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UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Qualification for the 2004 UEFA European 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)Slovenia Ermin Šiljak (9 goals)
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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 edit

 
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member


Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[A]
  Portugal Host 12 October 1999 3 (1984, 1996, 2000)
  France Group 1 winner 10 September 2003 5 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000)
  Czech Republic[B] Group 3 winner 10 September 2003 5 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000)
  Sweden Group 4 winner 10 September 2003 2 (1992, 2000)
  Bulgaria Group 8 winner 10 September 2003 1 (1996)
  Denmark Group 2 winner 11 October 2003 6 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
  Germany[C] Group 5 winner 11 October 2003 8 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
  Greece Group 6 winner 11 October 2003 1 (1980)
  England Group 7 winner 11 October 2003 6 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
  Italy Group 9 winner 11 October 2003 5 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000)
   Switzerland Group 10 winner 11 October 2003 1 (1996)
  Croatia Play-off winner 19 November 2003 1 (1996)
  Latvia Play-off winner 19 November 2003 0 (debut)
  Netherlands Play-off winner 19 November 2003 6 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
  Spain Play-off winner 19 November 2003 6 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000)
  Russia[D] Play-off winner 19 November 2003 7 (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 edit

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 edit

The draw occurred on 25 January 2002 in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.[2][3] 50 teams were divided into five drawing pots based on the latest 2001-edition of the UEFA National Team Coefficient ranking, that had calculated an average of the team's points per game achieved combined in the Euro 2000 qualifiers and 2002 World Cup qualifiers.[4][5] The seeding list was however subject to some few minor modifications:[6][7][8]

  • France (ranked 11) were seeded first as the defending champions (title holders). Consequently, all teams ranked above them from 1 to 10 moved down one seeding place lower than their rankings.
  • Portugal (ranked 4) was not seeded, as they did not participate in the qualifying tournament due to already having qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts. Consequently, all teams ranked below them moved up one seeding place higher than their ranking position.

Ten groups were formed by drawing one team from each of the five pots.[2][3]

Pot A
Team Coeff[9] Seed[2]
  France (title holders) 2,10 1
  Sweden 2,67 2
  Spain 2,56 3
  Czech Republic 2,50 4
  Germany 2,25 5
  Republic of Ireland 2,22 6
  Romania 2,22 7
  Italy 2,19 8
  Belgium 2,12 9
  Turkey 2,11 10
Pot B
Team Coeff[9] Seed[2]
  Russia 2,10 11
  Croatia 2,06 12
  Yugoslavia 2,00 13
  Netherlands 2,00 14
  Denmark 2,00 15
  Poland 1,89 16
  England 1,88 17
  Ukraine 1,85 18
  Slovenia 1,85 19
  Scotland 1,83 20
Pot C
Team Coeff[9] Seed[2]
  Norway 1,75 21
  Austria 1,75 22
  Slovakia 1,70 23
  Israel 1,56 24
   Switzerland 1,55 25
  Iceland 1,40 26
  Bulgaria 1,39 27
  Finland 1,37 28
  Greece 1,22 29
  Hungary 1,11 30
Pot D
Team Coeff[9] Seed[2]
  Cyprus 1,11 31
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,05 32
  Belarus 1,00 33
  Wales 1,00 34
  Estonia 0,95 35
  Latvia 0,94 36
  Northern Ireland 0,89 37
  Macedonia 0,83 38
  Georgia 0,83 39
  Lithuania 0,72 40
Pot E
Team Coeff[9] Seed[2]
  Armenia 0,65 41
  Albania 0,55 42
  Moldova 0,55 43
  Faroe Islands 0,50 44
  Azerbaijan 0,45 45
  Liechtenstein 0,22 46
  Malta 0,05 47
  San Marino 0,05 48
  Luxembourg 0,00 49
  Andorra 0,00 50

Note: The UEFA National Team Coefficient ranking automatically had taken into account in its ranking calculation, that some teams only played one of the two preceding qualification tournaments. Since Belgium and Netherlands qualified automatically for UEFA Euro 2000 as co-hosts, the coefficient factored only their 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying record. France had also qualified automatically for the 2002 FIFA World Cup as 1998 FIFA World Cup Champions, meaning the coefficient used only the UEFA Euro 2000 qualification record for France.

Summary edit

  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 edit

Group 1 edit

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 edit

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[a] Advance to play-offs 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 1–0
3   Romania 8 4 2 2 21 9 +12 14[a] 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. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Norway 4, Romania 1.

Group 3 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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[a] Advance to play-offs 1–0 — 4–0 0–0 2–0
3   Belgium 8 5 1 2 11 9 +2 16[a] 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. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Croatia +3, Belgium −3.

Group 9 edit

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[a] 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 edit

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[a] 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 edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying play-offs
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ a b The matches tally takes into account fixtures that were subsequently abandoned.

References edit

  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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  3. ^ a b "Green light for EURO 2004 draw procedure". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 January 2002. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ^ "England's UEFA European Rankings 2001". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Coefficient rankings for the EURO 2004™ Qualification Draw" (PDF). UEFA.com. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ "England in the European Championship - 2002-03 Preliminary Competition". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ "France Named Top Seed for Euro 2004". Huron Daily Tribune. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  8. ^ UEFA.com (23 January 2002). "Spotlight on EURO 2004™ draw | UEFA EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e "UEFA European National Team Ranking Table 2001". England Football Online. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

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