UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
Tournament details
Dates 7 September 2002 – 19 November 2003
Teams 50 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 210
Goals scored 566 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Slovenia Ermin Šiljak (9 goals)

Qualification for the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship took place between September 2002 and November 2003.

Fifty teams were divided into ten groups, with each team playing the others in their group twice, once at home and once away. The top team in each group automatically qualified for Euro 2004, and the ten group runners-up were paired off against each other to determine another five places in the finals.[1]

Portugal qualified automatically as hosts of the event.

Qualified teams

  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1]
 PortugalHost12 October 19993 (1984, 1996, 2000)
 FranceGroup 1 winner10 September 20035 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000)
 Czech Republic[upper-alpha 2]Group 3 winner10 September 20035 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000)
 SwedenGroup 4 winner10 September 20032 (1992, 2000)
 BulgariaGroup 8 winner10 September 20031 (1996)
 DenmarkGroup 2 winner11 October 20036 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
 Germany[upper-alpha 3]Group 5 winner11 October 20038 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
 GreeceGroup 6 winner11 October 20031 (1980)
 EnglandGroup 7 winner11 October 20036 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
 ItalyGroup 9 winner11 October 20035 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000)
  SwitzerlandGroup 10 winner11 October 20031 (1996)
 CroatiaPlay-off winner19 November 20031 (1996)
 LatviaPlay-off winner19 November 20030 (debut)
 NetherlandsPlay-off winner19 November 20036 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
 SpainPlay-off winner19 November 20036 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000)
 Russia[upper-alpha 4]Play-off winner19 November 20037 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996)
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
  2. ↑ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
  3. ↑ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
  4. ↑ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were 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 two or more teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1) to 4) would be reapplied. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) would 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.

Seedings

The draw was made on 25 January 2002, in Porto, Portugal. France were seeded first as holders. The other seedings were determined by points per game in the qualifiers for 2000 European Championship and the 2002 World Cup. Belgium and Netherlands did not have to qualify for UEFA Euro 2000 as hosts, so only their record in World Cup 2002 was used.

Portugal qualified automatically as hosts of the tournament and therefore did not take part in the qualification process.

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D Pot E

 France 2.10
 Sweden 2.67
 Spain 2.56
 Czech Republic 2.50
 Germany 2.25
 Republic of Ireland 2.22
 Romania 2.22
 Italy 2.19
 Belgium 2.12
 Turkey 2.11

 Russia 2.10
 Croatia 2.06
 FR Yugoslavia 2.00
 Netherlands 2.00
 Denmark 2.00
 Poland 1.89
 England 1.88
 Ukraine 1.85
 Slovenia 1.85
 Scotland 1.83

 Norway 1.75
 Austria 1.75
 Slovakia 1.70
 Israel 1.56
  Switzerland 1.55
 Iceland 1.40
 Bulgaria 1.39
 Finland 1.37
 Greece 1.22
 Hungary 1.11

 Cyprus 1.11
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.05
 Belarus 1.00
 Wales 1.00
 Estonia 0.95
 Latvia 0.94
 Northern Ireland 0.89
 Macedonia 0.83
 Georgia 0.83
 Lithuania 0.72

 Armenia 0.65
 Albania 0.55
 Moldova 0.55
 Faroe Islands 0.50
 Azerbaijan 0.45
 Liechtenstein 0.22
 Malta 0.05
 San Marino 0.05
 Luxembourg 0.00
 Andorra 0.00

Summary

  Winner of each group qualified directly for the UEFA Euro 2004
  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 Group 9 Group 10

France
Denmark
Czech Republic
Sweden
Germany
Greece
England
Bulgaria
Italy
Switzerland

Slovenia
Norway
Netherlands
Latvia
Scotland
Spain
Turkey
Croatia
Wales
Russia

Israel

Cyprus

Malta
Romania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Luxembourg
Austria

Moldova

Belarus
Poland

Hungary

San Marino
Iceland

Lithuania

Faroe Islands
Ukraine

Armenia

Northern Ireland
Slovakia

Macedonia

Liechtenstein
Belgium

Estonia

Andorra
Serbia and Montenegro

Finland

Azerbaijan
Republic of Ireland

Albania

Georgia

Groups

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France Slovenia Israel Cyprus Malta
1  France 8 8 0 0 29 2 +27 24 Qualify for final tournament — 5–0 3–0 5–0 6–0
2  Slovenia 8 4 2 2 15 12 +3 14 Advance to play-offs 0–2 — 3–1 4–1 3–0
3  Israel 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9 1–2 0–0 — 2–0 2–2
4  Cyprus 8 2 2 4 9 18 −9 8 1–2 2–2 1–1 — 2–1
5  Malta 8 0 1 7 5 24 −19 1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Denmark Norway Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg
1  Denmark 8 4 3 1 15 9 +6 15 Qualify for final tournament — 1–0 2–2 0–2 2–0
2  Norway 8 4 2 2 9 5 +4 14 Advance to play-offs 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 1–0
3  Romania 8 4 2 2 21 9 +12 14 2–5 0–1 — 2–0 4–0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 4 1 3 7 8 −1 13 1–1 1–0 0–3 — 2–0
5  Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 0 21 −21 0 0–2 0–2 0–7 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Czech Republic Netherlands Austria Moldova Belarus
1  Czech Republic 8 7 1 0 23 5 +18 22 Qualify for final tournament — 3–1 4–0 5–0 2–0
2  Netherlands 8 6 1 1 20 6 +14 19 Advance to play-offs 1–1 — 3–1 5–0 3–0
3  Austria 8 3 0 5 12 14 −2 9 2–3 0–3 — 2–0 5–0
4  Moldova 8 2 0 6 5 19 −14 6 0–2 1–2 1–0 — 2–1
5  Belarus 8 1 0 7 4 20 −16 3 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Sweden Latvia Poland Hungary San Marino
1  Sweden 8 5 2 1 19 3 +16 17 Qualify for final tournament — 0–1 3–0 1–1 5–0
2  Latvia 8 5 1 2 10 6 +4 16 Advance to play-offs 0–0 — 0–2 3–1 3–0
3  Poland 8 4 1 3 11 7 +4 13 0–2 0–1 — 0–0 5–0
4  Hungary 8 3 2 3 15 9 +6 11 1–2 3–1 1–2 — 3–0
5  San Marino 8 0 0 8 0 30 −30 0 0–6 0–1 0–2 0–5 —
Source: UEFA

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Germany Scotland Iceland Lithuania Faroe Islands
1  Germany 8 5 3 0 13 4 +9 18 Qualify for final tournament — 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1
2  Scotland 8 4 2 2 12 8 +4 14 Advance to play-offs 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 3–1
3  Iceland 8 4 1 3 11 9 +2 13 0–0 0–2 — 3–0 2–1
4  Lithuania 8 3 1 4 7 11 −4 10 0–2 1–0 0–3 — 2–0
5  Faroe Islands 8 0 1 7 7 18 −11 1 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 —
Source: UEFA

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Greece Spain Ukraine Armenia Northern Ireland
1  Greece 8 6 0 2 8 4 +4 18 Qualify for final tournament — 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0
2  Spain 8 5 2 1 16 4 +12 17 Advance to play-offs 0–1 — 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Ukraine 8 2 4 2 11 10 +1 10 2–0 2–2 — 4–3 0–0
4  Armenia 8 2 1 5 7 16 −9 7 0–1 0–4 2–2 — 1–0
5  Northern Ireland 8 0 3 5 0 8 −8 3 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Turkey Slovakia Republic of Macedonia Liechtenstein
1  England 8 6 2 0 14 5 +9 20 Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–0
2  Turkey 8 6 1 1 17 5 +12 19 Advance to play-offs 0–0 — 3–0 3–2 5–0
3  Slovakia 8 3 1 4 11 9 +2 10 1–2 0–1 — 1–1 4–0
4  Macedonia 8 1 3 4 11 14 −3 6 1–2 1–2 0–2 — 3–1
5  Liechtenstein 8 0 1 7 2 22 −20 1 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Bulgaria Croatia Belgium Estonia Andorra
1  Bulgaria 8 5 2 1 13 4 +9 17 Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–1
2  Croatia 8 5 1 2 12 4 +8 16 Advance to play-offs 1–0 — 4–0 0–0 2–0
3  Belgium 8 5 1 2 11 9 +2 16 0–2 2–1 — 2–0 3–0
4  Estonia 8 2 2 4 4 6 −2 8 0–0 0–1 0–1 — 2–0
5  Andorra 8 0 0 8 1 18 −17 0 0–3 0–3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy Wales Serbia and Montenegro Finland Azerbaijan
1  Italy 8 5 2 1 17 4 +13 17 Qualify for final tournament — 4–0 1–1 2–0 4–0
2  Wales 8 4 1 3 13 10 +3 13 Advance to play-offs 2–1 — 2–3 1–1 4–0
3  Serbia and Montenegro 8 3 3 2 11 11 0 12 1–1 1–0 — 2–0 2–2
4  Finland 8 3 1 4 9 10 −1 10 0–2 0–2 3–0 — 3–0
5  Azerbaijan 8 1 1 6 5 20 −15 4 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Switzerland Russia Republic of Ireland Albania Georgia (country)
1   Switzerland 8 4 3 1 15 11 +4 15 Qualify for final tournament — 2–2 2–0 3–2 4–1
2  Russia 8 4 2 2 19 12 +7 14 Advance to play-offs 4–1 — 4–2 4–1 3–1
3  Republic of Ireland 8 3 2 3 10 11 −1 11 1–2 1–1 — 2–1 2–0
4  Albania 8 2 2 4 11 15 −4 8 1–1 3–1 0–0 — 3–1
5  Georgia 8 2 1 5 8 14 −6 7 0–0 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 3–0 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ The match was originally played on 12 October 2002, but was abandoned at half-time with the score 0–0 due to floodlight failure and rescheduled.

Play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Latvia  3–2  Turkey 1–0 2–2
Scotland  1–6  Netherlands 1–0 0–6
Croatia  2–1  Slovenia 1–1 1–0
Russia  1–0  Wales 0–0 1–0
Spain  5–1  Norway 2–1 3–0

Top goalscorers

There were 566 goals scored by 302 different players and 14 own goals. This list reflects the players who scored, at least, 4 goals.

9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals

References

  1. ↑ Burkert, Sturmius; Sivritepe, Erdinç (7 July 2004). "European Championship 2004". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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