UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Teams	50
Champions	10 teams qualified as group winners.
Runner-up	5 teams qualified via the play-offs.
Top goal scorer(s)	Ermin Šiljak (8 goals)
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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.

Portugal qualified automatically as hosts of the event.

Contents 1 Tiebreakers 2 Seedings 3 Groups 3.1 Group 1 3.2 Group 2 3.3 Group 3 3.4 Group 4 3.5 Group 5 3.6 Group 6 3.7 Group 7 3.8 Group 8 3.9 Group 9 3.10 Group 10 4 Play-offs 5 Qualified teams and coefficients 6 Goalscorers 7 Notes 8 See also 9 External links

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. 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  Sweden  Spain  Czech Republic  Germany  Republic of Ireland  Romania  Italy  Belgium  Turkey	Russia  Croatia  Yugoslavia  Netherlands  Denmark  Poland  England  Ukraine  Slovenia  Scotland	Norway  Austria  Slovakia  Israel  Switzerland  Iceland  Bulgaria  Finland  Greece  Hungary	Cyprus  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Belarus  Wales  Estonia  Latvia  Northern Ireland  Macedonia  Georgia  Lithuania	Armenia  Albania  Moldova  Faroe Islands  Azerbaijan  Liechtenstein  Malta  San Marino  Luxembourg  Andorra

Groups

Legend
Countries that directly qualified for UEFA Euro 2004
Countries that advanced to the play-offs

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  France 8 8 0 0 29 2 +27 24  Slovenia 8 4 2 2 15 12 +3 14  Israel 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9  Cyprus 8 2 2 4 9 18 −9 8  Malta 8 0 1 7 5 24 −19 1

Cyprus  – 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 France  5–0 – 3–0 6–0 5–0 Israel  2–0 1–2 – 2–2 0–0 Malta  1–2 0–4 0–2 – 1–3 Slovenia  4–1 0–2 3–1 3–0 –

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Denmark 8 4 3 1 15 9 +6 15  Norway 8 4 2 2 9 5 +4 14  Romania 8 4 2 2 21 9 +12 14  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 4 1 3 7 8 −1 13  Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 0 21 −21 0

Bosnia and Herzegovina  – 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 Denmark  0–2 – 2–0 1–0 2–2 Luxembourg  0–1 0–2 – 0–2 0–7 Norway  2–0 2–2 1–0 – 1–1 Romania  2–0 2–5 4–0 0–1 –

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Czech Republic 8 7 1 0 23 5 +18 22  Netherlands 8 6 1 1 20 6 +14 19  Austria 8 3 0 5 12 14 −2 9  Moldova 8 2 0 6 5 19 −14 6  Belarus 8 1 0 7 4 20 −16 3

Austria  – 5–0 2–3 2–0 0–3 Belarus  0–2 – 1–3 2–1 0–2 Czech Republic  4–0 2–0 – 5–0 3–1 Moldova  1–0 2–1 0–2 – 1–2 Netherlands  3–1 3–0 1–1 5–0 –

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Sweden 8 5 2 1 19 3 +16 17  Latvia 8 5 1 2 10 6 +4 16  Poland 8 4 1 3 11 7 +4 13  Hungary 8 3 2 3 15 9 +6 11  San Marino 8 0 0 8 0 30 −30 0

Hungary  – 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 Latvia  3–1 – 0–2 3–0 0–0 Poland  0–0 0–1 – 5–0 0–2 San Marino  0–5 0–1 0–2 – 0–6 Sweden  1–1 0–1 3–0 5–0 –

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Germany 8 5 3 0 13 4 +9 18  Scotland 8 4 2 2 12 8 +4 14  Iceland 8 4 1 3 11 9 +2 13  Lithuania 8 3 1 4 7 11 −4 10  Faroe Islands 8 0 1 7 7 18 −11 1

Faroe Islands  – 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–2 Germany  2–1 – 3–0 1–1 2–1 Iceland  2–1 0–0 – 3–0 0–2 Lithuania  2–0 0–2 0–3 – 1–0 Scotland  3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 –

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Greece 8 6 0 2 8 4 +4 18  Spain 8 5 2 1 16 4 +12 17  Ukraine 8 2 4 2 11 10 +1 10  Armenia 8 2 1 5 7 16 −9 7  Northern Ireland 8 0 3 5 0 8 −8 3

Armenia  – 0–1 1–0 0–4 2–2 Greece  2–0 – 1–0 0–2 1–0 Northern Ireland  0–1 0–2 – 0–0 0–0 Spain  3–0 0–1 3–0 – 2–1 Ukraine  4–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 –

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  England 8 6 2 0 14 5 +9 20  Turkey 8 6 1 1 17 5 +12 19  Slovakia 8 3 1 4 11 9 +2 10  Macedonia 8 1 3 4 11 14 −3 6  Liechtenstein 8 0 1 7 2 22 −20 1

England  – 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 Liechtenstein  0–2 – 1–1 0–2 0–3 Macedonia  1–2 3–1 – 0–2 1–2 Slovakia  1–2 4–0 1–1 – 0–1 Turkey  0–0 5–0 3–2 3–0 –

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Bulgaria 8 5 2 1 13 4 +9 17  Croatia 8 5 1 2 12 4 +8 16  Belgium 8 5 1 2 11 9 +2 16  Estonia 8 2 2 4 4 6 −2 8  Andorra 8 0 0 8 1 18 −17 0

Andorra  – 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–2 Belgium  3–0 – 0–2 2–1 2–0 Bulgaria  2–1 2–2 – 2–0 2–0 Croatia  2–0 4–0 1–0 – 0–0 Estonia  2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 –

Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 8 5 2 1 17 4 +13 17  Wales 8 4 1 3 13 10 +3 13  Serbia and Montenegro 8 3 3 2 11 11 +0 12  Finland 8 3 1 4 9 10 −1 10  Azerbaijan 8 1 1 6 5 20 −15 4

Azerbaijan  – 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 Finland  3–0 – 0–2 3–0 0–2 Italy  4–0 2–0 – 1–1 4–0 Serbia and Montenegro  2–2 2–0 1–1 – 1–0 Wales  4–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 –

Group 10

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Switzerland 8 4 3 1 15 11 +4 15  Russia 8 4 2 2 19 12 +7 14  Republic of Ireland 8 3 2 3 10 11 −1 11  Albania 8 2 2 4 11 15 −4 8  Georgia 8 2 1 5 8 14 −6 7

Albania  – 3–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 Georgia  3–0 – 1–2 1–0 0–0 Republic of Ireland  2–1 2–0 – 1–1 1–2 Russia  4–1 3–1 4–2 – 4–1 Switzerland  3–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 –

Play-offs

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

Qualified teams and coefficients

Qualification coefficients were sixth in the list of criteria to separate teams that finished level on points in their group in Euro 2004. The coefficients were calculated as the points earned per game in qualification for both Euro 2004 and the 2002 World Cup.

Country	Euro 2004 group	Coefficient
France	B	3.000
Portugal	A	2.400
Sweden	C	2.389
Czech Republic	D	2.333
Italy	C	2.313
Spain	A	2.313
England	B	2.313
Germany	D	2.188
Netherlands	D	2.167
Croatia	B	2.125
Denmark	C	2.056
Russia	A	2.056
Bulgaria	C	1.889
Switzerland	B	1.611
Greece	A	1.563
Latvia	D	1.250

Goalscorers

Data from first two groups

8 goals Ermin Šiljak 6 goals Thierry Henry David Trezeguet Sylvain Wiltord 5 goals Jon Dahl Tomasson Ruud van Nistelrooy 4 goals Ionel Ganea Adrian Mutu Patrick Kluivert 3 goals Angelos Charisteas Michalis Konstantinou Zinédine Zidane Haim Revivo Michael Mifsud Sergej Barbarez Cosmin Contra Rafael van der Vaart 2 goals Demis Nikolaidis Elvir Bolić Ioannis Okkas Rainer Rauffmann Thomas Gravesen Dennis Rommedahl Steve Marlet Pini Balili Omri Afek John Arne Riise Ole Gunnar Solskjær Viorel Moldovan Dorinel Munteanu Daniel Pancu Nastja Čeh Zlatko Zahovič Mikael Forssell Sami Hyypiä Phillip Cocu Wesley Sneijder 1 goal Vassilios Tsiartas Zisis Vryzas Stylianos Giannakopoulos Stavros Georgiou Yiasoumis Yiasoumi Djibril Cissé Jean-Alain Boumsong Olivier Dacourt Sidney Govou Patrick Vieira Walid Badir Shay Holtzman Luke Dimech David Carabott Sebastjan Cimirotič Aleksander Knavs Zlatan Bajramović Elvir Baljić Jesper Grønkjær Claus Jensen Martin Jørgensen Martin Laursen Ebbe Sand John Carew Tore André Flo Steffen Iversen Claus Lundekvam Sigurd Rushfeldt Florin Bratu Cristian Chivu Tiberiu Ghioane Mirel Rădoi Hannu Tihinen Mika Nurmela Teemu Tainio Joonas Kolkka Edgar Davids Jerrel Hasselbaink Clarence Seedorf Roy Makaay Mark van Bommel Marc Overmars Pierre van Hooijdonk Arjen Robben André Ooijer Frank de Boer Own goals Darren Debono (for  Slovenia) Cosmin Contra (for  Denmark)

Notes

• As of 2012, this is the last time that Poland fails to qualify for the final tournament.

See also

• 2004 UEFA European Championship
• 2004 UEFA European Championship (team squads)

External links

• UEFA official archive

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