UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
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The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament was a football competition that was played from September 2014 to November 2015 to determine the 23 UEFA member men's national teams joining the automatically qualified host team France in the UEFA Euro 2016 final tournament.[1][2]
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 7 September 2014 – 17 November 2015 |
Teams | 53 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 268 |
Goals scored | 694 (2.59 per match)[note 1] |
Attendance | 5,735,330 (21,400 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Robert Lewandowski (13 goals) |
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A total of 53 national teams participated in this qualifying process, with Gibraltar taking part for the first time. The draw took place at the Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice, on 23 February 2014.[3][4]