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UEFA European Championship
Organising bodyUEFA
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
RegionEurope
Number of teams24 / 55
Websiteuefa.com/uefaeuro
UEFA Euro 2024

This is a list of records and statistics of the UEFA European Championship.

General performances

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Ranking of teams by number of appearances

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As of UEFA Euro 2024
Team Appearances Debut Most recent Best result
 Germany[a] 14 1972 2024 Champions (1972, 1980, 1996)
 Spain 12 1964 2024 Champions (1964, 2008, 2012, 2024)
 Russia[b] 12 1960 2020 Champions (1960)
 Italy 11 1968 2024 Champions (1968, 2020)
 France 11 1960 2024 Champions (1984, 2000)
 Netherlands 11 1976 2024 Champions (1988)
 Czech Republic[c] 11 1960 2024 Champions (1976)
 England 11 1968 2024 Runners-up (2020, 2024)
 Denmark 10 1964 2024 Champions (1992)
 Portugal 9 1984 2024 Champions (2016)
 Belgium 7 1972 2024 Runners-up (1980)
 Sweden 7 1992 2020 Semi-finals (1992)
 Croatia 7 1996 2024 Quarter-finals (1996, 2008)
 Slovakia[c] 6 1960 2024 Champions (1976)
 Serbia[d] 6 1960 2024 Runners-up (1960, 1968)
 Turkey 6 1996 2024 Semi-finals (2008)
  Switzerland 6 1996 2024 Quarter-finals (2020, 2024)
 Romania 6 1984 2024 Quarter-finals (2000)
 Hungary 5 1964 2024 Semi-finals (1964, 1972)
 Poland 5 2008 2024 Quarter-finals (2016)
 Greece 4 1980 2012 Champions (2004)
 Ukraine 4 2012 2024 Quarter-finals (2020)
 Austria 4 2008 2024 Round of 16 (2020, 2024)
 Scotland 4 1992 2024 Group stage
 Republic of Ireland 3 1988 2016 Round of 16 (2016)
 Wales 2 2016 2020 Semi-finals (2016)
 Slovenia 2 2000 2024 Round of 16 (2024)
 Bulgaria 2 1996 2004 Group stage
 Albania 2 2016 2024 Group stage
 Iceland 1 2016 2016 Quarter-finals (2016)
 Northern Ireland 1 2016 2016 Round of 16 (2016)
 Georgia 1 2024 2024 Round of 16 (2024)
 Norway 1 2000 2000 Group stage
 Latvia 1 2004 2004 Group stage
 Finland 1 2020 2020 Group stage
 North Macedonia 1 2020 2020 Group stage
Notes
  1. ^ Includes results of  West Germany between 1972–1988.
  2. ^ Includes results of  Soviet Union and  CIS between 1960–1992.
  3. ^ a b Includes results of  Czechoslovakia between 1960–1980.
  4. ^ Includes results of  Yugoslavia and  FR Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro between 1960–2000.

Debut of national teams

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A total of 42 different UEFA entities have reached the final, 36 of them are active, and 35 of them have participated as an independent entity outright. Every final tournament has seen at least one entity appearing for the first time.

Year Debuting teams Successor teams
Teams No. Cum.
1960  Czechoslovakia,  France,  Soviet Union,  Yugoslavia 4 4
1964  Denmark,  Hungary,  Spain 3 7
1968  England,  Italy 2 9
1972  Belgium,  West Germany 2 11
1976  Netherlands 1 12
1980  Greece 1 13
1984  Portugal,  Romania 2 15
1988  Republic of Ireland 1 16
1992  Scotland,  Sweden 2 18  CIS,  Germany
1996  Bulgaria,  Croatia,   Switzerland,  Turkey 4 22  Czech Republic,  Russia
2000  Norway,  Slovenia 2 24  FR Yugoslavia
2004  Latvia 1 25
2008  Austria,  Poland 2 27
2012  Ukraine 1 28
2016  Albania,  Iceland,  Northern Ireland,  Wales 4 32  Slovakia
2020  Finland,  North Macedonia 2 34
2024  Georgia 1 35  Serbia
Notes

Overall team records

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As of UEFA Euro 2024

The system used in the European Championship up to 1992 was 2 points for a win, and 3 points for a win from 1996 onwards. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[1]

Rank Team Part. Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany[a] 14 58 30 14 14 89 59 +30 104
2  Spain 12 53 28 15 10 83 46 +37 99
3  Italy 11 49 22 19 8 55 36 +19 85
4  France 11 49 23 15 11 73 53 +20 84
5  Netherlands 11 45 23 9 13 75 48 +27 78
6  Portugal 9 44 21 12 11 61 41 +20 75
7  England 11 45 18 16 11 59 43 +16 70
8  Czech Republic[b] 11 40 15 8 17 51 52 −1 53
9  Russia[c] 12 36 13 7 16 40 52 −12 46
10  Belgium 7 26 12 3 11 33 30 +3 39
11  Denmark 10 37 10 9 18 44 54 −10 39
12  Croatia 7 25 9 8 8 33 34 −1 35
13  Sweden 7 24 7 7 10 30 28 +2 28
14   Switzerland 6 23 5 11 7 24 28 −4 26
15  Turkey 6 23 7 2 14 22 38 −16 23
16  Slovakia[b] 6 19 6 5 8 21 28 −7 23
17  Greece 4 16 5 3 8 14 20 −6 18
18  Wales 2 10 5 1 4 13 12 +1 16
19  Austria 4 14 4 2 8 14 18 −4 14
20  Poland 5 17 2 8 7 14 21 −7 14
21  Hungary 5 14 3 4 7 16 25 −9 13
22  Ukraine 4 14 4 1 9 10 23 −13 13
23  Serbia[d] 6 17 3 4 10 23 41 −18 13
24  Romania 6 20 2 6 12 14 27 −13 12
25  Scotland 4 12 2 3 7 7 17 −10 9
26  Iceland 1 5 2 2 1 8 9 −1 8
27  Republic of Ireland 3 10 2 2 6 6 17 −11 8
28  Slovenia 2 7 0 6 1 6 7 −1 6
29  Norway 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
30  Georgia 1 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 4
31  Albania 2 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4
32  Bulgaria 2 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4
33  Northern Ireland 1 4 1 0 3 2 3 −1 3
34  Finland 1 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
35  Latvia 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
36  North Macedonia 1 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0

Notes

  1. ^ Includes results of  West Germany between 1972–1988.
  2. ^ a b Includes results of  Czechoslovakia between 1960–1980.
  3. ^ Includes results of  Soviet Union and  CIS between 1960–1992.
  4. ^ Includes results of  Yugoslavia and  FR Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro between 1960–2000.

Former countries

Team Part. Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Czechoslovakia (1960–1980) 3 8 3 3 2 12 10 +2
 Yugoslavia (1960–1984) 4 10 2 1 7 14 26 −12
 Soviet Union (1960–1988) 5 13 7 2 4 17 12 +5
 West Germany (1972–1988) 5 15 9 4 2 25 13 +12
 CIS (1992) 1 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3
 FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro (2000) 1 4 1 1 2 8 13 −5

Medal table

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The third place play-off has been removed since 1984, meaning the losing semi-finalists are both counted under bronze since then.

RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Spain4116
2 West Germany
 Germany		3339
3 Italy2215
4 France2125
5 Soviet Union
 Russia		1315
6 Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic		1135
 Portugal1135
8 Netherlands1056
9 Denmark1023
10 Greece1001
11 England0224
12 Yugoslavia0202
13 Belgium0112
14 Hungary0011
 Sweden0011
 Turkey0011
 Wales0011
Totals (17 entries)17172862

Czechoslovakia's results are counted for both Czechia and Slovakia.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

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Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finalists
  • QF – Quarter-finalists
  • R16 – Round of 16
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  •×  – Disqualified
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
  •    – Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) is shown.

Team (36) France
1960 		Spain
1964 		Italy
1968 		Belgium
1972 		Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1976 		Italy
1980 		France
1984 		West Germany
1988 		Sweden
1992 		England
1996 		Belgium
Netherlands
2000 		Portugal
2004 		Austria
Switzerland
2008 		Poland
Ukraine
2012 		France
2016 		Europe
2020 		Germany
2024 		United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
2028 		Italy
Turkey
2032 		Times
qualified
(4) (8) (16) (24)
 Germany × × • 1st 2nd 1st GS SF 2nd 1st GS GS 2nd SF SF R16 QF 14
 Spain •×[a] 1st • • • GS 2nd GS • QF QF GS 1st 1st R16 SF 1st 12
 Russia 1st 2nd 4th 2nd • • • 2nd GS GS • GS SF GS GS GS × 12
 Italy × • 1st • • 4th • SF • GS 2nd GS QF 2nd QF 1st R16 Q 11
 France 4th • • • • • 1st • GS SF 1st QF GS QF 2nd R16 SF 11
 Netherlands × • • • 3rd GS • 1st SF QF SF SF QF GS • R16 SF 11
 Czech Republic 3rd • • • 1st 3rd • • • 2nd GS SF GS QF GS QF GS 11
 England × • 3rd • • GS • GS GS SF GS QF • QF R16 2nd 2nd 11
 Denmark • 4th • • • • SF GS 1st GS GS QF • GS • SF R16 10
 Portugal • • • • • • SF • • QF SF 2nd QF SF 1st R16 QF 9
 Belgium × • • 3rd • 2nd GS • • • GS • • • QF QF R16 7
 Croatia Part of  Yugoslavia QF • GS QF GS R16 R16 GS 7
 Slovakia 3rd • • • 1st 3rd • • • • • • • • R16 GS R16 6
 Sweden × • • • • • • • SF • GS QF GS GS GS R16 • 7
 Turkey • • • • • • • • • GS QF • SF • GS GS QF Q 6
 Serbia 2nd • 2nd • 4th • GS • •×[b] × QF • • • • • GS 6
  Switzerland × • • • • • • • • GS • GS GS • R16 QF QF 6
 Romania • • • • • • GS • • GS QF • GS • GS • R16 6
 Hungary • 3rd • 4th • • • • • • • • • • R16 GS GS 5
 Poland • • • • • • • • • • • • GS GS QF GS GS 5
 Greece • ×[c] • • • GS • • • • • 1st GS QF • • • 4
 Austria • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • GS R16 R16 4
 Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union • • • • GS GS QF GS 4
 Scotland × × • • • • • • GS GS • • • • • GS GS 4
 Republic of Ireland • • • • • • • GS • • • • • GS R16 • • 3
 Wales × • • • • • • • • • • • • • SF R16 • 2
 Slovenia Part of  Yugoslavia • GS • • • • • R16 2
 Albania × • • • × × • • • • • • • • GS • GS 2
 Bulgaria • • • • • • • • • GS • GS • • • • • 2
 Iceland × • × × • • • • • • • • • • QF • • 1
 Georgia Part of  Soviet Union • • • • • • • R16 1
 Northern Ireland × • • • • • • • • • • • • • R16 • • 1
 Finland × × • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • 1
 North Macedonia Part of  Yugoslavia • • • • • • GS • 1
 Latvia Part of  Soviet Union • • GS • • • • • 1
 Norway • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • • • 1
Team (36) France
1960 		Spain
1964 		Italy
1968 		Belgium
1972 		Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1976 		Italy
1980 		France
1984 		West Germany
1988 		Sweden
1992 		England
1996 		Belgium
Netherlands
2000 		Portugal
2004 		Austria
Switzerland
2008 		Poland
Ukraine
2012 		France
2016 		Europe
2020 		Germany
2024 		United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
2028 		Italy
Turkey
2032 		Times
qualified
(4) (8) (16) (24)

Notes

  1. ^ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.
  2. ^ Yugoslavia originally qualified for UEFA Euro 1992, but were later disqualified due to international sanctions. This is not counted as a final tournament Yugoslavia qualified for.
  3. ^ Greece entered the 1964 competition but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania. This is not counted as a qualification tournament Greece participated in.

Hosts

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From 1960 to 1976 the host was decided between one of the four semi-finalists. Since 1980 the hosts have automatically qualified, except in 2020 when every country had to qualify through qualification. Germany has hosted the finals in 2024.

Times Nation Year(s)
4  Italy 1968, 1980, 2020[a], 2032[a]
3  England 1996, 2020[a], 2028[a]
 France 1960, 1984, 2016
 Germany[b] 1988, 2020[a], 2024
2  Belgium 1972, 2000[a]
 Netherlands 2000[a], 2020[a]
 Spain 1964, 2020[a]
 Scotland 2020[a], 2028[a]
1  Austria 2008[a]
 Azerbaijan 2020[a]
 Denmark 2020[a]
 Hungary 2020[a]
 Northern Ireland 2028[a]
 Poland 2012[a]
 Portugal 2004
 Republic of Ireland 2028[a]
 Romania 2020[a]
 Russia 2020[a]
 Serbia[c] 1976
 Sweden 1992
  Switzerland 2008[a]
 Turkey 2032[a]
 Ukraine 2012[a]
 Wales 2028[a]
Results of host nations
Year Host nation(s) Finish
1960  France Fourth place
1964  Spain Champions
1968  Italy Champions
1972  Belgium Third place
1976  Yugoslavia Fourth place
1980  Italy Fourth place
1984  France Champions
1988  West Germany Semi-finals
1992  Sweden Semi-finals
1996  England Semi-finals
2000  Belgium Group stage
 Netherlands Semi-finals
2004  Portugal Runners-up
2008  Austria Group stage
  Switzerland Group stage
2012  Poland Group stage
 Ukraine Group stage
2016  France Runners-up
2020  Azerbaijan Did not qualify
 Denmark Semi-finals
 England Runners-up
 Germany Round of 16
 Hungary Group stage
 Italy Champions
 Netherlands Round of 16
 Romania Did not qualify
 Russia Group stage
 Scotland Group stage
 Spain Semi-finals
2024  Germany Quarter-finals
2028  England
 Northern Ireland
 Republic of Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
2032  Italy
 Turkey

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Co-hosted the tournament.
  2. ^ As West Germany in 1988.
  3. ^ As Yugoslavia.

Results of defending finalists

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Year Defending champions Finish Defending runners-up Finish
1964  Soviet Union Runners-up  Yugoslavia Did not qualify
1968  Spain Did not qualify  Soviet Union Fourth place
1972  Italy Did not qualify  Yugoslavia Did not qualify
1976  West Germany Runners-up  Soviet Union Did not qualify
1980  Czechoslovakia Third place  West Germany Champions
1984  West Germany Group stage  Belgium Group stage
1988  France Did not qualify  Spain Group stage
1992  Netherlands Semi-finals  CIS (Soviet Union) Group stage
1996  Denmark Group stage  Germany Champions
2000  Germany Group stage  Czech Republic Group stage
2004  France Quarter-finals  Italy Group stage
2008  Greece Group stage  Portugal Quarter-finals
2012  Spain Champions  Germany Semi-finals
2016  Spain Round of 16  Italy Quarter-finals
2020  Portugal Round of 16  France Round of 16
2024  Italy Round of 16  England Runners-up
2028  Spain  England

Active consecutive participations

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This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the UEFA European Championships.

As of qualification for UEFA Euro 2024.
Team Managed to qualify since Consecutive participations
 Germany 1972 14[a]
 France 1992 9
 Czech Republic 1996 8
 Italy 1996 8
 Portugal 1996 8
 Spain 1996 8
 Croatia 2004 6
 Poland 2008 5
 England 2012 4
 Ukraine 2012 4
 Austria 2016 3
 Belgium 2016 3
 Hungary 2016 3
 Slovakia 2016 3
  Switzerland 2016 3
 Turkey 2016 3
 Denmark 2020 2
 Netherlands 2020 2
 Scotland 2020 2

Notes

  1. ^ Includes five appearances as West Germany, alongside reunited Germany.

Droughts

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This is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national teams in the UEFA European Championships.

Longest active UEFA European Championship droughts

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Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.

As of qualification for UEFA Euro 2024.
Team Last appearance Euro missed
 Norway 2000 6
 Bulgaria 2004 5
 Latvia 2004 5
 Greece 2012 3
 Iceland 2016 2
 Northern Ireland 2016 2
 Republic of Ireland 2016 2
 Finland 2020 1
 North Macedonia 2020 1
 Russia 2020 1
 Sweden 2020 1
 Wales 2020 1

Longest UEFA European Championship droughts overall

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Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist.

As of qualification for UEFA Euro 2024.
Team Prev. appearance Next appearance Euro missed
 Hungary 1972 2016 10
 Slovakia[a] 1980 2016 8
 Norway 2000 active 6
 France 1960 1984 5
 Greece 1980 2004 5
 Republic of Ireland 1988 2012 5
 Scotland 1996 2020 5
 Serbia[b] 2000 2024 5
 Slovenia 2000 2024 5
 Bulgaria 2004 active 5
 Latvia 2004 active 5
 Denmark 1964 1984 4
 Czech Republic[a] 1960 1976 3
1980 1996
 Spain 1964 1980 3
 Russia[c] 1972 1988 3
 Belgium 1984 2000 3
2000 2016

Notes

  1. ^ a b FIFA and UEFA regard both Czech Republic and Slovakia as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1976, and 1980 as Czechoslovakia.
  2. ^ FIFA and UEFA regard Serbia as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1968, 1976, and 1984 as Yugoslavia and 2000 as FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro.
  3. ^ FIFA and UEFA regard Russia as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1988 as the Soviet Union and 1992 as the CIS.

Countries that have never qualified

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See also: UEFA European Championship qualifying

The following teams are current or former UEFA members which have never qualified for the European Championship. Of these, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014) and Israel (1970) are the only teams to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, though Israel did so as an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member.[2]

Legend

  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
  •     – Co-host of the final tournament

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team (19) 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028 2032 Attempts
(4) (8) (16) (24)
 Andorra Not a UEFA member • • • • • • • 7
 Armenia Part of  Soviet Union • • • • • • • • 8
 Azerbaijan Part of  Soviet Union • • • • • • • • 8
 Belarus Part of  Soviet Union • • • • • • • • 8
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Part of  Yugoslavia [a] • • • • • • • 7
 Cyprus [a] × • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15
 East Germany[b] • • • • • • • • ×[c] Part of  Germany 8
 Estonia Part of  Soviet Union • • • • • • • • 8
 Faroe Islands Not a UEFA member • • • • • • • • • 9
 Gibraltar Not a UEFA member • • • 3
 Israel Part of AFC Not a UEFA member • • • • • • • • 8
 Kazakhstan Part of  Soviet Union Part of AFC [a] • • • • • 5
 Kosovo Part of  Yugoslavia [d] [a] • • 2
 Liechtenstein Not a UEFA member × × × × • • • • • • • • 8
 Lithuania Part of  Soviet Union • • • • • • • • 8
 Luxembourg × • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16
 Malta [a] • × • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15
 Moldova Part of  Soviet Union • • • • • • • • 8
 Montenegro Part of  Yugoslavia [d] [a] • • • • 4
 San Marino Not a UEFA member • • • • • • • • • 9

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Not a UEFA member
  2. ^ East Germany played in eight qualification competitions before the reunification of Germany in 1990.
  3. ^ East Germany initially entered the qualifying competition, but they later withdrew after being reunified with West Germany, with the reunited nation of Germany therefore entering.
  4. ^ a b Part of  FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro

General statistics by tournament

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Year Hosts Champions Winning coach Top scorer(s) (goals) Player of the Tournament
1960  France  Soviet Union Soviet Union Gavriil Kachalin France François Heutte (2)
Soviet Union Valentin Ivanov (2)
Soviet Union Viktor Ponedelnik (2)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Galić (2)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražan Jerković (2) 		—
1964  Spain  Spain Spain José Villalonga Hungary Ferenc Bene (2)
Hungary Dezső Novák (2)
Spain Chus Pereda (2)
1968  Italy  Italy Italy Ferruccio Valcareggi Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Džajić (2)
1972  Belgium  West Germany West Germany Helmut Schön West Germany Gerd Müller (4)
1976  Yugoslavia  Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Václav Ježek West Germany Dieter Müller (3)
1980  Italy  West Germany West Germany Jupp Derwall West Germany Klaus Allofs (3)
1984  France  France France Michel Hidalgo France Michel Platini (9) France Michel Platini
1988  West Germany  Netherlands Netherlands Rinus Michels Netherlands Marco van Basten (5) Netherlands Marco van Basten
1992  Sweden  Denmark Denmark Richard Møller Nielsen Denmark Henrik Larsen (3)
Germany Karl-Heinz Riedle (3)
Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp (3)
Sweden Tomas Brolin (3) 		Denmark Peter Schmeichel
1996  England  Germany Germany Berti Vogts England Alan Shearer (5) Germany Matthias Sammer
2000  Belgium
 Netherlands 		 France France Roger Lemerre Netherlands Patrick Kluivert (5)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Savo Milošević (5) 		France Zinedine Zidane
2004  Portugal  Greece Germany Otto Rehhagel Czech Republic Milan Baroš (5) Greece Theodoros Zagorakis
2008  Austria
  Switzerland 		 Spain Spain Luis Aragonés Spain David Villa (4) Spain Xavi
2012  Poland
 Ukraine 		 Spain Spain Vicente del Bosque Croatia Mario Mandžukić (3)
Germany Mario Gómez (3)
Italy Mario Balotelli (3)
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (3)
Russia Alan Dzagoev (3)
Spain Fernando Torres (3) 		Spain Andrés Iniesta
2016  France  Portugal Portugal Fernando Santos France Antoine Griezmann (6) France Antoine Griezmann
2020  Europe[note 1]  Italy Italy Roberto Mancini Czech Republic Patrik Schick (5)
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (5) 		Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma
2024  Germany  Spain Spain Luis de la Fuente England Harry Kane (3)
Georgia (country) Georges Mikautadze (3)
Germany Jamal Musiala (3)
Netherlands Cody Gakpo (3)
Slovakia Ivan Schranz (3)
Spain Dani Olmo (3) 		Spain Rodri
2028  England
 Northern Ireland
 Republic of Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales 		To be determined
2032  Italy
 Turkey 		To be determined

Note: Matthias Sammer was the first player to officially win the MVP of the tournament.

Goalscoring

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Most goals scored in a tournament
142 goals, 2020[3]
Fewest goals scored in a tournament
7 goals, 1968
Fewest goals scored in a tournament (since 1980)
27 goals, 1980
Most goals per match in a tournament
4.75 goals per match, 1976
Most goals per match in a tournament (since 1980)
2.78 goals per match, 2020
Fewest goals per match in a tournament
1.4 goals per match, 1968
Fewest goals per match in a tournament (since 1980)
1.93 goals per match, 1980
Most scorers in a tournament
85, 2024
Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament
30, 2020
Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament
13, 2020
Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament
6, 2020
Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament
2, 2000, 2020

Teams

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All-time

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Most championships
4,  Spain (1964, 2008, 2012, 2024)
Most finishes in the top two
6,  West Germany/ Germany (1972, 1976, 1980, 1992, 1996, 2008)
Most finishes in the top four
9,  West Germany/ Germany (1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Most finishes in the top eight
11,  West Germany/ Germany (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
Most European Championship Finals appearances
14,  West Germany/ Germany (every tournament since 1972)
For a detailed list, see Ranking of teams by number of appearances
Most second-place finishes
3,  West Germany/ Germany (1976, 1992, 2008),  Soviet Union (1964, 1972, 1988)
Most third/fourth-place finishes
5,  Netherlands (1976, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2024)
Most fifth to eighth-place finishes
5,  England (1980, 1988, 1992, 2004, 2012)

Consecutive

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Most consecutive championships
2,  Spain (2008–2012)[4][5]
Most consecutive finals lost
2,  England (2020–2024)[6][7]
Most consecutive finishes in the top two
3,  West Germany (1972–1980)[8]
Most consecutive finishes in the top four
4,  Soviet Union (1960–1972)[8]
Most consecutive finishes in the top eight
7,  West Germany/ Germany (1972–1996)[8]
Most consecutive finals tournaments
14,  West Germany/ Germany (1972–2024)

Gaps

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Longest gap between successive titles
53 years,  Italy (1968–2021)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
32 years,  Italy (1968–2000)[8]
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
29 years,  Denmark (1992–2021)[9]
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top eight
32 years,  Belgium (1984–2016)[8]
Longest gap between successive appearances in the Finals
44 years,  Hungary (1972–2016)

Host team

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Best finish by host team
Champions,  Spain (1964),  Italy (1968, 2020),  France (1984)[8]
Worst finish by host team (24 teams)
17th–24th position,  Russia (2020),  Scotland (2020),  Hungary (2020)
Worst finish by host team (16 teams)
9th–16th position,  Belgium (2000),  Austria (2008),   Switzerland (2008),  Poland (2012),  Ukraine (2012)
Worst finish by host team (4 teams)
4th position,  France (1960),  Yugoslavia (1976)

Debuting teams

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Best finish by a debuting team
Champions,  Soviet Union (1960),  Spain (1964),  Italy (1968),  West Germany (1972)[8]
Best finish by a debuting team (after 1976)
Semi-finals,  Portugal (1984),  Sweden (1992),  Wales (2016)

Top scoring teams by tournament

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Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Tournament progression

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All time

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Progressed from the group stage the most times
9,  West Germany/ Germany (1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024),  Portugal (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Eliminated in the group stage the most times
6,  CIS/ Russia (1992, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Most appearances, always progressed from the group stage
9,  Portugal (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Most appearances, never progressed from the group stage
4,  Scotland (1992, 1996, 2020, 2024)

Consecutive

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Most consecutive progressions from the group stage
9,  Portugal (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage
4,  Scotland (1992, 1996, 2020, 2024)

Matches played/goals scored

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All-time

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Most matches played
58,  West Germany/ Germany
Most wins
30,  West Germany/ Germany
Most draws
19,  Italy
Most losses
18,  Denmark
Most matches played without a win
7,  Slovenia
Most matches played without a draw
4,  Northern Ireland
Most matches played before first win
8,  Romania,   Switzerland
Highest winning record
52.8%,  Spain (28 wins in 53 matches)
Highest losing record
100%,  North Macedonia (3 losses in 3 matches)
Lowest losing record
14.3%,  Slovenia (1 loss in 7 matches)
Most goals scored
89,  West Germany/ Germany
Most goals conceded
59,  West Germany/ Germany
Fewest goals scored
1,  Finland,  Latvia,  Norway
Fewest goals conceded
1,  Norway
Most matches played always conceding a goal
5,  Iceland
Highest average of goals scored per match
1.67,  Netherlands (75 goals in 45 matches)
Lowest average of goals scored per match
0.33,  Finland (1 goal in 3 matches),  Latvia (1 goal in 3 matches),  Norway (1 goal in 3 matches)
Highest average of goals conceded per match
2.67,  North Macedonia (8 goals in 3 matches)
Lowest average of goals conceded per match
0.33,  Norway (1 goal in 3 matches)
Best goal difference
+37,  Spain
Worst goal difference
–18,  FR Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro/ Serbia
Best average goal difference per match
+0.70,  Spain
Worst average goal difference per match
–2.00,  North Macedonia
Most meetings between two teams
8 times,  Italy vs  Spain (1980, 1988, 2008, 2012 (twice), 2016, 2020, 2024)
Most meetings between two teams, final match
2 times,  Czechoslovakia/ Czech Republic vs  West Germany/ Germany (1976, 1996)
Most tournaments unbeaten
6,  Spain (1964, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2024)
Most tournaments eliminated without having lost a match
3,  England (1996, 2012, 2020)
Most tournaments eliminated without having won a match (since 1980)
4,  Poland (2008, 2012, 2020, 2024),  Romania (1984, 1996, 2008, 2016)
Most matches played with tournament champion
9,  Soviet Union/ Russia (1964, 1968, 1972, 1988 (twice), 1996, 2004, 2008 (twice))

Single tournament

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Most wins
7,  Spain (2024, out of 7)[10]
Winning all matches (since 1980)
 France (1984, 5 matches),  Spain (2024, 7 matches)
Fewest wins, champions (since 1980)
2,  Denmark (1992, out of 5)
Fewest wins in regulation time, champions (since 1980)
1,  Portugal (2016, out of 7)
Most matches not won, champions
4,  Portugal (2016, out of 7)
Most wins by non-champion
5,  France (2016, out of 7),  England (2020, out of 7)
Most matches not won
4,  Czech Republic (1996, out of 6),  Netherlands (2004, out of 5),  Italy (2012, out of 6),  Portugal (2016, out of 7),  Spain (2020, out of 6),  Denmark (2024, out of 4),  Slovenia (2024, out of 4),  France (2024, out of 6),  England (2024, out of 7)
Most draws
4,  Portugal (2016, out of 7),  Spain (2020, out of 6),  Slovenia (2024, out of 4)
Most losses
3,  Yugoslavia (1984),  Denmark (1988),  England (1988),  Romania (1996),  Turkey (1996),  Denmark (2000),  Bulgaria (2004),  Greece (2008),  Netherlands (2012),  Republic of Ireland (2012),  Ukraine (2016),  Northern Ireland (2016),  Turkey (2020),  North Macedonia (2020),  Ukraine (2020),  Denmark (2020)
Most losses, champions
1,  Netherlands (1988),  Denmark (1992),  France (2000),  Greece (2004)
Most goals scored
15,  Spain (2024)
Highest average of goals scored per match
3,  Yugoslavia (1960, 6 in 2 matches),  West Germany (1976, 6 in 2 matches)
Highest average of goals scored per match (since 1980)
2.8,  France (1984, 14 in 5 matches)
Most goals scored, group stage (since 1980)
9,  France (1984),  Netherlands (2008)
Fewest goals scored
0,  Soviet Union (1968),  Turkey (1996),  Denmark (2000),  Ukraine (2016)
Fewest goals conceded (since 1980)
1,  Italy (1980),  Norway (2000),  Spain (2012)
Lowest average of goals conceded per match
0.16,  Spain (2012, 1 in 6 matches)
Most goals conceded
13,  FR Yugoslavia (2000)
Most goals conceded, group stage (since 1980)
10,  Yugoslavia (1984)
Highest average of goals conceded per match
3.5,  Yugoslavia (1976, 7 in 2 matches)
Highest average of goals conceded per match (since 1980)
3.25,  FR Yugoslavia (2000, 13 in 4 matches)
Most minutes without conceding a goal
509,  Spain (2012)
Highest goal difference
+11,  Spain (2012, 2024)
Lowest goal difference
−8,  Yugoslavia (1984),  Denmark (2000),  Bulgaria (2004),  Republic of Ireland (2012)
Lowest goal difference, champions
+2,  Spain (1964),  Italy (1968),  Czechoslovakia (1976),  Denmark (1992)
Highest average goal difference per match (since 1980)
+2,  France (1984)
Most goals scored, champions
15,  Spain (2024)
Fewest goals scored, champions (since 1980)
6,  West Germany (1980),  Denmark (1992)
Fewest goals scored, finalists (since 1980)
4,  Belgium (1980)
Fewest goals conceded, champions (since 1980)
1,  Spain (2012)
Most goals conceded, champions
7,  France (2000)
Lowest average of goals scored per match, champions
1.17,  Greece (2004, 7 in 6 matches)

Other

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Biggest margin of victory
5 goals, on five occasions:[11]
 France 5–0  Belgium, 1984
 Denmark 5–0  Yugoslavia, 1984
 Netherlands 6–1  FR Yugoslavia, 2000
 Sweden 5–0  Bulgaria, 2004
 Slovakia 0–5  Spain, 2020
Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match
14 goals:  France 14–0  Gibraltar, 18 November 2023, Group B
Most goals scored in a match, one team
6 goals:  Netherlands 6–1  FR Yugoslavia, 2000
Most goals scored in a match, both teams
9 goals:  France 4–5  Yugoslavia, 1960[12]
Highest scoring draw
3–3, on four occasions:
 Russia vs  Czech Republic, 1996
 FR Yugoslavia vs  Slovenia, 2000
 Hungary vs  Portugal, 2016
 France vs   Switzerland, 2020
Largest deficit overcome in a win
2 goals, on six occasions:
 Yugoslavia, 1960 (coming from 1–3 and 2–4 down to win 5–4 vs  France)
 West Germany, 1976 (coming from 0–2 down to win 4–2 after extra time vs  Yugoslavia)
 Denmark, 1984 (coming from 0–2 down to win 3–2 vs  Belgium)
 Portugal, 2000 (coming from 0–2 down to win 3–2 vs  England)
 Czech Republic, 2004 (coming from 0–2 down to win 3–2 vs  Netherlands)
 Turkey, 2008 (coming from 0–2 down to win 3–2 vs  Czech Republic)
Largest deficit overcome in a draw
3 goals:  FR Yugoslavia, 2000 (coming from 0–3 down to draw 3–3 vs  Slovenia)
Most goals scored in extra time, both teams
3 goals, on two occasions:
 France 3–2  Portugal, 1984
 Italy 2–1  Austria, 2020
Most goals scored in a final, one team
4 goals:  Spain 4–0  Italy, 2012
Most goals scored in a final, both teams
4 goals, on two occasions:
 Czechoslovakia 2–2  West Germany, 1976
 Spain 4–0  Italy, 2012
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
1 goal, on three occasions:
 Portugal 0–1  Greece, 2004
 Germany 0–1  Spain, 2008
 Portugal 1–0  France, 2016
Biggest margin of victory in a final
4 goals:  Spain 4–0  Italy, 2012
Largest deficit overcome to win in a final
1 goal, on three occasions:
 Soviet Union, 1960 (coming from 0–1 down to win 2–1 after extra time vs  Yugoslavia)
 Germany, 1996 (coming from 0–1 down to win 2–1 after extra time vs  Czech Republic)
 France, 2000 (coming from 0–1 down to win 2–1 after extra time vs  Italy)
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one match
5 individual goalscorers, on two occasions:
 Croatia vs  Spain, 2020 (Pablo Sarabia, César Azpilicueta, Ferran Torres, Álvaro Morata, Mikel Oyarzabal)
 Germany vs  Scotland, 2024 (Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, Niclas Füllkrug, Emre Can)
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament
10 goalscorers:  Spain, 2024 (Álvaro Morata, Fabián Ruiz, Dani Carvajal, Ferran Torres, Rodri, Nico Williams, Dani Olmo, Mikel Merino, Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal)
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament, including own goals
11 goalscorers:  Spain, 2024 (Álvaro Morata, Fabián Ruiz, Dani Carvajal, Ferran Torres, Rodri, Nico Williams, Dani Olmo, Mikel Merino, Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal and an own goal by  Italy (Riccardo Calafiori))

Streaks

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Italics indicate that the streak is still active.

Most consecutive successful qualification attempts
12,  West Germany/ Germany (1972–2020)[note 2]
Most consecutive failed qualification attempts
16,  Luxembourg (1964–2024)
Most consecutive wins
7,  Spain, from 3–0 vs Croatia (2024) to 2–1 vs England (2024)[13]
Most consecutive wins (qualifying and final tournaments combined)
15,  Italy, from 2–0 vs Finland (23 March 2019) to 2–1 vs Belgium (2 July 2021)[14]
Most consecutive matches without a loss
14,  Spain, from 4–1 vs Russia (2008) to 3–0 vs Turkey (2016)
Most consecutive losses
6,  Yugoslavia, from 0–2 vs Italy (1968) to 2–3 vs France (1984),  Ukraine, from 0–2 vs France (2012) to 2–3 vs Netherlands (2020)
Most consecutive matches without a win
9,  Soviet Union /  CIS /  Russia, from 0–2 vs Netherlands (1988) to 0–2 vs Portugal (2004)
Most consecutive draws
5,  Slovenia, from 0–0 vs Norway (2000) to 0–0 (a.e.t.) vs Portugal (2024)
Most consecutive matches without a draw
17,  Czech Republic, from 1–2 vs Germany (1996) to 0–1 vs Spain (2016)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal
12,  Spain, from 1–1 vs Poland (2020) to 2–1 vs England (2024)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals
9,  France, from 3–0 vs Denmark (2000) to 3–1 vs Switzerland (2004)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least three goals
3,  France, from 5–0 vs Belgium (1984) to 3–2 vs Portugal (1984),  Netherlands, from 3–0 vs Denmark (2000) to 6–1 vs Yugoslavia (2000)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least four goals
2,  Denmark, from 4–1 vs Russia (2020) to 4–0 vs Wales (2020),  Spain, from 5–0 vs Slovakia (2020) to 5–3 vs Croatia (2020)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least five goals
2,  Spain, from 5–0 vs Slovakia (2020) to 5–3 vs Croatia (2020)
Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal
5,  Ukraine, from 0–2 vs France (2012) to 0–1 vs Poland (2016)
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (clean sheets)
7,  Spain, from 4–0 vs Republic of Ireland (2012) to 3–0 vs Turkey (2016)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal
734,  Spain (2012–2016)
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (including qualifying)
8,  Italy, from 0–0 vs Poland (1975) to 0–0 vs Belgium (1980),  England, from 6–0 vs Bulgaria (2019) to 4–0 vs Ukraine (2020)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (including qualifying)
784,  Italy (1975–1980)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least one goal
13,  Ukraine, from 2–1 vs Sweden (2012) to 2–1 vs Slovakia (2024)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least two goals
7,  FR Yugoslavia, from 0–2 vs Italy (1968) to 3–3 vs Slovenia (2000)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals
3,  FR Yugoslavia, from 0–5 vs Denmark (1984) to 3–3 vs Slovenia (2000),  Czech Republic, from 1–3 vs Portugal (2008) to 1–4 vs Russia (2012),  Hungary, from 3–3 vs Portugal (2016) to 0–3 vs Portugal (2020)
Most matches played without consecutive losses
48,  Italy, from 0–0 (a.e.t.) vs Soviet Union (1968) to 0–2 vs Switzerland (2024)
Most matches played without consecutive wins
18,  Romania, from 1–1 vs Spain (1984) to 0–3 vs Netherlands (2024)
Most matches played without consecutive draws
34,  Denmark, from 0–3 vs Soviet Union (1964) to 1–1 vs Slovenia (2024)

Penalty shoot-outs

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Main article: List of UEFA European Championship penalty shoot-outs
Most shoot-outs, team, all-time
7,  Italy
Most shoot-outs, team, tournament
2,  England, 1996;  France, 1996;  Poland, 2016;   Switzerland, 2020;  Spain, 2020;  Italy, 2020;  Portugal, 2024
Most shoot-outs, all teams, tournament
4, 1996, 2020
Most shoot-out wins, team, all-time
4,  Spain,  Italy
Most wins, team, tournament
2,  Italy, 2020
Most shoot-out losses, team, all-time
4,  England
Most shoot-outs with 100% record (all won)
3,  Czechoslovakia/ Czech Republic
Most shoot-outs with 0% record (all lost)
1,  Croatia,  Sweden,  Slovenia
Most successful kicks, shoot-out, one team
9 (out of 9),  Czechoslovakia, vs  Italy, 1980
Most successful kicks, shoot-out, both teams
17 (out of 18),  Czechoslovakia (9) vs  Italy (8), 1980
Most successful kicks, team, all-time
29 (out of 41),  Italy
Most successful kicks, team, tournament
10,  France, 1996 (in 2 shoot-outs)
Most successful kicks, all teams, tournament
37, 1996 (in 4 shoot-outs)
Most successful kicks, player
4, Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Most missed kicks, player
2, Switzerland Manuel Akanji
Most kicks taken, shoot-out, both teams
18,  Czechoslovakia (9) vs  Italy (9), 1980;  Germany (9) vs  Italy (9), 2016
Most kicks taken, team, all-time
41,  Italy (in 7 shoot-outs)
Most kicks taken, team, tournament
11,  France, 1996 (in 2 shoot-outs)
Most kicks taken, all teams, tournament
42, 1996 (in 4 shoot-outs)
Most kicks missed, shoot-out, one team
4,  Italy, vs  Germany, 2016
Most kicks missed, shoot-out, both teams
7,  Germany (3) vs  Italy (4), 2016
Most kicks missed, team, all-time
12,  Italy (in 7 shoot-outs)
Most kicks missed, team, tournament
4,  Italy, 2016 (in 1 shoot-out);  Spain, 2020 (in 2 shoot-outs)
Most kicks missed, all teams, tournament
14, 2020 (in 4 shoot-outs)
Fewest successful kicks, shoot-out, one team
0,  Slovenia, vs  Portugal, 2024
Fewest successful kicks, shoot-out, both teams
3,  Portugal (3) vs  Slovenia (0), 2024
Most saves, all-time
3, Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2008–2012); Gianluigi Buffon ( Italy, 2008–2016); Unai Simón ( Spain, 2020), Gianluigi Donnarumma ( Italy, 2020), Diogo Costa ( Portugal, 2024); Jordan Pickford ( England, 2020–2024)
Most saves, tournament
3, Unai Simón ( Spain, 2020), Gianluigi Donnarumma ( Italy, 2020), Diogo Costa ( Portugal, 2024)
Most saves, shoot-out
3, Diogo Costa ( Portugal) vs  Slovenia, 2024

Other

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Most finishes in the top two without ever being champions
2,  Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro/ Serbia (1960, 1968),  England (2020, 2024)
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champions
4,  England (1968, 1996, 2020, 2024)
Most finishes in the top eight without ever being champions
9,  England (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2020, 2024)
Most appearances in Finals without ever being champions
11,  England (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Least appearances in Finals with at least one title won
4,  Greece (1980, 1984, 2008, 2012)
Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two
2,  Hungary (1964, 1972)
Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top two
3,  Turkey (2000, 2008, 2024)
Most appearances in Finals without ever finishing in the top two
7,  Sweden (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020),  Croatia (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top four
2,  Romania (1984, 2000),  Croatia (1996, 2008),   Switzerland (2020, 2024)
Most appearances in Finals without ever finishing in the top four
7,  Croatia (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Most points in the group stage, yet eliminated
5,  Italy (2004)

Players

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See also: List of UEFA European Championship winning players
See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple UEFA European Championships

Wins

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Most championships
2, 14 players: Rainer Bonhof ( West Germany, 1972 & 1980); Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas, Cesc Fàbregas, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Ramos, David Silva, Fernando Torres, Xavi, Raúl Albiol, Álvaro Arbeloa, Santi Cazorla, Pepe Reina ( Spain, 2008 & 2012); Jesús Navas ( Spain, 2012 & 2024)
Most medals
3, Rainer Bonhof ( West Germany, 1972 (champions), 1976 (runners-up), 1980 (champions))
Most matches won
13, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004–2024)

Appearances

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Most consecutive finals, player or unused substitute
3, Rainer Bonhof ( West Germany, 1972–1980, only played the 1976 final)
Most tournaments in squad
6, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004–2024)
Most tournaments played
6, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004–2024)
Most matches played, final tournament
30, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004–2024)[15]
Most matches played as goalkeeper, final tournament
20, Manuel Neuer ( Germany, 2012–2024)[15]
Most minutes played, final tournament
2,639, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004–2024)[16]
Most appearances in a final
2, Valentin Ivanov, Viktor Ponedelnik, Lev Yashin ( Soviet Union, 1960 & 1964); Franz Beckenbauer, Uli Hoeneß, Sepp Maier, Georg Schwarzenbeck, Herbert Wimmer ( West Germany, 1972 & 1976); Bernard Dietz ( West Germany, 1976 & 1980); Thomas Häßler, Thomas Helmer, Jürgen Klinsmann, Matthias Sammer ( Germany, 1992 & 1996); Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas, Cesc Fàbregas, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Ramos, David Silva, Fernando Torres, Xavi ( Spain, 2008 & 2012); Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004 & 2016); Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini ( Italy, 2012 & 2020); Harry Kane, Jordan Pickford, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kyle Walker ( England, 2020 & 2024)
Most appearances in Team of the Tournament
3, Paolo Maldini ( Italy, 1988, 1996, 2000); Laurent Blanc ( France, 1992–2000); Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004, 2012, 2016); Pepe ( Portugal, 2008–2016)
Youngest player to appear
16 years, 338 days, Lamine Yamal ( Spain, vs  Croatia, 2024)[17]
Youngest goalkeeper to appear
21 years, 108 days, José Ángel Iribar ( Spain, vs  Hungary, 1964)
Youngest player to appear, knockout stage
16 years, 353 days, Lamine Yamal ( Spain, vs  Georgia, 2024)[18]
Youngest player to appear in a final
17 years, 1 day, Lamine Yamal ( Spain, vs  England, 2024)[19]
Youngest player to appear (qualifying match)
15 years, 300 days, Martin Ødegaard ( Norway, vs  Bulgaria, 2016)[20]
Youngest captain to appear
23 years, 234 days, Dominik Szoboszlai ( Hungary, vs   Switzerland, 2024)[21][22]
Oldest player to appear
41 years, 130 days, Pepe ( Portugal, vs  France, 2024)[23][24]
Oldest goalkeeper to appear
40 years, 86 days, Gábor Király ( Hungary, vs  Belgium, 26 June 2016)[25]
Oldest player to appear in a final
38 years, 232 days, Jens Lehmann ( Germany, vs  Spain, 2008)[25]
Oldest player, winning team
38 years, 236 days, Jesús Navas, ( Spain, vs  England, 2024)[26]
Oldest player to appear in a final winning team
37 years, 23 days, Arnold Mühren ( Netherlands, vs  Soviet Union, 1988)[25]
Oldest captain to appear
39 years, 151 days, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, vs  France, 2024)[27]
Most matches played against the same team
5, Italy Giorgio Chiellini, vs  Spain (2008, 2012 (twice), 2016, 2020)[28]

Goalscoring

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See also: List of UEFA European Championship hat-tricks
See also: UEFA European Championship top goalscorers
Most goals scored in final tournaments
14, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal: 2 in 2004, 1 in 2008, 3 in 2012, 3 in 2016, 5 in 2020)
Most goals scored in qualifying
41, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal: 8 in 2008, 7 in 2012, 5 in 2016, 11 in 2020, 10 in 2024)
Most goals scored, including qualifying
55, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal: 2 in 2004, 9 in 2008, 10 in 2012, 8 in 2016, 16 in 2020, 10 in 2024)
Most goals scored in a single qualifying competition
14, Romelu Lukaku ( Belgium, 2024 qualifying)[29]
Most goals scored in a single final tournament
9, Michel Platini ( France, 1984)[30]
Most goals scored in a final tournament match
3, on eight occasions
Most goals scored in a qualifying match
5, on three occasions:
Malcolm Macdonald ( England, 5–0 vs  Cyprus, 16 April 1975)
Tibor Nyilasi ( Hungary, 8–1 vs  Luxembourg, 19 October 1975)
Marco van Basten ( Netherlands, 8–0 vs  Malta, 19 December 1990)
Most goals scored in a final
2, on three occasions:
Gerd Müller ( West Germany vs  Soviet Union, 1972)
Horst Hrubesch ( West Germany vs  Belgium, 1980)
Oliver Bierhoff ( Germany vs  Czech Republic, 1996)[8]
Most matches with at least one goal
10, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004–2020)
Most consecutive matches with at least one goal
5, Michel Platini ( France, 1984)
Most matches with at least two goals
4, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2012–2020)
Most hat-tricks
2, Michel Platini ( France, 1984)[note 3]
Fastest hat-trick
18 minutes, Michel Platini ( France vs  Yugoslavia, 1984)[8]
Most goals scored by a substitute in a final tournament match
3, Dieter Müller ( West Germany vs  Yugoslavia, 1976)
Scoring in every match of the final tournament
Viktor Ponedelnik ( Soviet Union, 2 goals in 2 matches, 1960); Milan Galić ( Yugoslavia, 2 goals in 2 matches, 1960); Chus Pereda ( Spain, 2 goals in 2 matches, 1964); Ferenc Bene ( Hungary, 2 goals in 2 matches, 1964); Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 4 goals in 2 matches, 1972); Dieter Müller ( West Germany, 4 goals in 2 matches, 1976); Michel Platini ( France, 9 goals in 5 matches, 1984)[note 4]
Scoring in every match of one's team in a tournament
Viktor Ponedelnik ( Soviet Union, 2 goals in 2 matches, 1960); Milan Galić ( Yugoslavia, 2 goals in 2 matches, 1960); Chus Pereda ( Spain, 2 goals in 2 matches, 1964); Ferenc Bene ( Hungary, 2 goals in 2 matches, 1964); Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 4 goals in 2 matches, 1972); Dieter Müller ( West Germany, 4 goals in 2 matches, 1976); Michel Platini ( France, 9 goals in 5 matches, 1984); Hristo Stoichkov ( Bulgaria, 3 goals in 3 matches, 1996); Savo Milošević ( Yugoslavia, 4 goals in 4 matches, 2000) [note 5]
Most tournaments with at least one goal
5, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004–2020)
Most tournaments with at least two goals
4, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004, 2012–2020)
Most tournaments with at least three goals
3, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2012–2020)
Youngest goalscorer
16 years, 362 days, Lamine Yamal ( Spain vs  France, 2024)[31]
Youngest goalscorer, debut
19 years, 114 days, Arda Güler ( Turkey vs  Georgia, 2024)[31]
Youngest hat-trick scorer
22 years, 77 days, Dieter Müller ( West Germany vs  Yugoslavia, 1976)
Youngest goalscorer, final
20 years, 64 days, Pietro Anastasi ( Italy vs  Yugoslavia, 1968)
Youngest goalscorer, knockout stage
16 years, 362 days, Lamine Yamal ( Spain vs  France, 2024)[31]
Oldest goalscorer
38 years, 289 days, Luka Modrić ( Croatia vs  Italy, 2024)[32]
Oldest goalscorer, debut
38 years, 257 days, Ivica Vastić ( Austria vs  Poland, 2008)[25]
Oldest hat-trick scorer
28 years, 364 days, Michel Platini ( France vs  Yugoslavia, 1984)
Oldest goalscorer, final
34 years, 71 days, Leonardo Bonucci ( Italy vs  England, 2020)
Oldest goalscorer, knockout stage
34 years, 92 days, Ladislav Pavlovič ( Czechoslovakia vs  France, 1960)[33]
Most penalties scored (excluding penalty shoot-outs)
3, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2020)
Fastest goal
23 seconds, Nedim Bajrami ( Albania vs  Italy, 2024)[34]
Fastest penalty converted
118 seconds, Robbie Brady ( Republic of Ireland vs  France, 2016)[35]
Fastest goal by a substitute
1 minute, Alessandro Altobelli ( Italy vs  Denmark, 1988); Juan Carlos Valerón ( Spain vs  Russia, 2004); Ondrej Duda ( Slovakia vs  Wales, 2016); Ferran Torres ( Spain vs  Slovakia, 2020)
Fastest goal, knockout stage
57 seconds, Merih Demiral ( Turkey vs  Austria, 2024)[36]
Fastest goal in a final
2 minutes, Luke Shaw ( England vs  Italy, 2020)
Fastest goal in the second half
21 seconds, Marcel Coraș ( Romania vs  West Germany, 1984)[37]
Latest goal in regulation time
90+10th minute, Kevin Csoboth ( Hungary vs  Scotland, 2024)[38]
Latest goal from kickoff
120+2nd minute, Semih Şentürk ( Turkey vs  Croatia, 2008)
Latest winning goal from kickoff
120+1st minute, Artem Dovbyk ( Ukraine vs  Sweden, 2020)
Latest goal from kickoff in a final
113th minute, Viktor Ponedelnik ( Soviet Union vs  Yugoslavia, 1960)
Latest goal from kickoff, with no goals scored in between
119th minute, Ivan Klasnić ( Croatia vs  Turkey, 2008)
Latest goal from kickoff in final, with no goals scored in between
109th minute, Eder ( Portugal vs  France, 2016)

Own goals

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Main article: List of UEFA European Championship own goals

As of the 2024 tournament, 30 own goals have been scored. France have been the beneficiary of five own goals, while three have been conceded by Portuguese, Slovakian and Turkish players. No player has scored more than one own goal.

Assists

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Notes: The criteria for an assist to be awarded may vary according to the source, the following stats is based on the assists criteria according to Opta.[39][40] However, according to UEFA's own official list, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karel Poborský share first place with eight official assists each.[41]

Most assists
7, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004–2024)
Most assists in a tournament
4, Ljubinko Drulović ( Yugoslavia, 2000), Eden Hazard ( Belgium, 2016), Aaron Ramsey ( Wales, 2016), Lamine Yamal ( Spain, 2024)
Most tournaments with an assist
5, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004–2008, 2016–2024)
Most assists provided in final matches
3, Xavi ( Spain, 1 in 2008, 2 in 2012)

Goalkeeping

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Most clean sheets (matches without conceding)
9, Edwin van der Sar ( Netherlands, 1996–2008), Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2004–2012)
Most clean sheets, one tournament
5, Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2012), Jordan Pickford ( England, 2020)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (finals)
519, Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2012)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (qualifying)
644, Gianluigi Buffon ( Italy, 2010–2011)[42]
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (including qualifying)
784 (including 8 consecutive clean sheets), Dino Zoff ( Italy, 1975–1980)
Most goals conceded
21, Petr Čech ( Czech Republic, 2004–2016)
Most goals conceded, one tournament
13, Ivica Kralj ( FR Yugoslavia), 2000
Most goals conceded, one match
6, Ivica Kralj ( FR Yugoslavia), 2000 (vs  Netherlands)
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions
1, of 3 matches Dino Zoff ( Italy, 1968); of 6 matches Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2012)
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament
1, of 3 matches Dino Zoff ( Italy, 1968); of 3 matches Thomas Myhre ( Norway, 2000); of 4 matches Gianluigi Buffon ( Italy, 2016); of 6 matches Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2012)

Trivia

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Coaching

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See also: List of UEFA European Championship winning managers
Most matches coached
21, Joachim Löw ( Germany, 2008–2020)
Most matches won
12, Joachim Löw ( Germany, 2008–2020)
Most championships
No coach has won the title on more than one occasion
Foreign championship
Germany Otto Rehhagel ( Greece, 2004)
Most tournaments
4, Lars Lagerbäck ( Sweden, 2000–2008;  Iceland, 2016), Joachim Löw ( Germany, 2008–2020)
Most nations coached
2, Guus Hiddink ( Netherlands, 1996;  Russia, 2008); Giovanni Trapattoni ( Italy, 2004;  Republic of Ireland, 2012); Dick Advocaat ( Netherlands, 2004;  Russia, 2012); Lars Lagerbäck ( Sweden, 2000–2008;  Iceland, 2016); Fernando Santos ( Greece, 2012;  Portugal, 2016–2020); Roberto Martínez ( Belgium, 2020;  Portugal, 2024)
Most consecutive tournaments with same team
4, Joachim Löw ( Germany, 2008–2020)
Most consecutive wins
7, Luis de la Fuente ( Spain, 2024)
Most consecutive matches without a loss
13, Gareth Southgate ( England, 2020–2024)
Youngest coach
36 years, 327 days, Julian Nagelsmann ( Germany vs  Scotland, 2024)[45]
Oldest coach
73 years, 93 days, Giovanni Trapattoni ( Republic of Ireland vs  Italy, 2012)[45]
Most championship wins as player and head coach
2, Berti Vogts,  West Germany/ Germany (1972 as non-playing squad member; 1996 as coach)
Most appearances as player and head coach
30, Didier Deschamps,  France (1992, 1996, 2000 as player; 2016, 2020, 2024 as coach)
Final appearances as both player and head coach
2, Dino Zoff,  Italy (1968 as player, 2000 as coach); Didier Deschamps,  France (2000 as player, 2016 as coach)

Refereeing

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Most tournaments
3, Anders Frisk ( Sweden, 1996–2004), Kim Milton Nielsen ( Denmark, 1996–2004), Cüneyt Çakır ( Turkey, 2012–2020), Björn Kuipers ( Netherlands, 2012–2020), Clément Turpin ( France, 2016–2024)
Most matches refereed, overall
9, Cüneyt Çakır ( Turkey, 2012–2020), Björn Kuipers ( Netherlands, 2012–2020)
Most matches refereed, one tournament
5, Felix Brych ( Germany, 2020)

Discipline

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See also: List of UEFA European Championship red cards
Fastest sending off
20th minute, Antonín Barák,  Czech Republic vs  Turkey, 2024
Latest sending off
120+6th minute, Dani Carvajal,  Spain vs  Germany, 2024
Most sendings off (all-time, player)
2, Radoslav Látal ( Czech Republic, 1996 and 2000)
Most sendings off (tournament)
10 (in 31 matches), 2000
Most sendings off (all-time, team)
5,  Czech Republic
Most sendings off (match, both teams)
3,  Czechoslovakia (1) vs  Netherlands (2), 1976
Sent off in final match
Yvon Le Roux,  France vs  Spain, 1984
Most cards (all-time, player)
8, Giorgos Karagounis ( Greece, 2004–2012)[46][note 6]
Most cautions (tournament)
205 (in 51 matches), 2016
Most cautions (match, both teams)
18,  Czech Republic (7) vs  Turkey (11), 2024
Most cautions (final match, both teams)
10,  Portugal (6) vs  France (4), 2016
Fastest penalty kick conceded
1 minute, Paul Pogba,  France vs  Republic of Ireland, 2016

Attendance

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Highest attendance in a final tournament match & highest attendance in a final
79,115,  Soviet Union vs  Spain, 21 June 1964, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain, 1964
Lowest attendance in a Finals match
3,869,  Hungary vs  Denmark, 20 June 1964, Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain, 1964
Highest average attendance per match
56,656, 1988
Highest total attendance (tournament)
2,681,288, 2024
Lowest average attendance per match
19,740, 1960
Lowest total attendance (tournament)
78,958, 1960

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Pan–European edition hosted by 11 countries: Azerbaijan, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Scotland and Spain.
  2. ^ Excluding automatic qualification as host, as reigning champion, or by invitation.
  3. ^ Platini's two hat-tricks were scored in consecutive matches.
  4. ^ Defined as a player who played all matches for a team that reached the final or the third-place match, meaning their team played the maximum number of matches.
  5. ^ Defined as a player who scored in all the matches his team has played in a tournament, whether it reached the final or not.
  6. ^ All eight were yellow cards.

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