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UEFA European Championship records and statistics

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

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General performances

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Ranking of teams by number of appearances

As of UEFA Euro 2024
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Notes
  1. Includes results of  West Germany between 1972–1988.
  2. Includes results of  Soviet Union and  CIS between 1960–1992.
  3. Includes results of  Czechoslovakia between 1960–1980.
  4. Includes results of  Yugoslavia and  FR Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro between 1960–2000.

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.

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Notes
  1. UEFA regards the Czech Republic and Slovakia as equal successors of Czechoslovakia, and thus neither team is considered to have debuted outright under its current incarnation. Regardless, they are separate entities and are counted accordingly, bringing the cumulative total number of participants to 33 as of 2016 (and 36 as of 2024).

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.[1]

As of UEFA Euro 2024
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Notes

  1. Includes results of  West Germany between 1972–1988.
  2. 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

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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.

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Comprehensive team results by tournament


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.

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Notes

  1. Czechoslovakia's results are counted for both Czechia and Slovakia.
  2. Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

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.

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Notes

  1. Co-hosted the tournament.
  2. As West Germany in 1988.
  3. As Yugoslavia.

Results of defending finalists

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Active consecutive participations

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

As of qualification for UEFA Euro 2024.
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Notes

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

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.

As of qualification for UEFA Euro 2024.
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Longest UEFA European Championship droughts overall

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

As of qualification for UEFA Euro 2024.
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Notes

  1. 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

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.

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Notes

  1. 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. Part of  FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro

General statistics by tournament

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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[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
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Teams

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All-time

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

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

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

Best finish by host team
Champions,  Spain (1964),  Italy (1968, 2020),  France (1984)[8]
Worst finish by host team
Group stage elimination,  Belgium (2000),  Austria (2008),   Switzerland (2008),  Poland (2012),  Ukraine (2012)  Russia (2020),  Scotland (2020),  Hungary (2020)

Debuting teams

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

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Tournament progression

All time

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

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

All-time

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

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

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

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

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

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, 2004, 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)
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Players

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

Wins

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

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

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 ( FR 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

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

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

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

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)
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Refereeing

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

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
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Attendance

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
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See also

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Pan–European edition hosted by 11 countries: Azerbaijan, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Scotland and Spain.
  2. [N 2]
    Excluding automatic qualification as host, as reigning champion, or by invitation.
  3. [N 3]
    Platini's two hat-tricks were scored in consecutive matches.
  4. [N 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. [N 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. [N 6]
    All eight were yellow cards.
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