UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 8

Standings and results for Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying tournament.

Standings

Legend
Group winners and eight six runners-up among all groups directly qualify for the finals
Remaining group runners-up advance to the play-offs
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 10820345+2926
 Scotland 10721193+1623
 Greece 10604239+1418
 Finland 105051818015
 Faroe Islands 102081035−256
 San Marino 100010236−340
  Faroe Islands Finland Greece Russia San Marino Scotland
Faroe Islands  – 0–4 1–5 2–5 3–0 0–2
Finland  5–0 – 2–1 0–6 4–1 0–2
Greece  5–0 4–0 – 0–3 2–0 1–0
Russia  3–0 3–1 2–1 – 4–0 0–0
San Marino  1–3 0–2 0–4 0–7 – 0–2
Scotland  5–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 5–0 –

Results and fixtures

7 September 1994
Faroe Islands  1 – 5  Greece
Apostolakis  90+1' (o.g.) Saravakos  12'
Tsalouchidis  17', 86'
Alexandris  55', 61'
Svangaskarð, Toftir
Attendance: 2,412
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

7 September 1994
Finland  0 – 2  Scotland
Shearer  29'
Collins  65'
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,845
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

12 October 1994
Scotland  5 – 1  Faroe Islands
McGinlay  4'
Booth  5'
Collins  40', 72'
McKinlay  61' 		Müller  75'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 20,885
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

12 October 1994
Greece  4 – 0  Finland
Markos  23'
Batista Lima  70'
Machlas  76', 90'
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 7,704
Referee: Philippe Leduc (France)

12 October 1994
Russia  4 – 0  San Marino
Karpin  43'
Kolyvanov  64'
Nikiforov  65'
Radchenko  67'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

16 November 1994
Greece  2 – 0  San Marino
Machlas  21'
Frantzeskos  84'
Spiros Louis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 2,859
Referee: Haim Lipkovitz (Israel)

16 November 1994
Finland  5 – 0  Faroe Islands
Sumiala  37'
Litmanen  53', 72'
Paatelainen  75', 85'
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 2,420
Referee: Gylfi Thór Orrason (Iceland)

16 November 1994
Scotland  1 – 1  Russia
Booth  19' Radchenko  25'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 31,254
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

14 December 1994
Finland  4 – 1  San Marino
Paatelainen  24', 30', 86', 90' Valle  34'
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

18 December 1994
Greece  1 – 0  Scotland
Apostolakis  19' (pen.)

29 March 1995
Russia  0 – 0  Scotland
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 13,939
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

29 March 1995
San Marino  0 – 2  Finland
Litmanen  45'
Sumiala  67'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 824
Referee: David Suheil (Israel)

26 April 1995
San Marino  0 – 2  Scotland
Collins  19'
Calderwood  85'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,484
Referee: Loizos Loizou (Cyprus)

26 April 1995
Greece  0 – 3  Russia
Nikiforov  36'
Zagorakis  78' (o.g.)
Beschastnykh  79'
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 29,616
Referee: Loris Stafoggia (Italy)

26 April 1995
Faroe Islands  0 – 4  Finland
Hjelm  55'
Paatelainen  75'
Lindberg  78'
Helin  83'
Svangaskarð, Toftir
Attendance: 1,338
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)

6 May 1995
Russia  3 – 0  Faroe Islands
Kechinov  53'
Pisarev  72'
Mukhamadiev  80'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 5,024
Referee: Sergo Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)

25 May 1995
Faroe Islands  3 – 0  San Marino
J.Hansen  6'
Jens Rasmussen  9'
Johnsson  52'
Svangaskarð, Toftir
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Brendan Shorte (Ireland)

7 June 1995
San Marino  0 – 7  Russia
Dobrovolski  20' (pen.)
Kulkov  38'
Kiryakov  48'
Shalimov  49'
Beschastnykh  59'
Kolyvanov  64'
Cheryshev  86'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Karel Bohunek (Czech Republic)

7 June 1995
Faroe Islands  0 – 2  Scotland
McKinlay  25'
McGinlay  29'
Svangaskarð, Toftir
Attendance: 3,881
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)

11 June 1995
Finland  2 – 1  Greece
Litmanen  45+1' (pen.)
Hjelm  54' 		Nikolaidis  6'
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 10,518
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

16 August 1995
Finland  0 – 6  Russia
Kulkov  33', 49'
Karpin  41'
Radchenko  43'
Kolyvanov  66', 69'
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 14,210
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

16 August 1995
Scotland  1 – 0  Greece
McCoist  72'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 33,910
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

6 September 1995
Scotland  1 – 0  Finland
Booth  10'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 35,018
Referee: Vasiliy Melnichuk (Ukraine)

6 September 1995
Faroe Islands  2 – 5  Russia
Jarnskor  12'
T.Jónsson  53' 		Mostovoi  9' (pen.)
Kiryakov  61'
Kolyvanov  65'
Tsymbalar  83'
Shalimov  85'
Svangaskarð, Toftir
Attendance: 1,792
Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)

6 September 1995
San Marino  0 – 4  Greece
Tsalouchidis  5'
Georgiadis  31'
Alexandris  61'
Donis  81'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 886
Referee: Milan Mitrovič (Slovenia)

11 October 1995
Russia  2 – 1  Greece
Ouzounidis  36' (o.g.)
Onopko  71' 		Tsalouchidis  64'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 19,190
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

11 October 1995
San Marino  1 – 3  Faroe Islands
M.Valentini  52' T.Jónsson  42', 45', 50'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 928
Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)

15 November 1995
Scotland  5 – 0  San Marino
Jess  30'
Booth  45'
McCoist  49'
Nevin  79'
Francini  90' (o.g.)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 29,492
Referee: Karel Bohunek (Czech Republic)

15 November 1995
Russia  3 – 1  Finland
Radchenko  40'
Kulkov  55'
Kiryakov  70' 		Suominen  44'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

15 November 1995
Greece  5 – 0  Faroe Islands
Alexandris  58'
Nikolaidis  62'
Machlas  66'
Donis  75'
Tsartas  80'
Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion
Attendance: 9,088
Referee: Mitko Mitrev (Bulgaria)

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