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 Austria Russia Sweden Montenegro Liechtenstein Moldova
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
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
Austria 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 48,500
Montenegro 2–0 Moldova
 Report
Attendance: 8,759
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Liechtenstein 0–0 Montenegro
Report
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
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
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Russia 1–1 Moldova
 Report
Attendance: 30,017[6]
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
Sweden 2–0 Liechtenstein
 Report
Attendance: 22,528
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
Austria 1–0 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 47,500
Moldova 0–1 Liechtenstein
Report
Attendance: 6,843
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
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
  • Boghiu 43'
Attendance: 2,080
Referee: Libor Kovařík (Czech Republic)
Russia 0–1 Austria
Report
Attendance: 33,750
Sweden 3–1 Montenegro
 Report
Attendance: 32,224
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Russia 1–0 Sweden
 Report
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]
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
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
  • Cebotaru 85'
 Report
Attendance: 10,244[16]
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)
Montenegro 2–3 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 7,107[17]
Austria 3–0 Liechtenstein
 Report
Attendance: 48,500[18]
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
Russia 2–0 Montenegro
 Report
Attendance: 35,604[19]
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

  • Liechtenstein Martin Büchel (against Russia)
  • Liechtenstein Franz Burgmeier (against Russia)
  • Moldova Petru Racu (against Montenegro)

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)
 AustriaMarc JankoRed card vs Moldova (9 October 2014)vs Montenegro (12 October 2014)
 LiechtensteinMario FrickYellow card vs Russia (8 September 2014)
Yellow card vs Montenegro (9 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Sweden (12 October 2014)		vs Moldova (15 November 2014)
Sandro WieserYellow card vs Russia (8 September 2014)
Yellow card vs Moldova (14 June 2015)
Yellow card vs Montenegro (5 September 2015)		vs Russia (8 September 2015)
Daniel KaufmannRed card vs Russia (8 September 2015)vs Sweden (9 October 2015)
 MoldovaAlexandru GațcanYellow card vs Sweden (27 March 2015)
Yellow card vs Liechtenstein (14 June 2015)
Yellow card vs Montenegro (8 September 2015)		vs Russia (9 October 2015)
Victor GolovatencoYellow card vs Russia (12 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Sweden (27 March 2015)
Yellow card vs Montenegro (8 September 2015)		vs Russia (9 October 2015)
 MontenegroMarko SimićYellow card vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Austria (12 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Sweden (14 June 2015)		vs Liechtenstein (5 September 2015)
Mirko VučinićYellow card Red card vs Austria (9 October 2015)vs Russia (12 October 2015)
 SwedenAndreas GranqvistYellow card Yellow-red card vs Moldova (27 March 2015)vs Montenegro (14 June 2015)
Kim KällströmYellow card vs Austria (8 September 2014)
Yellow card vs Montenegro (15 November 2014)
Yellow card 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 at 0–0 due to crowd violence and a scuffle between players. 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.

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.
  5. "Moldova vs. Austria". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. "Матчи. Турниры сборных. Официальный сайт РФС". rfs.ru. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  7. "Russia given 3-0 win over Montenegro after suspended game". Sky Sports. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. "Montenegro v Russia abandoned after crowd trouble, players clash". 27 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  9. "Russia given abandoned Montenegro tie by forfeit after riot". BBC Sport. 8 April 2015.
  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.
  21. "Russia claim Euro 2016 berth". SuperSpot. 12 October 2015.
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