UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 5
# UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 5

The UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 5 was one of the seven qualifying groups to determine which teams would compete at the UEFA Euro 1988 finals tournament. Group 5 consisted of five teams: Netherlands, Greece, Hungary, Poland, and Cyprus, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, with the top team qualifying for the final tournament. The Netherlands won the group and qualified for the finals, finishing five points clear of Greece.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 14 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Greece | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 9 | | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Hungary | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 8 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–3 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Poland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 8 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 |
| 5 | Cyprus | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |

* ↑ The Netherlands v Cyprus match originally finished as an 8–0 win for the Netherlands, but the match was marred by crowd violence. The Cypriot goalkeeper Andreas Charitou was injured by a homemade bomb which exploded close to him. Therefore the result was annulled and the match was ordered to be replayed behind closed doors.

## Goalscorers

There were 60 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 2.86 goals per match.

9 goals

* John Bosman

5 goals

* Nikos Anastopoulos
* Ruud Gullit

3 goals

* Lajos Détári
* Dariusz Dziekanowski

2 goals

* Dimitris Saravakos
* Imre Boda
* György Bognár
* Ferenc Mészáros
* Hans Gillhaus
* Ronald Koeman
* Marco van Basten
* Marek Leśniak

1 goal

* Evagoras Christofi
* Pavlos Savva
* Giorgos Savvidis
* Kostas Antoniou
* Kostas Batsinilas
* Andreas Bonovas
* Tasos Mitropoulos
* Lakis Papaioannou
* József Kiprich
* Zoltán Péter
* Tamás Preszeller
* István Vincze
* Arnold Mühren
* Ronald Spelbos
* John van 't Schip
* Dariusz Marciniak
* Włodzimierz Smolarek
* Ryszard Tarasiewicz
* Roman Wójcicki
