National team appearances in the UEFA European Championship
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This article lists the performances of each of the 33 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the UEFA European Football Championship finals.
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Debut of teams
Each successive UEFA European Football Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by FIFA.
Comprehensive team results by tournament
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- SF – Semi-finals
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarter-finals
- GS – Group stage
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- q – may still qualify 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) are shown.
Team | 1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (16) |
2000 (16) |
2004 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2016 (24) |
Attempts |
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Albania | x | • | • | • | x | x | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 12 → 1 |
Austria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | Q | 15 → 2 |
Belgium | × | • | • | 3rd | • | 2nd | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | Q | 14 → 5 |
Bulgaria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | 15 → 2 |
Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | QF | • | GS | QF | GS | Q | 6 → 5 | ||||||||
Czech Republic3 | 3rd | • | • | • | 1st | 3rd | • | • | • | 2nd | GS | SF | GS | QF | Q | 15 → 9 |
Denmark | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | SF | GS | 1st | GS | GS | QF | • | GS | • | 15 → 8 |
England | × | • | 3rd | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | SF | GS | QF | • | QF | Q | 14 → 9 |
France | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | GS | SF | 1st | QF | GS | QF | Q | 15 → 9 |
Germany1 | × | × | • | 1st | 2nd | 1st | GS | SF | 2nd | 1st | GS | GS | 2nd | SF | Q | 13 → 12 |
Greece | • | × | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | GS | QF | • | 14 → 4 |
Hungary | • | 3rd | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 15 → 3 |
Iceland | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 12 → 1 |
Italy | × | • | 1st | • | • | 4th | • | SF | • | GS | 2nd | GS | QF | 2nd | Q | 14 → 9 |
Latvia | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 6 → 1 | ||||||||
Netherlands | × | • | • | • | 3rd | GS | • | 1st | SF | QF | SF | SF | QF | GS | • | 14 → 9 |
Northern Ireland | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 14 → 1 |
Norway | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 15 → 1 |
Poland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | Q | 15 → 3 |
Portugal | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | QF | SF | 2nd | QF | SF | Q | 15 → 7 |
Republic of Ireland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | Q | 15 → 3 |
Romania | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | QF | • | GS | • | Q | 15 → 5 |
Russia2 | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | • | • | • | 2nd | GS | GS | • | GS | SF | GS | Q | 15 → 11 |
Scotland | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 13 → 2 |
Serbia4 | 2nd | • | 2nd | • | 4th | • | GS | • | •×[1] | × | QF | • | • | • | • | 14 → 5 |
Slovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 6 → 1 | ||||||||
Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 6 → 1 | ||||||||
Spain | •×[2] | 1st | • | • | • | GS | 2nd | GS | • | QF | QF | GS | 1st | 1st | Q | 15 → 10 |
Sweden | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | GS | QF | GS | GS | Q | 14 → 6 |
Switzerland | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | • | Q | 14 → 4 |
Turkey | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | • | SF | • | Q | 15 → 4 |
Ukraine | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | GS | Q | 6 → 2 | ||||||||
Wales | x | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 14 → 1 |
- 1 Includes five appearances as West Germany
- 2 Includes five appearances as the Soviet Union and one as the CIS
- 3 Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia
- 4 Includes five appearances as Yugoslavia
Results of host nations
Year | Host nation | Finish |
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1960 | France | Fourth Place |
1964 | 23x15px Spain | Champions |
1968 | Italy | Champions |
1972 | Belgium | Third Place |
1976 | Yugoslavia | Fourth Place |
1980 | Italy | Fourth Place |
1984 | France | Champions |
1988 | West Germany | Semi-finalist |
1992 | Sweden | Semi-finalist |
1996 | England | Semi-finalist |
2000 | Belgium | Group Stage |
Netherlands | Semi-finalist | |
2004 | Portugal | Runners-up |
2008 | Austria | Group Stage |
Switzerland | Group Stage | |
2012 | Poland | Group Stage |
Ukraine | Group Stage | |
2016 | France | TBD |
Results of defending finalists
Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-ups | Finish |
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1964 | Soviet Union | Runners-up | Yugoslavia | Did not qualify (R16) |
1968 | 23x15px Spain | Did not qualify (QF) | Soviet Union | Fourth Place |
1972 | Italy | Did not qualify (QF) | Yugoslavia | Did not qualify (QF) |
1976 | West Germany | Runners-up | Soviet Union | Did not qualify (QF) |
1980 | Czechoslovakia | Third Place | West Germany | Champions |
1984 | West Germany | Group Stage | Belgium | Group Stage |
1988 | France | Did not qualify (GS) | Spain | Group Stage |
1992 | Netherlands | Semi-finalist | CIS (Soviet Union) | Group Stage |
1996 | Denmark | Group Stage | Germany | Champions |
2000 | Germany | Group Stage | Czech Republic | Group Stage |
2004 | France | Quarter-finalist | Italy | Group Stage |
2008 | Greece | Group Stage | Portugal | Quarter-finalist |
2012 | Spain | Champions | Germany | Semi-finalist |
2016 | Spain | TBD | Italy | TBD |