Northern Ireland have only qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2016 edition. They directly qualified as group winners, and were already secured of qualification after the penultimate matchday. For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4.

Euro 2016

Group stage

Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Overall record UEFA European Championship recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition* 1960Did not enterDid not enter 1964Did not qualify421152 1968611428 19726222106 1976630385 19808413814 1984851285 19886114210 199282331111 1996105232015 20008125419 2004803508 2008126241714 201210235913 2016 Round of 1616th41032310631168 2020Did not qualify104241116 202410307913 2028To be determinedTo be determined 2032TotalRound of 161/17410323130472756140167 *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

See also Northern Ireland at the FIFA World Cup

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