2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage
The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage was played from 17 September to 10 December 2015. A total of 48 teams competed in the group stage to decide 24 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.[1]
Contents
Draw
The draw was held on 28 August 2015, 13:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[2][3] The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2015 UEFA club coefficients.[4][5][6] Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) for maximum television coverage.
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On each matchday, six groups play their matches at 19:00 CEST/CET, while the other six groups play their matches at 21:05 CEST/CET, with the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) alternating between each matchday. There are other restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g., Sporting CP and Belenenses, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş) in general do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams in certain countries (e.g., Belarus, Russia) do not play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather and simultaneous kick-off times).
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[7] Therefore, Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Pot 1) and Russian clubs Rubin Kazan (Pot 1), Lokomotiv Moscow and Krasnodar (both Pot 3) could not be drawn into the same group.
Teams
Below are the 48 teams which qualified for the group stage (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients),[4] grouped by their seeding pot.[8][9] They include 16 teams which enter in this stage, the 22 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losers of the Champions League play-off round.
Key to colours |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32 |
- Notes
- † Winners of the play-off round.
- CL Losers of the Champions League play-off round.
Format
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32, where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.[1]
Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 16.01):[1]
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- if, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 12 apply;
- superior goal difference in all group matches;
- higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
- higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
- higher number of wins in all group matches;
- higher number of away wins in all group matches;
- lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- higher club coefficient.
Groups
The matchdays are 17 September, 1 October, 22 October, 5 November, 26 November, and 10 December 2015.[10] The match kickoff times are 19:00 and 21:05 CEST/CET, except for six matches (certain matches in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia and Turkey) which are 17:00 CEST/CET.[11][12] Times up to 24 October 2015 (matchdays 1–3) are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times are CET (UTC+1).
Group A
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17 September 2015
19:00 |
Fenerbahçe | 1–3 | Molde |
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Nani 42' | Report | Høiland 36' (pen.) Elyounoussi 53' Linnes 65' |
Group B
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17 September 2015
19:00 |
Bordeaux | 1–1 | Liverpool |
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Jussiê 81' | Report | Lallana 65' |
Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Attendance: 35,328[25] Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
10 December 2015
19:00 |
Bordeaux | 2–2 | Rubin Kazan |
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Laborde 58' Rolán 63' |
Report | Kanunnikov 31' Ustinov 76' |
Group C
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17 September 2015
19:00 |
Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | Krasnodar |
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Ginter 45+1' Park Joo-ho 90+3' |
Report | Mamayev 12' |
5 November 2015
19:00 |
Borussia Dortmund | 4–0 | Gabala |
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Reus 28' Aubameyang 45' Zenjov 67' (o.g.) Mkhitaryan 70' |
Report |
- Notes
- ^ a b c Gabala played their home matches at Bakcell Arena, Baku instead of their regular stadium, City Stadium, Qabala.
Group D
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22 October 2015
21:05 |
Midtjylland | 1–4 | Napoli |
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Pušić 43' | Report | Callejón 19' Gabbiadini 31', 40' Higuaín 90+4' |
5 November 2015
19:00 |
Napoli | 5–0 | Midtjylland |
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El Kaddouri 13' Gabbiadini 23', 38' Maggio 54' Callejón 77' |
Report |
10 December 2015
19:00 |
Napoli | 5–2 | Legia Warsaw |
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Chalobah 32' Insigne 39' Callejón 57' Mertens 65', 90+1' |
Report | Vranješ 62' Prijović 90+2' |
- Notes
- ^ The Club Brugge v Napoli match was played behind closed doors due to the security situation in Belgium in the aftermath of the November 2015 Paris attacks.[61]
Group E
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17 September 2015
19:00 |
Rapid Wien | 2–1 | Villarreal |
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Schwab 50' S. Hofmann 53' (pen.) |
Report | Baptistão 45' |
22 October 2015
21:05 |
Rapid Wien | 3–2 | Viktoria Plzeň |
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S. Hofmann 34' Schaub 52' Petsos 68' |
Report | Ďuriš 12' Hrošovský 76' |
5 November 2015
19:00 |
Dinamo Minsk | 1–2 | Villarreal |
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Vitus 69' | Report | Soldado 72' (pen.) Palitsevich 86' (o.g.) |
10 December 2015
19:00 |
Viktoria Plzeň | 3–3 | Villarreal |
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Kolář 8' (pen.) Kovařík 65' Hořava 90' |
Report | Bakambu 40' Jonathan 62' Soriano 90+4' |
- Notes
- ^ a b c Dinamo Minsk played their home matches at Borisov Arena, Barysaw instead of their temporary stadium, Traktar Stadium, Minsk.
Group F
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22 October 2015
21:05 |
Braga | 3–2 | Marseille |
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Hassan 61' Eduardo 77' Alan 88' |
Report | Alessandrini 84' Batshuayi 87' |
10 December 2015
19:00 |
Slovan Liberec | 2–4 | Marseille |
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Bakoš 75' (pen.) Šural 76' |
Report | Batshuayi 14' N'Koudou 43' Barrada 48' Ocampos 90+4' |
Group G
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17 September 2015
21:05 |
Saint-Étienne | 2–2 | Rosenborg |
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Berić 4' Roux 87' (pen.) |
Report | Mikkelsen 16' Svensson 78' |
1 October 2015
19:00 |
Lazio | 3–2 | Saint-Étienne |
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Onazi 22' Hoedt 48' Biglia 80' |
Report | Sall 6' Monnet-Paquet 84' |
5 November 2015
21:05 |
Saint-Étienne | 3–0 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
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Monnet-Paquet 38' Berić 52' Hamouma 65' |
Report |
26 November 2015
19:00 |
Lazio | 3–1 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
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Candreva 4' Parolo 68' Đorđević 90+3' |
Report | Gama 65' |
- Notes
Group H
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17 September 2015
21:05 |
Sporting CP | 1–3 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
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Montero 50' | Report | Samedov 12', 56' Niasse 65' |
22 October 2015
19:00 |
Sporting CP | 5–1 | Skënderbeu Korçë |
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Aquilani 38' (pen.) Montero 41' (pen.) Matheus 64', 77' Figueiredo 69' |
Report | Jashanica 89' |
26 November 2015
19:00 |
Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–4 | Sporting CP |
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Maicon 5' Miranchuk 86' |
Report | Montero 20' Ruiz 38' Gelson 43' Matheus 60' |
10 December 2015
21:05 |
Skënderbeu Korçë | 0–3 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
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Report | Tarasov 18' Niasse 89' Samedov 90' |
- Notes
- ^ a b c Skënderbeu Korçë played their home matches at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan instead of their regular stadium, Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë.
Group I
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1 October 2015
19:00 |
Belenenses | 0–4 | Fiorentina |
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Report | Bernardeschi 18' Babacar 45+1' Tonel 83' (o.g.) Rossi 90' |
Group J
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17 September 2015
21:05 |
Anderlecht | 1–1 | Monaco |
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Gillet 11' | Report | L. Traoré 85' |
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
Attendance: 15,576[123] Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic) |
17 September 2015
21:05 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Qarabağ |
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Son Heung-min 28', 30' Lamela 86' |
Report | Almeida 7' (pen.) |
22 October 2015
19:00 |
Anderlecht | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Gillet 13' Okaka 75' |
Report | Eriksen 4' |
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
Attendance: 18,504[128] Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) |
26 November 2015
19:00 |
Qarabağ | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Report | Kane 78' |
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 28,000[132] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
10 December 2015
21:05 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Monaco |
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Lamela 2', 15', 38' Carroll 78' |
Report | El Shaarawy 61' |
Group K
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1 October 2015
19:00 |
Schalke 04 | 4–0 | Asteras Tripoli |
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Di Santo 28', 37', 44' (pen.) Huntelaar 84' |
Report |
10 December 2015
21:05 |
Asteras Tripoli | 0–4 | Schalke 04 |
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Report | Di Santo 29' Choupo-Moting 37', 78' Meyer 86' |
Group L
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17 September 2015
21:05 |
Partizan | 3–2 | AZ |
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Oumarou 11', 40' A. Živković 89' |
Report | Van der Linden 34' Henriksen 90+3' |
17 September 2015
21:05 |
Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Augsburg |
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Aduriz 55', 66' Susaeta 90' |
Report | Altıntop 15' |
5 November 2015
21:05 |
Athletic Bilbao | 5–1 | Partizan |
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Williams 15', 19' Beñat 40' Aduriz 71' Elustondo 81' |
Report | Oumarou 17' |
26 November 2015
19:00 |
Augsburg | 2–3 | Athletic Bilbao |
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Trochowski 41' Bobadilla 59' |
Report | Susaeta 10' Aduriz 83', 86' |
10 December 2015
21:05 |
Partizan | 1–3 | Augsburg |
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Oumarou 11' | Report | Hong Jeong-ho 45+2' Verhaegh 51' Bobadilla 89' |
10 December 2015
21:05 |
Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | AZ |
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Sola 43' San José 47' (pen.) |
Report | Van Overeem 26' Saborit 88' (o.g.) |
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External links
- UEFA Europa League (official website)