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UEFA European Championship

Organising body	UEFA
Founded	1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Region	Europe
Number of teams	24 / 55
Website	uefa.com/uefaeuro
UEFA Euro 2024

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

General performances

Ranking of teams by number of appearances

As of UEFA Euro 2024

Team	Appearances	Debut	Most recent	Best result
Germany	14	1972	2024	Champions (1972, 1980, 1996)
Spain	12	1964	2024	Champions (1964, 2008, 2012, 2024)
Russia	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	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	6	1960	2024	Champions (1976)
Serbia	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. ^ Includes results of  Czechoslovakia between 1960–1980.
4. Includes results of  Yugoslavia and  FR Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro between 1960–2000.

Participants by year of debut

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	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	5	33	Slovakia
2020	Finland,  North Macedonia	2	35
2024	Georgia	1	36	Serbia

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

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.

Rank	Team	Part.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Germany	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	11	40	15	8	17	51	52	−1	53
9	Russia	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	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	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. ^ 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

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

Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Spain	4	1	1	6
2	West Germany  Germany	3	3	3	9
3	Italy	2	2	1	5
4	France	2	1	2	5
5	Soviet Union  Russia	1	3	1	5
6	Czechoslovakia  Czech Republic	1	1	3	5
	Portugal	1	1	3	5
8	Netherlands	1	0	5	6
9	Denmark	1	0	2	3
10	Greece	1	0	0	1
11	England	0	2	2	4
12	Yugoslavia	0	2	0	2
13	Belgium	0	1	1	2
14	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Sweden	0	0	1	1
	Turkey	0	0	1	1
	Wales	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 entries)		17	17	28	62

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

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.

Team (36)	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024	2028	2032	Times qualified
	(4)					(8)				(16)					(24)
Germany	×	×	•	1st	2nd	1st	GS	SF	2nd	1st	GS	GS	2nd	SF	SF	R16	QF			14
Spain	•×	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	•	•×	×	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	•	×	•	•	•	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)	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024	2028	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

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, 2032
3	England	1996, 2020, 2028
	France	1960, 1984, 2016
	Germany	1988, 2020, 2024
2	Belgium	1972, 2000
	Netherlands	2000, 2020
	Spain	1964, 2020
	Scotland	2020, 2028
1	Austria	2008
	Azerbaijan	2020
	Denmark	2020
	Hungary	2020
	Poland	2012
	Portugal	2004
	Republic of Ireland	2028
	Romania	2020
	Russia	2020
	Serbia	1976
	Sweden	1992
	Switzerland	2008
	Turkey	2032
	Ukraine	2012
	Wales	2028

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
	Republic of Ireland
	Scotland
	Wales
2032	Italy
	Turkey

Notes

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

Results of defending finalists

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

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
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

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.

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

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	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	2000	2024	5
Slovenia	2000	2024	5
Bulgaria	2004	active	5
Latvia	2004	active	5
Denmark	1964	1984	4
Czech Republic	1960	1976	3
	1980	1996
Spain	1964	1980	3
Russia	1972	1988	3
Belgium	1984	2000	3
	2000	2016

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

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.

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										•	•	•	•	•	•	•			7
Cyprus		×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			15
East Germany	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	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			•	•	•	•	•			5
Kosovo	Part of  Yugoslavia															•	•			2
Liechtenstein	Not a UEFA member					×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			8
Lithuania	Part of  Soviet Union									•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			8
Luxembourg	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			16
Malta		•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			15
Moldova	Part of  Soviet Union									•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			8
Montenegro	Part of  Yugoslavia													•	•	•	•			4
San Marino	Not a UEFA member								•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			9

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

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

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,  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)

Most consecutive finals lost

2,  England (2020–2024)

Most consecutive finishes in the top two

3,  West Germany (1972–1980)

Most consecutive finishes in the top four

4,  Soviet Union (1960–1972)

Most consecutive finishes in the top eight

7,  West Germany/ Germany (1972–1996)

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)

Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four

29 years,  Denmark (1992–2021)

Longest gap between successive appearances in the top eight

32 years,  Belgium (1984–2016)

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)

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

Best finish by a debuting team

Champions,  Soviet Union (1960),  Spain (1964),  Italy (1968),  West Germany (1972)

Best finish by a debuting team (after 1976)

Semi-finals,  Portugal (1984),  Sweden (1992),  Wales (2016)

Top scoring teams by tournament

• 1960:  Yugoslavia, 6 goals
• 1964:  Hungary,  Soviet Union &  Spain, 4 goals each
• 1968:  Italy, 3 goals
• 1972:  West Germany, 5 goals
• 1976:  West Germany, 6 goals
• 1980:  West Germany, 6 goals
• 1984:  France, 14 goals
• 1988:  Netherlands, 8 goals
• 1992:  Germany, 7 goals
• 1996:  Germany, 10 goals
• 2000:  France &  Netherlands, 13 goals each
• 2004:  Czech Republic &  England, 10 goals each
• 2008:  Spain, 12 goals
• 2012:  Spain, 12 goals
• 2016:  France, 13 goals
• 2020:  Italy &  Spain, 13 goals each
• 2024:  Spain, 15 goals

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)

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:
 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

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)

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)

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)

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

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, Cristiano Ronaldo

Most missed kicks, player

2, 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, 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

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)

Most matches played as goalkeeper, final tournament

20, Manuel Neuer ( Germany, 2012–2024)

Most minutes played, final tournament

2,639, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004–2024)

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)

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)

Youngest player to appear in a final

17 years, 1 day, Lamine Yamal ( Spain, vs  England, 2024)

Youngest player to appear (qualifying match)

15 years, 300 days, Martin Ødegaard ( Norway, vs  Bulgaria, 2016)

Youngest captain to appear

23 years, 234 days, Dominik Szoboszlai ( Hungary, vs   Switzerland, 2024)

Oldest player to appear

41 years, 130 days, Pepe ( Portugal, vs  France, 2024)

Oldest goalkeeper to appear

40 years, 86 days, Gábor Király ( Hungary, vs  Belgium, 26 June 2016)

Oldest player to appear in a final

38 years, 232 days, Jens Lehmann ( Germany, vs  Spain, 2008)

Oldest player, winning team

38 years, 236 days, Jesús Navas, ( Spain, vs  England, 2024)

Oldest player to appear in a final winning team

37 years, 23 days, Arnold Mühren ( Netherlands, vs  Soviet Union, 1988)

Oldest captain to appear

39 years, 151 days, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, vs  France, 2024)

Most matches played against the same team

5, Giorgio Chiellini, vs  Spain (2008, 2012 (twice), 2016, 2020)

Goalscoring

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)

Most goals scored in a single final tournament

9, Michel Platini ( France, 1984)

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)

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)

Fastest hat-trick

18 minutes, Michel Platini ( France vs  Yugoslavia, 1984)

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)

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)

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)

Youngest goalscorer, debut

19 years, 114 days, Arda Güler ( Turkey vs  Georgia, 2024)

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)

Oldest goalscorer

38 years, 289 days, Luka Modrić ( Croatia vs  Italy, 2024)

Oldest goalscorer, debut

38 years, 257 days, Ivica Vastić ( Austria vs  Poland, 2008)

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)

Most penalties scored (excluding penalty shoot-outs)

3, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2020)

Fastest goal

23 seconds, Nedim Bajrami ( Albania vs  Italy, 2024)

Fastest penalty converted

118 seconds, Robbie Brady ( Republic of Ireland vs  France, 2016)

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)

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)

Latest goal in regulation time

90+10th minute, Kevin Csoboth ( Hungary vs  Scotland, 2024)

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

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. However, according to UEFA's own official list, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karel Poborský share first place with eight official assists each.

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)

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

• Taulant Xhaka ( Albania) and Granit Xhaka (  Switzerland) became the first siblings in European Championship history to play against each other, on 11 June 2016.

Coaching

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

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)

Oldest coach

73 years, 93 days, Giovanni Trapattoni ( Republic of Ireland vs  Italy, 2012)

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

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

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)

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

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

• UEFA European Championship awards
• European nations at the FIFA World Cup

Notes

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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