UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying

The qualifying round for the 1972 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through, to the final tournament.

Summary
{{legend|#BBF3BB|Group winners advanced to the quarter-finals (second round)}} {{legend||Other teams were eliminated after the qualifying group stage}}

Tiebreakers
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
 * 1) Greater number of points in all group matches
 * 2) Goal difference in all group matches
 * 3) Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
 * 4) Drawing of lots