For the women's team, see .
Overview of Spain at the UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national 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 eleven European Championships, from which they won three titles. Spain became European champions as hosts in 1964 , in 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, and in 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.
Overall record [ ]
UEFA European Championship record
Qualification record
Year
Result
Position
Pld
W
D*
L
GF
GA
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
1960
Did not qualify [a] 2
2
0
0
7
2
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
Quarter-finals
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
Round of 16
10th
4
2
0
2
5
4
10
9
0
1
23
3
2020
Semi-finals
3rd
6
2
4
0
13
6
10
8
2
0
31
5
2024
To be determined
To be determined
Total
3 Titles 11/16
46
21
15
10
68
42
128
92
18
18
326
94
Spain's European Championship record
First Match
Spain Hungary Madrid , Spain; 17 June 1964)
Biggest Win
Slovakia Spain Seville , Spain; 23 June 2021)
Biggest Defeat
France Spain Paris , France; 27 June 1984)Germany Spain Munich , Germany; 17 June 1988)Italy Spain Saint-Denis , France; 27 June 2016)
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
1964 European Nations' Cup [ ]
Final tournament [ ] Semi-finals Final Euro 1980 [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 1980
Spain squad UEFA Euro 1980
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Belgium 3
1
2
0
3
2
+1
4
Advance to final
2
Italy (H)
3
1
2
0
1
0
+1
4
Advance to third place play-off
3
England 3
1
1
1
3
3
0
3
4
Spain 3
0
1
2
2
4
−2
1
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers (H) Host
Euro 1984 [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 1984
Spain squad UEFA Euro 1984 runners-up
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Spain 3
1
2
0
3
2
+1
4
Advance to knockout stage
2
Portugal 3
1
2
0
2
1
+1
4
3
West Germany 3
1
1
1
2
2
0
3
4
Romania 3
0
1
2
2
4
−2
1
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers Knockout stage [ ] Semi-finals Final Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Final
Euro 1988 [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 1988
Spain squad UEFA Euro 1988
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
West Germany (H)
3
2
1
0
5
1
+4
5
Advance to knockout stage
2
Italy 3
2
1
0
4
1
+3
5
3
Spain 3
1
0
2
3
5
−2
2
4
Denmark 3
0
0
3
2
7
−5
0
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers (H) Host
Euro 1996 [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 1996
Spain squad UEFA Euro 1996
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
France 3
2
1
0
5
2
+3
7
Advance to knockout stage
2
Spain 3
1
2
0
4
3
+1
5
3
Bulgaria 3
1
1
1
3
4
−1
4
4
Romania 3
0
0
3
1
4
−3
0
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers Knockout stage [ ] Quarter-finals Euro 2000 [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 2000
Spain squad UEFA Euro 2000
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Spain 3
2
0
1
6
5
+1
6
Advance to knockout stage
2
FR Yugoslavia 3
1
1
1
7
7
0
4[b]
3
Norway 3
1
1
1
1
1
0
4[b]
4
Slovenia 3
0
2
1
4
5
−1
2
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers Notes:
^ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification quarter-final, so Spain were disqualified and the Soviet Union were awarded a walkover victory.
^ a b Head-to-head result: Norway 0–1 FR Yugoslavia.
Knockout stage [ ] Quarter-finals Euro 2004 [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 2004
Spain squad UEFA Euro 2004
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
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
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers (H) Host
Notes:
^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Euro 2008 [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 2008
Spain squad UEFA Euro 2008 winners (2nd title)
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
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
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers Knockout phase [ ] Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Final
Euro 2012 [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 2012
Spain squad UEFA Euro 2012 winners (3rd title)
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Spain 3
2
1
0
6
1
+5
7
Advance to knockout phase
2
Italy 3
1
2
0
4
2
+2
5
3
Croatia 3
1
1
1
4
3
+1
4
4
Republic of Ireland 3
0
0
3
1
9
−8
0
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers Knockout phase [ ] Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Final
Euro 2016 [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 2016
Spain squad UEFA Euro 2016
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Croatia 3
2
1
0
5
3
+2
7
Advance to knockout phase
2
Spain 3
2
0
1
5
2
+3
6
3
Turkey 3
1
0
2
2
4
−2
3
4
Czech Republic 3
0
1
2
2
5
−3
1
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers Knockout phase [ ] Round of 16 Euro 2020 [ ]
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Sweden 3
2
1
0
4
2
+2
7
Advance to knockout phase
2
Spain (H)
3
1
2
0
6
1
+5
5
3
Slovakia 3
1
0
2
2
7
−5
3
4
Poland 3
0
1
2
4
6
−2
1
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers (H) Host
Knockout phase [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Goalscorers [ ] Notes [ ]
References [ ]
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Countries at the UEFA European Championship
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