Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
have participated in ten
UEFA European Championship
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s (with an upcoming eleventh participation in
2024
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), and reached the final on four occasions. They became champions
as hosts in 1968, the first European Championship they qualified for, and finished as runners-up in
2000
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and
2012
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, before winning their second continental championship at
Euro 2020
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.
UEFA European Championship record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided via
penalty shoot-out
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:''**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.''
:''***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.''
Finals
By match
''Italy's score listed first''
Euro 1968
Final tournament
;Semi-finals
;Final
;;First match
;;Replay
Euro 1980
Group stage
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Knockout stage
;Third place play-off
Euro 1988
Group stage
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Knockout stage
;Semi-finals
Euro 1996
Group stage
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Euro 2000
Group stage
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Knockout stage
;Quarter-finals
;Semi-finals
;Final
Euro 2004
Group stage
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Euro 2008
Group stage
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Knockout phase
;Quarter-finals
Euro 2012
Group stage
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Knockout phase
;Quarter-finals
;Semi-finals
;Final
Euro 2016
Group stage
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Knockout phase
;Round of 16
;Quarter-finals
Euro 2020
Group stage
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Knockout phase
;Round of 16
;Quarter-finals
;Semi-finals
;Final
Euro 2024
Group stage
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Player records
Players in bold are still active for the national team.
Most appearances
Top goalscorers
See also
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Italy at the FIFA World Cup
References
{{UEFA Euro Countries
Countries at the UEFA European Championship
Euro
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