Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1972 finals tournament. Group 8 consisted of four teams: West Germany, Poland, Turkey, and Albania, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were West Germany, who finished four points above the Poland.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification West Germany Poland Turkey Albania
1  West Germany 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10 Advance to quarter-finals — 0–0 1–1 2–0
2  Poland 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 6 1–3 — 5–1 3–0
3  Turkey 6 2 1 3 5 13 −8 5 0–3 1–0 — 2–1
4  Albania 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 3 0–1 1–1 3–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Poland 3–0 Albania
Gadocha 19'
Lubański 83'
Szołtysik 90'		 Report
Attendance: 12,260
Referee: Andreas Kouniaides (Cyprus)
West Germany 1–1 Turkey
Müller 37' (pen.) Report Yavuz 15'
Attendance: 52,204
Referee: Paul Bonett (Malta)
Turkey 2–1 Albania
Kurt 4'
Turan 43'		 Report Ziu 22'
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: János Biróczky (Hungary)
Albania 0–1 West Germany
Report Müller 38'
Attendance: 38,082
Referee: Todor Bechirov (Bulgaria)
Turkey 0–3 West Germany
Report Müller 43', 47'
Köppel 73'
Attendance: 38,097
Referee: Karlo Kruashvili (USSR)
Albania 1–1 Poland
Zhega 31' Report Banaś 6'
Attendance: 28,182
Referee: Robert Héliès (France)
West Germany 2–0 Albania
Netzer 17'
Grabowski 45'		 Report
Attendance: 44,833
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Greece)
Poland 5–1 Turkey
Bula 32'
Lubański 62', 73', 90'
Gadocha 69'		 Report Yayöz 83'
Attendance: 20,241
Referee: Antoine Queudeville (Luxembourg)
Poland 1–3 West Germany
Gadocha 27' Report Müller 29', 64'
Grabowski 70'
Attendance: 63,300
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
Albania 3–0 Turkey
Përnaska 22', 53'
Pano 64'		 Report
Attendance: 38,159
Referee: Iván Pláček (Czechoslovakia)
West Germany 0–0 Poland
Report
Attendance: 60,448
Referee: William Mullan (Scotland)
Turkey 1–0 Poland
Turan 52' Report
Attendance: 57,794
Referee: Petar Nikolov (Bulgaria)

Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  • "1972 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "European Championship 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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