UEFA Euro 2016

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UEFA Euro 2016
Championnat d'Europe de football 2016 (in French)
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates10 June – 10 July
Teams24
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up France
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored108 (2.12 per match)
Attendance2,427,303 (47,594 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Antoine Griezmann (6 goals)[1]
Best player(s)France Antoine Griezmann[2]
Best young playerPortugal Renato Sanches[3]
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The 2016 UEFA European Championship (also called the UEFA Euro 2016) was the 15th UEFA European Football Championship tournament and it was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016.[4] The tournament was the first to have 24 teams,[5] instead of the previous 16.

Portugal won the tournament over the hosts, France. They also qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which took place in Russia.[6]

Bid process[change | change source]

Four bids came before the deadline on 9 March 2009. France, Italy and Turkey put in single bids while Norway and Sweden put in a joint bid.[7] Norway and Sweden eventually withdrew their bid in December 2009.[8]

The host was selected on 28 May 2010.[9]

Voting results[10]
Country Round
1st (points) 2nd (votes)
 France 43 7
 Turkey 38 6
 Italy 23 –
Total 104 13

Qualification[change | change source]

See the main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying


Country Qualified on Previous appearances[n 1]
 Albania 11 October 2015 0 (first time qualifying)
Austria Austria 8 September 2015 1 (2008)
 Belgium 10 October 2015 4 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000)
Croatia Croatia 13 October 2015 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 6 September 2015 8 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
England England 5 September 2015 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012)
France France (host) 28 May 2010 8 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Germany Germany 11 October 2015 11 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Hungary 15 November 2015 2 (1964, 1972)
Iceland Iceland 6 September 2015 0 (first time qualifying)
 Italy 10 October 2015 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Northern Ireland 8 October 2015 0 (first time qualifying)
 Poland 11 October 2015 2 (2008, 2012)
 Portugal 8 October 2015 6 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Republic of Ireland 16 November 2015 2 (1988, 2012)
 Romania 11 October 2015 4 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2008)
 Russia 12 October 2015 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)[n 2]
 Slovakia 11 October 2015 0 (first time qualifying)
 Spain 9 October 2015 9 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Sweden 17 November 2015 5 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Switzerland 9 October 2015 3 (1996, 2004, 2008)
 Turkey 13 October 2015 3 (1996, 2000, 2008)
 Ukraine 17 November 2015 1 (2012)
 Wales 10 October 2015 0 (first time qualifying)
  1. ↑ Bold dates show the year that the team won the tournament.
  2. ↑ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Venues[change | change source]

Ten venues will be used for the tournament. These venues were confirmed by UEFA on 25 January 2013.[11]

Saint-Denis Marseille Lyon
Stade de France Stade Vélodrome Parc Olympique Lyonnais
48°55′28″N 2°21′36″E / 48.92444°N 2.36000°E / 48.92444; 2.36000 (Stade de France) 43°16′11″N 5°23′45″E / 43.26972°N 5.39583°E / 43.26972; 5.39583 (Stade Vélodrome) 45°45′56″N 4°58′52″E / 45.76556°N 4.98111°E / 45.76556; 4.98111 (Parc Olympique Lyonnais)
Capacity: 81,338 Capacity: 67,394
(upgraded) 		Capacity: 59,286
(new stadium)
Lille Paris Bordeaux
Stade Pierre-Mauroy Parc des Princes Matmut Atlantique
50°36′43″N 3°07′50″E / 50.61194°N 3.13056°E / 50.61194; 3.13056 (Stade Pierre-Mauroy) 48°50′29″N 2°15′11″E / 48.84139°N 2.25306°E / 48.84139; 2.25306 (Parc des Princes) 44°53′50″N 0°33′43″W / 44.89722°N 0.56194°W / 44.89722; -0.56194 (Bordeaux)
Capacity: 50,186
(new stadium) 		Capacity: 48,712
(upgraded) 		Capacity: 42,115
(new stadium)
Saint-Étienne Nice Lens
45°27′39″N 4°23′24″E / 45.46083°N 4.39000°E / 45.46083; 4.39000 (St Etienne) 43°42′25″N 7°11′40″E / 43.70694°N 7.19444°E / 43.70694; 7.19444 (Nice) 50°25′58.26″N 2°48′53.47″E / 50.4328500°N 2.8148528°E / 50.4328500; 2.8148528 (Lens)
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Allianz Riviera Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Capacity: 41,965
(upgraded) 		Capacity: 35,624
(new stadium) 		Capacity: 38,223
(upgraded)
Toulouse
43°34′59″N 1°26′3″E / 43.58306°N 1.43417°E / 43.58306; 1.43417 (Toulouse)
Stadium Municipal
Capacity: 33,150
(upgraded)

Team base camps[change | change source]

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UEFA Euro 2016 team base camps (France)

Each team has a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. The teams will train here as well. The list of team base camps was released on 31 January 2016.[12]

Team Location
 Albania Perros-Guirec
 Austria Mallemort
 Belgium Bordeaux
 Croatia Deauville
 Czech Republic Tours
 England Chantilly
 France Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines
 Germany Évian-les-Bains
 Hungary Tourrettes
 Iceland Annecy-le-Vieux
 Italy Montpellier
 Northern Ireland Saint-Georges-de-Reneins
 Poland La Baule-Escoublac
 Portugal Marcoussis
 Republic of Ireland Versailles
 Romania Orry-la-Ville
 Russia Croissy-sur-Seine
 Slovakia Vichy
 Spain Saint-Martin-de-Ré
 Sweden Saint-Nazaire
 Switzerland Juvignac
 Turkey Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
 Ukraine Aix-en-Provence
 Wales Dinard

Group Stage[change | change source]

A win would earn the team 3 points, a draw would earn them 1 point, and a loss earns them no points. The schedule of the tournament was announced on 25 April 2014[4]

Group A[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 France France 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
2 Switzerland Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 Albania Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 –2 3
4 Romania Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 –2 1
10 June 2016
France  2 – 1  Romania
11 June 2016
Albania  0 – 1  Switzerland
15 June 2016
Romania  1 – 1  Switzerland
France  2 – 0  Albania
19 June 2016
Romania  0 – 1  Albania
Switzerland  0 – 0  France

Group B[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wales Wales 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
2 England England 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Slovakia Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Russia Russia 3 0 1 2 2 6 –4 1
11 June 2016
Wales  2 – 1 Slovakia Slovakia
England  1 – 1 Russia Russia
15 June 2016
Russia  1 – 2 Slovakia Slovakia
16 June 2016
England  2 – 1 Wales Wales
20 June 2016
Slovakia  0 – 0 England England
Russia  0 – 3 Wales Wales

Group C[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
2 Poland Poland 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
3 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4 Ukraine Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
12 June 2016
Poland  1 − 0 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Germany  2 − 0 Ukraine Ukraine
16 June 2016
Ukraine  0 – 2 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Germany  0 – 0 Poland Poland
21 June 2016
Ukraine  0 − 1 Poland Poland
Northern Ireland  0 − 1 Germany Germany

Group D[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croatia Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
2 Spain Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3 Turkey Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
12 June 2016
Turkey  0 − 1 Croatia Croatia
13 June 2016
Spain  1 − 0 Czech Republic Czech Republic
17 June 2016
Czech Republic  2 − 2 Croatia Croatia
Spain  3 − 0 Turkey Turkey
21 June 2016
Czech Republic  0 − 2 Turkey Turkey
Croatia  2 − 1 Spain Spain

Group E[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Italy Italy 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
2 Belgium Belgium 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4 Sweden Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
  • Italy was placed on top of Belgium because they defeated them 2−0 on 13 June 2016.
13 June 2016
Republic of Ireland  1 − 1 Sweden Sweden
Belgium  0 − 2 Italy Italy
17 June 2016
Italy  1 − 0 Sweden Sweden
18 June 2016
Belgium  3 − 0 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
22 June 2016
Italy  0 − 1 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Sweden  0 − 1 Belgium Belgium

Group F[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hungary Hungary 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
2 Iceland Iceland 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3 Portugal Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 Austria Austria 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
14 June 2016
Austria  0 − 2 Hungary Hungary
Portugal  1 − 1 Iceland Iceland
18 June 2016
Iceland  1 − 1 Hungary Hungary
Portugal  0 − 0 Austria Austria
22 June 2016
Iceland  2 − 1 Austria Austria
Hungary  3 − 3 Portugal Portugal

Ranking of third-placed teams[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
2 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 Portugal Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 Turkey Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3

Knockout stage[change | change source]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
25 June – Saint-Étienne            
  Switzerland  1 (4)
30 June – Marseille
  Poland (pen)  1 (5)  
  Poland  1 (3)
25 June – Lens
    Portugal (pen)  1 (5)  
  Croatia  0
6 July – Lyon
  Portugal (aet)  1  
  Portugal  2
25 June – Paris
    Wales  0  
  Wales  1
1 July – Villeneuve-d'Ascq
  Northern Ireland  0  
  Wales  3
26 June – Toulouse
    Belgium  1  
  Hungary  0
10 July – Saint-Denis
  Belgium  4  
  Portugal (aet)  1
26 June – Villeneuve-d'Ascq
    France  0
  Germany  3
2 July – Bordeaux
  Slovakia  0  
  Germany (pen)  1 (6)
27 June – Saint-Denis
    Italy  1 (5)  
  Italy  2
7 July – Marseille
  Spain  0  
  Germany  0
26 June – Lyon
    France  2  
  France  2
3 July – Saint-Denis
 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland  1  
  France  5
27 June – Nice
    Iceland  2  
  England  1
  Iceland  2  

Round of 16[change | change source]

Switzerland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Poland
Shaqiri Goal 82' Report Błaszczykowski Goal 39'
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 38,842[13]
Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland
McAuley Goal 75' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 44,342
Croatia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report Quaresma Goal 117'
Attendance: 33,523
France 2–1Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Griezmann Goal 58', 61' Report Brady Goal 2' (pen)
Attendance: 56,279
Germany 3–0 Slovakia
Boateng Goal 8'
Gómez Goal 43'
Draxler Goal 63'		 Report
Attendance: 44,312
Hungary 0–4Belgium 
Report Alderweireld Goal 10'
Batshuayi Goal 78'
Hazard Goal 80'
Carrasco Goal 90+1'
Attendance: 28,921
Italy 2–0 Spain
Chiellini Goal 33'
Pellè Goal 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 76,165
England 1–2 Iceland
Rooney Goal 4' (pen) Report Sigurðsson Goal 6'
Sigþórsson Goal 18'
Attendance: 33,901

Quarter-finals[change | change source]

Poland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Lewandowski Goal 2' Report Sanches Goal 33'
Penalties
Lewandowski Penalty scored
MilikPenalty scored
GlikPenalty scored
Błaszczykowski Penalty missed		 3–5 Penalty scored Ronaldo
Penalty scored Sanches
Penalty scored Moutinho
Penalty scored Nani
Penalty scored Quaresma
Attendance: 62,940
Wales 3–1 Belgium
Williams Goal 31'
Robson-Kanu Goal 55'
Vokes Goal 86'		 Report Nainggolan Goal 13'
Attendance: 45,936
Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) Italy
Özil Goal 65' Report Bonucci Goal 78' (pen)
Penalties
6–5
Attendance: 38,764
France 5–2 Iceland
Giroud Goal 12', 59'
Pogba Goal 20'
Payet Goal 43'
Griezmann Goal 45'		 Report Sigþórsson Goal 56'
Bjarnason Goal 84'
Attendance: 76,833

Semi-finals[change | change source]

Portugal 2–0 Wales
Ronaldo Goal 50'
Nani Goal 53'		 Report
Attendance: 55,679
Germany 0–2 France
Report Griezmann Goal 45+2' (pen.), 72'
Attendance: 64,078

Final[change | change source]

See the main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Final
Portugal 1–0 (a.e.t.) France
Éder Goal 109' Report
Attendance: 75,868

Statistics[change | change source]

Goalscorers[change | change source]

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Source: UEFA[14][15]

Final rankings[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Portugal 7 3 4 0 9 5 +4 13
2  France 7 5 1 1 13 5 +8 16
Eliminated in the Semi-finals
3  Wales 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12
4  Germany 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
5  Italy 5 3 1 1 6 2 +4 10
6  Belgium 5 3 0 2 9 5 +4 9
7  Poland 5 2 3 0 4 2 +2 9
8  Iceland 5 2 2 1 8 9 –1 8
Eliminated in the Round of 16
9  Croatia 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
10  Spain 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6
11  Switzerland 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 6
12  England 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
13  Hungary 4 1 2 1 6 8 –2 5
14 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 4 1 1 2 3 6 –3 4
 Slovakia 4 1 1 2 3 6 –3 4
16  Northern Ireland 4 1 0 3 2 3 –1 3
Eliminated in the Group stage
17  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 3
18  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 –2 3
19  Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 –2 1
20  Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 3 –2 1
21  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 –3 1
22  Austria 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1
23  Russia 3 0 1 2 2 6 –4 1
24  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0 5 –5 0
  • Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.
    •

    Team of the tournament[change | change source]

    Source:[16]

    Sponsorship[change | change source]

    Turkish Airlines aeroplane, decorated with UEFA EURO 2016 emblems.
    Global sponsors National sponsors

    References[change | change source]

    1. ↑ "France forward Antoine Griezmann wins Golden Boot". UEFA. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
    2. ↑ "Antoine Griezmann named Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
    3. ↑ "Renato Sanches named Young Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "UEFA EURO 2016 match schedule announced". UEFA.com. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
    5. ↑ "'New era in national team football' beckons". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
    6. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Teams - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
    7. ↑ "Four candidates signal UEFA Euro 2016 interest". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
    8. ↑ "Regeringen säger nej till EM 2016-ansökan". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 9 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
    9. ↑ "France chosen to host Euro 2016". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    10. ↑ "France win race to host Euro 2016". The Roar. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
    11. ↑ "Executive Committee confirms EURO 2016 venues". UEFA.com. 25 January 2013.
    12. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 base camp catalogue launched". UEFA. 5 September 2014.
    13. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
    14. ↑ "UEFA Euro 2016 – Statistics – UEFA EURO 2016 in numbers". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.com). Retrieved 11 June 2016.
    15. ↑ "UEFA Euro 2016 – adidas Golden Boot – Golden Boot leaders". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.com). Retrieved 14 June 2016.
    16. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament revealed". UEFA. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
    17. ↑ "adidas on board for UEFA EURO 2012". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
    18. ↑ UEFA. "Carlsberg signs as Official Sponsor for UEFA national team competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
    19. ↑ "Coca-Cola signs for Euro 2012, 2016". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
    20. ↑ "Continental to sponsor Euro 2012 and 2016". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
    21. ↑ "Hisense signs as UEFA EURO 2016 global sponsor". UEFA.org. UEFA. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
    22. ↑ "Hyundai-Kia joins as official sponsor for UEFA Euro 2012™ and UEFA Euro 2016™". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
    23. ↑ "McDonald's signed up as official Euro sponsor". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
    24. ↑ "Orange joins Uefa Euro 2016 as global partner". SportsPro. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
    25. ↑ "SOCAR signs as Official Sponsor for UEFA national team competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
    26. ↑ "Turkish Airlines joins UEFA EURO 2016 as Official Airline Partner". UEFA.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
    27. ↑ "Abritel-HomeAway: EURO's sixth national sponsor". UEFA.org. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
    28. ↑ "Crédit Agricole joins EURO national sponsors". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
    29. ↑ "FDJ is first UEFA EURO 2016 national sponsor". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
    30. ↑ "La Poste to deliver Uefa Euro 2016 tickets". SportsPro. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
    31. ↑ "Recruiter PROMAN signed up as EURO sponsor". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
    32. ↑ "SNCF arrives as fourth national EURO sponsor". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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