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The qualifying draw will take place at the [[Palais des Congrès Acropolis]], [[Nice]], on 23 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/draws/index.html|title=Draw dates|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2037643.html|title=Nice to get the ball rolling for EURO 2016|publisher=UEFA.com|date=13 December 2013}}</ref> |
The qualifying draw will take place at the [[Palais des Congrès Acropolis]], [[Nice]], on 23 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/draws/index.html|title=Draw dates|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2037643.html|title=Nice to get the ball rolling for EURO 2016|publisher=UEFA.com|date=13 December 2013}}</ref> |
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Sides will be seeded for the qualifying draw according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings, which will be announced along with the draw procedure and final tournament match schedule after the 23/24 January Executive Committee meeting in [[Nyon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2039404.html#euro+2016+regulations|title=UEFA EURO 2016 regulations published|publisher=UEFA.com|date=18 December 2013}}</ref> |
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==Qualified nations== |
==Qualified nations== |
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Revision as of 00:09, 8 January 2014
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The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2016 is a football competition that will be played from September 2014 to November 2015. It will determine the 23 qualifying teams that will compete in UEFA Euro 2016, which is to be held in France, who qualify automatically as hosts.[1][2] The remaining 53 member associations will participate in the qualifying process for the 23 tournament places with Gibraltar taking part for the first time.
The qualifying draw will take place at the Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice, on 23 February 2014.[3][4]
Sides will be seeded for the qualifying draw according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings, which will be announced along with the draw procedure and final tournament match schedule after the 23/24 January Executive Committee meeting in Nyon.[5]
Qualified nations
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament1 2 |
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 France |
Hosts | 28 May 2010 | (8) 1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year
- 2 Italics indicate host for that year
Teams eligible to enter
All UEFA member associations are eligible to compete in the qualifying competition:[6]
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For the qualifying draw, 3 pairs of teams will be kept apart due to political conflicts between the states of:
- 1 Spain and Gibraltar (See Disputed status of Gibraltar for details.)
- 2 Armenia and Azerbaijan (See Nagorno-Karabakh for details.)
Format
The 53 teams will be drawn into eight groups of six teams and 1 group of 5 teams (Groups A-I).[7] The group winners, runners-up, and the best third-placed team (with the results against the sixth-placed team discarded) directly qualify to the finals. The eight remaining third-placed teams will contest two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers for the finals.[8][9][10]
The teams will be seeded for the qualifying draw according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings. UEFA has stated that nations with the largest markets in terms of contribution to the European Qualifiers revenue will be drawn into one of the groups containing 6 teams.[10] This is thought to include England, Spain, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.[7] UEFA has 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'.[10]
- Tie-breaking
If two teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria will be applied:[10]
- Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored away from home in the matches played between the teams in question;
- 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 of the teams in all group matches;
- Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system;
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The four play-off ties are determined by draw, including the order of the two legs of each tie. ScheduleThis will be the first qualifying tournament after UEFA announced centralized rights deals for both UEFA Euro and FIFA World Cup qualifying. UEFA has proposed the "Week of Football" concept for the scheduling of qualifying matches:[11]
There will be ten matchdays for the group stage, and two matchdays for the play-offs:[9]
Unlike previous qualifying campaigns where group fixtures were determined by negotiation between the national federations, UEFA themselves will decide each group's fixture list, to be released the same day as the draw.[7][10] References
External links
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