National team appearances in the UEFA European Championship

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.

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.

Number of appearances by country (inclusive qualification) 1960 – 2016

Number of appearances by country (exclusive qualification) 1960 – 2012

Year	Debutants Qualification	First debut at Championship	Number of Debutants	Debutants Championship	Number of Debutants
1960 Qual.	Austria  Bulgaria  Czechoslovakia  Denmark  East Germany  France  Greece  Hungary  Norway  Poland  Portugal  Republic of Ireland  Romania  Soviet Union  Spain  Turkey  SFR Yugoslavia	→ 2008 → 1996 → → 1964   → → 1980 → 1964 → 2000 → 2008 → 1984 → 1988 → 1984 → → 1964 → 1996 →	17	Czechoslovakia  France  Soviet Union  SFR Yugoslavia	4
1964 Qual.	Albania  Belgium  England  Iceland  Italy  Luxembourg  Malta  Netherlands  Northern Ireland  Sweden   Switzerland  Wales	→ 2016 → 1972 → 1968 → 2016 → 1968     → 1976 → 2016 → 1992 → 1996 → 2016	12	Denmark  Hungary  Spain	3
1968 Qual.	Cyprus  Finland  Scotland  West Germany	→ 1992 → 1972	4	England  Italy	2
1972 Qual.				Belgium  West Germany	2
1976 Qual.				Netherlands	1
1980 Qual.				Greece	1
1984 Qual.				Portugal  Romania	2
1988 Qual.				Republic of Ireland	1
1992 Qual.	( CIS)  Faroe Islands ( Germany)  San Marino	→   →	2 (+2)	( CIS) ( Germany)  Scotland  Sweden	2 (+2)
1996 Qual.	Armenia  Azerbaijan  Belarus  Croatia ( Czech Republic)  Estonia  Georgia  Israel  Latvia  Liechtenstein  Lithuania  Macedonia  Moldova ( Russia)  Slovakia  Slovenia  Ukraine	→ →       → 2004         → → 2016 → 2000 → 2012	15 (+2)	Bulgaria  Croatia ( Czech Republic) ( Russia)   Switzerland  Turkey	4 (+2)
2000 Qual.	Andorra  Bosnia and Herzegovina ( FR Yugoslavia)	→	2 (+1)	Norway  Slovenia ( FR Yugoslavia)	2 (+1)
2004 Qual.				Latvia	1
2008 Qual.	Kazakhstan  Montenegro ( Serbia)		2 (+1)	Austria  Poland	2
2012 Qual.				Ukraine	1
2016 Qual.	Gibraltar		1	Albania  Iceland  Northern Ireland  Slovakia  Wales	5

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Map of countries' best results

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
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 Republic^3	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
Germany^1	×	×	•	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
Russia^2	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	•	•	•	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	SF	GS	Q	15 → 11
Scotland	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	13 → 2
Serbia^4	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
1960	France	Fourth Place
1964	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
1964	Soviet Union	Runners-up	Yugoslavia	Did not qualify (R16)
1968	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

References

1. Does not include Euro 1992 qualification and disqualification due to international sanctions
2. Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.