UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

qualifying procedure for the UEFA Euro 2008

This page describes the qualifying procedure for the UEFA Euro 2008.

Seedings

PotTeamCoefficient ratingPotTeamCoefficient rating
1  Netherlands2.5505  Moldova11.311
 Czech Republic32.450  Finland1.300
 Russia12.450  Estonia11.250
 France2.444  Wales1.167
 Sweden2.378  Lithuania11.111
 Poland2.356  Albania1.050
 Turkey2.310  Iceland0.944
2  England2.3006  Georgia10.850
 Germany2.250  North Macedonia20.750
 Italy2.222  Belarus10.722
 Norway2.178  Armenia10.700
 Spain2.056  Northern Ireland0.667
 Portugal2.000  Cyprus0.667
 Romania1.990  Malta0.522
3  Croatia21.9227  Liechtenstein0.450
 Serbia21.889  Azerbaijan10.389
 Denmark1.850  Andorra0.250
 Bosnia and Herzegovina21.778  Faroe Islands0.111
 Bulgaria1.778  Luxembourg0.100
 Ukraine11.750  San Marino0.097
 Slovakia31.650  Montenegro20.094
4  Hungary1.6118  Kazakhstan10.083
 Republic of Ireland1.556  Kyrgyzstan10.080
 Belgium1.556  Uzbekistan10.058
 Latvia11.550  Tajikistan10.053
 Israel1.500  Turkmenistan10.050
 Scotland1.500  Monaco0.000
 Slovenia21.444

1 as  Soviet Union

2 as  Yugoslavia

3 as  Czechoslovakia

 Greece (1.980) is already assured of places at Euro 2008 as European champions.

 Austria (1.850) and  Switzerland (1.830) are already assured of places at Euro 2008 as host nations.

Summary

Below is a table containing all seven qualifying groups. Teams that have secured a place in the final tournament are highlighted in green. The order of teams is by final group position.

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup EGroup FGroup G
 Russia1
 Serbia2
 Italy
 France
 Turkey
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 Czech Republic3
 Germany
 Poland
 Portugal
 Sweden
 Spain
 Romania
 Netherlands
----------------------  Norway--------------------------------------------
 England
 Israel
 Kazakhstan1
 Estonia1
 North Macedonia2
 Andorra
 Scotland
 Ukraine1
 Lithuania1
 Kyrgyzstan1
 Georgia1
 Faroe Islands
 Montenegro2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina2
 Monaco
 Moldova1
 Hungary
 Malta
 Republic of Ireland
 Slovakia3
 Wales
 Cyprus
 Uzbekistan1
 San Marino
 Croatia2
 Finland
 Belgium
 Tajikistan1
 Armenia1
 Azerbaijan1
 Northern Ireland
 Denmark
 Turkmenistan1
 Latvia1
 Iceland
 Liechtenstein
 Bulgaria
 Belarus1
 Albania
 Slovenia2
 Luxembourg

1 as  Soviet Union

2 as  Yugoslavia

3 as  Czechoslovakia

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Groups

Key:

  • Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.

Group A

 Andorra  England  Estonia  Macedonia  Israel  Kazakhstan  Russia  Serbia
 Andorra0-30-20-30-20-20-40-6
 England5-03-00-03-00-00-32-3
 Estonia2-00-31-00-10-00-20-1
 Macedonia3-00-11-11-20-00-20-2
 Israel4-00-04-01-00-00-33-4
 Kazakhstan3-00-00-00-00-00-12-1
 Russia4-03-01-03-01-01-01-0
 Serbia7-02-02-12-01-01-00-1

Group B

 Faroe Islands  France  Georgia  Italy  Kyrgyzstan  Lithuania  Scotland  Ukraine
 Faroe Islands0-60-61-20-00-10-20-2
 France5-01-03-10-02-00-12-0
 Georgia1-10-31-20-00-22-01-1
 Italy2-10-02-00-01-12-02-0
 Kyrgyzstan0-00-00-00-00-00-00-0
 Lithuania2-10-11-00-20-01-22-0
 Scotland6-01-02-11-20-03-13-1
 Ukraine5-02-23-21-20-01-02-0

Group C

 Bosnia and Herzegovina  Hungary  Malta  Moldova MNC  Montenegro  Norway  Turkey
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1-31-00-10-04-00-23-2
 Hungary1-02-02-00-01-21-40-1
 Malta2-52-12-30-00-11-42-2
 Moldova2-23-01-10-00-10-11-1
MNC0-00-00-00-00-00-00-0
 Montenegro2-32-05-02-10-01-01-4
 Norway1-24-04-02-00-02-21-2
 Turkey1-03-02-05-00-02-12-2

Group D

 Cyprus  Czech Republic  Germany  Republic of Ireland  San Marino  Slovakia  Uzbekistan  Wales
 Cyprus0-21-15-23-01-30-03-1
 Czech Republic1-01-31-07-03-00-02-1
 Germany4-00-31-00-02-10-00-0
 Republic of Ireland1-11-10-05-01-00-01-0
 San Marino0-10-90-131-20-50-01-2
 Slovakia6-10-31-102-27-00-02-5
 Uzbekistan0-00-00-00-00-00-00-0
 Wales3-10-00-22-23-01-50-0

Group E

 Armenia  Azerbaijan  Belgium  Croatia  Finland  Poland  Portugal  Tajikistan
 Armenia0-00-10-00-01-21-10-0
 Azerbaijan0-00-11-61-01-30-20-0
 Belgium3-03-03-20-00-11-20-0
 Croatia3-01-01-00-02-21-20-0
 Finland1-02-12-00-20-02-10-0
 Poland1-05-05-02-14-32-00-0
 Portugal1-03-04-02-12-03-00-0
 Tajikistan0-00-00-00-00-00-00-0

Group F

 Denmark  Iceland  Latvia  Liechtenstein  Northern Ireland  Spain  Sweden  Turkmenistan
 Denmark3-03-14-00-11-30-30-0
 Iceland0-22-41-12-11-11-20-0
 Latvia0-24-04-11-00-20-10-0
 Liechtenstein0-43-01-01-40-20-30-0
 Northern Ireland2-10-31-03-13-22-30-0
 Spain2-11-02-04-01-03-00-0
 Sweden0-05-02-13-11-12-00-0
 Turkmenistan0-00-00-00-00-00-00-0

Group G

 Albania  Belarus  Bulgaria  Luxembourg  Netherlands  Romania  Slovenia
 Albania2-41-12-00-10-20-0
 Belarus2-20-20-12-11-34-2
 Bulgaria0-02-13-01-11-03-0
 Luxembourg0-31-20-10-110-20-3
 Netherlands2-13-02-013-00-02-0
 Romania6-13-12-23-01-02-0
 Slovenia0-01-00-22-00-11-2

Worst Runner-up

The Worst Runner-up will not make the qualify to automatically for the final tournament.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Serbia1411033210+2233
 Spain14932238+1530
 Portugal14932238+1530
 France14842255+2028
 Germany14761367+2927
 Netherlands12822375+3226
 Norway147432711+1625

Qualified nations

Auto-DefaultsQualifiers
  1.  Greece (Defending Champions)
  2.  Austria (Host Nations)
  3.  Switzerland (Host Nations)
  1.  Soviet Union
  2.  Yugoslavia
  3.  Italy
  4.  France
  1.  Turkey
  2.  Czechoslovakia
  3.  Germany
  4.  Poland
  1.  Portugal
  2.  Sweden
  3.  Spain
  4.  Romania
  5.  Netherlands

Tournament

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D