UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E
The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E was one of nine groups drawn to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group E consisted of six teams: England, Switzerland, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, and San Marino,[2] who played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The top two teams would qualify directly for the finals. The third-placed team would qualify directly too if they had the best records among the third-placed teams of all qualifying groups, otherwise they would enter the play-offs for another chance to qualify.
England and Switzerland qualified for the finals as the group winners and runners-up respectively. As third-placed Slovenia weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they lost to Ukraine and thus failed to qualify.
England won all ten of their matches becoming only the fifth national side to qualify for a European Championship with a 100% record, and the sixth instance, after France (1992 and 2004), Czech Republic (2000), Germany and Spain (both 2012).[4]
Standings
Matches
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice.[5] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
San Marino | 0–2 | Lithuania |
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Report | Matulevičius 5' Novikovas 36' |
Switzerland | 0–2 | England |
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Report | Welbeck 58', 90+4' |
England | 5–0 | San Marino |
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Jagielka 25' Rooney 43' (pen.) Welbeck 49' Townsend 72' Della Valle 78' (o.g.) |
Report |
Lithuania | 1–0 | Estonia |
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Mikoliūnas 76' | Report |
Slovenia | 1–0 | Switzerland |
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Novaković 79' (pen.) | Report |
San Marino | 0–4 | Switzerland |
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Report | Seferović 10', 23' Džemaili 30' Shaqiri 79' |
San Marino | 0–0 | Estonia |
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Report |
Estonia | 2–0 | San Marino |
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Zenjov 35', 63' | Report |
Lithuania | 2–1 | San Marino |
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Černych 7' Spalvis 90+2' |
Report | M. Vitaioli 55' |
Switzerland | 7–0 | San Marino |
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Lang 17' Inler 55' (pen.) Mehmedi 65' Djourou 72' (pen.) Kasami 75' Embolo 80' (pen.) Derdiyok 89' |
Report |
Estonia | 0–1 | Switzerland |
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Report | Klavan 90+4' (o.g.) |
San Marino | 0–2 | Slovenia |
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Report | Cesar 54' Pečnik 75' |
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Phil Jagielka
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
- Andros Townsend
- Ats Purje
- Konstantin Vassiljev
- Deivydas Matulevičius
- Saulius Mikoliūnas
- Lukas Spalvis
- Matteo Vitaioli
- Robert Berić
- Valter Birsa
- Branko Ilić
- Josip Iličić
- Kevin Kampl
- Dejan Lazarević
- Andraž Struna
- Eren Derdiyok
- Johan Djourou
- Blerim Džemaili
- Breel Embolo
- Gökhan Inler
- Pajtim Kasami
- Michael Lang
- Admir Mehmedi
- Valentin Stocker
- Granit Xhaka
- 1 own goal
- Jordan Henderson (playing against Slovenia)
- Ragnar Klavan (playing against Switzerland)
- Cristian Brolli (playing against England)
- Alessandro Della Valle (playing against England)
- 2 own goals
- Giedrius Arlauskis (playing against Switzerland & England)
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) |
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Estonia | Ken Kallaste | vs Lithuania (9 October 2014) | vs England (12 October 2014) |
Ragnar Klavan | vs England (12 October 2014) | vs San Marino (15 November 2014) | |
Aleksandr Dmitrijev | vs San Marino (15 November 2014) vs Switzerland (27 March 2015) vs Lithuania (5 September 2015) |
vs Slovenia (8 September 2015) | |
Lithuania | Giedrius Arlauskis | vs San Marino (8 September 2015) | vs Slovenia (9 October 2015) |
Marius Žaliūkas | vs England (27 March 2015) vs Estonia (5 September 2015) vs Slovenia (9 October 2015) |
vs England (12 October 2015) | |
San Marino | Alessandro Della Valle | vs Ukraine (15 October 2013)[note 2] | vs Lithuania (8 September 2014) |
Mirko Palazzi | vs Ukraine (15 October 2013)[note 2] | vs Lithuania (8 September 2014) | |
Manuel Battistini | vs Lithuania (8 September 2014) vs Estonia (14 June 2015) vs Lithuania (8 September 2015) |
vs Switzerland (9 October 2015) | |
Nicola Chiaruzzi | vs Lithuania (8 September 2015) | vs Switzerland (9 October 2015) | |
Slovenia | Dalibor Stevanović | vs Estonia (8 September 2014) | vs Switzerland (9 October 2014) |
Kevin Kampl | vs England (14 June 2015) vs Switzerland (5 September 2015) vs Estonia (8 September 2015) |
vs Lithuania (9 October 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.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ^ Hammond, Mike (12 October 2015). "England join EURO's perfect qualification club". uefa.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ^ "Estonia vs. Slovenia". Soccerway. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "San Marino vs. Lithuania". Soccerway. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Switzerland vs. England". Soccerway. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "England vs. San Marino". Soccerway. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Lithuania vs. Estonia". Soccerway. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Slovenia vs. Switzerland". Soccerway. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Estonia vs. England". Soccerway. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Lithuania vs. Slovenia". Soccerway. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "San Marino vs. Switzerland". Soccerway. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "England vs. Slovenia". Soccerway. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "San Marino vs. Estonia". Soccerway. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Switzerland vs. Lithuania". Soccerway. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "England vs. Lithuania". Soccerway. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Slovenia vs. San Marino". Soccerway. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Switzerland vs. Estonia". Soccerway. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Estonia vs. San Marino". Soccerway. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Slovenia vs. England". Soccerway. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Lithuania vs. Switzerland". Soccerway. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Estonia vs. Lithuania". Soccerway. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "San Marino vs. England". Soccerway. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Switzerland vs. Slovenia". Soccerway. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "England vs. Switzerland". Soccerway. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Lithuania vs. San Marino". Soccerway. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Slovenia vs. Estonia". Soccerway. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "England vs. Estonia - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Slovenia vs. Lithuania - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Switzerland vs. San Marino - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Estonia vs. Switzerland - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Lithuania vs. England - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "San Marino vs. Slovenia - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
External links
- UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
- 2014–15 in English football
- England at UEFA Euro 2016
- 2014–15 in Slovenian football
- 2015–16 in Slovenian football
- 2014–15 in Swiss football
- Switzerland at UEFA Euro 2016
- 2014 in Estonian football
- 2015 in Estonian football
- 2014 in Lithuanian football
- 2015 in Lithuanian football
- 2014–15 in San Marino football
- 2015–16 in San Marino football