UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

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UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
Tournament details
Dates16 August 2006 – 24 November 2007
Teams50
Tournament statistics
Matches played306
Goals scored839 (2.74 per match) [note 1]
Top scorer(s) Ulster Banner.svg David Healy (13 goals)
2004
2012

Qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals tournament took place between August 2006 and November 2007. Fifty teams were divided into seven groups. In a double round-robin system, each team played against each of the others in their group on a home-and-away basis. The winner and runner-up of each group qualified automatically for the final tournament. This was the first Euro qualification since expansion to have no playoff.

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Austria and Switzerland qualified automatically as co-hosts of the event.

Qualified teams

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TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [A]
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Co-host12 December 20020 (debut)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2 (1996, 2004)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [B] Group D runner-up13 October 20079 ( 1972 , 1976, 1980 , 1984, 1988 , 1992, 1996 , 2000, 2004)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Group C winner17 October 20072 (1980, 2004 )
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [C] Group D winner17 October 20076 (1960, 1976 , 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Group G winner17 October 20073 (1984, 1996, 2000)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Group A winner17 November 20070 (debut)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Group B winner17 November 20076 ( 1968 , 1980 , 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Group B runner-up17 November 20076 ( 1960 , 1984 , 1992, 1996, 2000 , 2004)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Group E winner17 November 20072 (1996, 2004)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Group F winner17 November 20077 ( 1964 , 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Group G runner-up17 November 20077 (1976, 1980, 1988 , 1992, 1996, 2000 , 2004)
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Group A runner-up21 November 20074 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004 )
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Group C runner-up21 November 20072 (1996, 2000)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [D] Group E runner-up21 November 20078 ( 1960 , 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Group F runner-up21 November 20073 ( 1992 , 2000, 2004)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
  2. From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
  3. From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
  4. From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.

Seedings

UEFA used the 2005 UEFA national team coefficient to rank the teams according to their results in both UEFA Euro 2004 and 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. Only the group matches counted towards the coefficients. As defending champions, Greece were automatically seeded in the top pool. [1] [2] Since Portugal automatically qualified for UEFA Euro 2004 as hosts, the coefficient factored in only their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification record. Similarly, Germany's coefficient factored only their UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying record, since they automatically qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup as hosts. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan never competed in the European Championships previously, so the coefficient used only their World Cup record. [3] [4] Montenegro had not been admitted to UEFA/FIFA at the time the qualifying competition had started, and thus were ineligible. [5] [6] [7]

The draw took place on 27 January 2006 in Montreux, Switzerland. [8]

Austria (1,333) and Switzerland (1,833) were already assured of places at Euro 2008 as host nations.

Pot 1
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (title holders)1,95013
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2,5501
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 2,5002
Flag of England.svg  England 2,5003
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2,4504
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 2,4445
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2,2786
Pot 2
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2,2507
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2,2228
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2,2229
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2,10010
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2,05611
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2,05612
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1,95014
Pot 3
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 1,88915
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1,85016
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1,85017
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1,77818
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1,77819
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1,75020
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1,65021
Pot 4
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,61122
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1,55623
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1,55624
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1,55025
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1,50026
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1,50027
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1,44428
Pot 5
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1,38929
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1,30030
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1,25031
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1,16732
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1,11133
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 0,94434
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0,85035
Pot 6
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 0,85036
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 0,75037
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 0,72238
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0,70039
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 0,66740
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 0,66741
Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova 0,61142
Pot 7
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 0,45043
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0,38944
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 0,25045
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0,22246
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 0,11147
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0,08348
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0,00049
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 0,00050

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: [9]

  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 had an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) was reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) applied;
  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

Summary

  Group winners and runners-up qualified directly for UEFA Euro 2008
  Other teams were eliminated
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G
Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
Flag of Portugal (official).svg
Portugal
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Serbia
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Kazakhstan
Flag of Armenia.svg
Armenia
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
Azerbaijan
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Ukraine
Flag of Lithuania.svg
Lithuania
Flag of Georgia.svg
Georgia
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg
Moldova
Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
Flag of Malta.svg
Malta
Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Flag of Cyprus.svg
Cyprus
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg
San Marino
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
Flag of North Macedonia.svg
Macedonia
Flag of Estonia.svg
Estonia
Flag of Andorra.svg
Andorra
Ulster Banner.svg
Northern Ireland
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Latvia.svg
Latvia
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
Liechtenstein
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Bulgaria
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg
Belarus
Flag of Albania.svg
Albania
Flag of Slovenia.svg
Slovenia
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg

Groups

The qualifying process started in August 2006. Austria and Switzerland were automatically granted places in the tournament finals as the host nations.

The qualifying format had been changed from the previous tournament: the respective winners and runners-up from seven groups would automatically qualify for the finals, alongside the host nations. Therefore, there were no play-offs between the runners-up of the groups. Group A contained eight teams, while the other six groups each contained seven.

As the official successor of the previous football association, Serbia inherited the position originally allotted to Serbia and Montenegro in Group A prior to the dissolution of the state union. Montenegro were granted UEFA membership after qualifying had started and thus were not able to participate in this European Championship.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Portugal (official).svg Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Armenia.svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 148422412+1228Qualify for final tournament 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–0 5–0
2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 147612410+1427 2–2 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 3–0
3Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 146622211+1124 [a] 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14662137+624 [a] 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 145361416218 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–0
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1424811211010 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–1
7Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1223741399 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 Canc. [b]
8Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 12129628225 1–3 0–2 1–6 1–0 0–1 1–1 Canc. [b]
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Serbia 4, Finland 1.
  2. 1 2 The matches between Azerbaijan and Armenia were cancelled by UEFA with both associations receiving no points, as the two national associations failed to resolve political and security disagreements. [10] [11]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Italy.svg Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg Flag of Georgia.svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12921229+1329Qualify for final tournament 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 12822255+2026 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 5–0
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 128042112+924 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 6–0
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 125251816+217 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–2 5–0
5Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 125161113216 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1
6Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 123181619310 1–3 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1
7Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 120012443390 1–2 0–6 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–6
Source: UEFA

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Flag of Moldova.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1210112510+1531Qualify for final tournament 1–4 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 5–0
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 127322511+1424 0–1 2–2 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–0
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 127232711+1623 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 4–0
4Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 124171622613 0–4 3–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–0
5Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 123361219712 [a] 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–1
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1240811221112 [a] 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 2–0
7Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 121291031215 0–1 2–2 1–4 2–5 2–3 2–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Moldova +1, Hungary −1.

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Cyprus.svg Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 12921275+2229Qualify for final tournament 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 7–0
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12831357+2827 0–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 6–0
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 124531714+317 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 5–0
4Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 125163323+1016 0–3 1–4 2–2 2–5 6–1 7–0
5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 124351819115 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–5 3–1 3–0
6Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 124261724714 0–2 1–1 5–2 1–3 3–1 3–0
7Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 120012257550 0–3 0–13 1–2 0–5 1–2 0–1
Source: UEFA

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of England.svg Flag of Israel.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Estonia.svg Flag of Andorra.svg
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 12921288+2029Qualify for final tournament 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 7–0
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 12732187+1124 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–0
3Flag of England.svg  England 12723247+1723 [a] 2–3 3–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 5–0
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 127232012+823 [a] 3–4 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 4–1
5Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 124261212014 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–0
6Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 12219521167 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–1
7Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 120012242400 0–6 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: England 4, Israel 1.

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12912238+1528Qualify for final tournament 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–0
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 12822239+1426 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 5–0 3–1
3Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 126241714+320 [a] 3–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 3–1
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 126242111+1020 [a] 1–3 0–3 [b] 0–0 3–1 3–0 4–0
5Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 124081517212 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 4–0 4–1
6Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 122281027178 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–4 1–1
7Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 12219932237 0–2 0–3 1–4 0–4 1–0 3–0
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Northern Ireland 4, Denmark 1.
  2. The Denmark v Sweden match was abandoned in the 89th minute at 3–3 following a fan attack on the referee. [12] [13] [14] [15] The match was awarded as a 3–0 forfeit win to Sweden by UEFA following a hearing on 8 June 2007. [16] [17] [18]

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Romania.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Flag of Albania.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 12921267+1929Qualify for final tournament 1–0 2–2 3–1 6–1 2–0 3–0
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12822155+1026 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 12741187+1125 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–0
4Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 124171723613 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–2 4–2 0–1
5Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 122551218611 [a] 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–4 0–0 2–0
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 12327916711 [a] 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–0
7Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 121011223213 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–3
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

Goalscorers

There were 839 goals scored in 306 matches, for an average of 2.74 goals per match. [note 1]

13 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The goal tally takes into account the original result of fixtures that were subsequently forfeited, not the awarded scoreline.

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