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The qualifying matches for the 2004 European Football Championship took place from September 7, 2002 to November 19, 2003 .

50 of the 52 member countries of UEFA played among themselves the 15 starting places for the EM 2004. Kazakhstan , the youngest member of UEFA, did not take part in the qualification. Portugal was set as the host country and completed the field of 16 finalists.

Qualification mode

The qualification consisted of 210 games, 200 of which were played in group mode. The 50 teams were each drawn to one of 10 groups when the qualification groups were drawn on January 25, 2002 in Porto . In each group of five teams, 20 games were played, so that each team played a first and a second leg against all their group opponents (a total of eight games).

The ten group winners of the group matches qualified directly for the finals. The remaining five starting places were played by the ten runners-up in previously drawn relegation games.

In the event of a tie between two teams after the group matches, the regulations stated that the team that won the direct comparison would qualify. If no better team could be determined after this comparison, the goal difference counted and then the number of away goals from the directly against each other. If still no better team could be determined by these comparisons, then should the group matches (comparison of goal difference, number of hits, away goals) are used all the results and if you are still experiencing should be equality, fair play rankings decide . The last option should have been a drawing of lots.

Qualification groups after the draw

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
France	Romania	Czech Republic	Sweden	Germany
Slovenia	Denmark	Netherlands	Poland	Scotland
Israel	Norway	Austria	Hungary	Iceland
Cyprus	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Moldova	Latvia	Lithuania
Malta	Luxembourg	Belarus	San Marino	Faroe Islands
Group 6	Group 7	Group 8	Group 9	Group 10
Spain	Turkey	Belgium	Italy	Ireland
Ukraine	England	Croatia	Serbia and Montenegro	Russia
Greece	Slovakia	Bulgaria	Finland	Switzerland
Northern Ireland	Macedonia	Estonia	Wales	Georgia
Armenia	Liechtenstein	Andorra	Azerbaijan	Albania

Group 1

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	France	8th	8th	0	0	029: 200	+27	24
2.	Slovenia	8th	4th	2	2	015:120	+3	14th
3.	Israel	8th	2	3	3	009:110	−2	09
4th	Cyprus	8th	2	2	4th	009:180	−9	08th
5.	Malta	8th	0	1	7th	005:240	−19	01

Game results

07.09.2002	Cyprus	-	France	1: 2 (1: 1)
07.09.2002	Slovenia	-	Malta	3: 0 (1: 0)
10/12/2002	Malta	-	Israel	0: 2 (0: 0)
10/12/2002	France	-	Slovenia	5: 0 (2: 0)
10/16/2002	Malta	-	France	0: 4 (0: 2)
11/20/2002	Cyprus	-	Malta	2: 1 (0: 0)
03/29/2003	Cyprus	-	Israel	1: 1 (0: 1)
03/29/2003	France	-	Malta	6: 0 (2: 0)
04/02/2003	Slovenia	-	Cyprus	4: 1 (4: 1)
04/02/2003	Israel	-	France	1: 2 (1: 2)

04/30/2003	Malta	-	Slovenia	1: 3 (0: 2)
04/30/2003	Israel	-	Cyprus	2: 0 (0: 0)
06/07/2003	Malta	-	Cyprus	1: 2 (0: 1)
06/07/2003	Israel	-	Slovenia	0-0
09/06/2003	Slovenia	-	Israel	3: 1 (2: 0)
09/06/2003	France	-	Cyprus	5: 0 (3: 0)
09/10/2003	Israel	-	Malta	2: 2 (1: 0)
09/10/2003	Slovenia	-	France	0: 2 (0: 1)
10/11/2003	Cyprus	-	Slovenia	2: 2 (0: 2)
10/11/2003	France	-	Israel	3: 0 (3: 0)

Group 2

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Denmark	8th	4th	3	1	015: 900	+6	15th
2.	Norway	8th	4th	2	2	009: 500	+4	14th
3.	Romania	8th	4th	2	2	021: 900	+12	14th
4th	Bosnia Herzegovina	8th	4th	1	3	007: 800	−1	13
5.	Luxembourg	8th	0	0	8th	000:210	−21	00

Game results

07.09.2002	Norway	-	Denmark	2: 2 (0: 1)
07.09.2002	Bosnia heart.	-	Romania	0: 3 (0: 3)
10/12/2002	Denmark	-	Luxembourg	2: 0 (0: 0)
10/12/2002	Romania	-	Norway	0: 1 (0: 0)
10/16/2002	Norway	-	Bosnia heart.	2: 0 (2: 0)
10/16/2002	Luxembourg	-	Romania	0: 7 (0: 4)
03/29/2003	Romania	-	Denmark	2: 5 (1: 1)
03/29/2003	Bosnia heart.	-	Luxembourg	2: 0 (0: 0)
04/02/2003	Denmark	-	Bosnia heart.	0: 2 (0: 2)
04/02/2003	Luxembourg	-	Norway	0: 2 (0: 0)

06/07/2003	Denmark	-	Norway	1: 0 (1: 0)
06/07/2003	Romania	-	Bosnia heart.	2: 0 (0: 0)
06/11/2003	Norway	-	Romania	1: 1 (0: 0)
06/11/2003	Luxembourg	-	Denmark	0: 2 (0: 1)
09/06/2003	Romania	-	Luxembourg	4: 0 (3: 0)
09/06/2003	Bosnia heart.	-	Norway	1: 0 (0: 0)
09/10/2003	Denmark	-	Romania	2: 2 (1: 0)
09/10/2003	Luxembourg	-	Bosnia heart.	0: 1 (0: 1)
10/11/2003	Norway	-	Luxembourg	1: 0 (1: 0)
10/11/2003	Bosnia heart.	-	Denmark	1: 1 (1: 1)

Group 3

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Czech Republic	8th	7th	1	0	023: 500	+18	22nd
2.	Netherlands	8th	6th	1	1	020: 600	+14	19th
3.	Austria	8th	3	0	5	012:140	−2	09
4th	Moldova	8th	2	0	6th	005:190	−14	06th
5.	Belarus	8th	1	0	7th	004:200	−16	03

Game results

07.09.2002	Austria	-	Moldova	2: 0 (2: 0)
07.09.2002	Netherlands	-	Belarus	3: 0 (2: 0)
10/12/2002	Moldova	-	Czech Republic	0: 2 (0: 0)
10/12/2002	Belarus	-	Austria	0: 2 (0: 0)
10/16/2002	Czech Republic	-	Belarus	2: 0 (2: 0)
10/16/2002	Austria	-	Netherlands	0: 3 (0: 3)
03/29/2003	Belarus	-	Moldova	2: 1 (0: 1)
03/29/2003	Netherlands	-	Czech Republic	1: 1 (1: 0)
04/02/2003	Czech Republic	-	Austria	4: 0 (2: 0)
04/02/2003	Moldova	-	Netherlands	1: 2 (1: 1)

06/07/2003	Moldova	-	Austria	1: 0 (0: 0)
06/07/2003	Belarus	-	Netherlands	0: 2 (0: 0)
06/11/2003	Czech Republic	-	Moldova	5: 0 (1: 0)
06/11/2003	Austria	-	Belarus	5: 0 (1: 0)
09/06/2003	Belarus	-	Czech Republic	1: 3 (1: 1)
09/06/2003	Netherlands	-	Austria	3: 1 (1: 1)
09/10/2003	Moldova	-	Belarus	2: 1 (1: 0)
09/10/2003	Czech Republic	-	Netherlands	3: 1 (2: 0)
10/11/2003	Austria	-	Czech Republic	2: 3 (0: 1)
10/11/2003	Netherlands	-	Moldova	5: 0 (1: 0)

Group 4

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Sweden	8th	5	2	1	019: 300	+16	17th
2.	Latvia	8th	5	1	2	010: 600	+4	16
3.	Poland	8th	4th	1	3	011: 700	+4	13
4th	Hungary	8th	3	2	3	015: 900	+6	11
5.	San Marino	8th	0	0	8th	000:300	−30	00

Game results

07.09.2002	San Marino	-	Poland	0: 2 (0: 0)
07.09.2002	Latvia	-	Sweden	0-0
10/12/2002	Sweden	-	Hungary	1: 1 (0: 1)
10/12/2002	Poland	-	Latvia	0: 1 (0: 1)
10/16/2002	Hungary	-	San Marino	3: 0 (0: 0)
11/20/2002	San Marino	-	Latvia	0: 1 (0: 0)
03/29/2003	Poland	-	Hungary	0-0
04/02/2003	Poland	-	San Marino	5: 0 (2: 0)
04/02/2003	Hungary	-	Sweden	1: 2 (0: 1)
04/30/2003	Latvia	-	San Marino	3: 0 (2: 0)

06/07/2003	San Marino	-	Sweden	0: 6 (0: 1)
06/07/2003	Hungary	-	Latvia	3: 1 (0: 1)
06/11/2003	Sweden	-	Poland	3: 0 (2: 0)
06/11/2003	San Marino	-	Hungary	0: 5 (0: 2)
09/06/2003	Sweden	-	San Marino	5: 0 (1: 0)
09/06/2003	Latvia	-	Poland	0: 2 (0: 2)
09/10/2003	Poland	-	Sweden	0: 2 (0: 2)
09/10/2003	Latvia	-	Hungary	3: 1 (2: 0)
10/11/2003	Sweden	-	Latvia	0: 1 (0: 1)
10/11/2003	Hungary	-	Poland	1: 2 (0: 1)

Group 5

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Germany	8th	5	3	0	013: 400	+9	18th
2.	Scotland	8th	4th	2	2	012: 800	+4	14th
3.	Iceland	8th	4th	1	3	011: 900	+2	13
4th	Lithuania	8th	3	1	4th	007:110	−4	10
5.	Faroe Islands	8th	0	1	7th	007:180	−11	01

Game results

07.09.2002	Faroe Islands	-	Scotland	2: 2 (2: 0)
07.09.2002	Lithuania	-	Germany	0: 2 (0: 1)
10/12/2002	Iceland	-	Scotland	0: 2 (0: 1)
10/12/2002	Lithuania	-	Faroe Islands	2: 0 (2: 0)
10/16/2002	Iceland	-	Lithuania	3: 0 (0: 0)
10/16/2002	Germany	-	Faroe Islands	2: 1 (1: 1)
03/29/2003	Scotland	-	Iceland	2: 1 (1: 0)
03/29/2003	Germany	-	Lithuania	1: 1 (1: 0)
04/02/2003	Lithuania	-	Scotland	1: 0 (0: 0)
06/07/2003	Scotland	-	Germany	1: 1 (0: 1)

06/07/2003	Iceland	-	Faroe Islands	2: 1 (0: 0)
06/11/2003	Faroe Islands	-	Germany	0: 2 (0: 0)
06/11/2003	Lithuania	-	Iceland	0: 3 (0: 0)
08/20/2003	Faroe Islands	-	Iceland	1: 2 (0: 1)
09/06/2003	Scotland	-	Faroe Islands	3: 1 (2: 1)
09/06/2003	Iceland	-	Germany	0-0
09/10/2003	Faroe Islands	-	Lithuania	1: 3 (1: 1)
09/10/2003	Germany	-	Scotland	2: 1 (1: 0)
10/11/2003	Scotland	-	Lithuania	1: 0 (0: 0)
10/11/2003	Germany	-	Iceland	3: 0 (1: 0)

Group 6

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Greece	8th	6th	0	2	008: 400	+4	18th
2.	Spain	8th	5	2	1	016: 400	+12	17th
3.	Ukraine	8th	2	4th	2	011:100	+1	10
4th	Armenia	8th	2	1	5	007:160	−9	07th
5.	Northern Ireland	8th	0	3	5	000: 800	−8	03

Game results

07.09.2002	Armenia	-	Ukraine	2: 2 (0: 2)
07.09.2002	Greece	-	Spain	0: 2 (0: 1)
10/12/2002	Ukraine	-	Greece	2: 0 (0: 0)
10/12/2002	Spain	-	Northern Ireland	3: 0 (1: 0)
10/16/2002	Greece	-	Armenia	2: 0 (1: 0)
10/16/2002	Northern Ireland	-	Ukraine	0-0
03/29/2003	Armenia	-	Northern Ireland	1: 0 (0: 0)
03/29/2003	Ukraine	-	Spain	2: 2 (1: 0)
04/02/2003	Northern Ireland	-	Greece	0: 2 (0: 1)
04/02/2003	Spain	-	Armenia	3: 0 (0: 0)

06/07/2003	Ukraine	-	Armenia	4: 3 (1: 1)
06/07/2003	Spain	-	Greece	0: 1 (0: 1)
06/11/2003	Northern Ireland	-	Spain	0-0
06/11/2003	Greece	-	Ukraine	1: 0 (0: 0)
09/06/2003	Ukraine	-	Northern Ireland	0-0
09/06/2003	Armenia	-	Greece	0: 1 (0: 1)
09/10/2003	Northern Ireland	-	Armenia	0: 1 (0: 1)
09/10/2003	Spain	-	Ukraine	2: 1 (0: 0)
10/11/2003	Greece	-	Northern Ireland	1: 0 (0: 0)
10/11/2003	Armenia	-	Spain	0: 4 (0: 1)

Group 7

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	England	8th	6th	2	0	014: 500	+9	20th
2.	Turkey	8th	6th	1	1	017: 500	+12	19th
3.	Slovakia	8th	3	1	4th	011: 900	+2	10
4th	Macedonia	8th	1	3	4th	011:140	−3	06th
5.	Liechtenstein	8th	0	1	7th	002:220	−20	01

Game results

07.09.2002	Turkey	-	Slovakia	3: 0 (2: 0)
09/08/2002	Liechtenstein	-	Macedonia	1: 1 (0: 1)
10/12/2002	Macedonia	-	Turkey	1: 2 (1: 1)
10/12/2002	Slovakia	-	England	1: 2 (1: 0)
10/16/2002	England	-	Macedonia	2: 2 (2: 2)
10/16/2002	Turkey	-	Liechtenstein	5: 0 (3: 0)
03/29/2003	Liechtenstein	-	England	0: 2 (0: 1)
03/29/2003	Macedonia	-	Slovakia	0: 2 (0: 1)
04/02/2003	Slovakia	-	Liechtenstein	4: 0 (1: 0)
04/02/2003	England	-	Turkey	2: 0 (0: 0)

06/07/2003	Macedonia	-	Liechtenstein	3: 1 (1: 1)
06/07/2003	Slovakia	-	Turkey	0: 1 (0: 1)
06/11/2003	England	-	Slovakia	2: 1 (0: 1)
06/11/2003	Turkey	-	Macedonia	3: 2 (1: 2)
09/06/2003	Macedonia	-	England	1: 2 (1: 0)
09/06/2003	Liechtenstein	-	Turkey	0: 3 (0: 2)
09/10/2003	England	-	Liechtenstein	2: 0 (0: 0)
09/10/2003	Slovakia	-	Macedonia	1: 1 (1: 0)
10/11/2003	Turkey	-	England	0-0
10/11/2003	Liechtenstein	-	Slovakia	0: 2 (0: 1)

Group 8

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Bulgaria	8th	5	2	1	013: 400	+9	17th
2.	Croatia	8th	5	1	2	012: 400	+8	16
3.	Belgium	8th	5	1	2	011: 900	+2	16
4th	Estonia	8th	2	2	4th	004: 600	−2	08th
5.	Andorra	8th	0	0	8th	001:180	−17	00

Game results

07.09.2002	Croatia	-	Estonia	0-0
07.09.2002	Belgium	-	Bulgaria	0: 2 (0: 1)
10/12/2002	Bulgaria	-	Croatia	2: 0 (2: 0)
10/12/2002	Andorra	-	Belgium	0: 1 (0: 0)
10/16/2002	Bulgaria	-	Andorra	2: 1 (1: 0)
10/16/2002	Estonia	-	Belgium	0: 1 (0: 1)
03/29/2003	Croatia	-	Belgium	4: 0 (1: 0)
04/02/2003	Estonia	-	Bulgaria	0-0
04/02/2003	Croatia	-	Andorra	2: 0 (2: 0)
04/30/2003	Andorra	-	Estonia	0: 2 (0: 1)

06/07/2003	Estonia	-	Andorra	2: 0 (2: 0)
06/07/2003	Bulgaria	-	Belgium	2: 2 (0: 1)
06/11/2003	Estonia	-	Croatia	0: 1 (0: 0)
06/11/2003	Belgium	-	Andorra	3: 0 (1: 0)
09/06/2003	Andorra	-	Croatia	0: 3 (0: 2)
09/06/2003	Bulgaria	-	Estonia	2: 0 (1: 0)
09/10/2003	Andorra	-	Bulgaria	0: 3 (0: 2)
09/10/2003	Belgium	-	Croatia	2: 1 (2: 1)
10/11/2003	Croatia	-	Bulgaria	1: 0 (0: 0)
10/11/2003	Belgium	-	Estonia	2: 0 (1: 0)

Group 9

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Italy	8th	5	2	1	017: 400	+13	17th
2.	Wales	8th	4th	1	3	013:100	+3	13
3.	Serbia and Montenegro	8th	3	3	2	011:110	± 0	12
4th	Finland	8th	3	1	4th	009:100	−1	10
5.	Azerbaijan	8th	1	1	6th	005:200	−15	04th

Game results

07.09.2002	Finland	-	Wales	0: 2 (0: 1)
07.09.2002	Azerbaijan	-	Italy	0: 2 (0: 1)
10/12/2002	Finland	-	Azerbaijan	3: 0 (1: 0)
10/12/2002	Italy	-	BR Yugoslavia	1: 1 (1: 1)
10/16/2002	BR Yugoslavia	-	Finland	2: 0 (0: 0)
10/16/2002	Wales	-	Italy	2: 1 (1: 1)
11/20/2002	Azerbaijan	-	Wales	0: 2 (0: 1)
02/12/2003	Serbia / Mont.	-	Azerbaijan	2: 2 (1: 0)
03/29/2003	Wales	-	Azerbaijan	4: 0 (3: 0)
03/29/2003	Italy	-	Finland	2: 0 (2: 0)

06/07/2003	Finland	-	Serbia / Mont.	3: 0 (2: 0)
06/11/2003	Azerbaijan	-	Serbia / Mont.	2: 1 (0: 1)
06/11/2003	Finland	-	Italy	0: 2 (0: 1)
08/20/2003	Serbia / Mont.	-	Wales	1: 0 (0: 0)
09/06/2003	Azerbaijan	-	Finland	1: 2 (0: 0)
09/06/2003	Italy	-	Wales	4: 0 (0: 0)
09/10/2003	Wales	-	Finland	1: 1 (1: 0)
09/10/2003	Serbia / Mont.	-	Italy	1: 1 (0: 1)
10/11/2003	Wales	-	Serbia / Mont.	2: 3 (1: 1)
10/11/2003	Italy	-	Azerbaijan	4: 0 (2: 0)

Group 10

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Switzerland	8th	4th	3	1	015:110	+4	15th
2.	Russia	8th	4th	2	2	019:120	+7	14th
3.	Ireland	8th	3	2	3	010:110	−1	11
4th	Albania	8th	2	2	4th	011:150	−4	08th
5.	Georgia	8th	2	1	5	008:140	−6	07th

Game results

07.09.2002	Russia	-	Ireland	4: 2 (2: 0)
09/08/2002	Switzerland	-	Georgia	4: 1 (1: 0)
10/12/2002	Albania	-	Switzerland	1: 1 (0: 1)
10/16/2002	Russia	-	Albania	4: 1 (2: 1)
10/16/2002	Ireland	-	Switzerland	1: 2 (0: 1)
03/29/2003	Albania	-	Russia	3: 1 (1: 0)
03/29/2003	Georgia	-	Ireland	1: 2 (0: 1)
04/02/2003	Albania	-	Ireland	0-0
04/02/2003	Georgia	-	Switzerland	0-0
04/30/2003	Georgia	-	Russia	1: 0 (1: 0)

06/07/2003	Ireland	-	Albania	2: 1 (1: 1)
06/07/2003	Switzerland	-	Russia	2: 2 (2: 1)
06/11/2003	Ireland	-	Georgia	2: 0 (1: 0)
06/11/2003	Switzerland	-	Albania	3: 2 (2: 1)
09/06/2003	Ireland	-	Russia	1: 1 (1: 1)
09/06/2003	Georgia	-	Albania	3: 0 (3: 0)
09/10/2003	Russia	-	Switzerland	4: 1 (2: 1)
09/10/2003	Albania	-	Georgia	3: 1 (0: 0)
10/11/2003	Switzerland	-	Ireland	2: 0 (1: 0)
10/11/2003	Russia	-	Georgia	3: 1 (2: 1)

Relegation matches

The first legs were played on November 15, the second legs followed on November 19, 2003.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Latvia	3: 2	Turkey	1: 0 (1: 0)	2: 2 (0: 1)
Scotland	1: 6	Netherlands	1: 0 (1: 0)	0: 6 (0: 3)
Spain	5: 1	Norway	2: 1 (1: 1)	3: 0 (1: 0)
Croatia	2: 1	Slovenia	1: 1 (1: 1)	1: 0 (0: 0)
Russia	1-0	Wales	0-0 (0: 0)	1: 0 (1: 0)

Best goal scorers

Below are the top scorers in European Championship qualification. They are sorted alphabetically according to the number of hits or if the number of goals is the same.

rank	player	Gates
1	Ermin Siljak	9
2	Raúl	7th
3	Thierry Henry	6th
	Filippo Inzaghi	6th
	Jan Koller	6th
	David Trezeguet	6th
	Māris Verpakovskis	6th
	Sylvain Wiltord	6th
9	Marcus Allbäck	5
	David Beckham	5
	Dimitar Berbatov	5
	Alessandro Del Piero	5
	Alexander Frei	5
	Eiður Guðjohnsen	5
	Michael Owen	5
	Wesley Sonck	5
	Jon Dahl Tomasson	5
	Ruud van Nistelrooy	5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Until February 4, 2003 the state was called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Web links

• The EURO 2004 at de.uefa.com
• All qualification games at a glance