UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G
Group G 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 G consists of six teams: Russia, Sweden, Austria, Montenegro, Moldova, and Liechtenstein,[2] where they play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
Standings
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Group winners, runners-up, and the best third-placed team among all groups directly qualify for the finals |
Remaining eight third-placed teams advance to the play-offs |
See the format section of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying page for tiebreakers if two or more teams are equal on points.
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).
Russia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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M. Büchel ![]() Burgmeier ![]() Kombarov ![]() Dzyuba ![]() |
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Montenegro ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Vučinić ![]() Tomašević ![]() |
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Austria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Okotie ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Zengin ![]() Durmaz ![]() |
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Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Martin Büchel (playing against Russia)
Franz Burgmeier (playing against Russia)
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:
Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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vs Montenegro (12 October 2014) |
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vs Moldova (15 November 2014) |
Attendances
Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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48,500 | 44,200 | 46,350 |
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2,790 | – | 2,790 |
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8,500 | – | 8,500 |
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8,759 | – | 8,759 |
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42,000 | 11,236 | 26,618 |
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49,023 | 22,528 | 35,776 |
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.
- ^ "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.