UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
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Qualifying for UEFA Euro 1996 took place throughout 1994 and 1995. Forty-seven teams were divided into eight groups, with each team playing the others in their group both home and away. The winners of each group and the six best runners-up qualified automatically, while the two worst runners-up were involved in a play-off at a neutral venue. England qualified automatically as hosts of the event.
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Dates | 20 April 1994 – 13 December 1995 |
Teams | 47 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 231 |
Goals scored | 680 (2.94 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Davor Šuker (12 goals) |
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This was the first European Championship qualifying phase in which three points were awarded for each win, as opposed to the two points that had been awarded previously.