UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 3

Standings and results for Group 3 of the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.

Group 3 consisted of Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Moldova and Netherlands. Group winners were Czech Republic, who finished 3 points clear of second-placed team Netherlands.

Contents

Final table

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

Results

September 7, 2002
Netherlands  3 – 0  Belarus Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Graham Barber (ENG)
Davids  35'
Kluivert  37'
Hasselbaink  73'
Report
September 7, 2002
Austria  2 – 0  Moldova Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 18,300
Referee: Stuart Dougal (SCO)
Herzog  4' (pen.)29' (pen.) Report

October 12, 2002
Moldova  0 – 2  Czech Republic Stadionul Republican, Chişinău
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Leslie Irvine (NIR)
Report Jankulovski  69' (pen.)
Rosický  79'
October 12, 2002
Belarus  0 – 2  Austria Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eric Poulat (FRA)
Report Schopp  58'
Akagündüz  88'

October 16, 2002
Czech Republic  2 – 0  Belarus Na Stínadlech, Teplice
Attendance: 12,850
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (GER)
Poborský  6'
Baroš  23'
Report
October 16, 2002
Austria  0 – 3  Netherlands Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 46,300
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (ITA)
Report Seedorf  15'
Cocu  20'
Makaay  30'

March 29, 2003
Netherlands  1 – 1  Czech Republic De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (DEN)
van Nistelrooy  45' Report Koller  68'
March 29, 2003
Belarus  2 – 1  Moldova Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Johan Verbist (BEL)
Kutuzov  43'
Gurenko  58'
Report Cebotari  14'

April 2, 2003
Moldova  1 – 2  Netherlands Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Alain Sars (FRA)
Boret  16' Report van Nistelrooy  37'
van Bommel  85'
April 2, 2003
Czech Republic  4 – 0  Austria Toyota Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,150
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (ESP)
Nedvěd  18'
Koller  32'62'
Jankulovski  56' (pen.)
Report

June 7, 2003
Moldova  1 – 0  Austria Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Joaquim Paulo Paraty da Silva (POR)
Frunză  60' Report
June 7, 2003
Belarus  0 – 2  Netherlands Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (NOR)
Report Overmars  61'
Kluivert  68'

June 11, 2003
Czech Republic  5 – 0  Moldova Andrův Stadion, Olomouc
Attendance: 12,097
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL)
Šmicer  41'
Koller  73' (pen.)
Štajner  82'
Lokvenc  88'90'
Report
June 11, 2003
Austria  5 – 0  Belarus Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)
Aufhauser  33'
Haas  47'
Kirchler  53'
Wallner  62'
Cerny  70'
Report

September 6, 2003
Netherlands  3 – 1  Austria De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Eric Poulat (FRA)
van der Vaart  29'
Kluivert  60'
Cocu  62'
Report Pogatetz  32'
September 6, 2003
Belarus  1 – 3  Czech Republic Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Thomas McCurry (SCO)
Bulyha  14' Report Nedvěd  37'
Baroš  54'
Šmicer  85'

September 10, 2003
Moldova  2 – 1  Belarus Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Dejan Delević (SCG)
Dadu  26'
Covalciuc  87'
Report Vasilyuk  90' (pen.)
September 10, 2003
Czech Republic  3 – 1  Netherlands Toyota Arena, Prague
Attendance: 18,356
Referee: Lucílio Batista (POR)
Koller  14' (pen.)
Poborský  37'
Baroš  90'
Report van der Vaart  60'

October 11, 2003
Netherlands  5 – 0  Moldova Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 30,995
Referee: Zeljko Siric (CRO)
Kluivert  43'
Sneijder  50'
van Hooijdonk  73' (pen.)
van der Vaart  79'
Robben  88'
Report
October 11, 2003
Austria  2 – 3  Czech Republic Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 32,350
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (GRE)
Haas  49'
Ivanschitz  77'
Report Jankulovski  26'
Vachoušek  78'
Koller  90'

Goalscorers

Pos Player Country Goals
1 Jan Koller  Czech Republic 6
2 Patrick Kluivert  Netherlands 4
3 Milan Baroš  Czech Republic 3
Marek Jankulovski  Czech Republic
Rafael van der Vaart  Netherlands
4 Mario Haas  Austria 2
Andreas Herzog  Austria
Vratislav Lokvenc  Czech Republic
Pavel Nedvěd  Czech Republic
Karel Poborský  Czech Republic
Vladimír Šmicer  Czech Republic
Phillip Cocu  Netherlands
Ruud van Nistelrooy  Netherlands
1 goal
 Austria
 Belarus
 Czech Republic
 Moldova
 Netherlands

Squads

The following players made at least one appearance for their respective team in the qualifying campaign.

Austria

Coach - Hans Krankl

Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club
Alexander Manninger GK June 4, 1977 (age 25) 3 RCD Espanyol
Torino
Thomas Mandl GK February 7, 1979 (age 23) 5 Austria Wien
Helge Payer GK August 9, 1979 (age 23) 1 (as a sub) Rapid Wien
Ernst Dospel DF October 8, 1976 (age 25) 8 (2 as sub) Austria Wien
Paul Scharner DF March 11, 1980 (age 22) 4 (1 as sub) Austria Wien
Martin Hiden DF March 11, 1973 (age 29) 5 Austria Wien
Rapid Wien
Joachim Standfest DF May 30, 1980 (age 22) 1 Grazer AK
Mario Hieblinger DF July 5, 1977 (age 25) 2 (1 as sub) FC Kärnten
Anton Ehmann DF December 17, 1972 (age 29) 3 Grazer AK
Martin Stranzl DF June 16, 1980 (age 22) 4 1860 München
Emanuel Pogatetz DF January 16, 1983 (age 19) 3 Bayer Leverkusen
Thomas Eder MF July 6, 1979 (age 23) 1 (as a sub) Austria Salzburg
Michael Baur MF April 16, 1969 (age 33) 3 Hamburger SV
SV Pasching
Harald Cerny MF September 13, 1973 (age 27) 4 (1 as sub) 1860 München
Jürgen Panis MF April 21, 1975 (age 27) 1 Austria Wien
Božo Kovačević MF December 24, 1979 (age 22) 2 (1 as sub) SV Pasching
René Aufhauser MF June 21, 1976 (age 26) 7 (2 as sub) Grazer AK
Michael Wagner MF December 18, 1975 (age 26) 7 (3 as sub) Austria Wien
Markus Schopp MF February 22, 1974 (age 28) 7 Brescia
Gerd Wimmer MF January 9, 1977 (age 25) 1 (as a sub) Hansa Rostock
Thomas Flögel MF June 7, 1971 (age 31) 8 Austria Wien
Ivica Vastić MF September 29, 1969 (age 32) 1 Nagoya Grampus Eight
Austria Wien
Roland Kirchler MF September 29, 1970 (age 31) 3 (1 as sub) Austria Salzburg
Andreas Herzog MF September 10, 1968 (age 33) 4 (1 as sub) Rapid Wien
Andreas Ivanschitz MF October 15, 1983 (age 18) 2 Rapid Wien
Matthias Dollinger MF September 12, 1979 (age 22) 1 (as a sub) DSV Leoben
Volkan Kahraman MF October 10, 1979 (age 22) 1 Austria Wien
Markus Weissenberger MF March 8, 1975 (age 27) 2 1860 München
Muhammet Akagündüz ST January 11, 1978 (age 24) 3 (2 as sub) SV Ried
Malatyaspor
Roman Wallner ST February 4, 1982 (age 20) 5 (2 as sub) Rapid Wien
Mario Haas ST September 16, 1974 (age 27) 5 (1 as sub) Sturm Graz
Eduard Glieder ST January 28, 1969 (age 33) 2 SV Pasching
Roland Linz ST August 9, 1981 (age 21) 2 (both as sub) Austria Wien

Belarus

Coach - Eduard Malofeev/Anatoly Baidachny Valery Stralcou

Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club
Valer Shantalosau GK March 15, 1966 (age 36) 1 Torpedo Minsk
FC Tobol
Vasily Khomutovsky GK August 30, 1978 (age 24) 1 (as a sub) Metalist Kharkiv
Steaua Bucureşti
Gennady Tumilovich GK September 3, 1971 (age 30) 7 FC Rostov
Royal Antwerp
Andrei Ostrovskiy DF September 13, 1973 (age 30) 7 Arsenal Kyiv
Uladzimir Shuneyka DF April 22, 1974 (age 28) 7 (1 as sub) Krylia Sovetov Samara
Sergei Omelyanchuk DF August 8, 1980 (age 22) 4 (2 as sub) Legia Warszawa
Arsenal Kyiv
Alyaksandar Lukhvich DF February 21, 1970 (age 32) 6 Uralan Elista
Alyaksandr Hrapkowski DF March 12, 1975 (age 27) 3 (2 as sub) Sokol Saratov
Sergei Shtanyuk DF August 13, 1973 (age 29) 7 Stoke City
Shinnik Yaroslavl
Andrei Lavrik DF December 7, 1974 (age 27) 4 (1 as sub) Dynamo Saint Petersburg
Sergei Gurenko DF September 30, 1972 (age 29) 8 Piacenza
Lokomotiv Moscow
Dzmitry Rawneyka DF May 13, 1980 (age 22) 2 Neman Grodno
Torpedo Moscow
Syarhey Yaskovich DF January 14, 1972 (age 30) 1 Olympique Alès
Tom Tomsk
Vyacheslav Geraschenko DF July 25, 1972 (age 30) 2 Uralan Elista
Aliaksandr Kulchiy MF November 1, 1973 (age 28) 8 Shinnik Yaroslavl
Vital Valadzyankow MF April 25, 1976 (age 26) 2 (both as sub) Dinamo Minsk
Aliaksandr Khatskevich MF October 19, 1973 (age 28) 4 Dinamo Kyiv
Denis Kovba MF September 6, 1979 (age 22) 3 (all as sub) Krylia Sovetov Samara
Maksim Romaschenko MF July 31, 1976 (age 26) 7 (1 as sub) Gaziantepspor
Trabzonspor
Valentin Belkevich MF January 27, 1973 (age 29) 3 Dynamo Kyiv
Alexander Hleb MF May 1, 1981 (age 21) 6 (2 as sub) VfB Stuttgart
Raman Vasilyuk ST November 23, 1978 (age 23) 6 Dinamo Minsk
Spartak Moscow
Vital Bulyha ST January 12, 1980 (age 22) 2 FC Dnepr Mahilyow
Krylia Sovetov Samara
Mikalay Ryndzyuk ST October 7, 1978 (age 23) 2 (both as sub) Rubin Kazan
Dinamo Minsk
Vitali Kutuzov ST March 20, 1980 (age 22) 8 AC Milan

Czech Republic

Coach - Karel Brückner

Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club
Petr Čech GK May 20, 1982 (age 20) 8 Rennes
Zdeněk Grygera DF May 14, 1980 (age 22) 7 (1 as sub) Sparta Prague
Ajax
Martin Jiránek DF May 25, 1979 (age 23) 4 (1 as sub) Reggina
Tomáš Hübschman DF September 4, 1981 (age 20) 2 (both as sub) Sparta Prague
Adam Petrouš DF September 19, 1977 (age 24) 1 Slavia Prague
Marek Jankulovski DF May 9, 1977 (age 25) 7 Udinese
Tomáš Ujfaluši DF March 24, 1978 (age 24) 7 Hamburg
René Bolf DF February 25, 1974 (age 28) 8 Baník Ostrava
Tomáš Galásek MF January 15, 1973 (age 29) 7 Ajax
Petr Voříšek MF March 19, 1979 (age 23) 1 (as a sub) FK Teplice
Jiří Jarošík MF October 27, 1977 (age 24) 2 (both as sub) Sparta Prague
CSKA Moscow
Karel Poborský MF March 30, 1972 (age 30) 7 Sparta Prague
Vladimír Šmicer MF May 24, 1973 (age 29) 5 Liverpool
Štěpán Vachoušek MF April 26, 1974 (age 28) 6 (4 as sub) Slavia Prague
Marseille
Richard Dostálek MF March 12, 1980 (age 22) 1 (as a sub) Slavia Prague
Tomáš Rosický MF October 4, 1980 (age 21) 7 (1 as sub) Borussia Dortmund
Pavel Nedvěd MF August 30, 1972 (age 30) 7 Juventus
Roman Týce ST May 7, 1977 (age 18) 2 (1 as sub) 1860 München
Marek Heinz ST August 4, 1977 (age 25) 1 Hamburg
Arminia Bielefeld
Banik Ostrava
Jan Koller ST March 30, 1973 (age 29) 8 (1 as sub) Borussia Dortmund
Milan Baroš ST October 28, 1981 (age 20) 6 (3 as sub) Liverpool
Jiří Štajner ST May 27, 1976 (age 26) 3 (1 as sub) Hannover 96
Vratislav Lokvenc ST September 27, 1973 (age 28) 5 (4 as sub) Kaiserslautern

Moldova

Coach - Viktor Pasulko

Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club
Evgheni Hmaruc GK June 13, 1977 (age 25) 8 Nea Salamis
Dynamo Saint Petersburg
Alexandr Covalenco DF March 25, 1978 (age 24) 7 Dynamo Moscow
Eduard Valutsa DF April 9, 1979 (age 23) 3 (1 as a sub) Metalurh Zaporizhya
MFC Mykolaiv
Ion Testemitanu DF April 27, 1974 (age 28) 5 (1 as sub) Sheriff Tiraspol
Ghenadie Olexici DF August 23, 1978 (age 24) 7 Zimbru Chişinău
Adrian Sosnovschi DF June 13, 1977 (age 25) 2 Saturn Moscow Oblast
Valeriu Catinsus DF April 27, 1978 (age 24) 8 (1 as sub) Chornomorets Odessa
Iurie Priganiuc DF October 23, 1978 (age 23) 6 Sheriff Tiraspol
Alexandru Budanov DF July 19, 1979 (age 23) 1 (as a sub) Sheriff Tiraspol
Liviu Andriuta DF July 26, 1977 (age 25) 1 (as a sub) Dacia Chişinău
Boris Cebotari MF February 3, 1975 (age 27) 8 (1 as sub) Zimbru Chişinău
Alexei Savinov MF April 19, 1979 (age 23) 2 (1 as sub) Metalurh Zaporizhya
Radu Rebeja MF June 8, 1973 (age 29) 3 Saturn Ramenskoye
Ghenadie Pusca MF April 22, 1975 (age 27) 1 Zimbru Chişinău
Victor Barisev MF July 3, 1978 (age 24) 2 Tiraspol
Vadim Boret MF September 5, 1976 (age 25) 6 (2 as sub) Sheriff Tiraspol
Eugeniu Boicenco MF October 28, 1979 (age 22) 1 Zimbru Chişinău
Serghei Covalciuc MF January 20, 1982 (age 20) 6 Karpaty Lviv
Stanislav Ivanov MF October 7, 1980 (age 21) 7 (1 as sub) Sheriff Tiraspol
Victor Berco ST April 20, 1979 (age 23) 3 (2 as sub) Shinnik Yaroslavl
Serghei Pogreban ST May 13, 1978 (age 24) 2 (both as sub) Nistru Otaci
Iurie Miterev ST February 28, 1975 (age 27) 1 (as a sub) Chornomorets Odessa
Serghei Rogaciov ST May 20, 1977 (age 25) 6 Saturn Moscow Oblast
Alexandru Popovici ST April 9, 1977 (age 25) 1 (as a sub) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Alexandru Golban ST February 28, 1979 (age 23) 3 (all as sub) Dacia Chişinău
Viorel Frunză ST December 6, 1979 (age 22) 2 (1 as sub) Zimbru Chişinău
Serghei Cleşcenco ST May 20, 1972 (age 30) 5 (1 as sub) Hapoel Tel Aviv
Chernomorets Novorossiysk
Evghenii Patula ST March 19, 1983 (age 19) 3 (all as sub) Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Tiraspol
Serghei Dadu ST January 23, 1981 (age 22) 2 Sheriff Tiraspol

Netherlands

Coach - Dick Advocaat

Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club
Edwin van der Sar GK October 29, 1970 (age 31) 6 Fulham
Ronald Waterreus GK August 25, 1970 (age 32) 2 PSV Eindhoven
Fernando Ricksen DF July 20, 1976 (age 26) 4 (1 as sub) Rangers
Michael Reiziger DF May 3, 1973 (age 29) 6 (1 as sub) Barcelona
Jaap Stam DF July 17, 1972 (age 30) 8 Lazio
Giovanni van Bronckhorst DF February 5, 1975 (age 27) 3 Arsenal
Barcelona
Frank de Boer DF May 15, 1970 (age 32) 7 Barcelona
Galatasaray
André Ooijer DF July 11, 1974 (age 28) 2 (1 as sub) PSV Eindhoven
Wilfred Bouma DF June 15, 1978 (age 24) 1 (as a sub) PSV Eindhoven
Paul Bosvelt MF March 26, 1970 (age 32) 2 (both as sub) Feyenoord
Manchester City
Boudewijn Zenden MF August 15, 1976 (age 26) 6 Chelsea
Rafael van der Vaart MF February 11, 1983 (age 19) 7 (3 as sub) Ajax
Mark van Bommel MF April 22, 1977 (age 25) 7 PSV Eindhoven
Marc Overmars MF March 29, 1973 (age 29) 4 (2 as sub) Barcelona
Phillip Cocu MF October 29, 1970 (age 31) 6 Barcelona
Ronald de Boer MF May 15, 1970 (age 32) 2 (both as sub) Rangers
Edgar Davids MF March 13, 1973 (age 29) 6 Juventus
Andy van der Meyde MF September 30, 1979 (age 22) 3 Ajax
Internazionale
Clarence Seedorf MF April 1, 1976 (age 26) 4 AC Milan
Arjen Robben MF January 23, 1984 (age 18) 2 (both as sub) PSV Eindhoven
Wesley Sneijder MF June 9, 1984 (age 18) 1 (as a sub) Ajax
Pierre van Hooijdonk ST November 29, 1969 (age 33) 4 (all as sub) Feyenoord
Fenerbahçe
Roy Makaay ST March 9, 1975 (age 27) 3 (2 as sub) Deportivo La Coruña
Bayern Munich
Ruud van Nistelrooy ST July 1, 1976 (age 26) 5 Manchester United
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink ST March 27, 1972 (age 30) 2 (both as sub) Chelsea
Patrick Kluivert ST July 1, 1976 (age 26) 8 Barcelona

References