UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

Qualifying for the UEFA Euro 1996 final tournament took place throughout 1994 and 1995. Forty-seven teams were divided into eight groups. All teams played against each other, within their groups, in a home-and-away basis. The winner of each group along with the six best runners-up automatically qualified, while the two worst runners-up were involved in a play-off on a neutral ground. England qualified automatically as hosts of the event.

This was the first time for the qualifying phase for the European Football Championship which awarded three points instead of two for a win.

Seedings

  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member

The draw was made on 22 January 1994 in Manchester.

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3
Pool 4 Pool 5 Pool 6

New entrants

New teams that joined UEFAs qualification games after the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA):

  Winner of each group and the six best runners-up qualified directly for the UEFA Euro 1996
  The Runners-up advanced to the second round (play-offs)
  Other teams were eliminated after the first round

Hosts

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8

Romania

Spain

Switzerland

Croatia

Czech Republic

Portugal

Germany

Russia

France

Denmark

Turkey

Italy

Netherlands

Republic of Ireland

Bulgaria

Scotland

Slovakia

Poland

Israel

Azerbaijan

Belgium

Macedonia

Cyprus

Armenia

Sweden

Hungary

Iceland

Lithuania

Ukraine

Slovenia

Estonia

Norway

Belarus

Luxembourg

Malta

Northern Ireland

Austria

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Georgia

Moldova

Albania

Wales

Greece

Finland

Faroe Islands

San Marino

Groups

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 10631189+921
 France 10550222+2020
 Slovakia 104241418414
 Poland 103431412+213
 Israel 103341313012
 Azerbaijan 10019229271
  Azerbaijan France Israel Poland Romania Slovakia
Azerbaijan  0–2 0–2 0–0 1–4 0–1
France  10–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–0
Israel  2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–2
Poland  1–0 0–0 4–3 0–0 5–0
Romania  3–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 3–2
Slovakia  4–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 0–2

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 10820254+2126
 Denmark 10631199+1021
 Belgium 104331713+415
 Macedonia 1014591897
 Cyprus 10145620147
 Armenia 10127517125
  Armenia Belgium Cyprus Denmark Republic of Macedonia Spain
Armenia  0–2 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–2
Belgium  2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–4
Cyprus  2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2
Denmark  3–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–1
Macedonia  1–2 0–5 3–0 1–1 0–2
Spain  1–0 1–1 6–0 3–0 3–0

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 8521157+817
 Turkey 8431168+815
 Sweden 823391019
 Hungary 822471368
 Iceland 812531295
  Hungary Iceland Sweden Switzerland Turkey
Hungary  1–0 1–0 2–2 2–2
Iceland  2–1 0–1 0–2 0–0
Sweden  2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2
Switzerland   3–0 1–0 4–2 1–2
Turkey  2–0 5–0 2–1 1–2

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 10721225+1723
 Italy 10721206+1423
 Lithuania 105141312+116
 Ukraine 104151115413
 Slovenia 103251313011
 Estonia 100010331280
  Croatia Estonia Italy Lithuania Slovenia Ukraine
Croatia  7–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
Estonia  0–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–1
Italy  1–2 4–1 4–0 1–0 3–1
Lithuania  0–0 5–0 0–1 2–1 1–3
Slovenia  1–2 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–2
Ukraine  1–0 3–0 0–2 0–2 0–0

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 10631216+1521
 Netherlands 10622235+1820
 Norway 10622177+1020
 Belarus 10325813511
 Luxembourg 103163211810
 Malta 10028222202
  Belarus Czech Republic Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway
Belarus  0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–4
Czech Republic  4–2 3–0 6–1 3–1 2–0
Luxembourg  0–0 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–2
Malta  0–2 0–0 0–1 0–4 0–1
Netherlands  1–0 0–0 5–0 4–0 3–0
Norway  1–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 10721297+2223
 Republic of Ireland 105231711+617
 Northern Ireland 105232015+517
 Austria 105142914+1516
 Latvia 104061120912
 Liechtenstein 10019140391
  Austria Latvia Liechtenstein Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland
Austria  5–0 7–0 1–2 1–1 3–1
Latvia  3–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–3
Liechtenstein  0–4 0–1 0–4 0–7 0–0
Northern Ireland  5–3 1–2 4–1 1–2 0–4
Portugal  1–0 3–2 8–0 1–1 3–0
Republic of Ireland  1–3 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–0

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 108112710+1725
 Bulgaria 107122410+1422
 Georgia 105051413+115
 Moldova 103071127169
 Albania 10226101668
 Wales 10226919108
  Albania Bulgaria Georgia (country) Germany Moldova Wales
Albania  1–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1
Bulgaria  3–0 2–0 3–2 4–1 3–1
Georgia  2–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 5–0
Germany  2–1 3–1 4–1 6–1 1–1
Moldova  2–3 0–3 3–2 0–3 3–2
Wales  2–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–0

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 10820345+2926
 Scotland 10721193+1623
 Greece 10604239+1418
 Finland 105051818015
 Faroe Islands 102081035256
 San Marino 100010236340
  Faroe Islands Finland Greece Russia San Marino Scotland
Faroe Islands  0–4 1–5 2–5 3–0 0–2
Finland  5–0 2–1 0–6 4–1 0–2
Greece  5–0 4–0 0–3 2–0 1–0
Russia  3–0 3–1 2–1 4–0 0–0
San Marino  1–3 0–2 0–4 0–7 0–2
Scotland  5–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 5–0

Runners-up

The runners-up of each of the eight groups were placed in a table to decide which seven of them would qualify. The best six runners-up would qualify automatically, while the two worst would play-off on a neutral ground to determine the final qualifier. To determine the two worst runners-up, a comparison was made between all of them. Only matches played against teams that finished first, third and fourth were regarded.

Legend
Countries that advanced to the final tournament
Countries that advanced to the play-off
Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Italy 6411124+813
7 Bulgaria 6402148+612
3 Turkey 6321118+311
8 Scotland 632152+311
2 Denmark 632197+211
1 France 624082+610
5 Netherlands 622265+18
6 Republic of Ireland 621381027

Play-off

The bottom two runners-up took part in a play-off on a neutral ground to determine the final team to qualify.

13 December 1995
20:00 UTC±0
Republic of Ireland  0–2  Netherlands
Report Kluivert  29', 88'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 40,050
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

References

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