The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament. [1] Group H consisted of six teams: Italy, Croatia, Norway, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, and Malta, [2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. [3]
The top two teams, Italy and Croatia, qualified directly for the finals. As third-placed Norway weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they lost to Hungary and thus failed to qualify.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 24 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 20 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 19 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 11 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
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).
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Italy ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Croatia ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Azerbaijan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Azerbaijan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Croatia ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Norway ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Azerbaijan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Azerbaijan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Bulgaria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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There were 68 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.27 goals per match.
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [3]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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Maksim Medvedev | ![]() |
vs Bulgaria (9 September 2014) |
Badavi Guseynov | ![]() |
vs Bulgaria (13 October 2015) | |
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Petar Zanev | ![]() ![]() |
vs Azerbaijan (9 September 2014) |
Svetoslav Dyakov | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Croatia (10 October 2015) | |
Yordan Minev | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Croatia (10 October 2015) | |
Iliyan Mitsanski | ![]() |
vs Croatia (10 October 2015) vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2015) | |
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Josip Šimunić | Discriminatory behaviour vs Iceland (19 November 2013) [27] | vs Malta (9 September 2014) vs Bulgaria (10 October 2014) vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2014) vs Italy (16 November 2014) vs Norway (28 March 2015) vs Italy (12 June 2015) vs Azerbaijan (3 September 2015) |
Ante Rebić | ![]() |
vs Malta (9 September 2014) | |
Vedran Ćorluka | ![]() ![]() |
vs Italy (12 June 2015) | |
Darijo Srna | ![]() ![]() |
vs Azerbaijan (3 September 2015) | |
Mateo Kovačić | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Norway (6 September 2015) | |
Ivica Olić | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Bulgaria (10 October 2015) | |
Duje Čop | ![]() |
vs Malta (13 October 2015) | |
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Claudio Marchisio | ![]() |
vs Norway (9 September 2014) |
Leonardo Bonucci | ![]() |
vs Croatia (16 November 2014) | |
Daniele De Rossi | ![]() |
vs Azerbaijan (10 October 2015) vs Norway (13 October 2015) | |
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Steve Borg | ![]() |
vs Norway (10 October 2014) vs Italy (13 October 2014) vs Bulgaria (16 November 2014) |
Michael Mifsud | ![]() |
vs Bulgaria (16 November 2014) vs Azerbaijan (28 March 2015) | |
Paul Fenech | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Azerbaijan (6 September 2015) | |
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Tarik Elyounoussi | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Azerbaijan (12 June 2015) |
The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament. [1] Group H consisted of six teams: Italy, Croatia, Norway, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, and Malta, [2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. [3]
The top two teams, Italy and Croatia, qualified directly for the finals. As third-placed Norway weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they lost to Hungary and thus failed to qualify.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 24 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 20 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 19 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 11 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
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).
Azerbaijan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Italy ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Croatia ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Azerbaijan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Azerbaijan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Croatia ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Norway ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Azerbaijan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Azerbaijan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Bulgaria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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There were 68 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.27 goals per match.
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [3]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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Maksim Medvedev | ![]() |
vs Bulgaria (9 September 2014) |
Badavi Guseynov | ![]() |
vs Bulgaria (13 October 2015) | |
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Petar Zanev | ![]() ![]() |
vs Azerbaijan (9 September 2014) |
Svetoslav Dyakov | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Croatia (10 October 2015) | |
Yordan Minev | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Croatia (10 October 2015) | |
Iliyan Mitsanski | ![]() |
vs Croatia (10 October 2015) vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2015) | |
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Josip Šimunić | Discriminatory behaviour vs Iceland (19 November 2013) [27] | vs Malta (9 September 2014) vs Bulgaria (10 October 2014) vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2014) vs Italy (16 November 2014) vs Norway (28 March 2015) vs Italy (12 June 2015) vs Azerbaijan (3 September 2015) |
Ante Rebić | ![]() |
vs Malta (9 September 2014) | |
Vedran Ćorluka | ![]() ![]() |
vs Italy (12 June 2015) | |
Darijo Srna | ![]() ![]() |
vs Azerbaijan (3 September 2015) | |
Mateo Kovačić | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Norway (6 September 2015) | |
Ivica Olić | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Bulgaria (10 October 2015) | |
Duje Čop | ![]() |
vs Malta (13 October 2015) | |
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Claudio Marchisio | ![]() |
vs Norway (9 September 2014) |
Leonardo Bonucci | ![]() |
vs Croatia (16 November 2014) | |
Daniele De Rossi | ![]() |
vs Azerbaijan (10 October 2015) vs Norway (13 October 2015) | |
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Steve Borg | ![]() |
vs Norway (10 October 2014) vs Italy (13 October 2014) vs Bulgaria (16 November 2014) |
Michael Mifsud | ![]() |
vs Bulgaria (16 November 2014) vs Azerbaijan (28 March 2015) | |
Paul Fenech | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Azerbaijan (6 September 2015) | |
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Tarik Elyounoussi | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
vs Azerbaijan (12 June 2015) |