This is a list of records and statistics of the
UEFA European Championship .
Ranking of teams by number of appearances
As of
UEFA Euro 2024
Debut of national teams
A total of 36 different UEFA members have reached the finals, 35 of whom are debuting outright. Every final tournament has seen at least one entity appearing for the first time.
Year
Debuting teams
Successor teams
Teams
No.
Cum.
1960
Czechoslovakia ,
France ,
Soviet Union ,
Yugoslavia
4
4
1964
Denmark ,
Hungary ,
Spain
3
7
1968
England ,
Italy
2
9
1972
Belgium ,
West Germany
2
11
1976
Netherlands
1
12
1980
Greece
1
13
1984
Portugal ,
Romania
2
15
1988
Republic of Ireland
1
16
1992
Scotland ,
Sweden
2
18
CIS ,
Germany
1996
Bulgaria ,
Croatia ,
Switzerland ,
Turkey
4
22
Czech Republic ,
Russia
2000
Norway ,
Slovenia
2
24
FR Yugoslavia
2004
Latvia
1
25
2008
Austria ,
Poland
2
27
2012
Ukraine
1
28
2016
Albania ,
Iceland ,
Northern Ireland ,
Wales
4
32
Slovakia
2020
Finland ,
North Macedonia
2
34
2024
Georgia
1
35
Serbia
Overall team records
As of
UEFA Euro 2020
The system used in the European Championship up to 1992 was 2 points for a win, and
3 points for a win from 1996 onwards. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in
extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by
penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
[1]
Notes
Former countries
Medal table
The
Third place playoff has been removed since
1984 , meaning the losing semi-finalists are both counted under bronze since then.
Comprehensive team results by tournament
Map of countries' best results[
dubious –
discuss ]
Legend
1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
SF – Semi-finals
QF – Quarter-finals
R16 – Round of 16
GS – Group stage
Q – Qualified 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.
Notes
^
a
b Includes three appearances as
Czechoslovakia
^ Includes five appearances as West Germany
^
a
b Including UEFA Euro 2024 in which Germany is already qualified as host.
^
a
b Greece entered the 1964 competition, but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania. This is not counted as a qualification tournament Greece participated in.
^ Includes five appearances as the
Soviet Union and one as
CIS
^ Includes four appearances as
Yugoslavia and one as
FR Yugoslavia
^
a
b Yugoslavia originally qualified for
UEFA Euro 1992 , but were later disqualified due to international sanctions. This is not counted as a final tournament Yugoslavia qualified for.
^ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.
Hosts
From
1960 to
1976 the host was decided between one of the four semi-finalists. Since
1980 the hosts have automatically qualified, except in
2020 when every country had to qualify through qualification. Germany will host the next finals in
2024 .
Times
Nation
Year(s)
4
Italy
1968 ,
1980 ,
2020
[a] ,
2032
[a]
3
England
1996 ,
2020
[a] ,
2028
[a]
France
1960 ,
1984 ,
2016
Germany
[b]
1988 ,
2020
[a] ,
2024
2
Belgium
1972 ,
2000
[a]
Netherlands
2000
[a] ,
2020
[a]
Spain
1964 ,
2020
[a]
1
Austria
2008
[a]
Azerbaijan
2020
[a]
Denmark
2020
[a]
Hungary
2020
[a]
Northern Ireland
2028
[a]
Poland
2012
[a]
Portugal
2004
Republic of Ireland
2028
[a]
Romania
2020
[a]
Russia
2020
[a]
Scotland
2020
[a]
Serbia
[c]
1976
Sweden
1992
Switzerland
2008
[a]
Turkey
2032
[a]
Ukraine
2012
[a]
Wales
2028
[a]
Notes
Results of defending finalists
Active consecutive participations
This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the UEFA European Championships.
As of qualification for
UEFA Euro 2024 .
Notes
^ Includes five appearances as West Germany, alongside reunited Germany hosting UEFA Euro 2024.
Droughts
This is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national teams in the UEFA European Championships.
Longest active UEFA European Championship droughts
Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.
As of qualification for
UEFA Euro 2024 .
Longest UEFA European Championship droughts overall
Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist .
As of qualification for
UEFA Euro 2024 .
Notes
Countries that have never qualified
The following teams which are current UEFA members have never qualified for the European Championship.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only one of these teams which appeared in the FIFA World Cup, although
Israel qualified for the
1970 tournament when it was part of AFC.
[2]
Legend
• – Did not qualify
× – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
– Co-host of the final tournament
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Notes
Former countries
East Germany played in eight qualification competitions before the
reunification of Germany in 1990.
Notes
^ East Germany initially entered the qualifying competition, but they later withdrew after being reunified with West Germany, with the reunited nation of Germany therefore entering.
General statistics by tournament
Note: Matthias Sammer was the first player to officially win the MVP of the tournament.
Team: Tournament position
All-time
Most championships
3,
West Germany /
Germany (
1972 ,
1980 ,
1996 ),
Spain (
1964 ,
2008 ,
2012 )
Most finishes in the top two
6,
West Germany /
Germany (
1972 ,
1976 ,
1980 ,
1992 ,
1996 ,
2008 )
Most finishes in the top four
9,
West Germany /
Germany (
1972 ,
1976 ,
1980 ,
1988 ,
1992 ,
1996 ,
2008 ,
2012 ,
2016 )
Most finishes in the top eight
10,
West Germany /
Germany (
1972 ,
1976 ,
1980 ,
1984 ,
1988 ,
1992 ,
1996 ,
2008 ,
2012 ,
2016 )
Most European Championship Finals appearances
13,
West Germany /
Germany (every tournament since 1972)
For a detailed list, see
Ranking of teams by number of appearances
Most second-place finishes
3,
West Germany /
Germany (
1976 ,
1992 ,
2008 ),
Russia /
Soviet Union (
1964 ,
1972 ,
1988 )
Most third/fourth-place finishes
4,
Netherlands (
1976 ,
1992 ,
2000 ,
2004 )
Most fifth to eighth-place finishes
5,
England (
1980 ,
1988 ,
1992 ,
2004 ,
2012 )
Consecutive
Most consecutive championships
2,
Spain (2008–2012)
[3]
[4]
Most consecutive finishes in the top two
3,
West Germany (1972–1980)
[5]
Most consecutive finishes in the top four
4,
Soviet Union (1960–1972)
[5]
Most consecutive finishes in the top eight
7,
West Germany /
Germany (1972–1996)
[5]
Most consecutive finals tournaments
14,
West Germany /
Germany (1972–2024)
Gaps
Longest gap between successive titles
53 years,
Italy (1968–2021)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
32 years,
Italy (1968–2000)
[5]
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
29 years,
Denmark (1992–2021)
[6]
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top eight
32 years,
Belgium (1984–2016)
[5]
Longest gap between successive appearances in the Finals
44 years,
Hungary (1972–2016)
Host team
Best finish by host team
Champions,
Spain (1964),
Italy (1968, 2020),
France (1984)
[5]
Worst finish by host team (24 teams)
17th–24th position,
Russia (2020),
Scotland (2020),
Hungary (2020)
Worst finish by host team (16 teams)
9th–16th position,
Belgium (2000),
Austria (2008),
Switzerland (2008),
Poland (2012),
Ukraine (2012)
Worst finish by host team (4 teams)
4th position,
France (1960),
Yugoslavia (1976)
Debuting teams
Best finish by a debuting team
Champions,
Soviet Union (1960),
Spain (1964),
Italy (1968),
West Germany (1972)
[5]
Best finish by a debuting team (after 1976)
Semi-finals,
Portugal (1984),
Sweden (1992),
Wales (2016)
Other
Most finishes in the top two without ever being champions
2,
Yugoslavia (1960, 1968)
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champions
3,
Yugoslavia (1960, 1968, 1976),
England (1968, 1996, 2020)
Most finishes in the top eight without ever being champions
8,
England (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2020)
Most appearances in Finals without ever being champions
10,
England (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two
2,
Hungary (1964, 1972)
Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top two
2,
Hungary (1964, 1972),
Sweden (1992, 2004),
Turkey (2000, 2008)
Most appearances in Finals without ever finishing in the top two
7,
Sweden (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top four
2,
Croatia (1996, 2008),
Romania (1984, 2000)
Most appearances in Finals without ever finishing in the top four
6,
Croatia (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Highest winning record
51.3%,
Netherlands (20 wins in 39 matches)
Most played match
7,
Italy vs
Spain (1980, 1988, 2008, 2012 (2x), 2016, 2020)
Team: Tournament progression
All time
Progressed from the group stage the most times
8,
West Germany /
Germany (1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020),
Portugal (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Eliminated in the group stage the most times
6,
CIS /
Russia (1992, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Most appearances, always progressed from the group stage
8,
Portugal (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Most appearances, never progressed from the group stage
3,
Scotland (1992, 1996, 2020)
Consecutive
Most consecutive progressions from the group stage
8,
Portugal (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage
3,
England (1980, 1988, 1992),
CIS /
Russia (1992, 1996, 2004),
Sweden (2008, 2012, 2016),
Switzerland (1996, 2004, 2008),
Russia (2012, 2016, 2020),
Scotland (1992, 1996, 2020)
Team: Matches played/goals scored
All-time
Most matches played
53,
Germany
Most wins
27,
Germany
Most losses
17,
Denmark
Most draws
18,
Italy
Most matches played without a win
3,
Slovenia ,
Latvia ,
North Macedonia
Most matches played before first win
8,
Romania ,
Switzerland
Most goals scored
78,
Germany
Most goals conceded
55,
Germany
Fewest goals scored
1,
Albania ,
Latvia ,
Norway ,
Finland
Fewest goals conceded
1,
Norway
Most matches played always conceding a goal
11,
Ukraine
Highest average of goals scored per match
1.67,
Netherlands (65 goals in 39 matches)
Lowest average of goals scored per match
0.33,
Albania (1 goal in 3 matches),
Latvia (1 goal in 3 matches),
Norway (1 goal in 3 matches),
Finland (1 goal in 3 matches)
Highest average of goals conceded per match
2.79,
Yugoslavia (39 goals in 14 matches)
Lowest average of goals conceded per match
0.33,
Norway (1 goal in 3 matches)
Most meetings between two teams
7 times,
Italy vs
Spain (
1980 ,
1988 ,
2008 ,
2012 (twice),
2016 ,
2020 )
Most meetings between two teams, final match
2 times,
Czechoslovakia /
Czech Republic vs
West Germany /
Germany (
1976 ,
1996 )
Most tournaments unbeaten
5,
Spain (1964, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2020)
Most tournaments eliminated without having lost a match
3,
England (1996, 2012, 2020)
Most tournaments eliminated without having won a match (since 1980)
4,
Romania (1984, 1996, 2008, 2016)
Most matches played with tournament champion
5,
Portugal (1984, 2000, 2004 (twice), 2012)
Single tournament
Most wins
5,
France (1984, out of 5),
France (2000, out of 6),
Spain (2008, out of 6),
France (2016, out of 7),
Italy (2020, out of 7),
England (2020, out of 7)
[7]
Fewest wins, champions (since 1980)
2,
Denmark (1992, out of 5)
Fewest wins in regulation time, champions (since 1980)
1,
Portugal (2016, out of 7)
Most matches not won, champions
4,
Portugal (2016, out of 7)
Most wins by non-champion
5,
France (2016, out of 7),
England (2020, out of 7)
Most matches not won
4,
Czech Republic (1996, out of 6),
Netherlands (2004, out of 5),
Italy (2012, out of 6),
Portugal (2016, out of 7),
Spain (2020, out of 6)
Most draws
4,
Portugal (2016, out of 7),
Spain (2020, 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),
Ukraine (2016),
Northern Ireland (2016),
Turkey (2020),
North Macedonia (2020),
Ukraine (2020),
Denmark (2020)
Most losses, champions
1,
Netherlands (1988),
Denmark (1992),
France (2000),
Greece (2004)
Most goals scored
14,
France (1984)
Most goals scored, group stage (since 1980)
9,
France (1984),
Netherlands (2008)
Fewest goals scored
0,
Soviet Union (1968),
Turkey (1996),
Denmark (2000),
Ukraine (2016)
Fewest goals conceded
1,
Italy (1980),
Norway (2000),
Spain (2012)
Most goals conceded
13,
Yugoslavia (2000)
Most goals conceded, group stage (since 1980)
10,
Yugoslavia (1984)
Most minutes without conceding a goal
509,
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
2.80,
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, 7 goals in 6 matches)
Streaks
Most consecutive successful qualification attempts
8,
Spain (1996–2024)
[note 2]
Most consecutive failed qualification attempts
15,
Luxembourg (1964–2020)
Most consecutive wins
5,
France , from 1–0 vs
Denmark (1984) to 2–0 vs
Spain (1984),
Netherlands , from 3–1 vs
England (1988) to 1–0 vs
Scotland (1992),
Czech Republic , from 2–0 vs
Denmark (2000) to 3–0 vs
Denmark (2004),
Italy , from 3–0 vs
Turkey (2020) to 2–1 vs
Belgium (2020)
[7]
Most consecutive wins (qualifying and final tournaments combined)
15,
Italy (23 March 2019 – 2 July 2021)
[8]
Most consecutive matches without a loss
14,
Spain , from 4–1 vs
Russia (2008) to 3–0 vs
Turkey (2016)
Most consecutive losses
6,
Yugoslavia , from 0–2 vs
Italy (1968) to 2–3 vs
France (1984),
Ukraine , from 0–2 vs
France (2012) to 2–3 vs
Netherlands (2020)
Most consecutive matches without a win
9,
Soviet Union /
CIS /
Russia , from 0–2 vs
Netherlands (1988) to 0–2 vs
Portugal (2004)
Most consecutive draws
4,
Portugal , from 0–0 vs
Spain (2012) to 3–3 vs
Hungary (2016)
Most consecutive matches without a draw
17,
Czech Republic , from 1–2 vs
Germany (1996) to 0–1 vs
Spain (2016)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal
11,
England , from 1–1 vs
Germany (1996) to 1–0 vs
Ukraine (2012)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals
9,
France , from 3–0 vs
Denmark (2000) to 3–1 vs
Switzerland (2004)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least three goals
3,
France , from 5–0 vs
Belgium (1984) to 3–2 vs
Portugal (1984),
Netherlands , from 3–0 vs
Denmark (2000) to 6–1 vs
Yugoslavia (2000)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least four goals
2,
Denmark , from 4–1 vs
Russia (2020) to 4–0 vs
Wales (2020),
Spain , from 5–0 vs
Slovakia (2020) to 5–3 vs
Croatia (2020)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least five goals
2,
Spain , from 5–0 vs
Slovakia (2020) to 5–3 vs
Croatia (2020)
Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal
5,
Ukraine , from 0–2 vs
France (2012) to 0–1 vs
Poland (2016)
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (clean sheets)
7,
Spain , from 4–0 vs
Republic of Ireland (2012) to 3–0 vs
Turkey (2016)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal
734,
Spain (2012–2016)
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (including qualifying)
8,
Italy , from 0–0 vs
Poland (1975) to 0–0 vs
Belgium (1980),
England , from 6–0 vs
Bulgaria (2019) to 4–0 vs
Ukraine (2020)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (including qualifying)
784,
Italy (1975–1980)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least one goal
11,
Ukraine , from 2–1 vs
Sweden (2012) to 0–4 vs
England (2020)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least two goals
7,
Yugoslavia , from 0–2 vs
Italy (1968) to 3–3 vs
Slovenia (2000)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals
3,
Yugoslavia , from 0–5 vs
Denmark (1984) to 3–3 vs
Slovenia (2000),
Czech Republic , from 1–3 vs
Portugal (2008) to 1–4 vs
Russia (2012),
Hungary , from 3–3 vs
Portugal (2016) to 0–3 vs
Portugal (2020)
Most matches played without consecutive losses
45,
Italy
Most matches played without consecutive wins
16,
Romania
Most matches played without consecutive draws
33,
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 in squad
5,
Iker Casillas (
Spain , 2000 (did not play), 2004–2012, 2016 (did not play));
[9]
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004–2020)
Most tournaments played
5,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004–2020)
Most championships
2, 13 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
25,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004–2020)
[10]
Most minutes played, final tournament
2,153,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004–2020)
[11]
Most matches won
12,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004–2020)
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);
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004 & 2016);
Leonardo Bonucci ,
Giorgio Chiellini (
Italy , 2012 & 2020)
Most appearances as captain
16,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004–2020)
Most appearances in Team of the Tournament
3,
Paolo Maldini (
Italy , 1988, 1996, 2000);
Laurent Blanc (
France , 1992–2000);
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004, 2012, 2016);
Pepe (
Portugal , 2008–2016)
Youngest player to appear
17 years, 246 days,
Kacper Kozłowski (
Poland , vs
Spain ,
2020 )
[12]
Youngest player to appear in a final
18 years, 327 days,
Renato Sanches (
Portugal , vs
France ,
2016 )
Youngest player to appear (qualifying match)
15 years, 300 days,
Martin Ødegaard (
Norway , vs
Bulgaria ,
2016 )
[13]
Oldest player to appear
40 years, 86 days,
Gábor Király (
Hungary , vs
Belgium ,
26 June 2016 )
[14]
Oldest outfield player to appear
39 years, 91 days,
Lothar Matthäus (
Germany , vs
Portugal ,
20 June 2000 )
[14]
Oldest player to appear in a final
38 years, 232 days,
Jens Lehmann (
Germany , vs
Spain ,
2008 )
[14]
Oldest player, winning team
38 years, 53 days,
Ricardo Carvalho , (
Portugal , vs
France ,
2016 )
Oldest player to appear in a final winning team
37 years, 23 days,
Arnold Mühren (
Netherlands , vs
Soviet Union ,
1988 )
[14]
Most matches played against the same team
5,
Giorgio Chiellini , vs
Spain (
2008 ,
2012 (twice),
2016 ,
2020 )
[15]
Goalscoring
Individual
Most goals scored in final tournaments
14,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal : 2 in
2004 , 1 in
2008 , 3 in
2012 , 3 in
2016 , 5 in
2020 )
Most goals scored in qualifying
41,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal : 8 in
2008 , 7 in
2012 , 5 in
2016 , 11 in
2020 , 10 in
2024 )
Most goals scored, including qualifying
55,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal : 2 in 2004, 9 in 2008, 10 in 2012, 8 in 2016, 16 in 2020, 10 in 2024 (ongoing))
Most goals scored in a single qualifying competition
14,
Romelu Lukaku (
Belgium ,
2024 qualifying )
[16]
Most goals scored in a single final tournament
9,
Michel Platini (
France ,
1984 )
[17]
Most goals scored in a final tournament match
3, on
eight occasions
Most goals scored in a qualifying match
5, on three occasions:
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:
Gerd Müller (
West Germany vs
Soviet Union ,
1972 )
Horst Hrubesch (
West Germany vs
Belgium ,
1980 )
Oliver Bierhoff (
Germany vs
Czech Republic ,
1996 )
[5]
Most matches with at least one goal
10,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004–2020)
Most consecutive matches with at least one goal
5,
Michel Platini (
France , 1984)
Most matches with at least two goals
4,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2012–2020)
Most hat-tricks
2,
Michel Platini (
France , 1984)
[note 3]
Fastest hat-trick
18 minutes,
Michel Platini (
France vs
Yugoslavia , 1984)
[5]
Most goals scored by a substitute in a final tournament match
3,
Dieter Müller (
West Germany vs
Yugoslavia , 1976)
Scoring in every match of the final tournament
Viktor Ponedelnik (
Soviet Union , 2 goals in 2 matches, 1960);
Chus 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)
[note 4]
Most tournaments with at least one goal
5,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004–2020)
Most tournaments with at least two goals
4,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004, 2012–2020)
Most tournaments with at least three goals
3,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2012–2020)
Youngest goalscorer
18 years, 141 days,
Johan Vonlanthen (
Switzerland vs
France ,
2004 )
[18]
Youngest hat-trick scorer
22 years, 77 days,
Dieter Müller (
West Germany vs
Yugoslavia ,
1976 )
Youngest goalscorer, final
20 years, 64 days,
Pietro Anastasi (
Italy vs
Yugoslavia ,
1968 )
Youngest goalscorer, knockout stage
18 years, 317 days,
Renato Sanches (
Portugal vs
Poland ,
2016 )
[19]
Oldest goalscorer
38 years, 257 days,
Ivica Vastić (
Austria vs
Poland ,
2008 )
[14]
Oldest hat-trick scorer
28 years, 364 days,
Michel Platini (
France vs
Yugoslavia ,
1984 )
Oldest goalscorer, final
34 years, 71 days,
Leonardo Bonucci (
Italy vs
England ,
2020 )
Most penalties scored (excluding penalty shoot-outs)
3,
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2020)
Fastest goal
67 seconds,
Dmitri Kirichenko (
Russia vs
Greece ,
2004 )
[20]
Fastest penalty converted
118 seconds,
Robbie Brady (
Republic of Ireland vs
France ,
2016 )
[20]
Fastest goal by a substitute
1 minute,
Alessandro Altobelli (
Italy vs
Denmark ,
1988 );
Juan Carlos Valerón (
Spain vs
Russia ,
2004 );
Ondrej Duda (
Slovakia vs
Wales ,
2016 );
Ferran Torres (
Spain vs
Slovakia ,
2020 )
Fastest goal in a final
2 minutes,
Luke Shaw (
England vs
Italy ,
2020 )
Latest goal from kickoff
120+2nd minute,
Semih Şentürk (
Turkey vs
Croatia ,
2008 )
Latest winning goal from kickoff
120+1st minute,
Artem Dovbyk (
Ukraine vs
Sweden ,
2020 )
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
119th minute,
Ivan Klasnić (
Croatia vs
Turkey ,
2008 )
Latest goal from kickoff in final, with no goals scored in between
109th minute,
Eder (
Portugal vs
France ,
2016 )
Team
Biggest margin of victory
5 goals, on five occasions:
[21]
France 5–0
Belgium ,
1984
Denmark 5–0
Yugoslavia ,
1984
Netherlands 6–1
Yugoslavia ,
2000
Sweden 5–0
Bulgaria ,
2004
Slovakia 0–5
Spain ,
2020
Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match
14 goals:
France 14–0
Gibraltar , 18 November 2023,
Group B
Most goals scored in a match, one team
6 goals:
Netherlands 6–1
Yugoslavia ,
2000
Most goals scored in a match, both teams
9 goals:
France 4–5
Yugoslavia ,
1960
[22]
Highest scoring draw
3–3, on four occasions:
Russia vs
Czech Republic ,
1996
Yugoslavia vs
Slovenia ,
2000
Hungary vs
Portugal ,
2016
France vs
Switzerland ,
2020
Largest deficit overcome in a win
2 goals, on six occasions:
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 goals, on two occasions:
France 3–2
Portugal ,
1984
Italy 2–1
Austria ,
2020
Most goals scored in a final, one team
4 goals:
Spain 4–0
Italy ,
2012
Most goals scored in a final, both teams
4 goals, on two occasions:
Czechoslovakia 2–2
West Germany ,
1976
Spain 4–0
Italy ,
2012
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
1 goal, on three occasions:
Portugal 0–1
Greece ,
2004
Germany 0–1
Spain ,
2008
Portugal 1–0
France ,
2016
Biggest margin of victory in a final
4 goals:
Spain 4–0
Italy ,
2012
Largest deficit overcome to win in a final
1 goal, on three occasions:
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
5 individual goalscorers:
Croatia vs
Spain ,
2020 (
Pablo Sarabia ,
César Azpilicueta ,
Ferran Torres ,
Álvaro Morata ,
Mikel Oyarzabal )
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament
8 goalscorers:
Germany ,
2012 (
Mario Gómez ,
Lukas Podolski ,
Lars Bender ,
Philipp Lahm ,
Sami Khedira ,
Miroslav Klose ,
Marco Reus ,
Mesut Özil )
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament, including own goals
9 goalscorers: 6 goals by
Spain (
Álvaro Morata ,
Aymeric Laporte ,
Pablo Sarabia ,
Ferran Torres ,
César Azpilicueta ,
Mikel Oyarzabal ), 2 own goals by
Slovakia (
Martin Dúbravka ,
Juraj Kucka ), and an own goal by
Switzerland (
Denis Zakaria ),
2020
Tournament
Most goals scored in a tournament
142 goals,
2020
[23]
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)
2.78 goals per match,
2020
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
80,
2020
Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament
30,
2020
Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament
13,
2020
Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament
6,
2020
Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament
2,
2000 ,
2020
Own goals
Anton Ondruš (
Czechoslovakia ), vs
Netherlands ,
1976
Lyuboslav Penev (
Bulgaria ), vs
France ,
1996
Dejan Govedarica (
Yugoslavia ), vs
Netherlands ,
2000
Igor Tudor (
Croatia ), vs
France ,
2004
Jorge Andrade (
Portugal ), vs
Netherlands ,
2004
Glen Johnson (
England ), vs
Sweden ,
2012
Ciaran Clark (
Republic of Ireland ), vs
Sweden ,
2016
Birkir Már Sævarsson (
Iceland ), vs
Hungary ,
2016
Gareth McAuley (
Northern Ireland ), vs
Wales ,
2016
Merih Demiral (
Turkey ), vs
Italy ,
2020
Wojciech Szczęsny (
Poland ), vs
Slovakia ,
2020
Mats Hummels (
Germany ), vs
France ,
2020
Rúben Dias (
Portugal ), vs
Germany ,
2020
Raphaël Guerreiro (
Portugal ), vs
Germany ,
2020
Lukáš Hrádecký (
Finland ), vs
Belgium ,
2020
Martin Dúbravka (
Slovakia ), vs
Spain ,
2020
Juraj Kucka (
Slovakia ), vs
Spain ,
2020
Pedri (
Spain ), vs
Croatia ,
2020
Denis Zakaria (
Switzerland ), vs
Spain ,
2020
Simon Kjær (
Denmark ), vs
England ,
2020
Top scoring teams by tournament
1960 :
Yugoslavia , 6 goals
1964 :
Hungary ,
Soviet Union &
Spain , 4 goals each
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 each
2004 :
Czech Republic &
England , 10 goals each
2008 :
Spain , 12 goals
2012 :
Spain , 12 goals
2016 :
France , 13 goals
2020 :
Italy &
Spain , 13 goals each
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 clean sheets, one tournament
5,
Iker Casillas (
Spain , 2012),
Jordan Pickford (
England , 2020)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (finals)
519,
Iker Casillas (
Spain , 2012)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (qualifying)
644,
Gianluigi Buffon (
Italy , 2010–2011)
[24]
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (including qualifying)
784 (including 8 consecutive clean sheets),
Dino Zoff (
Italy , 1975–1980)
Most goals conceded
21,
Petr Čech (
Czech Republic , 2004–2016)
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, of 3 matches
Dino Zoff (
Italy ,
1968 ); of 6 matches
Iker Casillas (
Spain ,
2012 )
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament
1, of 3 matches
Dino Zoff (
Italy ,
1968 ); of 3 matches
Thomas Myhre (
Norway ,
2000 ); of 4 matches
Gianluigi Buffon (
Italy ,
2016 ); of 6 matches
Iker Casillas (
Spain ,
2012 )
Coaching
Most matches coached
21,
Joachim Löw (
Germany , 2008–2020)
Most matches won
12,
Joachim Löw (
Germany , 2008–2020)
Most championships
No coach has won the title on more than one occasion
Foreign championship
Otto Rehhagel (
Greece , 2004)
Most tournaments
4,
Lars Lagerbäck (
Sweden , 2000–2008;
Iceland , 2016),
Joachim Löw (
Germany , 2008–2020)
Most nations coached
2,
Guus Hiddink (
Netherlands , 1996;
Russia , 2008);
Giovanni Trapattoni (
Italy , 2004;
Republic of Ireland , 2012);
Dick Advocaat (
Netherlands , 2004;
Russia , 2012);
Lars Lagerbäck (
Sweden , 2000–2008;
Iceland , 2016);
Fernando Santos (
Greece , 2012;
Portugal , 2016–2020)
Most consecutive tournaments with same team
4,
Joachim Löw (
Germany , 2008–2020)
Most consecutive wins
5,
Michel Hidalgo (
France , 1984);
Rinus Michels (
Netherlands , 1988–1992);
Roberto Mancini (
Italy , 2020)
Most consecutive matches without a loss
8,
Rinus Michels (
Netherlands , 1988–1992);
Vicente del Bosque (
Spain , 2012–2016);
Fernando Santos (
Portugal , 2016–2020)
Youngest coach
36 years, 333 days,
Srečko Katanec (
Slovenia vs
Yugoslavia ,
2000 )
[25]
Oldest coach
73 years, 93 days,
Giovanni Trapattoni (
Republic of Ireland vs
Italy ,
2012 )
[25]
Most championship wins as player and head coach
2,
Berti Vogts ,
West Germany /
Germany (1972 as non-playing squad member; 1996 as coach)
Most appearances as player and head coach
24,
Didier Deschamps ,
France (1992, 1996 & 2000 as player; 2016 & 2020 as coach)
Final appearances as both player and head coach
2,
Dino Zoff ,
Italy (1968 as player, 2000 as coach);
Didier Deschamps ,
France (2000 as player, 2016 as coach)
Refereeing
Most tournaments
3,
Anders Frisk (
Sweden , 1996–2004),
Kim Milton Nielsen (
Denmark , 1996–2004),
Cüneyt Çakır (
Turkey , 2012–2020),
Björn Kuipers (
Netherlands , 2012–2020)
Most matches refereed, overall
9,
Cüneyt Çakır (
Turkey , 2012–2020),
Björn Kuipers (
Netherlands , 2012–2020)
Most matches refereed, one tournament
5,
Felix Brych (
Germany , 2020)
Discipline
Fastest sending off
24th minute,
Eric Abidal ,
France vs
Italy ,
2008
Latest sending off
117th minute,
Nuno Gomes ,
Portugal vs
France ,
2000
Most sendings off (all-time, player)
2,
Radoslav Látal (
Czech Republic , 1996 and 2000)
Most sendings off (tournament)
10 (in 31 matches),
2000
Most sendings off (all-time, team)
4,
Netherlands
Most sendings off (match, both teams)
3,
Czechoslovakia (1) vs
Netherlands (2),
1976
Sent off in final match
Yvon Le Roux ,
France vs
Spain ,
1984
Most cards (all-time, player)
8,
Giorgos Karagounis (
Greece , 2004–2012)
[9]
[note 5]
Most cautions (tournament)
205 (in 51 matches),
2016
Most cautions (match, both teams)
10,
Czech Republic (4) vs
Germany (6),
1996 (first round);
[26]
Czech Republic (6) vs
Portugal (4),
1996 ;
[27]
Italy (6) vs
Netherlands (4),
2000 ;
[28]
Portugal (6) vs
France (4),
2016
[29]
Most cautions (final match, both teams)
10,
Portugal (6) vs
France (4),
2016
Fastest penalty kick conceded
1 minute,
Paul Pogba ,
France vs
Republic of Ireland ,
2016
Attendance
Highest attendance in a final tournament match & highest attendance in a final
79,115,
Soviet Union vs
Spain , 21 June 1964,
Santiago Bernabéu ,
Madrid ,
Spain ,
1964
Lowest attendance in a Finals match
3,869,
Hungary vs
Denmark , 20 June 1964,
Camp Nou ,
Barcelona ,
Spain ,
1964
Highest average attendance per match
59,243,
1988
Highest total attendance (tournament)
2,427,303,
2016
Lowest average attendance per match
19,740,
1960
Lowest total attendance (tournament)
78,958,
1960
Penalty shoot-outs
Most shoot-outs, team, all-time
7,
Italy
Most shoot-outs, team, tournament
2,
England ,
1996 ;
France ,
1996 ;
Poland ,
2016 ;
Switzerland ,
2020 ;
Spain ,
2020 ;
Italy ,
2020
Most shoot-outs, all teams, tournament
4,
1996 ,
2020
Most shoot-out wins, team, all-time
4,
Spain ,
Italy
Most wins, team, tournament
2,
Italy ,
2020
Most shoot-out losses, team, all-time
4,
England
Most shoot-outs with 100% record (all won)
3,
Czechoslovakia /
Czech Republic
Most shoot-outs with 0% record (all lost)
1,
Croatia ,
Sweden
Most successful kicks, shoot-out, one team
9 (out of 9),
Czechoslovakia , vs
Italy ,
1980
Most successful kicks, shoot-out, both teams
17 (out of 18),
Czechoslovakia (9) vs
Italy (8),
1980
Most successful kicks, team, all-time
29 (out of 41),
Italy
Most successful kicks, team, tournament
10,
France ,
1996 (in 2 shoot-outs)
Most successful kicks, all teams, tournament
37,
1996 (in 4 shoot-outs)
Most successful kicks, player
2,
Zinedine 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);
Cristiano Ronaldo (
Portugal , 2004 & 2016);
Nani (
Portugal , 2012–2016);
Robert Lewandowski ,
Arkadiusz Milik ,
Kamil Glik (
Poland , 2016);
Fabian Schär (
Switzerland , 2016–2020);
Mario Gavranović (
Switzerland , 2020);
Gerard Moreno (
Spain , 2020);
Leonardo Bonucci ,
Federico Bernardeschi (
Italy , 2020)
Most kicks taken, shoot-out, both teams
18,
Czechoslovakia (9) vs
Italy (9),
1980 ;
Germany (9) vs
Italy (9),
2016
Most kicks taken, team, all-time
41,
Italy (in 7 shoot-outs)
Most kicks taken, team, tournament
11,
France ,
1996 (in 2 shoot-outs)
Most kicks taken, all teams, tournament
42,
1996 (in 4 shoot-outs)
Most kicks missed, shoot-out, one team
4,
Italy , vs
Germany ,
2016
Most kicks missed, shoot-out, both teams
7,
Germany (3) vs
Italy (4),
2016
Most kicks missed, team, all-time
12,
Italy (in 7 shoot-outs)
Most kicks missed, team, tournament
4,
Italy ,
2016 (in 1 shoot-out);
Spain ,
2020 (in 2 shoot-outs)
Most kicks missed, all teams, tournament
14,
2020 (in 4 shoot-outs)
Fewest successful kicks, shoot-out, one team
1,
Netherlands , vs
Italy ,
2000 ;
Croatia , vs
Turkey ,
2008 ;
Switzerland , vs
Spain ,
2020
Fewest successful kicks, shoot-out, both teams
4,
Italy (3) vs
Netherlands (1),
2000 ;
Turkey (3) vs
Croatia (1),
2008 ;
Spain (3) vs
Switzerland (1),
2020
Most saves, all-time
3,
Iker Casillas (
Spain , 2008–2012);
Gianluigi Buffon (
Italy , 2008–2016);
Unai Simón (
Spain , 2020),
Gianluigi Donnarumma (
Italy , 2020)
Most saves, tournament
3,
Unai Simón (
Spain , 2020),
Gianluigi Donnarumma (
Italy , 2020)
Most saves, shoot-out
2,
Francesco Toldo (
Italy ), vs
Netherlands ,
2000 ;
Iker Casillas (
Spain ), vs
Italy ,
2008 ;
Manuel Neuer (
Germany ), vs
Italy ,
2016 ;
Unai Simón (
Spain ), vs
Switzerland ,
2020 ,
Gianluigi Donnarumma (
Italy ) vs
England ,
2020
Other
See also
Notes
^ Pan–European edition hosted by 11 countries:
Azerbaijan ,
Denmark ,
England ,
Germany ,
Hungary ,
Italy ,
Netherlands ,
Romania ,
Russia ,
Scotland and
Spain .
^ Excluding automatic qualification as host, as reigning champion, or by invitation.
^ Platini's two hat-tricks were scored in consecutive matches.
^ Defined as a player who played all matches for a team that reached the final or the third-place match, meaning their team played the maximum number of matches.
^ All eight were yellow cards.
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