UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G
The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group G consisted of six teams: Russia, Sweden, Austria, Montenegro, Moldova, and Liechtenstein,[2] where they 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.
Austria and Russia qualified for the finals as the group winners and runners-up respectively. As third-placed Sweden weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they won against Denmark and thus qualified too.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Austria |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 28 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Russia |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 20 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Sweden |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 18 | Advance to play-offs | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Montenegro |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 11 | 2–3 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Liechtenstein |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 5 | 0–5 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | Moldova |
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
- ↑ Montenegro home match against Russia was awarded as a 3–0 win to Russia[4] after match was abandoned after 67 minutes due to crowd violence and scuffle between players (caused by Dmitri Kombarov being hit by an object thrown from the Montenegrin sector[5]). The original score was 0–0 and Russia missed a penalty moments before the match was abandoned. This was the second delay of the match as in the first minute, Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit by a flare, causing a 33-minute delay.[6] Both teams were then charged by UEFA.[7]
Matches
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice.[8] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
| Russia |
4–0 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
M. Büchel  4' (o.g.)Burgmeier 50' (o.g.)Kombarov 54' (pen.)Dzyuba 65' |
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Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
- Martin Büchel (playing against Russia)
- Franz Burgmeier (playing against Russia)
- Petru Racu (playing against Montenegro)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Marc Janko |  vs Moldova (9 October 2014) | vs Montenegro (12 October 2014) |
| Liechtenstein | Mario Frick |  vs Russia (8 September 2014) vs Montenegro (9 October 2014) vs Sweden (12 October 2014) | vs Moldova (15 November 2014) |
| Sandro Wieser | vs Russia (8 September 2014) vs Moldova (14 June 2015) vs Montenegro (5 September 2015) | vs Russia (8 September 2015) | |
| Daniel Kaufmann | vs Russia (8 September 2015) | vs Sweden (9 October 2015) | |
| Moldova | Alexandru Gațcan | vs Sweden (27 March 2015) vs Liechtenstein (14 June 2015) vs Montenegro (8 September 2015) | vs Russia (9 October 2015) |
| Victor Golovatenco | vs Russia (12 October 2014) vs Sweden (27 March 2015) vs Montenegro (8 September 2015) | vs Russia (9 October 2015) | |
| Montenegro | Marko Simić | vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2014) vs Austria (12 October 2014) vs Sweden (14 June 2015) | vs Liechtenstein (5 September 2015) |
| Mirko Vučinić | vs Austria (9 October 2015) | vs Russia (12 October 2015) | |
| Sweden | Andreas Granqvist | vs Moldova (27 March 2015) | vs Montenegro (14 June 2015) |
| Kim Källström | vs Austria (8 September 2014) vs Montenegro (15 November 2014) vs Montenegro (14 June 2015) | vs Russia (5 September 2015) |
Montenegro coach Branko Brnović served a one-match touchline ban and missed Montenegro's match against Russia (12 October 2015) after being sent off against Austria (9 October 2015).[25]
Attendances
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 48,500 | 44,200 | 46,733 |
| Liechtenstein | 5,864 | 2,790 | 4,327 |
| Moldova | 10,375 | 6,843 | 8,573 |
| Montenegro | 10,538 | 8,759 | 9,649 |
| Russia | 43,768 | 11,236 | 20,627 |
| Sweden | 49,023 | 22,528 | 35,496 |
Notes
- ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 15 November 2014 and 27 March 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
- 1 2 The Montenegro v Russia match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Russia[11] after it was abandoned in the 67th minute due to crowd violence and a scuffle between players. The score was 0–0 and Russia missed a penalty moments before the match was abandoned. This was the second delay of the match as in the first minute Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit by a flare thrown from the crowd and stretchered off, causing a 33-minute delay.[12] Montenegro must also play their next home qualifying game behind closed doors, and the Montenegrin and Russian FAs were fined €50,000 and €25,000 respectively.[13]
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.
- 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Russia given 3-0 win over Montenegro after suspended game". 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Montenegro v Russia abandoned (Telegraph)". 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Montenegro v Russia abandoned (Daily Mail)". 27 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "MNE and RUS charged by UEFA". 30 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Moldova vs. Austria". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "Матчи. Турниры сборных. Официальный сайт РФС". rfs.ru. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Russia given 3-0 win over Montenegro after suspended game". Sky Sports. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Montenegro v Russia abandoned after crowd trouble, players clash". 27 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Russia given abandoned Montenegro tie by forfeit after riot". BBC Sport. 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Russia vs. Sweden". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "Austria vs. Moldova". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "Liechtenstein vs. Russia". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "Moldova vs. Montenegro". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "Sweden vs. Austria". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "Liechtenstein vs. Sweden - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Moldova vs. Russia - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Montenegro vs. Austria - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Austria vs. Liechtenstein - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Russia vs. Montenegro - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sweden vs. Moldova - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Russia claim Euro 2016 berth". SuperSpot. 12 October 2015.
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