List of UEFA European Championship national team droughts

This is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national football teams in the UEFA European Football Championships.

Longest active UEFA European Football Championship droughts

Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.

Team	Last appearance	EC Missed
Scotland	1996	5
Norway	2000	4
Serbia^(1)	2000	4
Slovenia	2000	4
Bulgaria	2004	3
Latvia	2004	3
Denmark	2012	1
Greece	2012	1
Netherlands	2012	1

Longest UEFA European Football Championship droughts overall

Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist. Updated to include qualification for UEFA Euro 2016.

Team	Prev. appearance	Next appearance	EC Missed
Hungary	1972	2016	10
Scotland	1996	active	5
Republic of Ireland	1988	2012	5
Greece	1980	2004	5
France	1960	1984	5
Norway	2000	active	4
Serbia^(1)	2000	active	4
Slovenia	2000	active	4
Denmark	1964	1984	4
Bulgaria	2004	active	3
Latvia	2004	active	3
Belgium	2000	2016	3
Belgium	1984	2000	3
Czech Republic^(2)	1980	1996	3
Russia^(3)	1972	1988	3
Spain	1964	1980	3
Czech Republic^(2)	1960	1976	3
Portugal	1984	1996	2
Romania	1984	1996	2
England	1968	1980	2
Italy	1968	1980	2

Footnotes

(1) FIFA regards Serbia as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1968, 1976, 1984 and 2000 as Yugoslavia.

(2) FIFA regards Czech Republic as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1976 and 1980 as Czechoslovakia.

(3) FIFA regards Russia as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 as the Soviet Union and 1992 as the CIS.

See also