UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
Overview of the qualification round in the Women's Euro 2009
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Qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2009 determined which 11 teams joined Finland, the hosts of the 2009 tournament, to play for the UEFA Women's Championship.
Preliminary round
20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4. The 5 group winners qualified for the actual qualifying stage, together with 25 countries exempted from the preliminary round.
Group A1
in Turkey:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Erol |
| Georgia | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hutton Turner |
Group A2
in Bosnia and Herzegovina:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Škrbić |
Report | Kostanyan |
| Latvia | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verreva |
Report | Pehić A. Spahić |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Škrbić Fetahović |
Report | Gian Shenar |
Group A3
in Luxembourg:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dugovičová Strožová |
Report |
| Lithuania | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bložytė |
Report | Leuchter |
Group A4
in Romania:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| Romania | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olar-Spânu Pavel Laiu Striblea |
Report | Milyukhina |
| Bulgaria | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kostova Petrakieva Peeva |
Report |
Group A5
in Macedonia:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
| Wales | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Holt |
Report | Josephsen |
| Kazakhstan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kirgizbaeva |
Report |
| Faroe Islands | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Li |
Qualification round
The two winners of the preliminary round will join the 36 top ranked nations, with the exception of already qualified Sweden, and play in four groups of five teams and three of six teams. The group winners and the best ranked runner-up qualified for the final tournament. The other six runners-up will play three two-legged playoffs with those winners also advancing to the final tournament. This stage will run from September 2011 to September 2012.
Seeding
Israel, Northern Ireland, Romania, Slovakia and Wales will enter the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying draw on 13 December 2006, taking on the continent's strongest nations for a place in the 12-team finals in Finland.
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D | Pot E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Qualifying stage
The six group winners automatically qualified for the final tournament. The six group runners-up and the four third-placed teams with the best record against the rest of the top four in their respective groups went into five two-legged play-offs.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 20 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 17 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 14 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| McFadden |
Report | Chlumecká |
| Belarus | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kazeeva Tatarynova Davydovich Kuzniatsova |
Report |
| Czech Republic | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| I. Martínková Šmeralová |
Report | Martín Vilanova |
| Czech Republic | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Šmeralová L. Martínková I. Martínková Došková |
Report |
| Northern Ireland | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vázquez Boquete |
| Czech Republic | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ringelová L. Martínková |
Report | Kiose |
| Northern Ireland | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hall |
Report | Kiose |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 24 | |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 18 | |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 12 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Byrne |
Report | Gáspár |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| O'Toole |
Report | Paliotti Panico |
| Sweden | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Svensson Marklund Sjögran Segerström Lundin |
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
| Romania | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Curtis |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| O'Brien Curtis |
Report | Pufulete |
| Italy | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuselli Gabbiadini Panico Conti |
Report | Taylor |
| Romania | 1–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olar-Spânu |
Report | Gabbiadini Panico Zorri Conti Fuselli |
| Sweden | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Edlund |
Report |
Group 3
| Slovenia | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sretenović Stanojević Randelovic Dimitrijević |
| Greece | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Viðarsdóttir Helgadóttir Samúelsdóttir |
| Iceland | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Viðarsdóttir |
Report |
| Iceland | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stefánsdóttir Lárusdóttir Jónsdóttir Viðarsdóttir Šiškovič |
Report |
| Serbia | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitrijević |
Report | Panteleiadou Tsoukala |
| Slovenia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Benak Milenkovič |
Report | Viðarsdóttir |
| Serbia | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Viðarsdóttir S. Gunnarsdóttir Ómarsdóttir |
| Iceland | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Viðarsdóttir Jónsdóttir Ómarsdóttir |
Report |
| Iceland | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| S Gunnarsdóttir Magnusdottir Viðarsdóttir Ómarsdóttir |
Report |
| Greece | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dimitrijević Sretenović Malimić |
| France | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Soubeyrand Herbert |
Report | Jónsdóttir |
| Greece | 4–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arvanitaki Papadopoulou Panteleiadou |
Report | Zver Milkovič Maleševič |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | +33 | 24 | |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 10 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| Germany | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prinz Mittag Lingor Garefrekes |
Report | Torny |
| Switzerland | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schäpper |
Report |
| Switzerland | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schäpper Meyer |
Report | Melis van Eyk |
| Germany | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Smisek Behringer Prinz Garefrekes |
Report |
| Netherlands | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Krahn |
| Wales | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Melis |
| Belgium | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verelst |
Report | Hoogendijk Manon Melis |
| Switzerland | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dickenmann |
Report |
| Netherlands | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Melis |
Report | Grundbacher |
| Switzerland | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Garefrekes Behringer Smisek |
Group 5
| Denmark | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Pedersen Pape Sand Andersen |
Report | Fernandes |
| Scotland | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | M. Pedersen |
| Denmark | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Andersen M Pedersen |
Report | Sneddon |
| Scotland | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Apanaschenko |
| Ukraine | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Apanaschenko |
Report |
| Ukraine | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sukhorukova |
Report | Fernandes |
| Denmark | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Pedersen |
Report |
Group 6
| Israel | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kurochkina Kremleva Mokshanova Chmatchkova |
| Israel | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gulbrandsen Wiik |
| Austria | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuhrmann |
Report | Kurochkina Mokshanova Barbashina |
| Norway | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wiik Gulbrandsen Mykjåland Christensen Nordby |
Report |
| Norway | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Storløkken Gulbrandsen Wiik |
Report[dead link] |
| Russia | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Letyushova Mokshanova Barbashina |
Report |
| Austria | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mykjåland Gulbrandsen |
| Poland | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rytwińska |
Report | Savchenkova Mokshanova Kharchenko |
Third-placed teams
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 3 |
Play-offs
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C |
|---|---|---|
First legs
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Curtis |
Report | Magnúsdóttir |
| Czech Republic | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Panico |
| Scotland | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hamill |
Report | Kurochkina Mokshanova Barbashina |
| Slovenia | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Apanaschenko Lyshafay |
| Spain | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stevens Van De Ven |
Second legs
| Iceland | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lárusdóttir Viðarsdóttir |
Report |
Iceland won 4–1 on aggregate
Italy won 3–1 on aggregate
Aggregate score 4–4; Russia won on away goals rule
| Netherlands | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stevens |
Report |
Netherlands won 4–0 on aggregate
| Ukraine | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Djatel Apanaschenko |
Report |
Ukraine won 5–0 on aggregate
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Goals | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 867' | |
| 2 | 11 | 798' | |
| 3 | 10 | 702' | |
| 4 | 9 | 680' | |
| 9 | 720' | ||
| 6 | 8 | 349' | |
| 7 | 7 | 615' | |
| 7 | 690' | ||
| 7 | 692' | ||
| 7 | 802' | ||
| 7 | 900' |
External links
- Women's Euro 2009 – UEFA Official Page
- Tables & results at RSSSF.com