Euro 2004 qualifying

Euro 2004 qualifying

Qualification for the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship took place between September 2002 and November 2003.
Fifty teams were divided into ten groups, with each team playing the others in their group twice, once at home and once away. The top team in each group automatically qualified for Euro 2004, and the ten group runners-up were paired off against each other to determine another five places in the finals.
Portugal qualified automatically as hosts of the event.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:

1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question.
2. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question.
3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question.
4. Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question.
5. If two or more teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1) to 4) would be reapplied. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) would apply.
6. Results of all group matches: 1. Superior goal difference 2. Higher number of goals scored 3. Higher number of goals scored away from home 4. Fair play conduct.
7. Drawing of lots.

Seedings

The draw was made on 25 January 2002. France were seeded first as holders. The other seedings were determined by points per game in the qualifiers for 2000 European Championship and the 2002 World Cup. Belgium and Netherlands did not have to qualify for UEFA Euro 2000 as hosts, so only their record in World Cup 2002 was used.
Portugal qualified automatically as hosts of the tournament and therefore did not take part in the qualification process.

Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D	Pot E
France Sweden Spain Czech Republic Germany Republic of Ireland Romania Italy Belgium Turkey	Russia Croatia Yugoslavia Netherlands Denmark Poland England Ukraine Slovenia Scotland	Norway Austria Slovakia Israel Switzerland Iceland Bulgaria Finland Greece Hungary	Cyprus Bosnia and Herzegovina Belarus Wales Estonia Latvia Northern Ireland Macedonia Georgia Lithuania	Armenia Albania Moldova Faroe Islands Azerbaijan Liechtenstein Malta San Marino Luxembourg Andorra

Groups

Legend
Countries that directly qualified for UEFA Euro 2004
Countries that advanced to the play-offs

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts France 8 8 0 0 29 2 +27 24 Slovenia 8 4 2 2 15 12 +3 14 Israel 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9 Cyprus 8 2 2 4 9 18 −9 8 Malta 8 0 1 7 5 24 −19 1

Cyprus – 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 France 5–0 – 3–0 6–0 5–0 Israel 2–0 1–2 – 2–2 0–0 Malta 1–2 0–4 0–2 – 1–3 Slovenia 4–1 0–2 3–1 3–0 –

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Denmark 8 4 3 1 15 9 +6 15 Norway 8 4 2 2 9 5 +4 14 Romania 8 4 2 2 21 9 +12 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 4 1 3 7 8 −1 13 Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 0 21 −21 0

Bosnia and Herzegovina – 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 Denmark 0–2 – 2–0 1–0 2–2 Luxembourg 0–1 0–2 – 0–2 0–7 Norway 2–0 2–2 1–0 – 1–1 Romania 2–0 2–5 4–0 0–1 –

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Czech Republic 8 7 1 0 23 5 +18 22 Netherlands 8 6 1 1 20 6 +14 19 Austria 8 3 0 5 12 14 −2 9 Moldova 8 2 0 6 5 19 −14 6 Belarus 8 1 0 7 4 20 −16 3

Austria – 5–0 2–3 2–0 0–3 Belarus 0–2 – 1–3 2–1 0–2 Czech Republic 4–0 2–0 – 5–0 3–1 Moldova 1–0 2–1 0–2 – 1–2 Netherlands 3–1 3–0 1–1 5–0 –

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Sweden 8 5 2 1 19 3 +16 17 Latvia 8 5 1 2 10 6 +4 16 Poland 8 4 1 3 11 7 +4 13 Hungary 8 3 2 3 15 9 +6 11 San Marino 8 0 0 8 0 30 −30 0

Hungary – 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 Latvia 3–1 – 0–2 3–0 0–0 Poland 0–0 0–1 – 5–0 0–2 San Marino 0–5 0–1 0–2 – 0–6 Sweden 1–1 0–1 3–0 5–0 –

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Germany 8 5 3 0 13 4 +9 18 Scotland 8 4 2 2 12 8 +4 14 Iceland 8 4 1 3 11 9 +2 13 Lithuania 8 3 1 4 7 11 −4 10 Faroe Islands 8 0 1 7 7 18 −11 1

Faroe Islands – 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–2 Germany 2–1 – 3–0 1–1 2–1 Iceland 2–1 0–0 – 3–0 0–2 Lithuania 2–0 0–2 0–3 – 1–0 Scotland 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 –

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Greece 8 6 0 2 8 4 +4 18 Spain 8 5 2 1 16 4 +12 17 Ukraine 8 2 4 2 11 10 +1 10 Armenia 8 2 1 5 7 16 −9 7 Northern Ireland 8 0 3 5 0 8 −8 3

Armenia – 0–1 1–0 0–4 2–2 Greece 2–0 – 1–0 0–2 1–0 Northern Ireland 0–1 0–2 – 0–0 0–0 Spain 3–0 0–1 3–0 – 2–1 Ukraine 4–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 –

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts England 8 6 2 0 14 5 +9 20 Turkey 8 6 1 1 17 5 +12 19 Slovakia 8 3 1 4 11 9 +2 10 Macedonia 8 1 3 4 11 14 −3 6 Liechtenstein 8 0 1 7 2 22 −20 1

England – 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 Liechtenstein 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 0–3 Macedonia 1–2 3–1 – 0–2 1–2 Slovakia 1–2 4–0 1–1 – 0–1 Turkey 0–0 5–0 3–2 3–0 –

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Bulgaria 8 5 2 1 13 4 +9 17 Croatia 8 5 1 2 12 4 +8 16 Belgium 8 5 1 2 11 9 +2 16 Estonia 8 2 2 4 4 6 −2 8 Andorra 8 0 0 8 1 18 −17 0

Andorra – 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–2 Belgium 3–0 – 0–2 2–1 2–0 Bulgaria 2–1 2–2 – 2–0 2–0 Croatia 2–0 4–0 1–0 – 0–0 Estonia 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 –

Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Italy 8 5 2 1 17 4 +13 17 Wales 8 4 1 3 13 10 +3 13 Serbia and Montenegro 8 3 3 2 11 11 +0 12 Finland 8 3 1 4 9 10 −1 10 Azerbaijan 8 1 1 6 5 20 −15 4

Azerbaijan – 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 Finland 3–0 – 0–2 3–0 0–2 Italy 4–0 2–0 – 1–1 4–0 Serbia and Montenegro 2–2 2–0 1–1 – 1–0 Wales 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 –

Group 10

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Switzerland 8 4 3 1 15 11 +4 15 Russia 8 4 2 2 19 12 +7 14 Republic of Ireland 8 3 2 3 10 11 −1 11 Albania 8 2 2 4 11 15 −4 8 Georgia 8 2 1 5 8 14 −6 7

Albania – 3–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 Georgia 3–0 – 1–2 1–0 0–0 Republic of Ireland 2–1 2–0 – 1–1 1–2 Russia 4–1 3–1 4–2 – 4–1 Switzerland 3–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 –

Play-offs

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Scotland	1–6	Netherlands	1–0	0–6
Croatia	2–1	Slovenia	1–1	1–0
Russia	1–0	Wales	0–0	1–0
Latvia	3–2	Turkey	1–0	2–2
Spain	5–1	Norway	2–1	3–0

Qualified teams and coefficients

Qualification coefficients were sixth in the list of criteria to separate teams that finished level on points in their group in Euro 2004. The coefficients were calculated as the points earned per game in qualification for both Euro 2004 and the 2002 World Cup.

Country	Euro 2004 group	Coefficient
France	B	3.000
Portugal	A	2.400
Sweden	C	2.389
Czech Republic	D	2.333
Italy	C	2.313
Spain	A	2.313
England	B	2.313
Germany	D	2.188
Netherlands	D	2.167
Croatia	B	2.125
Denmark	C	2.056
Russia	A	2.056
Bulgaria	C	1.889
Switzerland	B	1.611
Greece	A	1.563
Latvia	D	1.250

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