UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
| Qualification for women's championships (UEFA) | 
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Qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2009 determined which 11 teams joined Finland, the hosts of the 2009 tournament, to play for the UEFA Women's Championship.
Preliminary round
20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4. The 5 group winners qualified for the actual qualifying stage, together with 25 countries exempted from the preliminary round.
Group A1
in Turkey:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 | 
| Croatia  | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Landeka  Koljenik Bucifal  | 
Report | 
| Northern Ireland  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Erol  | 
| Georgia  | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hutton  Turner  | 
| Northern Ireland  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Corish  Hutton McFadden  | 
Report | Joščak  | 
| Turkey  | 9–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Uraz  Defterli Şeker Yağ Özgüvenç Gogsadze  | 
Report | 
Group A2
in Bosnia and Herzegovina:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | 
| Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Škrbić  | 
Report | Kostanyan  | 
| Latvia  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verreva  | 
Report | Pehić  A. Spahić  | 
| Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Škrbić  Fetahović  | 
Report | Gian  Shenar  | 
Group A3
in Luxembourg:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | 
| Slovakia  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dugovičová  Strožová  | 
Report | 
| Malta  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Slovakia  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kolenová  Dugovičová Strožová  | 
Report | 
| Luxembourg  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Birkel  Hansen Settanni  | 
Report | Carabott  | 
| Lithuania  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bložytė  | 
Report | Leuchter  | 
Group A4
in Romania:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | 
| Romania  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olar-Spânu  Pavel Laiu Striblea  | 
Report | Milyukhina  | 
| Estonia  | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kostova  Petrakieva  | 
| Azerbaijan  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Osmanova  Vasilieva  | 
Report | Vaher  Jaadla  | 
| Estonia  | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Olar-Spânu  Pavel Prundaru Laiu Rus  | 
| Bulgaria  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kostova  Petrakieva Peeva  | 
Report | 
Group A5
in Macedonia:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 | 
| Wales  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Foster  Holt  | 
Report | Josephsen  | 
| Kazakhstan  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kirgizbaeva  | 
Report | 
| Wales  | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Harries  Ludlow Green Foster Holt  | 
Report | 
| Faroe Islands  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Li  | 
| Macedonia  | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Josephsen  Andreasen Kristiansen  | 
Qualification round
The two winners of the preliminary round will join the 36 top ranked nations, with the exception of already qualified Sweden, and play in four groups of five teams and three of six teams. The group winners and the best ranked runner-up qualified for the final tournament. The other six runners-up will play three two-legged playoffs with those winners also advancing to the final tournament. This stage will run from September 2011 to September 2012.
Seeding
Israel, Northern Ireland, Romania, Slovakia and Wales will enter the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying draw on 13 December 2006, taking on the continent's strongest nations for a place in the 12-team finals in Finland.
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D | Pot E | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
Qualifying stage
The six group winners automatically qualified for the final tournament. The six group runners-up and the four third-placed teams with the best record against the rest of the top four in their respective groups went into five two-legged play-offs.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 20 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 17 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 14 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 1 | 
| Northern Ireland  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| McFadden  | 
Report | Chlumecká  | 
| Belarus  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kazeeva  Tatarynova Davydovich Kuzniatsova  | 
Report | 
| Belarus  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuzniatsova  | 
Report | Heroldová  Ščasná  | 
| Czech Republic  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| I. Martínková  Šmeralová  | 
Report | Martín  Vilanova  | 
| Spain  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Del Río  Bermúdez Vilas García  | 
Report | 
| England  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Czech Republic  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Šmeralová  L. Martínková I. Martínková Došková  | 
Report | 
| Spain  | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vázquez  Romero Cuesta Pérez  | 
Report | Shpak   | 
| Belarus  | 1–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryzhevich  | 
Report | J. Scott  Williams Sanderson White  | 
| Spain  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gimbert  Boquete Torrejón  | 
Report | Heroldová  | 
| Northern Ireland  | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vázquez  Boquete  | 
| Czech Republic  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ringelová  L. Martínková  | 
Report | Kiose  | 
| Northern Ireland  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hall  | 
Report | Kiose  | 
| Czech Republic  | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Došková  | 
Report | Westwood  K. Smith Carney J. Scott  | 
| Spain  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boquete  Bermúdez  | 
Report | Carney  K. Smith  | 
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 24 | |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 18 | |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 12 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 1 | 
| Republic of Ireland  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor  Byrne  | 
Report | Gáspár  | 
| Italy  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report SvFF Report (in Swedish)  | 
Seger  Fischer  | 
| Hungary  | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jakab  Milassin  | 
Report | Olar-Spânu  Rus Pufulete  | 
| Republic of Ireland  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| O'Toole  | 
Report | Paliotti  Panico  | 
| Romania  | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report SvFF Report (in Swedish)  | 
Svensson  Sjögran Schelin  | 
| Sweden  | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Svensson  Marklund Sjögran Segerström Lundin  | 
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish)  | 
| Romania  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Curtis  | 
| Republic of Ireland  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| O'Brien  Curtis  | 
Report | Pufulete  | 
| Italy  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuselli  Gabbiadini Panico Conti  | 
Report | Taylor  | 
| Hungary  | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Karlsson  Larsson Lundin Fischer Edlund  | 
| Romania  | 1–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olar-Spânu  | 
Report | Gabbiadini  Panico Zorri Conti Fuselli  | 
| Romania  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amza  Olar-Spânu Sârghe  | 
Report | Pádár  | 
| Republic of Ireland  | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Westberg  Svensson Öqvist Schelin  | 
| Sweden  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Edlund  | 
Report | 
| Italy  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tona  | 
Report | 
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 2 | +29 | 21 | |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 18 | |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 12 | |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 6 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 36 | −29 | 3 | 
| France  | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abily  Soubeyrand Necib Lattaf  | 
Report | 
| Slovenia  | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sretenović  Stanojević Randelovic Dimitrijević  | 
| France  | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abily  Bussaglia Benak Lattaf Thiney  | 
Report | 
| Greece  | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Viðarsdóttir  Helgadóttir Samúelsdóttir  | 
| Iceland  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Viðarsdóttir  | 
Report | 
| Iceland  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stefánsdóttir  Lárusdóttir Jónsdóttir Viðarsdóttir Šiškovič  | 
Report | 
| Serbia  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitrijević  | 
Report | Panteleiadou  Tsoukala  | 
| Slovenia  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Benak  Milenkovič  | 
Report | Viðarsdóttir  | 
| Serbia  | 0–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Traïkia  Abily Nécib Brétigny Thomis Thiney Bussaglia  | 
| Greece  | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Soubeyrand  Herbert Bompastor Franco Thomis  | 
| France  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brétigny  | 
Report | 
| Serbia  | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Viðarsdóttir  S. Gunnarsdóttir Ómarsdóttir  | 
| Slovenia  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Benak  Zver Petrović  | 
Report | Arvanitaki  | 
| Iceland  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Viðarsdóttir  Jónsdóttir Ómarsdóttir  | 
Report | 
| Iceland  | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| S Gunnarsdóttir  Magnusdottir Viðarsdóttir Ómarsdóttir  | 
Report | 
| Greece  | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dimitrijević  Sretenović Malimić  | 
| France  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Soubeyrand  Herbert  | 
Report | Jónsdóttir  | 
| Greece  | 4–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arvanitaki  Papadopoulou Panteleiadou  | 
Report | Zver  Milkovič Maleševič  | 
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | +33 | 24 | |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 10 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | 
| Germany  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prinz  Mittag Lingor Garefrekes  | 
Report | Torny  | 
| Switzerland  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schäpper  | 
Report | 
| Switzerland  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schäpper  Meyer  | 
Report | Melis  van Eyk  | 
| Wales  | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Prinz  Stegemann Garefrekes Müller  | 
| Germany  | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Smisek  Behringer Prinz Garefrekes  | 
Report | 
| Netherlands  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Krahn  | 
| Wales  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Melis  | 
| Belgium  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verelst  | 
Report | Hoogendijk  Manon Melis  | 
| Belgium  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maes  Cayman  | 
Report | Bürki  | 
| Switzerland  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dickenmann  | 
Report | 
| Netherlands  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Melis  | 
Report | Grundbacher  | 
| Netherlands  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Melis  Stevens  | 
Report | 
| Switzerland  | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Garefrekes  Behringer Smisek  | 
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 21 | |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 19 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 10 | |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 6 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 2 | 
| Slovakia  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lukácsová  | 
Report | Zubková  | 
| Slovakia  | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Djatel   Pekur Apanaschenko Khodyreva  | 
| Ukraine  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Frishko  Zinchenko Pekur Khodyreva  | 
Report | 
| Denmark  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Pedersen  Pape Sand Andersen  | 
Report | Fernandes  | 
| Scotland  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | M. Pedersen  | 
| Slovakia  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zubková  | 
Report | Pape  Rasmussen  | 
| Denmark  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Andersen  M Pedersen  | 
Report | Sneddon  | 
| Portugal  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fernandes  | 
Report | Beattie  Fleeting  | 
| Denmark  | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Andersen  M. Pedersen Pape  | 
Report | Lukácsová  | 
| Scotland  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Apanaschenko  | 
| Ukraine  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Apanaschenko  | 
Report | 
| Ukraine  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sukhorukova  | 
Report | Fernandes  | 
| Scotland  | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Beattie  Fleeting Hamill Little Grant  | 
Report | 
| Denmark  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Pedersen  | 
Report | 
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 22 | |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 19 | |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 9 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 7 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 33 | −30 | 1 | 
| Israel  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Erez  Shelina  | 
Report | Żelazko  Rytwińska  | 
| Israel  | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kurochkina  Kremleva Mokshanova Chmatchkova  | 
| Russia  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Morozova  Kurochkina  | 
Report | Stobba  | 
| Israel  | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gulbrandsen  Wiik  | 
| Austria  | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuhrmann  | 
Report | Kurochkina  Mokshanova Barbashina  | 
| Norway  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wiik  Gulbrandsen Kaurin  | 
Report | 
| Norway  | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wiik  Gulbrandsen Mykjåland Christensen Nordby  | 
Report | 
| Norway  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Storløkken  Gulbrandsen Wiik  | 
Report | 
| Russia  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Letyushova  Mokshanova Barbashina  | 
Report | 
| Austria  | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mykjåland  Gulbrandsen  | 
| Israel  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tieber  Burger  | 
| Russia  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mokshanova  Petrova  | 
Report | Aigner  | 
| Poland  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rytwińska  | 
Report | Savchenkova  Mokshanova Kharchenko  | 
| Russia  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Third-placed teams
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 3 | 
Play-offs
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | 
|---|---|---|
First legs
| Republic of Ireland  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Curtis  | 
Report | Magnúsdóttir  | 
| Czech Republic  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Panico  | 
| Scotland  | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hamill  | 
Report | Kurochkina  Mokshanova Barbashina  | 
| Slovenia  | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Apanaschenko  Lyshafay  | 
| Spain  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stevens  Van De Ven  | 
Second legs
| Iceland  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lárusdóttir  Viðarsdóttir  | 
Report | 
Iceland won 4–1 on aggregate
| Italy  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zorri  Panico  | 
Report | Ščasná  | 
Italy won 3–1 on aggregate
Aggregate score 4–4; Russia won on away goals rule
| Netherlands  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stevens  | 
Report | 
Netherlands won 4–0 on aggregate
| Ukraine  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Djatel  Apanaschenko  | 
Report | 
Ukraine won 5–0 on aggregate
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Goals | Minutes played | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 867' | |
| 2 | 11 | 798' | |
| 3 | 10 | 702' | |
| 4 | 9 | 680' | |
| 9 | 720' | ||
| 6 | 8 | 349' | |
| 7 | 7 | 615' | |
| 7 | 690' | ||
| 7 | 692' | ||
| 7 | 802' | ||
| 7 | 900' | 
External links
- Women's Euro 2009 – UEFA Official Page
 - Tables & results at RSSSF.com