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Revision as of 13:35, 8 October 2011

UEFA European Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
UEFA European Championship

The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 is a series of parallel association football competitions to be held over 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 7 February 2010 in the Congress Hall of the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, with matches set to take place between August 2010 and November 2011.[1]

There are nine groups. Six of these groups have six teams (one each from pots 1 to 6 below); the remaining three groups consist of five teams (one each from pots 1 to 5 below). At the conclusion of group play, the first-place team in each group qualifies, along with the second-place team with the most points against teams ranked in the top five in the group. The remaining eight second-place teams are paired for a two game playoff, with the winner of each total goals tie qualifying for the finals. The two host countries complete the field of sixteen teams.

Qualified nations

  Country qualified
  Country may qualify
  Country failed to qualify
  Country is not a UEFA member
Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament
 Poland Co-hosts 18 April 2007 1 (2008)
 Ukraine Co-hosts 18 April 2007 0 (debut appearance)
 Germany 02Group A winner 012 September 2011 10 (19723, 19763, 19803, 19843, 19883, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
 Italy 04Group C winner 026 September 2011 7 (19681, 19802, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
 Netherlands 05Group E winner 036 September 2011 8 (1976, 1980, 19881, 1992, 1996, 20002, 2004, 2008)
 England 08Group G winner 047 October 2011 7 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Spain 10Group I winner 036 September 2011 8 (196412, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 20081)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italic indicates (co-)host for that year

Seeds

Seedings were based on the UEFA national team coefficient ranking of November 2009.[2][3]

  • 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage.
  • 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying stage and final tournament.
  • 20% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage and final tournament.
Pot 1
Rank Team Coeff
1  Spain (title holders) 39,964
2  Germany 38,294
3  Netherlands 37,821
4  Italy 35,838
5  England 34,819
6  Croatia 33,677
7  Portugal 33,226
8  France 32,551
9  Russia 32,477
Pot 2
Rank Team Coeff
10  Greece 31,268
11  Czech Republic 30,871
12  Sweden 30,695
13   Switzerland 30,395
14  Serbia 29,811
15  Turkey 29,447
16  Denmark 29,222
17  Slovakia 28,228
18  Romania 28,145
Pot 3
Rank Team Coeff
20  Israel 28,052
21  Bulgaria 27,198
22  Finland 26,827
24  Norway 26,210
25  Republic of Ireland 25,971
26  Scotland 25,646
27  Northern Ireland 24,518
28  Austria 24,381
29  Bosnia and Herzegovina 24,365
Pot 4
Rank Team Coeff
30  Slovenia 24,221
31  Latvia 23,303
32  Hungary 23,048
33  Lithuania 22,071
34  Belarus 21,515
35  Belgium 21,426
36  Wales 21,274
37  North Macedonia 19,409
38  Cyprus 18,791
Pot 5
Rank Team Coeff
39  Montenegro 18,751
40  Albania 18,319
41  Estonia 17,792
42  Georgia 15,819
43  Moldova 15,734
44  Iceland 15,404
45  Armenia 15,164
46  Kazakhstan 14,730
47  Liechtenstein 13,581
Pot 6
Rank Team Coeff
48  Azerbaijan 13,500
49  Luxembourg 11,872
50  Malta 11,517
51  Faroe Islands 10,620
52  Andorra 9,197
53  San Marino 7,783

Note: The hosts Ukraine and Poland are ranked 19th (28,133) and 23rd (26,620) respectively.

Before the draw UEFA confirmed that, for political reasons, Armenia would not be drawn against Azerbaijan (due to the dispute concerning territory of Nagorno-Karabakh) and Georgia would not be drawn against Russia (due to the dispute regarding the territory of South Ossetia) in the qualifiers for Euro 2012.[4] Armenia and Azerbaijan were drawn together in Group A, and UEFA were forced to move Armenia to Group B as a result, given that Azerbaijan refused to play in Armenia when drawn together during UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.[5]

Tiebreakers

As in Euro 2008 qualifying: If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[6]

  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, 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
  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

Qualifying group stage

The following 18 dates are reserved for group matches in qualifying:

  • 3–4 and 7 September 2010
  • 8–9 and 12 October 2010
  • 25–26 and 29 March 2011
  • 3–4 and 7 June 2011
  • 2–3 and 6 September 2011
  • 7–8 and 11 October 2011

For the first time, Tuesday evenings replace Wednesday evenings for midweek qualifying fixtures where two matchdays occur in the same week. This is in order to allow players an extra day to return to their clubs for domestic duty the following week. Consequently, teams are permitted to move the earlier weekend match forward to the Friday evening. Where matches are scheduled for a Friday evening, there remains a possibility that the fixture will be played on the Saturday.

Legend
Group winners and best runner-up among all groups directly qualify for the finals
Secured at least a place in the play-offs
Cannot win the group, but can still get second place
Cannot qualify

Group A

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group A

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Group B

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B

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Group C

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group C

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Group D

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group D

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Group E

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E

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Group F

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F

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Group G

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G

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Group H

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group H

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Group I

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I

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Ranking of second-placed teams

The highest ranked second placed team from the groups will qualify automatically for the tournament. The remainder will enter the playoffs. Because some groups contain six teams and some five, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, eight matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the second-placed table.

Tiebreakers

The following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[6]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in these matches
  2. Superior goal difference from these matches
  3. Higher number of goals scored in these matches
  4. Higher number of away goals scored in these matches
  5. Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system
  6. Fair play ranking in these matches
  7. Drawing of lots

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Qualifying play-offs

The play-off ties will be played over two legs, with the first legs on 11 and 12 November and the second legs on 15 November 2011. The four winners are found according to the standard rules for the knockout phase in European competitions, and the winners will qualify for the Euro 2012 tournament.

After confusion caused by the UEFA play-offs for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying – which was originally to be an unseeded draw, but was seeded by FIFA in September 2009 – UEFA have announced that the draw for the play-offs will be seeded. The four runners-up with the best positions in the UEFA team coefficient ranking system will be seeded and will play their second legs at home.[6] Each nation's coefficient and ranking position for the draw and final Euro 2012 draw will be calculated per results up to and including 11 October 2011.[7] The draw will be held on 13 October 2011 in Krakow, Poland.

  • 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying stage.
  • 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage and final tournament.
  • 20% of the average ranking points per game earned in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying stage and final tournament.


Attendances

Host team Highest Lowest Average
 Albania 19,200 11,300 13,450
 Andorra 500 103 263
 Armenia 15,000 8,682 10,671
 Austria 47,500 22,500 37,660
 Azerbaijan 29,500 12,000 20,375
 Belarus 28,500 7,000 18,400
 Belgium 42,502 24,231 36,580
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30,000 9,000 16,573
 Bulgaria 36,521 9,742 21,088
 Croatia 35,000 9,000 24,750
 Cyprus 15,444 2,088 8,393
 Czech Republic 14,922 6,700 11,241
 Denmark 37,167 15,544 23,873
 England 84,459 73,246 77,071
 Estonia 9,000 5,185 6,754
 Faroe Islands 5,654 974 2,353
 Finland 21,580 8,192 14,340
 France 79,299 24,710 60,135
 Georgia 63,000 7,000 41,250
 Germany 74,244 43,751 54,789
 Greece 16,935 13,520 15,232
 Hungary 28,000 9,209 17,451
 Iceland 9,755 5,000 7,130
 Israel 30,000 8,000 16,373
 Italy 21,151 18,000 19,472
 Kazakhstan 25,000 3,000 17,500
 Latvia 7,400 4,330 5,823
 Liechtenstein 6,127 2,555 4,893
 Lithuania 9,180 4,000 6,573
 Luxembourg 8,400 1,857 4,506
 North Macedonia 30,000 6,000 18,500
 Malta 11,000 2,000 6,250
 Moldova 12,000 10,500 10,875
 Montenegro 12,700 9,862 11,521
 Netherlands 51,775 27,500 41,069
 Northern Ireland 15,150 11,299 13,619
 Norway 24,828 22,381 23,915
 Portugal 47,829 9,100 28,015
 Republic of Ireland 50,411 32,000 41,864
 Romania 54,000 10,000 22,750
 Russia 48,717 20,500 34,304
 San Marino 4,127 600 2,161
 Scotland 51,457 37,050 46,613
 Serbia 30,000 200 12,300
 Slovakia 10,892 4,000 7,028
 Slovenia 16,500 12,435 15,041
 Spain 16,800 16,000 16,400
 Sweden 32,304 21,083 27,765
  Switzerland 39,700 16,880 27,527
 Turkey 47,000 40,000 42,667
 Wales 68,959 8,194 30,405

Goalscorers

As of 7 October 2011, there have been 585 goals (including 15 own goals) scored by 324 different players.

11 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. ^ EURO 2012 qualifying draw in full UEFA
  2. ^ Spain among top draw seeds UEFA
  3. ^ National Team Coefficients Overview UEFA
  4. ^ Azerbaijan, Armenia not to be drawn together in Euro qualifiers News.Az, 11 December 2009
  5. ^ Hiddink sad UEFA kept ex-Soviet states apart ESPN Soccernet, 7 February 2010
  6. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2010–12" (PDF). UEFA. 2009. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 3 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "UEFA EURO 2012 play-off draw in Krakow". UEFA. 30 September 2011.

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