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 country	France
Dates	10 June – 10 July
Teams	24
Venue(s)	10 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	51
Goals scored	108 (2.12 per match)
Attendance	2,427,303 (47,594 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Antoine Griezmann (6 goals)[1]
Best player(s)	Antoine Griezmann[2]
Best young player	Renato Sanches[3]
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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
Stade de France	Stade Vélodrome	Parc Olympique Lyonnais
48°55′28″N 2°21′36″E	43°16′11″N 5°23′45″E	45°45′56″N 4°58′52″E
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	48°50′29″N 2°15′11″E	44°53′50″N 0°33′43″W
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	43°42′25″N 7°11′40″E	50°25′58.26″N 2°48′53.47″E
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard	Allianz Riviera	Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Capacity: 41,965 (upgraded)	Capacity: 35,624 (new stadium)	Capacity: 38,223 (upgraded)
Saint-Denis Paris Lens Lyon Bordeaux Lille Saint-Étienne Toulouse Marseille Nice UEFA Euro 2016 (France)		Toulouse
		43°34′59″N 1°26′3″E
		Stadium Municipal
		Capacity: 33,150 (upgraded)

Team base camps

Perros-Guirec

Mallemort

Bordeaux

Deauville

Tours

Chantilly

Évian-les-Bains

Tourrettes

Annecy-le-Vieux

Montpellier

Saint-Georges-de-Reneins

La Baule-Escoublac

Orry-la-Ville

Vichy

Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Saint-Nazaire

Juvignac

Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer

Aix-en-Provence

Dinard

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

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	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
2	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Albania	3	1	0	2	1	3	–2	3
4	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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wales	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
2	England	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
3	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Russia	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1

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	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
2	Poland	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
3	Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
4	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

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	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Turkey	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

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	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
4	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
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	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
2	Iceland	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
3	Portugal	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3
4	Austria	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

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	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
2	Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
3	Portugal	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3
4	Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
5	Turkey	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
6	Albania	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3

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
Lichtsteiner Xhaka Shaqiri Schär Rodríguez	4–5	Lewandowski Milik Glik Błaszczykowski Krychowiak

25 June 2016 (2016-06-25)

15:00

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 38,842^[13]

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

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Wales	1–0	Northern Ireland
McAuley  75' (o.g.)	Report

25 June 2016

Paris

Attendance: 44,342

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Croatia	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Portugal
	Report	Quaresma  117'

25 June 2016

Lens

Attendance: 33,523

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France	2–1	Republic of Ireland
Griezmann  58', 61'	Report	Brady  2' (pen)

26 June 2016

Lyon

Attendance: 56,279

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Germany	3–0	Slovakia
Boateng  8' Gómez  43' Draxler  63'	Report

26 June 2016

Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Attendance: 44,312

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Hungary	0–4	Belgium
	Report	Alderweireld  10' Batshuayi  78' Hazard  80' Carrasco  90+1'

26 June 2016

Toulouse

Attendance: 28,921

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Italy	2–0	Spain
Chiellini  33' Pellè  90+1'	Report

27 June 2016

Saint-Denis

Attendance: 76,165

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England	1–2	Iceland
Rooney  4' (pen)	Report	Sigurðsson  6' Sigþórsson  18'

27 June 2016

Nice

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

30 June 2016

Marseille

Attendance: 62,940

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Wales	3–1	Belgium
Williams  31' Robson-Kanu  55' Vokes  86'	Report	Nainggolan  13'

1 July 2016

Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Attendance: 45,936

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Germany	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Italy
Özil  65'	Report	Bonucci  78' (pen)
Penalties
	6–5

2 July 2016

Bordeaux

Attendance: 38,764

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France	5–2	Iceland
Giroud  12', 59' Pogba  20' Payet  43' Griezmann  45'	Report	Sigþórsson  56' Bjarnason  84'

3 July 2016

Saint-Denis

Attendance: 76,833

Semi-finals

Portugal	2–0	Wales
Ronaldo  50' Nani  53'	Report

6 July 2016

Lyon

Attendance: 55,679

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Germany	0–2	France
	Report	Griezmann  45+2' (pen.), 72'

7 July 2016

Marseille

Attendance: 64,078

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Final

Portugal	1–0 (a.e.t.)	France
Éder  109'	Report

10 July 2016

Saint-Denis

Attendance: 75,868

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals

• Antoine Griezmann

3 goals

• Olivier Giroud
• Dimitri Payet
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Nani
• Álvaro Morata
• Gareth Bale

2 goals

• Romelu Lukaku
• Radja Nainggolan
• Ivan Perišić
• Mario Gómez
• Balázs Dzsudzsák
• Birkir Bjarnason
• Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
• Graziano Pellè
• Jakub Błaszczykowski
• Robbie Brady
• Bogdan Stancu
• Hal Robson-Kanu

1 goal

• Armando Sadiku
• Alessandro Schöpf
• Toby Alderweireld
• Michy Batshuayi
• Yannick Ferreira Carrasco
• Eden Hazard
• Axel Witsel
• Nikola Kalinić
• Luka Modrić
• Ivan Rakitić
• Tomáš Necid
• Milan Škoda
• Eric Dier
• Wayne Rooney
• Daniel Sturridge
• Jamie Vardy
• Paul Pogba
• Jérôme Boateng
• Julian Draxler
• Shkodran Mustafi
• Mesut Özil
• Bastian Schweinsteiger
• Zoltán Gera
• Zoltán Stieber
• Ádám Szalai
• Jón Daði Böðvarsson
• Gylfi Sigurðsson
• Ragnar Sigurðsson
• Arnór Ingvi Traustason
• Leonardo Bonucci
• Giorgio Chiellini
• Éder
• Emanuele Giaccherini
• Gareth McAuley
• Niall McGinn
• Robert Lewandowski
• Arkadiusz Milik
• Éder
• Ricardo Quaresma
• Renato Sanches
• Wes Hoolahan
• Vasili Berezutski
• Denis Glushakov
• Ondrej Duda
• Marek Hamšík
• Vladimír Weiss
• Nolito
• Gerard Piqué
• Admir Mehmedi
• Fabian Schär
• Xherdan Shaqiri
• Ozan Tufan
• Burak Yılmaz
• Aaron Ramsey
• Neil Taylor
• Sam Vokes
• Ashley Williams

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	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	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

• Goalkeeper:
  • Rui Patrício
• Defenders:
  • Jerome Boateng
  • Raphaël Guerreiro
  • Joshua Kimmich
  • Pepe
• Midfielders:
  • Joe Allen
  • Toni Kroos
  • Dimitri Payet
  • Aaron Ramsey
• Forwards:
  • Antoine Griezmann
  • Cristiano Ronaldo

Source:^[16]

Sponsorship

Turkish Airlines aeroplane, decorated with UEFA EURO 2016 emblems.

Global sponsors	National sponsors
Adidas[17] Carlsberg[18] Coca-Cola[19] Continental[20] Hisense[21] Hyundai–Kia[22] McDonald's[23] Orange[24] SOCAR[25] Turkish Airlines[26]	Abritel–HomeAway[27] fr:Crédit Agricole[28] Française des Jeux[29] La Poste[30] fr:PROMAN[31] fr:SNCF[32]