Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship
As the Czech Republic is considered to be the successor team of Czechoslovakia by FIFA and UEFA, they have participated in ten UEFA European Championships; three of which were as Czechoslovakia and seven of which were as the Czech Republic. As Czechoslovakia, they became European champions in 1976. As Czech Republic, they qualified for the final stages of each of the seven European tournaments they have played qualifiers for, and were runners-up at Euro 1996.
Overall record
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
as  Czechoslovakia
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as Czechoslovakia
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 1960
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Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | |
 1964
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
 1968
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
 1972
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||
 1976
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Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | |
| 1980
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Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | |
| 1984
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Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | |||||||||
 1988
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||
 1992
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||
| as Czech Republic
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as Czech Republic
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 1996
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | |
 2000
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Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
 2004
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
  2008
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Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | |
  2012
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | |
| 2016
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Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | |
 2020
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |
| 2024
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 10/16 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 47 | – | 124 | 81 | 21 | 22 | 251 | 102 | |
Participations as Czechoslovakia
1960 European Nations' Cup
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Final tournament
- Semi-finals
| Czechoslovakia | 0–3 |  Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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- Third place play-off
Euro 1976
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Final tournament
- Semi-finals
- Final
| Czechoslovakia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report Positions[1] |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–3 | ||
Euro 1980
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Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 1980 group tables
Knockout stage
- Third place play-off
Participations as Czech Republic
Euro 1996
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Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Italy
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 4 |  Russia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
| Russia | 3–3 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
- Final
Euro 2000
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Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2000 group tables
Euro 2004
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Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2004 group tables
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
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
Euro 2016
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Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2016 group tables
Euro 2020
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Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2020 group tables
- Ranking of third-placed teams
Template:UEFA Euro 2020 group tables
Knockout phase
- Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 1960 | 1976 | 1980 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Baroš | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Patrik Schick | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Vladimír Šmicer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Jan Koller | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Zdeněk Nehoda | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Karel Poborský | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Marek Heinz | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Petr Jiráček | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Václav Pilař | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Patrik Berger | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Vlastimil Bubník | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Karol Dobiáš | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Tomáš Holeš | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ladislav Jurkemik | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Pavel Nedvěd | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Anton Ondruš | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Antonín Panenka | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Pavel Kuka | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Tomáš Necid | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Radek Bejbl | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ladislav Pavlovič | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jaroslav Plašil | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Libor Sionko | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Milan Škoda | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jan Suchopárek | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ján Švehlík | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Václav Svěrkoš | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| František Veselý | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ladislav Vízek | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
References
- ^ Kier 2018, pp. 396–399.
- ^ Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ Shaw, Phil (27 June 1996). "France are sent home by Kadlec". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.