# UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying

The qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2005 was held between 26 March 2003 & 27 November 2004. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly. The second-placed and the two best third-placed teams played in two playoff matches for three other berths. England qualified as host.

## First Category

England qualified automatically as hosts for the final tournament.

### Group 1

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Sweden | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| Italy | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 |
| Finland | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
Sweden qualified for the final tournament.
Italy and Finland advanced for the playoff.

### Group 2

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Denmark | 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| Norway | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| Spain | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| Belgium | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 39 |
Denmark qualified for the final tournament.
Norway advanced for the playoff.

### Group 3

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| France | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 7 |
| Russia | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 |
| Iceland | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 |
| Hungary | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 28 |
| Poland | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 36 |
France qualified for the final tournament.
Russia and Iceland advanced for the playoff.

### Group 4

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Germany | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| Scotland | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| Portugal | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 42 |
Germany qualified for the final tournament.
Czech Republic advanced for the playoff.

## Second Category
### Group 5

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Republic of Ireland | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| Romania | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Croatia | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| Malta | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 |

### Group 6

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Belarus | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Israel | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| Estonia | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wales withdrew.

### Group 7

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Austria | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 4 |
| Greece | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 |
| Armenia | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 53 |

## Playoff

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Finland | 4–1 | Russia | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Iceland | 3–9 | Norway | 2–7 | 1–2 |
| Italy | 5–1 | Czech Republic | 2–1 | 3–0 |

### Second leg

Finland won 4–1 on aggregate.
Norway won 9–3 on aggregate.
Italy won 5–1 on aggregate.
Finland, Norway and Italy qualified for the final tournament.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Goals | Minutes played |
| 1 | Birgit Prinz | 14 | 630' |
| 2 | Marinette Pichon | 13 | 630' |
| 3 | Olivia O'Toole | 12 | 561' |
| 4 | Julie Fleeting | 11 | 720' |
| 4 | Daniela Simona Pufulete | 11 | 720' |
| 6 | Natalia Barbashina | 10 | 900' |
| 7 | Inka Grings | 8 | 226' |
| 7 | Gertrud Stallinger | 8 | 540' |
| 7 | Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir | 8 | 640' |
| 7 | Olga Letyushova | 8 | 799' |