HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Denmark's Allan Simonsen (no.9) scores the winning goal past Peter Shilton, knocking England out.
1984 European Championship - Qualifying
1984 European Championship - Qualifying
Qualifying Groups
France qualified as hosts.
Group winners qualify for finals
Group 1
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1982 |
6 Oct |
Belgium |
Switzerland |
3-0 |
|
1982 |
13 Oct |
Scotland |
East Germany |
2-0 |
|
1982 |
17 Nov |
Switzerland |
Scotland |
2-0 |
|
1982 |
15 Dec |
Belgium |
Scotland |
3-2 |
|
1983 |
30 Mar |
East Germany |
Belgium |
1-2 |
|
1983 |
30 Mar |
Scotland |
Switzerland |
2-2 |
|
1983 |
27 Apr |
Belgium |
East Germany |
2-1 |
|
1983 |
14 May |
Switzerland |
East Germany |
0-0 |
|
1983 |
12 Oct |
East Germany |
Switzerland |
3-0 |
|
1983 |
12 Oct |
Scotland |
Belgium |
1-1 |
|
1983 |
9 Nov |
Switzerland |
Belgium |
3-1 |
|
1983 |
16 Nov |
East Germany |
Scotland |
2-1 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Belgium |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
8 |
9 |
|
Switzerland |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
|
East Germany |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
|
Scotland |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
Group 2
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1982 |
8 Sept |
Finland |
Poland |
2-3 |
|
1982 |
22 Sept |
Finland |
Portugal |
0-2 |
|
1982 |
10 Oct |
Portugal |
Poland |
2-1 |
|
1982 |
13 Oct |
USSR |
Finland |
2-0 |
|
1983 |
17 Apr |
Poland |
Finland |
1-1 |
|
1983 |
27 Apr |
USSR |
Portugal |
5-0 |
|
1983 |
22 May |
Poland |
USSR |
1-1 |
|
1983 |
1 June |
Finland |
USSR |
0-1 |
|
1983 |
21 Sept |
Portugal |
Finland |
5-0 |
|
1983 |
9 Oct |
USSR |
Poland |
2-0 |
|
1983 |
28 Oct |
Poland |
Portugal |
0-1 |
|
1983 |
13 Nov |
Portugal |
USSR |
1-0 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Portugal |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
6 |
10 |
|
USSR |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
|
Poland |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
|
Finland |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
1 |
Group 3
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1982 |
22 Sept |
Denmark |
England |
2-2 |
|
1982 |
9 Oct |
Luxembourg |
Greece |
0-2 |
|
1982 |
10 Nov |
Luxembourg |
Denmark |
1-2 |
|
1982 |
17 Nov |
Greece |
England |
0-3 |
|
1982 |
15 Dec |
England |
Luxembourg |
9-0 |
|
1983 |
27 Mar |
Luxembourg |
Hungary |
2-6 |
|
1983 |
30 Mar |
England |
Greece |
0-0 |
|
1983 |
17 Apr |
Hungary |
Luxembourg |
6-2 |
|
1983 |
27 Apr |
Denmark |
Greece |
1-0 |
|
1983 |
27 Apr |
England |
Hungary |
2-0 |
|
1983 |
15 May |
Hungary |
Greece |
2-3 |
|
1983 |
1 June |
Denmark |
Hungary |
3-1 |
|
1983 |
21 Sept |
England |
Denmark |
0-1 |
|
1983 |
12 Oct |
Denmark |
Luxembourg |
6-0 |
|
1983 |
12 Oct |
Hungary |
England |
0-3 |
|
1983 |
26 Oct |
Hungary |
Denmark |
1-0 |
|
1983 |
16 Nov |
Greece |
Denmark |
0-2 |
|
1983 |
16 Nov |
Luxembourg |
England |
0-4 |
|
1983 |
3 Dec |
Greece |
Hungary |
2-2 |
|
1983 |
14 Dec |
Greece |
Luxembourg |
1-0 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Denmark |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
5 |
13 |
|
England |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
3 |
12 |
|
Greece |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
|
Hungary |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
17 |
7 |
|
Luxembourg |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
36 |
0 |
Group 4
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1982 |
22 Sept |
Wales |
Norway |
1-0 |
|
1982 |
13 Oct |
Norway |
Yugoslavia |
3-1 |
|
1982 |
27 Oct |
Bulgaria |
Norway |
2-2 |
|
1982 |
17 Nov |
Bulgaria |
Yugoslavia |
0-1 |
|
1982 |
15 Dec |
Yugoslavia |
Wales |
4-4 |
|
1983 |
27 Apr |
Wales |
Bulgaria |
1-0 |
|
1983 |
7 Sept |
Norway |
Bulgaria |
1-2 |
|
1983 |
21 Sept |
Norway |
Wales |
0-0 |
|
1983 |
12 Oct |
Yugoslavia |
Norway |
2-1 |
|
1983 |
16 Nov |
Bulgaria |
Wales |
1-0 |
|
1983 |
14 Dec |
Wales |
Yugoslavia |
1-1 |
|
1983 |
21 Dec |
Yugoslavia |
Bulgaria |
3-2 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Yugoslavia |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
11 |
8 |
|
Wales |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
|
Bulgaria |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
|
Norway |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
Group 5
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1982 |
1 May |
Romania |
Cyprus |
3-1 |
|
1982 |
8 Sept |
Romania |
Sweden |
2-0 |
|
1982 |
6 Oct |
Czechoslovakia |
Sweden |
2-2 |
|
1982 |
13 Nov |
Cyprus |
Sweden |
0-1 |
|
1982 |
13 Nov |
Italy |
Czechoslovakia |
2-2 |
|
1982 |
4 Dec |
Italy |
Romania |
0-0 |
|
1983 |
12 Feb |
Cyprus |
Italy |
1-1 |
|
1983 |
27 Mar |
Cyprus |
Czechoslovakia |
1-1 |
|
1983 |
16 Apr |
Czechoslovakia |
Cyprus |
6-0 |
|
1983 |
16 Apr |
Romania |
Italy |
1-0 |
|
1983 |
15 May |
Romania |
Czechoslovakia |
0-1 |
|
1983 |
15 May |
Sweden |
Cyprus |
5-0 |
|
1983 |
29 May |
Sweden |
Italy |
2-0 |
|
1983 |
9 Sept |
Sweden |
Romania |
0-1 |
|
1983 |
21 Sept |
Sweden |
Czechoslovakia |
1-0 |
|
1983 |
15 Oct |
Italy |
Sweden |
0-3 |
|
1983 |
12 Nov |
Cyprus |
Romania |
0-1 |
|
1983 |
16 Nov |
Czechoslovakia |
Italy |
2-0 |
|
1983 |
30 Nov |
Czechoslovakia |
Romania |
1-1 |
|
1983 |
22 Dec |
Italy |
Cyprus |
3-1 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Romania |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
|
Sweden |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
5 |
11 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
15 |
7 |
10 |
|
Italy |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
5 |
|
Cyprus |
8 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
21 |
2 |
Group 6
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1982 |
22 Sept |
Austria |
Albania |
5-0 |
|
1982 |
13 Oct |
Austria |
Northern Ireland |
2-0 |
|
1982 |
27 Oct |
Turkey |
Albania |
1-0 |
|
1982 |
17 Nov |
Austria |
Turkey |
4-0 |
|
1982 |
17 Nov |
Northern Ireland |
West Germany |
1-0 |
|
1982 |
15 Dec |
Albania |
Northern Ireland |
0-0 |
|
1983 |
30 Mar |
Albania |
West Germany |
1-2 |
|
1983 |
30 Mar |
Northern Ireland |
Turkey |
2-1 |
|
1983 |
23 Apr |
Turkey |
West Germany |
0-3 |
|
1983 |
27 Apr |
Austria |
West Germany |
0-0 |
|
1983 |
27 Apr |
Northern Ireland |
Albania |
1-0 |
|
1983 |
11 May |
Albania |
Turkey |
1-1 |
|
1983 |
8 June |
Albania |
Austria |
1-2 |
|
1983 |
21 Sept |
Northern Ireland |
Austria |
3-1 |
|
1983 |
5 Oct |
West Germany |
Austria |
3-0 |
|
1983 |
12 Oct |
Turkey |
Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
1983 |
26 Oct |
West Germany |
Turkey |
5-1 |
|
1983 |
16 Nov |
Turkey |
Austria |
3-1 |
|
1983 |
16 Nov |
West Germany |
Northern Ireland |
0-1 |
|
1983 |
20 Nov |
West Germany |
Albania |
2-1 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
West Germany |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
5 |
11 |
|
Northern Ireland |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
11 |
|
Austria |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
10 |
9 |
|
Turkey |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
7 |
|
Albania |
8 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
14 |
2 |
Group 7
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1982 |
5 June |
Malta |
Iceland |
2-1 |
|
1982 |
1 Sept |
Iceland |
Holland |
1-1 |
|
1982 |
22 Sept |
Holland |
Rep of Ireland |
2-1 |
|
1982 |
13 Oct |
Rep of Ireland |
Iceland |
2-0 |
|
1982 |
27 Oct |
Spain |
Iceland |
1-0 |
|
1982 |
17 Nov |
Rep of Ireland |
Spain |
3-3 |
|
1982 |
19 Dec |
Malta |
Holland |
0-6 |
|
1983 |
16 Feb |
Spain |
Holland |
1-0 |
|
1983 |
30 Mar |
Malta |
Rep of Ireland |
0-1 |
|
1983 |
27 Apr |
Spain |
Rep of Ireland |
2-0 |
|
1983 |
15 May |
Malta |
Spain |
2-3 |
|
1983 |
29 May |
Iceland |
Spain |
0-1 |
|
1983 |
5 June |
Iceland |
Malta |
1-0 |
|
1983 |
7 Sept |
Holland |
Iceland |
3-0 |
|
1983 |
21 Sept |
Iceland |
Rep of Ireland |
0-3 |
|
1983 |
12 Oct |
Rep of Ireland |
Holland |
2-3 |
|
1983 |
16 Nov |
Holland |
Spain |
2-1 |
|
1983 |
16 Nov |
Rep of Ireland |
Malta |
8-0 |
|
1983 |
17 Dec |
Holland |
Malta |
5-0 |
|
1983 |
21 Dec |
Spain |
Malta |
12-1 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Spain |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
8 |
13 |
|
Holland |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
22 |
6 |
13 |
|
Rep of Ireland |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
10 |
9 |
|
Iceland |
8 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
|
Malta |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
37 |
2 |