HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Patrick Kluivert and Andy Townsend do battle in the Euro '96 play-off at Anfield.
1996 European Championship - Qualifying
1996 European Championship - Qualifying
Qualifying Groups
England qualified as hosts.
Group winners qualify for finals. Weakest two second placed teams enter a playoff. Other 6 second placed teams qualify automatically.
Group 1
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1994 |
4 Sept |
Israel |
Poland |
2-1 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Romania |
Azerbaijan |
3-0 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Slovakia |
France |
0-0 |
|
1994 |
8 Oct |
France |
Romania |
0-0 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Israel |
Slovakia |
2-2 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Poland |
Azerbaijan |
1-0 |
|
1994 |
12 Nov |
Romania |
Slovakia |
3-2 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Azerbaijan |
Israel |
0-2 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Poland |
France |
0-0 |
|
1994 |
13 Dec |
Azerbaijan |
France |
0-2 |
|
1994 |
14 Dec |
Israel |
Romania |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Israel |
France |
0-0 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Romania |
Poland |
2-1 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Slovakia |
Azerbaijan |
4-1 |
|
1995 |
25 Apr |
Poland |
Israel |
4-3 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Azerbaijan |
Romania |
1-4 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
France |
Slovakia |
4-0 |
|
1995 |
7 June |
Poland |
Slovakia |
5-0 |
|
1995 |
7 June |
Romania |
Israel |
2-1 |
|
1995 |
16 Aug |
Azerbaijan |
Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
1995 |
16 Aug |
France |
Poland |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
France |
Azerbaijan |
10-0 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Poland |
Romania |
0-0 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Slovakia |
Israel |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Israel |
Azerbaijan |
2-0 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Romania |
France |
1-3 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Slovakia |
Poland |
4-1 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Azerbaijan |
Poland |
0-0 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
France |
Israel |
2-0 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Slovakia |
Romania |
0-2 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Romania |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
18 |
9 |
21 |
|
France |
10 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
22 |
2 |
20 |
|
Slovakia |
10 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
18 |
14 |
|
Poland |
10 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
|
Israel |
10 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
|
Azerbaijan |
10 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
29 |
1 |
Group 2
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Belgium |
Armenia |
2-0 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Cyprus |
Spain |
1-2 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Macedonia |
Denmark |
1-1 |
|
1994 |
8 Oct |
Armenia |
Cyprus |
0-0 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Denmark |
Belgium |
3-1 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Macedonia |
Spain |
0-2 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Belgium |
Macedonia |
1-1 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Cyprus |
Armenia |
2-0 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Spain |
Denmark |
3-0 |
|
1994 |
17 Dec |
Belgium |
Spain |
1-4 |
|
1994 |
17 Dec |
Macedonia |
Cyprus |
3-0 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Cyprus |
Denmark |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Spain |
Belgium |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Armenia |
Spain |
0-2 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Belgium |
Cyprus |
2-0 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Denmark |
Macedonia |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
10 May |
Armenia |
Macedonia |
2-2 |
|
1995 |
7 June |
Denmark |
Cyprus |
4-0 |
|
1995 |
7 June |
Macedonia |
Belgium |
0-5 |
|
1995 |
7 June |
Spain |
Armenia |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
16 Aug |
Armenia |
Denmark |
0-2 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Belgium |
Denmark |
1-3 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Macedonia |
Armenia |
1-2 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Spain |
Cyprus |
6-0 |
|
1995 |
7 Oct |
Armenia |
Belgium |
0-2 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Cyprus |
Macedonia |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Denmark |
Spain |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Cyprus |
Belgium |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Denmark |
Armenia |
3-1 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Spain |
Macedonia |
3-0 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Spain |
10 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
4 |
26 |
|
Denmark |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
9 |
21 |
|
Belgium |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
13 |
15 |
|
Macedonia |
10 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
18 |
7 |
|
Cyprus |
10 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
20 |
7 |
|
Armenia |
10 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
17 |
5 |
Group 3
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Hungary |
Turkey |
2-2 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Iceland |
Sweden |
0-1 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Switzerland |
Sweden |
4-2 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Turkey |
Iceland |
5-0 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Sweden |
Hungary |
2-0 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Switzerland |
Iceland |
1-0 |
|
1994 |
14 Dec |
Turkey |
Switzerland |
1-2 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Hungary |
Switzerland |
2-2 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Turkey |
Sweden |
2-1 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Hungary |
Sweden |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Switzerland |
Turkey |
1-2 |
|
1995 |
1 June |
Sweden |
Iceland |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
11 June |
Iceland |
Hungary |
2-1 |
|
1995 |
16 Aug |
Iceland |
Switzerland |
0-2 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
0-0 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Turkey |
Hungary |
2-0 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Iceland |
Turkey |
0-0 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Switzerland |
Hungary |
3-0 |
|
1995 |
11 Nov |
Hungary |
Iceland |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Sweden |
Turkey |
2-2 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Switzerland |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
7 |
17 |
|
Turkey |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
8 |
15 |
|
Sweden |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
|
Hungary |
8 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
8 |
|
Iceland |
8 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
5 |
Group 4
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1994 |
4 Sept |
Estonia |
Croatia |
0-2 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Slovenia |
Italy |
1-1 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Ukraine |
Lithuania |
0-2 |
|
1994 |
8 Oct |
Estonia |
Italy |
0-2 |
|
1994 |
9 Oct |
Croatia |
Lithuania |
2-0 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Ukraine |
Slovenia |
0-0 |
|
1994 |
13 Nov |
Ukraine |
Estonia |
3-0 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Italy |
Croatia |
1-2 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Slovenia |
Lithuania |
1-2 |
|
1995 |
25 Mar |
Croatia |
Ukraine |
4-0 |
|
1995 |
25 Mar |
Italy |
Estonia |
4-1 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Lithuania |
Croatia |
0-0 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Slovenia |
Estonia |
3-0 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Ukraine |
Italy |
0-2 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Croatia |
Slovenia |
2-0 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Estonia |
Ukraine |
0-1 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Lithuania |
Italy |
0-1 |
|
1995 |
7 June |
Lithuania |
Slovenia |
2-1 |
|
1995 |
11 June |
Estonia |
Slovenia |
1-3 |
|
1995 |
16 Aug |
Estonia |
Lithuania |
0-1 |
|
1995 |
3 Sept |
Croatia |
Estonia |
7-1 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Lithuania |
Ukraine |
1-3 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Italy |
Slovenia |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
8 Oct |
Croatia |
Italy |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Lithuania |
Estonia |
5-0 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Slovenia |
Ukraine |
3-2 |
|
1995 |
11 Nov |
Italy |
Ukraine |
3-1 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Italy |
Lithuania |
4-0 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Slovenia |
Croatia |
1-2 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Croatia |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
22 |
5 |
23 |
|
Italy |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
20 |
6 |
23 |
|
Lithuania |
10 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
12 |
16 |
|
Ukraine |
10 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
15 |
13 |
|
Slovenia |
10 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
|
Estonia |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
31 |
0 |
Group 5
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1994 |
6 Sept |
Czech Republic |
Malta |
6-1 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Luxembourg |
Holland |
0-4 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Norway |
Belarus |
1-0 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Belarus |
Luxembourg |
2-0 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Malta |
Czech Republic |
0-0 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Norway |
Holland |
1-1 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Belarus |
Norway |
0-4 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Holland |
Czech Republic |
0-0 |
|
1994 |
14 Dec |
Holland |
Luxembourg |
5-0 |
|
1994 |
14 Dec |
Malta |
Norway |
0-1 |
|
1995 |
22 Feb |
Malta |
Luxembourg |
0-1 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Czech Republic |
Belarus |
4-2 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Holland |
Malta |
4-0 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Luxembourg |
Norway |
0-2 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Belarus |
Malta |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Czech Republic |
Holland |
3-1 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Norway |
Luxembourg |
5-0 |
|
1995 |
7 June |
Belarus |
Holland |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
7 June |
Luxembourg |
Czech Republic |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
7 June |
Norway |
Malta |
2-0 |
|
1995 |
16 Aug |
Norway |
Czech Republic |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Czech Republic |
Norway |
2-0 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Holland |
Belarus |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Luxembourg |
Malta |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
7 Oct |
Belarus |
Czech Republic |
0-2 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Luxembourg |
Belarus |
0-0 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Malta |
Holland |
0-4 |
|
1995 |
12 Nov |
Malta |
Belarus |
0-2 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Czech Republic |
Luxembourg |
3-0 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Holland |
Norway |
3-0 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Czech Republic |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
21 |
6 |
21 |
|
Holland |
10 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
5 |
20 |
|
Norway |
10 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
7 |
20 |
|
Belarus |
10 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
11 |
|
Luxembourg |
10 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
21 |
10 |
|
Malta |
10 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
22 |
2 |
Group 6
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1994 |
20 Apr |
Northern Ireland |
Liechtenstein |
4-1 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Latvia |
Rep of Ireland |
0-3 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Liechtenstein |
Austria |
0-4 |
|
1994 |
7 Sept |
Northern Ireland |
Portugal |
1-2 |
|
1994 |
9 Oct |
Latvia |
Portugal |
1-3 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Austria |
Northern Ireland |
1-2 |
|
1994 |
12 Oct |
Rep of Ireland |
Liechtenstein |
4-0 |
|
1994 |
13 Nov |
Portugal |
Austria |
1-0 |
|
1994 |
15 Nov |
Liechtenstein |
Latvia |
1-0 |
|
1994 |
16 Nov |
Northern Ireland |
Rep of Ireland |
0-4 |
|
1994 |
18 Dec |
Portugal |
Lichtenstein |
8-0 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Austria |
Latvia |
5-0 |
|
1995 |
29 Mar |
Rep of Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Austria |
Liechtenstein |
7-0 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Rep of Ireland |
Portugal |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
26 Apr |
Latvia |
Northern Ireland |
0-1 |
|
1995 |
3 June |
Liechtenstein |
Rep of Ireland |
0-0 |
|
1995 |
3 June |
Portugal |
Latvia |
3-2 |
|
1995 |
7 June |
Northern Ireland |
Latvia |
1-2 |
|
1995 |
11 June |
Rep of Ireland |
Austria |
1-3 |
|
1995 |
15 Aug |
Liechtenstein |
Portugal |
0-7 |
|
1995 |
16 Aug |
Latvia |
Austria |
3-2 |
|
1995 |
3 Sept |
Portugal |
Northern Ireland |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Austria |
Rep of Ireland |
3-1 |
|
1995 |
6 Sept |
Latvia |
Liechtenstein |
1-0 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Austria |
Portugal |
1-1 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Rep of Ireland |
Latvia |
2-1 |
|
1995 |
11 Oct |
Liechtenstein |
Northern Ireland |
0-4 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Northern Ireland |
Austria |
5-3 |
|
1995 |
15 Nov |
Portugal |
Rep of Ireland |
3-0 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Portugal |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
29 |
7 |
23 |
|
Rep of Ireland |
10 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
11 |
17 |
|
Northern Ireland |
10 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
20 |
15 |
17 |
|
Austria |
10 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
29 |
14 |
16 |
|
Latvia |