UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying

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UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
Tournament details
Dates30 May 1990 – 22 December 1991
Teams33 [note 1]
Tournament statistics
Matches played123
Goals scored333 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Darko Pančev (10 goals)
1988
1996

The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1992 was a series of parallel association football competitions to be held over 1990 and 1991 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 1992, to be held in Sweden. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 2 February 1990.

Contents

There were a total of seven groups. At the conclusion of qualifying, the team at the top of each group qualified for the final tournament, to join the hosts in completing the eight participants. This was the last European Championship to feature eight teams, as the competition was expanded to 16 teams for 1996. [1]

Qualified teams

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Qualified for the tournament
Expelled after qualification
Did not qualify
Withdrew before playing any matches
Did not enter
Not a UEFA member UEFA Euro 1992 Qualifiers Map.png
  Qualified for the tournament
  Expelled after qualification
  Did not qualify
  Withdrew before playing any matches
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [upper-alpha 1]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Host16 December 19880 (debut)
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Group 1 winner12 October 19912 ( 1960 , 1984 )
Flag of England.svg  England Group 7 winner13 November 19913 (1968, 1980, 1988)
Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg  CIS [upper-alpha 2] Group 3 winner [upper-alpha 3] 13 November 19915 ( 1960 , 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Group 2 winner13 November 19910 (debut)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [upper-alpha 4] Group 5 winner20 November 19915 ( 1972 , 1976, 1980 , 1984, 1988 )
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Group 6 winner4 December 19913 (1976, 1980, 1988 )
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Group 4 runner-up [upper-alpha 5] 31 May 19923 (1964, 1984, 1988)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
  2. From 1960 to 1988, CIS competed as the Soviet Union.
  3. Replaced the Soviet Union.
  4. From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
  5. Replaced FR Yugoslavia (after qualifying as Yugoslavia), who were subject to sanctions under UN Security Council Resolution 757 and thus banned from appearing. [2]

Seedings

The draw took place on 2 February 1990. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts of the competition, and 34 teams entered the draw, with the Faroe Islands and San Marino participating in a European qualifying tournament for the first time.

As initially made, the draw placed East Germany and West Germany in the same qualifying group; this would have been the first time the two sides had met since the 1974 World Cup. However, following German reunification on 3 October 1990, the East German team was withdrawn and its fixtures scrapped, while the unified German team took over the fixtures of West Germany.

The qualifiers thus consisted of 33 teams divided into seven groups (two of four teams and five of five teams) were played in 1990 and 1991. Each group winner progressed to the finals. This was the last European Championship qualifying phase which awarded two points for a win; from 1996 onward, teams earned 3 points for a win.

Pool 1Pool 2Pool 3Pool 4Pool 5

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands

Summary

  Six group winners and one runner-up (replacing a banned team) qualified directly for UEFA Euro 1992
  Group winner was banned from UEFA Euro 1992
  Other teams were eliminated
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg
Albania
Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Bulgaria
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg
San Marino
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
Cyprus
Ulster Banner.svg
Northern Ireland
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Malta.svg
Malta
Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

  1. Greater number of points in all group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Drawing of lots

Groups

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg
1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 8800206+1416Qualify for final tournament 2–1 3–1 3–1 5–0
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 8503129+310 1–2 3–2 1–0 2–1
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 73041712+56 1–2 2–1 2–1 9–0
4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 820671034 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–0
5Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 7106221192 0–1 0–2 Canc. [lower-alpha 1] 1–0
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. The match was cancelled due to the political crisis in Albania; both countries were already eliminated. [3]

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8431147+711Qualify for final tournament 2–1 2–1 1–1 4–0
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 8422197+1210 2–2 0–0 2–0 7–0
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 8422137+610 1–0 1–0 0–3 6–0
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 8332158+79 1–1 2–3 1–1 4–0
5Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 8008133320 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–3
Source: UEFA

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union [lower-alpha 1] 8530132+1113Qualify for final tournament 0–0 2–0 2–2 4–0
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8341125+710 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–0
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 833295+49 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–0
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8242109+18 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–2
5Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 8008225230 0–3 0–4 0–3 0–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. The Soviet Union team was replaced by CIS in the final tournament due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union just after the end of the qualifying stages.

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of Denmark.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 8701244+2014Banned from final tournament [lower-alpha 1] 1–2 4–1 4–1 7–0
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8611187+1113Qualify for final tournament [lower-alpha 1] 0–2 2–1 2–1 4–1
3Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 8233111107 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 811661483 0–2 0–3 0–0 3–0
5Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 8116326233 0–2 0–4 0–5 1–0
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Yugoslavia were to participate in the final tournament as FR Yugoslavia. However, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was placed under sanctions on 30 May 1992 by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 after the outbreak of Yugoslav Wars. [2] FIFA and UEFA therefore suspended FR Yugoslavia from competitive football on 31 May 1992, meaning they could not participate in the final tournament. Group runners-up Denmark instead took the spot at the final tournament.

Group 5

East Germany were originally drawn into this group alongside West Germany, but after reunification, a single German team participated in the qualification process, taking over the fixtures of West Germany.

Subsequently, East Germany's game on 12 September 1990 against Belgium was reclassified as a friendly, and was also East Germany's final international match, which it won 2–0: the remaining seven fixtures of East Germany were scratched. [4]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6501134+910Qualify for final tournament 4–1 1–0 4–0
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 641186+29 1–0 3–1 1–0
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 621376+15 0–1 1–1 3–0
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6006214120 2–3 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA

Group 6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8611172+1513Qualify for final tournament 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8512114+711 1–0 1–0 1–0 5–0
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8323119+28 0–2 3–2 2–0 4–0
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 81435836 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0
5Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 8026223212 0–8 0–1 1–1 1–1
Source: UEFA

Group 7

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of England.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Turkey.svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 633073+49Qualify for final tournament 1–1 2–0 1–0
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 6240136+78 1–1 0–0 5–0
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 623186+27 1–1 3–3 3–0
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6006114130 0–1 1–3 0–1
Source: UEFA

Goalscorers

There were 333 goals scored in 123 matches, for an average of 2.71 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. 34 teams entered the competition: due to German reunification on 3 October 1990, West Germany's place was taken by unified Germany, while East Germany were withdrawn as they had ceased to exist.

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