53 teams competed for 23 places in the finals of Euro Cup 2016 to join France, who being the hosts have automatically qualified for the finals. Out of these teams, Gibraltar qualified for the first time since its affiliation to UEFA in 2013. The 25 teams have been segregated into eight groups comprising six teams with each group including five teams.
The group winners, runners-up and the best third-placed team would directly qualify for the final tournament with the remaining eight third-placed teams contesting two-legged play-offs for determination of the last four qualifiers.
It is interesting to know that 13 of the 16 teams (including hosts France) that qualified for Euro Cup 2012 were successful in qualifying for the 2016 final tournament.
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Teams Qualified for Euro Cup 2016 |
| Team | Group |
|---|---|
| Albania | Group A |
| France | Group A |
| Romania | Group A |
| Switzerland | Group A |
| England | Group B |
| Russia | Group B |
| Russia | Group B |
| Wales | Group B |
| Germany | Group C |
| Ukraine | Group C |
| Poland | Group C |
| Northern Ireland | Group C |
| Spain | Group D |
| Czech Republic | Group D |
| Turkey | Group D |
| Croatia | Group D |
| Belgium | Group E |
| Italy | Group E |
| Republic of Ireland | Group E |
| Sweden | Group E |
| Portugal | Group F |
| Iceland | Group F |
| Austria | Group F |
| Hungary | Group F |
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