Tournament details | |
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Dates | 7 September 2002 – 19 November 2003 |
Teams | 50 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 211 [note 1] |
Goals scored | 566 (2.68 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ermin Šiljak (9 goals) |
UEFA European Qualifiers |
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Qualification for the 2004 UEFA European 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. [1]
Portugal qualified automatically as hosts of the event.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament [upper-alpha 1] |
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Portugal | Host | 12 October 1999 | 3 (1984, 1996, 2000) |
France | Group 1 winner | 10 September 2003 | 5 ( 1960 , 1984 , 1992, 1996, 2000 ) |
Czech Republic [upper-alpha 2] | Group 3 winner | 10 September 2003 | 5 (1960, 1976 , 1980, 1996, 2000) |
Sweden | Group 4 winner | 10 September 2003 | 2 ( 1992 , 2000) |
Bulgaria | Group 8 winner | 10 September 2003 | 1 (1996) |
Denmark | Group 2 winner | 11 October 2003 | 6 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992 , 1996, 2000) |
Germany [upper-alpha 3] | Group 5 winner | 11 October 2003 | 8 ( 1972 , 1976, 1980 , 1984, 1988 , 1992, 1996 , 2000) |
Greece | Group 6 winner | 11 October 2003 | 1 (1980) |
England | Group 7 winner | 11 October 2003 | 6 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996 , 2000) |
Italy | Group 9 winner | 11 October 2003 | 5 ( 1968 , 1980 , 1988, 1996, 2000) |
Switzerland | Group 10 winner | 11 October 2003 | 1 (1996) |
Croatia | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 1 (1996) |
Latvia | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 0 (debut) |
Netherlands | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 6 (1976, 1980, 1988 , 1992, 1996, 2000 ) |
Spain | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 6 ( 1964 , 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000) |
Russia [upper-alpha 4] | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 7 ( 1960 , 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996) |
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:
The draw occurred on 25 January 2002 in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. [2] [3] 50 teams were divided into five drawing pots based on the latest 2001-edition of the UEFA National Team Coefficient ranking, that had calculated an average of the team's points per game achieved combined in the Euro 2000 qualifiers and 2002 World Cup qualifiers. [4] [5] The seeding list was however subject to some few minor modifications: [6] [7] [8]
Ten groups were formed by drawing one team from each of the five pots. [2] [3]
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Note: The UEFA National Team Coefficient ranking automatically had taken into account in its ranking calculation, that some teams only played one of the two preceding qualification tournaments. Since Belgium and Netherlands qualified automatically for UEFA Euro 2000 as co-hosts, the coefficient factored only their 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying record. France had also qualified automatically for the 2002 FIFA World Cup as 1998 FIFA World Cup Champions, meaning the coefficient used only the UEFA Euro 2000 qualification record for France.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | France | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 24 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Slovenia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 14 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Israel | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||
4 | Cyprus | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 8 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
5 | Malta | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Denmark | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
2 | Norway | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 14 [lower-alpha 1] | Advance to play-offs | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | Romania | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 [lower-alpha 1] | 2–5 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 13 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
5 | Luxembourg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Czech Republic | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 22 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 19 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Austria | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
4 | Moldova | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
5 | Belarus | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Sweden | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
2 | Latvia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 16 | Advance to play-offs | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Poland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | ||
4 | Hungary | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 11 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | San Marino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Germany | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | Scotland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 14 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
3 | Iceland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
4 | Lithuania | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 10 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
5 | Faroe Islands | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Greece | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 18 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Spain | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 17 | Advance to play-offs | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Ukraine | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–3 | 0–0 | ||
4 | Armenia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
5 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | England | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 20 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
2 | Turkey | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 19 | Advance to play-offs | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
3 | Slovakia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||
4 | Macedonia | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 6 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
5 | Liechtenstein | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Bulgaria | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | Croatia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 [lower-alpha 1] | Advance to play-offs | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
4 | Estonia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 8 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
5 | Andorra | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Italy | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Wales | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | Advance to play-offs | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
3 | Serbia and Montenegro [lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||
4 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 15 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
2 | Russia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 14 | Advance to play-offs | 4–1 | — | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 11 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Albania | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 8 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | ||
5 | Georgia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | 0–0 | 1–0 [lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 3–0 | — |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Latvia | 3–2 | Turkey | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Scotland | 1–6 | Netherlands | 1–0 | 0–6 |
Croatia | 2–1 | Slovenia | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Russia | 1–0 | Wales | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Spain | 5–1 | Norway | 2–1 | 3–0 |
There were 566 goals scored in 211 matches, for an average of 2.68 goals per match. [note 1]
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