Standings and results for Group 9 of the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying tournament.
Group 9 consisted of Azerbaijan, Finland, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro and Wales. Serbia and Montenegro began the campaign as the FR Yugoslavia, but officially changed their name in February 2003. Group winners were Italy, who finished four points clear of second-placed team Wales who qualified for the play-offs.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Wales | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | Advance to play-offs | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
- The official name of the country was changed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro on 4 February 2003, during the qualifying process.
Matches
| Finland | 0–2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hartson 30' Davies 72' |
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 35,833
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
| Azerbaijan | 0–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ahmadov 33' (o.g.) Del Piero 65' |
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
| Finland | 3–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Agaev 14' (o.g.) Tihinen 60' Hyypiä 72' | Report |
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 11,853
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
| Italy | 1–1 | FR Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Del Piero 38' | Report | Mijatović 27' |
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 43,661
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
| FR Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Kovačević 55' Mihajlović 84' (pen.) | Report |
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 22,113
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
| Wales | 2–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Davies 11' Bellamy 70' | Report | Del Piero 31' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
| Azerbaijan | 0–2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Speed 10' Hartson 68' |
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2–2 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Mijatović 33' (pen.) Lazetić 52' | Report | Gurbanov 58', 77' |
Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
| Wales | 4–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Davies 1' Speed 40' Hartson 43' Giggs 52' | Report |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,500
Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland)
| Italy | 2–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Vieri 6', 23' | Report |
Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo
Attendance: 34,074
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
| Finland | 3–0 | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Hyypiä 19' Kolkka 45' Forssell 56' | Report |
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 17,343
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)
| Azerbaijan | 2–1 | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Gurbanov 88' (pen.) Ismayilov 90+1' | Report | Bošković 27' |
Shafa stadium, Baku
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
| Finland | 0–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Totti 31' Del Piero 73' |
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 36,850
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1–0 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Mladenović 73' | Report |
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 19,752
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
| Azerbaijan | 1–2 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Ismayilov 88' | Report | Tainio 52' Nurmela 74' |
Shafa stadium, Baku
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
| Italy | 4–0 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Inzaghi 59', 63', 70' Del Piero 76' (pen.) | Report |
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
| Wales | 1–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Davies 3' | Report | Forssell 79' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,411
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibánez (Spain)
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Ilić 82' | Report | Inzaghi 22' |
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 25,631
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
| Wales | 2–3 | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Hartson 26' (pen.) Earnshaw 90+3' | Report | Vukić 6' Milošević 82' Ljuboja 88' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,514
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)
| Italy | 4–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Vieri 16' Inzaghi 24', 87' Di Vaio 64' | Report |
Stadio Oreste Granillo, Reggio Calabria
Attendance: 22,100
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
Goalscorers
There were 55 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.
6 goals
- Filippo Inzaghi
5 goals
- Alessandro Del Piero
4 goals
- John Hartson
3 goals
2 goals
- Farrukh Ismayilov
- Mikael Forssell
- Sami Hyypiä
- Craig Bellamy
- Gary Speed
1 goal
1 own goal
- Emin Ağayev (against Finland)
- Tarlan Ahmadov (against Italy)
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