UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7

Standings and results for Group 7 of the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.

Group 7 consisted of Iceland, Malta, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland and Spain. The group winners were Spain, who won the group ahead of the Netherlands on goals scored following a highly unlikely 12-1 win over Malta.

Final table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 8 6 1 1 24 8 +16 13  Netherlands 8 6 1 1 22 6 +16 13  Republic of Ireland 8 4 1 3 20 10 +10 9  Iceland 8 1 1 6 3 13 −10 3  Malta 8 1 0 7 5 37 −32 2

Iceland  – 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 Malta  2–1 – 0–6 0–1 2–3 Netherlands  3–0 5–0 – 2–1 2–1 Republic of Ireland  2–0 8–0 2–3 – 3–3 Spain  1–0 12–1 1–0 2–0 –

Results

Malta  v  Iceland

June 05, 1982

Malta	2 – 1	Iceland
Spiteri Gonzi  44' Fabri  48'		Geirsson  51' (pen)

Stadio Comunale Giovanni Celeste, Messina Attendance: 1,271 Referee: Pietro D'elia (ITA)

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Iceland  v  Netherlands

September 01, 1982

Iceland	1 – 1	Netherlands
Eðvaldsson  49'		Schoenaker  51'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,862 Referee: Brian McGinlay (SCO)

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Netherlands  v  Republic of Ireland

September 22, 1982

Netherlands	2 – 1	Republic of Ireland
Schoenaker  1' Gullit  64'		Daly  80'

De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Ivan Gregr (TCH)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Iceland

October 13, 1982

Republic of Ireland	2 – 0	Iceland
Stapleton  36' Grealish  75'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 23,371 Referee: Paul Rion (LUX)

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Spain  v  Iceland

October 27, 1982

Spain	1 – 0	Iceland
Pedraza  60'

Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga Attendance: 15,132 Referee: Mario da Silva Luis (POR)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Spain

November 17, 1982

Republic of Ireland	3 – 3	Spain
Grimes  2' Stapleton  64',  76'		Maceda  31' Martin  47' (og) Muñoz  60'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Jan Redelfs (FRG)

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Malta  v  Netherlands

December 19, 1982

Malta	0 – 6	Netherlands
		Ophof  22' (pen) van Kooten  25',  71' Hovenkamp  34' Schoenaker  39',  51'

Tivoli Stadium, Aachen Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Dieter Pauly (FRG)

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Spain  v  Netherlands

February 16, 1983

Spain	1 – 0	Netherlands
Señor  44' (pen)

Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Paolo Bergamo (ITA)

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Malta  v  Republic of Ireland

March 30, 1983

Malta	0 – 1	Republic of Ireland
		Stapleton  89'

Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali Attendance: 6,487 Referee: Adolf Mathias (AUT)

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Spain  v  Republic of Ireland

April 27, 1983

Spain	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland
Santillana  44' Poli Rincón  89'

La Romareda, Zaragoza Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Valeri Butenko (URS)

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Malta  v  Spain

May 15, 1983

Malta	2 – 3	Spain
Busuttil  30',  47'		Señor  21' Carrasco  60' Gordillo  84'

Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali Attendance: 7,732 Referee: Evangelos Giannakoudakis (GRE)

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Iceland  v  Spain

May 29, 1983

Iceland	0 – 1	Spain
		Maceda  9'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 7,055 Referee: Ronald Bridges (WAL)

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Iceland  v  Malta

June 05, 1983

Iceland	1 – 0	Malta
Eðvaldsson  43'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 5,718 Referee: Alex Jacobsen (DEN)

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Netherlands  v  Iceland

September 07, 1983

Netherlands	3 – 0	Iceland
R. Koeman  17' Gullit  19' Houtman  21'

Oosterpark Stadion, Groningen Attendance: 5,617 Referee: Andrzej Libich (POL)

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Iceland  v  Republic of Ireland

September 21, 1983

Iceland	0 – 3	Republic of Ireland
		Waddock  16' Robinson  21' Walsh  81'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 13,706 Referee: Gérard Biguet (FRA)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Netherlands

October 12, 1983

Republic of Ireland	2 – 3	Netherlands
Waddock  7' Brady  35' (pen)		Gullit  51',  76' Van Basten  66'

Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 28,000 Referee: André Daina (SUI)

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Netherlands  v  Spain

November 16, 1983

Netherlands	2 – 1	Spain
Houtman  26' Gullit  63'		Santillana  41'

De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Michel Vautrot (FRA)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Malta

November 16, 1983

Republic of Ireland	8 – 0	Malta
Lawrenson  25',  63' Stapleton  28' O'Callaghan  35' Sheedy  74',  84' Brady  76' Daly  86'

Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Ole Amundsen (DEN)

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Netherlands  v  Malta

December 17, 1983

Netherlands	5 – 0	Malta
Brocken  19' Wijnstekers  30' Rijkaard  74',  90' Houtman  79'

De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Klaus Peschel (GDR)

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Spain  v  Malta

December 21, 1983

Spain	12 – 1	Malta
Santillana  16',  26',  29',  76' Poli Rincón  47',  57',  64',  78' Maceda  62',  63' Sarabia  80' Señor  83'		Degiorgio  24'

Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Erkan Göksel (TUR)

Goalscorers

Pos	Player	Country	Goals
1	Santillana	Spain	6
2	Frank Stapleton	Republic of Ireland	5
	Poli Rincón	Spain
	Ruud Gullit	Netherlands
3	Dick Schoenaker	Netherlands	4
	Antonio Maceda	Spain
4	Peter Houtman	Netherlands	3
	Juan Antonio Señor	Spain

2 goals

Iceland Atli Eðvaldsson  Malta Carmel Busuttil  Netherlands Frank Rijkaard Kees van Kooten

Republic of Ireland Liam Brady Gerry Daly Mark Lawrenson Kevin Sheedy Gary Waddock  Spain Rafael Gordillo

1 goal

Iceland Marteinn Geirsson  Malta Silvio Demanuele Emanuel Fabri Ernest Spiteri Gonzi  Netherlands Bud Brocken Hugo Hovenkamp Ronald Koeman Edo Ophof Marco van Basten Ben Wijnstekers

Republic of Ireland Tony Grealish Ashley Grimes Kevin O'Callaghan Michael Robinson Mickey Walsh  Spain Francisco José Carrasco Juanito Víctor Muñoz Manuel Sarabia

Own Goals Mick Martin (for Spain)

Squads

The following players made at least one appearance for their respective team in the qualifying campaign.

Iceland Coach - Johannes Atlason Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Gudmundur Baldursson GK November 7, 1959 (age 22) 1 Þorsteinn Bjarnason GK March 22, 1957 (age 25) 7 Keflavík Örn Óskarsson DF February 8, 1953 (age 29) 3 Vidar Halldorsson DF May 23, 1953 (age 29) 7 (1 as sub) FH Sigurdur Halldórsson DF April 24, 1957 (age 25) 1 (as a sub) IA Akranes Trausti Haraldsson DF January 24, 1957 (age 25) 2 Fram Reykjavik Olafur Björnsson DF October 7, 1958 (age 23) 2 Breiðablik UBK Ómar Rafnsson DF June 23, 1962 (age 20) 2 Breiðablik UBK Sævar Jónsson DF July 22, 1958 (age 24) 8 Cercle Brugge Jóhannes Eðvaldsson DF September 3, 1950 (age 31) 2 Motherwell Gunnar Gíslason DF January 4, 1961 (age 21) 4 (2 as sub) KA Akureyri VfL Osnabrück Omar Torfason MF February 1, 1959 (age 23) 3 (1 as sub) Víkingur Sigurdur Larusson MF June 26, 1954 (age 28) 2 IA Akranes Pétur Ormslev MF July 28, 1958 (age 24) 6 Fortuna Düsseldorf Janus Gudlaugsson MF October 7, 1955 (age 26) 5 FH Fortuna Köln Marteinn Geirsson MF February 11, 1951 (age 31) 4 Arni Sveinsson MF February 12, 1956 (age 26) 4 (2 as sub) IA Akranes Atli Eðvaldsson MF March 3, 1957 (age 25) 7 Fortuna Düsseldorf Ásgeir Elíasson MF November 22, 1949 (age 32) 2 (both as sub) Þróttur Ásgeir Sigurvinsson MF May 8, 1955 (age 27) 1 VfB Stuttgart Karl Þórdarson MF May 31, 1955 (age 27) 2 Stade Laval Ragnar Margeirsson ST August 14, 1962 (age 20) 2 (1 as sub) Cercle Brugge Keflavík Arnór Guðjohnsen ST April 30, 1961 (age 21) 6 Lokeren RSC Anderlecht Pétur Pétursson ST June 27, 1959 (age 23) 6 Royal Antwerp Teitur Thordarson ST January 14, 1952 (age 30) 1 RC Lens AS Cannes Sigurður Grétarsson ST May 2, 1962 (age 20) 2 (1 as sub) Breiðablik UBK Tennis Borussia Berlin Lárus Guðmundsson ST December 12, 1961 (age 20) 7 Waterschei Heimir Karlsson ST May 18, 1961 (age 21) 1 (as sub) Víkingur

Malta Coach - Victor Scerri Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club John Bonello GK May 10, 1958 (age 24) 8 Hibernians Frank Grima GK November 11, 1957 (age 25) 0[note 1] Alan Zammit GK April 13, 1960 (age 22) 0[note 1] Constantino Consiglio DF April 11, 1954 (age 28) 3 Hibernians Mario Farrugia DF March 10, 1955 (age 27) 5 (3 as sub) FC Zurrieq Emanuel Farrugia DF October 2, 1957 (age 24) 7 Valletta FC Edwin Farrugia DF July 15, 1952 (age 30) 7 Floriana FC Alex Azzopardi DF March 24, 1961 (age 21) 3 (1 as sub) Ħamrun Spartans John Holland DF July 5, 1953 (age 29) 7 Floriana FC Norman Buttigieg DF February 18, 1956 (age 26) 4 Hibernians Mario Schembri DF July 30, 1950 (age 32) 5 Sliema Wanderers Simon Tortell DF August 8, 1959 (age 23) 1 Sliema Wanderers Emanuel Fabri MF December 16, 1952 (age 30) 8 (1 as sub) Sliema Wanderers Gigi Salerno MF May 13, 1954 (age 28) 2 Ħamrun Spartans Carmel Busuttil MF February 29, 1964 (age 18) 4[note 1] Rabat Ajax Guzi Xuereb MF July 1, 1957 (age 25) 1 Hibernians Michael Degiorgio MF November 15, 1962 (age 19) 6 (1 as sub) Ħamrun Spartans Silvio Demanuele ST July 17, 1961 (age 21) 6 Floriana FC Raymond Xuereb ST October 1, 1955 (age 26) 3 Floriana FC Ray Farrugia ST November 16, 1956 (age 25) 2 Floriana FC Ernest Spiteri Gonzi ST October 21, 1955 (age 26) 6 (1 as sub) Hibernians George Xuereb ST November 10, 1953 (age 28) 4 (1 as sub) Floriana FC Noel Attard ST December 20, 1960 (age 21) 1 Hibernians

Netherlands Coach - Kees Rijvers Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Hans van Breukelen GK October 4, 1956 (age 25) 2 Nottingham Forest Piet Schrijvers GK December 14, 1946 (age 35) 6 Ajax FC Zwolle Michel van de Korput DF September 18, 1956 (age 25) 4 Torino Feyenoord Ben Wijnstekers DF August 31, 1955 (age 27) 8 Feyenoord Sonny Silooy DF August 31, 1963 (age 19) 1 Ajax John Metgod DF February 27, 1958 (age 24) 2 Real Madrid Edo Ophof DF May 21, 1959 (age 23) 6 Ajax Ronald Spelbos DF July 8, 1954 (age 28) 2 Club Brugge Peter Boeve DF March 14, 1957 (age 25) 7 Ajax Hugo Hovenkamp DF October 5, 1950 (age 31) 2 AZ Wacker Innsbruck Ruud Krol DF March 24, 1949 (age 33) 1 Napoli Huub Stevens DF November 29, 1953 (age 29) 1 PSV Eindhoven Erwin Koeman MF September 20, 1961 (age 20) 3 Groningen Frank Rijkaard MF September 30, 1962 (age 19) 2 (1 as a sub) Ajax Willy van de Kerkhof MF September 16, 1951 (age 30) 5 PSV Eindhoven René van de Kerkhof MF September 16, 1951 (age 30) 1 (as a sub) PSV Eindhoven Apollon Smyrni Michel Valke MF August 24, 1959 (age 23) 3 (all as sub) Feyenoord PSV Eindhoven Ronald Koeman MF March 21, 1963 (age 19) 4 Groningen Ajax Gerald Vanenburg MF March 5, 1964 (age 18) 7 Ajax Ruud Gullit MF September 1, 1962 (age 19) 8 (2 as sub) Feyenoord Dick Schoenaker MF November 30, 1952 (age 29) 4 Ajax René van der Gijp MF April 4, 1961 (age 21) 2 Lokeren Jurrie Koolhof ST January 10, 1960 (age 22) 3 (2 as sub) PSV Eindhoven René Hofman ST March 8, 1961 (age 21) 1 Roda JC Pierre Vermeulen ST March 16, 1956 (age 26) 2 (1 as sub) Feyenoord Wim Kieft ST November 12, 1962 (age 19) 1 (as a sub) Ajax Pisa Kees van Kooten ST August 20, 1948 (age 34) 2 (1 as sub) FC Zwolle Marco van Basten ST October 31, 1964 (age 17) 2 Ajax Peter Houtman ST June 4, 1957 (age 25) 3 Feyenoord Bud Brocken ST September 12, 1957 (age 24) 2 (1 as sub) Groningen

Republic of Ireland Coach - Eoin Hand Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Jim McDonagh GK October 6, 1952 (age 29) 7 Everton Bolton Wanderers Packie Bonner GK May 24, 1960 (age 22) 1 Celtic Mark Lawrenson DF June 2, 1957 (age 25) 8 Liverpool Kevin Moran DF April 29, 1956 (age 26) 4 Manchester United John Devine DF November 11, 1958 (age 23) 4 Arsenal Norwich City Chris Hughton DF December 11, 1958 (age 23) 7 Tottenham Hotspur David O'Leary DF May 2, 1958 (age 24) 3 Arsenal Jacko McDonagh DF April 26, 1962 (age 20) 1 (as a sub) Shamrock Rovers Ashley Grimes DF August 2, 1957 (age 25) 2 Manchester United Coventry City Kieran O'Regan MF November 9, 1963 (age 18) 1 Brighton & Hove Albion Mick Martin MF July 9, 1951 (age 31) 4 Newcastle United Gary Waddock MF March 17, 1962 (age 20) 7 (2 as sub) QPR Liam Brady MF February 3, 1956 (age 26) 7 Juventus Kevin O'Callaghan MF October 19, 1961 (age 21) 7 (3 as sub) Ipswich Town Gerry Daly MF April 30, 1954 (age 28) 3 (1 as sub) Leicester City Coventry City Ronnie Whelan MF September 25, 1961 (age 20) 3 Liverpool Tony Grealish MF September 21, 1956 (age 25) 6 Brighton & Hove Albion Kevin Sheedy MF October 21, 1959 (age 22) 2 (1 as sub) Everton Tony Galvin MF July 12, 1956 (age 26) 2 Tottenham Hotspur Mickey Walsh ST August 13, 1954 (age 28) 5 (2 as sub) FC Porto Frank Stapleton ST July 10, 1956 (age 26) 8 Manchester United Michael Robinson ST June 20, 1961 (age 21) 6 Brighton and Hove Albion Liverpool

Spain Coach - Miguel Muñoz Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Luis Arconada GK June 26, 1954 (age 28) 7 Real Sociedad Francisco Buyo GK January 13, 1958 (age 24) 1 Sevilla Juan José DF July 29, 1957 (age 25) 4 Real Madrid José Antonio Camacho DF June 8, 1955 (age 27) 8 Real Madrid Francisco Bonet Serrano DF June 27, 1959 (age 23) 4 Real Madrid Gerardo DF November 16, 1956 (age 25) 1 Barcelona Antonio Maceda DF May 16, 1957 (age 25) 7 Sporting Gijón Andoni Goikoetxea DF May 23, 1956 (age 26) 5 (1 as sub) Athletic Bilbao Rafael Gordillo DF February 24, 1957 (age 25) 8 Real Betis Juan Antonio Señor MF August 26, 1958 (age 23) 8 Real Zaragoza José Vicente Sánchez MF October 8, 1956 (age 25) 1 Barcelona Francisco MF November 1, 1962 (age 19) 1 (as a sub) Sevilla Víctor Muñoz MF March 15, 1957 (age 25) 6 Barcelona Marcos Alonso MF October 1, 1959 (age 23) 7 (2 as sub) Barcelona Francisco José Carrasco MF March 6, 1959 (age 23) 6 Barcelona Ricardo Gallego MF February 8, 1959 (age 23) 5 (2 as sub) Real Madrid Güerri MF April 13, 1958 (age 24) 1 Real Zaragoza Roberto MF July 5, 1962 (age 20) 2 (1 as sub) Valencia Pedraza ST September 1, 1959 (age 22) 2 Atlético Madrid Martín Monreal ST March 9, 1956 (age 26) 2 (both as sub) Osasuna Poli Rincón ST April 28, 1957 (age 25) 5 (3 as sub) Real Betis Santillana ST August 23, 1952 (age 30) 7 Real Madrid Manuel Sarabia ST January 9, 1957 (age 25) 3 (1 as sub) Athletic Bilbao

Notes

1. C.Busuttil played in 4 (i.e. not 2) matches. Sometimes in the match Malta - Iceland on 5.06.82 Alan Zammit is given instead of him, and in the match Rep. of Ireland - Malta on 16.11.83 Frank (Francis) Grima is given instead of him. Both they are being given wrongly as both were goalkeepers (as indicated above) and not field players (and they did not replace John Bonello as a goalkeeper - so they did not play in these qualifiers; while probably each was on the bench in the respective match). C.Busuttil played for sure in two aforementioned matches - see e.g. list of all his matches for the national team on http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/busuttil-intl.html.

References

• UEFA Page
• RSSSF

See also

• Spain vs Malta 1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying match