List of UEFA European Championship red cards

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The UEFA European Championship is an association football competition established in 1960. It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the sport's European governing body, and takes place every four years. [1] This list covers the Finals tournament only; qualifying matches are not included.

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List of European Championship red cards

Players who have been shown a red card in a UEFA European Championship match [2]
Player Yellowred card.svg or
Red card.svg
Time of card [3] RepresentingScoreOpponentTournamentRoundDateRef.
Alan Mullery Red card.svg 86'Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia UEFA Euro 1968 5 June 1968 [4]
Jaroslav Pollák Red card.svg 53'Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands UEFA Euro 1976 16 June 1976 [5]
Johan Neeskens Red card.svg 76'Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Wim van Hanegem Red card.svg 115'
Manuel Amoros Red card.svg 87'Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark UEFA Euro 1984 12 June 1984 [6]
Klaus Berggreen Yellowred card.svg 107'Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 24 June 1984 [7]
Yvon Le Roux Yellowred card.svg 85'Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 27 June 1984 [8]
Petar Hubchev Red card.svg 72'Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Flag of Spain.svg  Spain UEFA Euro 1996 9 June 1996
Juan Antonio Pizzi Red card.svg 75'Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Luigi Apolloni Yellowred card.svg 28'Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 14 June 1996
Yuri Kovtun Red card.svg 71'Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16 June 1996
Thomas Strunz Yellowred card.svg 60'Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19 June 1996
Igor Štimac Red card.svg 56'Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 23 June 1996
Radoslav Látal Yellowred card.svg 82'Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Patrik Andersson Yellowred card.svg 81'Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium UEFA Euro 2000 10 June 2000
Radoslav Látal Red card.svg 90'Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11 June 2000
Siniša Mihajlović Yellowred card.svg 59'Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 13 June 2000
Mateja Kežman Red card.svg 88'Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 18 June 2000 [9]
Filip de Wilde Red card.svg 84'Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 19 June 2000 [10]
Slaviša Jokanović Yellowred card.svg 63'Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 21 June 2000 [11]
Alpay Özalan Red card.svg 29'Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 24 June 2000 [12]
Gheorghe Hagi Yellowred card.svg 59'Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [13]
Nuno Gomes Red card.svg 117'Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of France.svg  France 28 June 2000 [14]
Gianluca Zambrotta Yellowred card.svg 34'Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 29 June 2000 [15]
Roman Sharonov Yellowred card.svg 88'Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain UEFA Euro 2004 12 June 2004 [16]
Johann Vogel Yellowred card.svg 50'Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 13 June 2004 [17]
Sergei Ovchinnikov Red card.svg 45'Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 16 June 2004 [18]
Bernt Haas Yellowred card.svg 60'Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of England.svg  England 17 June 2004 [19]
Stiliyan Petrov Yellowred card.svg 83'Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 18 June 2004 [20]
John Heitinga Yellowred card.svg 75'Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 19 June 2004 [21]
Bastian Schweinsteiger Red card.svg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia UEFA Euro 2008 12 June 2008 [22]
Volkan Demirel Red card.svg Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 15 June 2008 [23]
Eric Abidal Red card.svg 24'Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 17 June 2008 [24]
Sokratis Papastathopoulos Yellowred card.svg 44'Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Flag of Poland.svg  Poland UEFA Euro 2012 8 June 2012 [25]
Wojciech Szczęsny Red card.svg 69'Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Keith Andrews Yellowred card.svg 89'Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 18 June 2012 [26]
Lorik Cana Yellowred card.svg 36'Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland UEFA Euro 2016 11 June 2016 [27]
Aleksandar Dragović Yellowred card.svg 66'Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 14 June 2016 [28]
Shane Duffy Red card.svg 66'Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Flag of France.svg  France 26 June 2016 [29]
Grzegorz Krychowiak Yellowred card.svg 62'Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia UEFA Euro 2020 14 June 2021 [30]
Ethan Ampadu Red card.svg 55'Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20 June 2021 [31]
Harry Wilson Red card.svg 90'Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 26 June 2021 [32]
Matthijs de Ligt Red card.svg 55'Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 27 June 2021 [33]
Marcus Danielson Red card.svg 99'Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 30 June 2021 [34]
Remo Freuler Red card.svg 77'Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 July 2021 [35]
Ryan Porteous Red card.svg 44'Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UEFA Euro 2024 14 June 2024 [36]
Antonín Barák Yellowred card.svg 20'Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 26 June 2024 [37]
Tomáš Chorý Red card.svg
Dani Carvajal Yellowred card.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5 July 2024 [38]
Bertuğ Yıldırım Red card.svg Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6 July 2024 [39]

Players with multiple red cards

The following table lists the players who have received at least two red cards in European Championship tournaments.

PlayerCountryRed cardsMatches
Radoslav Látal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2vs Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (1996)
vs Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (2000)

Multiple red cards received by country

As of UEFA Euro 2024
NumberCountryMatches
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [a] vs Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands in 1976, Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal in 1996, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands in 2000 and Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey in 2024 (2)
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands vs Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia in 1976 (2), Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic in 2004 and Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic in 2020
3Flag of France.svg  France vs Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark in 1984, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain in 1984 and Flag of Italy.svg  Italy in 2008
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia vs Flag of Germany.svg  Germany in 1996, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain in 2004 and Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal in 2004
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland vs Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia in 2004, Flag of England.svg  England in 2004 and Flag of Spain.svg  Spain in 2020
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey vs Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal in 2000, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic in 2008 and Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands in 2024
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia vs Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia in 2000, Flag of Norway.svg  Norway in 2000 and Flag of Spain.svg  Spain in 2000
2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria vs Flag of Spain.svg  Spain in 1996 and Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark in 2004
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany vs Flag of Italy.svg  Italy in 1996 and Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia in 2008
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy vs Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic in 1996 and Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands in 2000
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland vs Flag of Greece.svg  Greece in 2012 and Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia in 2020
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland vs Flag of Italy.svg  Italy in 2012 and Flag of France.svg  France in 2016
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain vs Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria in 1996 and Flag of Germany.svg  Germany in 2024
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden vs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium in 2000 and Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine in 2020
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales vs Flag of Italy.svg  Italy in 2020 and Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark in 2020

See also

Notes

  1. Includes a red card in 1976 for Czechoslovakia's Jaroslav Pollák.

References

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  3. In the case of players given a second yellow card, the time of the second card is given.
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  30. "Poland 1–2 Slovakia". UEFA Euro. UEFA. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  31. "Italy 1–0 Wales". UEFA Euro. UEFA. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  32. "Wales 0–4 Denmark". UEFA Euro. UEFA. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  33. "Netherlands 0–2 Czech Republic". UEFA Euro. UEFA. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  34. "Sweden 1–2 Ukraine". UEFA Euro. UEFA. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  35. "Switzerland 1–1 Spain". UEFA Euro. UEFA. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  36. "Germany 5–1 Scotland". UEFA Euro. UEFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  37. "Czechia 1–2 Türkiye". UEFA Euro. UEFA. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  38. "Spain 2–1 Germany". UEFA Euro. UEFA. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  39. "Netherlands 2–1 Türkiye". UEFA Euro. UEFA. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.