Czech Republic at the UEFA European Football Championship

As the Czech Republic is considered to be the successor team of Czechoslovakia by FIFA and UEFA, they have participated in eight UEFA European Football Championships; three of which were as Czechoslovakia and five of which were as the Czech Republic. Their greatest achievement was as Czechoslovakia, becoming European champions in 1976, however as the Czech Republic they also proved successful by qualifying for the final stages of each of the five European tournament they have played qualifiers for, and becoming runners-up at Euro 1996.

Participations as Czechoslovakia

Euro 1960

6 July 1960 (Semi-Finals)
21:30
Czechoslovakia  0–3  Soviet Union
Report Ivanov  34', 56'
Ponedelnik  66'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 25,184
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

9 July 1960 (Third Place Play-off)
18:00
Czechoslovakia  2–0  France
Bubník  58'
Pavlovič  88' 		Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Euro 1976

16 June 1976 (Semi-Finals)
20:15
Czechoslovakia  3 – 1
(a.e.t.) 		 Netherlands
Ondruš  19'
Nehoda  114'
Veselý  118' 		Report Ondruš  77' (o.g.)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 17,969
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 Final

Euro 1980

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 321042+25
 Czechoslovakia 311143+13
 Netherlands 31114403
 Greece 301214−31

11 June 1980 (Group Phase)
17:45
Czechoslovakia  0 – 1  West Germany
Report Rummenigge  57'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 11,059
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

14 June 1980 (Group Phase)
20:30
Greece  1 – 3  Czechoslovakia
Anastopoulos  14' Report Panenka  6'
Vízek  26'
Nehoda  63'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 4,726
Referee: Pat Partridge (England)

17 June 1980 (Group Phase)
17:45
Netherlands  1 – 1  Czechoslovakia
Kist  59' Report Nehoda  16'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 11,889
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Participations as Czech Republic

Euro 1996

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 321050+57
 Czech Republic 311156−14
 Italy 31113304
 Russia 301248−41

9 June 1996 (Group Phase)
17:00
Germany  2–0  Czech Republic
Ziege  26'
Möller  32' 		Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 37,300
Referee: David Elleray (England)

14 June 1996 (Group Phase)
19:30
Czech Republic  2–1  Italy
Nedvěd  4'
Bejbl  35' 		Report Chiesa  18'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,320
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

19 June 1996 (Group Phase)
19:30
Russia  3–3  Czech Republic
Mostovoi  49'
Tetradze  54'
Beschastnykh  85' 		Report Suchopárek  5'
Kuka  19'
Šmicer  88'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 21,128
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

23 June 1996 (Quarter-Finals)
19:30
Czech Republic  1–0  Portugal
Poborský  53' Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 26,832
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Final

30 June 1996 (Final)
20:00
Czech Republic  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Germany
Berger  59' (pen.) Report Bierhoff  73'  95'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,611
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Euro 2000

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 330072+59
 France 320174+36
 Czech Republic 31023303
 Denmark 300308−80

11 June 2000 (Group Phase)
20:45
Netherlands  1–0  Czech Republic
F. de Boer  89' (pen.) Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,833
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

16 June 2000 (Group Phase)
18:00
Czech Republic  1–2  France
Poborský  35' (pen.) Report Henry  7'
Djorkaeff  60'
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 28,100
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

By the time of playing, both teams had already been eliminated from the tournament, having each lost their opening two matches.[1]

21 June 2000 (Group Phase)
20:45
Denmark  0–2  Czech Republic
Report Šmicer  64', 67'

Euro 2004

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 330074+39
 Netherlands 311164+24
 Germany 302123−12
 Latvia 301215−41

15 June 2004 (2004-06-15) (Group Phase)
17:00
Czech Republic  2–1  Latvia
Baroš  73'
Heinz  85' 		Report Verpakovskis  45+1'

19 June 2004 (2004-06-19) (Group Phase)
19:45
Netherlands  2–3  Czech Republic
Bouma  4'
Van Nistelrooy  19' 		Report Koller  23'
Baroš  71'
Šmicer  88'

23 June 2004 (2004-06-23) (Group Phase)
19:45
Germany  1–2  Czech Republic
Ballack  21' Report Heinz  30'
Baroš  77'
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 46,849
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

27 June 2004 (Quarter-Finals)
19:45
Czech Republic  3–0  Denmark
Koller  49'
Baroš  63', 65' 		Report
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 41,092
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

1 July 2004 (Semi-Finals)
19:45
Greece  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Czech Republic
Dellas  105+1' Report
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 42,449
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Euro 2008

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 320153+26
 Turkey 32015506
 Czech Republic 310246−23
  Switzerland 31023303

7 June 2008 (2008-06-07) (Group Phase)
18:00
Switzerland   0–1  Czech Republic
Report Svěrkoš  71'
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,730[2]
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

11 June 2008 (2008-06-11) (Group Phase)
18:00
Czech Republic  1–3  Portugal
Sionko  17' Report Deco  8'
Ronaldo  63'
Quaresma  90+1'
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 29,016[3]
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

15 June 2008 (2008-06-15) (Group Phase)
20:45
Turkey  3–2  Czech Republic
Arda  75'
Nihat  87', 89' 		Report Koller  34'
Plašil  62'
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 29,016[4]
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Euro 2012

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 320145−16
 Greece 31113304
 Russia 311153+24
 Poland 302123−12

Greece finished second ahead of Russia based on their head-to-head record (1–0).[5]

8 June 2012 (Group Phase)
20:45
Russia  4–1  Czech Republic
Dzagoev  15', 79'
Shirokov  24'
Pavlyuchenko  82' 		Report Pilař  52'

12 June 2012 (Group Phase)
18:00
Greece  1–2  Czech Republic
Gekas  53' Report Jiráček  3'
Pilař  6'

16 June 2012 (Group Phase)
20:45
Czech Republic  1–0  Poland
Jiráček  72' Report

21 June 2012 (Quarter-Finals)
20:45 UTC+2
Czech Republic  0–1  Portugal
Report Ronaldo  79'
National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,590[10]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Euro 2016

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase
4  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 June 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

13 June 2016 (2016-06-13)
15:00
Spain  Match 8  Czech Republic

17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)
18:00
Czech Republic  Match 20  Croatia

21 June 2016 (2016-06-21)
21:00
Czech Republic  Match 31  Turkey

Overview

     Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place  

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
France 1960Third place3rd210123
Spain 1964Did Not Qualify-------
Italy 1968-------
Belgium 1972-------
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976Champions1st211053
Italy 1980Third place3rd412154
France 1984Did Not Qualify-------
West Germany 1988-------
Sweden 1992-------
England 1996 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 7 8
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group Stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 3
Portugal 2004 Semi Final 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 5
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group Stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 6
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter Finals 6th 4 2 0 2 4 6
France 2016 Qualified
Total 1 Title 8/14 29 13 5 11 40 38
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty shootout.

References

  1. ↑ "Smicer brace gives Czechs win". BBC Sport. 21 June 2000. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Full-time report Switzerland-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of Football European Associations. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Full-time report Turkey-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Mandeep Sanghera (16 June 2012). "Greece 1–0 Russia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Full-time report Russia-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Match officials appointed for first four UEFA Euro 2012 matches". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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