The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "UEFA Euro (year)”. Prior to entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.
Spain have participated in eleven European Championships (with an upcoming twelfth appearance in 2024), from which they won three titles. Spain became European champions as hosts in 1964, in 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, and in 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. They are currently the only team to win two consecutive editions.
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1960 | Did not qualify [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||
1964 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | |
1968 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
1972 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |||||||||
1976 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
1980 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
1984 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | |
1988 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |
1992 | Did not qualify | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | ||||||||
1996 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
2000 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 5 | |
2004 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |
2008 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | |
2012 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
2016 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | |
2020 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
2024 | Qualified | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | ||||||||
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
2032 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 3 Titles | 12/17 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 68 | 42 | 133 | 96 | 18 | 19 | 339 | 96 |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to final |
2 | Italy (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
3 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
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 |
West Germany | 0–1 | Spain |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | West Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
West Germany | 2–0 | Spain |
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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 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | FR Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | |
3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
FR Yugoslavia | 3–4 | Spain |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portugal (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Spain | 0–1 | Portugal |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Spain | 4–1 | Russia |
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Sweden | 1–2 | Spain |
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Greece | 1–2 | Spain |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Spain (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | |
3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
Croatia | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Goals | 1964 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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Álvaro Morata | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
Fernando Torres | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
David Villa | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
Alfonso | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Cesc Fàbregas | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
David Silva | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Xabi Alonso | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Daniel Güiza | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Antonio Maceda | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Gaizka Mendieta | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Chus Pereda | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Pablo Sarabia | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Ferran Torres | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Jordi Alba | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
César Azpilicueta | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Emilio Butragueño | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Fernando Morientes | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Amancio | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Guillermo Amor | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
José Luis Caminero | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Francisco José Carrasco | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Dani | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Rubén de la Red | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Joseba Etxeberria | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Rafael Gordillo | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Aymeric Laporte | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Javier Manjarín | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Marcelino | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Juan Mata | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Míchel | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Pedro Munitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Jesús Navas | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Nolito | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Mikel Oyarzabal | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Gerard Piqué | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Quini | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Raúl | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Santillana | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Juan Carlos Valerón | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Xavi | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Own goals | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
Total | 68 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
Russia have participated in twelve UEFA European Championships, the second-most among all participants of the Euro after Germany, five of which were as the Soviet Union and one of which was representing the CIS. As the Soviet Union, their best performance was becoming champions in the inaugural 1960 edition in France, while their best performance as Russia came in the 2008 tournament held in Austria and Switzerland, when they reached the semi-finals.
The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960. The finals stage of the tournament takes place every four years, with a qualifying competition beforehand. The sixteenth tournament was held across Europe in 2021.
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations compete in a qualifying process.
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations compete in a qualifying process.
The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960, whose finals stage has been held every four years.
The Netherlands national football team has appeared in ten UEFA European Championship tournaments, with an upcoming eleventh appearance in 2024. They first participated in 1976, and won the title in 1988. With Belgium, the Netherlands co-hosted the 2000 tournament. The team did not enter the first tournament in 1960, and did not qualify in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984 or 2016.
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between FIFA World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968.
Greece have qualified for only four out of sixteen UEFA European Championships, but crowned themselves European champions in 2004. At Euro 2004 they beat hosts Portugal in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.
The Denmark national football team have participated in nine UEFA European Championships, and won the tournament once. Their first tournament was the 1964 edition, in which they secured fourth place. In the final of UEFA Euro 1992 in Sweden, Denmark's 2–0 victory over Germany resulted in their first major tournament title.
Italy have participated in ten UEFA European Championships, and reached the final on four occasions. They became champions as hosts in 1968, the first European Championship they qualified for, and finished as runners-up in 2000 and 2012, before winning their second continental championship at Euro 2020.
Poland have participated in four UEFA European Championships so far, all consecutively: Euro 2008, Euro 2012, Euro 2016 and Euro 2020.
Portugal have participated in eight editions of the UEFA European Championship, with an upcoming ninth appearance in 2024. Their first tournament was in 1984, and the side have advanced past the group stage in every edition they've participated in so far. Portugal have reached the semi-finals on five occasions, and reached the final as hosts in 2004, however losing to tournament underdogs Greece. They captured their first major tournament win after defeating hosts France 1–0 in the final of Euro 2016.
Turkey have participated at five UEFA European Championships so far, with an upcoming sixth appearance in 2024 and seventh appearance in 2032 as co-host; the first finals they qualified for was Euro 1996. Their best European performance to date was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, after winning their quarter-final match against Croatia on penalties.
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Austria have appeared in three editions of the UEFA European Championship: 2008, 2016, and 2020, with an upcoming fourth appearance in 2024.
As of 2023, Hungary have appeared in four UEFA European Championships, with an upcoming fifth appearance in 2024. At the 1964 European Nations' Cup, they finished third after winning their play-off against Denmark, and at Euro 1972 they placed fourth.
Romania have appeared at five UEFA European Championships between 1984 and 2016, with an upcoming sixth appearance in 2024. Their best performance so far was reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2000, when they were eliminated by eventual tournament runners-up Italy.
As of 2023, Switzerland have appeared at five UEFA European Championships, between 1996 and 2020, with an upcoming sixth appearance in 2024. They have advanced past the first round twice, reaching the last 16 in 2016 and the quarter-finals in 2020 for the first time, before being eliminated by Spain on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time.
The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960, whose finals stage has been held every four years, with the sixteenth staging of the competition occurring in 2021.
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