UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

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UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
Tournament details
Dates20 April 1994 – 13 December 1995
Teams47
Tournament statistics
Matches played231
Goals scored680 (2.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Croatia.svg Davor Šuker (12 goals)
1992
2000

Qualifying for UEFA Euro 1996 took place throughout 1994 and 1995. Forty-seven teams were divided into eight groups, with each team playing the others in their group both home and away. The winners of each group and the six best runners-up qualified automatically, while the two worst runners-up were involved in a play-off at a neutral venue. England qualified automatically as hosts of the event.

Contents

This was the first European Championship qualifying phase in which three points were awarded for each win, as opposed to the two points that had been awarded previously.

Qualified teams

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TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [upper-alpha 1]
Flag of England.svg  England Host5 May 19924 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Group 2 winner11 October 19954 ( 1964 , 1980, 1984, 1988)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [upper-alpha 2] Group 8 winner11 October 19956 ( 1960 , 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Group 3 winner15 November 19950 (debut)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Group 4 winner15 November 19950 (debut)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4th best runner-up 15 November 19951 (1992)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2nd best runner-up 15 November 19950 (debut)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [upper-alpha 3] Group 7 winner15 November 19956 ( 1972 , 1976, 1980 , 1984, 1988 , 1992)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Group 1 winner15 November 19951 (1984)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3rd best runner-up 15 November 19950 (debut)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5th best runner-up 15 November 19954 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992 )
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [upper-alpha 4] Group 5 winner15 November 19953 (1960, 1976 , 1980)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1st best runner-up 15 November 19953 ( 1968 , 1980 , 1988)
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 6th best runner-up 15 November 19953 ( 1960 , 1984 , 1992)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Group 6 winner15 November 19951 (1984)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Play-off winner13 December 19954 (1976, 1980, 1988 , 1992)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
  2. From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
  3. From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
  4. From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.

Seedings

The draw was made on 22 January 1994 in Manchester. Denmark were seeded first as title holders, while the remaining 46 teams were divided into six pots. Yugoslavia did not enter qualifying as they were suspended due to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757. [1]

Pool 1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Pool 2
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of Ukraine (1992-2006).svg  Ukraine
Pool 3
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Pool 4
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Macedonia (1992-1995).svg  Macedonia
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Belarus
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Pool 5
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Pool 6
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
New entrants

New teams that joined UEFA's qualification games after the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA):

Initially Czech Republic were in Pool 2 and Wales in Pool 3. Slovakia were initially in Pool 4, before being replaced by Macedonia and put into Pool 5 in place of Luxembourg who were moved down to Pool 6.

Summary

  Group winners and the six best ranked runners-up qualified directly for UEFA Euro 1996
  The two worst runners-up advanced to the play-off
  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
Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Bulgaria
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
Azerbaijan
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of North Macedonia.svg
Macedonia
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
Cyprus
Flag of Armenia.svg
Armenia
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg
Lithuania
Flag of Ukraine (1992-2006).svg
Ukraine
Flag of Slovenia.svg
Slovenia
Flag of Estonia.svg
Estonia
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg
Belarus
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg
Flag of Malta.svg
Malta
Ulster Banner.svg
Northern Ireland
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
Flag of Latvia.svg
Latvia
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
Liechtenstein
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg
Georgia
Flag of Moldova.svg
Moldova
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg
Albania
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg
San Marino

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tiebreakers were used to determine the final ranking: [2]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored away from home in the matches played among the teams in question;
  4. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Fair play conduct in all group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card).

Groups

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Romania.svg Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 10631189+921Qualify for final tournament 1–3 3–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 10550222+2020 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 10–0
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 104241418414 0–2 0–0 4–1 1–0 4–1
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 103431412+213 0–0 0–0 5–0 4–3 1–0
5Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 103341313012 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–0
6Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 10019229271 1–4 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–2
Source: UEFA

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Flag of Armenia.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10820254+2126Qualify for final tournament 3–0 1–1 3–0 6–0 1–0
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 10631199+1021 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–0 3–1
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 104331713+415 1–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0
4Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1014591897 [lower-alpha 1] 0–2 1–1 0–5 3–0 1–2
5Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 10145620147 [lower-alpha 1] 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
6Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 10127517125 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Macedonia 4, Cyprus 1.

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Iceland.svg
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 8521157+817Qualify for final tournament 1–2 4–2 3–0 1–0
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 8431168+815 1–2 2–1 2–0 5–0
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 823391019 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 822471368 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–0
5Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 812531295 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–1
Source: UEFA

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Flag of Ukraine (1992-2006).svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Estonia.svg
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 10721225+1723 [lower-alpha 1] Qualify for final tournament 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 7–1
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10721206+1423 [lower-alpha 1] 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–0 4–1
3Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 105141312+116 0–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 5–0
4Flag of Ukraine (1992-2006).svg  Ukraine 104151115413 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 3–0
5Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 103251313011 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 3–0
6Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 100010331280 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–3
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Croatia 4, Italy 1.

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10631216+1521Qualify for final tournament 3–1 2–0 4–2 3–0 6–1
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10622235+1820 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-off 0–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 4–0
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10622177+1020 [lower-alpha 1] 1–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–0
4Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 10325813511 0–2 1–0 0–4 2–0 1–1
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 103163211810 1–0 0–4 0–2 0–0 1–0
6Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 10028222202 0–0 0–4 0–1 0–2 0–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Netherlands 4, Norway 1.

Group 6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10721297+2223Qualify for final tournament 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 8–0
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 105231711+617 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-off 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 4–0
3Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 105232015+517 [lower-alpha 1] 1–2 0–4 5–3 1–2 4–1
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 105142914+1516 1–1 3–1 1–2 5–0 7–0
5Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 104061120912 1–3 0–3 0–1 3–2 1–0
6Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 10019140391 0–7 0–0 0–4 0–4 0–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Republic of Ireland 4, Northern Ireland 1.

Group 7

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Flag of Moldova.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Albania.svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 108112710+1725Qualify for final tournament 3–1 4–1 6–1 1–1 2–1
2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 107122410+1422 3–2 2–0 4–1 3–1 3–0
3Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 105051413+115 0–2 2–1 0–1 5–0 2–0
4Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 103071127169 0–3 0–3 3–2 3–2 2–3
5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 10226919108 [lower-alpha 1] 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–0
6Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 10226101668 [lower-alpha 1] 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Wales 4, Albania 1.

Group 8

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10820345+2926Qualify for final tournament 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 4–0
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10721193+1623 1–1 1–0 1–0 5–1 5–0
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10604239+1418 0–3 1–0 4–0 5–0 2–0
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 105051818015 0–6 0–2 2–1 5–0 4–1
5Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 102081035256 2–5 0–2 1–5 0–4 3–0
6Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 100010236340 0–7 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–3
Source: UEFA

Ranking of second-placed teams

The runners-up of each of the eight groups were ranked in a table to decide which seven of them would qualify. The best six runners-up would qualify automatically, while the two worst would compete in a play-off at a neutral venue to determine the final qualifier. As one group had five teams and the others had six, results against fifth and sixth placed teams were not factored in (despite the fact that discarding results against sixth placed teams would’ve been sufficient enough).

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 4 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6411124+813Qualify for final tournament
2 7 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 6402148+612
3 3 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6321118+311
4 8 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 632152+311
5 2 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 632197+211
6 1 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 624082+610
7 5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 622265+18Advance to play-off
8 6 Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 621381027
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Play-off

The bottom two runners-up, the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands, took part in a play-off on a neutral ground, Anfield, to determine the last team to qualify for the final tournament.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg 0–2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Goalscorers

There were 680 goals scored in 231 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match.

12 goals

11 goals

10 goals

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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