UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 8

Standings and results for Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying tournament.

Standings

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Russia Scotland Greece Finland Faroe Islands San Marino
1  Russia 10 8 2 0 34 5 +29 26 Qualify for final tournament — 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 4–0
2  Scotland 10 7 2 1 19 3 +16 23 1–1 — 1–0 1–0 5–1 5–0
3  Greece 10 6 0 4 23 9 +14 18 0–3 1–0 — 4–0 5–0 2–0
4  Finland 10 5 0 5 18 18 0 15 0–6 0–2 2–1 — 5–0 4–1
5  Faroe Islands 10 2 0 8 10 35 −25 6 2–5 0–2 1–5 0–4 — 3–0
6  San Marino 10 0 0 10 2 36 −34 0 0–7 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

Faroe Islands 1 – 5 Greece
Apostolakis 90+1' (o.g.) Report Saravakos 12'
Tsalouchidis 17', 86'
Alexandris 55', 61'
Svangaskarð, Toftir
Attendance: 2,412
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)
Finland 0 – 2 Scotland
Report Shearer 29'
Collins 65'
Attendance: 12,845
Scotland 5 – 1 Faroe Islands
McGinlay 4'
Booth 5'
Collins 40', 72'
McKinlay 61'		 Report Müller 75'
Attendance: 20,885
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Greece 4 – 0 Finland
Markos 23'
Batista Lima 70'
Machlas 76', 90'		 Report
Attendance: 7,704
Referee: Philippe Leduc (France)
Russia 4 – 0 San Marino
Karpin 43'
Kolyvanov 64'
Nikiforov 65'
Radchenko 67'		 Report
Attendance: 5,500
Greece 2 – 0 San Marino
Machlas 21'
Frantzeskos 84'		 Report
Spiros Louis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 2,859
Referee: Haim Lipkovitz (Israel)
Finland 5 – 0 Faroe Islands
Sumiala 37'
Litmanen 53', 72'
Paatelainen 75', 85'		 Report
Attendance: 2,420
Referee: Gylfi Thór Orrason (Iceland)
Scotland 1 – 1 Russia
Booth 19' Report Radchenko 25'
Attendance: 31,254
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
Finland 4 – 1 San Marino
Paatelainen 24', 30', 86', 90' Report Valle 34'
Attendance: 3,140
Greece 1 – 0 Scotland
Apostolakis 19' (pen.) Report
Spiros Louis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 7,976
Russia 0 – 0 Scotland
Report
Attendance: 13,939
San Marino 0 – 2 Finland
Report Litmanen 45'
Sumiala 67'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 824
Referee: David Suheil (Israel)
San Marino 0 – 2 Scotland
Report Collins 19'
Calderwood 85'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,484
Greece 0 – 3 Russia
Report Nikiforov 36'
Zagorakis 78' (o.g.)
Beschastnykh 79'
Attendance: 29,616
Referee: Loris Stafoggia (Italy)
Faroe Islands 0 – 4 Finland
Report Hjelm 55'
Paatelainen 75'
Lindberg 78'
Helin 83'
Attendance: 1,338
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)
Russia 3 – 0 Faroe Islands
Kechinov 53'
Pisarev 72'
Mukhamadiev 80'		 Report
Attendance: 5,024
Referee: Sergo Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)
Faroe Islands 3 – 0 San Marino
J. K. Hansen 6'
Rasmussen 9'
Johnsson 52'		 Report
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Brendan Shorte (Ireland)
San Marino 0 – 7 Russia
Report Dobrovolski 20' (pen.)
Kulkov 38'
Kiriakov 48'
Shalimov 49'
Beschastnykh 59'
Kolyvanov 64'
Cheryshev 86'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Karel Bohunek (Czech Republic)
Faroe Islands 0 – 2 Scotland
Report McKinlay 25'
McGinlay 29'
Attendance: 3,881
Finland 2 – 1 Greece
Litmanen 45+1' (pen.)
Hjelm 54'		 Report Nikolaidis 6'
Attendance: 10,518
Finland 0 – 6 Russia
Report Kulkov 33', 49'
Karpin 41'
Radchenko 43'
Kolyvanov 66', 69'
Attendance: 14,210
Scotland 1 – 0 Greece
McCoist 72' Report
Attendance: 33,910
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Scotland 1 – 0 Finland
Booth 10' Report
Attendance: 35,018
Faroe Islands 2 – 5 Russia
Jarnskor 12'
T.Jónsson 53'		 Report Mostovoi 9' (pen.)
Kiriakov 61'
Kolyvanov 65'
Tsymbalar 83'
Shalimov 85'
Attendance: 1,792
San Marino 0 – 4 Greece
Report Tsalouchidis 5'
Georgiadis 31'
Alexandris 61'
Donis 81'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 886
Referee: Milan Mitrovič (Slovenia)
Russia 2 – 1 Greece
Ouzounidis 36' (o.g.)
Onopko 71'		 Report Tsalouchidis 64'
Attendance: 19,190
San Marino 1 – 3 Faroe Islands
M.Valentini 52' Report T.Jónsson 42', 45', 50'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 928
Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)
Scotland 5 – 0 San Marino
Jess 30'
Booth 45'
McCoist 49'
Nevin 79'
Francini 90' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 29,492
Referee: Karel Bohunek (Czech Republic)
Russia 3 – 1 Finland
Radchenko 40'
Kulkov 55'
Kiriakov 70'		 Report Suominen 44'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Greece 5 – 0 Faroe Islands
Alexandris 58'
Nikolaidis 62'
Machlas 66'
Donis 75'
Tsiartas 80'		 Report
Attendance: 9,088
Referee: Mitko Mitrev (Bulgaria)

Goalscorers

There were 106 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.53 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  • A. Yelagin - History of European Championships 1960-2000 (Terra-Sport, Moscow, 2002, ISBN 5-93127-145-7) - attendance information