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The 'UEFA Euro 2004' (or just 'Euro 2004') was the twelfth edition of UEFA's quadriennial European Football Championship and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between June 12 and July 4, 2004. Like in the previous two editions, in England and Netherlands/Belgium, sixteen teams contested the final tournament after going through a qualification round which began in 2002. The tournament took place in ten venues located in eight cities — Aveiro, Braga, Coimbra, Guimarães, Faro/Loulé, Leiria, Lisbon and Porto.
During the tournament there were several surprises: the German, Italian and Spanish national football teams were knocked out during the group stage; the title-holders France were eliminated in the quarterfinals by unfancied Greece, and the Portuguese hosts managed a winning streak towards the final, following their opening defeat, by beating Spain, England and The Netherlands along the way. For the first time, the final featured the same teams as the opening match, with the hosts losing both of them also for the first time. Portugal was beaten by Greece on both occasions. Greece's triumph was even more outstanding considering that in their only other appearance, back in 1980, they did not win a single game.
During the opening ceremony, the Portuguese portrayed a ship, symbolizing the voyages of the Portuguese explorers, sailing through a sea which gave place to the flags of all competing countries.[1] Such was the enthusiasm that overtook the Greek fans that the ship became the symbol of the Greek victory, as Greeks chanted for the "Pirate Ship" (πειÏατικό), as the Greek National Team was instantly named.[2]
Main articles: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
Qualification for the tournament took place from September 2002 to November 2003. Fifty teams were divided into ten groups of five and each team played two matches against each other, on a home-and-away basis. The first-placed teams from each group qualified automatically and the runners-up took part in a two-match play-off to select the remaining five teams that would join the host nation in the final tournament.
The sixteen teams that participated in the final tournament were:
The official mascot of this EuroCup was Kinas, a boy wearing Portugal's uniform.
Twelve referees were selected for the tournament:[3]
★ Tie-breakers [4]
★
★ For teams which finish level on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
★ # greater number of points in the matches between the teams in question;
★ # greater goal difference in matches between the teams in question;
★ # greater number of goals scored in matches between the teams in question;
★ # greater goal difference in all group games;
★ # greater number of goals scored in all group games;
★ # higher coefficient derived from EURO 2004 and 2002 World Cup qualifiers (points obtained divided by number of matches played);
★ # fair play conduct in EURO 2004;
★ # drawing of lots.
Main articles: 2004 UEFA European Football Championship - Group A
Main articles: 2004 UEFA European Football Championship - Group B
Main articles: 2004 UEFA European Football Championship - Group C
Main articles: 2004 UEFA European Football Championship - Group D
Main articles: 2004 European Football Championship knockout stage
The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Final. For each game in the knockout stage, a draw was followed by up to thirty minutes of extra time (two fifteen minute halves); if a team scored in the first half of extra time and were still leading after 15 minutes extra time, the team leading would win on a silver goal, if no player scored in the first half of extra time, the full half-hour would be played. If scores were still level after 30 minutes extra time there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. Scores after extra time are indicated by (AET), and penalty shoot outs are indicated by (PSO).
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Euro 2004 Top Scorers [5]
'2 Minutes' : Dmitri Kirichenko (Russia vs Greece)
;UEFA Team of the Tournament
;Golden Boot
★ Milan BaroÅ¡
;UEFA Player of the Tournament
★ Theodoros Zagorakis
★ 2004 UEFA European Football Championship squads
★ UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying
1. Euro 2004 Build-up in Pictures
2. Greek national team - see nickname
3. UEFA Euro 2004 referees
4. Euro 2004 Tiebreakers - Explained
5. Euro 2004 Top Scorers - Stan James
★ Official results archive
★ BBC coverage
★ Photo Gallery of Lisbon during Euro 2004
The 'UEFA Euro 2004' (or just 'Euro 2004') was the twelfth edition of UEFA's quadriennial European Football Championship and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between June 12 and July 4, 2004. Like in the previous two editions, in England and Netherlands/Belgium, sixteen teams contested the final tournament after going through a qualification round which began in 2002. The tournament took place in ten venues located in eight cities — Aveiro, Braga, Coimbra, Guimarães, Faro/Loulé, Leiria, Lisbon and Porto.
During the tournament there were several surprises: the German, Italian and Spanish national football teams were knocked out during the group stage; the title-holders France were eliminated in the quarterfinals by unfancied Greece, and the Portuguese hosts managed a winning streak towards the final, following their opening defeat, by beating Spain, England and The Netherlands along the way. For the first time, the final featured the same teams as the opening match, with the hosts losing both of them also for the first time. Portugal was beaten by Greece on both occasions. Greece's triumph was even more outstanding considering that in their only other appearance, back in 1980, they did not win a single game.
During the opening ceremony, the Portuguese portrayed a ship, symbolizing the voyages of the Portuguese explorers, sailing through a sea which gave place to the flags of all competing countries.[1] Such was the enthusiasm that overtook the Greek fans that the ship became the symbol of the Greek victory, as Greeks chanted for the "Pirate Ship" (πειÏατικό), as the Greek National Team was instantly named.[2]
Qualifying
Main articles: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
Qualification for the tournament took place from September 2002 to November 2003. Fifty teams were divided into ten groups of five and each team played two matches against each other, on a home-and-away basis. The first-placed teams from each group qualified automatically and the runners-up took part in a two-match play-off to select the remaining five teams that would join the host nation in the final tournament.
Teams
The sixteen teams that participated in the final tournament were:
★ Bulgaria ★ Croatia ★ Czech Republic ★ Denmark ★ England ★ France ★ Germany ★ Greece | ★ Italy ★ Latvia ★ Netherlands ★ Portugal (host) ★ Russia ★ Spain ★ Sweden ★ Switzerland |  UEFA Euro 2004 finalists. |
Mascot
''Kinas''.
The official mascot of this EuroCup was Kinas, a boy wearing Portugal's uniform.
Venues
| 'Estádio Municipal de Braga' Location: Braga Capacity: '30,000' Club: SC Braga | 'Estádio D. Afonso Henriques' Location: Guimarães Capacity: '30,000' Club: Vitória SC |  |
 Estádio Municipal de Braga |  Estádio Municipal de Guimarães | |
| 'Estádio do Dragão' Location: Porto Capacity: '52,000' Club: FC Porto | 'Estádio do Bessa Século XXI' Location: Porto Capacity: '30,000' Club: Boavista FC | |
 Estádio do Dragão |  Estádio Bessa XXI | |
| 'Estádio Municipal de Aveiro' Location: Aveiro Capacity: '30,000' Club: Beira-Mar | 'Estádio Cidade de Coimbra' Location: Coimbra Capacity: '30,000' Club: Académica | 'Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa' Location: Leiria Capacity: '30,000' Club: UD Leiria |
 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro |  Estádio Cidade de Coimbra |  Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
| 'Estádio da Luz' Location: Lisbon Capacity: '65,000' Club: SL Benfica | 'Estádio José Alvalade' Location: Lisbon Capacity: '52,000' Club: Sporting CP | 'Estádio Algarve' Location: Faro/Loulé Capacity: '30,000' Club: N/D |
.jpg) Estádio da Luz |  Estádio José Alvalade XXI |  Estádio do Algarve |
Match officials
Twelve referees were selected for the tournament:[3]
First round
Notes
★ Tie-breakers [4]
★
★ For teams which finish level on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
★ # greater number of points in the matches between the teams in question;
★ # greater goal difference in matches between the teams in question;
★ # greater number of goals scored in matches between the teams in question;
★ # greater goal difference in all group games;
★ # greater number of goals scored in all group games;
★ # higher coefficient derived from EURO 2004 and 2002 World Cup qualifiers (points obtained divided by number of matches played);
★ # fair play conduct in EURO 2004;
★ # drawing of lots.
Group A
Main articles: 2004 UEFA European Football Championship - Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '6' | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| '3' | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Group B
Main articles: 2004 UEFA European Football Championship - Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '7' | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
| '6' | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | |
| '2' | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | |
| '1' | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
Group C
Main articles: 2004 UEFA European Football Championship - Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '5' | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |
| '5' | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| '5' | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| '0' | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
Group D
Main articles: 2004 UEFA European Football Championship - Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '9' | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | |
| '2' | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
| '1' | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
Knockout stages
Main articles: 2004 European Football Championship knockout stage
The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Final. For each game in the knockout stage, a draw was followed by up to thirty minutes of extra time (two fifteen minute halves); if a team scored in the first half of extra time and were still leading after 15 minutes extra time, the team leading would win on a silver goal, if no player scored in the first half of extra time, the full half-hour would be played. If scores were still level after 30 minutes extra time there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. Scores after extra time are indicated by (AET), and penalty shoot outs are indicated by (PSO).
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Result
| Euro 2004 Champions |
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 Greece 'Greece' 'First title' |
Statistics
Top scoring players
Euro 2004 Top Scorers [5]
| ;5 goals ★ Milan BaroÅ¡;4 goals ★ Ruud van Nistelrooy ★ Wayne Rooney;3 goals ★ Jon Dahl Tomasson ★ Frank Lampard ★ Zinedine Zidane ★ Angelos Charisteas ★ Henrik Larsson;2 goals ★ Marek Heinz ★ Jan Koller ★ Thierry Henry ★ Antonio Cassano ★ Cristiano Ronaldo ★ Maniche ★ Rui Costa ★ Zlatan Ibrahimović | ;1 goal ★ Martin Petrov ★ Dado Prso ★ Igor Tudor ★ Milan Rapaić ★ Niko Kovac ★ VladimÃr Å micer ★ Jesper Grønkjær ★ Michael Owen ★ Paul Scholes ★ Steven Gerrard ★ David Trézéguet ★ Michael Ballack ★ Torsten Frings ★ Angelos Basinas ★ Giorgos Karagounis ★ Traianos Dellas ★ Zisis Vryzas ★ Simone Perrotta ★ Maris Verpakovskis ★ Roy Makaay | ;1 goal (continued) ★ Wilfred Bouma ★ Hélder Postiga ★ Nuno Gomes ★ Fernando Morientes ★ Juan Carlos Valeron ★ Fredrik Ljungberg ★ Marcus Allbäck ★ Mattias Jonson ★ Dmitri Bulykin ★ Dmitri Kirichenko ★ Johann Vonlanthen;Own goals ★ Igor Tudor (vs. France) ★ Jorge Andrade (vs. Netherlands) |
Top scoring teams
| ;10 goals ★ Czech Republic ★ ;8 goals ★ ★ ;7 goals ★ ★ ★ ;4 goals ★ ★ | ;3 goals ★ ;2 goals ★ ★ ★ ;1 goal ★ ★ ★ |
Fastest goal
'2 Minutes' : Dmitri Kirichenko (Russia vs Greece)
Awards
;UEFA Team of the Tournament
;Golden Boot
★ Milan BaroÅ¡
;UEFA Player of the Tournament
★ Theodoros Zagorakis
See also
★ 2004 UEFA European Football Championship squads
★ UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying
References
1. Euro 2004 Build-up in Pictures
2. Greek national team - see nickname
3. UEFA Euro 2004 referees
4. Euro 2004 Tiebreakers - Explained
5. Euro 2004 Top Scorers - Stan James
External links
★ Official results archive
★ BBC coverage
★ Photo Gallery of Lisbon during Euro 2004
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