UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs
The play-offs of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament decided the final four teams which qualified for the UEFA Euro 2016 final tournament. Eight teams, each of which finished third in their qualifying group were paired and contested in four ties, with the winner of each pair qualifying for the final tournament. Each of the four ties were played over two home-and-away legs with the four winners found according to the standard rules for the knockout phase in European competitions.[1] The matches took place between 12 and 17 November 2015.[2]
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Ranking of third-placed teams
The highest ranked third placed team from the groups qualified automatically for the tournament, while the remainder entered the playoffs. As most groups contained six teams but one contained five, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group were not included in this ranking. As a result, a total of eight matches played by each team were counted in the third-placed ranking table.[3] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Seeding
The draw for the play-offs was held on 18 October 2015, 11:20 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.[2][4] The teams were seeded for the play-off draw according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings updated after the completion of the qualifying group stage. The four top-ranked teams were seeded and paired with the four unseeded teams.[5] The order of legs of each tie was also decided by draw.[6]
The seedings were as follows:[5][7]
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Matches
The schedule of the play-offs was published by UEFA within one hour of the draw.[4] The eight matches were spread over the six days, with the first legs on 12–14 November and the second legs on 15–17 November. The kickoff times were 18:00 or 20:45 CET (local times are in parentheses).[6]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ukraine  |
3–1 |  Slovenia |
2–0 | 1–1 |
Sweden  |
4–3 |  Denmark |
2–1 | 2–2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina  |
1–3 |  Republic of Ireland |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Norway  |
1–3 |  Hungary |
0–1 | 1–2 |
Hungary won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2016.
Republic of Ireland won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2016.
Ukraine won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2016.
Sweden won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2016.
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
- Markus Henriksen (playing against Hungary)
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 play-off matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Muhamed Bešić |  vs Andorra (6 September 2015)[16] |
vs Republic of Ireland, first leg (13 November 2015) |
| Hungary |
Roland Juhász |  vs Romania (11 October 2014) vs Finland (13 June 2015) vs Greece (11 October 2015) |
vs Norway, first leg (12 November 2015) |
| Zoltán Gera | vs Romania (11 October 2014) vs Faroe Islands (14 October 2014) vs Finland (13 June 2015) vs Faroe Islands (8 October 2015) vs Norway (12 November 2015) |
vs Norway, second leg (15 November 2015) | |
| Republic of Ireland |
John O'Shea | vs Poland (11 October 2015) |
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, first leg (13 November 2015) |
| Jonathan Walters | vs Georgia (7 September 2014) vs Gibraltar (4 September 2015) vs Poland (11 October 2015) |
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, first leg (13 November 2015) | |
| Ukraine |
Oleksandr Kucher | vs Belarus (9 October 2014) vs Spain (27 March 2015) vs Spain (12 October 2015) |
vs Slovenia, first leg (14 November 2015) |
| Taras Stepanenko | vs Slovakia (8 September 2014) vs Slovakia (8 September 2015) vs Spain (12 October 2015) |
vs Slovenia, first leg (14 November 2015) |
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