UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C
The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group C consisted of six teams: Spain, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, Macedonia, and Luxembourg,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
Originally Gibraltar had been drawn in this group, but were moved to group D due to Spain not being willing to play them because of the disputed status of Gibraltar.[4]
The top two teams, Spain and Slovakia, qualified directly for the finals. As third-placed Ukraine weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they won against Slovenia and thus qualified as well.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 27 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 22 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 19 | Advance to play-offs | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 4 | |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 11 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — |
- Tied on head-to-head points (3) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head away goals: Luxembourg 2, Macedonia 0.
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).
| Luxembourg | 1–1 | |
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| Macedonia | 3–2 | |
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| Luxembourg | 0–4 | |
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| Luxembourg | 0–3 | |
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| Macedonia | 1–2 | |
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| Slovakia | 3–0 | |
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| Ukraine | 3–0 | |
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| Luxembourg | 1–0 | |
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| Ukraine | 3–1 | |
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| Belarus | 2–0 | |
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| Spain | 4–0 | |
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| Luxembourg | 2–4 | |
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Goalscorers
There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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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| Maksim Bardachow |  | vs Ukraine (5 September 2015) |
| Alyaksandr Martynovich | | vs Luxembourg (8 September 2015) | |
 | vs Macedonia (12 October 2015) | ||
| Aurélien Joachim |  | vs Belarus (8 September 2014) |
| Mario Mutsch | | vs Macedonia (5 September 2015) | |
| Christopher Martins | | vs Belarus (8 September 2015) | |
| Chris Philipps | | vs Spain (9 October 2015) | |
| Daniel da Mota | | vs Slovakia (12 October 2015) | |
| Ferhan Hasani | | vs Luxembourg (5 September 2015) |
| Besart Abdurahimi | | vs Spain (8 September 2015) | |
| Stefan Ristovski | | vs Spain (8 September 2015) | |
| Martin Škrtel | | vs Ukraine (8 September 2014) |
| vs Spain (5 September 2015) | ||
| Juraj Kucka | | vs Spain (5 September 2015) | |
| Norbert Gyömbér | | vs Belarus (9 October 2015) | |
| Diego Costa | | vs Luxembourg (9 October 2015) |
| Yevhen Khacheridi | | vs Slovakia (8 September 2014) |
| vs Spain (12 October 2015) | ||
| Artem Fedetskyi | | vs Luxembourg (14 June 2015) | |
| Denys Harmash | | vs Slovakia (8 September 2015) | |
| Serhiy Sydorchuk | | vs Spain (12 October 2015) |
Notes
- CET (UTC+1) for matches on 15 November 2014 and 27 March 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
- The suspension was carried over from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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.
- "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- Fifield, Nicola (23 February 2014). "Gibraltar moves group in Euro 2016 qualifiers draw over political tensions". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- "Belarus vs. Slovakia 1 - 3". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- "Luxembourg vs. Spain 0 - 4". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Macedonia vs. Slovakia 0 - 2". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Belarus vs. Luxembourg 2 - 0". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Macedonia vs. Spain 0 - 1". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Slovakia vs. Ukraine 0 - 0". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "FYR Macedonia vs. Ukraine - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Slovakia vs. Belarus - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Spain vs. Luxembourg - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Belarus vs. FYR Macedonia - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Luxembourg vs. Slovakia - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Ukraine vs. Spain - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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