When did UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament start?

The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament was a football competition that was played from September 2014 to November 2015 to determine the 23 UEFA member men’s national teams joining the automatically qualified host team France in the UEFA Euro 2016 final tournament.

How are the teams seeded for Euro 2016?

The teams are seeded for the play-off draw according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings updated after the completion of the group stage. Each nation’s coefficient is generated by calculating: 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying group stage.

Who are the teams in the Euro qualifiers?

UEFA stated that nations with the largest markets in terms of contribution to the European Qualifiers revenue would be drawn into one of the groups containing six teams. They include England, Spain, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.

Who are the play off winners of Euro 2016?

The four play-off winners ( Ukraine, Sweden, Republic of Ireland and Hungary) qualified for the final tournament. Agg. Poland’s Robert Lewandowski scored 13 goals in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round, equaling David Healy ‘s record in 2008 for most goals in a qualifying campaign.

Who are the teams in Group B for Euro 2016?

The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group B was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament. Group B consisted of six teams: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Israel, Wales, Cyprus, and Andorra, where they played against each other home-and-away in…

Where did Wales finish in Euro 2016 qualifying?

Gareth Bale struck his seventh goal of the campaign with five minutes left as Wales finished second in Group B following Belgium’s win against Israel. Wales had ended their long and painful absence from major tournaments in strange circumstances on Saturday, losing 2-0 in Bosnia-Herzegovina but qualifying thanks to Israel’s 2-1 defeat by Cyprus.

Who are the teams that qualify for the Euro finals?

The group winners, runners-up, and the best third-placed team (with the results against the sixth-placed team discarded) directly qualify to the finals. The eight remaining third-placed teams contest two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers for the finals.