UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group G

Standings and results for Group G of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament.

Romania secured qualification to the tournament proper on 17 October 2007 following a 2–0 win against Luxembourg, and a 1–1 draw between Albania and Bulgaria, becoming the fourth team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so. The Netherlands secured qualification to the tournament proper on 17 November 2007 following a 1–0 win against Luxembourg, becoming the ninth team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 12 9 2 1 26 7 +19 29 Qualify for final tournament 1–0 2–2 3–1 6–1 2–0 3–0
2  Netherlands 12 8 2 2 15 5 +10 26 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
3  Bulgaria 12 7 4 1 18 7 +11 25 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–0
4  Belarus 12 4 1 7 17 23 −6 13 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–2 4–2 0–1
5  Albania 12 2 5 5 12 18 −6 11 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–4 0–0 2–0
6  Slovenia 12 3 2 7 9 16 −7 11 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–0
7  Luxembourg 12 1 0 11 2 23 −21 3 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

Matches

Group G fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 16 February 2006.


Belarus 2–2 Albania
Kalachev 2'
Romaschenko 24'
Report Skela 7' (pen.)
Hasi 86'
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)
Romania 2–2 Bulgaria
Roşu 40'
Marica 54'
Report M. Petrov 82', 84'
Gheorghe Hagi Stadium, Constanţa
Attendance: 12,620
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
Luxembourg 0–1 Netherlands
Report Mathijsen 26'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 8,055
Referee: João Ferreira (Portugal)

Bulgaria 3–0 Slovenia
Bojinov 58'
M. Petrov 70'
Telkiyski 79'
Report
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 16,543
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Albania 0–2 Romania
Report Dică 65'
Mutu 75' (pen.)
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Netherlands 3–0 Belarus
Van Persie 33', 78'
Kuyt 90+2'
Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 30,089
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Romania 3–1 Belarus
Mutu 7'
Marica 10'
Goian 76'
Report Kornilenko 20'
Ghencea Stadium, Bucharest
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Bulgaria 1–1 Netherlands
M. Petrov 12' Report Van Persie 62'
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 30,547
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
Slovenia 2–0 Luxembourg
Novaković 30'
Koren 44'
Report
Arena Petrol, Celje
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Panicos Kailis (Cyprus)

Belarus 4–2 Slovenia
Kovba 18'
Kornilenko 52', 60'
Korytko 85'
Report Cesar 19'
Lavrič 43'
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 21,150
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Luxembourg 0–1 Bulgaria
Report Tunchev 26'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Novo Panić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Netherlands 2–1 Albania
Van Persie 15'
Beqaj 42' (o.g.)
Report Curri 67'
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 40,085
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Luxembourg 1–2 Belarus
Sagramola 68' Report Kalachev 25'
Kutuzov 54'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Mark Steven Whitby (Wales)
Albania 0–0 Slovenia
Report
Loro-Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Joseph Attard (Malta)
Netherlands 0–0 Romania
Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Marcus Merk (Germany)

Bulgaria 0–0 Albania
Report
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 24,893
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Romania 3–0 Luxembourg
Mutu 26'
Contra 56'
Marica 90'
Report
Ceahlăul Stadium, Piatra Neamț
Attendance: 9,120
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)
Slovenia 0–1 Netherlands
Report Van Bronckhorst 86'
Arena Petrol, Celje
Attendance: 9,520
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Albania 2–0 Luxembourg
Kapllani 38'
Haxhi 57'
Report
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)
Slovenia 1–2 Romania
Vršič 90+4' Report Tamaş 52'
Nicoliţă 69'
Arena Petrol, Celje
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
Belarus 0–2 Bulgaria
Report Berbatov 28', 46'
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 25,962
Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)

Bulgaria 2–1 Belarus
M. Petrov 10'
Yankov 40'
Report Vasilyuk 5' (pen.)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 10,227
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
Luxembourg 0–3 Albania
Report Skela 25'
Kapllani 36', 72'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 4,325
Referee: Paulius Malzinskas (Lithuania)
Romania 2–0 Slovenia
Mutu 40'
Contra 70'
Report
Dan Păltinişanu, Timișoara
Attendance: 17,850
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Luxembourg 0–3 Slovenia
Report Lavrič 7', 47'
Novaković 37'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Sergiy Berezka (Ukraine)
Belarus 1–3 Romania
Romaschenko 20' Report Mutu 16', 77' (pen.)
Dică 42'
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 19,320
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Netherlands 2–0 Bulgaria
Sneijder 23'
Van Nistelrooy 58'
Report
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 49,500
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

Bulgaria 3–0 Luxembourg
Berbatov 27', 28'
M. Petrov 54' (pen.)
Report
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 4,674
Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)
Slovenia 1–0 Belarus
Lavrič 3' (pen.) Report
Arena Petrol, Celje
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (Moldova)
Albania 0–1 Netherlands
Report Van Nistelrooy 90+1'
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Belarus 0–1 Luxembourg
Report Leweck 90+5'
Central Stadion, Gomel
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Michael Svendsen (Denmark)
Romania 1–0 Netherlands
Goian 71' Report
Gheorghe Hagi Stadium, Constanţa
Attendance: 12,595
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Slovenia 0–0 Albania
Report
Arena Petrol, Celje
Attendance: 4,625
Referee: Duarte Nuno Pereira Gomes (Portugal)

Luxembourg 0–2 Romania
Report F. Petre 42'
Marica 61'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 3,584
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Netherlands 2–0 Slovenia
Sneijder 14'
Huntelaar 88'
Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Albania 1–1 Bulgaria
Kishishev 32' (o.g.) Report Berbatov 87'
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Bulgaria 1–0 Romania
Dimitrov 6' Report
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
Albania 2–4 Belarus
Bogdani 39'
Kapllani 43'
Report Romaschenko 28', 63' (pen.)
Kutuzov 45+1', 54'
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 2,064
Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)
Netherlands 1–0 Luxembourg
Koevermans 43' Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Romania 6–1 Albania
Dică 22', 71' (pen.)
Tamaş 53'
Niculae 62', 65'
Marica 69' (pen.)
Report Kapllani 64'
Lia Manoliu Stadium, Bucharest
Attendance: 23,427
Referee: Edo Trivkovic (Croatia)
Belarus 2–1 Netherlands
Bulyha 49'
Korytko 65'
Report Van der Vaart 88'
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 11,900
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
Slovenia 0–2 Bulgaria
Report Georgiev 81'
Berbatov 84'
Arena Petrol, Celje
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Goalscorers

There were 99 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.36 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Dimitar Berbatov
  • Martin Petrov
  • Adrian Mutu

5 goals

  • Edmond Kapllani
  • Ciprian Marica

4 goals

  • Maksim Romaschenko
  • Robin van Persie
  • Nicolae Dică
  • Klemen Lavrič

3 goals

  • Sergei Kornilenko
  • Vitali Kutuzov

2 goals

  • Ervin Skela
  • Timofei Kalachev
  • Uladzimir Karytska
  • Wesley Sneijder
  • Ruud van Nistelrooy
  • Cosmin Contra
  • Dorin Goian
  • Daniel Niculae
  • Gabriel Tamaș
  • Milivoje Novaković

1 goal

  • Erjon Bogdani
  • Debatik Curri
  • Besnik Hasi
  • Altin Haxhi
  • Vital Bulyga
  • Dzyanis Kowba
  • Raman Vasilyuk
  • Valeri Bojinov
  • Velizar Dimitrov
  • Blagoy Georgiev
  • Dimitar Telkiyski
  • Aleksandar Tunchev
  • Chavdar Yankov
  • Alphonse Leweck
  • Chris Sagramola
  • Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
  • Danny Koevermans
  • Dirk Kuyt
  • Joris Mathijsen
  • Giovanni van Bronckhorst
  • Rafael van der Vaart
  • Bănel Nicoliță
  • Florentin Petre
  • Laurențiu Roșu
  • Boštjan Cesar
  • Robert Koren
  • Dare Vršič

1 own goal

  • Arjan Beqaj (against Netherlands)
  • Radostin Kishishev (against Albania)

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