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European Champs Qualifying

This page describes the qualification procedure for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, also called Euro 2008. more...

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Seedings

Qualification coefficients were used to rank the teams according to their results in the 2004 European Championships qualifying stage, and the 2006 World Cup qualifying stage. Only the group matches, and not any additional playoffs, count towards the coefficients, also determining which pot a national team is put in. Some points to note:

Greece are European Champions, and so are automatically seeded in the top pool.; Portugal did not have to qualify for Euro 2004 as the hosts.; Germany did not have to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2006, as the hosts. Their record from the qualifying stage of the 2002 World Cup is used instead.; Kazakhstan have never competed in the European Championships, so only their World Cup record is used. The team's last continental qualifying was for the 2000 Asian Cup. Its record in that competition (P4,Pts6) is not used.;

The draw took place on 27 January 2006 in Montreux, Switzerland and the draw procedure is explained here.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.

Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question.; Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question.; Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question.; Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question.; If, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) will apply.; Results of all group matches: 1. Superior goal difference 2. Higher number of goals scored 3. Higher number of goals scored away from home 4. Fair play conduct.; Drawing of lots.;

Groups

The qualifying process started in August 2006. Austria and Switzerland have already qualified for the tournament finals as host nations.

The Qualifying Format has been changed compared to the previous tournament. The winners and runners-up from seven groups will automatically qualify for the Championship, with the hosts filling the other two slots in the 16-team tournament. The move means there will no longer be play-offs between teams finishing in second place in the groups. Six of the qualifying groups will contain seven teams, and the other eight.