UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G

The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group G consisted of six teams: Russia, Sweden, Austria, Montenegro, Moldova, and Liechtenstein,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]

The top two teams, Austria and Russia, qualified directly for the finals. As third-placed Sweden weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they won against Denmark and thus qualified as well.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 10 9 1 0 22 5 +17 28 Qualify for final tournament — 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
2  Russia 10 6 2 2 21 5 +16 20 0–1 — 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1
3  Sweden 10 5 3 2 15 9 +6 18 Advance to play-offs 1–4 1–1 — 3–1 2–0 2–0
4  Montenegro 10 3 2 5 10 13 −3 11 2–3 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 — 2–0 2–0
5  Liechtenstein 10 1 2 7 2 26 −24 5 0–5 0–7 0–2 0–0 — 1–1
6  Moldova 10 0 2 8 4 16 −12 2 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. The Montenegro v Russia match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Russia after being abandoned at 0–0 due to crowd violence and a scuffle between players.

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).

Russia 4–0 Liechtenstein
 Report
Attendance: 11,236
Austria 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 48,500
Montenegro 2–0 Moldova
 Report
Attendance: 8,759
Liechtenstein 0–0 Montenegro
Report
Attendance: 2,790
Moldova 1–2 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 9,381[5]
Sweden 1–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 49,023
Austria 1–0 Montenegro
 Report
Attendance: 44,200
Russia 1–1 Moldova
  • Dzyuba  73' (pen.)
 Report
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 30,017[6]
Sweden 2–0 Liechtenstein
 Report
Attendance: 22,528
Austria 1–0 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 47,500
Moldova 0–1 Liechtenstein
Report
Attendance: 6,843
Montenegro 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 10,538
Liechtenstein 0–5 Austria
Report
Attendance: 5,864
Moldova 0–2 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 10,375
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Montenegro 0–3
Awarded[note 2]		 Russia
Report
Liechtenstein 1–1 Moldova
 Report
Attendance: 2,080
Russia 0–1 Austria
Report
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 33,750
Sweden 3–1 Montenegro
 Report
Attendance: 32,224
Russia 1–0 Sweden
  • Dzyuba  38'
 Report
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 43,768[10]
Austria 1–0 Moldova
 Report
Attendance: 48,500[11]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Montenegro 2–0 Liechtenstein
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
Liechtenstein 0–7 Russia
Report
Attendance: 2,874[12]
Moldova 0–2 Montenegro
Report
Attendance: 6,243[13]
Sweden 1–4 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 48,355[14]
Liechtenstein 0–2 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 4,740[15]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
Moldova 1–2 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 10,244[16]
Montenegro 2–3 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 7,107[17]
Austria 3–0 Liechtenstein
 Report
Attendance: 48,500[18]
Russia 2–0 Montenegro
 Report
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 35,604[19]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Sweden 2–0 Moldova
 Report
Attendance: 25,351[20]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 71 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.37 goals per match.[note 4]

8 goals

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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 (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:

Team Player Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
 AustriaMarc Janko vs Moldova (9 October 2014)vs Montenegro (12 October 2014)
 LiechtensteinMario Frick vs Russia (8 September 2014)
vs Montenegro (9 October 2014)
vs Sweden (12 October 2014)		vs Moldova (15 November 2014)
Sandro Wieser vs Russia (8 September 2014)
vs Moldova (14 June 2015)
vs Montenegro (5 September 2015)		vs Russia (8 September 2015)
Daniel Kaufmann vs Russia (8 September 2015)vs Sweden (9 October 2015)
 MoldovaAlexandru Gațcan vs Sweden (27 March 2015)
vs Liechtenstein (14 June 2015)
vs Montenegro (8 September 2015)		vs Russia (9 October 2015)
Victor Golovatenco vs Russia (12 October 2014)
vs Sweden (27 March 2015)
vs Montenegro (8 September 2015)		vs Russia (9 October 2015)
 MontenegroMarko Simić vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2014)
vs Austria (12 October 2014)
vs Sweden (14 June 2015)		vs Liechtenstein (5 September 2015)
Mirko Vučinić  vs Austria (9 October 2015)vs Russia (12 October 2015)
 SwedenAndreas Granqvist  vs Moldova (27 March 2015)vs Montenegro (14 June 2015)
Kim Källström vs Austria (8 September 2014)
vs Montenegro (15 November 2014)
vs Montenegro (14 June 2015)		vs Russia (5 September 2015)

Montenegro coach Branko Brnović served a one-match touchline ban and missed Montenegro's match against Russia (12 October 2015) after being sent off against Austria (9 October 2015).[21]

Notes
  1. CET (UTC+1) for matches on 15 November 2014 and 27 March 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
  2. The Montenegro v Russia match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Russia[7] after it was abandoned in the 67th minute due to crowd violence and a scuffle between players. The score was 0–0 and Russia missed a penalty moments before the match was abandoned. This was the second delay of the match as in the first minute Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit by a flare thrown from the crowd and stretchered off, causing a 33-minute delay.[8] Montenegro also had to play their next home qualifying game behind closed doors, and the Montenegrin and Russian FAs were fined €50,000 and €25,000 respectively.[9]
  3. Played behind closed doors because of a sanction imposed on Montenegro after the abandoned match against Russia.
  4. The goal tally takes into account the original result of fixtures that were subsequently forfeited, not the awarded scoreline.
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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. "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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  6. "Матчи. Турниры сборных. Официальный сайт РФС". rfs.ru. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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  10. "Russia vs. Sweden". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  11. "Austria vs. Moldova". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  12. "Liechtenstein vs. Russia". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  13. "Moldova vs. Montenegro". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  14. "Sweden vs. Austria". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  15. "Liechtenstein vs. Sweden - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  16. "Moldova vs. Russia - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  17. "Montenegro vs. Austria - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  18. "Austria vs. Liechtenstein - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  19. "Russia vs. Montenegro - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  20. "Sweden vs. Moldova - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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