Greece at the UEFA European Championship
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.
Overall record
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
 1960
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
 1964
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Did not enter | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
 1968
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Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
 1972
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
 1976
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1980
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||
| 1984
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Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
 1988
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||
 1992
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||
 1996
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10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 | ||||||||||
 2000
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||
 2004
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
  2008
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Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | ||
  2012
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
| 2016
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Did not qualify | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||
 2020
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10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2024
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 4/16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 119 | 56 | 24 | 39 | 170 | 136 | ||
- * Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
| Greece's European Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Match | ||||||||
| Biggest Win | ||||||||
| Biggest Defeat | ||||||||
| Best Result | Champions at the 2004 UEFA European Championship
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| Worst Result | Group stage at the 1980 and 2008 UEFA European Championship
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Euro 1980
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Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 1980 group tables
Euro 2004
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Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2004 group tables
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
France  | 0–1 |  Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
- Semi-finals
- Final
Euro 2008
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Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2008 group tables
Euro 2012
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Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2012 group tables
Knockout phase
- Quarter-finals
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 1980 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelos Charisteas | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Giorgos Karagounis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dimitris Salpingidis | 2 | 2 | |||
| Nikos Anastopoulos | 1 | 1 | |||
| Angelos Basinas | 1 | 1 | |||
| Traianos Dellas | 1 | 1 | |||
| Theofanis Gekas | 1 | 1 | |||
| Georgios Samaras | 1 | 1 | |||
| Zisis Vryzas | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
References
- ^ "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.