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

General performances

Ranking of teams by number of appearances

Team Appearances Debut Most recent Best result 14 1972 2024 bgcolor=gold (1972, 1980, 1996) 12 1964 2024 bgcolor=gold (1964, 2008, 2012, 2024) 12 1960 2020 bgcolor=gold (1960) 11 1968 2024 bgcolor=gold (1968, 2020) 11 1960 2024 bgcolor=gold (1984, 2000) 11 1976 2024 bgcolor=gold (1988) 11 1960 2024 bgcolor=gold (1976) 11 1968 2024 bgcolor=silver (2020, 2024) 10 1964 2024 bgcolor=gold (1992) 9 1984 2024 bgcolor=gold (2016) 7 1972 2024 bgcolor=silver (1980) 7 1992 2020 bgcolor=#cc9966 (1992) 7 1996 2024 (1996, 2008) 6 1960 2024 bgcolor=gold (1976) 6 1960 2024 bgcolor=silver (1960, 1968) 6 1996 2024 bgcolor=#cc9966 (2008) 6 1996 2024 (2020, 2024) 6 1984 2024 (2000) 5 1964 2024 bgcolor=#cc9966 (1964, 1972) 5 2008 2024 (2016) 4 1980 2012 bgcolor=gold (2004) 4 2012 2024 (2020) 4 2008 2024 (2020, 2024) 4 1992 2024 3 1988 2016 (2016) 2 2016 2020 bgcolor=#cc9966 (2016) 2 2000 2024 (2024) 2 1996 2004 2 2016 2024 1 2016 2016 (2016) 1 2016 2016 (2016) 1 2024 2024 (2024) 1 2000 2000 1 2004 2004 1 2020 2020 1 2020 2020 Notes

Debut of teams A total of 36 different UEFA members have reached the finals. Every final tournament has seen at least one entity appearing for the first time.

Year Debuting teams Successor teams Teams 1960 , , , 4 4 1964 , , 3 7 1968 , 2 9 1972 , 2 11 1976 1 12 1980 1 13 1984 , 2 15 1988 1 16 1992 , 2 18 , 1996 , , , 4 22 , 2000 , 2 24 2004 1 25 2008 , 2 27 2012 1 28 2016 , , , 5 33 2020 , 2 35 2024 1 36

Notes

Overall team records 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.

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Former countries

Team 383321210+2 4102171426−12 5137241712+5 5159422513+12 1302114−3 14112813−5

Medal table The third place play-off has been discontinued since 1984, so both losing semi-finalists have been considered bronze medalists from that point onward.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend – Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Semi-finalists – 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) 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028 2032 Timesqualified (4) (8) (16) (24) × × •1st2nd1st GSSF2nd1st GS GS2ndSFSFR16QF 14 •×1st • • • GS2nd GS •QFQF GS1st1st R16SF1st 12 1st2nd4th2nd • • •2nd GS GS • GSSF GS GSGS × 12 × •1st • •4th •SF • GS2nd GSQF2ndQF1st R16Q 11 4th • • • • •1st • GSSF1stQF GSQF2nd R16SF 11 × • • •3rd GS •1stSFQFSFSFQF GS •R16SF 11 3rd • • •1st3rd • • •2nd GSSF GSQF GSQF GS 11 × •3rd • • GS • GS GSSF GSQF •QF R162nd2nd 11 •4th • • • •SF GS1st GS GSQF • GS •SF R16 10 • • • • • •SF • •QFSF2ndQFSF1st R16QF 9 × • •3rd •2nd GS • • •GS • • •QFQF R16 7 Part of QF • GSQF GS R16 R16 GS 7 3rd • • •1st3rd • • • • • • • • R16 GS R16 6 × • • • • • • •SF • GSQF GS GS GS R16 • 7 • • • • • • • • • GSQF •SF • GS GSQFQ 6 2nd •2nd •4th • GS • •× ×QF • • • • • GS 6 × • • • • • • • • GS • GSGS • R16QFQF 6 • • • • • • GS • • GSQF • GS • GS• R16 6 •3rd •4th • • • • • • • • • • R16 GS GS 5 • • • • • • • • • • • • GSGSQF GS GS 5 • × • • • GS • • • • •1st GSQF • • • 4 • • • • • • • • • • • •GS • GS R16 R16 4 Part of • • • •GS GSQF GS 4 × × • • • • • • GS GS • • • • • GS GS 4 • • • • • • • GS • • • • • GS R16 • • 3 × • • • • • • • • • • • • •SF R16 • 2 Part of • GS • • • • • R16 2 × • • • × × • • • • • • • • GS • GS 2 • • • • • • • • • GS • GS • • • • • 2 × • × × • • • • • • • • • •QF • • 1 Part of • • • • • • • R16 1 × • • • • • • • • • • • • • R16 • • 1 × × • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • 1 Part of • • • • • • GS • 1 Part of • • GS • • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • • • 1 Team (36) 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028 2032 Timesqualified (4) (8) (16) (24) Notes

Hosts 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.

TimesNationYear(s)41968, 1980, 2020, 203231996, 2020, 20281960, 1984, 2016 1988, 2020, 202421972, 20002000, 2020 1964, 2020 2020, 202812008 2020 2020 2020 2012 2004 2028 2020 2020 1976 1992 2008 2032 2012 2028

+Results of host nations Year Host nation(s) Finish 1960 Fourth place 1964 Champions 1968 Champions 1972 Third place 1976 Fourth place 1980 Fourth place 1984 Champions 1988 Semi-finals 1992 Semi-finals 1996 Semi-finals2000 Group stage Semi-finals 2004 Runners-up2008 Group stage Group stage2012 Group stage Group stage 2016 Runners-up2020 Did not qualify Semi-finals Runners-up Round of 16 Group stage Champions Round of 16 Did not qualify Group stage Group stage Semi-finals 2024 Quarter-finals2028 2032

Notes

Results of defending finalists Year Defending champions Finish Defending runners-up Finish 1964 Runners-up Did not qualify 1968 Did not qualify Fourth place 1972 Did not qualify Did not qualify 1976 Runners-up Did not qualify 1980 Third place Champions 1984 Group stage Group stage 1988 Did not qualify Group stage 1992 Semi-finals (Soviet Union) Group stage 1996 Group stage Champions 2000 Group stage Group stage 2004 Quarter-finals Group stage 2008 Group stage Quarter-finals 2012 Champions Semi-finals 2016 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2020 Round of 16 Round of 16 2024 Round of 16 Runners-up 2028

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

Team Managed to qualify since Consecutive participations 1972 14 1992 9 1996 8 1996 8 1996 8 1996 8 2004 6 2008 5 2012 4 2012 4 2016 3 2016 3 2016 3 2016 3 2016 3 2016 3 2020 2 2020 2 2020 2 2024 1 2024 1 2024 1 2024 1 2024 1

Notes

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

Longest active UEFA European Championship droughts Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.

Team Last appearance Euro missed 2000 6 2004 5 2004 5 2012 3 2016 2 2016 2 2016 2 2020 1 2020 1 2020 1 2020 1 2020 1

Longest UEFA European Championship droughts overall Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist.

Team Prev. appearance Next appearance Euro missed 1972 2016 1019802016 8 2000 active 6 19601984 5 19802004 5 1988 2012 5 1996 2020 5 2000 2024 5 2000 2024 5 2004 active 5 2004 active 5 1964 1984 4 19601976 319801996 1964 1980 3 1972 1988 3 19842000 320002016 Notes

Countries that have never qualified

The following teams are current or former UEFA members which have never qualified for the European Championship. Of these, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014, 2026) 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. Saarland didn't exist by 1960 when the European Championship was introduced and East Germany, that qualified to the FIFA World Cup in 1974, never qualified for the European Championship until it ceased to exist in 1990.

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 (20) 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028 2032 Attempts (4) (8) (16) (24) Not a UEFA member • • • • • • • 7 Part of • • • • • • • • 8 Part of • • • • • • • • 8 Part of • • • • • • • • 8 Part of • • • • • • • 7 × • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15 • • • • • • • • ×Part of 8 Part of • • • • • • • • 8 Not a UEFA member • • • • • • • • • 9 Not a UEFA member • • • 3 Part of AFCNot a UEFA member • • • • • • • • 8 Part of Part of AFC • • • • • 5 Part of • • 2 Not a UEFA member × × × × • • • • • • • • 8 Part of • • • • • • • • 8 × • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16 • × • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15 Part of • • • • • • • • 8 Part of • • • • 4 Not a UEFA member • • • • • • • • • 9 Notes

General statistics by tournament

Year Hosts Champions Winning coach Top scorer(s) (goals) Player of the Tournament 1960 Gavriil Kachalin François Heutte (2) Valentin Ivanov (2) Viktor Ponedelnik (2) Milan Galić (2) Dražan Jerković (2)rowspan="6" 1964 José Villalonga Ferenc Bene (2) Dezső Novák (2) Chus Pereda (2) 1968 Ferruccio Valcareggi Dragan Džajić (2) 1972 Helmut Schön Gerd Müller (4) 1976 Václav Ježek Dieter Müller (3) 1980 Jupp Derwall Klaus Allofs (3) 1984 Michel Hidalgo Michel Platini (9) Michel Platini 1988 Rinus Michels Marco van Basten (5) Marco van Basten 1992 Richard Møller Nielsen Henrik Larsen (3) Karl-Heinz Riedle (3) Dennis Bergkamp (3) Tomas Brolin (3) Peter Schmeichel 1996 Berti Vogts Alan Shearer (5) Matthias Sammer 2000 Roger Lemerre Patrick Kluivert (5) Savo Milošević (5) Zinedine Zidane 2004 Otto Rehhagel Milan Baroš (5) Theodoros Zagorakis 2008 Luis Aragonés David Villa (4) Xavi 2012 Vicente del Bosque Mario Mandžukić (3) Mario Gómez (3) Mario Balotelli (3) Cristiano Ronaldo (3) Alan Dzagoev (3) Fernando Torres (3) Andrés Iniesta 2016 Fernando Santos Antoine Griezmann (6) Antoine Griezmann 2020 Roberto Mancini Patrik Schick (5) Cristiano Ronaldo (5) Gianluigi Donnarumma 2024 Luis de la Fuente Harry Kane (3) Georges Mikautadze (3) Jamal Musiala (3) Cody Gakpo (3) Ivan Schranz (3) Dani Olmo (3) Rodri 2028 To be determined 2032 To be determined Note: Matthias Sammer was the first player to officially win the MVP of the tournament.

Goalscoring Most goals scored in a tournament 142 goals, 2020 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

All-time Most championships 4, (1964, 2008, 2012, 2024) Most finishes in the top two 6, / (1972, 1976, 1980, 1992, 1996, 2008) Most finishes in the top four 9, / (1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016) Most finishes in the top eight 11, / (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024) Most European Championship Finals appearances 14, / (every tournament since 1972)