Spain at the UEFA European Football Championship

The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.

Spain have participated in nine UEFA European Football Championships, from which they won three tournaments. Spain became European champions at home in 1964, at Austria/Switzerland 2008 and Poland/Ukraine 2012.

Euro 1964

Spain  v  Hungary

17 June 1964 (Semi-Finals) 20:00

Spain	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Hungary
Pereda  35' Amancio  115'	Report	Bene  84'

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 34,713 Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)

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Spain  v  Soviet Union

21 June 1964 (Final) 18:30

Spain	2–1	Soviet Union
Pereda  6' Marcelino  84'	Report	Khusainov  8'

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 79,115 Referee: Arthur Holland (England)

Euro 1980

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
Italy	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	4
England	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
Spain	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Spain  v  Italy

12 June 1980 (Group Phase) 20:30

Spain	0 – 0	Italy
	Report

San Siro, Milan Attendance: 46,816 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

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Belgium  v  Spain

15 June 1980 (Group Phase) 17:45

Belgium	2 – 1	Spain
Gerets  17' Cools  65'	Report	Quini  36'

San Siro, Milan Attendance: 11,430 Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)

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Spain  v  England

18 June 1980 (Group Phase) 17:45

Spain	1 – 2	England
Dani  48' (pen.)	Report	Brooking  19' Woodcock  61'

Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 14,440 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Euro 1984

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
Portugal	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
West Germany	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
Romania	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Romania  v  Spain

14 June 1984 (Group Phase) 20:30

Romania	1 – 1	Spain
Bölöni  35'	(Report)	Carrasco  22' (pen.)

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne Attendance: 16,972 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

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Portugal  v  Spain

17 June 1984 (Group Phase) 20:30

Portugal	1 – 1	Spain
Sousa  52'	(Report)	Santillana  73'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 24,364 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

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West Germany  v  Spain

20 June 1984 (Group Phase) 20:30

West Germany	0 – 1	Spain
	(Report)	Maceda  90'

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 47,691 Referee: Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia)

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Spain  v  Denmark

24 June 1984 (Semi-Finals) 20:00

Spain	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Denmark
Maceda  67'	(Report)	Lerby  7'
	Penalties
Santillana Señor Urquiaga Víctor Muñoz Sarabia	5 – 4	Brylle Olsen Laudrup Lerby Elkjær

Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 47,843 Referee: George Courtney (England)

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France  v  Spain

27 June 1984 (Final) 20:00

France	2 – 0	Spain
Platini  57' Bellone  90'	(Report)

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 47,368 Referee: Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia)

Euro 1988

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	5
Italy	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
Spain	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	2
Denmark	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Denmark  v  Spain

11 June 1988 (Group Phase) 15:30

Denmark	2–3	Spain
Laudrup  24' Povlsen  82'	Report	Míchel  5' Butragueño  52' Gordillo  67'

Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover Attendance: 55,707 Referee: Albert Thomas (Netherlands)

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Italy  v  Spain

14 June 1988 (Group Phase) 20:15

Italy	1–0	Spain
Vialli  73'	Report

Waldstadion, Frankfurt Attendance: 47,506 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

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West Germany  v  Spain

17 June 1988 (Group Phase) 20:15

West Germany	2–0	Spain
Völler  29', 51'	Report

Olympiastadion, Munich Attendance: 63,802 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Euro 1996

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Spain	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	3	4	–1	4
Romania	3	0	0	3	1	4	–3	0

Spain  v  Bulgaria

9 June 1996 (Group Phase) 14:30

Spain	1–1	Bulgaria
Alfonso  74'	Report	Stoichkov  65' (pen.)

Elland Road, Leeds Attendance: 24,006 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

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France  v  Spain

15 June 1996 (Group Phase) 18:00

France	1–1	Spain
Djorkaeff  48'	Report	Caminero  85'

Elland Road, Leeds Attendance: 35,626 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

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Romania  v  Spain

18 June 1996 (Group Phase) 16:30

Romania	1–2	Spain
Răducioiu  29'	Report	Manjarín  11' Amor  84'

Elland Road, Leeds Attendance: 32,719 Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

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Spain  v  England

22 June 1996 (Quarter-Finals) 16:00

Spain	0–0 (a.e.t.)	England
	Report
	Penalties
Hierro Amor Belsué Nadal	2–4	Shearer Platt Pearce Gascoigne

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 75,440 Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Euro 2000

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
Norway	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Slovenia	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2

Spain  v  Norway

13 June 2000 (Group Phase) 18:00

Spain	0–1	Norway
	Report	Iversen  65'

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

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Slovenia  v  Spain

18 June 2000 (Group Phase) 18:00

Slovenia	1–2	Spain
Zahovič  59'	Report	Raúl  4' Etxeberria  60'

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

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Yugoslavia  v  Spain

21 June 2000 (Group Phase) 18:00

Yugoslavia	3–4	Spain
Milošević  30' Govedarica  50' Komljenović  75'	Report	Alfonso  38', 90+6' Munitis  51' Mendieta  90+4' (pen.)

Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

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Spain  v  France

25 June 2000 (Quarter-Finals) 20:45

Spain	1–2	France
Mendieta  38' (pen.)	Report	Zidane  32' Djorkaeff  44'

Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges Attendance: 27,600 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Euro 2004

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Greece	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Spain	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Russia	3	1	0	2	2	4	–2	3

Spain  v  Russia

12 June 2004 (Group Phase) 19:45

Spain	1–0	Russia
Valerón  60'	Report

Estádio do Algarve, Faro-Loulé Attendance: 28,182 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

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Greece  v  Spain

16 June 2004 (Group Phase) 17:00

Greece	1–1	Spain
Charisteas  66'	Report	Morientes  28'

Estádio do Bessa, Porto Attendance: 25,444 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

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Spain  v  Portugal

20 June 2004 (Group Phase) 19:45

Spain	0–1	Portugal
	Report	Nuno Gomes  57'

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 47,491 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	9
Russia	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
Sweden	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
Greece	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Spain  v  Russia

10 June 2008 (Group Phase) 18:00

Spain	4–1	Russia
Villa  20', 44', 75' Fàbregas  90+1'	Report	Pavlyuchenko  86'

Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck Attendance: 30,772[1] Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

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Sweden  v  Spain

14 June 2008 (Group Phase) 18:00

Sweden	1–2	Spain
Ibrahimović  34'	Report	Torres  15' Villa  90+2'

Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck Attendance: 30,772[2] Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

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Greece  v  Spain

18 June 2008 (Group Phase) 20:45

Greece	1–2	Spain
Charisteas  42'	Report	de la Red  61' Güiza  88'

Wals-Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg Attendance: 30,883[3] Referee: Howard Webb (England)

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Spain  v  Italy

22 June 2008 (Quarter-Finals) 20:45

Spain	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Italy
	Report
	Penalties
Villa Cazorla Senna Güiza Fàbregas	4–2	Grosso De Rossi Camoranesi Di Natale

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

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Russia  v  Spain

26 June 2008 (Semi-Finals) 20:45

Russia	0–3	Spain
	Report	Xavi  50' Güiza  73' Silva  82'

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

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Germany  v  Spain

29 June 2008 (Final) 20:45

Germany	0–1	Spain
	Report	Torres  33'

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428[4] Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Euro 2012

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
Italy	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Croatia	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Republic of Ireland	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Spain  v  Italy

10 June 2012 (Group Phase) 18:00

Spain	1–1	Italy
Fàbregas  64'	Report	Di Natale  61'

PGE Arena, Gdańsk Attendance: 38,869[5] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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Spain  v  Republic of Ireland

14 June 2012 (Group Phase) 20:45

Spain	4–0	Republic of Ireland
Torres  4', 70' Silva  49' Fàbregas  83'	Report

PGE Arena, Gdańsk Attendance: 39,150[6] Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

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Croatia  v  Spain

18 June 2012 (Group Phase) 20:45

Croatia	0–1	Spain
	Report	Navas  88'

PGE Arena, Gdańsk Attendance: 39,076[7] Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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Spain  v  France

23 June 2012 (Quarter-Finals) 21:45 UTC+3

Spain	2–0	France
Alonso  19', 90+1' (pen.)	Report

Donbass Arena, Donetsk Attendance: 47,000[8] Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

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Portugal  v  Spain

27 June 2012 (Semi-Finals) 21:45 UTC+3

Portugal	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Spain
	Report
	Penalties
Moutinho Pepe Nani Alves	2–4	Alonso Iniesta Piqué Ramos Fàbregas

Donbass Arena, Donetsk Attendance: 48,000[9] Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

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Spain  v  Italy

1 July 2012 (Final) 21:45 UTC+3

Spain	4–0	Italy
Silva  14' Alba  41' Torres  84' Mata  88'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Kiev Attendance: 63,170[5] Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

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

Spain  v  Czech Republic

13 June 2016 15:00

Spain	Match 8	Czech Republic

Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

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Spain  v  Turkey

17 June 2016 21:00

Spain	Match 21	Turkey

Allianz Riviera, Nice

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Croatia  v  Spain

21 June 2016 21:00

Croatia	Match 32	Spain

Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Overview

UEFA European record										UEFA European qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 1960 Withdrew Declined to play the Soviet Union 1964 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 4 2 6 4 1 1 16 5 1968 Did Not Qualify 8 3 2 3 7 5 1972 6 3 2 1 14 3 1976 8 3 4 1 11 9 1980 Group Stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 6 4 1 1 13 5 1984 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 3 1 4 5 8 6 1 1 24 8 1988 Group Stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 6 5 0 1 14 8 1992 Did Not Qualify 7 3 0 4 17 12 1996 Quarter-Finals 6th 4 1 3 0 4 3 10 8 2 0 25 4 2000 5th 4 2 0 2 7 7 8 7 0 1 42 5 2004 Group Stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 2 10 7 2 1 21 5 2008 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 12 3 12 9 1 2 23 8 2012 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 12 1 8 8 0 0 26 6 2016 Qualification in progress 1 1 0 0 5 1 Total 3 Title 9/14 36 17 11 8 50 32 106 73 16 17 265 84

Spain's European Championship record
First Match	Spain 2–1 Hungary  (Madrid, Spain; 17 June 1964)
Biggest Win	Spain 4–0 Republic of Ireland  (Gdańsk, Poland; 14 June 2012)  Spain 4–0 Italy  (Kiev, Ukraine; 1 July 2012)
Biggest Defeat	France 2–0 Spain  (Paris, France; 27 June 1984)  Germany 2–0 Spain  (Munich, Germany; 17 June 1988)
Best Result	Champions at the 1964, 2008, and 2012 UEFA European Championship
Worst Result	Group Stage at the 1980, 1988 and 2004 UEFA European Championship

References

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6. "Full-time report Spain-Republic of Ireland" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
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