UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
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Qualifying for the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament, took place throughout 1994 and 1995. Forty-seven teams were divided into eight groups. All teams played against each other, within their groups, in a home-and-away basis. The winner of each group along with the six best runners-up automatically qualified, while the two worst runners-up were involved in a play-off on a neutral ground. England qualified automatically as hosts of the event.
This was the first qualifying phase for the European Football Championship which awarded three points instead of two for a victory.
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[edit] Group 1
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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 Romania |
21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
 France |
20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
 Slovakia |
14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
 Poland |
13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 |
 Israel |
12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 |
 Azerbaijan |
1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
[edit] Results
[edit] Group 2
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
 Denmark |
21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 |
 FYR Macedonia |
7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
 Cyprus |
7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
 Armenia |
5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
[edit] Results
[edit] Group 3
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland |
17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
 Turkey |
15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
 Sweden |
9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
 Hungary |
8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
 Iceland |
5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
[edit] Results
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September 7, 1994, Iceland 0 - 1 Sweden September 7, 1994, Hungary 2 - 2 Turkey October 12, 1994, Turkey 5 - 0 Iceland October 12, 1994, Switzerland 4 - 2 Sweden November 16, 1994, Sweden 2 - 0 Hungary November 16, 1994, Switzerland 1 - 0 Iceland December 14, 1994, Turkey 1 - 2 Switzerland March 29, 1995, Hungary 2 - 2 Switzerland |
April 26, 1995, Switzerland 1 - 2 Turkey June 1, 1995, Sweden 1 - 1 Iceland June 11, 1995, Iceland 2 - 1 Hungary August 16, 1995, Iceland 0 - 2 Switzerland September 6, 1995, Sweden 0 - 0 Switzerland September 6, 1995, Turkey 2 - 0 Hungary October 11, 1995, Switzerland 3 - 0 Hungary October 11, 1995, Iceland 0 - 0 Turkey November 11, 1995, Hungary 1 - 0 Iceland November 15, 1995, Sweden 2 - 2 Turkey |
[edit] Group 4
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia |
23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 |
 Italy |
23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
 Lithuania |
16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 |
 Ukraine |
13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 |
 Slovenia |
11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 |
 Estonia |
0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
[edit] Results
[edit] Group 5
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic |
21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 |
 Netherlands |
20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 5 |
 Norway |
20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 |
 Belarus |
11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
 Luxembourg |
10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
 Malta |
2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
[edit] Results
[edit] Group 6
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal |
23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 |
 Republic of Ireland |
17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 |
 Northern Ireland |
17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 |
 Austria |
16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 14 |
 Latvia |
12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
 Liechtenstein |
1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 40 |
[edit] Results
[edit] Group 7
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 |
 Bulgaria |
22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Georgia_(1990-2004).svg.png){kind=small} Georgia |
15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 |
 Moldova |
9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
 Albania |
8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
 Wales |
8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
[edit] Results
[edit] Group 8
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia |
26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
 Scotland |
23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
 Greece |
18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 |
 Finland |
15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 |
 Faroe Islands |
6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 35 |
 San Marino |
0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 36 |
[edit] Results
[edit] Runners-up
The runners-up of each of the eight groups were placed in a table to decide which seven of them would qualify. The best six runners-up would qualify automatically, while the two worst would play-off on a neutral ground to determine the final qualifier. To determine the two worst runner-ups, a comparison was made between all of them. Only matches played against teams that finished first, third and fourth were regarded.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Italy |
13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 Bulgaria |
12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| 3 Turkey |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| 4 Scotland |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 Denmark |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 6 France |
10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 Netherlands |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 8 Republic of Ireland |
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
[edit] Play-off
The two worst runners-up took part in a play-off on a neutral ground to determine the final team to qualify.
| December 13, 1995 | Netherlands |
2 – 0 | Republic of Ireland |
Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 40,050 |
Kluivert  29' 88' |
[edit] Related links
[edit] External links
- Euro 96 Qualifying matches at thefa.com
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UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
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