Organising body | UEFA |
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Founded | 1958 |
Region | Europe |
Number of teams | 24 / 55 |
Website | uefa.com/uefaeuro |
UEFA Euro 2024 |
This is a list of records and statistics of the UEFA European Championship.
Team | Appearances | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
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Germany [a] | 14 | 1972 | 2024 | Champions ( 1972, 1980, 1996) |
Spain | 12 | 1964 | 2024 | Champions ( 1964, 2008, 2012) |
Russia [b] | 12 | 1960 | 2020 | Champions ( 1960) |
Italy | 11 | 1968 | 2024 | Champions ( 1968, 2020) |
France | 11 | 1960 | 2024 | Champions ( 1984, 2000) |
Netherlands | 11 | 1976 | 2024 | Champions ( 1988) |
Czech Republic [c] | 11 | 1960 | 2024 | Champions ( 1976) |
England | 11 | 1968 | 2024 | Runners-up ( 2020) |
Denmark | 10 | 1964 | 2024 | Champions ( 1992) |
Portugal | 9 | 1984 | 2024 | Champions ( 2016) |
Belgium | 7 | 1972 | 2024 | Runners-up ( 1980) |
Sweden | 7 | 1992 | 2020 | Semi-finals ( 1992) |
Croatia | 7 | 1996 | 2024 | Quarter-finals ( 1996, 2008) |
Slovakia [c] | 6 | 1960 | 2024 | Champions ( 1976) |
Serbia [d] | 6 | 1960 | 2024 | Runners-up ( 1960, 1968) |
Turkey | 6 | 1996 | 2024 | Semi-finals ( 2008) |
Switzerland | 6 | 1996 | 2024 | Quarter-finals ( 2020, 2024) |
Romania | 6 | 1984 | 2024 | Quarter-finals ( 2000) |
Hungary | 5 | 1964 | 2024 | Semi-finals ( 1964, 1972) |
Poland | 5 | 2008 | 2024 | Quarter-finals ( 2016) |
Greece | 4 | 1980 | 2012 | Champions ( 2004) |
Ukraine | 4 | 2012 | 2024 | Quarter-finals ( 2020) |
Austria | 4 | 2008 | 2024 | Round of 16 ( 2020, 2024) |
Scotland | 4 | 1992 | 2024 | Group stage |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1988 | 2016 | Round of 16 ( 2016) |
Wales | 2 | 2016 | 2020 | Semi-finals ( 2016) |
Slovenia | 2 | 2000 | 2024 | Round of 16 ( 2024) |
Bulgaria | 2 | 1996 | 2004 | Group stage |
Albania | 2 | 2016 | 2024 | Group stage |
Iceland | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | Quarter-finals ( 2016) |
Northern Ireland | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | Round of 16 ( 2016) |
Georgia | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | Round of 16 ( 2024) |
Norway | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | Group stage |
Latvia | 1 | 2004 | 2004 | Group stage |
Finland | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | Group stage |
North Macedonia | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | Group stage |
A total of 42 different UEFA members have reached the finals, 35 of whom debuted outright. Every final tournament has seen at least one entity appearing for the first time.
Year | Debuting teams | Successor teams | ||
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Teams | No. | Cum. | ||
1960 | Czechoslovakia, France, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia | 4 | 4 | |
1964 | Denmark, Hungary, Spain | 3 | 7 | |
1968 | England, Italy | 2 | 9 | |
1972 | Belgium, West Germany | 2 | 11 | |
1976 | Netherlands | 1 | 12 | |
1980 | Greece | 1 | 13 | |
1984 | Portugal, Romania | 2 | 15 | |
1988 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | 16 | |
1992 | Scotland, Sweden | 2 | 18 | CIS, Germany |
1996 | Bulgaria, Croatia, Switzerland, Turkey | 4 | 22 | Czech Republic, Russia |
2000 | Norway, Slovenia | 2 | 24 | FR Yugoslavia |
2004 | Latvia | 1 | 25 | |
2008 | Austria, Poland | 2 | 27 | |
2012 | Ukraine | 1 | 28 | |
2016 | Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Wales | 4 | 32 | Slovakia |
2020 | Finland, North Macedonia | 2 | 34 | |
2024 | Georgia | 1 | 35 | Serbia |
The system used in the European Championship up to 1992 was 2 points for a win, and 3 points for a win from 1996 onwards. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. [1]
Rank | Team | Part. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Germany [a] | 14 | 58 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 89 | 59 | +30 | 104 |
2 | Spain | 12 | 52 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 96 |
3 | Italy | 11 | 49 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 85 |
4 | France | 11 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 84 |
5 | Netherlands | 11 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 78 |
6 | Portugal | 9 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 75 |
7 | England | 11 | 44 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 70 |
8 | Czech Republic [b] | 11 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 53 |
9 | Russia [c] | 12 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 46 |
10 | Belgium | 7 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 |
11 | Denmark | 10 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 39 |
12 | Croatia | 7 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 35 |
13 | Sweden | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 28 |
14 | Switzerland | 6 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 26 |
15 | Slovakia [b] | 6 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 26 |
16 | Turkey | 6 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 23 |
17 | Greece | 4 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 18 |
18 | Wales | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 16 |
19 | Austria | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 14 |
20 | Poland | 5 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 |
21 | Hungary | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 13 |
22 | Ukraine | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 13 |
23 | Serbia [d] | 6 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 13 |
24 | Romania | 6 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 12 |
25 | Scotland | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 9 |
26 | Iceland | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 |
27 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 8 |
28 | Slovenia | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
29 | Norway | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
30 | Georgia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
31 | Albania | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
32 | Bulgaria | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 |
33 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
34 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
35 | Latvia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
36 | North Macedonia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Notes
Former countries
Team | Part. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Czechoslovakia (1960–1980) | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
Yugoslavia (1960–1984) | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | −12 |
Soviet Union (1960–1988) | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 |
West Germany (1972–1988) | 5 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
CIS (1992) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro (2000) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
The third place play-off has been removed since 1984, meaning the losing semi-finalists are both counted under bronze since then.
Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 |
West Germany Germany | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
4 | France | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 |
Soviet Union Russia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 |
Czechoslovakia Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Portugal | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
8 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
9 |
Czechoslovakia Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Denmark | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
11 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | England | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
14 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 entries) | 17 | 16 | 30 | 63 |
Legend
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team (36) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (16) |
2000 (16) |
2004 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2016 (24) |
2020 (24) |
2024 (24) |
2028 (24) |
2032 (24) |
Times entered |
Times qualified |
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Albania | × | • | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | 14 | 2 | ||
Austria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | R16 | R16 | 17 | 4 | ||
Belgium | × | • | • | 3rd | • | 2nd | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | QF | QF | R16 | 16 | 7 | ||
Bulgaria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 17 | 2 | ||
Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | QF | • | GS | QF | GS | R16 | R16 | GS | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||
Czech Republic [a] | 3rd | • | • | • | 1st | 3rd | • | • | • | 2nd | GS | SF | GS | QF | GS | QF | GS | 17 | 11 | ||
Denmark | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | SF | GS | 1st | GS | GS | QF | • | GS | • | SF | R16 | 17 | 10 | ||
England | × | • | 3rd | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | SF | GS | QF | • | QF | R16 | 2nd | Q | 16 | 11 | ||
Finland | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 15 | 1 | ||
France | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | GS | SF | 1st | QF | GS | QF | 2nd | R16 | SF | 17 | 11 | ||
Georgia | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
Germany [b] | × | × | • | 1st | 2nd | 1st | GS | SF | 2nd | 1st | GS | GS | 2nd | SF | SF | R16 | QF | 15 [c] | 14 [c] | ||
Greece | • | × [d] | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | GS | QF | • | • | • | 16 [d] | 4 | ||
Hungary | • | 3rd | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | GS | GS | 17 | 5 | ||
Iceland | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | 14 | 1 | ||
Italy | × | • | 1st | • | • | 4th | • | SF | • | GS | 2nd | GS | QF | 2nd | QF | 1st | R16 | Q | 17 | 11 | |
Latvia | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
Netherlands | × | • | • | • | 3rd | GS | • | 1st | SF | QF | SF | SF | QF | GS | • | R16 | SF | 16 | 11 | ||
North Macedonia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
Northern Ireland | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | 16 | 1 | ||
Norway | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 | 1 | ||
Poland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | QF | GS | GS | 17 | 5 | ||
Portugal | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | QF | SF | 2nd | QF | SF | 1st | R16 | QF | 17 | 9 | ||
Republic of Ireland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | R16 | • | • | 17 | 3 | ||
Romania | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | QF | • | GS | • | GS | • | R16 | 17 | 6 | ||
Russia [e] | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | • | • | • | 2nd | GS | GS | • | GS | SF | GS | GS | GS | × | 16 | 12 | ||
Scotland | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 15 | 4 | ||
Serbia [f] | 2nd | • | 2nd | • | 4th | • | GS | • | •× [g] | × | QF | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 16 | 6 [g] | ||
Slovakia [a] | 3rd | • | • | • | 1st | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | GS | R16 | 17 | 6 | ||
Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||
Spain | •× [h] | 1st | • | • | • | GS | 2nd | GS | • | QF | QF | GS | 1st | 1st | R16 | SF | Q | 17 | 12 | ||
Sweden | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | GS | QF | GS | GS | GS | R16 | • | 16 | 7 | ||
Switzerland | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | • | R16 | QF | QF | 16 | 6 | ||
Turkey | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | • | SF | • | GS | GS | QF | Q | 18 | 6 | |
Ukraine | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | QF | GS | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
Wales | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | R16 | • | 16 | 2 | ||
Team (36) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (16) |
2000 (16) |
2004 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2016 (24) |
2020 (24) |
2024 (24) |
2028 (24) |
2032 (24) |
Times entered |
Times qualified |
Notes
From 1960 to 1976 the host was decided between one of the four semi-finalists. Since 1980 the hosts have automatically qualified, except in 2020 when every country had to qualify through qualification. Germany are hosting the current finals in 2024.
Times | Nation | Year(s) |
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4 | Italy | 1968, 1980, 2020 [a], 2032 [a] |
3 | England | 1996, 2020 [a], 2028 [a] |
France | 1960, 1984, 2016 | |
Germany [b] | 1988, 2020 [a], 2024 | |
2 | Belgium | 1972, 2000 [a] |
Netherlands | 2000 [a], 2020 [a] | |
Spain | 1964, 2020 [a] | |
Scotland | 2020 [a], 2028 [a] | |
1 | Austria | 2008 [a] |
Azerbaijan | 2020 [a] | |
Denmark | 2020 [a] | |
Hungary | 2020 [a] | |
Northern Ireland | 2028 [a] | |
Poland | 2012 [a] | |
Portugal | 2004 | |
Republic of Ireland | 2028 [a] | |
Romania | 2020 [a] | |
Russia | 2020 [a] | |
Serbia [c] | 1976 | |
Sweden | 1992 | |
Switzerland | 2008 [a] | |
Turkey | 2032 [a] | |
Ukraine | 2012 [a] | |
Wales | 2028 [a] |
Year | Host nation(s) | Finish |
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1960 | France | Fourth place |
1964 | Spain | Champions |
1968 | Italy | Champions |
1972 | Belgium | Third place |
1976 | Yugoslavia | Fourth place |
1980 | Italy | Fourth place |
1984 | France | Champions |
1988 | West Germany | Semi-finals |
1992 | Sweden | Semi-finals |
1996 | England | Semi-finals |
2000 | Belgium | Group stage |
Netherlands | Semi-finals | |
2004 | Portugal | Runners-up |
2008 | Austria | Group stage |
Switzerland | Group stage | |
2012 | Poland | Group stage |
Ukraine | Group stage | |
2016 | France | Runners-up |
2020 | Azerbaijan | Did not qualify |
Denmark | Semi-finals | |
England | Runners-up | |
Germany | Round of 16 | |
Hungary | Group stage | |
Italy | Champions | |
Netherlands | Round of 16 | |
Romania | Did not qualify | |
Russia | Group stage | |
Scotland | Group stage | |
Spain | Semi-finals | |
2024 | Germany | Quarter-finals |
2028 | England | |
Northern Ireland | ||
Republic of Ireland | ||
Scotland | ||
Wales | ||
2032 | Italy | |
Turkey |
Notes
Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
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1964 | Soviet Union | Runners-up | Yugoslavia | Did not qualify |
1968 | Spain | Did not qualify | Soviet Union | Fourth place |
1972 | Italy | Did not qualify | Yugoslavia | Did not qualify |
1976 | West Germany | Runners-up | Soviet Union | Did not qualify |
1980 | Czechoslovakia | Third place | West Germany | Champions |
1984 | West Germany | Group stage | Belgium | Group stage |
1988 | France | Did not qualify | Spain | Group stage |
1992 | Netherlands | Semi-finals | CIS (Soviet Union) | Group stage |
1996 | Denmark | Group stage | Germany | Champions |
2000 | Germany | Group stage | Czech Republic | Group stage |
2004 | France | Quarter-finals | Italy | Group stage |
2008 | Greece | Group stage | Portugal | Quarter-finals |
2012 | Spain | Champions | Germany | Semi-finals |
2016 | Spain | Round of 16 | Italy | Quarter-finals |
2020 | Portugal | Round of 16 | France | Round of 16 |
2024 | Italy | Round of 16 | England | TBD |
This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the UEFA European Championships.
Team | Managed to qualify since | Consecutive participations |
---|---|---|
Germany | 1972 | 14 [a] |
France | 1992 | 9 |
Czech Republic | 1996 | 8 |
Italy | 1996 | 8 |
Portugal | 1996 | 8 |
Spain | 1996 | 8 |
Croatia | 2004 | 6 |
Poland | 2008 | 5 |
England | 2012 | 4 |
Ukraine | 2012 | 4 |
Austria | 2016 | 3 |
Belgium | 2016 | 3 |
Hungary | 2016 | 3 |
Slovakia | 2016 | 3 |
Switzerland | 2016 | 3 |
Turkey | 2016 | 3 |
Denmark | 2020 | 2 |
Netherlands | 2020 | 2 |
Scotland | 2020 | 2 |
Notes
This is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national teams in the UEFA European Championships.
Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.
Team | Last appearance | Euro missed |
---|---|---|
Norway | 2000 | 6 |
Bulgaria | 2004 | 5 |
Latvia | 2004 | 5 |
Greece | 2012 | 3 |
Iceland | 2016 | 2 |
Northern Ireland | 2016 | 2 |
Republic of Ireland | 2016 | 2 |
Finland | 2020 | 1 |
North Macedonia | 2020 | 1 |
Russia | 2020 | 1 |
Sweden | 2020 | 1 |
Wales | 2020 | 1 |
Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist.
Team | Prev. appearance | Next appearance | Euro missed |
---|---|---|---|
Hungary | 1972 | 2016 | 10 |
Slovakia [a] | 1980 | 2016 | 8 |
Norway | 2000 | active | 6 |
France | 1960 | 1984 | 5 |
Greece | 1980 | 2004 | 5 |
Republic of Ireland | 1988 | 2012 | 5 |
Scotland | 1996 | 2020 | 5 |
Serbia [b] | 2000 | 2024 | 5 |
Slovenia | 2000 | 2024 | 5 |
Bulgaria | 2004 | active | 5 |
Latvia | 2004 | active | 5 |
Denmark | 1964 | 1984 | 4 |
Czech Republic [a] | 1960 | 1976 | 3 |
1980 | 1996 | ||
Spain | 1964 | 1980 | 3 |
Russia [c] | 1972 | 1988 | 3 |
Belgium | 1984 | 2000 | 3 |
2000 | 2016 |
Notes
The following teams which are current UEFA members have never qualified for the European Championship. Of these, Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 2014) and Israel ( 1970) are the only teams to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, though Israel did so as an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member. [2]
Legend
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team (19) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (16) |
2000 (16) |
2004 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2016 (24) |
2020 (24) |
2024 (24) |
2028 (24) |
2032 (24) |
Attempts |
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Andorra | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||
Armenia | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Azerbaijan | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Belarus | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Part of Yugoslavia | [a] | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||||
Cyprus | [a] | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | ||
Estonia | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Faroe Islands | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||
Gibraltar | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Israel | Part of AFC | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||||
Kazakhstan | Part of Soviet Union | Part of AFC | [a] | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Kosovo | Part of Yugoslavia | [b] | [a] | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Liechtenstein | Not a UEFA member | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||
Lithuania | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Luxembourg | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 | ||
Malta | [a] | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | ||
Moldova | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia | [b] | [a] | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
San Marino | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 |
Notes
East Germany played in eight qualification competitions before the reunification of Germany in 1990.
Team (1) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
Attempts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East Germany | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × [a] | 8 |
Notes
Note: Matthias Sammer was the first player to officially win the MVP of the tournament.
Teams listed in bold won the tournament.
Italics indicate that the streak is still active.
As of the 2024 tournament, 30 own goals have been scored. France have been the beneficiary of five own goals, while three have been conceded by Portuguese, Slovakian and Turkish players. No player has scored more than one own goal.
Notes: The criteria for an assist to be awarded may vary according to the source, the following stats is based on the assists criteria according to Opta. [34] [35] However, according to UEFA's own official list, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karel Poborský share first place with eight official assists each. [36]
Organising body | UEFA |
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Founded | 1958 |
Region | Europe |
Number of teams | 24 / 55 |
Website | uefa.com/uefaeuro |
UEFA Euro 2024 |
This is a list of records and statistics of the UEFA European Championship.
Team | Appearances | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Germany [a] | 14 | 1972 | 2024 | Champions ( 1972, 1980, 1996) |
Spain | 12 | 1964 | 2024 | Champions ( 1964, 2008, 2012) |
Russia [b] | 12 | 1960 | 2020 | Champions ( 1960) |
Italy | 11 | 1968 | 2024 | Champions ( 1968, 2020) |
France | 11 | 1960 | 2024 | Champions ( 1984, 2000) |
Netherlands | 11 | 1976 | 2024 | Champions ( 1988) |
Czech Republic [c] | 11 | 1960 | 2024 | Champions ( 1976) |
England | 11 | 1968 | 2024 | Runners-up ( 2020) |
Denmark | 10 | 1964 | 2024 | Champions ( 1992) |
Portugal | 9 | 1984 | 2024 | Champions ( 2016) |
Belgium | 7 | 1972 | 2024 | Runners-up ( 1980) |
Sweden | 7 | 1992 | 2020 | Semi-finals ( 1992) |
Croatia | 7 | 1996 | 2024 | Quarter-finals ( 1996, 2008) |
Slovakia [c] | 6 | 1960 | 2024 | Champions ( 1976) |
Serbia [d] | 6 | 1960 | 2024 | Runners-up ( 1960, 1968) |
Turkey | 6 | 1996 | 2024 | Semi-finals ( 2008) |
Switzerland | 6 | 1996 | 2024 | Quarter-finals ( 2020, 2024) |
Romania | 6 | 1984 | 2024 | Quarter-finals ( 2000) |
Hungary | 5 | 1964 | 2024 | Semi-finals ( 1964, 1972) |
Poland | 5 | 2008 | 2024 | Quarter-finals ( 2016) |
Greece | 4 | 1980 | 2012 | Champions ( 2004) |
Ukraine | 4 | 2012 | 2024 | Quarter-finals ( 2020) |
Austria | 4 | 2008 | 2024 | Round of 16 ( 2020, 2024) |
Scotland | 4 | 1992 | 2024 | Group stage |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1988 | 2016 | Round of 16 ( 2016) |
Wales | 2 | 2016 | 2020 | Semi-finals ( 2016) |
Slovenia | 2 | 2000 | 2024 | Round of 16 ( 2024) |
Bulgaria | 2 | 1996 | 2004 | Group stage |
Albania | 2 | 2016 | 2024 | Group stage |
Iceland | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | Quarter-finals ( 2016) |
Northern Ireland | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | Round of 16 ( 2016) |
Georgia | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | Round of 16 ( 2024) |
Norway | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | Group stage |
Latvia | 1 | 2004 | 2004 | Group stage |
Finland | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | Group stage |
North Macedonia | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | Group stage |
A total of 42 different UEFA members have reached the finals, 35 of whom debuted outright. Every final tournament has seen at least one entity appearing for the first time.
Year | Debuting teams | Successor teams | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Teams | No. | Cum. | ||
1960 | Czechoslovakia, France, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia | 4 | 4 | |
1964 | Denmark, Hungary, Spain | 3 | 7 | |
1968 | England, Italy | 2 | 9 | |
1972 | Belgium, West Germany | 2 | 11 | |
1976 | Netherlands | 1 | 12 | |
1980 | Greece | 1 | 13 | |
1984 | Portugal, Romania | 2 | 15 | |
1988 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | 16 | |
1992 | Scotland, Sweden | 2 | 18 | CIS, Germany |
1996 | Bulgaria, Croatia, Switzerland, Turkey | 4 | 22 | Czech Republic, Russia |
2000 | Norway, Slovenia | 2 | 24 | FR Yugoslavia |
2004 | Latvia | 1 | 25 | |
2008 | Austria, Poland | 2 | 27 | |
2012 | Ukraine | 1 | 28 | |
2016 | Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Wales | 4 | 32 | Slovakia |
2020 | Finland, North Macedonia | 2 | 34 | |
2024 | Georgia | 1 | 35 | Serbia |
The system used in the European Championship up to 1992 was 2 points for a win, and 3 points for a win from 1996 onwards. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. [1]
Rank | Team | Part. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany [a] | 14 | 58 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 89 | 59 | +30 | 104 |
2 | Spain | 12 | 52 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 96 |
3 | Italy | 11 | 49 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 85 |
4 | France | 11 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 84 |
5 | Netherlands | 11 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 78 |
6 | Portugal | 9 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 75 |
7 | England | 11 | 44 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 70 |
8 | Czech Republic [b] | 11 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 53 |
9 | Russia [c] | 12 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 46 |
10 | Belgium | 7 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 |
11 | Denmark | 10 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 39 |
12 | Croatia | 7 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 35 |
13 | Sweden | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 28 |
14 | Switzerland | 6 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 26 |
15 | Slovakia [b] | 6 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 26 |
16 | Turkey | 6 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 23 |
17 | Greece | 4 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 18 |
18 | Wales | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 16 |
19 | Austria | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 14 |
20 | Poland | 5 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 |
21 | Hungary | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 13 |
22 | Ukraine | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 13 |
23 | Serbia [d] | 6 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 13 |
24 | Romania | 6 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 12 |
25 | Scotland | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 9 |
26 | Iceland | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 |
27 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 8 |
28 | Slovenia | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
29 | Norway | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
30 | Georgia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
31 | Albania | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
32 | Bulgaria | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 |
33 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
34 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
35 | Latvia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
36 | North Macedonia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Notes
Former countries
Team | Part. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia (1960–1980) | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
Yugoslavia (1960–1984) | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | −12 |
Soviet Union (1960–1988) | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 |
West Germany (1972–1988) | 5 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
CIS (1992) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro (2000) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
The third place play-off has been removed since 1984, meaning the losing semi-finalists are both counted under bronze since then.
Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
West Germany Germany | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
4 | France | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 |
Soviet Union Russia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 |
Czechoslovakia Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Portugal | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
8 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
9 |
Czechoslovakia Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Denmark | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
11 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | England | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
14 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 entries) | 17 | 16 | 30 | 63 |
Legend
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team (36) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (16) |
2000 (16) |
2004 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2016 (24) |
2020 (24) |
2024 (24) |
2028 (24) |
2032 (24) |
Times entered |
Times qualified |
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Albania | × | • | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | 14 | 2 | ||
Austria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | R16 | R16 | 17 | 4 | ||
Belgium | × | • | • | 3rd | • | 2nd | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | QF | QF | R16 | 16 | 7 | ||
Bulgaria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 17 | 2 | ||
Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | QF | • | GS | QF | GS | R16 | R16 | GS | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||
Czech Republic [a] | 3rd | • | • | • | 1st | 3rd | • | • | • | 2nd | GS | SF | GS | QF | GS | QF | GS | 17 | 11 | ||
Denmark | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | SF | GS | 1st | GS | GS | QF | • | GS | • | SF | R16 | 17 | 10 | ||
England | × | • | 3rd | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | SF | GS | QF | • | QF | R16 | 2nd | Q | 16 | 11 | ||
Finland | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 15 | 1 | ||
France | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | GS | SF | 1st | QF | GS | QF | 2nd | R16 | SF | 17 | 11 | ||
Georgia | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
Germany [b] | × | × | • | 1st | 2nd | 1st | GS | SF | 2nd | 1st | GS | GS | 2nd | SF | SF | R16 | QF | 15 [c] | 14 [c] | ||
Greece | • | × [d] | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | GS | QF | • | • | • | 16 [d] | 4 | ||
Hungary | • | 3rd | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | GS | GS | 17 | 5 | ||
Iceland | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | 14 | 1 | ||
Italy | × | • | 1st | • | • | 4th | • | SF | • | GS | 2nd | GS | QF | 2nd | QF | 1st | R16 | Q | 17 | 11 | |
Latvia | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
Netherlands | × | • | • | • | 3rd | GS | • | 1st | SF | QF | SF | SF | QF | GS | • | R16 | SF | 16 | 11 | ||
North Macedonia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
Northern Ireland | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | 16 | 1 | ||
Norway | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 | 1 | ||
Poland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | QF | GS | GS | 17 | 5 | ||
Portugal | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | QF | SF | 2nd | QF | SF | 1st | R16 | QF | 17 | 9 | ||
Republic of Ireland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | R16 | • | • | 17 | 3 | ||
Romania | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | QF | • | GS | • | GS | • | R16 | 17 | 6 | ||
Russia [e] | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | • | • | • | 2nd | GS | GS | • | GS | SF | GS | GS | GS | × | 16 | 12 | ||
Scotland | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 15 | 4 | ||
Serbia [f] | 2nd | • | 2nd | • | 4th | • | GS | • | •× [g] | × | QF | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 16 | 6 [g] | ||
Slovakia [a] | 3rd | • | • | • | 1st | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | GS | R16 | 17 | 6 | ||
Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||
Spain | •× [h] | 1st | • | • | • | GS | 2nd | GS | • | QF | QF | GS | 1st | 1st | R16 | SF | Q | 17 | 12 | ||
Sweden | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | GS | QF | GS | GS | GS | R16 | • | 16 | 7 | ||
Switzerland | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | • | R16 | QF | QF | 16 | 6 | ||
Turkey | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | • | SF | • | GS | GS | QF | Q | 18 | 6 | |
Ukraine | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | QF | GS | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
Wales | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | R16 | • | 16 | 2 | ||
Team (36) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (16) |
2000 (16) |
2004 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2016 (24) |
2020 (24) |
2024 (24) |
2028 (24) |
2032 (24) |
Times entered |
Times qualified |
Notes
From 1960 to 1976 the host was decided between one of the four semi-finalists. Since 1980 the hosts have automatically qualified, except in 2020 when every country had to qualify through qualification. Germany are hosting the current finals in 2024.
Times | Nation | Year(s) |
---|---|---|
4 | Italy | 1968, 1980, 2020 [a], 2032 [a] |
3 | England | 1996, 2020 [a], 2028 [a] |
France | 1960, 1984, 2016 | |
Germany [b] | 1988, 2020 [a], 2024 | |
2 | Belgium | 1972, 2000 [a] |
Netherlands | 2000 [a], 2020 [a] | |
Spain | 1964, 2020 [a] | |
Scotland | 2020 [a], 2028 [a] | |
1 | Austria | 2008 [a] |
Azerbaijan | 2020 [a] | |
Denmark | 2020 [a] | |
Hungary | 2020 [a] | |
Northern Ireland | 2028 [a] | |
Poland | 2012 [a] | |
Portugal | 2004 | |
Republic of Ireland | 2028 [a] | |
Romania | 2020 [a] | |
Russia | 2020 [a] | |
Serbia [c] | 1976 | |
Sweden | 1992 | |
Switzerland | 2008 [a] | |
Turkey | 2032 [a] | |
Ukraine | 2012 [a] | |
Wales | 2028 [a] |
Year | Host nation(s) | Finish |
---|---|---|
1960 | France | Fourth place |
1964 | Spain | Champions |
1968 | Italy | Champions |
1972 | Belgium | Third place |
1976 | Yugoslavia | Fourth place |
1980 | Italy | Fourth place |
1984 | France | Champions |
1988 | West Germany | Semi-finals |
1992 | Sweden | Semi-finals |
1996 | England | Semi-finals |
2000 | Belgium | Group stage |
Netherlands | Semi-finals | |
2004 | Portugal | Runners-up |
2008 | Austria | Group stage |
Switzerland | Group stage | |
2012 | Poland | Group stage |
Ukraine | Group stage | |
2016 | France | Runners-up |
2020 | Azerbaijan | Did not qualify |
Denmark | Semi-finals | |
England | Runners-up | |
Germany | Round of 16 | |
Hungary | Group stage | |
Italy | Champions | |
Netherlands | Round of 16 | |
Romania | Did not qualify | |
Russia | Group stage | |
Scotland | Group stage | |
Spain | Semi-finals | |
2024 | Germany | Quarter-finals |
2028 | England | |
Northern Ireland | ||
Republic of Ireland | ||
Scotland | ||
Wales | ||
2032 | Italy | |
Turkey |
Notes
Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Soviet Union | Runners-up | Yugoslavia | Did not qualify |
1968 | Spain | Did not qualify | Soviet Union | Fourth place |
1972 | Italy | Did not qualify | Yugoslavia | Did not qualify |
1976 | West Germany | Runners-up | Soviet Union | Did not qualify |
1980 | Czechoslovakia | Third place | West Germany | Champions |
1984 | West Germany | Group stage | Belgium | Group stage |
1988 | France | Did not qualify | Spain | Group stage |
1992 | Netherlands | Semi-finals | CIS (Soviet Union) | Group stage |
1996 | Denmark | Group stage | Germany | Champions |
2000 | Germany | Group stage | Czech Republic | Group stage |
2004 | France | Quarter-finals | Italy | Group stage |
2008 | Greece | Group stage | Portugal | Quarter-finals |
2012 | Spain | Champions | Germany | Semi-finals |
2016 | Spain | Round of 16 | Italy | Quarter-finals |
2020 | Portugal | Round of 16 | France | Round of 16 |
2024 | Italy | Round of 16 | England | TBD |
This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the UEFA European Championships.
Team | Managed to qualify since | Consecutive participations |
---|---|---|
Germany | 1972 | 14 [a] |
France | 1992 | 9 |
Czech Republic | 1996 | 8 |
Italy | 1996 | 8 |
Portugal | 1996 | 8 |
Spain | 1996 | 8 |
Croatia | 2004 | 6 |
Poland | 2008 | 5 |
England | 2012 | 4 |
Ukraine | 2012 | 4 |
Austria | 2016 | 3 |
Belgium | 2016 | 3 |
Hungary | 2016 | 3 |
Slovakia | 2016 | 3 |
Switzerland | 2016 | 3 |
Turkey | 2016 | 3 |
Denmark | 2020 | 2 |
Netherlands | 2020 | 2 |
Scotland | 2020 | 2 |
Notes
This is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national teams in the UEFA European Championships.
Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.
Team | Last appearance | Euro missed |
---|---|---|
Norway | 2000 | 6 |
Bulgaria | 2004 | 5 |
Latvia | 2004 | 5 |
Greece | 2012 | 3 |
Iceland | 2016 | 2 |
Northern Ireland | 2016 | 2 |
Republic of Ireland | 2016 | 2 |
Finland | 2020 | 1 |
North Macedonia | 2020 | 1 |
Russia | 2020 | 1 |
Sweden | 2020 | 1 |
Wales | 2020 | 1 |
Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist.
Team | Prev. appearance | Next appearance | Euro missed |
---|---|---|---|
Hungary | 1972 | 2016 | 10 |
Slovakia [a] | 1980 | 2016 | 8 |
Norway | 2000 | active | 6 |
France | 1960 | 1984 | 5 |
Greece | 1980 | 2004 | 5 |
Republic of Ireland | 1988 | 2012 | 5 |
Scotland | 1996 | 2020 | 5 |
Serbia [b] | 2000 | 2024 | 5 |
Slovenia | 2000 | 2024 | 5 |
Bulgaria | 2004 | active | 5 |
Latvia | 2004 | active | 5 |
Denmark | 1964 | 1984 | 4 |
Czech Republic [a] | 1960 | 1976 | 3 |
1980 | 1996 | ||
Spain | 1964 | 1980 | 3 |
Russia [c] | 1972 | 1988 | 3 |
Belgium | 1984 | 2000 | 3 |
2000 | 2016 |
Notes
The following teams which are current UEFA members have never qualified for the European Championship. Of these, Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 2014) and Israel ( 1970) are the only teams to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, though Israel did so as an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member. [2]
Legend
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team (19) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (16) |
2000 (16) |
2004 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2016 (24) |
2020 (24) |
2024 (24) |
2028 (24) |
2032 (24) |
Attempts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andorra | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||
Armenia | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Azerbaijan | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Belarus | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Part of Yugoslavia | [a] | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||||
Cyprus | [a] | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | ||
Estonia | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Faroe Islands | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||
Gibraltar | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Israel | Part of AFC | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||||
Kazakhstan | Part of Soviet Union | Part of AFC | [a] | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Kosovo | Part of Yugoslavia | [b] | [a] | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Liechtenstein | Not a UEFA member | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||
Lithuania | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Luxembourg | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 | ||
Malta | [a] | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | ||
Moldova | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia | [b] | [a] | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
San Marino | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 |
Notes
East Germany played in eight qualification competitions before the reunification of Germany in 1990.
Team (1) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
Attempts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East Germany | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × [a] | 8 |
Notes
Note: Matthias Sammer was the first player to officially win the MVP of the tournament.
Teams listed in bold won the tournament.
Italics indicate that the streak is still active.
As of the 2024 tournament, 30 own goals have been scored. France have been the beneficiary of five own goals, while three have been conceded by Portuguese, Slovakian and Turkish players. No player has scored more than one own goal.
Notes: The criteria for an assist to be awarded may vary according to the source, the following stats is based on the assists criteria according to Opta. [34] [35] However, according to UEFA's own official list, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karel Poborský share first place with eight official assists each. [36]