UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group F
The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group F was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group F consisted of six teams: Greece, Hungary, Romania, Finland, Northern Ireland, and Faroe Islands,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The top two teams, Northern Ireland and Romania, qualified directly for the finals. As third-placed Hungary weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they won against Norway and thus qualified as well.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 20 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
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10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 | Advance to play-offs | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 12 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
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10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
- Head-to-head points: Faroe Islands 6, Greece 0.
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).
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| Faroe Islands | 1–3 | |
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| Northern Ireland | 2–0 | |
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| Faroe Islands | 0–1 | |
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| Greece | 0–2 | |
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| Romania | 2–0 | |
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| Northern Ireland | 2–1 | |
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| Romania | 1–0 | |
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| Faroe Islands | 2–1 | |
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| Faroe Islands | 1–3 | |
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| Greece | 0–1 | |
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| Finland | 1–0 | |
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| Northern Ireland | 1–1 | |
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| Hungary | 2–1 | |
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| Northern Ireland | 3–1 | |
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| Romania | 1–1 | |
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| Finland | 1–1 | |
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| Greece | 4–3 | |
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Goalscorers
Northern Ireland's Kyle Lafferty was the group's leading goalscorer with seven goals
There were 60 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
7 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 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 served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| Hallur Hansson |  | vs Romania (29 March 2015) |
| vs Hungary (8 October 2015) | ||
| Atli Gregersen | | vs Northern Ireland (4 September 2015) | |
 | vs Romania (11 October 2015) | ||
| Jóan Símun Edmundsson | | vs Finland (7 September 2015) | |
| Fróði Benjaminsen | | vs Hungary (8 October 2015) | |
| Brandur Olsen | | vs Hungary (8 October 2015) | |
| Alexander Ring | | vs Hungary (14 November 2014) |
| Tim Sparv | | vs Romania (8 October 2015) | |
| Markus Halsti | | vs Northern Ireland (11 October 2015) | |
| Përparim Hetemaj | | vs Northern Ireland (11 October 2015) | |
| Vasilis Torosidis | | vs Finland (4 September 2015) |
| Kostas Manolas | | vs Northern Ireland (8 October 2015) | |
| Ákos Elek | | vs Finland (13 June 2015) |
| Zoltán Gera | | vs Romania (4 September 2015) | |
| Dániel Tőzsér | | vs Northern Ireland (7 September 2015) | |
| Leandro | | vs Faroe Islands (8 October 2015) | |
| Jonny Evans |  | vs Hungary (7 September 2014) |
| Chris Baird | | vs Greece (8 October 2015) | |
| Kyle Lafferty | | vs Greece (8 October 2015) | |
| Conor McLaughlin | | vs Greece (8 October 2015) | |
| Ciprian Marica | | vs Hungary (11 October 2014) |
| Mihai Pintilii | | vs Hungary (4 September 2015) | |
| Alexandru Chipciu | | vs Greece (7 September 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.
- "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- "Ranieri suffers defeat behind closed doors for Greece". Reuters. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- "Romania-Hungary". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Northern Ireland-Faroe Islands". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Greece-Northern Ireland". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Hungary-Finland". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Faroe Islands-Greece". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Greece-Finland". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Hungary-Romania". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Finald-Faroe Islands". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Northern Ireland-Hungary". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Romania-Greece". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Hungary vs. Faroe Islands - 8 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Northern Ireland vs. Greece - 8 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Romania vs. Finland - 8 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Faroe Islands vs. Romania - 11 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Finland vs. Northern Ireland - 11 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Greece vs. Hungary - 11 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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