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UEFA Euro 2016
Championnat d'Europe de football 2016 (in French)
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates10 June – 10 July 2016[1][2]
Teams24
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
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The 2016 UEFA European Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2016, will be the 15th European Championship for men's national football teams organised by UEFA. It is scheduled to be held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016.

For the first time, the European Championship final tournament will be contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that had been used since 1996.[3] Under this new format, the finalists will contest a group stage consisting of six groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage including three rounds and the final. As hosts, France have automatically qualified for the final tournament, while the other 53 national teams will compete in a qualifying competition, running from September 2014 to November 2015, to secure the remaining 23 places. Among these teams are back-to-back defending champions Spain, and for the first time since their affiliation with UEFA, Gibraltar.

France was chosen as the host on 28 May 2010, after a bidding process in which they beat Italy and Turkey for the right to host the 2016 finals.[4][5] The matches will be played in ten stadia in ten cities: Bordeaux, Lens, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Saint-Denis, St-Etienne, and Toulouse. It will be the third time that France hosts the tournament, after the inaugural tournament in 1960 and the 1984 finals. The French team have won the European Championship two times: in 1984 and 2000.

The winners will earn the right to participate in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Russia. If Germany or Russia win, however, the runner-up will qualify as Germany have already qualified due to winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and Russia have qualified as hosts. If both Germany and Russia reach the final, the qualifier will be drawn from the losing semi-finalists.

Venues[edit]

Initially, twelve stadia were presented for the French bid, chosen on 28 May 2010. These venues were to be whittled down to nine by the end of May 2011, but it was suggested in June 2011 that eleven venues might be used.[6] The French Football Federation had to choose which nine stadia would actually be used. The choice for the first seven was undisputed – France's national stadium, the Stade de France, four newly constructed stadia in Lille, Lyon, Nice and Bordeaux, and those of the biggest cities, Paris and Marseille. The last two remaining places, after Strasbourg opted out for financial reasons following relegation,[7] were chosen to be Lens and Nancy in the first round of voting, instead of Saint-Étienne and Toulouse, chosen as reserve stadia. In June 2011, the number of host venues was increased to eleven because of the new tournament format which sees 24 teams taking part, instead of just 16.[8][9] The decision means that the reserve cities of Toulouse and St-Étienne joined the list of hosts. However, in December 2011, Nancy announced its withdrawal from the tournament, after the stadium's renovation fell through,[10] so ten host cities will now be used. The Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes and the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, venues which had been used for the 1998 World Cup, were also not chosen. The final list of the ten venues was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee on 25 January 2013.[11]

Saint-Denis 2 5 Marseille 1 2 3 4 Lyon 1 2 4 5 Lille
Stade de France Stade Vélodrome Stade des Lumières Stade Pierre-Mauroy
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 (Stade des Lumières) 50°36′43″N 3°07′50″E / 50.61194°N 3.13056°E / 50.61194; 3.13056 (Stade Pierre-Mauroy)
Capacity: 81,338 Capacity: 67,500
(upgraded) 		Capacity: 58,215
(new stadium) 		Capacity: 50,186
(new stadium)
 
 
Paris 1 2 3 4 Bordeaux 1 2
Parc des Princes Stade Bordeaux-Atlantique
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: 47,000
(upgraded) 		Capacity: 42,052
(new stadium)
   
Saint-Étienne 2 4 5 Nice Lens 2 4 Toulouse 1 2
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Allianz Riviera Stade Félix-Bollaert Stadium Municipal
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) 43°34′59″N 1°26′3″E / 43.58306°N 1.43417°E / 43.58306; 1.43417 (Toulouse)
Capacity: 41,965
(upgraded) 		Capacity: 35,624
(new stadium) 		Capacity: 38,223
(upgraded) 		Capacity: 33,300
(upgraded)

Note: Capacity figures are those for matches at UEFA Euro 2016 and are not necessarily the total capacity that the stadium is capable of holding.

^1 – Host city at the 1938 World Cup
^2 – Host city at the 1998 World Cup
^3 – Host city at the 1960 European Nations' Cup
^4 – Host city at Euro 1984
^5 – Host city at the 2003 Confederations Cup
^6 – All capacities are approximate

Knockout phase structure[edit]

In the round of 16, UEFA have arranged the match-ups to take place as follows:[12]

  • Match 1: Runner-up Group A v Runner-up Group C
  • Match 2: Winner Group D v 3rd Place Group B/E/F
  • Match 3: Winner Group B v 3rd Place Group A/C/D
  • Match 4: Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E
  • Match 5: Winner Group C v 3rd Place Group A/B/F
  • Match 6: Winner Group E v Runner-up Group D
  • Match 7: Winner Group A v 3rd Place Group C/D/E
  • Match 8: Runner-up Group B v Runner-up Group F

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualify for the round of 16:[12]

Four best 3rd-placed teams Winner Group A v Winner Group B v Winner Group C v Winner Group D v
A B C D 3rd Place Group C 3rd Place Group D 3rd Place Group A 3rd Place Group B
A B C E 3rd Place Group C 3rd Place Group A 3rd Place Group B 3rd Place Group E
A B C F 3rd Place Group C 3rd Place Group A 3rd Place Group B 3rd Place Group F
A B D E 3rd Place Group D 3rd Place Group A 3rd Place Group B 3rd Place Group E
A B D F 3rd Place Group D 3rd Place Group A 3rd Place Group B 3rd Place Group F
A B E F 3rd Place Group E 3rd Place Group A 3rd Place Group B 3rd Place Group F
A C D E 3rd Place Group C 3rd Place Group D 3rd Place Group A 3rd Place Group E
A C D F 3rd Place Group C 3rd Place Group D 3rd Place Group A 3rd Place Group F
A C E F 3rd Place Group C 3rd Place Group A 3rd Place Group F 3rd Place Group E
A D E F 3rd Place Group D 3rd Place Group A 3rd Place Group F 3rd Place Group E
B C D E 3rd Place Group C 3rd Place Group D 3rd Place Group B 3rd Place Group E
B C D F 3rd Place Group C 3rd Place Group D 3rd Place Group B 3rd Place Group F
B C E F 3rd Place Group E 3rd Place Group C 3rd Place Group B 3rd Place Group F
B D E F 3rd Place Group E 3rd Place Group D 3rd Place Group B 3rd Place Group F
C D E F 3rd Place Group C 3rd Place Group D 3rd Place Group F 3rd Place Group E

The quarter-final match-ups are:[12]

  • Quarter-final 1: Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2
  • Quarter-final 2: Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4
  • Quarter-final 3: Winner Match 5 v Winner Match 6
  • Quarter-final 4: Winner Match 7 v Winner Match 8

The semi-final match-ups are:[12]

  • Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 2
  • Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 3 v Winner Quarter-final 4

The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2. Same as every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there is no third-place match.

Group stage[edit]

UEFA announced the schedule of the tournament on 25 April 2014.[13][14] All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 June 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France Match 1 Italy
Scotland Match 2 Austria
Italy Match 14 Austria
France Match 15 Scotland
Italy Match 25 Scotland
Austria Match 26 France

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 June 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Poland Match 3 Iceland
Netherlands Match 4 Romania
Romania Match 13 Iceland
Netherlands Match 16 Poland
Romania Match 27 Poland
Iceland Match 28 Netherlands

Group C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 June 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Czech Republic Match 6 Wales
Belgium Match 7 Albania
Albania Match 17 Wales
Belgium Match 18 Czech Republic
Albania Match 29 Czech Republic
Wales Match 30 Belgium

Group D[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 June 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Denmark Match 5 Croatia
England Match 8 Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Match 20 Croatia
England Match 21 Croatia
Northern Ireland Match 31 Denmark
Croatia Match 32 England

Group E[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 June 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal Match 9 Ukraine
Germany Match 10 Sweden
Sweden Match 19 Ukraine
Germany Match 22 Portugal
Sweden Match 35 Portugal
Ukraine Match 36 Germany

Group F[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 June 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Russia Match 11 Slovakia
Spain Match 12  Switzerland
Switzerland Match 23 Slovakia
Spain Match 24 Russia
Switzerland Match 33 Russia
Slovakia Match 34 Spain

Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

{{UEFA Euro 2016 third-placed table}}

Knockout phase[edit]

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[15]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
25 June – Saint-Étienne
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 
30 June – Marseille
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Winner Match 37
 
25 June – Lens
 
Winner Match 39
 
Winner Group D
 
6 July – Lyon
 
3rd Group B / E / F
 
Winner Match 45
 
25 June – Paris
 
Winner Match 46
 
Winner Group B
 
1 July – Lille
 
3rd Group A / C / D
 
Winner Match 38
 
26 June – Toulouse
 
Winner Match 42
 
Winner Group F
 
10 July – Saint-Denis
 
Runner-up Group E
 
Winner Match 49
 
26 June – Lille
 
Winner Match 50
 
Winner Group E
 
2 July – Bordeaux
 
Runner-up Group D
 
Winner Match 41
 
27 June – Saint-Denis
 
Winner Match 43
 
Winner Group C
 
7 July – Marseille
 
3rd Group A / B / F
 
Winner Match 47
 
26 June – Lyon
 
Winner Match 48
 
Winner Group A
 
3 July – Saint-Denis
 
3rd Group C / D / E
 
Winner Match 40
 
27 June – Nice
 
Winner Match 44
 
Runner-up Group B
 
 
Runner-up Group F
 

Round of 16[edit]

Runner-up Group AMatch 37Runner-up Group C
Winner Group BMatch 383rd Group A / C / D
Winner Group DMatch 393rd Group B / E / F
Winner Group AMatch 403rd Group C / D / E
Winner Group CMatch 413rd Group A / B / F
Winner Group FMatch 42Runner-up Group E
Winner Group EMatch 43Runner-up Group D
Runner-up Group BMatch 44Runner-up Group F

Quarter-finals[edit]

Winner Match 37Match 45Winner Match 39
Winner Match 38Match 46Winner Match 42
Winner Match 41Match 47Winner Match 43
Winner Match 40Match 48Winner Match 44

Semi-finals[edit]

Winner Match 45Match 49Winner Match 46
Winner Match 47Match 50Winner Match 48

Final[edit]

Winner Match 49Match 51Winner Match 50

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UEFA EURO 2016: key dates and milestones". UEFA.com. 1 February 2013.
  2. ^ "UEFA EURO 2016 steering group meets in Paris". UEFA.com. 23 October 2012.
  3. ^ "UEFA approves 24-team Euro from 2016". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  4. ^ Chaplin, Mark (12 December 2008). "2016 bidding process given green light". UEFA.com. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  5. ^ "France beat Turkey and Italy to stage Euro 2016". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  6. ^ "France To Host Euro 2016 at Eleven Venues". Supersport. Reuters. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Strasbourg se rétracte". Sport24 (in French). 29 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Bisson, Mark (17 June 2011). "France gets go-ahead to stage Euro 2016 in 11 host cities". World Football Insider. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  9. ^ "France to host Euro 2016 at 11 venues". Reuters. Dawn. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Nancy renonce à accueillir l'Euro 2016". Agence France-Presse (in French). Le Monde. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Executive Committee confirms EURO 2016 venues". UEFA.com. 25 January 2013.
  12. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Euro2016 Regulations was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "UEFA EURO 2016 match schedule announced". UEFA.com. 25 April 2014.
  14. ^ "UEFA Euro 2016 Match Schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference regulations was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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