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 were not the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they won against Norway and thus qualified as well.

Group's qualified team Romania conceded the least goals from all the teams that played in the qualifications: only two goals were scored in Romania's net, both at home and on Arena Națională in Bucharest, against neighbours Hungary on October 11, 2014, and again against Finland one year later, on October 8, 2015. Greece, Euro 2004 winners, quarter-finalists at Euro 2012, and a team who played in the 2014 FIFA World Cup only three months before the group started, reaching the Round of 16, shockingly finished at the bottom of the group, scoring only 7 goals and conceding 14, losing twice against the Faroe Islands and having a single victory, a hard-obtained 4-3 victory over Hungary in Athens.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Northern Ireland Romania Hungary Finland Faroe Islands Greece
1  Northern Ireland 10 6 3 1 16 8 +8 21 Qualify for final tournament — 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1
2  Romania 10 5 5 0 11 2 +9 20 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
3  Hungary 10 4 4 2 11 9 +2 16 Advance to play-offs 1–2 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 0–0
4  Finland 10 3 3 4 9 10 −1 12 1–1 0–2 0–1 — 1–0 1–1
5  Faroe Islands 10 2 0 8 6 17 −11 6[lower-alpha 1] 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 — 2–1
6  Greece 10 1 3 6 7 14 −7 6[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 0–1 4–3 0–1 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 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).

Hungary 1–2 Northern Ireland
  • Priskin 75'
 Report
Attendance: 20,672
Faroe Islands 1–3 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
Greece 0–1 Romania
Report
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Romania 1–1 Hungary
 Report
Attendance: 52,000[6]
Finland 1–1 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 26,548
Northern Ireland 2–0 Faroe Islands
 Report
Attendance: 10,049[7]
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Faroe Islands 0–1 Hungary
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Finland 0–2 Romania
Report
Attendance: 19,408
Greece 0–2 Northern Ireland
Report
Attendance: 18,726[8]
Greece 0–1 Faroe Islands
Report
Attendance: 16,821
Hungary 1–0 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 19,600[9]
Romania 2–0 Northern Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 28,892
Northern Ireland 2–1 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 10,264
Romania 1–0 Faroe Islands
 Report
Attendance: 13,898
Hungary 0–0 Greece
Report
Attendance: 22,000
Finland 0–1 Hungary
Report
Attendance: 20,434
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Faroe Islands 2–1 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 4,731[10]
Northern Ireland 0–0 Romania
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Faroe Islands 1–3 Northern Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 4,513
Greece 0–1 Finland
Report
Attendance: 17,358[11]
Hungary 0–0 Romania
Report
Attendance: 22,060[12]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Finland 1–0 Faroe Islands
 Report
Attendance: 9,477[13]
Northern Ireland 1–1 Hungary
 Report
Attendance: 10,200[14]
Romania 0–0 Greece
Report
Attendance: 38,153[15]
Hungary 2–1 Faroe Islands
 Report
Attendance: 16,500[16]
Northern Ireland 3–1 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 11,700[17]
Romania 1–1 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 47,987[18]
Faroe Islands 0–3 Romania
Report
Attendance: 3,941[19]
Finland 1–1 Northern Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 14,550[20]
Greece 4–3 Hungary
 Report
Attendance: 9,500[21]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

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 was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could 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 were 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)
 Faroe IslandsHallur HanssonYellow card vs Finland (7 September 2014)
Yellow card vs Hungary (14 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Greece (14 November 2014)		vs Romania (29 March 2015)
Yellow card vs Northern Ireland (4 September 2015)
Yellow card vs Finland (7 September 2015)		vs Hungary (8 October 2015)
Atli GregersenYellow card vs Hungary (14 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Greece (14 November 2014)
Yellow card vs Greece (13 June 2015)
vs Northern Ireland (4 September 2015)
Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Hungary (8 October 2015)vs Romania (11 October 2015)
Jóan Símun EdmundssonYellow card Yellow-red card vs Northern Ireland (4 September 2015)vs Finland (7 September 2015)
Fróði BenjaminsenYellow card vs Hungary (14 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Greece (13 June 2015)
Yellow card vs Finland (7 September 2015)		vs Hungary (8 October 2015)
Brandur OlsenYellow card vs Greece (14 November 2014)
Yellow card vs Greece (13 June 2015)
Yellow card vs Finland (7 September 2015)		vs Hungary (8 October 2015)
 FinlandAlexander RingYellow card Yellow-red card vs Romania (14 October 2014)vs Hungary (14 November 2014)
Tim SparvYellow card vs Greece (11 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Hungary (13 June 2015)
Yellow card vs Faroe Islands (7 September 2015)		vs Romania (8 October 2015)
Markus HalstiYellow card vs Hungary (13 June 2015)
Yellow card vs Faroe Islands (7 September 2015)
Yellow card vs Romania (8 October 2015)		vs Northern Ireland (11 October 2015)
Përparim HetemajYellow card vs Faroe Islands (7 September 2014)
Yellow card vs Greece (11 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Romania (8 October 2015)		vs Northern Ireland (11 October 2015)
 GreeceVasilis TorosidisYellow card vs Romania (7 September 2014)
Yellow card vs Finland (11 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Faroe Islands (13 June 2015)		vs Finland (4 September 2015)
Kostas ManolasYellow card vs Romania (7 September 2014)
Yellow card vs Faroe Islands (14 November 2014)
Yellow card vs Romania (7 September 2015)		vs Northern Ireland (8 October 2015)
 HungaryÁkos ElekYellow card vs Romania (11 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Finland (14 November 2014)
Yellow card vs Greece (29 March 2015)		vs Finland (13 June 2015)
Zoltán GeraYellow card vs Romania (11 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Faroe Islands (14 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Finland (13 June 2015)		vs Romania (4 September 2015)
Dániel TőzsérYellow card vs Romania (11 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Finland (14 November 2014)
Yellow card vs Romania (4 September 2015)		vs Northern Ireland (7 September 2015)
LeandroYellow card vs Greece (29 March 2015)
Yellow card vs Romania (4 September 2015)
Yellow card vs Northern Ireland (7 September 2015)		vs Faroe Islands (8 October 2015)
 Northern IrelandJonny EvansRed card vs Azerbaijan (11 October 2013)[note 3]vs Hungary (7 September 2014)
Chris BairdYellow card Yellow-red card vs Hungary (7 September 2015)vs Greece (8 October 2015)
Kyle LaffertyYellow card vs Greece (14 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Romania (14 November 2014)
Yellow card vs Hungary (7 September 2015)		vs Greece (8 October 2015)
Conor McLaughlinYellow card vs Romania (14 November 2014)
Yellow card vs Faroe Islands (4 September 2015)
Yellow card vs Hungary (7 September 2015)		vs Greece (8 October 2015)
 RomaniaCiprian MaricaYellow card Yellow-red card vs Greece (7 September 2014)vs Hungary (11 October 2014)
Mihai PintiliiYellow card vs Greece (7 September 2014)
Yellow card vs Northern Ireland (14 November 2014)
Yellow card vs Northern Ireland (13 June 2015)		vs Hungary (4 September 2015)
Alexandru ChipciuYellow card vs Hungary (11 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Northern Ireland (14 November 2014)
Yellow card vs Hungary (4 September 2015)		vs Greece (7 September 2015)

Notes

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 14 November 2014, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
  2. ↑ Greece played their home match against Romania behind closed doors as they were punished for previous crowd disturbances.[5]
  3. ↑ The suspension was carried over from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. ↑ "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  5. ↑ "Ranieri suffers defeat behind closed doors for Greece". Reuters. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Romania-Hungary". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Northern Ireland-Faroe Islands". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Greece-Northern Ireland". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Hungary-Finland". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Faroe Islands-Greece". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Greece-Finland". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Hungary-Romania". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Finald-Faroe Islands". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Northern Ireland-Hungary". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Romania-Greece". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Hungary vs. Faroe Islands - 8 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Northern Ireland vs. Greece - 8 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Romania vs. Finland - 8 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Faroe Islands vs. Romania - 11 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Finland vs. Northern Ireland - 11 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Greece vs. Hungary - 11 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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