendance: 50,275[24]
Turkey 1–1 Latvia
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Attendance: 35,900[25]
Latvia 1–2 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 7,913[26]
Turkey 3–0 Netherlands
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Attendance: 41,007[27]
Iceland 0–0 Kazakhstan
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Attendance: 9,767[28]
Iceland 2–2 Latvia
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Attendance: 9,767[29]
Kazakhstan 1–2 Netherlands
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Attendance: 20,716[30]
Czech Republic 0–2 Turkey
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Attendance: 17,190[31]
Latvia 0–1 Kazakhstan
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Attendance: 7,027[32]
Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 48,000[33]
Turkey 1–0 Iceland
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Attendance: 39,404[34]

Goalscorers
Iceland's Gylfi Sigurðsson was the group's top scorer, with six goals

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

1 own goal

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)
 Czech RepublicBořek Dočkal vs Iceland (16 November 2014)
vs Latvia (28 March 2015)
vs Turkey (10 October 2015)		vs Netherlands (13 October 2015)
 IcelandAron Gunnarsson  vs Kazakhstan (6 September 2015)vs Latvia (10 October 2015)
 KazakhstanBauyrzhan Dzholchiyev vs Netherlands (10 October 2014)vs Czech Republic (13 October 2014)
vs Turkey (16 November 2014)
vs Iceland (28 March 2015)
Dmitri Shomko vs Netherlands (10 October 2014)
vs Turkey (12 June 2015)
vs Czech Republic (3 September 2015)		vs Iceland (6 September 2015)
 LatviaArtjoms Rudņevs  vs Iceland (10 October 2014)vs Turkey (13 October 2014)
Gints Freimanis  vs Turkey (13 October 2014)vs Netherlands (16 November 2014)
 NetherlandsBruno Martins Indi vs Iceland (3 September 2015)vs Turkey (6 September 2015)
vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2015)
Gregory van der Wiel vs Turkey (28 March 2015)
vs Iceland (3 September 2015)
vs Turkey (6 September 2015)		vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2015)
 TurkeyÖmer Toprak  vs Iceland (9 September 2014)vs Czech Republic (10 October 2014)
Arda Turan vs Iceland (9 September 2014)
vs Latvia (13 October 2014)
vs Kazakhstan (16 November 2014)		vs Netherlands (28 March 2015)

Notes
  1. CET (UTC+1) for matches on 16 November 2014 and 28 March 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

References
  1. "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014.
  3. "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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  29. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/10/europe/european-championship-qualification/iceland/latvia/1653368/?ICID=PL_MS_05
  30. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/10/europe/european-championship-qualification/kazakhstan/netherlands/1653369/?ICID=PL_MS_06
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  32. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/13/europe/european-championship-qualification/latvia/kazakhstan/1653394/?ICID=PL_MS_08
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