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UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

| dates = {{nowrap|20 April 1994 – 13 December 1995}}

| num_teams = 47

| matches = 231

| goals = 680

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{fbicon|CRO}} Davor Šuker {{nowrap|(12 goals)}}

| prevseason = 1992

| nextseason = 2000

}}

{{Qualification for championships (UEFA)|expanded=Euro}}

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.

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

File:UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifiers Map.png

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Qualified as

! Qualified on

! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in tournament{{efn-ua|Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.}}

{{fb|ENG}}{{sort|*|Host}}{{dts|5 May 1992}}4 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992)
{{fb|ESP}}Group 2 winner{{dts|11 October 1995}}4 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988)
{{fb|RUS}}{{efn-ua|From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.}}Group 8 winner{{dts|11 October 1995}}6 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992)
{{fb|SUI}}Group 3 winner{{dts|15 November 1995}}0 (debut)
{{fb|CRO}}Group 4 winner{{dts|15 November 1995}}0 (debut)
{{fb|SCO}}{{sort|O4|4th best runner-up}}{{dts|15 November 1995}}1 (1992)
{{fb|BUL}}{{sort|O2|2nd best runner-up}}{{dts|15 November 1995}}0 (debut)
{{fb|GER}}{{efn-ua|From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.}}Group 7 winner{{dts|15 November 1995}}6 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
{{fb|ROU}}Group 1 winner{{dts|15 November 1995}}1 (1984)
{{fb|TUR}}{{sort|O3|3rd best runner-up}}{{dts|15 November 1995}}0 (debut)
{{fb|DEN}}{{sort|O5|5th best runner-up}}{{dts|15 November 1995}}4 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992)
{{fb|CZE}}{{efn-ua|From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.}}Group 5 winner{{dts|15 November 1995}}3 (1960, 1976, 1980)
{{fb|ITA}}{{sort|O1|Best runner-up}}{{dts|15 November 1995}}3 (1968, 1980, 1988)
{{fb|FRA|1974}}{{sort|O6|6th best runner-up}}{{dts|15 November 1995}}3 (1960, 1984, 1992)
{{fb|POR}}Group 6 winner{{dts|15 November 1995}}1 (1984)
{{fb|NED}}{{sort|P|Play-off winner}}{{dts|13 December 1995}}4 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992)

{{notelist-ua}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/peace/docs/scres757.html |title=United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 (Implementing Trade Embargo on Yugoslavia) |website=UMN.edu |publisher=United Nations |date=30 May 1992 |access-date=18 August 2008}}

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{| class="wikitable"

width=190| Pool 1
{{fb|DEN}} (title holders)
{{fb|FRA|1974}}
{{fb|RUS}}
{{fb|NED}}
{{fb|GER}}
{{fb|SWE}}
{{fb|ITA}}
{{fb|IRL}}

|

class="wikitable"
width=190| Pool 2
{{fb|NOR}}
{{fb|ROU}}
{{fb|SUI}}
{{fb|POR}}
{{fb|GRE}}
{{fb|ESP}}
{{fb|WAL}}
{{fb|UKR|1992}}

|

class="wikitable"
width=190| Pool 3
{{fb|BUL}}
{{fb|BEL}}
{{fb|SCO}}
{{fb|NIR}}
{{fb|POL}}
{{fb|HUN}}
{{fb|CZE}}
{{fb|CRO}}

|-valign=top

|

class="wikitable"
width=190| Pool 4
{{fb|ISL}}
{{fb|AUT}}
{{fb|FIN}}
{{fb|LTU|1988}}
{{fb|ISR}}
{{fb|MKD|1992|name=Macedonia}}
{{fb|BLR|1991}}
{{fb|GEO|1990}}

|

class="wikitable"
width=190| Pool 5
{{fb|TUR}}
{{fb|LVA}}
{{fb|ALB|1992}}
{{fb|CYP|1960}}
{{fb|MLT}}
{{fb|FRO}}
{{fb|EST}}
{{fb|SVK}}

|

class="wikitable"
width=190| Pool 6
{{fb|LUX}}
{{fb|SMR|1862}}
{{fb|LIE}}
{{fb|SVN}}
{{fb|MDA|1990}}
{{fb|ARM}}
{{fb|AZE}}

|}

;New entrants

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

  • From the former Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
  • From the former Czechoslovakia: Czech Republic and Slovakia
  • From the former Yugoslavia: Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia
  • Liechtenstein

This was also the first UEFA Euro qualifying appearance for Estonia, Israel, Latvia and Lithuania.

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

{{legend|#BBF3BB|Group winners and the six best ranked runners-up qualified directly for UEFA Euro 1996}}

{{legend|#BBF3FF|The two worst runners-up advanced to the play-off}}

{{legend||Other teams were eliminated after the qualifying group stage}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%;"
style="width:12.5%" | Group 1

! style="width:12.5%" | Group 2

! style="width:12.5%" | Group 3

! style="width:12.5%" | Group 4

! style="width:12.5%" | Group 5

! style="width:12.5%" | Group 6

! style="width:12.5%" | Group 7

! style="width:12.5%" | Group 8

style="background:#BBF3BB"

| {{fb-big|ROU}}

| {{fb-big|ESP}}

| {{fb-big|SUI}}

| {{fb-big|CRO}}

| {{fb-big|CZE}}

| {{fb-big|POR}}

| {{fb-big|GER}}

| {{fb-big|RUS}}

style="background:#BBF3BB"

| {{fb-big|FRA|1974}}

| {{fb-big|DEN}}

| {{fb-big|TUR}}

| {{fb-big|ITA}}

| style="background:#BBF3FF" | {{fb-big|NED}}

| style="background:#BBF3FF" | {{fb-big|IRL}}

| {{fb-big|BUL}}

| {{fb-big|SCO}}

style="vertical-align:top;"

| {{fb-big|SVK}}
{{fb-big|POL}}
{{fb-big|ISR}}
{{fb-big|AZE}}

| {{fb-big|BEL}}
{{fb-big|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
{{fb-big|CYP|1960}}
{{fb-big|ARM}}

| {{fb-big|SWE}}
{{fb-big|HUN}}
{{fb-big|ISL}}

| {{fb-big|LTU|1988}}
{{fb-big|UKR|1992}}
{{fb-big|SVN}}
{{fb-big|EST}}

| {{fb-big|NOR}}
{{fb-big|BLR|1995}}
{{fb-big|LUX}}
{{fb-big|MLT}}

| {{fb-big|NIR}}
{{fb-big|AUT}}
{{fb-big|LVA}}
{{fb-big|LIE}}

| {{fb-big|GEO|1990}}
{{fb-big|MDA|1990}}
{{fb-big|WAL}}
{{fb-big|ALB|1992}}

| {{fb-big|GRE}}
{{fb-big|FIN}}
{{fb-big|FRO}}
{{fb-big|SMR|1862}}

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:{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96e.html |title=European Championship 1996 |website=RSSSF |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=18 January 2000 |access-date=17 July 2017}}

  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=

{{Main|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 1}}

{{UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying group tables|Group 1|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group 2=

{{Main|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 2}}

{{UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying group tables|Group 2|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group 3=

{{Main|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 3}}

{{UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying group tables|Group 3|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group 4=

{{Main|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4}}

{{UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying group tables|Group 4|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group 5=

{{Main|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 5}}

{{UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying group tables|Group 5|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group 6=

{{Main|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 6}}

{{UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying group tables|Group 6|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group 7=

{{Main|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 7}}

{{UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying group tables|Group 7|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=Group 8=

{{Main|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 8}}

{{UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying group tables|Group 8|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

=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).

{{UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying group tables|2nd place}}

Play-off

{{Main|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying 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.

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying play-off|Match}}

Goalscorers

{{#invoke:Goalscorers|main|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://archive.today/20121209112135/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1996/index.html UEFA Euro 1996] at UEFA.com

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