2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates 22 October 2015 – 13 April 2016
Teams 45 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 89
Goals scored 539 (6.06 per match)
Top scorer(s) Portugal Cardinal (8 goals)
2012
2020

The UEFA qualifying competition for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was a men's futsal competition that determined the seven European national teams taking part in the final tournament in Colombia.[1]

The national teams from a total of 45 UEFA member associations entered the qualifying competition. Denmark, Gibraltar, Sweden and Wales made their FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying debuts.[2]

Format

The qualifying competition consisted of three rounds:[3]

  • Preliminary round: The 23 lowest-ranked teams were drawn into five groups of four teams and one group of three teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams which were pre-selected as hosts (if a group was drawn without pre-selected hosts, the hosts were selected afterwards by agreement or draw by UEFA). The six group winners advanced to the main round.
  • Main round: The 28 teams (22 highest-ranked teams and six preliminary round qualifiers) were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams which were pre-selected as hosts. The seven group winners and the seven runners-up advanced to the play-offs.
  • Play-offs: The 14 teams were drawn into seven ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the seven qualified teams.

Tiebreakers

In the preliminary round and main round, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[3]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 10 applied;
  5. Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
  7. If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
  8. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. Coefficient ranking;
  10. Drawing of lots.

In the play-offs, the team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualified for the final tournament. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.[3]

Schedule

The qualifying matches were played on the following dates.[2]

Stage Dates
Preliminary round 22–25 October 2015
Main round 10–13 December 2015
Play-offs 22 March & 12 April 2016

Entrants

The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[3]

The 22 highest-ranked teams entered the main round, while the 23 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round.[2] The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the preliminary round and main round draws.

Teams entering main round
Seeding position 1
Team Coeff Rank
 Spain 8.410 1
 Italy (H) 8.278 2
 Russia 8.167 3
 Portugal (H) 7.000 4
 Ukraine 5.889 5
 Croatia (H) 4.667 6
 Czech Republic (H) 4.528 7
Seeding position 2
Team Coeff Rank
 Serbia 4.528 8
 Romania 4.444 9
 Slovenia 4.167 10
 Azerbaijan 3.722 11
 Hungary (H) 2.667 12
 Slovakia 2.556 13
 Netherlands (H) 2.167 14
Seeding position 3
Team Coeff Rank
 Belarus 2.111 15
 Belgium 1.944 16
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.778 17
 Turkey (H) 1.722 18
 Kazakhstan 1.667 19
 Poland 1.444 20
 Macedonia 1.333 21
Seeding position 4
Team Coeff Rank
 Norway 1.222 22
Teams entering preliminary round
Seeding position 1
Team Coeff Rank
 Latvia 1.167 23
 France 1.056 24
 Finland 1.000 25
 Georgia 0.917 26
 Greece 0.833 27
 Israel (H) 0.833 28
Seeding position 2
Team Coeff Rank
 Moldova 0.694 29
 England 0.667 30
 Montenegro 0.611 31
 Lithuania (H) 0.611 32
 Bulgaria 0.611 33
 Armenia 0.444 34
Seeding position 3
Team Coeff Rank
 Andorra 0.389 35
 Albania 0.389 36
 Sweden 0.333 37
 Cyprus (H) 0.333 38
 Denmark 0.222 39
  Switzerland 0.222 40
Seeding position 4
Team Coeff Rank
 Gibraltar 0.111 42
 Estonia 0.000 43
 Wales 0.000 44
 Malta 0.000 45
 San Marino 0.000 46
Notes
  • Iceland (Coeff: 0.222; Rank 41), Republic of Ireland (Coeff: 0.000; Rank 47), Austria (no rank), Faroe Islands (no rank), Germany (no rank), Liechtenstein (no rank), Luxembourg (no rank), Northern Ireland (no rank), and Scotland (no rank) did not enter.
  • Gibraltar entered despite being a non-FIFA member and thus ineligible for the World Cup.
  • Teams which were pre-selected as preliminary round or main round hosts were denoted by (H). As only three teams were pre-selected as preliminary round hosts, three preliminary round groups were drawn without pre-selected hosts, and the hosts would be selected afterwards by agreement or draw by UEFA.

The draws for the preliminary round and main round were held on 2 July 2015, 14:30 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][5] Each group in the preliminary round and main round contained one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4, except for one group in the preliminary round which contained one team from each of the seeding positions 1–3. The six teams which qualified from the preliminary round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were placed in seeding position 4 for the main round draw. In the preliminary round draw, the teams which were pre-selected as hosts could not be drawn in the same group, while in the main round draw, the teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from a separate pot, while being placed in their groups according to their seeding positions.

Preliminary round

Times were CEST (UTC+2), except for matches on 25 October 2015 which were CET (UTC+1).

Group A

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22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
15:00
Georgia  15–1  Gibraltar
Kobaidze Goal 4'
Jvarashvili Goal 5'23'
Tikurishvili Goal 7'25'
Sigunava Goal 11'
Nikvashvili Goal 14'34'
Lukava Goal 20'20'
Bukia Goal 22'
Kakabadze Goal 29'
Todua Goal 36'37'
Maisaia Goal 39'
Report Lopez Goal 19' (pen.)
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Nikola Jelić (Croatia), Victor Berg-Audic (France)

22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
17:30
Moldova  7–0  Andorra
Obadă Goal 3'14'30'
Ţîmbalist Goal 4'
Munteanu Goal 12'
Negara Goal 16'32'
Report
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
15:00
Andorra  1–3  Georgia
Barbosa Goal 38' Report Todua Goal 9'
Tikurishvili Goal 31'34'
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus), Nikola Jelić (Croatia)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
17:30
Moldova  12–2  Gibraltar
Hilotii Goal 5'23'35'40'
Obadă Goal 8'14'39'
Laşcu Goal 14'14'
Burdujel Goal 26'
Munteanu Goal 30'
Negara Goal 33'
Report Walker Goal 2'
Chipol Goal 38'
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Victor Berg-Audic (France), Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
15:00
Gibraltar  2–4  Andorra
I. Robba Goal 7'
Lopez Goal 28'
Report Llamas Goal 16'18'
Barbosa Goal 30'32'
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus), Victor Berg-Audic (France)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
17:30
Georgia  2–2  Moldova
Kakabadze Goal 30'
Tikurishvili Goal 33'
Report Hilotii Goal 15'
Tacot Goal 23'
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Nikola Jelić (Croatia)

Group B

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22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
16:30
Greece  2–1  San Marino
Kondylatos Goal 13'
Gkaifyllias Goal 19'
Report Michelotti Goal 35'
Agnebergshallen, Uddevalla
Referee: Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria), Septimiu Burtescu (Romania)

22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
19:00
Sweden  3–3  Montenegro
Chekroun Goal 8'
H. Abraham Goal 9'
Mönell Goal 30'
Report Gurzaković Goal 17'
Drašković Goal 17'
Bajović Goal 35'
Agnebergshallen, Uddevalla
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
16:30
Montenegro  3–5  Greece
Drašković Goal 5'31'
Gojković Goal 5'
Report Mantis Goal 3'
Gkaifyllias Goal 7'
Panou Goal 34'
Malovits Goal 36'
Katevtsian Goal 38'
Agnebergshallen, Uddevalla
Referee: Septimiu Burtescu (Romania), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
19:00
Sweden  9–4  San Marino
Asp Goal 6'
S. Abraham Goal 7'9'
Mönell Goal 9'17'
Legiec Goal 10'40'
Hiseni Goal 31'
Kuhi Goal 40'
Report Moretti Goal 7'
Barducci Goal 20'
Michelotti Goal 22'
Pasqualini Goal 35'
Agnebergshallen, Uddevalla
Referee: Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland), Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
14:30
San Marino  0–3  Montenegro
Report Drašković Goal 18'28'
Mugoša Goal 40'
Agnebergshallen, Uddevalla
Referee: Septimiu Burtescu (Romania), Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
17:00
Greece  1–4  Sweden
V. Asimakopoulos Goal 33' Report Mönell Goal 6'15'
H. Abraham Goal 16'
Eteus Goal 26'
Agnebergshallen, Uddevalla
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland)

Group C

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22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
14:30
France  8–2  Malta
Rabei Goal 7'
Bensaber Goal 11'
Gasmi Goal 13'22'35'
Ramirez Goal 28'
A. Mohammed Goal 30'
Aigoun Goal 38'
Report Stivala Goal 20'
Musu Goal 33'
Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas
Referee: Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia), Sreten Vasić (Serbia)

22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
18:00
Lithuania  2–5  Albania
Jeremejev Goal 4'
Garšvinskas Goal 40'
Report Mejzini Goal 31'
Begaj Goal 31'
Halimi Goal 39'
Brahimi Goal 39'
Hasaj Goal 40'
Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Olli Niemelä (Finland)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
16:00
Lithuania  2–1  Malta
Stradalovas Goal 12'
Leščius Goal 36'
Report Milijic Goal 6'
Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas
Referee: Sreten Vasić (Serbia), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
19:30
Albania  0–1  France
Report A. Mohammed Goal 2'
Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas
Referee: Olli Niemelä (Finland), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
10:00
Malta  3–6  Albania
Mangion Goal 12'
Saliba Goal 25'
Milijic Goal 38'
Report Brahimi Goal 9'37'
Karaja Goal 12'
Halimi Goal 19' (pen.)23'
Begaj Goal 33'
Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas
Referee: Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia), Olli Niemelä (Finland)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
13:00
France  6–0  Lithuania
Hamdoud Goal 6'21'
Belhaj Goal 12'
A. Mohammed Goal 20'20'
Aigoun Goal 27'
Report
Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Sreten Vasić (Serbia)

Group D

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22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
15:30
Latvia  6–2  Estonia
Šustrovs Goal 6'
Seņs Goal 19'38'
Koļesņikovs Goal 38'
Ikstēns Goal 39'
Arhipovs-Prokofjevs Goal 40'
Report Tšurilkin Goal 14'
Aleksejev Goal 18'
Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia
Referee: Gabriel Gherman (Romania), Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan)

22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
18:00
Cyprus  3–2  Armenia
Ioannou Goal 3'7'29' Report Gukasyan Goal 17'
Babayan Goal 17'
Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia
Referee: Juan Gallardo (Spain), Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
15:30
Armenia  3–4  Latvia
Nasibyan Goal 5'
Kapukranyan Goal 18'
Mashumyan Goal 39'
Report Aleksejevs Goal 1'
Dacko Goal 23'
Babayan Goal 39' (o.g.)
Koļesņikovs Goal 40'
Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia
Referee: Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
18:00
Cyprus  4–1  Estonia
Veskimäe Goal 7' (o.g.)
Antreou Goal 21'24'
Kouloumbris Goal 31'
Report Paapsi Goal 37'
Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia
Referee: Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan), Juan Gallardo (Spain)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
13:00
Estonia  2–1  Armenia
Paapsi Goal 12'
Tšurilkin Goal 25'
Report Grigoryan Goal 5'
Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia
Referee: Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan), Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
15:30
Latvia  4–2  Cyprus
Seņs Goal 2'35'
Avanesovs Goal 6'
Dacko Goal 30'
Report Kouloumbris Goal 12'
Manoli Goal 27'
Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia
Referee: Gabriel Gherman (Romania), Juan Gallardo (Spain)

Group E

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22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
15:00
England  4–2  Wales
Parkes Goal 9'
Rexha Goal 24'
Ward Goal 27'
Cook Goal 38'
Report Hugh Goal 4'
Zulkarnain Goal 18'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Cédric Waroux (Belgium), Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus)

22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
17:30
Israel  4–6  Denmark
Sabag Goal 13'
Hagbi Goal 30'
Bliech Goal 32'
Cohen Goal 36'
Report Jørgensen Goal 4'27'
Ja. Jensen Goal 13'25'29'
Falck Goal 35'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Vyacheslav Daragan (Ukraine), Marjan Mladenovski (Macedonia)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
13:00
Israel  3–6  Wales
Cohen Goal 15'37'
Bliech Goal 39'
Report Hugh Goal 5'
Webbe Goal 12'35'
Zulkarnain Goal 18'23'
Prangley Goal 39'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Cédric Waroux (Belgium)

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
15:30
Denmark  4–5  England
Falck Goal 16'23'24'
Rexha Goal 34' (o.g.)
Report Cook Goal 1'6'
Jim Jensen Goal 11' (o.g.)
Medina Goal 23'
Ward Goal 25'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Marjan Mladenovski (Macedonia), Vyacheslav Daragan (Ukraine)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
15:00
Wales  1–5  Denmark
Jenkins Goal 35' Report Johansson Goal 3'27'
Arildsen Goal 6'
Falck Goal 18'
Veis Goal 29'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Marjan Mladenovski (Macedonia)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
17:30
England  3–1  Israel
Cook Goal 15'
Medina Goal 21'
Ward Goal 40'
Report Bliech Goal 36'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Vyacheslav Daragan (Ukraine), Cédric Waroux (Belgium)

Group F

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23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
17:30
Finland  3–0   Switzerland
Hosio Goal 12'20'
Pakola Goal 34'
Report
Opinmäen koulu, Espoo
Referee: Lukáš Peško (Slovakia), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)
13:00
Switzerland   2–2  Bulgaria
Mezger Goal 2'
Sego Goal 38'
Report Shutev Goal 22'
Nestorov Goal 29'
Opinmäen koulu, Espoo
Referee: Grigori Zelentsov (Russia), Lukáš Peško (Slovakia)

25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
13:00
Bulgaria  0–0  Finland
Report
Opinmäen koulu, Espoo
Referee: Miguel Castilho (Portugal), Grigori Zelentsov (Russia)

Main round

All times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

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10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
16:00
Ukraine  7–0  England
Valenko Goal 5'12'
Myko. Grytsyna Goal 15'
Razuvanov Goal 16'29'
Rogachov Goal 29'35'
Report
Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr
Referee: Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia), Fredric Nilholt (Sweden)

10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
18:15
Hungary  5–2  Belgium
Rábl Goal 5'33'
Dróth Goal 9'
Németh Goal 22'
Dávid Goal 39'
Report Rahou Goal 1'
Dujacquier Goal 37'
Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr
Referee: Sebastian Stawicki (Poland), Robert Pieter Lenting (Netherlands)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
17:45
Belgium  2–6  Ukraine
Lúcio Goal 8'
Rahou Goal 17'
Report Razuvanov Goal 6'
Koval Goal 10'18'
Valenko Goal 16'
Mykh. Grytsyna Goal 26'
Rogachov Goal 29' (pen.)
Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr
Referee: Robert Pieter Lenting (Netherlands), Sebastian Stawicki (Poland)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
20:00
Hungary  5–4  England
Hosszú Goal 16'
Németh Goal 20'
Szeghy Goal 21'
Rábl Goal 25'
Klacsák Goal 35'
Report Cook Goal 30'
Medina Goal 31'
Parkes Goal 34'
Gay Goal 40'
Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr
Referee: Fredric Nilholt (Sweden), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
16:00
England  0–4  Belgium
Report Zaaf Goal 27'
Yachou Goal 28'
Medina Goal 36' (o.g.)
Adnane Goal 40'
Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr
Referee: Robert Pieter Lenting (Netherlands), Fredric Nilholt (Sweden)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
18:15
Ukraine  5–3  Hungary
Mykh. Grytsyna Goal 3'
Ovsyannikov Goal 19'35'
Zhurba Goal 22'
Valenko Goal 38' (pen.)
Report Dróth Goal 5' (pen.)
Hosszú Goal 30'
Horváth Goal 37'
Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr
Referee: Sebastian Stawicki (Poland), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)

Group 2

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10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
17:00
Azerbaijan  8–2  Sweden
Borisov Goal 3'15'
Augusto Goal 11'
Amadeu Goal 11'
De Araujo Goal 20'
Eduardo Goal 25'26'36'
Report Legiec Goal 24'
Eteus Goal 33'
Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria)

10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
19:30
Croatia  4–7  Belarus
Jelovčić Goal 20' (pen.)
Olshevski Goal 22' (o.g.)
Matošević Goal 27'
Marinović Goal 33'
Report Olshevski Goal 12'
Chernik Goal 26'
Silivonchik Goal 28'31'40'
Shostak Goal 36'39'
Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
17:30
Belarus  2–7  Azerbaijan
Chernik Goal 15'
Popov Goal 39'
Report Augusto Goal 4'
Eduardo Goal 19'19'26'
Borisov Goal 20'
De Araujo Goal 25'
Chovdarov Goal 37'
Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Referee: Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria), Gerd Bylois (Belgium)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
20:00
Croatia  5–1  Sweden
Matošević Goal 2'
Suton Goal 25'33'
Marinović Goal 30'
Grcić Goal 36'
Report S. Abraham Goal 13'
Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Referee: Vladimir Kadykov (Russia), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
17:00
Sweden  2–2  Belarus
Mönell Goal 22'
Burda Goal 32'
Report Chernik Goal 18'
Silivonchik Goal 26'
Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
19:30
Azerbaijan  4–4  Croatia
Chuykov Goal 5'
Amadeu Goal 28'
Borisov Goal 29'37'
Report Jelovčić Goal 24'
Suton Goal 29'
Grcić Goal 37'
Grbeša Goal 38'
Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)

Group 3

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10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
16:00
Russia  3–0  Finland
Kutuzov Goal 17'
Milovanov Goal 26'
Robinho Goal 29'
Report
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Referee: Nuno Bogalho (Portugal), Veljko Bošković (Montenegro)

10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
18:15
Turkey  0–6  Serbia
Report Rajčević Goal 2'38'
Rakić Goal 21'
Kocić Goal 22'37'
Stojković Goal 25'
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain), Andrej Topić (Croatia)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
16:00
Serbia  1–2  Russia
Davydov Goal 27' (o.g.) Report Eder Lima Goal 22'
Lyskov Goal 32'
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Referee: Veljko Bošković (Montenegro), Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
18:15
Turkey  2–8  Finland
Keskin Goal 39'
Erdal Goal 40' (pen.)
Report Hosio Goal 8'
Autio Goal 15'
Jyrkiäinen Goal 20'26'31'
Aytaş Goal 21' (o.g.)
Korsunov Goal 24'
Teittinen Goal 40'
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Referee: Andrej Topić (Croatia), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
16:00
Finland  1–2  Serbia
Autio Goal 38' Report Perić Goal 3'
Kocić Goal 22'
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
18:15
Russia  7–1  Turkey
Eder Lima Goal 3'
Robinho Goal 4'30'
Romulo Goal 15'18'
Shakirov Goal 26'
Pereverzev Goal 36'
Report Özcan Goal 3'
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Referee: Andrej Topić (Croatia), Veljko Bošković (Montenegro)

Group 4

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10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
17:30
Spain  7–0  Latvia
Raúl Campos Goal 6'
Fernandão Goal 23'
Aicardo Goal 34'
Pola Goal 34'
Alex Goal 35'
Adolfo Goal 37'
Rivillos Goal 40'
Report
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Damir Radović (Serbia)

10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
20:00
Netherlands  4–3  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pavlović Goal 7' (o.g.)
El Morabiti Goal 9'
Attaibi Goal 14'
Ceyar Goal 16'
Report Bevanda Goal 24' (pen.)
El Ghannouti Goal 29' (o.g.)
Matan Goal 30'
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia), Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
17:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–8  Spain
Pavlović Goal 2' Report Miguelín Goal 9' (pen.)20'26'28'
Rivillos Goal 19'
Alex Goal 28'
Lin Goal 30'
Bebe Goal 34'
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan), Cédric Pelissier (France)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
20:00
Netherlands  3–2  Latvia
Ceyar Goal 23'
St Juste Goal 24'
De Groot Goal 39'
Report Aleksejevs Goal 6'
Ikstēns Goal 40'
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Damir Radović (Serbia), Saša Tomić (Croatia)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
15:30
Latvia  2–5  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Seņs Goal 13'
Ikstēns Goal 33'
Report Mulahmetović Goal 23'
Radmilović Goal 32'
Šunjić Goal 38'
Bevanda Goal 40'40'
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Damir Radović (Serbia), Saša Tomić (Croatia)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
18:00
Spain  7–1  Netherlands
Aicardo Goal 18'18'
Alex Goal 23'32'
Bebe Goal 33'
Pola Goal 36'
Adolfo Goal 38'
Report El Morabiti Goal 11'
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan)

Group 5

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10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
16:30
Czech Republic  1–3  Kazakhstan
Cupák Goal 8' Report Leo Goal 13'
Yesenamanov Goal 14'
Suleimenov Goal 35'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)

10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
19:00
Slovenia  2–2  France
Vrhovec Goal 6'
Osredkar Goal 20'
Report Hamdoud Goal 7'
Alla Goal 16'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Franco Cachia (Malta), Josip Barton (Macedonia)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
16:30
Kazakhstan  2–2  Slovenia
Yesenamanov Goal 10'
Nurgozhin Goal 19'
Report R. Mordej Goal 11'
Čujec Goal 29'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), Franco Cachia (Malta)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
19:00
Czech Republic  3–2  France
Záruba Goal 28'
Seidler Goal 28'
M. Mareš Goal 34'
Report Aigoun Goal 22'
Belhaj Goal 31'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
13:30
France  2–4  Kazakhstan
Leo Goal 15' (o.g.)
Hamdoud Goal 34' (pen.)
Report Nurgozhin Goal 1'40'
Zhamankulov Goal 16'
Douglas Jr. Goal 25'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Franco Cachia (Malta)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
16:00
Slovenia  3–2  Czech Republic
R. Mordej Goal 9'
Osredkar Goal 14'26'
Report M. Mareš Goal 19'22'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)

Group 6

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10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
19:00
Portugal  6–2  Poland
Fábio Cecílio Goal 3'
Tiago Brito Goal 9'
Cardinal Goal 10'19'
Djô Goal 28'
Ricardinho Goal 34'
Report Kriezel Goal 14'
Zastawnik Goal 28'

10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
21:30
Romania  5–1  Norway
Achrifi Goal 2' (o.g.)
M. Matei Goal 7'
Stoica Goal 34'
Răducu Goal 40'
Iancu Goal 40'
Report Skaga Goal 28'

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
19:30
Portugal  6–1  Norway
Fábio Cecílio Goal 6'20'
Fábio Lima Goal 14'
Cardinal Goal 29'33'
Djô Goal 39'
Report Fonstad Goal 25' (pen.)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
22:00
Poland  8–1  Romania
Mikołajewicz Goal 6'
Kubik Goal 17'
Krawczyk Goal 33'
Nawrat Goal 35'40'40'
Kriezel Goal 36'
Franz Goal 39'
Report M. Matei Goal 36'

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
15:00
Norway  2–3  Poland
Abelsen Goal 28'
Obeng Goal 30'
Report Kriezel Goal 29'31'
Fonstad Goal 32' (o.g.)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
17:30
Romania  0–5  Portugal
Report Cardinal Goal 1'13'
Ricardinho Goal 3'40'
Fábio Cecílio Goal 27'

Group 7

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10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
10:00
Slovakia  3–1  Moldova
Papajčík Goal 15'
Drahovský Goal 23'38'
Report Laşcu Goal 32' (pen.)
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Gabriel Gherman (Romania), Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania)

10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
12:00
Italy  6–1  Macedonia
Romano Goal 9'
Japa Goal 21'
Merlim Goal 23'
Canal Goal 28'
Gabriel Lima Goal 33'
Patias Goal 35'
Report Micevski Goal 24'
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Ivan Shabanov (Russia), Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
18:00
Macedonia  2–1  Slovakia
Micevski Goal 32'
Leovski Goal 33'
Report Rafaj Goal 23'
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
20:30
Italy  3–1  Moldova
Merlim Goal 2'
Patias Goal 3'
Canal Goal 7'
Report Munteanu Goal 40'
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
15:30
Moldova  2–5  Macedonia
Negara Goal 25'
Laşcu Goal 40'
Report Petrović Goal 12'
Leovski Goal 15'
Gligorov Goal 21'
Micevski Goal 38' (pen.)
Marinho de Souza Goal 40'
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Ivan Shabanov (Russia), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
18:00
Slovakia  2–1  Italy
Belaník Goal 29'31' Report Patias Goal 3'
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania), Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece)

Play-offs

The draw for the play-offs was held on 12 February 2016, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia.[6][7] The seven group winners were seeded, and the seven group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were paired with the unseeded teams, with the former hosting the second leg. Teams from the same main round group could not be drawn against each other.

Seeding

Group Winners
(Seeded in play-off draw)
Runners-up
(Unseeded in play-off draw)
1  Ukraine  Hungary
2  Azerbaijan  Belarus
3  Russia  Serbia
4  Spain  Netherlands
5  Kazakhstan  Slovenia
6  Portugal  Poland
7  Italy  Slovakia

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovenia  2–5  Spain 1–0 1–5
Slovakia  1–11  Ukraine 0–6 1–5
Poland  1–8  Kazakhstan 1–1 0–7
Serbia  2–4  Portugal 1–2 1–2
Belarus  3–6  Russia 1–4 2–2
Netherlands  5–9  Azerbaijan 1–5 4–4
Hungary  0–9  Italy 0–3 0–6

Matches

The first legs were played on 22 March, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2016. Times were CET (UTC+1) for first legs, and CEST (UTC+2) for second legs.

22 March 2016 (2016-03-22)
20:00
Slovenia  1–0  Spain
Fetič Goal 19' Report
Tabor Hall, Maribor
Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy), Angelo Galante (Italy)

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)
20:00
Spain  5–1  Slovenia
Raúl Campos Goal 3'35'
Ortiz Goal 24'
Miguelín Goal 40'
Aicardo Goal 40' (pen.)
Report Širok Goal 6'
Pabellón Javier Imbroda Ortiz, Melilla
Referee: Pascal Lemal (Belgium), Gerd Bylois (Belgium)

Spain won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


22 March 2016 (2016-03-22)
19:00
Slovakia  0–6  Ukraine
Report Mykh. Grytsyna Goal 15'23'33'
Kiselyov Goal 17'
Borsuk Goal 28'
Zhurba Goal 29'
Sportova hala Klokocina, Nitra
Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland), Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria)

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)
18:00
Ukraine  5–1  Slovakia
Borsuk Goal 7'
Zhurba Goal 15'18' (pen.)
Shoturma Goal 26'33'
Report Doša Goal 28'
Odessa Sports Palace, Odessa
Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain), Juan Gallardo (Spain)

Ukraine won 11–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


22 March 2016 (2016-03-22)
18:00
Poland  1–1  Kazakhstan
Mikołajewicz Goal 40' Report Zhamankulov Goal 4'
Arena Szczecin, Szczecin
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Ozan Soykan (Turkey)

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)
16:00
Kazakhstan  7–0  Poland
Higuita Goal 2'
Zhamankulov Goal 5'13'
Douglas Jr. Goal 6'15'
Leo Goal 26'
Knaub Goal 30'
Report
Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty
Referee: Bogdan Sorescu (Romania), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)

Kazakhstan won 8–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


22 March 2016 (2016-03-22)
20:15
Serbia  1–2  Portugal
Perić Goal 26' Report Matos Goal 12'
Cardinal Goal 15'
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia), Nikola Jelić (Croatia)

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)
20:30
Portugal  2–1  Serbia
Cardinal Goal 24'
Tiago Brito Goal 31'
Report Ristić Goal 26'
Pavilhão Multiusos Odivelas, Odivelas
Attendance: 2254
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)

Portugal won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


22 March 2016 (2016-03-22)
16:30
Belarus  1–4  Russia
Chernik Goal 11' Report Robinho Goal 4'
Abramov Goal 9'34'
Lyskov Goal 13'
Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Referee: Tomasz Frak (Poland), Sebastian Stawicki (Poland)

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)
16:00
Russia  2–2  Belarus
Antoshkin Goal 14'
Eder Lima Goal 39'
Report Olshevski Goal 19'
Gorbenko Goal 32'
Sports Palace Tyumen, Tyumen
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)

Russia won 6–3 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


22 March 2016 (2016-03-22)
20:00
Netherlands  1–5  Azerbaijan
El Ghannouti Goal 10' Report Amadeu Goal 5'29'
Fineo Goal 13'
Augusto Goal 28'
Borisov Goal 31'
Topsportcentrum, Almere
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Cédric Pelissier (France)

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)
18:00
Azerbaijan  4–4  Netherlands
Farzaliyev Goal 12'
Amadeu Goal 15'
Eduardo Goal 20'
Rafael Goal 26'
Report Ceyar Goal 14'
Velseboer Goal 16'
Mossaoui Goal 26'
Attaibi Goal 28'
Baku Sports Hall, Baku
Referee: Gerald Bauernfeind (Austria), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)

Azerbaijan won 9–5 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


22 March 2016 (2016-03-22)
18:00
Hungary  0–3  Italy
Report Merlim Goal 23'34'
Fortino Goal 24'
Generali Arena, Miskolc
Referee: Admir Zahovič (Slovenia), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)

13 April 2016 (2016-04-13)
20:30
Italy  6–0  Hungary
Romano Goal 3'22'
Merlim Goal 4'
Vinícius dos Santos Goal 11'
Fortino Goal 15'
Kaká Goal 27'
Report
Palaprato, Prato
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)

Italy won 9–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following seven teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament:[8]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Spain 12 April 2016 7 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Ukraine 12 April 2016 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Kazakhstan 12 April 2016 1 (20002)
 Portugal 12 April 2016 4 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Russia 12 April 2016 5 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012)
 Azerbaijan 12 April 2016 0 (debut)
 Italy 13 April 2016 6 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
2 Kazakhstan qualified as a member of the AFC in 2000.

Goalscorers

8 goals

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7 goals

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6 goals

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5 goals

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4 goals

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3 goals

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2 goals

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1 goal

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1 own goal

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Source: UEFA.com[9]

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