European Football Championship 1996 / qualification

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    • The qualifying matches for the 1996 European Football Championship took place from April 20, 1994 to December 13, 1995 .

    47 of the 48 member countries of UEFA played the 15 starting places for the first time with 16 participants in 1996. England was set as the host country and completed the field of 16 finalists.

    Qualification mode

    The qualification included 231 games, 230 of which were played in group mode. The 47 teams were drawn to one of eight groups when the qualification groups were drawn. Seven of these eight groups played with six teams each, five teams competed in one group.

    The eight group winners of the group games and the six best-placed runners-up qualified directly for the final round. The last starting place was played by the two worst runners-up in a game on a neutral place.

    Due to the political changes at the beginning of the 1990s, many nations that had become independent took part in the qualification for the first time. These were Armenia , Azerbaijan , Estonia , Georgia , Croatia , Latvia , Lithuania , Macedonia , Moldova , Russia , Slovakia , Slovenia , the Czech Republic , Ukraine and Belarus . Furthermore, Israel and Liechtenstein also took part in qualifying for a European Championship for the first time.

    For the first time, the three-point rule applied to an EM qualification and the direct comparison took precedence over the goal difference .

    Group 1

    Closing table

    Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. RomaniaRomania Romania  10  6th  3  1 018: 900  +9 21st
     2. FranceFrance France  10  5  5  0 022: 200 +20 20th
     3. SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia  10  4th  2  4th 014:180  −4 14th
     4th PolandPoland Poland  10  3  4th  3 014:120  +2 13
     5. IsraelIsrael Israel  10  3  3  4th 013:130  ± 0 12
     6th AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan  10  0  1  9 002:290 −27 01

    Game results

    09/04/1994 Israel - Poland 2: 1 (1: 0)
    09/07/1994 Romania - Azerbaijan 3: 0 (1: 0)
    09/07/1994 Slovakia - France 0-0
    10/08/1994 France - Romania 0-0
    10/12/1994 Israel - Slovakia 2: 2 (2: 2)
    10/12/1994 Poland - Azerbaijan 1: 0 (1: 0)
    11/12/1994 Romania - Slovakia 3: 2 (1: 0)
    11/16/1994 Poland - France 0-0
    11/16/1994 Azerbaijan - Israel 0: 2 (0: 1)
    12/13/1994 Azerbaijan - France 0: 2 (0: 1)
    12/14/1994 Israel - Romania 1: 1 (0: 0)
    03/29/1995 Israel - France 0-0
    03/29/1995 Slovakia - Azerbaijan 4: 1 (3: 0)
    03/29/1995 Romania - Poland 2: 1 (1: 1)
    04/25/1995 Poland - Israel 4: 3 (1: 2)
    04/26/1995 Azerbaijan - Romania 01: 4 (1: 2)
    04/26/1995 France - Slovakia 04: 0 (2: 0)
    06/07/1995 Poland - Slovakia 05: 0 (1: 0)
    06/07/1995 Romania - Israel 02: 1 (1: 0)
    08/16/1995 Azerbaijan - Slovakia 00: 1 (0: 0)
    08/16/1995 France - Poland 01: 1 (0: 1)
    09/06/1995 Poland - Romania 00-0
    09/06/1995 Slovakia - Israel 01: 0 (0: 0)
    09/06/1995 France - Azerbaijan 10: 0 (3: 0)
    10/11/1995 Slovakia - Poland 04: 1 (1: 1)
    10/11/1995 Israel - Azerbaijan 02: 0 (1: 0)
    10/11/1995 Romania - France 01: 3 (0: 2)
    11/15/1995 Azerbaijan - Poland 00-0
    11/15/1995 Slovakia - Romania 00: 2 (0: 0)
    11/15/1995 France - Israel 02: 0 (0: 0)

    Group 2

    Closing table

    Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. SpainSpain Spain  10  8th  2  0 025: 400 +21 26th
     2. DenmarkDenmark Denmark  10  6th  3  1 019: 900 +10 21st
     3. BelgiumBelgium Belgium  10  4th  3  3 017:130  +4 15th
     4th Macedonia 1995Macedonia Macedonia  10  1  4th  5 009:180  −9 07th
     5. Cyprus 1960Cyprus Cyprus  10  1  4th  5 006:200 −14 07th
     6th ArmeniaArmenia Armenia  10  1  2  7th 005:170 −12 05

    Game results

    09/07/1994 Macedonia - Denmark 1: 1 (1: 0)
    09/07/1994 Cyprus - Spain 1: 2 (1: 2)
    09/07/1994 Belgium - Armenia 2: 0 (1: 0)
    10/08/1994 Armenia - Cyprus 0-0
    10/12/1994 Macedonia - Spain 0: 2 (0: 2)
    10/12/1994 Denmark - Belgium 3: 1 (1: 1)
    11/16/1994 Cyprus - Armenia 2: 0 (1: 0)
    11/16/1994 Belgium - Macedonia 1: 1 (1: 0)
    11/16/1994 Spain - Denmark 3: 0 (1: 0)
    12/17/1994 Macedonia - Cyprus 3: 0 (2: 0)
    12/17/1994 Belgium - Spain 1: 4 (1: 1)
    03/29/1995 Cyprus - Denmark 1: 1 (1: 1)
    03/29/1995 Spain - Belgium 1: 1 (1: 1)
    04/26/1995 Armenia - Spain 0: 2 (0: 0)
    04/26/1995 Denmark - Macedonia 1: 0 (0: 0)
    04/26/1995 Belgium - Cyprus 2: 0 (1: 0)
    05/10/1995 Armenia - Macedonia 2: 2 (1: 0)
    06/07/1995 Denmark - Cyprus 4: 0 (1: 0)
    06/07/1995 Macedonia - Belgium 0: 5 (0: 4)
    06/07/1995 Spain - Armenia 1: 0 (0: 0)
    08/16/1995 Armenia - Denmark 0: 2 (0: 1)
    09/06/1995 Macedonia - Armenia 1: 2 (0: 0)
    09/06/1995 Belgium - Denmark 1: 3 (1: 2)
    09/06/1995 Spain - Cyprus 6: 0 (1: 0)
    07/10/1995 Armenia - Belgium 0: 2 (0: 2)
    10/11/1995 Cyprus - Macedonia 1: 1 (0: 1)
    10/11/1995 Denmark - Spain 1: 1 (0: 1)
    11/15/1995 Cyprus - Belgium 1: 1 (1: 0)
    11/15/1995 Denmark - Armenia 3: 1 (2: 0)
    11/15/1995 Spain - Macedonia 3: 0 (2: 0)

    Group 3

    Closing table

    Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland  8th  5  2  1 015: 700  +8 17th
     2. TurkeyTurkey Turkey  8th  4th  3  1 016: 800  +8 15th
     3. SwedenSweden Sweden  8th  2  3  3 009:100  −1 09
     4th HungaryHungary Hungary  8th  2  2  4th 007:130  −6 08th
     5. IcelandIceland Iceland  8th  1  2  5 003:120  −9 05

    Game results

    09/07/1994 Iceland - Sweden 0: 1 (0: 1)
    09/07/1994 Hungary - Turkey 2: 2 (2: 0)
    10/12/1994 Turkey - Iceland 5: 0 (3: 0)
    10/12/1994 Switzerland - Sweden 4: 2 (1: 1)
    11/16/1994 Sweden - Hungary 2: 0 (1: 0)
    11/16/1994 Switzerland - Iceland 1: 0 (1: 0)
    12/14/1994 Turkey - Switzerland 1: 2 (1: 2)
    03/29/1995 Hungary - Switzerland 2: 2 (0: 0)
    03/29/1995 Turkey - Sweden 2: 1 (0: 1)
    04/26/1995 Switzerland - Turkey 1: 2 (1: 1)
    04/26/1995 Hungary - Sweden 1: 0 (1: 0)
    06/01/1995 Sweden - Iceland 1: 1 (1: 1)
    06/11/1995 Iceland - Hungary 2: 1 (0: 1)
    08/16/1995 Iceland - Switzerland 0: 2 (0: 2)
    09/06/1995 Sweden - Switzerland 0-0
    09/06/1995 Turkey - Hungary 2: 0 (2: 0)
    10/11/1995 Iceland - Turkey 0-0
    10/11/1995 Switzerland - Hungary 3: 0 (1: 0)
    11/11/1995 Hungary - Iceland 1: 0 (0: 0)
    11/15/1995 Sweden - Turkey 2: 2 (1: 0)

    Group 4

    Closing table

    Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. CroatiaCroatia Croatia  10  7th  2  1 022: 500 +17 23
     2. ItalyItaly Italy  10  7th  2  1 020: 600 +14 23
     3. Lithuania 1989Lithuania Lithuania  10  5  1  4th 013:120  +1 16
     4th UkraineUkraine Ukraine  10  4th  1  5 011:150  −4 13
     5. SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia  10  3  2  5 013:130  ± 0 11
     6th EstoniaEstonia Estonia  10  0  0  10 003:310 −28 00

    Game results

    09/04/1994 Estonia - Croatia 0: 2 (0: 1)
    09/07/1994 Ukraine - Lithuania 0: 2 (0: 0)
    09/07/1994 Slovenia - Italy 1: 1 (1: 1)
    10/08/1994 Estonia - Italy 0: 2 (0: 1)
    10/09/1994 Croatia - Lithuania 2: 0 (0: 0)
    10/12/1994 Ukraine - Slovenia 0-0
    11/13/1994 Ukraine - Estonia 3: 0 (2: 0)
    11/16/1994 Slovenia - Lithuania 1: 2 (0: 0)
    11/16/1994 Italy - Croatia 1: 2 (0: 1)
    03/25/1995 Croatia - Ukraine 4: 0 (2: 0)
    03/25/1995 Italy - Estonia 4: 1 (1: 0)
    03/29/1995 Lithuania - Croatia 0-0
    03/29/1995 Slovenia - Estonia 3: 0 (1: 0)
    03/29/1995 Ukraine - Italy 0: 2 (0: 2)
    04/26/1995 Estonia - Ukraine 0: 1 (0: 1)
    04/26/1995 Lithuania - Italy 0: 1 (0: 1)
    04/26/1995 Croatia - Slovenia 2: 0 (1: 0)
    06/07/1995 Lithuania - Slovenia 2: 1 (0: 0)
    06/11/1995 Estonia - Slovenia 1: 3 (1: 1)
    06/11/1995 Ukraine - Croatia 1: 0 (1: 0)
    08/16/1995 Estonia - Lithuania 0: 1 (0: 0)
    09/03/1995 Croatia - Estonia 7: 1 (4: 1)
    09/06/1995 Lithuania - Ukraine 1: 3 (1: 0)
    09/06/1995 Italy - Slovenia 1: 0 (1: 0)
    10/08/1995 Croatia - Italy 1: 1 (0: 1)
    10/11/1995 Slovenia - Ukraine 3: 2 (0: 2)
    10/11/1995 Lithuania - Estonia 5: 0 (4: 0)
    11/11/1995 Italy - Ukraine 3: 1 (1: 1)
    11/15/1995 Slovenia - Croatia 1: 2 (1: 1)
    11/15/1995 Italy - Lithuania 4: 0 (0: 0)

    Group 5

    Closing table

    Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic  10  6th  3  1 021: 600 +15 21st
     2. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands  10  6th  2  2 023: 500 +18 20th
     3. NorwayNorway Norway  10  6th  2  2 017: 700 +10 20th
     4th Belarus 1995Belarus Belarus  10  3  2  5 008:130  −5 11
     5. LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg  10  3  1  6th 003:210 −18 10
     6th MaltaMalta Malta  10  0  2  8th 002:220 −20 02

    Game results

    09/06/1994 Czech Republic - Malta 6: 1 (3: 0)
    09/07/1994 Norway - Belarus 1: 0 (0: 0)
    09/07/1994 Luxembourg - Netherlands 0: 4 (0: 1)
    10/12/1994 Malta - Czech Republic 0-0
    10/12/1994 Belarus - Luxembourg 2: 0 (0: 0)
    10/12/1994 Norway - Netherlands 1: 1 (0: 1)
    11/16/1994 Belarus - Norway 0: 4 (0: 2)
    11/16/1994 Netherlands - Czech Republic 0-0
    12/14/1994 Malta - Norway 0: 1 (0: 1)
    12/14/1994 Netherlands - Luxembourg 5: 0 (3: 0)
    02/22/1995 Malta - Luxembourg 0: 1 (0: 0)
    03/29/1995 Czech Republic - Belarus 4: 2 (2: 1)
    03/29/1995 Luxembourg - Norway 0: 2 (0: 1)
    03/29/1995 Netherlands - Malta 4: 0 (1: 0)
    04/26/1995 Belarus - Malta 1: 1 (0: 0)
    04/26/1995 Norway - Luxembourg 5: 0 (3: 0)
    04/26/1995 Czech Republic - Netherlands 3: 1 (0: 1)
    06/07/1995 Norway - Malta 2: 0 (1: 0)
    06/07/1995 Belarus - Netherlands 1: 0 (1: 0)
    06/07/1995 Luxembourg - Czech Republic 1: 0 (0: 0)
    08/16/1995 Norway - Czech Republic 1: 1 (1: 0)
    09/06/1995 Luxembourg - Malta 1: 0 (1: 0)
    09/06/1995 Netherlands - Belarus 1: 0 (0: 0)
    09/06/1995 Czech Republic - Norway 2: 0 (1: 0)
    07/10/1995 Belarus - Czech Republic 0: 2 (0: 1)
    10/11/1995 Malta - Netherlands 0: 4 (0: 0)
    10/11/1995 Luxembourg - Belarus 0-0
    11/12/1995 Malta - Belarus 0: 2 (0: 0)
    11/15/1995 Czech Republic - Luxembourg 3: 0 (1: 0)
    11/15/1995 Netherlands - Norway 3: 0 (0: 0)

    Group 6

    Closing table

    Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. PortugalPortugal Portugal  10  7th  2  1 029: 700 +22 23
     2. IrelandIreland Ireland  10  5  2  3 017:110  +6 17th
     3. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland  10  5  2  3 020:150  +5 17th
     4th AustriaAustria Austria  10  5  1  4th 029:140 +15 16
     5. LatviaLatvia Latvia  10  4th  0  6th 011:200  −9 12
     6th LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Liechtenstein  10  0  1  9 001:400 −39 01

    Game results

    04/20/1994 Northern Ireland - Liechtenstein 4: 1 (3: 0)
    09/07/1994 Liechtenstein - Austria 0: 4 (0: 3)
    09/07/1994 Northern Ireland - Portugal 1: 2 (0: 1)
    09/07/1994 Latvia - Ireland 0: 3 (0: 2)
    10/09/1994 Latvia - Portugal 1: 3 (0: 1)
    10/12/1994 Ireland - Liechtenstein 4: 0 (3: 0)
    10/12/1994 Austria - Northern Ireland 1: 2 (1: 2)
    11/13/1994 Portugal - Austria 1: 0 (1: 0)
    11/15/1994 Liechtenstein - Latvia 0: 1 (0: 1)
    11/16/1994 Northern Ireland - Ireland 0: 4 (0: 3)
    12/18/1994 Portugal - Liechtenstein 8: 0 (3: 0)
    03/29/1995 Ireland - Northern Ireland 1: 1 (0: 0)
    03/29/1995 Austria - Latvia 5: 0 (2: 0)
    04/26/1995 Austria - Liechtenstein 7: 0 (3: 0)
    04/26/1995 Latvia - Northern Ireland 0: 1 (0: 0)
    04/26/1995 Ireland - Portugal 1: 0 (1: 0)
    06/03/1995 Liechtenstein - Ireland 0-0
    06/03/1995 Portugal - Latvia 3: 2 (3: 0)
    06/07/1995 Northern Ireland - Latvia 1: 2 (1: 0)
    06/11/1995 Ireland - Austria 1: 3 (0: 0)
    08/15/1995 Liechtenstein - Portugal 0: 7 (0: 3)
    08/16/1995 Latvia - Austria 3: 2 (1: 0)
    09/03/1995 Portugal - Northern Ireland 1: 1 (0: 0)
    09/06/1995 Latvia - Liechtenstein 1: 0 (0: 0)
    09/06/1995 Austria - Ireland 3: 1 (1: 0)
    10/11/1995 Liechtenstein - Northern Ireland 0: 4 (0: 1)
    10/11/1995 Ireland - Latvia 2: 1 (0: 0)
    10/11/1995 Austria - Portugal 1: 1 (1: 0)
    11/15/1995 Northern Ireland - Austria 5: 3 (2: 0)
    11/15/1995 Portugal - Ireland 3: 0 (0: 0)

    Group 7

    Closing table

    Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. GermanyGermany Germany  10  8th  1  1 027:100 +17 25th
     2. BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria  10  7th  1  2 024:100 +14 22nd
     3. Georgia 1990Georgia Georgia  10  5  0  5 014:130  +1 15th
     4th Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova  10  3  0  7th 011:270 −16 09
     5. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales  10  2  2  6th 009:190 −10 08th
     6th AlbaniaAlbania Albania  10  2  2  6th 010:160  −6 08th

    Game results

    09/07/1994 Wales - Albania 2: 0 (1: 0)
    09/07/1994 Georgia - Moldova 0: 1 (0: 1)
    10/12/1994 Moldova - Wales 3: 2 (2: 1)
    10/12/1994 Bulgaria - Georgia 2: 0 (0: 0)
    11/16/1994 Albania - Germany 1: 2 (1: 1)
    11/16/1994 Georgia - Wales 5: 0 (2: 0)
    11/16/1994 Bulgaria - Moldova 4: 1 (1: 0)
    12/14/1994 Albania - Georgia 0: 1 (0: 1)
    12/14/1994 Moldova - Germany 0: 3 (0: 2)
    12/14/1994 Wales - Bulgaria 0: 3 (0: 2)
    12/18/1994 Germany - Albania 2: 1 (2: 0)
    03/29/1995 Albania - Moldova 3: 0 (2: 0)
    03/29/1995 Bulgaria - Wales 3: 1 (1: 0)
    03/29/1995 Georgia - Germany 0: 2 (0: 2)
    04/26/1995 Moldova - Bulgaria 0: 3 (0: 1)
    04/26/1995 Georgia - Albania 2: 0 (2: 0)
    04/26/1995 Germany - Wales 1: 1 (1: 1)
    06/07/1995 Moldova - Albania 2: 3 (2: 2)
    06/07/1995 Wales - Georgia 0: 1 (0: 0)
    06/07/1995 Bulgaria - Germany 3: 2 (1: 2)
    09/06/1995 Albania - Bulgaria 1: 1 (1: 1)
    09/06/1995 Wales - Moldova 1: 0 (0: 0)
    09/06/1995 Germany - Georgia 4: 1 (1: 1)
    07/10/1995 Bulgaria - Albania 3: 0 (1: 0)
    10/08/1995 Germany - Moldova 6: 1 (3: 0)
    10/11/1995 Georgia - Bulgaria 2: 1 (1: 0)
    10/11/1995 Wales - Germany 1: 2 (0: 0)
    11/15/1995 Albania - Wales 1: 1 (1: 1)
    11/15/1995 Moldova - Georgia 3: 2 (2: 0)
    11/15/1995 Germany - Bulgaria 3: 1 (0: 0)

    Group 8

    Closing table

    Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. RussiaRussia Russia  10  8th  2  0 034: 500 +29 26th
     2. ScotlandScotland Scotland  10  7th  2  1 019: 300 +16 23
     3. GreeceGreece Greece  10  6th  0  4th 023: 900 +14 18th
     4th FinlandFinland Finland  10  5  0  5 018:180  ± 0 15th
     5. FaroeseFaroe Islands Faroe Islands  10  2  0  8th 010:350 −25 06th
     6th San MarinoSan Marino San Marino  10  0  0  10 002:360 −34 00

    Game results

    09/07/1994 Faroe Islands - Greece 1: 5 (0: 2)
    09/07/1994 Finland - Scotland 0: 2 (0: 1)
    10/12/1994 Russia - San Marino 4: 0 (1: 0)
    10/12/1994 Scotland - Faroe Islands 5: 1 (3: 0)
    10/12/1994 Greece - Finland 4: 0 (1: 0)
    11/16/1994 Finland - Faroe Islands 5: 0 (1: 0)
    11/16/1994 Scotland - Russia 1: 1 (1: 1)
    11/16/1994 Greece - San Marino 2: 0 (1: 0)
    12/14/1994 Finland - San Marino 4: 1 (2: 1)
    12/18/1994 Greece - Scotland 1: 0 (1: 0)
    03/29/1995 San Marino - Finland 0: 2 (0: 1)
    03/29/1995 Russia - Scotland 0-0
    04/26/1995 Faroe Islands - Finland 0: 4 (0: 0)
    04/26/1995 San Marino - Scotland 0: 2 (0: 1)
    04/26/1995 Greece - Russia 0: 3 (0: 1)
    05/06/1995 Russia - Faroe Islands 3: 0 (0: 0)
    05/25/1995 Faroe Islands - San Marino 3: 0 (2: 0)
    06/07/1995 Faroe Islands - Scotland 0: 2 (0: 2)
    06/07/1995 San Marino - Russia 0: 7 (0: 2)
    06/11/1995 Finland - Greece 2: 1 (1: 1)
    08/16/1995 Finland - Russia 0: 6 (0: 3)
    08/16/1995 Scotland - Greece 1: 0 (0: 0)
    09/06/1995 Faroe Islands - Russia 2: 5 (1: 1)
    09/06/1995 Scotland - Finland 1: 0 (1: 0)
    09/06/1995 San Marino - Greece 0: 4 (0: 2)
    10/11/1995 Russia - Greece 2: 1 (1: 0)
    10/11/1995 San Marino - Faroe Islands 1: 3 (0: 2)
    11/15/1995 Russia - Finland 3: 1 (1: 1)
    11/15/1995 Greece - Faroe Islands 5: 0 (0: 0)
    11/15/1995 Scotland - San Marino 5: 0 (2: 0)

    Playoff

    The runners-up in each group were then compared in a table. The first six teams in this table automatically qualified for the European Championship. The last two placed had to play a playoff for the last free place in Liverpool . In order to be able to compare, only the results of the teams against the first, third and fourth of the respective qualification group were used.

    Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Points group
     1. ItalyItaly Italy  6th  4th  1  1 012: 400 13 4th
     2. BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria  6th  4th  0  2 014: 800 12 7th
     3. TurkeyTurkey Turkey  6th  3  2  1 011: 800 11 3
     4th ScotlandScotland Scotland  6th  3  2  1 005: 200 11 8th
     5. DenmarkDenmark Denmark  6th  3  2  1 009: 700 11 2
     6th FranceFrance France  6th  2  4th  0 008: 200 10 1
     7th NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands  6th  2  2  2 006: 500 08th 5
     8th. IrelandIreland Ireland  6th  2  1  3 008:100 07th 6th
    date Result
    12/13/1995 Ireland 0: 2 (0: 1) Netherlands

    Best goal scorers

    rank player Gates
    1 CroatiaCroatia Before that, Šuker 15th
    2 BulgariaBulgaria Christo Stoitschkow 13
    3 GermanyGermany Jürgen Klinsmann 12
    4th AustriaAustria Toni upholstery 11

    Individual evidence


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