This is a list of records of the UEFA European Championship and its qualification matches.
General statistics by tournament
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
- 4, Lothar Matthäus ( Germany, 1980–1988, 2000), Peter Schmeichel ( Denmark, 1988–2000), Aron Winter ( Netherlands, 1988 (did not play), 1992–2000), Alessandro del Piero ( Italy, 1996–2008), Edwin van der Sar ( Netherlands, 1996–2008), Lilian Thuram ( France, 1996–2008), Olof Mellberg ( Sweden, 2000–2012), Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2000 (did not play), 2004–2012)[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, 1996–2008), Lilian Thuram ( 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]
- 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 |
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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
- 1960: Yugoslavia, 6 goals
- 1964: Hungary, Soviet Union & Spain, 4 goals
- 1968: Italy, 3 goals
- 1972: West Germany, 5 goals
- 1976: West Germany, 6 goals
- 1980: West Germany, 6 goals
- 1984: France, 14 goals
- 1988: Netherlands, 8 goals
- 1992: Germany, 7 goals
- 1996: Germany, 10 goals
- 2000: France & Netherlands, 13 goals
- 2004: Czech Republic & England, 10 goals
- 2008: Spain, 12 goals
- 2012: Spain, 12 goals
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
- 3, Lars Lagerbäck, ( Sweden, 2000–2008)
- 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 |
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 |
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
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