The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E was one of nine groups drawn to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group E consisted of six teams: England, Switzerland, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, and San Marino,[2] who played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The top two teams, England and Switzerland, qualified directly for the finals. As third-placed Slovenia were not the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they lost to Ukraine and thus failed to qualify.
England won all ten of their matches becoming only the fifth national side to qualify for a European Championship with a 100% record, and the sixth instance, after France (1992 and 2004), Czech Republic (2000), Germany and Spain (both 2012).[4]
Matches
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice.[5] Times are CET/CEST,["note" 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | Ken Kallaste | vs Lithuania (9 October 2014) | vs England (12 October 2014) |
| Ragnar Klavan | vs England (12 October 2014) | vs San Marino (15 November 2014) | |
| Aleksandr Dmitrijev | vs San Marino (15 November 2014) vs Switzerland (27 March 2015) vs Lithuania (5 September 2015) | vs Slovenia (8 September 2015) | |
| Lithuania | Giedrius Arlauskis | vs San Marino (8 September 2015) | vs Slovenia (9 October 2015) |
| Marius Žaliūkas | vs England (27 March 2015) vs Estonia (5 September 2015) vs Slovenia (9 October 2015) | vs England (12 October 2015) | |
| SMR | Alessandro Della Valle | vs Ukraine (15 October 2013)["note" 2] | vs Lithuania (8 September 2014) |
| Mirko Palazzi | vs Ukraine (15 October 2013)[note 1] | vs Lithuania (8 September 2014) | |
| Manuel Battistini | vs Lithuania (8 September 2014) vs Estonia (14 June 2015) vs Lithuania (8 September 2015) | vs Switzerland (9 October 2015) | |
| Nicola Chiaruzzi | vs Lithuania (8 September 2015) | vs Switzerland (9 October 2015) | |
| Slovenia | Dalibor Stevanović | vs Estonia (8 September 2014) | vs Switzerland (9 October 2014) |
| Kevin Kampl | vs England (14 June 2015) vs Switzerland (5 September 2015) vs Estonia (8 September 2015) | vs Lithuania (9 October 2015) |
Notes
- ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 15 November 2014 and 27 March 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
- ^ The suspension was carried over from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
References
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA. 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16". UEFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
- ^ Hammond, Mike (12 October 2015). "England join EURO's perfect qualification club". UEFA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Qualifying fixtures". UEFA
External links
- ^ WCQ