Each of the four ties were played over two home-and-away legs with the four winners found according to the standard rules for the knockout phase in European competitions.
[2] The highest ranked third placed team from the groups qualified automatically for the tournament, while the remainder entered the playoffs.
As a result, a total of eight matches played by each team were counted in the third-placed ranking table.
The draw for the play-offs was held on 18 October 2015, 11:20 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.
Republic of Ireland won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2016.