UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A
Line-up of the Netherlands–Kazakhstan teams prior to the match
Group A of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament is one of the nine groups to decide the teams which qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group A consists of six teams: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Turkey, Latvia, Iceland, and Kazakhstan,[2] where they play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Czech Republic |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | Advance to final tournament | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 10 Oct | 1–1 | 3 Sep | |
| 2 | Iceland |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 12 | 12 Jun | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 10 Oct | 6 Sep | ||
| 3 | Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament or play-offs | 13 Oct | 3 Sep | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Turkey |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | 1–2 | 13 Oct | 6 Sep | — | 3 Sep | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Latvia |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | 6 Sep | 0–3 | 12 Jun | 1–1 | — | 13 Oct | ||
| 6 | Kazakhstan |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 10 Oct | 12 Jun | 0–0 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2015. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
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).
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Pavel Kadeřábek
- Ladislav Krejčí
- David Lafata
- Tomáš Necid
- Tomáš Sivok
- Jón Daði Böðvarsson
- Rúrik Gíslason
- Eiður Guðjohnsen
- Aron Gunnarsson
- Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
- Ragnar Sigurðsson
- Rinat Abdulin
- Samat Smakov
- Valērijs Šabala
- Aleksejs Višņakovs
- Ibrahim Afellay
- Jeffrey Bruma
- Stefan de Vrij
- Serdar Aziz
- Umut Bulut
- Bilal Kısa
- 1 own goal
- Jón Daði Böðvarsson (playing against Czech Republic)
Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may 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 are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev |  vs Netherlands (10 October 2014) | vs Czech Republic (13 October 2014) vs Turkey (16 November 2014) vs Iceland (28 March 2015) |
| Latvia | Artjoms Rudņevs |  vs Iceland (10 October 2014) | vs Turkey (13 October 2014) |
| Gints Freimanis | vs Turkey (13 October 2014) | vs Netherlands (16 November 2014) | |
| Turkey | Ömer 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
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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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