UEFA Euro 2016

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.

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) Antoine Griezmann (6 goals)[1]
Best player(s) Antoine Griezmann[2]
Best young player Renato Sanches[3]

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

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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying


Country Qualified on Previous appearances[n 1]
 Albania 11 October 2015 0 (first time qualifying)
Austria 8 September 2015 1 (2008)
 Belgium 10 October 2015 4 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000)
Croatia 13 October 2015 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Czech Republic 6 September 2015 8 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
England 5 September 2015 8 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012)
France (host) 28 May 2010 8 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Germany 11 October 2015 11 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Hungary 15 November 2015 2 (1964, 1972)
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

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

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

Team base camps
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]

TeamLocation
 AlbaniaPerros-Guirec
 AustriaMallemort
 BelgiumBordeaux
 CroatiaDeauville
 Czech RepublicTours
 EnglandChantilly
 FranceClairefontaine-en-Yvelines
 GermanyÉvian-les-Bains
 HungaryTourrettes
 IcelandAnnecy-le-Vieux
 ItalyMontpellier
 Northern IrelandSaint-Georges-de-Reneins
 PolandLa Baule-Escoublac
 PortugalMarcoussis
 Republic of IrelandVersailles
 RomaniaOrry-la-Ville
 RussiaCroissy-sur-Seine
 SlovakiaVichy
 SpainSaint-Martin-de-Ré
 SwedenSaint-Nazaire
  SwitzerlandJuvignac
 TurkeySaint-Cyr-sur-Mer
 UkraineAix-en-Provence
 WalesDinard

Group Stage

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 France 321041+37
2 Switzerland 312021+15
3 Albania 310213–23
4 Romania 301224–21
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wales 320163+36
2 England 312032+15
3 Slovakia 31113304
4 Russia 301226–41
11 June 2016
Wales 2 – 1 Slovakia
England 1 – 1 Russia
15 June 2016
Russia 1 – 2 Slovakia
16 June 2016
England 2 – 1 Wales
20 June 2016
Slovakia 0 – 0 England
Russia 0 – 3 Wales

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany 321030+37
2 Poland 321020+27
3 Northern Ireland 31022203
4 Ukraine 300305−50
12 June 2016
Poland 1 − 0 Northern Ireland
Germany 2 − 0 Ukraine
16 June 2016
Ukraine 0 – 2 Northern Ireland
Germany 0 – 0 Poland
21 June 2016
Ukraine 0 − 1 Poland
Northern Ireland 0 − 1 Germany

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croatia 321053+27
2 Spain 320152+36
3 Turkey 310224−23
4 Czech Republic 301225−31
12 June 2016
Turkey 0 − 1 Croatia
13 June 2016
Spain 1 − 0 Czech Republic
17 June 2016
Czech Republic 2 − 2 Croatia
Spain 3 − 0 Turkey
21 June 2016
Czech Republic 0 − 2 Turkey
Croatia 2 − 1 Spain

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Italy 320131+26
2 Belgium 320142+26
3 Republic of Ireland 311124−24
4 Sweden 301213−21
  • 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
Belgium 0 − 2 Italy
17 June 2016
Italy 1 − 0 Sweden
18 June 2016
Belgium 3 − 0 Republic of Ireland
22 June 2016
Italy 0 − 1 Republic of Ireland
Sweden 0 − 1 Belgium

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hungary 312064+25
2 Iceland 312043+15
3 Portugal 30304403
4 Austria 301214−31
14 June 2016
Austria 0 − 2 Hungary
Portugal 1 − 1 Iceland
18 June 2016
Iceland 1 − 1 Hungary
Portugal 0 − 0 Austria
22 June 2016
Iceland 2 − 1 Austria
Hungary 3 − 3 Portugal

Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Slovakia 31113304
2 Republic of Ireland 311124−24
3 Portugal 30304403
4  Northern Ireland 31022203
5 Turkey 310224−23
6  Albania 310213−23

Knockout stage
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  1  
  France  5
27 June – Nice
    Iceland  2  
  England  1
  Iceland  2  

Round of 16
Switzerland  1–1 (a.e.t.) Poland
Shaqiri  82' Report Błaszczykowski  39'
Penalties
 4–5
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 38,842[13]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland
McAuley  75' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 44,342
Croatia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report Quaresma  117'
Attendance: 33,523
France 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Griezmann  58', 61' Report Brady  2' (pen)
Attendance: 56,279
Germany 3–0 Slovakia
Boateng  8'
Gómez  43'
Draxler  63'		 Report
Attendance: 44,312
Hungary 0–4Belgium 
Report Alderweireld  10'
Batshuayi  78'
Hazard  80'
Carrasco  90+1'
Attendance: 28,921
Italy 2–0 Spain
Chiellini  33'
Pellè  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 76,165
England 1–2 Iceland
Rooney  4' (pen) Report Sigurðsson  6'
Sigþórsson  18'
Attendance: 33,901

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

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

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

Statistics

Goalscorers
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Birkir Már Sævarsson (playing against Hungary)
  • Gareth McAuley (playing against Wales)
  • Ciaran Clark (playing against Sweden)

Source: UEFA[14][15]

Final rankings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Portugal 734095+413
2  France 7511135+816
Eliminated in the Semi-finals
3  Wales 6402106+412
4  Germany 632173+411
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
5  Italy 531162+410
6  Belgium 530295+49
7  Poland 523042+29
8  Iceland 522189–18
Eliminated in the Round of 16
9  Croatia 421154+17
10  Spain 420254+16
11   Switzerland 413032+16
12  England 41214405
13  Hungary 412168–25
14 Republic of Ireland 411236–34
 Slovakia 411236–34
16  Northern Ireland 410323–13
Eliminated in the Group stage
17  Turkey 310224–23
18  Albania 310213–23
19  Romania 301224–21
20  Sweden 301213–21
21  Czech Republic 301225–31
22  Austria 301214–31
23  Russia 301226–41
24  Ukraine 300305–50
  • 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

    Source:[16]

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

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