This is a list of all penalty shoot-outs that have occurred in the final tournaments of the UEFA European Championship. [1] [2]
= scored penalty
= missed penalty
Shoot-out records
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Goalkeeper records
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| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Win % | Years won | Years lost | S | A | S % |
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 Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1976† 1 , 1980 1 , 1996 | – | 20 | 20 | 100% |
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2008 | – | 3 | 3 | 100% |
 Spain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | 1984, 2008, 2012, 2020 | 1996, 2020 | 20 | 28 | 71.4% |
 Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1996, 2016 | 1976† 3 | 15 | 19 | 78.9% |
 Portugal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | 2004, 2016, 2024 | 2012, 2024 | 19 | 23 | 82.6% |
 Italy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | 2000, 2012, 2020†×2 | 1980, 2008, 2016 | 29 | 41 | 70.7% |
 France | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1996, 2024 | 1996, 2020 | 19 | 21 | 90.5% |
 Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1992 | 1984 | 9 | 10 | 90.0% |
 Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 2016 | 2016 | 8 | 9 | 88.9% |
 England | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | 1996, 2024 | 1996, 2004, 2012, 2020† | 23 | 31 | 74.2% |
 Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% | 2020 | 2016, 2020, 2024 | 13 | 18 | 72.2% |
 Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% | 2004 | 1992, 1996, 2000 | 14 | 20 | 70.0% |
 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | – | 2004 | 4 | 6 | 66.7% |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | – | 2008 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | – | 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Championship year in bold
Czechoslovakia 
Soviet Union West Germany 
| Year | Teams | Knockout matches | Shoot-outs | Penalty % | Penalties scored | Penalty attempts | Score % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 8 | 9 | 88.9% |
| 1980 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 17 | 18 | 94.4% |
| 1984 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 9 | 10 | 90.0% |
| 1988 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 9 | 10 | 90.0% |
| 1996 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 57.1% | 37 | 42 | 88.1% |
| 2000 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2004 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 20 | 26 | 76.9% |
| 2008 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 10 | 16 | 62.5% |
| 2012 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 12 | 18 | 66.7% |
| 2016 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 28 | 37 | 75.7% |
| 2020 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 26.6% | 24 | 38 | 63.1% |
| 2024 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 19 | 24 | 79.2% |
| Total | 95 | 25 | 26.3% | 197 | 257 | 76.7% | |
Highest and lowest numbers in bold.
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