UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

The finals of the UEFA Euro 2004, were held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. The UEFA European Championship is a quadrennial football competition between national teams organised by UEFA, the sport's governing body in Europe. It was the first time that the competition finals had been held in Portugal.

Qualifying for Euro 2004 took place from September 2002 to November 2003. Fifty teams were divided into ten groups and each team played the others in their group twice, once at home and once away. The top teams automatically qualified for EURO 2004, and the ten group runners-up took part in play-offs to determine another five teams. Together with the host nation of Portugal, who did not need to go through the qualifying process, sixteen nations participated in EURO 2004.

Portugal qualified automatically as hosts of the event.

Contents 1 Group 1 2 Group 2 3 Group 3 4 Group 4 5 Group 5 6 Group 6 7 Group 7 8 Group 8 9 Group 9 10 Group 10 11 Play-offs 11.1 First legs 11.2 Second legs 12 Qualified teams and coefficients 13 Related links 14 External links

Group 1

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

Group matches

September 7, 2002, Cyprus 1 - 2 France September 7 2002, Slovenia 3 - 0 Malta October 12, 2002, France 5 - 0 Slovenia October 12, 2002, Malta 0 - 2 Israel October 16, 2002, Malta 0 - 4 France November 20, 2002, Cyprus 2 - 1 Malta March 29, 2003, Cyprus 1 - 1 Israel March 29, 2003, France 6 - 0 Malta April 2, 2003, Israel 1 - 2 France April 2, 2003, Slovenia 4 - 1 Cyprus

April 30, 2003, Israel 2 - 0 Cyprus April 30, 2003, Malta 1 - 3 Slovenia June 7, 2003, Israel 0 - 0 Slovenia June 7, 2003, Malta 1 - 2 Cyprus September 6, 2003, France 5 - 0 Cyprus September 6, 2003, Slovenia 3 - 1 Israel September 10, 2003, Israel 2 - 2 Malta September 10, 2003, Slovenia 0 - 2 France October 11, 2003, Cyprus 2 - 2 Slovenia October 11, 2003, France 3 - 0 Israel

France qualified. Slovenia advanced to the Play-offs.

Group 2

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

Group matches

September 7, 2002, Norway 2 - 2 Denmark September 7 2002, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 - 3 Romania October 12, 2002, Romania 0 - 1 Norway October 12, 2002, Denmark 2 - 0 Luxembourg October 16, 2002, Norway 2 - 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina October 16, 2002, Luxembourg 0 - 7 Romania March 29, 2003, Romania 2 - 5 Denmark March 29, 2003, Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 - 0 Luxembourg April 2, 2003, Denmark 0 - 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina April 2, 2003, Luxembourg 0 - 2 Norway

June 7, 2003, Romania 2 - 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina June 7, 2003, Denmark 1 - 0 Norway June 11, 2003, Norway 1 - 1 Romania June 11, 2003, Luxembourg 0 - 2 Denmark September 6, 2003, Romania 4 - 0 Luxembourg September 6, 2003, Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 - 0 Norway September 10, 2003, Denmark 2 - 2 Romania September 10, 2003, Luxembourg 0 - 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina October 11, 2003, Norway 1 - 0 Luxembourg October 11, 2003, Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 - 1 Denmark

Denmark qualified. Norway advanced to the Play-offs, due to their head-to-head record against Romania.

Group 3

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

Group matches

September 7, 2002, Netherlands 3 - 0 Belarus September 7 2002, Austria2 - 0 Moldova October 12, 2002, Moldova 0 - 2 Czech Republic October 12, 2002, Belarus 0 - 2 Austria October 16, 2002, Czech Republic 2 - 0 Belarus October 16, 2002, Austria 0 - 3 Netherlands March 29, 2003, Netherlands 1 - 1 Czech Republic March 29, 2003, Belarus 2 - 1 Moldova April 2, 2003, Moldova 1 - 2 Netherlands April 2, 2003, Czech Republic 4 - 0 Austria

June 7, 2003, Moldova 1 - 0 Austria June 7, 2003, Belarus 0 - 2 Netherlands June 11, 2003, Czech Republic 5 - 0 Moldova June 11, 2003, Austria 5 - 0 Belarus September 6, 2003, Austria 3 - 1 Netherlands September 6, 2003, Belarus 1 - 3 Czech Republic September 10, 2003, Moldova 2 - 1 Belarus September 10, 2003, Czech Republic 3 - 1 Netherlands October 11, 2003, Netherlands 5 - 0 Moldova October 11, 2003, Austria 2 - 3 Czech Republic

Czech Republic qualified. Netherlands advanced to the Play-offs.

Group 4

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

Group matches

September 7, 2002, San Marino 0 - 2 Poland September 7 2002, Latvia0 - 0 Sweden October 12, 2002, Sweden 1 - 1 Hungary October 12, 2002, Poland 0 - 1 Latvia October 16, 2002, Hungary 3 - 0 San Marino November 20, 2002, San Marino 0 - 1 Latvia March 29, 2003, Poland 0 - 0 Hungary April 2, 2003, Poland 5 - 0 San Marino April 2, 2003, Hungary 1 - 2 Sweden April 30, 2003, Latvia 3 - 0 San Marino

June 7, 2003, San Marino 0 - 6 Sweden June 7, 2003, Hungary 3 - 1 Latvia June 11, 2003, Sweden 3 - 0 Poland June 11, 2003, San Marino 0 - 5 Hungary September 6, 2003, Sweden 5 - 0 San Marino September 6, 2003, Latvia 0 - 2 Poland September 10, 2003, Poland 0 - 2 Sweden September 10, 2003, Latvia 3 - 1 Hungary October 11, 2003, Sweden 0 - 1 Latvia October 11, 2003, Hungary 1 - 2 Poland

Sweden qualified. Latvia advanced to the Play-offs.

Group 5

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

Group matches

September 7, 2002, Lithuania 0 - 2 Germany September 7 2002, Faroe Islands2 - 2 Scotland October 12, 2002, Lithuania 2 - 0 Faroe Islands October 12, 2002, Iceland 0 - 2 Scotland October 16, 2002, Iceland 3 - 0 Lithuania October 16, 2002, Germany 2 - 1 Faroe Islands March 29, 2003, Scotland 2 - 1 Iceland March 29, 2003, Germany 1 - 1 Lithuania April 2, 2003, Lithuania 1 - 0 Scotland June 7, 2003, Scotland 1 - 1 Germany

June 7, 2003, Iceland 2 - 1 Faroe Islands June 11, 2003, Lithuania 0 - 3 Iceland June 11, 2003, Faroe Islands 0 - 2 Germany August 20, 2003, Faroe Islands 1 - 2 Iceland September 6, 2003, Scotland 3 - 1 Faroe Islands September 6, 2003, Iceland 0 - 0 Germany September 10, 2003, Germany 2 - 1 Scotland September 10, 2003, Faroe Islands 1 - 3 Lithuania October 11, 2003, Scotland 1 - 0 Lithuania October 11, 2003, Germany 3 - 0 Iceland

Germany qualified. Scotland advanced to the Play-offs.

Group 6

September 7, 2002, Yerevan, Armenia -  Armenia 2 - 2 Ukraine 

September 7, 2002, Athens, Greece -  Greece 0 - 2 Spain 

October 12, 2002, Albacete, Spain -  Spain 3 - 0 Northern Ireland 

October 12, 2002, Kiev, Ukraine -  Ukraine 2 - 0 Greece 

October 16, 2002, Athens, Greece -  Greece 2 - 0 Armenia 

October 16, 2002, Belfast, Northern Ireland -  Northern Ireland 0 - 0 Ukraine 

March 29, 2003, Yerevan, Armenia -  Armenia 1 - 0 Northern Ireland 

March 29, 2003, Kiev, Ukraine -  Ukraine 2 - 2 Spain 

April 2, 2003, Belfast, Northern Ireland -  Northern Ireland 0 - 2 Greece 

April 2, 2003, León, Spain -  Spain 3 - 0 Armenia 

June 7, 2003, Zaragoza, Spain -  Spain 0 - 1 Greece 

June 7, 2003, Lviv, Ukraine -  Ukraine 4 - 3 Armenia 

June 11, 2003, Athens, Greece -  Greece 1 - 0 Ukraine 

June 11, 2003, Belfast, Northern Ireland -  Northern Ireland 0 - 0 Spain 

September 6, 2003, Yerevan, Armenia -  Armenia 0 - 1 Greece 

September 6, 2003, Donetsk, Ukraine -  Ukraine 0 - 0 Northern Ireland 

September 10, 2003, Belfast, Northern Ireland -  Northern Ireland 0 - 1 Armenia 

September 10, 2003, Elche, Spain -  Spain 2 - 1 Ukraine 

October 11, 2003, Yerevan, Armenia -  Armenia 0 - 4 Spain 

October 11, 2003, Athens, Greece -  Greece 1 - 0 Northern Ireland 

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

Greece qualified. Spain advanced to the Play-offs.

Group 7

September 7, 2002, Vaduz, Liechtenstein -  Liechtenstein 1 - 1 Macedonia 

September 7, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey -  Turkey 3 - 0 Slovakia 

October 12, 2002, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia -  Macedonia 1 - 2 Turkey 

October 12, 2002, Bratislava, Slovakia -  Slovakia 1 - 2 England 

October 16, 2002, Southampton, England -  England 2 - 2 Macedonia 

October 16, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey -  Turkey 5 - 0 Liechtenstein 

March 29, 2003, Vaduz, Liechtenstein -  Liechtenstein 0 - 2 England 

March 29, 2003, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia -  Macedonia 0 - 2 Slovakia 

April 2, 2003, Sunderland, England -  England 2 - 0 Turkey 

April 2, 2003, Trnava, Slovakia -  Slovakia 4 - 0 Liechtenstein  : This match was played behind closed doors.

June 7, 2003, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia -  Macedonia 3 - 1 Liechtenstein 

June 7, 2003, Bratislava, Slovakia -  Slovakia 0 - 1 Turkey 

June 11, 2003, Middlesbrough, England -  England 2 - 1 Slovakia 

June 11, 2003, Istanbul, Turkey -  Turkey 3 - 2 Macedonia 

September 6, 2003, Vaduz, Liechtenstein -  Liechtenstein 0 - 3 Turkey 

September 6, 2003, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia -  Macedonia 1 - 2 England 

September 10, 2003, Manchester, England -  England 2 - 0 Liechtenstein 

September 10, 2003, Žilina, Slovakia -  Slovakia 1 - 1 Macedonia 

October 11, 2003, Vaduz, Liechtenstein -  Liechtenstein 0 - 2 Slovakia 

October 11, 2003, Istanbul, Turkey -  Turkey 0 - 0 England 

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

England qualified. Turkey advanced to the Play-offs.

Group 8

September 7, 2002, Brussels, Belgium -  Belgium 0 - 2 Bulgaria 

September 7, 2002, Osijek, Croatia -  Croatia 0 - 0 Estonia 

October 12, 2002, Andorra la Vella, Andorra -  Andorra 0 - 1 Belgium 

October 12, 2002, Sofia, Bulgaria -  Bulgaria 2 - 0 Croatia 

October 16, 2002, Sofia, Bulgaria -  Bulgaria 2 - 1 Andorra 

October 16, 2002, Tallinn, Estonia -  Estonia 0 - 1 Belgium 

March 29, 2003, Zagreb, Croatia -  Croatia 4 - 0 Belgium 

April 2, 2003, Varaždin, Croatia -  Croatia 2 - 0 Andorra 

April 2, 2003, Tallinn, Estonia -  Estonia 0 - 0 Bulgaria 

April 30, 2003, Andorra la Vella, Andorra -  Andorra 0 - 2 Estonia 

June 7, 2003, Sofia, Bulgaria -  Bulgaria 2 - 2 Belgium 

June 7, 2003, Tallinn, Estonia -  Estonia 2 - 0 Andorra 

June 11, 2003, Ghent, Belgium -  Belgium 3 - 0 Andorra 

June 11, 2003, Tallinn, Estonia -  Estonia 0 - 1 Croatia 

September 6, 2003, Andorra la Vella, Andorra -  Andorra 0 - 3 Croatia 

September 6, 2003, Sofia, Bulgaria -  Bulgaria 2 - 0 Estonia 

September 10, 2003, Andorra la Vella, Andorra -  Andorra 0 - 3 Bulgaria 

September 10, 2003, Brussels, Belgium -  Belgium 2 - 1 Croatia 

October 11, 2003, Liège, Belgium -  Belgium 2 - 0 Estonia 

October 11, 2003, Zagreb, Croatia -  Croatia 1 - 0 Bulgaria 

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

Bulgaria qualified. Croatia advanced to the Play-offs.

Group 9

September 7, 2002, Baku, Azerbaijan -  Azerbaijan 0 - 2 Italy 

September 7, 2002, Helsinki, Finland -  Finland 0 - 2 Wales 

October 12, 2002, Helsinki, Finland -  Finland 3 - 0 Azerbaijan 

October 12, 2002, Naples, Italy -  Italy 1 - 1 Yugoslavia 

October 16, 2002, Cardiff, Wales -  Wales 2 - 1 Italy 

October 16, 2002, Belgrade, Yugoslavia -  Yugoslavia 2 - 0 Finland 

November 20, 2002, Baku, Azerbaijan -  Azerbaijan 0 - 2 Wales 

On 4 February 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia became known as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, and the team's name changed accordingly.

February 12, 2003, Podgorica, Serbia & Montenegro -  Serbia and Montenegro 2 - 2 Azerbaijan 

March 29, 2003, Palermo, Italy -  Italy 2 - 0 Finland 

March 29, 2003, Cardiff, Wales -  Wales 4 - 0 Azerbaijan 

June 7, 2003, Helsinki, Finland -  Finland 3 - 0 Serbia and Montenegro 

June 11, 2003, Baku, Azerbaijan -  Azerbaijan 2 - 1 Serbia and Montenegro 

June 11, 2003, Helsinki, Finland -  Finland 0 - 2 Italy 

August 20, 2003, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -  Serbia and Montenegro 1 - 0 Wales 

September 6, 2003, Baku, Azerbaijan -  Azerbaijan 1 - 2 Finland 

September 6, 2003, Milan, Italy -  Italy 4 - 0 Wales 

September 10, 2003, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -  Serbia and Montenegro 1 - 1 Italy 

September 10, 2003, Cardiff, Wales -  Wales 1 - 1 Finland 

October 11, 2003, Reggio Calabria, Italy -  Italy 4 - 0 Azerbaijan 

October 11, 2003, Cardiff, Wales -  Wales 2 - 3 Serbia and Montenegro 

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

Italy qualified. Wales advanced to the Play-offs.

Group 10

September 7, 2002, Moscow, Russia -  Russia 2 - 2 Republic of Ireland 

September 7, 2002, Basel, Switzerland -  Switzerland 4 - 1 Georgia 

October 12, 2002, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 1 - 1 Switzerland 

October 16, 2002, Dublin, Ireland -  Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Switzerland 

October 16, 2002, Moscow, Russia -  Russia 4 - 1 Albania 

March 29, 2003, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 3 - 1 Russia 

March 29, 2003, Tbilisi, Georgia -  Georgia 1 - 2 Republic of Ireland 

April 2, 2003, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 0 - 0 Republic of Ireland 

April 2, 2003, Tbilisi, Georgia -  Georgia 0 - 0 Switzerland 

April 30, 2003, Tbilisi, Georgia -  Georgia 1 - 0 Russia 

June 7, 2003, Dublin, Ireland -  Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Albania 

June 7, 2003, Basel, Switzerland -  Switzerland 2 - 2 Russia 

June 11, 2003, Dublin, Ireland -  Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 Georgia 

June 11, 2003, Geneva, Switzerland -  Switzerland 3 - 2 Albania 

September 6, 2003, Tbilisi, Georgia -  Georgia 3 - 0 Albania 

September 6, 2003, Dublin, Ireland -  Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Russia 

September 10, 2003, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 3 - 1 Georgia 

September 10, 2003, Moscow, Russia -  Russia 4 - 1 Switzerland 

October 11, 2003, Moscow, Russia -  Russia 3 - 1 Georgia 

October 11, 2003, Basel, Switzerland -  Switzerland 1 - 1 Republic of Ireland 

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Republic of Ireland	8	5	3	0	13	7	18
Russia	8	3	2	3	17	13	11
Switzerland	8	2	5	1	18	12	10
Albania	8	2	2	4	11	15	8
Georgia	8	2	1	5	8	14	7

Republic of Ireland qualified. Russia advanced to the Play-offs.

Play-offs

First legs

---

November 15, 2003 15:00	Scotland	1 – 0	Netherlands	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 50.670 Referee: Hauge (NOR)
	McFadden  22'	(Report)

---

November 15, 2003 17:30	Croatia	1 – 1	Slovenia	Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb Attendance: 35.000 Referee: Merk (GER)
	Pršo  5'	(Report)	Šiljak  22'

---

November 15, 2003 19:00	Russia	0 – 0	Wales	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 30.000 Referee: Batista (POR)
		(Report)

---

November 15, 2003 20:15	Latvia	1 – 0	Turkey	Skonto Stadions, Riga Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Veissière (FRA)
	Verpakovskis  29'	(Report)

---

November 15, 2003 22:00	Spain	2 – 1	Norway	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia Attendance: 53.000 Referee: Poll (ENG)
	Raúl  21' H. Berg  85' (o.g.)	(Report)	Iversen  15'

Second legs

---

November 19, 2003 17:30	Slovenia	0 – 1	Croatia	Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Meier (SUI)
		(Report)	Pršo  61'

Croatia won 2-1 on aggregate and qualified for EURO 2004

---

November 19, 2003 19:30	Norway	0 – 3	Spain	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 25.100 Referee: Collina (ITA)
		(Report)	Raúl  34' Vicente  49' Etxeberria  57'

Spain won 5-1 on aggregate and qualified for EURO 2004

---

November 19, 2003 19:30	Wales	0 – 1	Russia	Millenium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73.026 Referee: Mejuto González (ESP)
		(Report)	Evseev  21'

Russia won 1-0 on aggregate and qualified for EURO 2004

---

November 19, 2003 20:30	Netherlands	6 – 0	Scotland	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 52.000 Referee: Michel (SVK)
	Sneijder  13' Ooijer  32' Van Nistelrooy  37',  51',  67' F. de Boer  65'	(Report)

Netherlands won 6-1 on aggregate and qualified for EURO 2004

---

November 19, 2003 20:30	Turkey	2 – 2	Latvia	İnönü Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 24.000 Referee: Frisk (SWE)
	Mansız  20' Şükür  64'	(Report)	Laizans  66' Verpakovskis  78'

Latvia won 3-2 on aggregate and qualified for EURO 2004

Qualified teams and coefficients

Qualification coefficients are sixth in the list of criteria to separate teams that finish level on points in their group in EURO 2004. The coefficients are 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

Related links

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

External links

• UEFA official archive

v • d • e UEFA European Football Championships Tournaments France 1960 · Spain 1964 · Italy 1968 · Belgium 1972 · Yugoslavia 1976 · Italy 1980 · France 1984 · West Germany 1988 · Sweden 1992 · England 1996 · Belgium/Netherlands 2000 · Portugal 2004 · Austria/Switzerland 2008 · Poland/Ukraine 2012 · 2016 · 2020 Finals 1960 · 1964 · 1968 · 1972 · 1976 · 1980 · 1984 · 1988 · 1992 · 1996 · 2000 · 2004 · 2008 · 2012 Qualification 1960 · 1964 · 1968 · 1972 · 1976 · 1980 · 1984 · 1988 · 1992 · 1996 · 2000 · 2004 · 2008 · 2012