UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

This page describes the qualifying procedure for the UEFA Euro 2008.

Qualified teams

  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member
Host nations Qualifiers
  1.  Austria
  2.   Switzerland

Seedings

Qualification coefficients were used to rank the teams according to their results in both UEFA Euro 2004 and FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying stages. Only the group matches, and not any additional playoffs, counted towards the coefficients, also determining which pot a national team was put in. Some points to note:

The draw took place on 27 January 2006 in Montreux, Switzerland.[1]

Pot Team Coefficient rating Pot Team Coefficient rating
1  Greece1 1.950 5  Hungary 1.389
 Netherlands 2.550  Finland 1.300
 Portugal 2.500  Estonia 1.250
 England 2.500  Wales 1.167
 Czech Republic 2.450  Lithuania 1.111
 France 2.444  Albania 1.050
 Sweden 2.278  Iceland 0.944
2  Germany 2.250 6  Georgia 0.850
 Croatia 2.222  Macedonia 0.750
 Italy 2.222  Belarus 0.722
 Turkey 2.100  Armenia 0.700
 Poland 2.056  Northern Ireland 0.667
 Spain 2.056  Cyprus 0.667
 Romania 1.950  Moldova 0.611
3  Serbia 1.889 7  Liechtenstein 0.450
 Russia 1.850  Azerbaijan 0.389
 Denmark 1.850  Andorra 0.250
 Norway 1.778  Malta 0.222
 Bulgaria 1.778  Faroe Islands 0.111
 Ukraine 1.750  Kazakhstan 0.083
 Slovakia 1.650  Luxembourg 0.000
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.611  San Marino 0.000
 Republic of Ireland 1.556
 Belgium 1.556
 Latvia 1.550
 Israel 1.500
 Scotland 1.500
 Slovenia 1.444

1 Greece were first seeded, as European champions

 Austria (1.333) and   Switzerland (1.833) were already assured of places at Euro 2008 as host nations.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings

  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 have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) will apply.
  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

Below is a table containing all seven qualifying groups. Teams that secured a place in the final tournament are highlighted in green. The order of teams is by final group position. For the first time, UEFA named the qualifying groups alphabetically rather than numerically.

  Winners and the runners-up of each group qualified directly for the UEFA Euro 2008
  Other teams were eliminated after the first round

Hosts

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G

Poland

Portugal

Italy

France

Greece

Turkey

Czech Republic

Germany

Croatia

Russia

Spain

Sweden

Romania

Netherlands

Serbia

Finland

Belgium

Kazakhstan

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Scotland

Ukraine

Lithuania

Georgia

Faroe Islands

Norway

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Moldova

Hungary

Malta

Republic of Ireland

Slovakia

Wales

Cyprus

San Marino

England

Israel

Macedonia

Estonia

Andorra

Northern Ireland

Denmark

Latvia

Iceland

Liechtenstein

Bulgaria

Belarus

Albania

Slovenia

Luxembourg

Groups

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

The qualifying format had been changed compared to the previous tournament. The winners and runners-up from seven groups will automatically qualify for the Championship, with the hosts filling the other two slots in the 16-team tournament. Therefore, there were no play-offs between teams finishing in second place in the groups. Six of the qualifying groups contain seven teams, and the other, eight.

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.

Key:

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 14 8 4 2 24 12 +1228
 Portugal 14 7 6 1 24 10 +1427
 Serbia 14 6 6 2 22 11 +1124
 Finland 14 6 6 2 13 7 +624
 Belgium 14 5 3 6 14 16 218
 Kazakhstan 14 2 4 8 11 21 1010
 Armenia 12* 2 3 7 4 13 99
 Azerbaijan 12* 1 2 9 6 28 225
  Armenia Azerbaijan Belgium Finland Kazakhstan Poland Portugal Serbia
Armenia  Canc.* 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Azerbaijan  Canc.* 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–6
Belgium  3–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–2
Finland  1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2
Kazakhstan  1–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–1
Poland  1–0 5–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–1
Portugal  1–0 3–0 4–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–1
Serbia  3–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1

(*) Armenia and Azerbaijan played only 12 matches due to UEFA's decision to cancel the two fixtures between these countries, with no points awarded to either team for the cancelled matches[2]

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 12 9 2 1 22 9 +1329
 France 12 8 2 2 25 5 +2026
 Scotland 12 8 0 4 21 12 +924
 Ukraine 12 5 2 5 18 16 +217
 Lithuania 12 5 1 6 11 13 216
 Georgia 12 3 1 8 16 19 310
 Faroe Islands 12 0 0 12 4 43 390
  Faroe Islands France Georgia (country) Italy Lithuania Scotland Ukraine
Faroe Islands  0–6 0–6 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–2
France  5–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0
Georgia  3–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–1
Italy  3–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
Lithuania  2–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–0
Scotland  6–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 3–1
Ukraine  5–0 2–2 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–0

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 12 10 1 1 25 10 +1531
 Turkey 12 7 3 2 25 11 +1424
 Norway 12 7 2 3 27 11 +1623
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 4 1 7 16 22 613
 Moldova 12 3 3 6 12 19 712
 Hungary 12 4 0 8 11 22 1112
 Malta 12 1 2 9 10 31 215
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Greece Hungary Malta Moldova Norway Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–4 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 3–2
Greece  3–2 2–0 5–0 2–1 1–0 1–4
Hungary  1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–4 0–1
Malta  2–5 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–4 2–2
Moldova  2–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1
Norway  1–2 2–2 4–0 4–0 2–0 1–2
Turkey  1–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 5–0 2–2

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 12 9 2 1 27 5 +2229
 Germany 12 8 3 1 35 7 +2827
 Republic of Ireland 12 4 5 3 17 14 +317
 Slovakia 12 5 1 6 33 23 +1016
 Wales 12 4 3 5 18 19 115
 Cyprus 12 4 2 6 17 24 714
 San Marino 12 0 0 12 2 57 550
  Cyprus Czech Republic Germany Republic of Ireland San Marino Slovakia Wales
Cyprus  0–2 1–1 5–2 3–0 1–3 3–1
Czech Republic  1–0 1–2 1–0 7–0 3–1 2–1
Germany  4–0 0–3 1–0 6–0 2–1 0–0
Republic of Ireland  1–1 1–1 0–0 5–0 1–0 1–0
San Marino  0–1 0–3 0–13 1–2 0–5 1–2
Slovakia  6–1 0–3 1–4 2–2 7–0 2–5
Wales  3–1 0–0 0–2 2–2 3–0 1–5

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 12 9 2 1 28 8 +2029
 Russia 12 7 3 2 18 7 +1124
 England 12 7 2 3 24 7 +1723
 Israel 12 7 2 3 20 12 +823
 Macedonia 12 4 2 6 12 12 014
 Estonia 12 2 1 9 5 21 167
 Andorra 12 0 0 12 2 42 400
  Andorra Croatia England Estonia Republic of Macedonia Israel Russia
Andorra  0–6 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–2 0–1
Croatia  7–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0
England  5–0 2–3 3–0 0–0 3–0 3–0
Estonia  2–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–2
Macedonia  3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2
Israel  4–1 3–4 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–1
Russia  4–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 12 9 1 2 23 8 +1528
 Sweden 12 8 2 2 23 9 +1426
 Northern Ireland 12 6 2 4 17 14 +320
 Denmark 12 6 2 4 21 11 +1020
 Latvia 12 4 0 8 15 17 212
 Iceland 12 2 2 8 10 27 178
 Liechtenstein 12 2 1 9 9 32 237
  Denmark Iceland Latvia Liechtenstein Northern Ireland Spain Sweden
Denmark  3–0 3–1 4–0 0–0 1–3 0–3*
Iceland  0–2 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2
Latvia  0–2 4–0 4–1 1–0 0–2 0–1
Liechtenstein  0–4 3–0 1–0 1–4 0–2 0–3
Northern Ireland  2–1 0–3 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–1
Spain  2–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–0
Sweden  0–0 5–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0

(*) The abandoned match between Denmark and Sweden was a 3–0 win awarded to Sweden, after a UEFA hearing on 8 June 2007[3][4]

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 12 9 2 1 26 7 +1929
 Netherlands 12 8 2 2 15 5 +1026
 Bulgaria 12 7 4 1 18 7 +1125
 Belarus 12 4 1 7 17 23 613
 Albania 12 2 5 5 12 18 611
 Slovenia 12 3 2 7 9 16 711
 Luxembourg 12 1 0 11 2 23 213
  Albania Belarus Bulgaria Luxembourg Netherlands Romania Slovenia
Albania  2–4 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–0
Belarus  2–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 4–2
Bulgaria  0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–0
Luxembourg  0–3 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–3
Netherlands  2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Romania  6–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0
Slovenia  0–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–2

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

Top goalscorers

Scorer Goals Mins played Nation Club
David Healy 13 1075'  Northern Ireland England Leeds United/Fulham
Eduardo 10 1061'  Croatia England Arsenal
Euzebiusz Smolarek 9 824'  Poland Spain Racing Santander
Lukas Podolski 8 660'  Germany Germany Bayern Munich
Jon Dahl Tomasson 8 989'  Denmark Spain Villarreal
Cristiano Ronaldo 8 1153'  Portugal England Manchester United
Steffen Iversen 7 669'  Norway Norway Rosenborg
Mladen Petrić 7 677'  Croatia Germany Borussia Dortmund
Nikola Žigić 7 867'  Serbia Spain Valencia
David Villa 7 896'  Spain Spain Valencia

Source: UEFA

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