List of UEFA European Championship records

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This is a list of records of the UEFA European Championship and its qualification matches.

General statistics by tournament

Year Host Champion Winning coach Top scorer(s) Player of the Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
1960  France  Soviet Union Soviet Union Gavriil Kachalin France François Heutte (2)
Soviet Union Valentin Ivanov (2)
Soviet Union Viktor Ponedelnik (2)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Galić (2)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražan Jerković (2)
N/A
1964 23x15px Spain 23x15px Spain 23x15px José Villalonga Hungary Ferenc Bene (2)
Hungary Dezső Novák (2)
23x15px Jesús María Pereda (2)
1968  Italy  Italy Italy Ferruccio Valcareggi Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Džajić (2)
1972  Belgium  West Germany West Germany Helmut Schön West Germany Gerd Müller (4)
1976  Yugoslavia  Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Václav Ježek West Germany Dieter Müller (4)
1980  Italy  West Germany West Germany Jupp Derwall West Germany Klaus Allofs (3)
1984  France  France France Michel Hidalgo France Michel Platini (9)
1988  West Germany  Netherlands Netherlands Rinus Michels Netherlands Marco van Basten (5)
1992  Sweden  Denmark Denmark Richard Møller Nielsen Denmark Henrik Larsen (3)
Germany Karl-Heinz Riedle (3)
Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp (3)
Sweden Tomas Brolin (3)
1996  England  Germany Germany Berti Vogts England Alan Shearer (5) Germany Matthias Sammer
2000  Belgium
 Netherlands
 France France Roger Lemerre Netherlands Patrick Kluivert (5)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Savo Milošević (5)
France Zinedine Zidane
2004  Portugal  Greece Germany Otto Rehhagel Czech Republic Milan Baroš (5) Greece Theodoros Zagorakis
2008  Austria
  Switzerland
 Spain Spain Luis Aragonés Spain David Villa (4) Spain Xavi
2012  Poland
 Ukraine
 Spain Spain Vicente del Bosque Croatia Mario Mandžukić (3)
Germany Mario Gómez (3)
Italy Mario Balotelli (3)
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (3)
Russia Alan Dzagoev (3)
Spain Fernando Torres (3)
Spain Andrés Iniesta
  1. Awarded since 1996.

Team: tournament position

All-time

Most championships

3,  Germany (1972, 1980, 1996),  Spain (1964, 2008, 2012)

# team championships
1  Germany (1972, 1980, 1996),  Spain (1964, 2008, 2012) 3
2  France (1984, 2000) 2
3  Czechoslovakia (1976),  Denmark (1992),  Greece (2004),  Italy (1968),  Netherlands (1988),  Soviet Union (1960) 1

Most finishes in the top two

6,  Germany (1972, 1976, 1980, 1992, 1996, 2008)

# team finishes in the top two
1  Germany (1972, 1976, 1980, 1992, 1996, 2008) 6
2  Soviet Union (1960, 1964, 1972, 1988),  Spain (1964, 1984, 2008, 2012) 4
3  Italy (1968, 2000, 2012) 3
4  Czech Republic (1976, 1996),  France (1984, 2000),  Yugoslavia (1960, 1968) 2
5  Belgium (1980),  Denmark (1992),  Greece (2004)  Netherlands (1988),  Portugal (2004) 1

Most finishes in the top four

8,  Germany (1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012)

# team finishes in the top four
1  Germany (1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012) 8
2  Russia (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 2008) 6
3  Czech Republic (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2004),  Italy (1968, 1980, 1988, 2000, 2012),  Netherlands (1976, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004) 5
4  France (1960, 1984, 1996, 2000),  Portugal (1984, 2000, 2004, 2012),  Spain (1964, 1984, 2008, 2012) 4
5  Denmark (1964, 1984, 1992),  Yugoslavia (1960, 1968, 1976) 3
6  Belgium (1972, 1980),  England (1968, 1996),  Hungary (1964, 1972) 2
7  Greece (2004),  Sweden (1992),  Turkey (2008) 1

Most finishes in the top eight

11,  Spain (1960, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012)

# team finishes in the top eight
1  Spain (1960, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012) 11
2  France (1960, 1964, 1968, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012),  Germany (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012) 9
3  England (1968, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012),  Netherlands (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008),  Russia (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1992, 2008) 8
4  Italy (1968, 1972, 1980, 1988, 2000, 2008, 2012),  Portugal (1960, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) 7
5  Czech Republic (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2004, 2012),  Yugoslavia (1960, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 2000) 6
6  Denmark (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2004) 5
7  Belgium (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984),  Romania (1960, 1972, 1984, 2000) 4
8  Greece (1980, 2004, 2012),  Sweden (1964, 1992, 2004) 3
9  Croatia (1996, 2008),  Hungary (1964, 1972),  Republic of Ireland (1964, 1988),  Turkey (2000, 2008) 2
10  Austria (1960),  Bulgaria (1968),  Luxembourg (1964),  Scotland (1992),  Wales (1976) 1
Most European Championship Finals appearances
12,  Germany (every tournament since 1972)
For a detailed list, see National team appearances in the UEFA European Football Championship
Most second-place finishes
3,  Germany (1976, 1992, 2008),  Soviet Union (1964, 1972, 1988)
Most third/fourth-place finishes
3,  Czech Republic (1960, 1980, 2004),  Portugal (1984, 2000, 2012)
Most 5th-8th-place finishes
7,  Spain (1960, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000)

Consecutive

Most consecutive championships
2,  Spain (2008–2012)[1]
Most consecutive finishes in the top two
3,  West Germany (1972–1980)[2]
Most consecutive finishes in the top four
4,  Soviet Union (1960–1972)[2]
Most consecutive finishes in the top eight
7,  Germany (1972–1996)[2]
Most consecutive finals tournaments
12,  Germany (1972–2016)

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles
44 years,  Spain (1964–2008)[2]
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
32 years,  Italy (1968–2000)[2]
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
28 years,  England (1968–1996)[2]
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top eight
28 years,  Sweden (1964–1992)[2]
Longest gap between successive appearances in the Finals
44 years,  Hungary (1972–2016)

Host team

Best finish by host team
Champion,  Spain (1964),  Italy (1968),  France (1984)[2]
Worst finish by host team
9th-16th position,  Belgium (2000),  Austria (2008),   Switzerland (2008),  Poland (2012),  Ukraine (2012)

Defending champion

Best finish by defending champion
winners,  Spain (2012)[1]
Worst finish by defending champion
failed to qualify and finished outside top eight,  France (1988)[3]
qualified and finished outside top eight,  Denmark (1996),  Germany (2000),  Greece (2008)[2]

Debuting teams

Best finish by a debuting team
champion,  Soviet Union (1960),  Spain (1964),  Italy (1968),  West Germany (1972)[2]

Other

Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion
2,  Yugoslavia (1960, 1968)
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion
4,  Portugal (1984, 2000, 2004, 2012)
Most finishes in the top eight without ever being champion
8  England (1968, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012)
Most appearances in Finals without ever being champion
9,  England (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016)
Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two
2,  England (1968, 1996),  Hungary (1964, 1972)
Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top two
8  England (1968, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012)
Most appearances in Finals without ever finishing in the top two
9  England (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016)
Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top four
4,  Romania (1960, 1972, 1984, 2000)
Most appearances in Finals without ever finishing in the top four
5  Croatia (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016),  Romania (1984, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016)

Team: tournament progress

All time

Progressed from the first round the most times (since 1980)
6  Germany (1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012),  Netherlands (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008),  Portugal (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Eliminated in the first round the most times (since 1980)
4  Denmark (1988, 1996, 2000, 2012),  England (1980, 1988, 1992, 2000),  Russia (1992, 1996, 2004, 2012)
Most appearances, always progressing from the first round (since 1980)
6  Portugal (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Most appearances, never progressing from the first round (since 1980)
3   Switzerland (1996, 2004, 2008)

Consecutive

Most consecutive progressions from the first round (since 1980)
6  Netherlands (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
Most consecutive eliminations from the first round
2  England (1988–1992),  Russia (1992–1996),  Scotland (1992–1996),  Denmark (1996–2000),  Germany (2000–2004),   Switzerland (2004–2008),  Poland (2008–2012),  Sweden (2008–2012)

Team: Matches played/goals scored

All-time

Most matches played
43,  Germany
Most wins
23,  Germany
Most losses
14,  Denmark
Most draws
15,  Italy
Most matches played without a win
6,  Poland
Most matches played before first win
8,  Romania,   Switzerland
Most goals scored
65,  Germany
Most goals conceded
45,  Germany
Fewest goals scored
1,  Austria,  Latvia,  Norway
Fewest goals conceded
1,  Norway
Most matches played always conceding a goal
6,  Poland
Highest average of goals scored per match
1.63,  Netherlands
Lowest average of goals scored per match
0.33,  Austria,  Latvia,  Norway
Highest average of goals conceded per match
2.79  Yugoslavia
Lowest average of goals conceded per match
0.33,  Norway (1 goal in 3 matches)
Most meetings between two teams
5 times,  Czech Republic vs  Germany (1976, 1980, 1996 (twice), 2004);  Germany vs  Netherlands (1980, 1988, 1992, 2004, 2012);  Italy vs  Spain (1980, 1988, 2008, 2012 (twice))
Most meetings between two teams, final match
2 times,  Czech Republic vs  Germany (1976, 1996)
Most tournaments unbeaten
4,  Germany (1972, 1976, 1980, 1996),  Spain (1964, 1996, 2008, 2012)
Most tournaments eliminated without having lost a match
2,  England (1996, 2012),  Italy (1980, 2004),  Netherlands (1992, 2000)
Most tournaments eliminated without having won a match (since 1980)
3,  Romania (1984, 1996, 2008)
Most played with tournament champion
4,  Germany (1976, 1988, 1992, 2008),  Italy (1996, 2000, 2008, 2012),  Netherlands (1976, 1980, 1992, 2000),  Portugal (1984, 2000, 2004, 2012)

In one tournament

Most wins
5,  France (1984, out of 5; 2000, out of 6),  Spain (2008, out of 6)
Fewest wins, champions (since 1980)
2,  Denmark (1992, out of 5)
Most matches not won, champions
3,  Denmark (1992, out of 5)
Most wins by non-champion
4,  Italy (2000, out of 6),  Netherlands (2000, out of 5),  Portugal (2000, out of 5),  Czech Republic (2004, out of 5),  Germany (2008, out of 6),  Germany (2012, out of 5)
Most matches not won
4,  Czech Republic (1996, out of 6),  Netherlands (2004, out of 5),  Italy (2012, out of 6)
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)
Most losses, champions
1,  Netherlands (1988),  Denmark (1992),  France (2000),  Greece (2004)
Most goals scored
14,  France (1984)
Fewest goals conceded
1,  Italy (1980),  Norway (2000),  Spain (2012)
Most goals conceded
13,  Yugoslavia (2000)
Most minutes without conceding a goal
509 mins,  Spain (2012)
Highest goal difference
+11,  Spain (2012)
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 of goals scored per match
2.8,  France (1984)
Highest average goal difference per match (since 1980)
+2,  France (1984)
Most goals scored, champions
14,  France (1984)
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)

Streaks

Most consecutive successful qualification attempts
[4]7,  Germany (1992–2016)
Most consecutive failed qualification attempts
14,  Luxembourg (all 1964–2016)
Most consecutive wins
5,  France, from 1–0 Denmark (1984) to 2–0 Spain (1984),  Netherlands, from 3–1 England (1988) to 1–0 Scotland (1992),  Czech Republic, from 2–0 Denmark (2000) to 3–0 Denmark (2004)
Most consecutive matches without a loss
12,  Spain, from 4–1 Russia (2008) to 4–0 Italy (2012)
Most consecutive losses
6,  Yugoslavia, from 0–2 Italy (1968) to 2–3 France (1984)
Most consecutive matches without a win
9,  Soviet Union /  CIS /  Russia, from 0–2 Netherlands (1988) to 0–2 Portugal (2004)
Most consecutive draws
3,  Italy, from 0–0 Belgium (1980) to 1–1 West Germany (1988),  Sweden, from 1–1 Italy (2004) to 0–0 Netherlands (2004),  Italy, from 0–0 Spain (2008) to 1–1 Croatia (2012)
Most consecutive matches without a draw
16,  Czech Republic, from 1–2 Germany (1996) to 0–1 Portugal (2012)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal
11,  England, from 1–1 Germany (1996) to 1–0 Ukraine (2012)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals
9,  France, from 3–0 Denmark (2000) to 3–1 Switzerland (2004)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least three goals
3,  France, from 5–0 Belgium (1984) to 3–2 Portugal (1984),  Netherlands, from 3–0 Denmark (2000) to 6–1 Yugoslavia (2000)
Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal
4,  Denmark, from 0–2 West Germany (1988) to 0–1 Sweden (1992),   Switzerland, from 0–2 Netherlands (1996) to 0–3 England (2004),  Denmark, from 0–3 France (2000) to 0–0 Italy (2004)
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (clean sheets)
5,  Spain, from 4–0 Republic of Ireland (2012) to 4–0 Italy (2012)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal
509,  Spain (2012)
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (including qualifying)
8,  Italy, from 0–0 Poland (1975) to 0–0 Belgium (1980)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (including qualifying)
784,  Italy (1975–1980)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least one goal
10,  Romania, from 1–1 Spain (1984) to 0–2 Italy (2000)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least two goals
7,  Yugoslavia, from 0–2 Italy (1968) to 3–3 Slovenia (2000)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals
3,  Yugoslavia, from 0–5 Denmark (1984) to 3–3 Slovenia (2000),  Czech Republic, from 1–3 Portugal (2008) to 1–4 Russia (2012)
Most matches played without consecutive losses
33,  Italy
Most matches played without consecutive wins
14,  Yugoslavia
Most matches played without consecutive draws
27,  Denmark

Individual

For records regarding goalscoring, see Goalscoring; for records regarding goalkeeping, see Goalkeeping
Most consecutive finals
3, Rainer Bonhof ( West Germany, 1972–1980)
Most tournaments played
5, Iker Casillas (Spain Spain, 2000 (did not play), 2004–2016)[5]
Most championships
2, thirteen 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
Most medals
3, Rainer Bonhof ( West Germany): 1972 (champions), 1976 (runners-up), 1980 (champions)
Most matches played, Final Tournament
16, Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands Netherlands, 1996–2008), Lilian Thuram (France France, 1996–2008)
Most minutes played, Final Tournament
1535 minutes, Edwin van der Sar ( Netherlands, 1996–2008)
Most matches won
9, Lilian Thuram & Zinedine Zidane ( France, 1996–2004); Edwin van der Sar ( Netherlands, 1996–2008); Nuno Gomes ( Portugal, 2000–2008); Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas & Fernando Torres ( Spain, 2004–2012); Cesc Fàbregas & Andrés Iniesta ( Spain, 2008–2012)
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)
Most appearances as captain
11, Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2008–2012)
Youngest player
18 years and 71 days, Jetro Willems ( Netherlands, vs  Denmark, 2012)[6]
Youngest player, final
19 years and 150 days, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, vs  Greece, 2004)
Youngest player, winning team
20 years and 64 days, Pietro Anastasi ( Italy, vs  Yugoslavia, 1968)
Oldest player
39 years and 91 days, Lothar Matthäus ( Germany, vs  Portugal, 20 June 2000)
Oldest player, final
38 years and 232 days, Jens Lehmann ( Germany, vs  Spain, 2008)
Oldest player, winning team
37 years and 54 days, Arnold Mühren ( Netherlands, vs  West Germany, 1988)
Largest age difference on a champion team
13 years and 182 days, 1988,  Netherlands (Arnold Mühren: 37 years and 54 days; Marco van Basten: 23 years and 238 days)
Longest period between Final Tournament appearances
15 years and 360 days, Dragan Stojković ( Yugoslavia, 1984–2000).
Longest span of Final Tournament appearances
20 years and 6 days, Lothar Matthäus ( Germany, 1980–2000)

Goalscoring

Individual

Most goals scored in Finals competition
9, Michel Platini ( France, 1984)[5]
For a complete list of goalscorers, see European Championships goalscorers
Most goals scored in qualifying
23, Robbie Keane, ( Republic of Ireland[7] [8] [9] 5 in 2000, 2 in 2004, 4 in 2008, 7 in 2012, 5 in 2016)
Most goals scored, including qualifying
26, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal: 2 in 2004, 9 in 2008, 10 in 2012, 5 in 2016)
Most goals scored in a single qualifying competition
13, on two occasions, as follows:
David Healy ( Northern Ireland, 2008 qualifying)
Robert Lewandowski ( Poland, 2016 qualifying)
Most goals scored in a Finals match
3, on eight occasions, as follows:
Dieter Müller ( West Germany, 4–2 vs  Yugoslavia, 1976)
Klaus Allofs ( West Germany, 3–2 vs  Netherlands, 1980)
Michel Platini ( France, 5–0 vs  Belgium, 1984)
Michel Platini ( France, 3–2 vs  Yugoslavia, 1984)
Marco van Basten ( Netherlands, 3–1 vs  England, 1988)
Sérgio Conceição ( Portugal, 3–0 vs  Germany, 2000)
Patrick Kluivert ( Netherlands, 6–1 vs  Yugoslavia, 2000)
David Villa ( Spain, 4–1 vs  Russia, 2008)
Most goals scored in a qualifying match
5, on three occasions, as follows:
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, as follows:
Gerd Müller ( West Germany vs  Soviet Union, 1972)
Horst Hrubesch ( West Germany vs  Belgium, 1980)
Oliver Bierhoff ( Germany vs  Czech Republic, 1996)[2]
Most matches with at least one goal
6, Alan Shearer ( England, 1996–2000); Zlatan Ibrahimović ( Sweden, 2004–2012)
Most consecutive matches with at least one goal
5, Michel Platini ( France, 1984)
Most matches with at least two goals
2, Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1972); Michel Platini ( France, 1984); Rudi Völler ( West Germany, 1984 & 1988); Wayne Rooney ( England, 2004)
Most consecutive matches with at least two goals
2, Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1972); Michel Platini ( France, 1984); Wayne Rooney ( England, 2004)
Most hat-tricks
2, Michel Platini ( France, 1984)
Most consecutive hat-tricks
2, Michel Platini ( France, 1984)
Fastest hat-trick
18 minutes, Michel Platini ( France vs  Yugoslavia, 1984)[2]
Most goals scored by a substitute in a Finals match
3, Dieter Müller ( West Germany vs  Yugoslavia, 1976)
Scoring in every match of the Finals
Viktor Ponedelnik ( Soviet Union, 2 goals in 2 matches, 1960); Jesús María Pereda ( Spain, 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)[10]
Most tournaments with at least one goal
3, Jürgen Klinsmann, ( Germany, 1988–1996); Vladimír Šmicer ( Czech Republic, 1996–2004); Thierry Henry ( France, 2000–2008); Nuno Gomes ( Portugal, 2000–2008); Hélder Postiga ( Portugal, 2004–2012); Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2004–2012); Zlatan Ibrahimović ( Sweden, 2004–2012)[5]
Most tournaments with at least two goals
3, Zlatan Ibrahimović ( Sweden, 2004–2012)
Youngest goalscorer
18 years and 141 days, Johan Vonlanthen (  Switzerland vs  France, 2004)[11]
Youngest hat-trick scorer
22 years and 77 days, Dieter Müller ( Germany vs  Yugoslavia, 1976)
Youngest goalscorer, final
20 years and 64 days, Pietro Anastasi ( Italy vs  Yugoslavia, 1968)
Oldest goalscorer
38 years and 257 days, Ivica Vastić ( Austria vs  Poland, 2008)[12]
Oldest hat-trick scorer
28 years and 364 days, Michel Platini ( France vs  Yugoslavia, 1984)
Oldest goalscorer, final
30 years, 103 days, Bernd Hölzenbein ( West Germany vs  Czechoslovakia, 1976)
Most penalties scored (excluding penalty shoot-outs)
2, Alan Shearer ( England, one in 1996, one in 2000); Gaizka Mendieta ( Spain, two in 2000); Zinedine Zidane ( France, one in 2000, one in 2004)
Fastest goal
68 seconds, Dmitri Kirichenko ( Russia vs  Greece, 2004) [13]
Fastest goal by a substitute
< 1 minute, Alessandro Altobelli ( Italy vs  Denmark, 1988); Juan Carlos Valerón ( Spain vs  Russia, 2004)
Fastest goal in a final
6 minutes, Jesús María Pereda ( Spain vs  Soviet Union, 1964)
Latest goal from kickoff
120th minute, Semih Şentürk ( Turkey vs  Croatia, 2008)
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
117th minute, Ivan Klasnić ( Croatia vs  Turkey, 2008)

Team

Biggest margin of victory
5,  France (5) vs  Belgium (0), 1984;  Denmark (5) vs  Yugoslavia (0), 1984;  Netherlands (6) vs  Yugoslavia (1), 2000;  Sweden (5) vs  Bulgaria (0), 2004[2]
Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match
13,  Germany (13) vs  San Marino (0), September 6, 2006, Group 4
Most goals scored in a match, one team
6,  Netherlands, vs  Yugoslavia, 2000
Most goals scored in a match, both teams
9,  Yugoslavia (5) vs  France (4), 1960
Highest scoring draw
3–3,  Czech Republic vs  Russia, 1996;  Slovenia vs  Yugoslavia, 2000
Largest deficit overcome in a win
2 goals,  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,  Yugoslavia, 2000 (coming from 0–3 down to draw 3–3 vs  Slovenia)
Most goals scored in extra time, both teams
3,  France (3) vs  Portugal (2), 1984
Most goals scored in a final, one team
4,  Spain, 2012
Most goals scored in a final, both teams
4,  Czech Republic (2) vs  West Germany (2), 1976;  Italy (0) vs  Spain (4), 2012
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
1,  Greece (1) vs  Portugal (0), 2004;  Spain (1) vs  Germany (0), 2008
Biggest margin of victory in a final
4,  Spain (4) vs  Italy (0), 2012
Largest deficit overcome in a win in a final
1,  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
4,  Yugoslavia vs  France, 1960 (Milan Galić, Ante Žanetić, Tomislav Knez, Dražan Jerković);  Denmark vs  Yugoslavia, 1984 (Frank Arnesen, Klaus Berggreen, Preben Elkjaer-Larsen, John Lauridsen);  Sweden vs  Bulgaria, 2004 (Fredrik Ljungberg, Henrik Larsson, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Marcus Allbäck);  Germany vs  Greece, 2012 (Philipp Lahm, Sami Khedira, Miroslav Klose, Marco Reus);  Spain vs  Italy, 2012 (David Silva, Jordi Alba, Fernando Torres, Juan Mata)
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament
8,  Germany, 2012 (Mario Gómez, Lukas Podolski, Lars Bender, Philipp Lahm, Sami Khedira, Miroslav Klose, Marco Reus, Mesut Özil)

Tournament

Most goals scored in a tournament
85 goals, 2000
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)
2.74 goals per match, 2000
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
53, 2000, 2008 & 2012
Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament
20, 2000
Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament
8, 2004
Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament
3, 2000 & 2004
Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament
2, 2000
Goalscoring by tournament
Year Teams Matches Goals Top scorer Average goals
1960 4 4 17 2 4.25
1964 4 4 13 2 3.25
1968 4 5 7 2 1.40
1972 4 4 10 4 2.50
1976 4 4 19 4 4.75
1980 8 14 27 3 1.93
1984 8 15 41 9 2.73
1988 8 15 34 5 2.27
1992 8 15 32 3 2.13
1996 16 31 64 5 2.06
2000 16 31 85 5 2.74
2004 16 31 77 5 2.48
2008 16 31 77 4 2.48
2012 16 31 76 3 2.45
2016 24 51

Most Goals and Highest Top Scorer in bold
Most and Fewest Avg in bold

Own goals

Anton Ondruš,  Czechoslovakia vs  Netherlands, 1976; Lyuboslav Penev,  Bulgaria vs  France, 1996; Dejan Govedarica,  Yugoslavia vs  Netherlands, 2000; Jorge Andrade,  Portugal vs  Netherlands, 2004; Glen Johnson,  England vs  Sweden, 2012

Top scoring teams by tournament

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Goalkeeping

Most clean sheets (matches without conceding)
9, Edwin van der Sar ( Netherlands, 1996–2008); Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2004–2012)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (finals)
509 mins, Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2012)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (including qualifying)
784 mins (including 8 consecutive clean sheets), Dino Zoff ( Italy, 1975–1980)
Most goals conceded
20, Peter Schmeichel ( Denmark, 1988–2000)
Most goals conceded, one tournament
13, Ivica Kralj ( Yugoslavia), 2000
Most goals conceded, one match
6, Ivica Kralj ( Yugoslavia), 2000 (vs  Netherlands)
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions
1, Dino Zoff ( Italy, 1968); Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2012)
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament
1, Dino Zoff ( Italy, 1968); Thomas Myhre ( Norway, 2000); Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2012)

Coaching

Most matches coached
11, Berti Vogts ( Germany, 1992–1996); Joachim Löw ( Germany, 2008–2012)
Most matches won
8, Joachim Löw ( Germany, 2008–2012)
Most championships
no coach has won the title on more than one occasion
Most tournaments
4, Lars Lagerbäck, ( Sweden, 2000–2008;  Iceland, 2016)
Most nations coached
2, Guus Hiddink ( Netherlands, 1996;  Russia, 2008); Giovanni Trapattoni ( Italy, 2004;  Republic of Ireland, 2012); Dick Advocaat ( Netherlands, 2004;  Russia, 2012)
Most consecutive tournaments with same team
3, Lars Lagerbäck, ( Sweden, 2000–2008)
Most consecutive wins
5, Michel Hidalgo ( France, 1984); Rinus Michels ( Netherlands, 1988–1992)
Most consecutive matches without a loss
8, Rinus Michels ( Netherlands, 1988–1992)
Youngest coach
36 years and 333 days, Srečko Katanec ( Slovenia vs  Yugoslavia, 2000)[14]
Oldest coach
73 years and 93 days, Giovanni Trapattoni ( Republic of Ireland vs  Italy, 2012)[14]
Most championship wins as player and head coach
2, Berti Vogts,  Germany (1972 as non-playing squad member; 1996 as coach)
Most appearances as player and head coach
14, Morten Olsen,  Denmark (1984 & 1988 as player, 2004 & 2012 as coach); Frank Rijkaard,  Netherlands (1988 & 1992 as player, 2000 as coach)
Final appearances as both player and head coach
2, Dino Zoff,  Italy (1968 as player, 2000 as coach)

Refereeing

Most tournaments
3, Anders Frisk ( Sweden, 1996–2004), Kim Milton Nielsen ( Denmark, 1996–2004)
Most matches refereed, overall
8, Anders Frisk ( Sweden, 1996–2004)
Most matches refereed, one tournament
4, Anders Frisk ( Sweden, 2004), Roberto Rosetti ( Italy, 2008), Pedro Proença ( Portugal, 2012)

Discipline

Fastest sending off
24th minute, Éric Abidal ( France), vs  Italy, 2008
Latest sending off
117th minute, Nuno Gomes ( Portugal), vs  France, 2000
Most cards (all-time, player)
8, Giorgos Karagounis ( Greece, 2004–2012)[5]
Most cautions (all-time, player)
8, Giorgos Karagounis ( Greece, 2004–2012)[5]
Most sendings off (all-time, player)
2, Radoslav Látal ( Czech Republic, 1996 and 2000)
Most sendings off (tournament)
10 (in 31 games), 2000
Most sendings off (all-time, team)
3,  Czech Republic,  France,  Netherlands,  Russia and  Yugoslavia
Most sendings off (match, both teams)
3,  Czech Republic vs  Netherlands, 1976
Most sendings off (final match)
1, Yvon Le Roux,  France vs  Spain, 1984
Most cautions (tournament)
156 (in 31 matches), 2004.
Most cautions (match, both teams)
10, 4 ( Czech Republic) and 6 ( Germany), 1996 (first round);[15] 6 ( Czech Republic) and 4 ( Portugal), 1996;[16] 6 ( Italy) and 4 ( Netherlands), 2000[17]
Most cautions (final match, both teams)
6, 1 ( Denmark) and 5 ( Germany), 1992;[18] 4 ( Greece) and 2 ( Portugal), 2004[19]

Attendance

Highest in a Finals match & highest in a final
79,115,  Soviet Union vs  Spain, 21 June 1964, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain, 1964
Lowest in a Finals match
3,869,  Hungary vs  Denmark, 20 June 1964, Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain, 1964
Highest average attendance per match
59,847, 1968
Highest total attendance (tournament)
1,440,846, 2012
Lowest average attendance per match
19,740, 1960
Lowest total attendance (tournament)
78,958, 1960
Attendances by tournament
Year Matches Attendance
Total Average Lowest Highest
1960 4 78,958 19,740  TCH FRA 3rd-place play-off 9,438  FRA YUG Semi-finals 26,370
1964 4 156,253 39,063  HUN DEN 3rd-place play-off 3,869 23x15px ESP URS Final 79,115
1968 5 299,233 59,847  YUG ENG Semi-finals 21,834  ITA YUG Final 85,000
1972 4 121,880 30,470  HUN BEL 3rd-place play-off 10,000  BEL FRG Semi-finals 55,669
1976 4 106,087 26,522  NED YUG 3rd-place play-off 6,766  YUG FRG Semi-finals 50,562
1980 14 345,463 24,676  GRE TCH Group stage 4,726  ENG ITA Group stage 59,646
1984 15 597,639 39,843  ROU ESP Group stage 17,102  FRA POR Semi-finals 54,848
1988 15 888,645 59,243  IRL URS Group stage 38,308  URS NED Final 72,308
1992 15 430,111 28,674  SCO CIS Group stage 14,660  DEN GER Final 37,800
1996 31 1,276,137 41,166  BUL ROU Group stage 19,107  SCO ENG Group stage 76,864
2000 31 1,122,833 36,220  YUG SVN Group stage 16,478  ITA -  NED Semi-finals 51,300
2004 31 1,156,473 37,306  ITA BUL Group stage 16,002  POR ENG Quarterfinals 65,000
2008 31 1,140,902 36,803  TUR CZE Group stage 23,871  GER ESP Final 51,428
2012 31 1,440,896 46,479  DEN POR Group stage 31,840  SWE ENG Group Stage 64,640

Penalty shootouts

For more details, see a complete list of all penalty shoot-outs.

Most shootouts, team, all-time
4,  England,  Netherlands,  Spain,  Italy
Most shootouts, team, tournament
2,  England, 1996;  France, 1996
Most shootouts, all teams, tournament
4, 1996
Most wins, team, all-time
3,  Czech Republic,  Spain
Most losses, team, all-time
3,  England,  Netherlands
Most shootouts with 100% record (all won)
3,  Czech Republic
Most shootouts with 0% record (all lost)
1,  Croatia,  Sweden
Most successful kicks, shootout, one team
9 (out of 9),  Czech Republic vs  Italy, 1980
Most successful kicks, shootout, both teams
17 (out of 18),  Czech Republic vs  Italy, 1980
Most successful kicks, team, all-time
20 (out of 20),  Czech Republic
Most successful kicks, player
2, Zinédine Zidane, Youri Djorkaeff, Bixente Lizarazu, Vincent Guérin, Laurent Blanc ( France, 1996); Alan Shearer, David Platt, Stuart Pearce, Paul Gascoigne ( England, 1996); Patrick Kluivert ( Netherlands, 1996–2000); Cesc Fàbregas ( Spain, 2008–2012)
Most kicks taken, shootout, both teams
18,  Czechoslovakia vs  Italy, 1980
Most kicks taken, team, all-time
21,  England
Most kicks taken, team, one tournament
11,  France, 1996
Most kicks missed, shootout, both teams
4,  Italy vs  Netherlands 2000
Most kicks missed, team, all-time
6,  Netherlands (in 4 shootouts)
Fewest successful kicks, shootout, one team
1,  Netherlands vs  Italy, 2000;  Croatia vs  Turkey, 2008
Most saves, all-time
3, Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2008–2012)

All-time tables

Finals

Rank Ranking of teams based on total points
Team National team
Participations Number of Finals participations
Matches Total number of games played
W/D/L Win-Draw-Loss record
F/A Number of goals scored/conceded
Points Total points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw)
Points per match Average points per match
Legend
Team has won the European Championship
Team has qualified for the main tournament
Rank
Team Participations Matches W D L F A Points Points per matches
01.  Germany[20] 11 43 23 10 10 65 45 79 1.84
02.  Spain 9 36 17 11 8 50 32 62 1.72
03.  Netherlands 9 35 17 8 10 57 37 59 1.69
04.  Italy 8 33 13 15 5 33 25 54 1.64
05.  France 8 32 15 8 9 49 39 53 1.66
06.  Portugal 6 28 15 5 8 40 26 50 1.79
07.  Czech Republic[21] 8 29 13 5 11 40 38 44 1.52
08.  Russia[22] 10 30 12 6 12 36 39 42 1.40
09.  England 8 27 9 9 9 36 31 36 1.33
10.  Denmark 8 27 7 6 14 30 43 27 1.00
11.  Croatia 4 14 6 4 4 18 16 22 1.57
12.  Sweden 5 17 5 5 7 24 21 20 1.18
13.  Greece 4 16 5 3 8 14 20 18 1.13
14.  Belgium 4 12 4 2 6 13 20 14 1.17
15.  Turkey 3 12 3 2 7 11 18 11 0.92
16.  Yugoslavia 5 14 3 2 9 22 39 11 0.79
17.  Scotland 2 6 2 1 3 04 05 07 1.17
18.  Romania 4 13 1 4 8 08 17 07 0.53
19.   Switzerland 3 9 1 2 6 05 13 05 0.56
20.  Norway 1 3 1 1 1 01 01 04 1.33
21.  Republic of Ireland 2 6 1 1 4 03 11 04 0.67
22.  Bulgaria 2 6 1 1 4 04 13 04 0.67
23.  Ukraine 1 3 1 0 2 02 04 03 1.00
24.  Hungary 2 4 1 0 3 05 06 03 0.75
25.  Poland 2 6 0 3 3 03 07 03 0.50
26.  Slovenia 1 3 0 2 1 04 05 02 0.67
27.  Austria 1 3 0 1 2 01 03 01 0.33
28.  Latvia 1 3 0 1 2 01 05 01 0.33

Qualifying matches

Rank Ranking of teams based on points per match
Team National team
Participations Number of participations
Matches Total number of games played
W/D/L Win-Draw-Loss record
F/A Number of goals scored/conceded
Points Total points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw)
Points per match Average points per match
Legend
Team has won the European Championship
Team has qualified for the main tournament
Team hasn't qualified for the main tournament
Team is defunct (and hasn't qualified for the main tournament)

Up to and including the Euro 2016 qualification.

Notes:

Rank
Team Participations Matches W D L F A Points Points per matches
01.  Germany[20] 12 98 69 20 9 237 61 227 2.32
02.  Spain 15 115 81 16 18 283 86 259 2.25
03.  England 13 100 66 24 10 221 58 222 2.22
04.  Czech Republic[21] 15 116 76 21 19 238 91 249 2.15
05.  Croatia 6 62 40 14 8 118 39 133 2.15
06.  Netherlands 13 109 71 15 23 250 85 228 2.09
07.  Russia[24] 15 120 73 29 18 235 86 248 2.07
08.  Italy 13 108 64 30 14 187 72 222 2.06
09.  France 13 102 59 26 17 206 85 203 1.99
10.  Portugal 14 107 61 24 22 194 101 207 1.93
11.  Romania 15 115 59 35 21 208 101 212 1.84
12.  Sweden 13 104 55 23 26 174 102 188 1.81
13.  Serbia[25] 14 104 55 25 24 186 109 187 1.80
14.  Belgium 13 104 49 26 29 170 112 173 1.66
15.  Scotland 13 110 52 26 32 166 119 182 1.65
16.  Greece 14 109 52 22 35 158 122 178 1.63
17.  Denmark 15 115 53 26 36 185 139 185 1.61
18.  Poland 14 100 44 27 29 164 110 159 1.59
19.  Slovakia 6 60 28 10 22 94 77 94 1.57
20.  East Germany 8 46 20 12 14 76 57 72 1.57
21.  Ukraine 5 54 23 15 16 73 53 84 1.56
22.  Republic of Ireland 15 121 50 36 35 183 136 186 1.54
23.  Bulgaria 15 113 49 26 38 157 120 173 1.53
24.  Austria 14 99 45 16 38 183 146 151 1.53
25.   Switzerland 13 92 39 22 31 153 116 139 1.51
26.  Hungary 15 121 52 26 43 197 161 182 1.50
27.  Turkey 15 110 44 27 39 134 149 159 1.45
28.  Israel 6 60 25 11 24 96 79 86 1.43
29.  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 54 22 10 22 74 76 76 1.41
30.  Wales 14 104 41 21 42 125 133 144 1.38
31.  Slovenia 6 66 25 14 27 83 80 89 1.35
32.  Northern Ireland 14 110 40 25 45 120 138 145 1.31
33.  Norway 15 114 43 20 51 147 158 149 1.31
34.  Latvia 6 62 20 13 29 67 88 73 1.18
35.  Lithuania 6 58 20 8 30 50 83 68 1.17
36.  Montenegro 2 20 6 5 9 17 23 23 1.15
37.  Finland 13 104 27 24 53 109 162 105 1.01
38.  Georgia 6 60 16 8 36 63 89 56 0.93
39.  Belarus 6 58 14 12 32 49 87 54 0.93
40.  Iceland 12 96 24 17 55 81 146 89 0.93
41.  Estonia 6 62 15 8 39 47 103 53 0.85
42.  Armenia 6 58 12 12 34 51 85 48 0.83
43.  Macedonia 6 58 11 14 33 59 90 47 0.81
44.  Albania 12 91 16 22 53 72 159 70 0.77
45.  Moldova 6 58 11 9 38 51 114 42 0.72
46.  Cyprus 13 104 16 14 74 83 268 62 0.60
47.  Kazakhstan 3 34 4 7 23 24 63 19 0.56
48.  Azerbaijan 6 60 6 9 45 36 147 27 0.45
49.  Liechtenstein 6 58 5 7 46 19 176 22 0.38
50.  Faroe Islands 7 68 6 6 56 40 182 24 0.35
51.  Luxembourg 14 109 7 10 92 44 303 31 0.28
52.  Malta 13 102 3 14 85 49 288 23 0.23
53.  San Marino 7 66 0 1 65 7 289 1 0.02
54.  Gibraltar 1 10 0 0 10 2 56 0 0.00
55.  Andorra 5 50 0 0 50 11 149 0 0.00

Others

 Italy, to a new record. Indeed it is unbeaten in qualifying, Euro and World Cup included, from 49 games until 10th October 2015

References and footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18666394
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. Spain failed to qualify for the Finals in 1968, but reached the quarter-final stage; Italy reached the same stage in 1972.
  4. Excluding automatic qualification as host, as reigning champion, or by invitation.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jul/02/facts-figures-euro-2012?newsfeed=true
  6. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1812534.html
  7. UEFA; European qualifying's all-time top scorers: http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/news/newsid=2048782.html
  8. Irish Independent: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/robbie-keane-on-becoming-the-leading-goalscorer-in-euro-qualifying-history-its-nice-30656495.html
  9. The Gaurdian; http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/04/gibraltar-republic-or-ireland-european-championship-qualifiers
  10. 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.
  11. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/feedarticle/10265174
  12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/7363070.stm
  13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3787477.stm
  14. 14.0 14.1 http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/photos/other-galleries/gallery=1761830.html
  15. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1996/statistics/round=227/matches/type=yellowcards/index.html
  16. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1996/matches/round=223/match=52914/index.html
  17. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2000/matches/round=1460/match=65184/index.html
  18. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1992/matches/round=217/match=6098/index.html
  19. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1623/match=1059194/index.html
  20. 20.0 20.1 includes results of  West Germany from 1972-88
  21. 21.0 21.1 includes results of  Czechoslovakia from 1960-80
  22. includes results of  Soviet Union from 1960-88 and  CIS in 1992
  23. European Championship 1968, rsssf.com
  24. includes results of  Soviet Union from 1960-92
  25. includes results of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/ Yugoslavia from 1960-1992 and in 2000, and  Serbia and Montenegro in 2004