UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A

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The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament. Group A consisted of six teams: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Turkey, Latvia, Iceland, and Kazakhstan, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.

The top two teams, the Czech Republic and Iceland, qualified directly for the finals. Turkey's win over Iceland, combined with Kazakhstan's win over Latvia on the final day of matches, also allowed Turkey to qualify directly as the best ranked third-placed team of the qualifiers. As Turkey earned 6 points against Kazakhstan and 2 points against Latvia through their home and away fixtures, and as Kazakhstan's win over Latvia ensured that Latvia finished in last place in the group based on head-to-head record, not Kazakhstan, it then meant that only 2, not 6, of Turkey's total of 18 points earned would not count towards their third-placed ranking (as results against the team finishing in last place in the group were not included when ranking third-placed teams because one group had fewer teams than the others).

Standings

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 10 7 1 2 19 14 +5 22 Qualify for final tournament — 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–1
2  Iceland 10 6 2 2 17 6 +11 20 2–1 — 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–2
3  Turkey 10 5 3 2 14 9 +5 18 1–2 1–0 — 3–0 3–1 1–1
4  Netherlands 10 4 1 5 17 14 +3 13 2–3 0–1 1–1 — 3–1 6–0
5  Kazakhstan 10 1 2 7 7 18 −11 5 2–4 0–3 0–1 1–2 — 0–0
6  Latvia 10 0 5 5 6 19 −13 5 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Kazakhstan 4, Latvia 1.

Matches

The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

Kazakhstan 0–0 Latvia
Report
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Czech Republic 2–1 Netherlands
  • Dočkal 22'
  • Pilař 90+1'
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  • De Vrij 55'
Generali Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,946
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Iceland 3–0 Turkey
  • Böðvarsson 19'
  • G. Sigurðsson 76'
  • Sigþórsson 77'
 Report
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 8,811
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Latvia 0–3 Iceland
Report
  • G. Sigurðsson 66'
  • Gunnarsson 77'
  • Gíslason 90'
Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 6,354
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
Netherlands 3–1 Kazakhstan
  • Huntelaar 62'
  • Afellay 82'
  • Van Persie 89' (pen.)
 Report
  • Abdulin 17'
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Turkey 1–2 Czech Republic
  • Bulut 8'
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  • Sivok 15'
  • Dočkal 58'
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 24,007
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Kazakhstan 2–4 Czech Republic
  • Logvinenko 84', 90+1'
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  • Dočkal 13'
  • Lafata 44'
  • Krejčí 56'
  • Necid 88'
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 13,752
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Iceland 2–0 Netherlands
  • G. Sigurðsson 10' (pen.), 42'
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Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,760
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Latvia 1–1 Turkey
  • Šabala 54' (pen.)
 Report
  • Kısa 47'
Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 6,442
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
Netherlands 6–0 Latvia
  • Van Persie 6'
  • Robben 35', 82'
  • Huntelaar 42', 89'
  • Bruma 78'
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Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
Czech Republic 2–1 Iceland
  • Kadeřábek 45+1'
  • Böðvarsson 61' (o.g.)
 Report
  • R. Sigurðsson 9'
Doosan Arena, Plzeň
Attendance: 11,533
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Turkey 3–1 Kazakhstan
  • Yılmaz 26' (pen.), 29'
  • Aziz 83'
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  • Smakov 87' (pen.)
Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 27,549
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
Kazakhstan 0–3 Iceland
Report
  • Guðjohnsen 20'
  • B. Bjarnason 32', 90+1'
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 13,182
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Czech Republic 1–1 Latvia
  • Pilař 90'
 Report
  • A. Višņakovs 30'
Eden Arena, Prague
Attendance: 13,722
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
Netherlands 1–1 Turkey
  • Huntelaar 90+2'
 Report
  • Yılmaz 37'
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 49,500
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Kazakhstan 0–1 Turkey
Report
  • Turan 83'
Central Stadium, Almaty
Attendance: 25,125
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Iceland 2–1 Czech Republic
  • Gunnarsson 60'
  • Sigþórsson 76'
 Report
  • Dočkal 55'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,767
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Latvia 0–2 Netherlands
Report
  • Wijnaldum 67'
  • Narsingh 71'
Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 8,067
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Czech Republic 2–1 Kazakhstan
  • Škoda 74', 86'
 Report
  • Logvinenko 21'
Doosan Arena, Plzeň
Attendance: 10,572
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Netherlands 0–1 Iceland
Report
  • G. Sigurðsson 51' (pen.)
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,275
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Turkey 1–1 Latvia
  • İnan 77'
 Report
  • Šabala 90+1'
Torku Arena, Konya
Attendance: 35,900
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Latvia 1–2 Czech Republic
  • Zjuzins 73'
 Report
  • Limberský 13'
  • Darida 25'
Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 7,913
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Turkey 3–0 Netherlands
  • Özyakup 8'
  • Turan 26'
  • Yılmaz 86'
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Torku Arena, Konya
Attendance: 41,007
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Iceland 0–0 Kazakhstan
Report
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,767
Referee: Yevhen Aranovsky (Ukraine)
Iceland 2–2 Latvia
  • Sigþórsson 5'
  • G. Sigurðsson 27'
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  • Cauņa 49'
  • Šabala 68'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,767
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
Kazakhstan 1–2 Netherlands
  • Kuat 90+6'
 Report
  • Wijnaldum 33'
  • Sneijder 50'
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 20,716
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Czech Republic 0–2 Turkey
Report
  • İnan 62' (pen.)
  • Çalhanoğlu 79'
Generali Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,190
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Latvia 0–1 Kazakhstan
Report
  • Kuat 65'
Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 7,027
Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)
Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic
  • Huntelaar 70'
  • Van Persie 83'
 Report
  • Kadeřábek 24'
  • Šural 35'
  • Van Persie 66' (o.g.)
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Turkey 1–0 Iceland
  • İnan 89'
 Report
Torku Arena, Konya
Attendance: 39,404
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 80 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Gylfi Sigurðsson

5 goals

  • Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

4 goals

  • Bořek Dočkal
  • Burak Yılmaz

3 goals

  • Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
  • Yuriy Logvinenko
  • Valērijs Šabala
  • Robin van Persie
  • Selçuk İnan

2 goals

  • Pavel Kadeřábek
  • Václav Pilař
  • Milan Škoda
  • Birkir Bjarnason
  • Aron Gunnarsson
  • Islambek Kuat
  • Arjen Robben
  • Georginio Wijnaldum
  • Arda Turan

1 goal

  • Vladimír Darida
  • Ladislav Krejčí
  • David Lafata
  • David Limberský
  • Tomáš Necid
  • Tomáš Sivok
  • Josef Šural
  • Jón Daði Böðvarsson
  • Rúrik Gíslason
  • Eiður Guðjohnsen
  • Ragnar Sigurðsson
  • Rinat Abdulin
  • Samat Smakov
  • Aleksandrs Cauņa
  • Aleksejs Višņakovs
  • Artūrs Zjuzins
  • Ibrahim Afellay
  • Jeffrey Bruma
  • Stefan de Vrij
  • Luciano Narsingh
  • Wesley Sneijder
  • Serdar Aziz
  • Umut Bulut
  • Hakan Çalhanoğlu
  • Bilal Kısa
  • Oğuzhan Özyakup

1 own goal

  • Jón Daði Böðvarsson (against Czech Republic)
  • Robin van Persie (against Czech Republic)

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:

  • 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 the fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the playoffs, 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)
 Czech Republic Bořek Dočkal vs Iceland (16 November 2014)
vs Latvia (28 March 2015)
vs Turkey (10 October 2015)		 vs Netherlands (13 October 2015)
 Iceland Aron Gunnarsson   vs Kazakhstan (6 September 2015) vs Latvia (10 October 2015)
 Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev vs Netherlands (10 October 2014) vs Czech Republic (13 October 2014)
vs Turkey (16 November 2014)
vs Iceland (28 March 2015)
Dmitri Shomko vs Netherlands (10 October 2014)
vs Turkey (12 June 2015)
vs Czech Republic (3 September 2015)		 vs Iceland (6 September 2015)
 Latvia Artjoms Rudņevs   vs Iceland (10 October 2014) vs Turkey (13 October 2014)
Gints Freimanis   vs Turkey (13 October 2014) vs Netherlands (16 November 2014)
 Netherlands Bruno Martins Indi vs Iceland (3 September 2015) vs Turkey (6 September 2015)
vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2015)
Gregory van der Wiel vs Turkey (28 March 2015)
vs Iceland (3 September 2015)
vs Turkey (6 September 2015)		 vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2015)
 Turkey Ömer Toprak   vs Iceland (9 September 2014) vs Czech Republic (10 October 2014)
Arda Turan vs Iceland (9 September 2014)
vs Latvia (13 October 2014)
vs Kazakhstan (16 November 2014)		 vs Netherlands (28 March 2015)

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