UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs

Gianni Infantino (left) and Zbigniew Boniek during a draw for the play-offs

The UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-off ties were played over two legs, with the first legs on 11 November and the second legs on 15 November 2011.[1] The four winners are found according to the standard rules for the knockout phase in European competitions, and the winners qualified for the Euro 2012 tournament.[2] Qualifying play-offs was a second stage (round) of UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.

## Ranking of second-placed teams[edit]

The highest ranked second placed team from the groups qualified automatically for the tournament, while the remainder entered the playoffs. As six groups contained six teams and three with five, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group were discarded in this ranking. As a result, a total of eight matches played by each team count toward the purpose of the second-placed ranking table.

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1  | E |  Sweden | 8  | 6  | 0  | 2  | 20  | 11  | +9  | 18  | Qualify for final tournament
2  | H |  Portugal | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 21  | 12  | +9  | 16  | Advance to play-offs
3  | F |  Croatia | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 6  | +6  | 16
4  | B |  Republic of Ireland | 8  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 15
5  | D |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 9  | 8  | +1  | 14
6  | I |  Czech Republic | 8  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 12  | 8  | +4  | 13
7  | C |  Estonia | 8  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 13  | 11  | +2  | 13
8  | G |  Montenegro | 8  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 12
9  | A |  Turkey | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 8  | 10  | −2  | 11

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fifth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) UEFA national team coefficient ranking; 6) Lower disciplinary points total; 7) Drawing of lots.

## Seedings[edit]

Zbigniew Boniek during the draw

The draw for the play-offs was held on 13 October 2011 in Kraków, Poland, to determine the four pairings as well as the order of the home and away ties.[3]

After the controversy caused by the UEFA play-offs during 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying – which was originally to be an unseeded draw, but was later altered by FIFA to a seeded one – UEFA stated from the outset that the draw for the play-offs would be seeded.[2] The four runners-up with the best positions in the UEFA team coefficient ranking system were therefore seeded.

Each nation's coefficient was generated by calculating:[4]

* 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying group stage.
* 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage and final tournament.
* 20% of the average ranking points per game earned in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying stage and final tournament.

The seedings were as follows:[5]

Pot 1 (seeded)  | Team | Coeff | Rank

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Croatia | 32.723 | 7
Portugal | 31.202 | 11
Republic of Ireland | 28.203 | 13
Czech Republic | 27.982 | 15
Pot 2 (unseeded)  | Team | Coeff | Rank

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Turkey | 27.601 | 18
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.199 | 19
Montenegro | 21.876 | 35
Estonia | 20.355 | 37

## Summary[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Turkey | 0–3  |  Croatia | 0–3 | 0–0
Estonia | 1–5  |  Republic of Ireland | 0–4 | 1–1
Czech Republic | 3–0  |  Montenegro | 2–0 | 1–0
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–6  |  Portugal | 0–0 | 2–6

## Matches[edit]

11 November 2011

21:05 UTC+2

Turkey | 0–3|  Croatia

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| Report | Olić 2'
Mandžukić 32'
Ćorluka 51'

Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul

Attendance: 42,863[6]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

15 November 2011

20:05 UTC+1

Croatia | 0–0|  Turkey

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Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Attendance: 26,371[7]

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Croatia won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012.

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11 November 2011

21:45 UTC+2

Estonia | 0–4|  Republic of Ireland

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| Report | Andrews 13'
Walters 67'
Keane 71', 88' (pen.)

A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn

Attendance: 9,692[8]

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

15 November 2011

19:45 UTC±0

Republic of Ireland | 1–1|  Estonia

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Ward 32' | Report | Vassiljev 57'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 51,151[9]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Republic of Ireland won 5–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012.

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11 November 2011

20:15 UTC+1

Czech Republic | 2–0|  Montenegro

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Pilař 63'
Sivok 90+2' | Report |

Generali Arena, Prague

Attendance: 14,560[10]

Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

15 November 2011

20:15 UTC+1

Montenegro | 0–1|  Czech Republic

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| Report | Jiráček 81'

Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica

Attendance: 10,100[11]

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Czech Republic won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012.

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11 November 2011

20:00 UTC+1

Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–0|  Portugal

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Bilino Polje, Zenica

Attendance: 12,352[12]

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

15 November 2011

21:00 UTC±0

Portugal | 6–2|  Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Ronaldo 8', 53'
Nani 24'
Postiga 72', 82'
Veloso 80' | Report | Misimović 41' (pen.)
Spahić 65'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 47,728[13]

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Portugal won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012.

## Goalscorers[edit]

There were 20 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

2 goals

* Hélder Postiga
* Cristiano Ronaldo
* Robbie Keane

1 goal

* Zvjezdan Misimović
* Emir Spahić
* Vedran Ćorluka
* Mario Mandžukić
* Ivica Olić
* Petr Jiráček
* Václav Pilař
* Tomáš Sivok
* Konstantin Vassiljev
* Nani
* Miguel Veloso
* Keith Andrews
* Jonathan Walters
* Stephen Ward

## References[edit]

1. ^ "UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
2. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2010–12" (PDF). UEFA. September 2009. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
3. ^ "Draw for the UEFA EURO 2012 play-offs". UEFA. 13 October 2011.
4. ^ "National Team Coefficient Ranking" (PDF). UEFA. 12 October 2011.
5. ^ "Seedings confirmed for EURO play-off draw". UEFA. 12 October 2011.
6. ^ "Turkey vs. Croatia - 11 November 2011 - Soccerway".
7. ^ "Croatia vs. Turkey - 15 November 2011 - Soccerway".
8. ^ "Estonia vs. Republic of Ireland - 11 November 2011 - Soccerway".
9. ^ "Republic of Ireland vs. Estonia - 15 November 2011 - Soccerway".
10. ^ "Czech Republic vs. Montenegro - 11 November 2011 - Soccerway".
11. ^ "Montenegro vs. Czech Republic - 15 November 2011 - Soccerway".
12. ^ "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Portugal - 11 November 2011 - Soccerway".
13. ^ "Portugal vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 15 November 2011 - Soccerway".

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UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Group E
* Group F
* Group G
* Group H
* Group I
* Play-offs

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*[GD]: Goal difference
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*[Agg.]: Aggregate score