List of UEFA European Championship penalty shoot-outs
This is a list of all penalty shoot-outs that have occurred in the final tournaments of the UEFA European Championship.[1][2]
Complete list[edit]
- Key
= scored penalty
= missed penalty- golden background = scored penalty which ended the shoot-out
- red background = missed penalty which ended the shoot-out
- grey background = first penalty in the shoot-out
- horizontal line within a list of takers = beginning of the sudden death stage
- Notes
- ^ No extra time was played.
Statistics[edit]
- Key
- † = shoot-out in the final
- Bold = winners that year
Shoot-out records[edit]
- Most shoot-outs in a tournament
- 4 – 1996, 2020
- Fewest shoot-outs in a tournament (since 1976)
- 0 – 1988
- Most played shoot-out
- Most penalties taken in a shoot-out
- 18 –
Czechoslovakia vs 
Italy (1980), 
Germany vs Italy (2016)
- Fewest penalties taken in a shoot-out
- Most penalties scored in a shoot-out
- 17 – Czechoslovakia vs Italy (1980)
- Most consecutive scored in a shoot-out
- 17 – Czechoslovakia vs Italy (1980)
- Fewest penalties scored in a shoot-out
- 4 – Italy vs
Netherlands (2000), 
Turkey vs 
Croatia (2008), 
Spain vs 
Switzerland (2020)
- Most penalties missed in a shoot-out
- Most consecutive misses in a shoot-out
- 3 – Spain vs Switzerland (2020), Italy vs
England (2020†)
Team records[edit]
- Most shoot-outs played
- 7 – Italy (1980, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020†x2)
- Most shoot-outs played in a tournament
- 2 –
France (1996) 1/1, England (1996) 1/1, 
Poland (2016) 1/1, Switzerland (2020) 1/1, Spain (2020) 1/1, Italy (2020†) 2/0
- Most shoot-out wins
- Most shoot-out wins in a tournament
- 2 – Italy (2020†)
- Most shoot-out losses
- 4 – England (1996, 2004, 2012, 2020†)
- Most consecutive shoot-out wins
- 3 – Czech Republic (1976†1, 19801, 1996), Spain (2008, 2012, 2020)
- Most consecutive shoot-out losses
- 4 – England (1996, 2004, 2012, 2020†)
- Most shoot-out wins without losses
- 3 – Czech Republic (1976†1, 19801, 1996)
- Most shoot-out losses without wins
- Most knockout matches played without shoot-outs (since 1976)
- 5 –
Belgium (1980, 2016×2, 2020×2)
- Fewest penalties scored in a shoot-out
- 1 – Netherlands (2000), Croatia (2008), Switzerland (2020)
- Most penalties scored in a shoot-out
- 9 – Czech Republic (19801)
- Most penalties missed in a shoot-out
- 4 – Italy (2016)
Taker records[edit]
- Most participations in shoot-outs
- 3 – Fabian Schär (2016, 2020×2), Leonardo Bonucci (2016, 2020†×2)
- Most penalties scored in shoot-outs
- 2 – 26 players
- Most deciding final penalties scored in shoot-outs
- 2 – Cesc Fàbregas (2008, 2012)
Goalkeeper records[edit]
- Most participations in shoot-outs
- 3 – Edwin van der Sar (1996, 2000, 2004), Gianluigi Buffon (2008, 2012, 2016), Yann Sommer (2016, 2020×2)
- Most penalties faced in shoot-outs
- 18 – Gianluigi Buffon
- Most penalties conceded in shoot-outs
- 12 – Edwin van der Sar, Gianluigi Buffon, Yann Sommer
- Most penalties saved in shoot-outs
- 3 – Gianluigi Buffon, Iker Casillas, Unai Simón, Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Most penalties missed against (saves and off-target shots) in shoot-outs
- 6 – Gianluigi Buffon
By team[edit]
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Win % | Years won | Years lost | S | A | S % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic |
3 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1976†1, 19801, 1996 | – | 20 | 20 | 100% |
 Spain |
6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | 1984, 2008, 2012, 2020 | 1996, 2020 | 20 | 28 | 71% |
 Portugal |
3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 2004, 2016 | 2012 | 13 | 16 | 81% |
 Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1996, 2016 | 1976†3 | 15 | 19 | 79% |
 Italy |
7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | 2000, 2012, 2020†×2 | 1980, 2008, 2016 | 29 | 41 | 71% |
 Denmark |
2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1992 | 1984 | 9 | 10 | 90% |
 Poland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 2016 | 2016 | 8 | 9 | 89% |
 France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 1996 | 1996, 2020 | 14 | 16 | 88% |
 Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 2020 | 2016, 2020 | 9 | 13 | 69% |
 Netherlands |
4 | 1 | 3 | 25% | 2004 | 1992, 1996, 2000 | 14 | 20 | 70% |
 England |
5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | 1996 | 1996, 2004, 2012, 2020† | 18 | 26 | 69% |
 Turkey |
1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2008 | – | 3 | 3 | 100% |
 Sweden |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | – | 2004 | 4 | 6 | 67% |
 Croatia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | – | 2008 | 1 | 4 | 25% |
Championship year in bold
- Notes
- 1 Participated as Czechoslovakia
- 2 Participated as
Soviet Union - 3 Participated as West Germany
By year[edit]
- Penalty shoot-outs were introduced to the UEFA European Championship in 1976.
- Before 1976, there were 17 matches during the first four tournaments from 1960 to 1972: 16 scheduled matches ( four per tournament ) and 1 replay match. Only 2 of those matches were not decided within 120 minutes. The Euro 1968 semi-final between Italy and the Soviet Union was decided by coin toss. When the Euro 1968 final between Italy and Yugoslavia was level after 120 minutes, a replay was scheduled instead of a coin toss. Both the semi-final coin toss and the final replay were won by Italy, the hosts.
- Since 2004, if only two teams finish the group stage with the same record (points as well as goals scored and conceded), and they drew against each other on the final matchday, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine their final ranking. However, no such instance has yet occurred.[3]
| Year | Teams | Knockout matches |
Shoot-outs | Penalty % | Penalties scored | Penalty attempts | Score % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 8 | 9 | 88.9% |
| 1980 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 17 | 18 | 94.4% |
| 1984 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 9 | 10 | 90.0% |
| 1988 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
| 1992 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 9 | 10 | 90.0% |
| 1996 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 57.1% | 37 | 42 | 88.1% |
| 2000 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2004 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 20 | 26 | 76.9% |
| 2008 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 10 | 16 | 62.5% |
| 2012 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 12 | 18 | 66.7% |
| 2016 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 28 | 37 | 75.7% |
| 2020 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 26.6% | 24 | 38 | 63.1% |
| Total | 80 | 22 | 27.5% | 178 | 232 | 76.7% | |
Highest and lowest numbers in bold
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ionescu, Romeo (2008). The Complete Results & Line-ups of the European Football Championships 1958-2008. Cleethorpes: Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 978-1-86223-172-6.
- ^ "EURO penalty shoot-outs: What was the longest? Who saved the most spot kicks?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Tiebreakers explained". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 18 June 2004. Archived from the original on 22 June 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
