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UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Field	Value
tourney_name	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
dates	16 August 2006 – 24 November 2007
num_teams	50
matches	306
goals	839
goals_footnote
top_scorer	David Healy (13 goals)
prevseason	2004
nextseason	2012

Qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals tournament took place between August 2006 and November 2007. Fifty teams were divided into seven groups. In a double round-robin system, each team played against each of the others in their group on a home-and-away basis. The winner and runner-up of each group qualified automatically for the final tournament. This was the first Euro qualification since expansion to have no playoff.

Austria and Switzerland qualified automatically as co-hosts of the event.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
			0 (debut)
	2 (1996, 2004)
			9 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
			2 (1980, 2004)
			6 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004)
			3 (1984, 1996, 2000)
			0 (debut)
			6 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
			6 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
			2 (1996, 2004)
			7 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
			7 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
			4 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004)
			2 (1996, 2000)
			8 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004)
			3 (1992, 2000, 2004)

Seedings

UEFA used the 2005 UEFA national team coefficient to rank the teams according to their results in both UEFA Euro 2004 and 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. Only the group matches counted towards the coefficients. As defending champions, Greece were automatically seeded in the top pool. Since Portugal automatically qualified for UEFA Euro 2004 as hosts, the coefficient factored in only their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification record. Similarly, Germany's coefficient factored only their UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying record, since they automatically qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup as hosts. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan never competed in the European Championships previously, so the coefficient used only their World Cup record. Montenegro had not been admitted to UEFA/FIFA at the time the qualifying competition had started, and thus were ineligible.

The draw took place on 27 January 2006 in Montreux, Switzerland.

Austria (1,333) and Switzerland (1,833) were already assured of places at Euro 2008 as host nations.

Team	Coeff	Rank
(TH)	1,950	13
	2,550	1
	2,500	2
	2,500	3
	2,450	4
	2,444	5
	2,278	6

Team	Coeff	Rank
	2,250	7
	2,222	8
	2,222	9
	2,100	10
	2,056	11
	2,056	12
	1,950	14

Team	Coeff	Rank
	1,889	15
	1,850	16
	1,850	17
	1,778	18
	1,778	19
	1,750	20
	1,650	21

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Team	Coeff	Rank
	1,611	22
	1,556	23
	1,556	24
	1,550	25
	1,500	26
	1,500	27
	1,444	28

Team	Coeff	Rank
	1,389	29
	1,300	30
	1,250	31
	1,167	32
	1,111	33
	0,944	34
	0,850	35

Team	Coeff	Rank
	0,850	36
	0,750	37
	0,722	38
	0,700	39
	0,667	40
	0,667	41
	0,611	42

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Team	Coeff	Rank
	0,450	43
	0,389	44
	0,250	45
	0,222	46
	0,111	47
	0,083	48
	0,000	49
	0,000	50

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:

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 had an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) was reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) applied;
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

Summary

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G

Groups

The qualifying process started in August 2006. Austria and Switzerland were automatically granted places in the tournament finals as the host nations.

The qualifying format had been changed from the previous tournament: the respective winners and runners-up from seven groups would automatically qualify for the finals, alongside the host nations. Therefore, there were no play-offs between the runners-up of the groups. Group A contained eight teams, while the other six groups each contained seven.

As the official successor of the previous football association, Serbia inherited the position originally allotted to Serbia and Montenegro in Group A prior to the dissolution of the state union. Montenegro were granted UEFA membership after qualifying had started and thus were not able to participate in this European Championship.

Group A

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A

Group B

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B

Group C

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C

Group D

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D

Group E

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E

Group F

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F

Group G

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group G

Goalscorers

Notes

References

"CNN.com - Greece are top seeds for Euro 2008 - Oct 14, 2005".
(2005-10-15). "Greece top seeds for Euro draw".
UEFA.com. (2006-01-27). "EURO 2008™ draw procedure {{!}} UEFA EURO".
UEFA.com. (2006-01-14). "EURO 2008™ draw fast approaching {{!}} UEFA EURO".
(23 May 2006). "Serbia to take spot in Euro 2008". BBC Sport.
UEFA.com. (2007-01-26). "Montenegro named UEFA member {{!}} Inside UEFA".
Frylan, Kevin. (August 9, 2007). "UEFA admits Montenegro".
[https://archive.today/20130205065209/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=363474.html Qualifying draw] (UEFA).
"Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2006/08". Union of European Football Associations.

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