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 "UEFA Euro (year)”. 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 (with an upcoming twelfth appearance in 2024), 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. They are currently the only team to win two consecutive editions.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify[lower-alpha 1] 2 2 0 0 7 2
Spain 1964 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 4 2 6 4 1 1 16 5
Italy 1968 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 7 5
Belgium 1972 6 3 2 1 14 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 8 3 4 1 11 9
Italy 1980 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 6 4 1 1 13 5
France 1984 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 3 1 4 5 8 6 1 1 24 8
West Germany 1988 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 6 5 0 1 14 6
Sweden 1992 Did not qualify 7 3 0 4 17 12
England 1996 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 3 0 4 3 10 8 2 0 25 4
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 0 2 7 7 8 7 0 1 42 5
Portugal 2004 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 2 10 7 2 1 21 5
Austria Switzerland 2008 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 12 3 12 9 1 2 23 8
Poland Ukraine 2012 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 12 1 8 8 0 0 26 6
France 2016 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 5 4 10 9 0 1 23 3
European Union 2020 Semi-finals 3rd 6 2 4 0 13 6 10 8 2 0 31 5
Germany 2024 Qualified 8 7 0 1 25 5
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 3 Titles 12/17 46 21 15 10 68 42 133 96 18 19 339 96

1964 European Nations' Cup

Final tournament

Semi-finals
Spain 2–1 (a.e.t.) Hungary
  • Pereda 35'
  • Amancio 112'
 Report
Attendance: 34,713
Final
Spain 2–1 Soviet Union
 Report, lineups
Attendance: 79,115

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) Hosts
Spain 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 46,337
Belgium 2–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 11,430
Spain 1–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 14,440

Euro 1984

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
Romania 1–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 16,972
Portugal 1–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 24,364
West Germany 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 47,691

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Final
France 2–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 47,368[1]

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) Hosts
Denmark 2–3 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 55,707
Italy 1–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 47,506
West Germany 2–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 63,802

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
Spain 1–1 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 24,006
France 1–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 35,626
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Romania 1–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 32,719
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.) England
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 75,440[2]
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

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[lower-alpha 2]
3  Norway 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4[lower-alpha 2]
4  Slovenia 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ Spain were disqualified and the Soviet Union were awarded a walkover in the quarter-finals. Only four teams qualified for the final tournament.
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Norway 0–1 FR Yugoslavia.
Spain 0–1 Norway
Report
Attendance: 41,000
Slovenia 1–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 51,300
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
FR Yugoslavia 3–4 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 26,611

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Spain 1–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 26,614

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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Russia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Spain 1–0 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 28,182
Greece 1–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 25,444
Spain 0–1 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

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
Spain 4–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 30,772[3]
Sweden 1–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 30,772[4]
Greece 1–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 30,883[5]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Russia 0–3 Spain
Report
Attendance: 51,428[7]
Final
Germany 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 51,428

Euro 2012

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
Spain 1–1 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 38,869[8]
Spain 4–0 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 39,150[9]
Croatia 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 39,076[10]

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Spain 2–0 France
 Report
Attendance: 47,000[11]
Semi-finals
Final
Spain 4–0 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 63,170[13]

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
Spain 1–0 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 29,400[14]
Spain 3–0 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 33,409[15]
Croatia 2–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 37,245[16]

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Italy 2–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 76,165[17]

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) Hosts
Spain 0–0 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 10,559[18]
Spain 1–1 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 11,742[19]
Slovakia 0–5 Spain
Report
Attendance: 11,204[20]

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Croatia 3–5 (a.e.t.) Spain
 Report
Attendance: 22,771[21]
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Spain
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 57,811[23]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Spain Match 3 Croatia
Report
Spain Match 16 Italy
Report
Albania Match 27 Spain
Report

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1964 1980 1984 1988 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Álvaro Morata 6 33
Fernando Torres 5 23
David Villa 4 4
Alfonso 3 12
Cesc Fàbregas 3 12
David Silva 3 12
Xabi Alonso 2 2
Daniel Güiza 2 2
Antonio Maceda 2 2
Gaizka Mendieta 2 2
Chus Pereda 2 2
Pablo Sarabia 2 2
Ferran Torres 2 2
Jordi Alba 1 1
César Azpilicueta 1 1
Emilio Butragueño 1 1
Fernando Morientes 1 1
Amancio 1 1
Guillermo Amor 1 1
José Luis Caminero 1 1
Francisco José Carrasco 1 1
Dani 1 1
Rubén de la Red 1 1
Joseba Etxeberria 1 1
Rafael Gordillo 1 1
Aymeric Laporte 1 1
Javier Manjarín 1 1
Marcelino 1 1
Juan Mata 1 1
Míchel 1 1
Pedro Munitis 1 1
Jesús Navas 1 1
Nolito 1 1
Mikel Oyarzabal 1 1
Gerard Piqué 1 1
Quini 1 1
Raúl 1 1
Santillana 1 1
Juan Carlos Valerón 1 1
Xavi 1 1
Own goals 3 3
Total 68 42434721212513

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "European Football Championship 1984 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
    2. ↑ Moore, Glenn (24 June 1996). "Fortune favours brave England". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
    3. ↑ "Full-time Spain-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
    4. ↑ "Full-time report Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
    5. ↑ "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
    6. ↑ "UEFA Euro 2008 technical report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2008. p. 105 (106 of PDF). Retrieved 8 October 2019.
    7. ↑ "Full-time report Russia-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
    8. ↑ "Full-time report Spain-Italy" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
    9. ↑ "Full-time report Spain-Republic of Ireland" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
    10. ↑ "Full-time report Croatia-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
    11. ↑ "Full-time report Spain-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
    12. ↑ "Full-time report Portugal-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
    13. ↑ "Full-time report Spain–Italy" (PDF). UEFA. 1 July 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
    14. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
    15. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
    16. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Croatia v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
    17. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
    18. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
    19. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
    20. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Slovakia v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
    21. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Croatia v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
    22. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
    23. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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