Tournament details | |
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Dates | 11 August 2010 – 15 November 2011 |
Teams | 51 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 248 |
Goals scored | 665 (2.68 per match) [note 1] |
Top scorer(s) | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (12 goals) |
UEFA European Qualifiers |
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The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 was a series of parallel association football competitions held in Poland and Ukraine between 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 7 February 2010 in the Congress Hall of the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, with matches set to take place between August 2010 and November 2011.
Two host countries qualified automatically. For the first qualifying round, there were nine groups. Six of these groups had six teams (one from pots 1 to 6 below); the remaining three groups consisted of five teams (one each from pots 1 to 5 below). The group competition was a double round robin: each team hosted a game with every other team in its group. Each group winner qualified, along with the second-place team with the most points against teams ranked in the top five in the group. The remaining eight second-place teams were paired for two-game play-offs, with the winner of each total goals tie (or away goals rule, or penalty shootout) qualifying for the finals to complete the field of sixteen teams.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament [upper-alpha 1] |
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Poland | Co-host | 18 April 2007 | 1 (2008) |
Ukraine | 0 (debut) | ||
Germany [upper-alpha 2] | Group A winner | 2 September 2011 | 10 ( 1972 , 1976, 1980 , 1984, 1988 , 1992, 1996 , 2000, 2004, 2008) |
Italy | Group C winner | 6 September 2011 | 7 ( 1968 , 1980 , 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) |
Netherlands | Group E winner | 6 September 2011 | 8 (1976, 1980, 1988 , 1992, 1996, 2000 , 2004, 2008) |
Spain | Group I winner | 6 September 2011 | 8 ( 1964 , 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 ) |
England | Group G winner | 7 October 2011 | 7 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996 , 2000, 2004) |
Russia [upper-alpha 3] | Group B winner | 11 October 2011 | 9 ( 1960 , 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008) |
France | Group D winner | 11 October 2011 | 7 ( 1960 , 1984 , 1992, 1996, 2000 , 2004, 2008) |
Greece | Group F winner | 11 October 2011 | 3 (1980, 2004 , 2008) |
Denmark | Group H winner | 11 October 2011 | 7 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992 , 1996, 2000, 2004) |
Sweden | Best runner-up | 11 October 2011 | 4 ( 1992 , 2000, 2004, 2008) |
Croatia | Play-off winner | 15 November 2011 | 3 (1996, 2004, 2008) |
Czech Republic [upper-alpha 4] | Play-off winner | 15 November 2011 | 7 (1960, 1976 , 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) |
Portugal | Play-off winner | 15 November 2011 | 5 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004 , 2008) |
Republic of Ireland | Play-off winner | 15 November 2011 | 1 (1988) |
The pot allocations for the qualifying group stage draw were based on the UEFA national team coefficient rankings as of the end of 2009. The sole exception was the automatic placement of Spain, as reigning European champions, as the top-ranked team (their coefficient ranking would have also placed them in this position anyway). [1] [2] [3] Each nation's coefficient was generated by calculating: [4]
The 51 entrants were divided into the following six pots for the drawing of nine qualifying groups on 7 February 2010 in Warsaw, Poland: [5]
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Notes
Before the draw UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Armenia would not be drawn against Azerbaijan (due to the dispute concerning territory of Nagorno-Karabakh) and Georgia would not be drawn against Russia (due to the dispute regarding the territory of South Ossetia). [6]
Armenia and Azerbaijan were drawn together in Group A during the draw ceremony, forcing UEFA to reassign Armenia to Group B, as Azerbaijan had refused to play in Armenia when they had been drawn together during UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. [7]
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings. [8]
The following 18 dates were reserved for group matches in qualifying:
For the first time, Tuesday evenings replaced Wednesday evenings for midweek qualifying fixtures where two matchdays occurred in the same week. This was in order to allow players an extra day to return to their clubs for domestic duty the following week. Consequently, teams were permitted to move the earlier weekend match forward to the Friday evening. [9] [10] [11]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Germany | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 30 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 6–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | Advance to play-offs | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | Belgium | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 15 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–4 | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||
4 | Austria | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 7 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | ||
6 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Russia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 23 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 21 | Advance to play-offs | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
3 | Armenia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 17 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | ||
4 | Slovakia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 15 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
5 | Macedonia | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 8 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 25 | −24 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Italy | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 26 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–0 | 3–0 [lower-alpha 1] | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Estonia | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | Advance to play-offs | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | Serbia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 15 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 5–1 | ||
5 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 9 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
6 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | France | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 20 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
3 | Romania | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 14 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Belarus | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 13 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Albania | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 9 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | Luxembourg | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Netherlands | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 27 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 4–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 11–0 | |
2 | Sweden | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 24 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | ||
3 | Hungary | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 19 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 8–0 | ||
4 | Finland | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 8–0 | ||
5 | Moldova | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 9 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
6 | San Marino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 53 | −53 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Greece | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 24 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
2 | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 22 | Advance to play-offs | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Israel | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 16 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Latvia | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 11 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Georgia | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | Malta | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | England | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 18 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Montenegro | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | Advance to play-offs | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
3 | Switzerland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Wales | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 9 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | ||
5 | Bulgaria | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Denmark | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 19 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Portugal | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 16 [lower-alpha 1] | Advance to play-offs | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–3 | 4–4 | |
3 | Norway | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 16 [lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Iceland | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
5 | Cyprus | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Spain | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 24 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | |
2 | Czech Republic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
3 | Scotland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 11 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
4 | Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
5 | Liechtenstein | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |
The highest ranked second placed team from the groups qualified automatically for the tournament, while the remainder entered the play-offs. As six groups contain six teams and three with five, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group were not included in this ranking. As a result, a total of eight matches played by each team count toward the purpose of the second-placed ranking table.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | E | Sweden | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 18 | Qualify for final tournament |
2 | H | Portugal | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 16 | Advance to play-offs |
3 | F | Croatia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 | |
4 | B | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 | |
5 | D | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 14 | |
6 | I | Czech Republic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | |
7 | C | Estonia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 13 | |
8 | G | Montenegro | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | |
9 | A | Turkey | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 11 |
The eight remaining second-placed teams contested two-legged play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers for the finals. The teams were seeded for the play-off draw according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings updated after the completion of the qualifying group stage. The draw for the play-offs was held on 13 October 2011 in Kraków, Poland. [14]
The seedings were as follows: [15]
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The first legs were played on 11 November, and the second legs were played on 15 November 2011. The four play-off winners qualified for the final tournament.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Turkey | 0–3 | Croatia | 0–3 | 0–0 |
Estonia | 1–5 | Republic of Ireland | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Czech Republic | 3–0 | Montenegro | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–6 | Portugal | 0–0 | 2–6 |
There were 665 goals scored in 248 matches, for an average of 2.68 goals per match. [note 1]
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6 goals
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1 own goal
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