Greece at the UEFA European Championship

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Greece have qualified for only four out of fourteen UEFA European Football 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.

Euro 1980

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
 Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
 Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Netherlands 1 – 0 Greece
Kist 65' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 14,990

Greece 1 – 3 Czechoslovakia
Anastopoulos 14' Report Panenka 6'
Vízek 26'
Nehoda 63'
Attendance: 4,726

Greece 0 – 0 West Germany
Report
Attendance: 13,901

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
Portugal 1–2 Greece
Ronaldo 90+3' Report Karagounis 7'
Basinas 51' (pen.)
Attendance: 48,761

Greece 1–1 Spain
Charisteas 66' Report Morientes 28'
Attendance: 25,444

Russia 2–1 Greece
Kirichenko 2'
Bulykin 17'
Report Vryzas 43'

France 0–1 Greece
Report Charisteas 65'
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Greece 1–0 (a.e.t.) Czech Republic
Dellas silver-colored soccer ball 105+1' Report
Attendance: 42,449

Portugal 0–1 Greece
Report Charisteas 57'
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

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
Greece 0–2 Sweden
Report Ibrahimović 67'
Hansson 72'

Greece 0–1 Russia
Report Zyryanov 33'

Greece 1–2 Spain
Charisteas 42' Report de la Red 61'
Güiza 88'

Euro 2012

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
 Greece 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Russia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
 Poland 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Poland 1–1 Greece
Lewandowski 17' Report Salpingidis 51'

Greece 1–2 Czech Republic
Gekas 53' Report Jiráček 3'
Pilař 6'

Greece 1–0 Russia
Karagounis 45+2' Report
Attendance: 55,614[2]

Germany 4–2 Greece
Lahm 39'
Khedira 61'
Klose 68'
Reus 74'
Report Samaras 55'
Salpingidis 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,751[7]

Overview

Line-ups for the Euro 2004 final, where Greece won from hosts Portugal by 0-1.
UEFA Euro record UEFA Euro qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 Did Not Qualify 2 0 1 1 2 8
Spain 1964 Did Not Enter Withdrew
Italy 1968 Did Not Qualify 6 2 2 2 8 9
Belgium 1972 6 1 1 4 3 8
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 2 3 1 12 9
Italy 1980 Group Stage 8th / 8 teams 3 0 1 2 1 4 6 3 1 2 13 7
France 1984 Did Not Qualify 8 3 2 3 8 10
West Germany 1988 8 4 1 3 12 13
Sweden 1992 8 3 2 3 11 9
England 1996 10 6 0 4 23 9
Belgium Netherlands 2000 10 4 3 3 13 8
Portugal 2004 Champions 1st / 16 teams 6 4 1 1 7 4 8 6 0 2 8 4
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group Stage 16th / 16 teams 3 0 0 3 1 5 12 10 1 1 25 10
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-Finals 7th / 16 teams 4 1 1 2 5 7 10 7 3 0 14 5
France 2016 To Be Determined 1 0 0 1 0 1
Total 1 Title 4/14 16 5 3 8 14 20 101 51 20 30 152 110
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.


Greece's European Championship record
First Match
 Netherlands 1–0 Greece 
(Naples, Italy; 11 June 1980)
Biggest Win
 Portugal 1–2 Greece 
(Porto, Portugal; 12 June 2004)
 Portugal 0–1 Greece 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 4 July 2004)
Biggest Defeat
 Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia 
(Rome, Italy; 14 June 1980)
 Greece 0–2 Sweden 
(Salzburg, Austria; 10 June 2008)
 Germany 4–2 Greece 
(Gdańsk, Poland; 22 June 2012)
Best Result
Champions at the 2004 UEFA European Championship
Worst Result
Group Stage at the 2008 UEFA European Championship

References

  1. ^ "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012. Cite error: The named reference "gre-rus report" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Match officials appointed for first four UEFA Euro 2012 matches". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.