Standings and results for Group 9 of the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying tournament.

Group 9 consisted of Azerbaijan, Finland, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro and Wales. Serbia and Montenegro began the campaign as the FR Yugoslavia, but officially changed their name in February 2003. Group winners were Italy, who finished four points clear of second-placed team Wales who qualified for the play-offs.

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy Wales Serbia and Montenegro Finland Azerbaijan
1  Italy 8 5 2 1 17 4 +13 17 Qualify for final tournament — 4–0 1–1 2–0 4–0
2  Wales 8 4 1 3 13 10 +3 13 Advance to play-offs 2–1 — 2–3 1–1 4–0
3  Serbia and Montenegro[a] 8 3 3 2 11 11 0 12 1–1 1–0 — 2–0 2–2
4  Finland 8 3 1 4 9 10 −1 10 0–2 0–2 3–0 — 3–0
5  Azerbaijan 8 1 1 6 5 20 −15 4 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ The official name of the country was changed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro on 4 February 2003, during the qualifying process.

Matches

Finland 0–2 Wales
Report Hartson 30'
Davies 72'
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 35,833
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
Azerbaijan 0–2 Italy
Report Ahmadov 33' (o.g.)
Del Piero 65'
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Finland 3–0 Azerbaijan
Agaev 14' (o.g.)
Tihinen 60'
Hyypiä 72'		 Report
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 11,853
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Italy 1–1 FR Yugoslavia
Del Piero 38' Report Mijatović 27'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 43,661
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
FR Yugoslavia 2–0 Finland
Kovačević 55'
Mijatović 84' (pen.)		 Report
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 22,113
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
Wales 2–1 Italy
Davies 11'
Bellamy 70'		 Report Del Piero 31'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Azerbaijan 0–2 Wales
Report Speed 10'
Hartson 68'
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)
Serbia and Montenegro 2–2 Azerbaijan
Mijatović 33' (pen.)
Lazetić 52'		 Report Gurbanov 58', 77'
Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Wales 4–0 Azerbaijan
Davies 1'
Speed 40'
Hartson 43'
Giggs 52'		 Report
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,500
Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland)
Italy 2–0 Finland
Vieri 6', 23' Report
Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo
Attendance: 34,074
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Finland 3–0 Serbia and Montenegro
Hyypiä 19'
Kolkka 45'
Forssell 56'		 Report
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 17,343
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)
Azerbaijan 2–1 Serbia and Montenegro
Gurbanov 88' (pen.)
Ismayilov 90+1'		 Report Bošković 27'
Shafa stadium, Baku
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
Finland 0–2 Italy
Report Totti 31'
Del Piero 73'
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 36,850
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
Serbia and Montenegro 1–0 Wales
Mladenović 73' Report
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 19,752
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Azerbaijan 1–2 Finland
Ismayilov 88' Report Tainio 52'
Nurmela 74'
Shafa stadium, Baku
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
Italy 4–0 Wales
Inzaghi 59', 63', 70'
Del Piero 76' (pen.)		 Report
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Wales 1–1 Finland
Davies 3' Report Forssell 79'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,411
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibánez (Spain)
Serbia and Montenegro 1–1 Italy
Ilić 82' Report Inzaghi 22'
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 25,631
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Wales 2–3 Serbia and Montenegro
Hartson 26' (pen.)
Earnshaw 90+3'		 Report Vukić 6'
Milošević 82'
Ljuboja 88'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,514
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)
Italy 4–0 Azerbaijan
Vieri 16'
Inzaghi 24', 87'
Di Vaio 64'		 Report
Stadio Oreste Granillo, Reggio Calabria
Attendance: 22,100
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

Goalscorers

There were 55 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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