Romania at the UEFA European Championship

Romania have appeared at six UEFA European Championships between 1984 and 2024. Their best performance so far was reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2000, when they were eliminated by eventual tournament runners-up Italy.

Euro 1984

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
3	West Germany	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
4	Romania	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

14 June 1984 (1984-06-14)

20:30

Romania	1–1	Spain
Bölöni 35'	Report	Carrasco 22' (pen.)

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 16,972

Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

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17 June 1984 (1984-06-17)

17:15

West Germany	2–1	Romania
Völler 25', 66'	Report	Coraș 46'

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 31,787

Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)

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20 June 1984 (1984-06-20)

20:30

Portugal	1–0	Romania
Nené 81'	Report

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Attendance: 24,464

Referee: Heinz Fahnler (Austria)

Euro 1996

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Spain	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
3	Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Romania	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

10 June 1996 (1996-06-10)

19:30

Romania	0–1	France
	Report	Dugarry 25'

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 26,323

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

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13 June 1996 (1996-06-13)

16:30

Bulgaria	1–0	Romania
Stoichkov 3'	Report

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 19,107

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

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18 June 1996 (1996-06-18)

16:30

Romania	1–2	Spain
Răducioiu 29'	Report	Manjarín 11' Amor 84'

Elland Road, Leeds

Attendance: 32,719

Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Euro 2000

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Romania	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	England	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	Germany	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

12 June 2000 (2000-06-12)

18:00

Germany	1–1	Romania
Scholl 28'	Report	Moldovan 5'

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège

Attendance: 28,500

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

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17 June 2000 (2000-06-17)

18:00

Romania	0–1	Portugal
	Report	Costinha 90+4'

GelreDome, Arnhem

Attendance: 28,400

Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

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20 June 2000 (2000-06-20)

20:45

England	2–3	Romania
Shearer 41' (pen.) Owen 45'	Report	Chivu 22' Munteanu 48' Ganea 89' (pen.)

Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage

Quarter-finals

24 June 2000 (2000-06-24)

20:45

Italy	2–0	Romania
Totti 33' Inzaghi 43'	Report

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Euro 2008

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Italy	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
3	Romania	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
4	France	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

9 June 2008 (2008-06-09)

18:00

Romania	0–0	France
	Report

Letzigrund, Zürich

Attendance: 30,585^[1]

Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

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13 June 2008 (2008-06-13)

18:00

Italy	1–1	Romania
Panucci 56'	Report	Mutu 55'

Letzigrund, Zürich

Attendance: 30,585^[2]

Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

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17 June 2008 (2008-06-17)

20:45

Netherlands	2–0	Romania
Huntelaar 54' Van Persie 87'	Report

Stade de Suisse, Bern

Attendance: 30,777^[3]

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Albania	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
4	Romania	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

10 June 2016 (2016-06-10)

21:00

France	2–1	Romania
Giroud 57' Payet 89'	Report	Stancu 65' (pen.)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 75,113^[4]

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)

18:00

Romania	1–1	Switzerland
Stancu 18' (pen.)	Report	Mehmedi 57'

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 43,576^[5]

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

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19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)

21:00

Romania	0–1	Albania
	Report	Sadiku 43'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 49,752^[6]

Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Belgium	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
3	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Ukraine	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4

Source: UEFA

17 June 2024 (2024-06-17)

15:00

Romania	3–0	Ukraine
Stanciu 29' R. Marin 53' Drăguș 57'	Report

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 61,591^[7]

Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

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22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)

21:00

Belgium	2–0	Romania
Tielemans 2' De Bruyne 80'	Report

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 42,535^[8]

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

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26 June 2024 (2024-06-26)

18:00

Slovakia	1–1	Romania
Duda 24'	Report	R. Marin 37' (pen.)

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 45,033^[9]

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage

Round of 16

2 July 2024 (2024-07-02)

18:00

Romania	0–3	Netherlands
	Report	Gakpo 20' Malen 83', 90+3'

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 65,012^[10]

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Record players

Rank	Player	Matches	Tournaments
1	Gheorghe Hagi	8	1984, 1996 and 2000
2	Cristian Chivu	7	2000 and 2008
	Dorinel Munteanu	7	1996 and 2000
4	Cosmin Contra	6	2000 and 2008
	Constantin Gâlcă	6	1996 and 2000
	Adrian Ilie	6	1996 and 2000
	Viorel Moldovan	6	1996 and 2000
	Adrian Mutu	6	2000 and 2008
	Dan Petrescu	6	1996 and 2000
	Gheorghe Popescu	6	1996 and 2000
	Nicolae Stanciu	6	2016 and 2024
	Bogdan Stelea	6	1996 and 2000

Goalscorers

Player	Goals	1984	1996	2000	2008	2016	2024
Răzvan Marin	2						2
Bogdan Stancu	2					2
László Bölöni	1	1
Cristian Chivu	1			1
Marcel Coraș	1	1
Denis Drăguș	1						1
Ionel Ganea	1			1
Viorel Moldovan	1			1
Dorinel Munteanu	1			1
Adrian Mutu	1				1
Florin Răducioiu	1		1
Nicolae Stanciu	1						1
Total	14	2	1	4	1	2	4

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not qualify									Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	3	7
1964										Preliminary round	2	1	0	1	3	7
1968										First round	6	3	0	3	18	14
1972										Quarter-finals	9	4	3	2	15	7
1976										First round	6	1	5	0	11	6
1980										3rd	6	2	2	2	9	8
1984	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	4		1st	8	5	2	1	9	3
1988	Did not qualify									2nd	6	4	1	1	13	3
1992										3rd	8	4	2	2	13	7
1996	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	1	4		1st	10	6	3	1	18	9
2000	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	1	2	4	6		1st	10	7	3	0	25	3
2004	Did not qualify									3rd	8	4	2	2	21	9
2008	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	1	3		1st	12	9	2	1	26	7
2012	Did not qualify									3rd	10	3	5	2	13	9
2016	Group stage	19th	3	0	1	2	2	4		2nd	10	5	5	0	11	2
2020	Did not qualify									Play-offs	11	4	2	5	18	17
2024	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	4	6		1st	10	6	4	0	16	5
2028	To be determined									To be determined
2032
Total	Quarter-finals	6/17	20	2	6	12	14	27		Total	136	69	41	26	242	123

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Albania	1	0	0	1	0	1
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0	2
Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	0	1
England	1	1	0	0	3	2
France	3	0	1	2	1	3
Germany	1	0	1	0	1	1
Italy	2	0	1	1	1	3
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	0	5
Portugal	2	0	0	2	0	2
Spain	2	0	1	1	2	3
Slovakia	1	0	1	0	1	1
Switzerland	1	0	1	0	1	1
Ukraine	1	1	0	0	3	0
West Germany	1	0	0	1	1	2
Total	20	2	6	12	14	27

See also

• Romania at the FIFA World Cup