Spain at the UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Football 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 "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.
Spain have participated in ten UEFA European Football Championships (with an upcoming tournament in 2020), from which they won three titles. Spain became European champions at home in 1964, at Austria/Switzerland 2008 and Poland/Ukraine 2012.
Overview
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1960
|
Did not qualify[a] | 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 | 8 | |
 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 | |
 2021
|
Qualified | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||||||||
| Total | 3 Titles | 11/16 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 36 | 128 | 92 | 18 | 18 | 326 | 94 | |
| Spain's European Championship record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Match | Spain 2–1 Hungary  (Madrid, Spain; 17 June 1964) | ||||
| Biggest Win |  Spain 4–0 Republic of Ireland  (Gdańsk, Poland; 14 June 2012) Spain 4–0 Italy (Kiev, Ukraine; 1 July 2012) | ||||
| Biggest Defeat | France 2–0 Spain (Paris, France; 27 June 1984) Germany 2–0 Spain (Munich, Germany; 17 June 1988) Italy 2–0 Spain (Saint-Denis, France; 27 June 2016) | ||||
| Best Result | |||||
| Worst Result | |||||
Euro 1964
 | ||
Euro 1980
 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Italy
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| England
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Spain
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Euro 1984
|  | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Portugal
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| West Germany
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Romania
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 – 1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Sousa  52' |
(Report) | Santillana 73' |
| West Germany | 0 – 1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Maceda 90' |
| Spain | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) |  Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Maceda 67' |
(Report) | Lerby 7' |
| Penalties | ||
Santillana  Señor Urquiaga Víctor Muñoz Sarabia |
5 – 4 | Brylle Olsen Laudrup Lerby  Elkjær |
Euro 1988
| ||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Italy
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Spain
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Denmark
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| West Germany | 2–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Völler 29', 51' |
Report |
Euro 1996
| ||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Spain
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
 Bulgaria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
 Romania
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
| Spain | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | England |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Hierro Amor Belsué Nadal |
2–4 | Shearer Platt Pearce Gascoigne |
Euro 2000
| ||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
 Yugoslavia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Norway
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Slovenia
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 3–4 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Milošević 30' Govedarica 50'Komljenović 75' |
Report | Alfonso 38', 90+6' Munitis 51'Mendieta 90+4' (pen.) |
Euro 2004
| ||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 Greece
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Spain
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Russia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
| Greece | 1–1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Charisteas 66' |
Report | Morientes 28' |
| Spain | 0–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nuno Gomes 57' |
Euro 2008
| ||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| Russia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Sweden
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Greece
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Spain | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Villa Cazorla Senna Güiza Fàbregas |
4–2 | Grosso De Rossi Camoranesi Di Natale |
Euro 2012
| ||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Italy
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
 Croatia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Portugal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Moutinho Pepe Nani Alves |
2–4 | Alonso Iniesta Piqué Ramos Fàbregas |
Euro 2016
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Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2016 group tables
Knockout phase
- Round of 16
Euro 2020
Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2020 group tables
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 1964 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Torres | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| David Villa | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Alfonso | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Cesc Fàbregas | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Álvaro Morata | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| David Silva | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Xabi Alonso | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Daniel Güiza | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Antonio Maceda | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Gaizka Mendieta | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Jesús María Pereda | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Raúl | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Emilio Butragueño | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jordi Alba | 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| Gerard Piqué | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Quini | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Santillana | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Juan Carlos Valerón | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Xavi | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
Notes
- ^ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification quarter-final, so Spain were disqualified and the Soviet Union were awarded a walkover victory.
References
- ^ "Full-time Spain-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Germany-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Spain-Italy" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Spain-Republic of Ireland" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Croatia-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Spain-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Spain-Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.