Greece at the UEFA European Football Championship

Greece have qualified for only four out of fourteen UEFA European Football Championships, but crowned themselves European champions in 2004. At Euro 2004 they beat hosts Portugal in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.

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)
20:30
Netherlands  1 – 0  Greece
Kist  65' (pen.) Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 14,990
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

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)
20:30
Greece  0 – 0  West Germany
Report
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 13,901
Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

Euro 2004

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 320142+26
 Greece 31114404
 Spain 31112204
 Russia 310224–23

12 June 2004 (2004-06-12) (Group Phase)
17:00
Portugal  1–2  Greece
Ronaldo  90+3' Report Karagounis  7'
Basinas  51' (pen.)
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 48,761
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

16 June 2004 (2004-06-16) (Group Phase)
17:00
Greece  1–1  Spain
Charisteas  66' Report Morientes  28'
Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance: 25,444
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

20 June 2004 (2004-06-20) (Group Phase)
19:45
Russia  2–1  Greece
Kirichenko  2'
Bulykin  17'
Report Vryzas  43'

25 June 2004 (Quarter-Finals)
19:45
France  0–1  Greece
Report Charisteas  65'
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

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)

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Final

4 July 2004 (Final)
19:45
Portugal  0–1  Greece
Report Charisteas  57'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2008

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 330083+59
 Russia 32014406
 Sweden 31023413
 Greece 30031540

10 June 2008 (2008-06-10) (Group Phase)
20:45
Greece  0–2  Sweden
Report Ibrahimović  67'
Hansson  72'

14 June 2008 (2008-06-14) (Group Phase)
20:45
Greece  0–1  Russia
Report Zyryanov  33'

18 June 2008 (2008-06-18) (Group Phase)
20:45
Greece  1–2  Spain
Charisteas  42' Report de la Red  61'
Güiza  88'

Euro 2012

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

8 June 2012 (Group Phase)
18:00
Poland  1–1  Greece
Lewandowski  17' Report Salpingidis  51'

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
Greece  1–0  Russia
Karagounis  45+2' Report
National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,614[2]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

22 June 2012 (Quarter-Finals)
20:45 UTC+2
Germany  4–2  Greece
Lahm  39'
Khedira  61'
Klose  68'
Reus  74'
Report Samaras  55'
Salpingidis  89' (pen.)
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 38,751[7]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Overview

Line-ups for the Euro 2004 final, where Greece won from hosts Portugal by 0-1.
UEFA Euro record UEFA Euro qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 Did Not Qualify 2 0 1 1 2 8
Spain 1964 Did Not Enter Withdrew
Italy 1968 Did Not Qualify 6 2 2 2 8 9
Belgium 1972 6 1 1 4 3 8
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 2 3 1 12 9
Italy 1980 Group Stage 8th / 8 teams 3 0 1 2 1 4 6 3 1 2 13 7
France 1984 Did Not Qualify 8 3 2 3 8 10
West Germany 1988 8 4 1 3 12 13
Sweden 1992 8 3 2 3 11 9
England 1996 10 6 0 4 23 9
Belgium Netherlands 2000 10 4 3 3 13 8
Portugal 2004 Champions 1st / 16 teams 6 4 1 1 7 4 8 6 0 2 8 4
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group Stage 16th / 16 teams 3 0 0 3 1 5 12 10 1 1 25 10
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-Finals 7th / 16 teams 4 1 1 2 5 7 10 7 3 0 14 5
France 2016 To Be Determined 1 0 0 1 0 1
Total 1 Title 4/14 16 5 3 8 14 20 101 51 20 30 152 110
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Greece's European Championship record
First Match
 Netherlands 1–0 Greece 
(Naples, Italy; 11 June 1980)
Biggest Win
 Portugal 1–2 Greece 
(Porto, Portugal; 12 June 2004)
 Portugal 0–1 Greece 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 4 July 2004)
Biggest Defeat
 Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia 
(Rome, Italy; 14 June 1980)
 Greece 0–2 Sweden 
(Salzburg, Austria; 10 June 2008)
 Germany 4–2 Greece 
(Gdańsk, Poland; 22 June 2012)
Best Result
Champions at the 2004 UEFA European Championship
Worst Result
Group Stage at the 2008 UEFA European Championship

References

  1. "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  5. "Match officials appointed for first four UEFA Euro 2012 matches". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  7. "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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