[1][2] Since Portugal automatically qualified for UEFA Euro 2004 as hosts, the coefficient factored in only their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification record.

Meanwhile, Kazakhstan never competed in the European Championships previously, so the coefficient used only their World Cup record.

If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:[9] The qualifying process started in August 2006.

Austria and Switzerland were automatically granted places in the tournament finals as the host nations.

Montenegro were granted UEFA membership after qualifying had started and thus were not able to participate in this European Championship.