UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying


Qualification for the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship took place between September 2002 and November 2003.
Fifty teams were divided into ten groups, with each team playing the others in their group twice, once at home and once away. The top team in each group automatically qualified for Euro 2004, and the ten group runners-up were paired off against each other to determine another five places in the finals.
Portugal qualified automatically as hosts of the event.

Qualified teams

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
3
[|Group 1] winner5
Group 3 winner5
[|Group 4] winner2
[|Group 8] winner1
[|Group 2] winner6
[|Group 5] winner8
[|Group 6] winner1
[|Group 7] winner6
Group 9 winner5
[|Group 10] winner1
1
0
6
6
7

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:
  1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question.
  2. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question.
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question.
  4. Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question.
  5. If two or more teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1) to 4) would be reapplied. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) would apply.
  6. 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.
  7. Drawing of lots.

    Seedings

The draw was made on 25 January 2002 in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. France were seeded first as holders. The other seedings were determined by points per game in the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2000 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. Belgium and Netherlands qualified automatically for UEFA Euro 2000 as co-hosts, so only their record in 2002 FIFA World Cup was used. France qualified automatically for 2002 FIFA World Cup as 1998 FIFA World Cup Champions, so only their record in UEFA Euro 2000 was used.
Portugal qualified automatically as hosts of the tournament and therefore did not take part in the qualification process. Teams in bold qualified for the finals.
Pot APot BPot CPot DPot E

' 2.10

' 2.67

' 2.56

' 2.50

' 2.25

2.22

2.22

' 2.19

2.12

2.11
' 2.10

' 2.06

2.00

' 2.00

' 2.00

1.89

' 1.88

1.85

1.85

1.83
1.75

1.75

1.70

1.56

' 1.55

1.40

' 1.39

1.37

' 1.22

1.11
1.11

1.05

1.00

1.00

0.95

0.94

0.89

0.83

0.83

0.72
0.65

0.55

0.55

0.50

0.45

0.22

0.05

0.05

0.00

0.00

Summary

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Groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Group 10

Play-offs

Goalscorers