UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament
France Host 28 May 2010 8 ( 1960 , 1984 , 1992 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 )
England Group E winner 5 September 2015 8 ( 1968 , 1980 , 1988 , 1992 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2012 )
Czech Republic Group A winner 6 September 2015 8 ( 1960 , 1976 , 1980 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 )
Iceland Group A runner-up 6 September 2015 0 ( debut )
Austria Group G winner 8 September 2015 1 ( 2008 )
Northern Ireland Group F winner 8 October 2015 0 ( debut )
Portugal Group I winner 8 October 2015 6 ( 1984 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 )
Spain Group C winner 9 October 2015 9 ( 1964 , 1980 , 1984 , 1988 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 )
Switzerland Group E runner-up 9 October 2015 3 ( 1996 , 2004 , 2008 )
Italy Group H winner 10 October 2015 8 ( 1968 , 1980 , 1988 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 )
Belgium Group B winner 10 October 2015 4 ( 1972 , 1980 , 1984 , 2000 )
Wales Group B runner-up 10 October 2015 0 ( debut )
Romania Group F runner-up 11 October 2015 4 ( 1984 , 1996 , 2000 , 2008 )
Albania Group I runner-up 11 October 2015 0 ( debut )
Germany Group D winner 11 October 2015 11 ( 1972 , 1976 , 1980 , 1984 , 1988 , 1992 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 )
Poland Group D runner-up 11 October 2015 2 ( 2008 , 2012 )
Russia Group G runner-up 12 October 2015 10 ( 1960 , 1964 , 1968 , 1972 , 1988 , 1992 , 1996 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 )
Slovakia Group C runner-up 12 October 2015 0 ( debut )
Croatia Group H runner-up 13 October 2015 4 ( 1996 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 )
Turkey Best third-placed team 13 October 2015 3 ( 1996 , 2000 , 2008 )
Qualified teams
Team qualified for UEFA Euro 2016 Team failed to qualify
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. 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.