Greece at the UEFA European Championship
Greece have qualified for only four out of sixteen UEFA European Championships, but crowned themselves European champions in 2004. At Euro 2004 they beat hosts Portugal in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.
Overall record[]
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
1964 | Did not enter | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
1968 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
1972 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
1976 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||
1980 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||
1984 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
1988 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||
1992 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||
1996 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 | ||||||||||
2000 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||
2004 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
2008 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | ||
2012 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
2016 | Did not qualify | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||
2020 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||
2024 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 4/16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 119 | 56 | 24 | 39 | 170 | 136 |
- * Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Greece's European Championship record | ||||||||
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First Match | (Naples, Italy; 11 June 1980) | |||||||
Biggest Win | (Porto, Portugal; 12 June 2004) France 0–1 Greece (Lisbon, Portugal; 25 June 2004) Greece 1–0 Czech Republic (Porto, Portugal; 1 July 2004) Portugal 0–1 Greece (Lisbon, Portugal; 4 July 2004) Greece 1–0 Russia (Warsaw, Poland; 16 June 2012) | |||||||
Biggest Defeat | (Rome, Italy; 14 June 1980) Greece 0–2 Sweden (Salzburg, Austria; 10 June 2008) Germany 4–2 Greece (Gdańsk, Poland; 22 June 2012) | |||||||
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Euro 1980[]
Group stage[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to final |
2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to third place play-off |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Greece | 1–3 | Czechoslovakia |
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Greece | 0–0 | West Germany |
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Euro 2004[]
Group stage[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portugal (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | |
3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | |
4 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Greece | 1–1 | Spain |
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Knockout stage[]
- Quarter-finals
France | 0–1 | Greece |
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- Semi-finals
Greece | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
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- Final
Portugal | 0–1 | Greece |
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Euro 2008[]
Group stage[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Greece | 0–2 | Sweden |
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Greece | 1–2 | Spain |
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Euro 2012[]
Group stage[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | |
3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4[a] | |
4 | Poland (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Poland | 1–1 | Greece |
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Greece | 1–2 | Czech Republic |
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Greece | 1–0 | Russia |
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Knockout phase[]
- Quarter-finals
Germany | 4–2 | Greece |
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Goalscorers[]
Player | Goals | 1980 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
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Angelos Charisteas | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
Giorgos Karagounis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Dimitris Salpingidis | 2 | 2 | |||
Nikos Anastopoulos | 1 | 1 | |||
Angelos Basinas | 1 | 1 | |||
Traianos Dellas | 1 | 1 | |||
Theofanis Gekas | 1 | 1 | |||
Georgios Samaras | 1 | 1 | |||
Zisis Vryzas | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
References[]
- ^ "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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