Romania have appeared at six UEFA European Championships between 1984 and 2024. Their best performance so far was reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2000, when they were eliminated by eventual tournament runners-up Italy.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Netherlands | 2–0 | Romania |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Romania | 0–1 | Albania |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
Rank | Player | Matches | Tournaments |
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1 | Gheorghe Hagi | 8 | 1984, 1996 and 2000 |
2 | Cristian Chivu | 7 | 2000 and 2008 |
Dorinel Munteanu | 7 | 1996 and 2000 | |
4 | Cosmin Contra | 6 | 2000 and 2008 |
Constantin Gâlcă | 6 | 1996 and 2000 | |
Adrian Ilie | 6 | 1996 and 2000 | |
Viorel Moldovan | 6 | 1996 and 2000 | |
Adrian Mutu | 6 | 2000 and 2008 | |
Dan Petrescu | 6 | 1996 and 2000 | |
Gheorghe Popescu | 6 | 1996 and 2000 | |
Nicolae Stanciu | 6 | 2016 and 2024 | |
Bogdan Stelea | 6 | 1996 and 2000 |
Player | Goals | 1984 | 1996 | 2000 | 2008 | 2016 | 2024 |
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Răzvan Marin | 2 | 2 | |||||
Bogdan Stancu | 2 | 2 | |||||
László Bölöni | 1 | 1 | |||||
Cristian Chivu | 1 | 1 | |||||
Marcel Coraș | 1 | 1 | |||||
Denis Drăguș | 1 | 1 | |||||
Ionel Ganea | 1 | 1 | |||||
Viorel Moldovan | 1 | 1 | |||||
Dorinel Munteanu | 1 | 1 | |||||
Adrian Mutu | 1 | 1 | |||||
Florin Răducioiu | 1 | 1 | |||||
Nicolae Stanciu | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1960 | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
1964 | Preliminary round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
1968 | First round | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | |||||||||
1972 | Quarter-finals | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | |||||||||
1976 | First round | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||
1980 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||
1984 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
1988 | Did not qualify | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||
1992 | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | |||||||||
1996 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1st | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | |
2000 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1st | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
2004 | Did not qualify | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | ||||||||
2008 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1st | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | |
2012 | Did not qualify | 3rd | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | ||||||||
2016 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2nd | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
2020 | Did not qualify | Play-offs | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | ||||||||
2024 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1st | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2032 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 6/17 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 27 | Total | 136 | 69 | 41 | 26 | 242 | 123 |
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