UEFA European Championship qualifying

E162818

UEFA competition football competition qualification tournament

UEFA European Championship qualifying is the multi-stage competition in which European national football teams compete for places at the UEFA European Championship final tournament.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
UEFA European Championship qualification	12
UEFA European Championship qualifying canonical	6
UEFA European Championship qualifiers	5
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	2
European Championship qualifiers	1
European Championship qualifying groups	1
European Nations' Cup qualifying	1
UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying	1
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying	1
UEFA Euro 2010 qualifying	1
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying	1
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	1
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs	1
UEFA European Championship qualifying matches	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1420147 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UEFA European Championship qualifying
Context triple: [UEFA European Championship, qualificationProcess, UEFA European Championship qualifying]

A. FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction
FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction are the official competitive games in which European national teams compete for places at the FIFA World Cup finals.
B. UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is a European international football competition organized by UEFA that features national teams competing in a league format to replace most friendly matches and provide more meaningful fixtures.
C. UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Championship is the premier quadrennial international football tournament for men's national teams in Europe, organized by UEFA.
D. UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship is a major international football tournament for European national teams composed of players under the age of 21.
E. UEFA Regions' Cup
The UEFA Regions' Cup is a European football tournament for amateur regional teams, providing a continental competition platform for non-professional players.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UEFA European Championship qualifying
Target entity description: UEFA European Championship qualifying is the multi-stage competition in which European national football teams compete for places at the UEFA European Championship final tournament.

A. FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction
FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction are the official competitive games in which European national teams compete for places at the FIFA World Cup finals.
B. UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is a European international football competition organized by UEFA that features national teams competing in a league format to replace most friendly matches and provide more meaningful fixtures.
C. UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Championship is the premier quadrennial international football tournament for men's national teams in Europe, organized by UEFA.
D. UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship is a major international football tournament for European national teams composed of players under the age of 21.
E. UEFA Regions' Cup
The UEFA Regions' Cup is a European football tournament for amateur regional teams, providing a continental competition platform for non-professional players.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UEFA competition ⓘ football competition ⓘ qualification tournament ⓘ
associatedCompetition	UEFA Nations League ⓘ
category	UEFA European Championship ⓘ international association football qualifiers ⓘ
confederation	UEFA ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
finalTournamentSlotsVariesByEdition	yes ⓘ
followsCompetition	UEFA European Championship ⓘ
format	group stage ⓘ home-and-away round-robin ⓘ
frequency	every four years ⓘ
gender	men ⓘ
governingBody	Union of European Football Associations ⓘ linked to: UEFA
historicalName	European Nations' Cup qualifying ⓘ linked to: UEFA European Championship qualifying
isPartOf	UEFA European Championship cycle ⓘ linked to: UEFA European Championship
level	international ⓘ
linkedToTournament	UEFA Euro 1960 ⓘ UEFA Euro 1964 ⓘ UEFA Euro 1968 ⓘ UEFA Euro 1972 ⓘ UEFA Euro 1976 ⓘ UEFA Euro 1980 ⓘ UEFA Euro 1984 ⓘ linked to: 1984 UEFA European Championship UEFA Euro 1988 ⓘ UEFA Euro 1992 ⓘ UEFA Euro 1996 ⓘ UEFA Euro 2000 ⓘ UEFA Euro 2004 ⓘ UEFA Euro 2008 ⓘ UEFA Euro 2012 ⓘ UEFA Euro 2016 ⓘ UEFA Euro 2020 ⓘ UEFA Euro 2024 ⓘ
numberOfTeamsVariesByEdition	yes ⓘ
organisedBy	UEFA ⓘ
participants	European national football teams ⓘ
playOffsBasedOn	UEFA Nations League performance (from Euro 2020 cycle) ⓘ
purpose	to determine qualifiers for the UEFA European Championship final tournament ⓘ
region	Europe ⓘ
sport	association football ⓘ
startYear	1958 ⓘ
usesPlayOffs	yes ⓘ
usesTiebreakers	goal difference ⓘ goals scored ⓘ head-to-head record ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UEFA European Championship → qualificationProcess → UEFA European Championship qualifying ⓘ

UEFA European Championship → relatedCompetition → UEFA European Championship qualifying ⓘ

GER → usedIn → UEFA European Championship qualification ⓘ