UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 16 August 2006 – 24 November 2007 |
Teams | 50 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 836 (2.73 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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UEFA European Qualifiers |
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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.
Austria and the Switzerland qualified automatically as co-hosts of the event.
Qualified teams
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1] |
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Co-host | 12 December 2002 | 0 (debut) | |
Co-host | 12 December 2002 | 2 (1996, 2004) | |
Group D runner-up | 13 October 2007 | 9 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004) | |
Group C winner | 17 October 2007 | 2 (1980, 2004) | |
Group D winner | 17 October 2007 | 6 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004) | |
Group G winner | 17 October 2007 | 3 (1984, 1996, 2000) | |
Group A winner | 17 November 2007 | 0 (debut) | |
Group B winner | 17 November 2007 | 6 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004) | |
Group B runner-up | 17 November 2007 | 6 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004) | |
Group E winner | 17 November 2007 | 2 (1996, 2004) | |
Group F winner | 17 November 2007 | 7 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004) | |
Group G runner-up | 17 November 2007 | 7 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004) | |
Group A runner-up | 21 November 2007 | 4 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004) | |
Group C runner-up | 21 November 2007 | 2 (1996, 2000) | |
Group E runner-up | 21 November 2007 | 8 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004) | |
Group F runner-up | 21 November 2007 | 3 (1992, 2000, 2004) |
- ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- ↑ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
- ↑ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
- ↑ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
Seedings
2005 UEFA national team coefficient were used 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, also determining which pot a national team was put in. Greece were the defending champions, thus were automatically seeded in the top pool. Portugal did not have to qualify for UEFA Euro 2004 as they hosted the tournament. So only their record in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying was used. the same case applies for Germany that did not have to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup as hosts and uses only their record in UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan had never competed in the European Championships, so only their World Cup record was used. Montenegro had not been admitted to UEFA/FIFA at the time the qualifying competition had started, and thus could not compete until the qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The draw took place on 27 January 2006 in Montreux, Switzerland.[1]
Austria (1.333) and Switzerland (1.833) were already assured of places at Euro 2008 as host nations.
Team highlighted in bold qualified to the finals.
Pot | Team | Coefficient rating | Pot | Team | Coefficient rating |
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1 | 1.950 | 5 | 1.389 | ||
2.550 | 1.300 | ||||
2.500 | 1.250 | ||||
2.500 | 1.167 | ||||
2.450 | 1.111 | ||||
2.444 | 1.050 | ||||
2.278 | 0.944 | ||||
2 | 2.250 | 6 | 0.850 | ||
2.222 | 0.750 | ||||
2.222 | 0.722 | ||||
2.100 | 0.700 | ||||
2.056 | 0.667 | ||||
2.056 | 0.667 | ||||
1.950 | 0.611 | ||||
3 | 1.889 | 7 | 0.450 | ||
1.850 | 0.389 | ||||
1.850 | 0.250 | ||||
1.778 | 0.222 | ||||
1.778 | 0.111 | ||||
1.750 | 0.083 | ||||
1.650 | 0.000 | ||||
4 | 1.611 | 0.000 | |||
1.556 | |||||
1.556 | |||||
1.550 | |||||
1.500 | |||||
1.500 | |||||
1.444 |
- ↑ Greece were first seeded, as European champions
the draw resulted in the following groups:
Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
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Group E |
Group F |
Group G |
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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:[2]
- Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
- Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
- Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
- Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question
- 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.
- 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
- Drawing of lots
Summary
Hosts
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||||
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1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 28 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 27 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||
3 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 24 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||
4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 24 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 18 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |||
6 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||
7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 9 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | Canc.[lower-alpha 1] | |||
8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 28 | −22 | 5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | Canc.[lower-alpha 1] | — |
Notes:
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||||
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1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 29 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 26 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |||
3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 24 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |||
4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 17 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |||
5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 16 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 10 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | |||
7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 43 | −39 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–6 | — |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||||
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1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 31 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 24 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |||
3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 23 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |||
4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 13 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |||
5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 12 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | |||
6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 12 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | |||
7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||||
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1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 29 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | ||
2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 27 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | |||
3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 17 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |||
4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 16 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–5 | 6–1 | 7–0 | |||
5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 15 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | |||
6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 14 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | |||
7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 57 | −55 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–13 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||||
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1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 29 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | ||
2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 24 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |||
3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 23 | 2–3 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |||
4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 23 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | |||
5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | |||
6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | |||
7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 42 | −40 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||||
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1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 28 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 26 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | |||
3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 20 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |||
4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 20 | 1–3 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |||
5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 12 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | |||
6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | |||
7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — |
Notes:
- ↑ The Denmark v Sweden match was abandoned in the 89th minute following a fan attack on the referee.[5] The match was awarded as a 3–0 forfeit win to Sweden by UEFA following a hearing on 8 June 2007.[6]
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||||
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1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 29 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 26 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||
3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 25 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |||
4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 13 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | |||
5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 11 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | |||
6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 11 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | |||
7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
Top goalscorers
Scorer | Goals | Mins played | Nation | Club |
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David Healy | 13 | 1075 | ||
Eduardo | 10 | 1061 | ||
Euzebiusz Smolarek | 9 | 824 | ||
Lukas Podolski | 8 | 660 | ||
Jon Dahl Tomasson | 8 | 989 | ||
Cristiano Ronaldo | 8 | 1153 | ||
Steffen Iversen | 7 | 669 | ||
Mladen Petrić | 7 | 677 | ||
Nikola Žigić | 7 | 867 | ||
David Villa | 7 | 896 |
References
- ↑ Qualifying draw (UEFA).
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2006/08" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "EXCO unveils World Cup programme". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "UEFA cancel Armenia v Azerbaijan Euro qualifiers". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. 23 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "Denmark hearing tomorrow". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2007. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Copenhagen contest goes to Sweden". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2007. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
External links
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