Qualifying for the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament, took place throughout 1994 and 1995. Forty-seven teams were divided into eight groups. All teams played against each other, within their groups, in a home-and-away basis. The winner of each group along with the six best runners-up automatically qualified, while the two worst runners-up were involved in a play-off on a neutral ground. England qualified automatically as hosts of the event. This was the first qualifying phase for the European Football Championship which awarded three points instead of two for a victory. [edit] Group 1 [edit] Results | September 4, 1994, Israel 2 - 1 Poland September 7, 1994, Slovakia 0 - 0 France September 7, 1994, Romania 3 - 0 Azerbaijan October 8, 1994, France 0 - 0 Romania October 12, 1994, Israel 2 - 2 Slovakia October 12, 1994, Poland 1 - 0 Azerbaijan November 12, 1994, Romania 3 - 2 Slovakia November 16, 1994, Poland 0 - 0 France November 16, 1994, Azerbaijan 0 - 2 Israel December 13, 1994, Azerbaijan 0 - 2 France December 14, 1994, Israel 1 - 1 Romania March 29, 1995, Romania 2 - 1 Poland March 29, 1995, Slovakia 4 - 1 Azerbaijan March 29, 1995, Israel 0 - 0 France April 25, 1995, Poland 4 - 3 Israel | April 26, 1995, Azerbaijan 1 - 4 Romania April 26, 1995, France 4 - 0 Slovakia June 7, 1995, Poland 5 - 0 Slovakia June 7, 1995, Romania 2 - 1 Israel August 16, 1995, Azerbaijan 0 - 1 Slovakia August 16, 1995, France 1 - 1 Poland September 6, 1995, France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan September 6, 1995, Poland 0 - 0 Romania September 6, 1995, Slovakia 1 - 0 Israel October 11, 1995, Romania 1 - 3 France October 11, 1995, Slovakia 4 - 1 Poland October 11, 1995, Israel 2 - 0 Azerbaijan November 15, 1995, France 2 - 0 Israel November 15, 1995, Slovakia 0 - 2 Romania November 15, 1995, Azerbaijan 0 - 0 Poland | [edit] Group 2 [edit] Results | September 7, 1994, Belgium 2 - 0 Armenia September 7, 1994, Cyprus 1 - 2 Spain September 7, 1994, FYR Macedonia 1 - 1 Denmark October 8, 1994, Armenia 0 - 0 Cyprus October 12, 1994, Denmark 3 - 1 Belgium October 12, 1994, FYR Macedonia 0 - 2 Spain November 16, 1994, Belgium 1 - 1 FYR Macedonia November 16, 1994, Cyprus 2 - 0 Armenia November 16, 1994, Spain 3 - 0 Denmark December 17, 1994, FYR Macedonia 3 - 0 Cyprus December 17, 1994, Belgium 1 - 4 Spain March 29, 1995, Spain 1 - 1 Belgium March 29, 1995, Cyprus 1 - 1 Denmark April 26, 1995, Armenia 0 - 2 Spain April 26, 1995, Denmark 1 - 0 FYR Macedonia | April 26, 1995, Belgium 2 - 0 Cyprus May 10, 1995, Armenia 2 - 2 FYR Macedonia June 7, 1995, Denmark 4 - 0 Cyprus June 7, 1995, Spain 1 - 0 Armenia June 7, 1995, FYR Macedonia 0 - 5 Belgium: This match was played behind closed doors as a disciplinary punishment. August 16, 1995, Armenia 0 - 2 Denmark September 6, 1995, Belgium 1 - 3 Denmark September 6, 1995, FYR Macedonia 1 - 2 Armenia: This match was played behind closed doors as a disciplinary punishment. September 6, 1995, Spain 6 - 0 Cyprus October 7, 1995, Armenia 0 - 2 Belgium October 11, 1995, Denmark 1 - 1 Spain October 11, 1995, Cyprus 1 - 1 FYR Macedonia November 15, 1995, Spain 3 - 0 FYR Macedonia November 15, 1995, Denmark 3 - 1 Armenia November 15, 1995, Cyprus 1 - 1 Belgium | [edit] Group 3 [edit] Results | September 7, 1994, Iceland 0 - 1 Sweden September 7, 1994, Hungary 2 - 2 Turkey October 12, 1994, Turkey 5 - 0 Iceland October 12, 1994, Switzerland 4 - 2 Sweden November 16, 1994, Sweden 2 - 0 Hungary November 16, 1994, Switzerland 1 - 0 Iceland December 14, 1994, Turkey 1 - 2 Switzerland March 29, 1995, Hungary 2 - 2 Switzerland March 29, 1995, Turkey 2 - 1 Sweden April 26, 1995, Hungary 1 - 0 Sweden | April 26, 1995, Switzerland 1 - 2 Turkey June 1, 1995, Sweden 1 - 1 Iceland June 11, 1995, Iceland 2 - 1 Hungary August 16, 1995, Iceland 0 - 2 Switzerland September 6, 1995, Sweden 0 - 0 Switzerland September 6, 1995, Turkey 2 - 0 Hungary October 11, 1995, Switzerland 3 - 0 Hungary October 11, 1995, Iceland 0 - 0 Turkey November 11, 1995, Hungary 1 - 0 Iceland November 15, 1995, Sweden 2 - 2 Turkey | [edit] Group 4 [edit] Results | September 4, 1994, Estonia 0 - 2 Croatia September 7, 1994, Slovenia 1 - 1 Italy September 7, 1994, Ukraine 0 - 2 Lithuania October 8, 1994, Estonia 0 - 2 Italy October 9, 1994, Croatia 2 - 0 Lithuania October 12, 1994, Ukraine 0 - 0 Slovenia November 13, 1994, Ukraine 3 - 0 Estonia November 16, 1994, Italy 1 - 2 Croatia November 16, 1994, Slovenia 1 - 2 Lithuania March 25, 1995, Croatia 4 - 0 Ukraine March 25, 1995, Italy 4 - 1 Estonia March 29, 1995, Lithuania 0 - 0 Croatia March 29, 1995, Ukraine 0 - 2 Italy March 29, 1995, Slovenia 3 - 0 Estonia April 26, 1995, Estonia 0 - 1 Ukraine | April 26, 1995, Lithuania 0 - 1 Italy April 26, 1995, Croatia 2 - 0 Slovenia June 7, 1995, Lithuania 2 - 1 Slovenia June 11, 1995, Estonia 1 - 3 Slovenia June 11, 1995, Ukraine 1 - 0 Croatia August 16, 1995, Estonia 0 - 1 Lithuania September 3, 1995, Croatia 7 - 1 Estonia September 6, 1995, Italy 1 - 0 Slovenia September 6, 1995, Lithuania 1 - 3 Ukraine October 8, 1995, Croatia 1 - 1 Italy October 11, 1995, Lithuania 5 - 0 Estonia October 11, 1995, Slovenia 3 - 2 Ukraine November 11, 1995, Italy 3 - 1 Ukraine November 15, 1995, Slovenia 1 - 2 Croatia November 15, 1995, Italy 4 - 0 Lithuania | [edit] Group 5 [edit] Results | September 6, 1994, Czech Republic 6 - 1 Malta September 7, 1994, Luxembourg 0 - 4 Netherlands September 7, 1994, Norway 1 - 0 Belarus October 12, 1994, Malta 0 - 0 Czech Republic October 12, 1994, Norway 1 - 1 Netherlands October 12, 1994, Belarus 2 - 0 Luxembourg November 16, 1994, Belarus 0 - 4 Norway November 16, 1994, Netherlands 0 - 0 Czech Republic December 14, 1994, Netherlands 5 - 0 Luxembourg December 14, 1994, Malta 0 - 1 Norway February 22, 1995, Malta 0 - 1 Luxembourg March 29, 1995, Luxembourg 0 - 2 Norway March 29, 1995, Netherlands 4 - 0 Malta March 29, 1995, Czech Republic 4 - 2 Belarus April 26, 1995, Belarus 1 - 1 Malta | April 26, 1995, Czech Republic 3 - 1 Netherlands April 26, 1995, Norway 5 - 0 Luxembourg June 7, 1995, Luxembourg 1 - 0 Czech Republic June 7, 1995, Norway 2 - 0 Malta June 7, 1995, Belarus 1 - 0 Netherlands August 16, 1995, Norway 1 - 1 Czech Republic September 6, 1995, Czech Republic 2 - 0 Norway September 6, 1995, Netherlands 1 - 0 Belarus September 6, 1995, Luxembourg 1 - 0 Malta October 7, 1995, Belarus 0 - 2 Czech Republic October 11, 1995, Malta 0 - 4 Netherlands October 11, 1995, Luxembourg 0 - 0 Belarus November 12, 1995, Malta 0 - 2 Belarus November 15, 1995, Czech Republic 3 - 0 Luxembourg November 15, 1995, Netherlands 3 - 0 Norway | [edit] Group 6 [edit] Results | April 20, 1994, Northern Ireland 4 - 1 Liechtenstein September 7, 1994, Latvia 0 - 3 Republic of Ireland September 7, 1994, Liechtenstein 0 - 4 Austria September 7, 1994, Northern Ireland 1 - 2 Portugal October 9, 1994, Latvia 1 - 3 Portugal October 12, 1994, Austria 1 - 2 Northern Ireland October 12, 1994, Republic of Ireland 4 - 0 Liechtenstein November 13, 1994, Portugal 1 - 0 Austria November 15, 1994, Liechtenstein 0 - 1 Latvia November 16, 1994, Northern Ireland 0 - 4 Republic of Ireland December 18, 1994, Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein March 29, 1995, Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 Northern Ireland March 29, 1995, Austria 5 - 0 Latvia April 26, 1995, Latvia 0 - 1 Northern Ireland April 26, 1995, Austria 7 - 0 Liechtenstein | April 26, 1995, Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Portugal June 3, 1995, Portugal 3 - 2 Latvia June 3, 1995, Liechtenstein 0 - 0 Republic of Ireland June 7, 1995, Northern Ireland 1 - 2 Latvia June 11, 1995, Republic of Ireland 1 - 3 Austria August 15, 1995, Liechtenstein 0 - 7 Portugal August 16, 1995, Latvia 3 - 2 Austria September 3, 1995, Portugal 1 - 1 Northern Ireland September 6, 1995, Austria 3 - 1 Republic of Ireland September 6, 1995, Latvia 1 - 0 Liechtenstein October 11, 1995, Austria 1 - 1 Portugal October 11, 1995, Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Latvia October 11, 1995, Liechtenstein 0 - 4 Northern Ireland November 15, 1995, Portugal 3 - 0 Republic of Ireland November 15, 1995, Northern Ireland 5 - 3 Austria | [edit] Group 7 [edit] Results | September 7, 1994, Georgia 0 - 1 Moldova September 7, 1994, Wales 2 - 0 Albania October 12, 1994, Moldova 3 - 2 Wales October 12, 1994, Bulgaria 2 - 0 Georgia November 16, 1994, Albania 1 - 2 Germany November 16, 1994, Bulgaria 4 - 1 Moldova November 16, 1994, Georgia 5 - 0 Wales December 14, 1994, Moldova 0 - 3 Germany December 14, 1994, Wales 0 - 3 Bulgaria December 14, 1994, Albania 0 - 1 Georgia December 18, 1994, Germany 2 - 1 Albania March 29, 1995, Georgia 0 - 2 Germany March 29, 1995, Bulgaria 3 - 1 Wales March 29, 1995, Albania 3 - 0 Moldova April 26, 1995, Georgia 2 - 0 Albania | April 26, 1995, Moldova 0 - 3 Bulgaria April 26, 1995, Germany 1 - 1 Wales June 7, 1995, Bulgaria 3 - 2 Germany June 7, 1995, Wales 0 - 1 Georgia June 7, 1995, Moldova 2 - 3 Albania September 6, 1995, Albania 1 - 1 Bulgaria September 6, 1995, Germany 4 - 1 Georgia September 6, 1995, Wales 1 - 0 Moldova October 7, 1995, Bulgaria 3 - 0 Albania October 8, 1995, Germany 6 - 1 Moldova October 11, 1995, Georgia 2 - 1 Bulgaria October 11, 1995, Wales 1 - 2 Germany November 15, 1995, Germany 3 - 1 Bulgaria November 15, 1995, Albania 1 - 1 Wales November 15, 1995, Moldova 3 - 2 Georgia | [edit] Group 8 [edit] Results | September 7, 1994, Faroe Islands 1 - 5 Greece September 7, 1994, Finland 0 - 2 Scotland October 12, 1994, Scotland 5 - 1 Faroe Islands October 12, 1994, Greece 4 - 0 Finland October 12, 1994, Russia 4 - 0 San Marino November 16, 1994, Greece 2 - 0 San Marino November 16, 1994, Finland 5 - 0 Faroe Islands November 16, 1994, Scotland 1 - 1 Russia December 14, 1994, Finland 4 - 1 San Marino December 18, 1994, Greece 1 - 0 Scotland March 29, 1995, Russia 0 - 0 Scotland March 29, 1995, San Marino 0 - 2 Finland April 26, 1995, San Marino 0 - 2 Scotland April 26, 1995, Greece 0 - 3 Russia April 26, 1995, Faroe Islands 0 - 4 Finland | May 6, 1995, Russia 3 - 0 Faroe Islands May 25, 1995, Faroe Islands 3 - 0 San Marino June 7, 1995, San Marino 0 - 7 Russia June 7, 1995, Faroe Islands 0 - 2 Scotland June 11, 1995, Finland 2 - 1 Greece August 16, 1995, Finland 0 - 6 Russia August 16, 1995, Scotland 1 - 0 Greece September 6, 1995, Scotland 1 - 0 Finland September 6, 1995, Faroe Islands 2 - 5 Russia September 6, 1995, San Marino 0 - 4 Greece October 11, 1995, Russia 2 - 1 Greece October 11, 1995, San Marino 1 - 3 Faroe Islands November 15, 1995, Scotland 5 - 0 San Marino November 15, 1995, Russia 3 - 1 Finland November 15, 1995, Greece 5 - 0 Faroe Islands | [edit] Runners-up The runners-up of each of the eight groups were placed in a table to decide which seven of them would qualify. The best six runners-up would qualify automatically, while the two worst would play-off on a neutral ground to determine the final qualifier. To determine the two worst runner-ups, a comparison was made between all of them. Only matches played against teams that finished first, third and fourth were regarded. [edit] Play-off The bottom two runners-up took part in a play-off on a neutral ground to determine the final team to qualify.
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