UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

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

UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
Tournament details
Dates7 September 2002 – 19 November 2003
Teams50
Tournament statistics
Matches played211[note 1]
Goals scored566 (2.68 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ermin Šiljak (9 goals)
UEFA European Qualifiers
UEFA European Championship

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 Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.[2] France were seeded first as holders. The other seedings were determined by points per game in the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2000 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. Belgium and Netherlands qualified automatically for UEFA Euro 2000 as co-hosts, so only their record in 2002 FIFA World Cup was used. France qualified automatically for 2002 FIFA World Cup as 1998 FIFA World Cup Champions, so only their record in UEFA Euro 2000 was used.

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

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
  Group winners qualified directly for UEFA Euro 2004
  Group runners-up advanced to the play-offs
  Other teams were eliminated after the qualifying group stage
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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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[lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 1–0
3  Romania 8 4 2 2 21 9 +12 14[lower-alpha 1] 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
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Norway 4, Romania 1.

Group 3
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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[lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs 1–0 — 4–0 0–0 2–0
3  Belgium 8 5 1 2 11 9 +2 16[lower-alpha 1] 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
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Croatia +3, Belgium −3.

Group 9
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 9
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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[lower-alpha 1] 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
Notes:
  1. The official name of the country was changed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro on 4 February 2003, during the qualifying process.

Group 10
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 10
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 Georgia v Russia match originally was played on 12 October 2002, but was abandoned at half-time with the score 0–0 due to floodlight failure and rescheduled.

Play-offs
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying 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

Goalscorers

There were 566 goals scored in 211 matches, for an average of 2.68 goals per match.[note 1]

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes
  1. The matches tally takes into account fixtures that were subsequently abandoned.

References
  1. Burkert, Sturmius; Sivritepe, Erdinç (7 July 2004). "European Championship 2004". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. "Green light for EURO 2004 draw procedure". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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