UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying: Difference between revisions

This page describes the qualification procedure for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, also called Euro 2008.

Seedings

Qualification coefficients were used to rank the teams according to their results in the 2004 European Championships qualifying stage, and the 2006 World Cup qualifying stage. Only the group matches, and not any additional playoffs, count towards the coefficients, also determining which pot a national team is put in. Some points to note:

• Greece are European Champions, and so are automatically seeded in the top pool.
• Portugal did not have to qualify for Euro 2004 as the hosts.
• Germany did not have to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2006, as the hosts. Their record from the qualifying stage of the 2002 World Cup is used instead.
• Kazakhstan have never competed in the European Championships, so only their World Cup record is used. The team's last continental qualifying was for the 2000 Asian Cup. Its record in that competition (P4,Pts6) is not used.

The draw took place on 27 January, 2006 in Montreux, Switzerland and the draw procedure is explained here.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Template:GREf Template:NEDf Template:PORf Template:ENGf Template:CZEf Template:FRAf Template:SWEf	Template:ITAf Template:GERf Template:CROf Template:TURf Template:POLf Template:ESPf Template:ROUf	Template:SRBf Template:RUSf Template:DENf Template:NORf Template:BULf Template:UKRf Template:SVKf	Template:BIHf Template:IRLf Template:BELf Template:LVAf Template:ISRf Template:SCOf Template:SVNf
Pot 5	Pot 6	Pot 7
Template:HUNf Template:FINf Template:ESTf Template:WALf Template:LTUf Template:ALBf Template:ISLf	Template:GEOf Template:MKDf Template:BLRf Template:ARMf Template:NIRf Template:CYPf Template:MDAf	Template:LIEf Template:AZEf Template:ANDf Template:MLTf Template:FROf Template:KAZf Template:LUXf Template:SMRf

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are 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, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) will 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.

Groups

The qualifying process started in August 2006. Austria and Switzerland have already qualified for the tournament finals as host nations.

The Qualifying Format has been changed compared to the previous tournament. The winners and runners-up from seven groups will automatically qualify for the Championship, with the hosts filling the other two slots in the 16-team tournament. The move means there will no longer be play-offs between teams finishing in second place in the groups. Six of the qualifying groups will contain seven teams, and the other eight.

As the official successor of the previous football association, Serbia will inherit the position originally allotted to Serbia and Montenegro in Group A prior to the disolution of the state union. Montenegro has recently been granted UEFA membership but is not participating in Euro 2008.

Please see discussion of UEFA's head-to-head rules, and understand the Tiebreakers section, above, before editing tables below, to avoid errors. If there are any doubts, consult the official standings from UEFA.

Group A

Main article: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Template:POLf 16 7 5 1 1 12 5 +7 Template:PORf 11 6 3 2 1 13 4 +9 Template:SRBf 11 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 Template:FINf 11 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 Template:BELf 7 6 2 1 3 4 6 -2 Template:KAZf 5 6 1 2 3 3 8 -5 Template:AZEf 4 6 1 1 4 2 13 -11 Template:ARMf 1 5 0 1 4 0 6 -6

ARM AZE BEL FIN KAZ POL POR SRB Armenia XXX 12 Sep 0–1 0–0 21 Nov 6 Jun 22 Aug 13 Oct Azerbaijan 8 Sep XXX 21 Nov 1–0 1–1 2 Jun 13 Oct 17 Oct Belgium 17 Oct 3–0 XXX 13 Oct 0–0 0–1 2 Jun 22 Aug Finland 1–0 17 Nov 6 Jun XXX 22 Aug 12 Sep 1–1 2 Jun Kazakhstan 2 Jun 6 Jun 12 Sep 0–2 XXX 0–1 17 Oct 2–1 Poland 1–0 5–0 17 Nov 1–3 13 Oct XXX 2–1 1–1 Portugal 17 Nov 3–0 4–0 21 Nov 3–0 8 Sep XXX 12 Sep Serbia 3–0 1–0 1–0 8 Sep 17 Nov 21 Nov 1–1 XXX

Group B

Main article: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Template:UKRf 12 5 4 0 1 8 4 +4 Template:SCOf 12 6 4 0 2 11 6 +5 Template:FRAf 12 5 4 0 1 12 2 +10 Template:ITAf 10 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 Template:GEOf 6 6 2 0 4 13 12 +1 Template:LTUf 4 5 1 1 3 3 5 -2 Template:FROf 0 6 0 0 6 1 23 -22

FRO FRA GEO ITA LTU SCO UKR Faroe Islands XXX 13 Oct 0–6 2 Jun 0–1 6 Jun 0–2 France 5–0 XXX 6 Jun 3–1 17 Oct 12 Sep 2 Jun Georgia 3–1 0–3 XXX 1–3 21 Nov 17 Oct 8 Sep Italy 21 Nov 8 Sep 13 Oct XXX 1–1 2–0 2–0 Lithuania 12 Sep 0-1 2 Jun 6 Jun XXX 1–2 17 Nov Scotland 6–0 1–0 2-1 17 Nov 8 Sep XXX 13 Oct Ukraine 17 Oct 21 Nov 3–2 12 Sep 1–0 2–0 XXX

Group C

Main article: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Template:TURf 13 5 4 1 0 14 3 +11 Template:GREf 12 5 4 0 1 8 4 +4 Template:BIHf 7 5 2 1 2 10 12 -2 Template:NORf 7 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 Template:HUNf 6 5 2 0 3 7 8 -1 Template:MLTf 4 5 1 1 3 5 10 -5 Template:MDAf 2 6 0 2 4 3 13 -10

BIH GRE HUN MLT MDA NOR TUR Bosnia and Herzegovina XXX 0–4 1–3 6 Jun 12 Sep 17 Oct 2 Jun Greece 13 Oct XXX 2 Jun 17 Nov 6 Jun 1–0 1–4 Hungary 8 Sep 21 Nov XXX 13 Oct 2–0 1–4 0–1 Malta 2–5 0–1 2–1 XXX 17 Oct 21 Nov 8 Sep Moldova 2–2 0–1 17 Nov 1–1 XXX 8 Sep 13 Oct Norway 1–2 12 Sep 6 Jun 2 Jun 2–0 XXX 17 Nov Turkey 21 Nov 17 Oct 12 Sep 2–0 5–0 2–2 XXX

Group D

Main article: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Template:GERf 13 5 4 1 0 21 3 +18 Template:CZEf 13 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 Template:IRLf 13 7 4 1 2 12 8 +4 Template:SVKf 9 6 3 0 3 15 11 +4 Template:WALf 6 5 2 0 3 8 9 -1 Template:CYPf 4 6 1 1 4 9 16 -7 Template:SMRf 0 5 0 0 5 1 30 -29

CZE CYP GER IRL SMR SVK WAL Czech Republic XXX 1–0 1–2 12 Sep 7–0 17 Nov 2–1 Cyprus 21 Nov XXX 1–1 3-0 12 Sep 1–3 13 Oct Germany 17 Oct 17 Nov XXX 1–0 2 Jun 6 Jun 21 Nov Republic of Ireland 1–1 17 Oct 13 Oct XXX 5–0 1–0 1-0 San Marino 8 Sep 22 Aug 0–13 1–2 XXX 21 Nov 17 Oct Slovakia 0–1 6–1 1–2 8 Sep 13 Oct XXX 12 Sep Wales 2 Jun 3–1 8 Sep 17 Nov 3–0 1–5 XXX

Group E

Main article: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Template:CROf 13 5 4 1 0 15 4 +11 Template:ISRf 11 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 Template:RUSf 11 5 3 2 0 7 1 +6 Template:ENGf 11 6 3 2 1 9 2 +7 Template:MKDf 7 6 2 1 3 5 5 0 Template:ESTf 0 5 0 0 5 0 10 -10 Template:ANDf 0 5 0 0 5 1 22 -21

AND CRO ENG EST MKD ISR RUS Andorra XXX 12 Sep 0–3 17 Nov 0–3 6 Jun 21 Nov Croatia 7–0 XXX 2–0 8 Sep 2–1 17 Oct 6 Jun England 5–0 21 Nov XXX 13 Oct 0–0 8 Sep 12 Sep Estonia 22 Aug 2 Jun 6 Jun XXX 0–1 0–1 0–2 FYR Macedonia 17 Oct 17 Nov 0–1 12 Sep XXX 2 Jun 0–2 Israel 4–1 3–4 0–0 4–0 21 Nov XXX 17 Nov Russia 2 Jun 0–0 17 Oct 2–0 8 Sep 1–1 XXX

Group F

Main article: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Template:NIRf 13 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 Template:SWEf 12 5 4 0 1 9 4 +5 Template:ESPf 9 5 3 0 2 9 6 +3 Template:DENf 7 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 Template:LVAf 3 4 1 0 3 4 3 +1 Template:LIEf 3 5 1 0 4 3 15 -12 Template:ISLf 3 5 1 0 4 4 9 -5

DEN ISL LVA LIE NIR ESP SWE Denmark XXX 21 Nov 17 Oct 12 Sep 0–0 13 Oct 2 Jun Iceland 0–2 XXX 13 Oct 2 Jun 12 Sep 8 Sep 1–2 Latvia 6 Jun 4–0 XXX 17 Nov 8 Sep 2 Jun 0–1 Liechtenstein 0–4 17 Oct 1–0 XXX 1–4 6 Jun 13 Oct Northern Ireland 17 Nov 0–3 1–0 22 Aug XXX 3–2 2–1 Spain 2–1 1–0 12 Sep 4–0 21 Nov XXX 17 Nov Sweden 8 Sep 6 Jun 21 Nov 3–1 17 Oct 2–0 XXX

Group G

Main article: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group G

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Template:NEDf 14 6 4 2 0 8 2 +6 Template:ROMf 11 5 3 2 0 10 3 +7 Template:BULf 9 5 2 3 0 7 3 +4 Template:BLRf 7 5 2 1 2 9 11 -2 Template:SVNf 4 5 1 1 3 4 8 -4 Template:ALBf 3 5 0 3 2 3 6 -3 Template:LUXf 0 5 0 0 5 1 9 -8

ALB BLR BUL LUX NED ROU SVN Albania XXX 17 Nov 17 Oct 2 Jun 12 Sep 0–2 0–0 Belarus 2–2 XXX 2 Jun 13 Oct 21 Nov 8 Sep 4–2 Bulgaria 0–0 6 Jun XXX 12 Sep 1–1 17 Nov 3–0 Luxembourg 6 Jun 1–2 0–1 XXX 0–1 17 Oct 8 Sep Netherlands 2–1 3–0 8 Sep 17 Nov XXX 0–0 17 Oct Romania 21 Nov 3–1 2–2 3–0 13 Oct XXX 6 Jun Slovenia 13 Oct 12 Sep 21 Nov 2–0 0–1 2 Jun XXX

Top goalscorers

Main article: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying goalscorers

Scorer	Goals	Nation	Club
David Healy	9	Template:NIRf	Leeds United
Lukas Podolski	7	Template:GERf	Bayern Munich
Cristiano Ronaldo	5	Template:PORf	Manchester United
Eduardo da Silva	5	Template:CROf	Dinamo Zagreb
Shota Arveladze	5	Template:GEOf	AZ Alkmaar
Jan Koller	4	Template:CZEf	AS Monaco
David Villa	4	Template:ESPf	Valencia
Nikola Žigić	4	Template:SERf	Racing
Robin van Persie	4	Template:NEDf	Arsenal
Marek Mintál	4	Template:SVKf	1. FC Nürnberg
Mladen Petrić	4	Template:CROf	FC Basel
Martin Petrov	4	Template:BULf	Atlético Madrid
Hakan Şükür	4	Template:TURf	Galatasaray
Zvjezdan Misimović	4	Template:BIHf	VfL Bochum
Roberto Colautti	4	Template:ISRf	Maccabi Haifa

Own Goals

Scorer	Nation	Opponent
Malkhaz Asatiani	Template:GEOf	France
Arjan Beqaj	Template:ALBf	Netherlands
Martin Jiránek	Template:CZEf	Wales
Gary Neville	Template:ENGf	Croatia
Davide Simoncini	Template:SANf	Ireland
Alexandu Epureanu	Template:MOLf	Hungary Qualified nations Template:AUTf Template:SUIf Reaction to the draw Group B features the two 2006 World Cup finalists plus World Cup quarter-finalists Ukraine. The World Cup final rematch between Italy and France was one of the most anticipated matches of the qualifiers, with France beating Italy 3:1 Group C ended up being the only group that featured no teams in the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, and grouped rivals Turkey and Greece, who were also in the same group at the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifications. See also UEFA coefficients 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying goalscorers External links EURO 2008™ seedings confirmed at UEFA.com Competition regulations (PDF file) at UEFA.com Euro 2008 coefficient according to rdasilva's blog Euro 2008 spreadsheet — computes standings from scores Euro 2008 unofficial statistics