Romania at the UEFA European Championship

Last updated May 10, 2025

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.

Euro 1984

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	West Germany	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
4	Romania	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

14 June 1984

20:30

Romania	1–1	Spain
Bölöni 35'	Report	Carrasco 22' (pen.)

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 16,972

Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

17 June 1984

17:15

West Germany	2–1	Romania
Völler 25', 66'	Report	Coraș 46'

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 31,787

Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)

20 June 1984

20:30

Portugal	1–0	Romania
Nené 81'	Report

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Attendance: 24,464

Referee: Heinz Fahnler (Austria)

Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Spain	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Romania	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

10 June 1996

19:30

Romania	0–1	France
	Report	Dugarry 25'

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 26,323

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

13 June 1996

16:30

Bulgaria	1–0	Romania
Stoichkov 3'	Report

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 19,107

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

18 June 1996

16:30

Romania	1–2	Spain
Răducioiu 29'	Report	Manjarín 11' Amor 84'

Elland Road, Leeds

Attendance: 32,719

Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Euro 2000

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Romania	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	England	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	Germany	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

12 June 2000

18:00

Germany	1–1	Romania
Scholl 28'	Report	Moldovan 5'

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège

Attendance: 28,500

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

17 June 2000

18:00

Romania	0–1	Portugal
	Report	Costinha 90+4'

GelreDome, Arnhem

Attendance: 28,400

Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

20 June 2000

20:45

England	2–3	Romania
Shearer 41' (pen.) Owen 45'	Report	Chivu 22' Munteanu 48' Ganea 89' (pen.)

Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

24 June 2000

20:45

Italy	2–0	Romania
Totti 33' Inzaghi 43'	Report

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Euro 2008

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Italy	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Romania	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
4	France	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

9 June 2008

18:00

Romania	0–0	France
	Report

Letzigrund, Zürich

Attendance: 30,585^[1]

Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

13 June 2008

18:00

Italy	1–1	Romania
Panucci 56'	Report	Mutu 55'

Letzigrund, Zürich

Attendance: 30,585^[2]

Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

17 June 2008

20:45

Netherlands	2–0	Romania
Huntelaar 54' Van Persie 87'	Report

Stade de Suisse, Bern

Attendance: 30,777^[3]

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Euro 2016

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Albania	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
4	Romania	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

10 June 2016

21:00

France	2–1	Romania
Giroud 57' Payet 89'	Report	Stancu 65' (pen.)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 75,113^[4]

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

15 June 2016

18:00

Romania	1–1	Switzerland
Stancu 18' (pen.)	Report	Mehmedi 57'

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 43,576^[5]

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

19 June 2016

21:00

Romania	0–1	Albania
	Report	Sadiku 43'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 49,752^[6]

Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: UEFA

17 June 2024

15:00

Romania	3–0	Ukraine
Stanciu 29' R. Marin 53' Drăguș 57'	Report

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 61,591^[7]

Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

22 June 2024

21:00

Belgium	2–0	Romania
Tielemans 2' De Bruyne 80'	Report

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 42,535^[8]

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

26 June 2024

18:00

Slovakia	1–1	Romania
Duda 24'	Report	R. Marin 37' (pen.)

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 45,033^[9]

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Knockout stage

Round of 16

2 July 2024

18:00

Romania	0–3	Netherlands
	Report	Gakpo 20' Malen 83', 90+3'

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 65,012^[10]

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Record players

Rank	Player	Matches	Tournaments
1	Gheorghe Hagi Regele	8	1984, 1996 and 2000
2	Cristian Chivu	7	2000 and 2008
2	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

Goalscorers

Player	Goals	1984	1996	2000	2008	2016	2024
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

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record									Qualification record
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	Did not qualify								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	To be determined								To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	6/17	20	2	6	12	14	27	Total	136	69	41	26	242	123

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Albania	1	0	0	1	0	1
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0	2
Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	0	1
England	1	1	0	0	3	2
France	3	0	1	2	1	3
Germany	1	0	1	0	1	1
Italy	2	0	1	1	1	3
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	0	5
Portugal	2	0	0	2	0	2
Spain	2	0	1	1	2	3
Slovakia	1	0	1	0	1	1
Switzerland	1	0	1	0	1	1
Ukraine	1	1	0	0	3	0
West Germany	1	0	0	1	1	2
Total	20	2	6	12	14	27

References

↑ "Full-time report Romania-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
↑ "Full-time report Italy-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
↑ "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
↑ "Full Time Summary – France v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
↑ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
↑ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
↑ "Full Time Report – Romania v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
↑ "Full Time Report – Belgium v Romania" (PDF). UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
↑ "Full Time Report – Slovakia v Romania" (PDF). UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
↑ "Full Time Report – Romania v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

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[rou-fra_report-1] "Full-time report Romania-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

[ita-rou_report-2] "Full-time report Italy-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

[ned-rou_report-3] "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

[4] "Full Time Summary – France v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

[5] "Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[6] "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

[7] "Full Time Report – Romania v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[8] "Full Time Report – Belgium v Romania" (PDF). UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[9] "Full Time Report – Slovakia v Romania" (PDF). UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[10] "Full Time Report – Romania v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

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Team appearances
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v t e Romania national football team
General	Romanian Football Federation History Managers
Venues	Arena Națională Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Cluj Arena Stadionul Ilie Oană
Results	1922–39 1940–59 1960–79 1980–99 2000–19 2020–present
Statistics	Results Competitive records Head to head Honours
Players	Players International footballers Hat-tricks Captains
Performances	FIFA World Cup UEFA European Championship
World Cup	1930 1934 1938 1970 1990 1994 1998
UEFA Euro	1984 1996 2000 2008 2016 2024
Rivalries	Hungary
Matches	Yugoslavia 1–2 Romania (1922)
Other Romanian teams	Olympic U-21 U-20 U-19 U-17 Futsal Beach soccer Women

Romania at the UEFA European Championship

Contents

Euro 1984

Group stage

Euro 1996

Group stage

Euro 2000

Group stage

Knockout stage

Euro 2008

Group stage

Euro 2016

Group stage

Euro 2024

Group stage

Knockout stage

Record players

Goalscorers

Overall record

Head-to-head record

See also

References