UEFA European Championship records and statistics

UEFA European Championship
Organising body	UEFA
Founded	1958; 66 years ago
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^[a]	14	1972	2024	Champions (1972, 1980, 1996)
Spain	12	1964	2024	Champions (1964, 2008, 2012, 2024)
Russia^[b]	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^[c]	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^[c]	6	1960	2024	Champions (1976)
Serbia^[d]	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

^ Includes results of West Germany between 1972–1988.
^ Includes results of Soviet Union and CIS between 1960–1992.
^ ^a ^b Includes results of Czechoslovakia between 1960–1980.
^ 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
Year	Teams	No.	Cum.	Successor teams
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^[a]	33	Slovakia
2020	Finland, North Macedonia	2	35
2024	Georgia	1	36	Serbia

Notes

^ 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.^[1]

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

^ Includes results of West Germany between 1972–1988.
^ ^a ^b Includes results of Czechoslovakia between 1960–1980.
^ Includes results of Soviet Union and CIS between 1960–1992.
^ 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
6	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
Team (36)	(4)					(8)				(16)					(24)					Times qualified
Germany	×	×	•	1st	2nd	1st	GS	SF	2nd	1st	GS	GS	2nd	SF	SF	R16	QF			14
Spain	•×^[a]	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	•	•×^[b]	×	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	•	×^[c]	•	•	•	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
Team (36)	(4)					(8)				(16)					(24)					Times qualified

Notes

^ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.
^ 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.
^ 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^[a], 2032^[a]
3	England	1996, 2020^[a], 2028^[a]
	France	1960, 1984, 2016
	Germany^[b]	1988, 2020^[a], 2024
2	Belgium	1972, 2000^[a]
	Netherlands	2000^[a], 2020^[a]
	Spain	1964, 2020^[a]
	Scotland	2020^[a], 2028^[a]
1	Austria	2008^[a]
	Azerbaijan	2020^[a]
	Denmark	2020^[a]
	Hungary	2020^[a]
	Northern Ireland	2028^[a]
	Poland	2012^[a]
	Portugal	2004
	Republic of Ireland	2028^[a]
	Romania	2020^[a]
	Russia	2020^[a]
	Serbia^[c]	1976
	Sweden	1992
	Switzerland	2008^[a]
	Turkey	2032^[a]
	Ukraine	2012^[a]
	Wales	2028^[a]

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
2000	Netherlands	Semi-finals
2004	Portugal	Runners-up
2008	Austria	Group stage
2008	Switzerland	Group stage
2012	Poland	Group stage
2012	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
	Northern Ireland
	Republic of Ireland
	Scotland
	Wales
2032	Italy
2032	Turkey

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Co-hosted the tournament.
^ As West Germany in 1988.
^ 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^[a]
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

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

Notes

^ ^a ^b FIFA and UEFA regard both Czech Republic and Slovakia as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1976, and 1980 as Czechoslovakia.
^ 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.
^ 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.^[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.

Team (19)	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024	Attempts
Team (19)	(4)					(8)				(16)					(24)			Attempts
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									^[a]	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7
Cyprus	^[a]	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15
East Germany^[b]	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×^[c]	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		^[a]	•	•	•	•	•	5
Kosovo	Part of Yugoslavia									^[d]				^[a]		•	•	2
Liechtenstein	Not a UEFA member					×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8
Lithuania	Part of Soviet Union									•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8
Luxembourg	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16
Malta	^[a]	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15
Moldova	Part of Soviet Union									•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8
Montenegro	Part of Yugoslavia									^[d]			^[a]	•	•	•	•	4
San Marino	Not a UEFA member								•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Not a UEFA member
^ East Germany played in eight qualification competitions before the reunification of Germany in 1990.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b 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^{[note 1]}	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^[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

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)^[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 (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)^[8]
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:

[FRG-1] Includes results of West Germany between 1972–1988.

[URS-2] Includes results of Soviet Union and CIS between 1960–1992.

[TCH-3] Includes results of Czechoslovakia between 1960–1980.

[Yugoslavia-4] Includes results of Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro between 1960–2000.

[5] 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).

[FRG-7] Includes results of West Germany between 1972–1988.

[TCH-8] Includes results of Czechoslovakia between 1960–1980.

[URS-9] Includes results of Soviet Union and CIS between 1960–1992.

[Yugoslavia-10] Includes results of Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro between 1960–2000.

[11] Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.

[YUG-12] 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.

[GRE-13] Greece entered the 1964 competition but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania. This is not counted as a qualification tournament Greece participated in.

[cohost-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Co-hosted the tournament.

[15] As West Germany in 1988.

[16] As Yugoslavia.

[West_Germany-17] Includes five appearances as West Germany, alongside reunited Germany.

[Czechoslovakia-18] FIFA and UEFA regard both Czech Republic and Slovakia as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1976, and 1980 as Czechoslovakia.

[Serbia-19] 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.

[20] 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.

[UEFA-22] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Not a UEFA member

[23] East Germany played in eight qualification competitions before the reunification of Germany in 1990.

[24] 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.

[SCG-25] Part of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro

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