List of UEFA European Championship records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the UEFA European Championship.

Debut of national teams

Each final tournament has had at least one team appearing for the first time. A total of 35 UEFA members have reached the finals.

Overall team records

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 2 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.

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

Legend
* – Champions
* – Runners-up
* – Third place
* – Fourth place
* – Semi-finals
* – 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

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 UEFA Euro 2024, 2024.

Notes

Results of defending finalists

Active consecutive participations

This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the UEFA European Championships.

Notes

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.''

Longest UEFA European Championship droughts overall

''Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist''.

Notes

Countries that have never qualified

The following teams which are current UEFA members have never qualified for the European Championship. is the only one of these teams which appeared in the FIFA World Cup.

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 German reunification, reunification of Germany in 1990.

Notes

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, / (UEFA Euro 1972, 1972, 1980, UEFA Euro 1996, 1996), (1964 European Nations' Cup, 1964, UEFA Euro 2008, 2008, UEFA Euro 2012, 2012)
; Most finishes in the top two: 6, / (UEFA Euro 1972, 1972, 1976, 1980, UEFA Euro 1992, 1992, UEFA Euro 1996, 1996, UEFA Euro 2008, 2008)
; Most finishes in the top four: 9, / (UEFA Euro 1972, 1972, 1976, 1980, UEFA Euro 1988, 1988, UEFA Euro 1992, 1992, UEFA Euro 1996, 1996, UEFA Euro 2008, 2008, UEFA Euro 2012, 2012, UEFA Euro 2016, 2016)
; Most finishes in the top eight: 10, / (UEFA Euro 1972, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, UEFA Euro 1988, 1988, UEFA Euro 1992, 1992, UEFA Euro 1996, 1996, UEFA Euro 2008, 2008, UEFA Euro 2012, 2012, UEFA Euro 2016, 2016)
; Most European Championship Finals appearances: 13, / (every tournament since 1972)
: ''For a detailed list, see National team appearances in the UEFA European Championship''
; Most second-place finishes: 3, / (1976, UEFA Euro 1992, 1992, UEFA Euro 2008, 2008), (1964 European Nations' Cup, 1964, UEFA Euro 1972, 1972, UEFA Euro 1988, 1988)
; Most third/fourth-place finishes:4, (1976, UEFA Euro 1992, 1992, UEFA Euro 2000, 2000, UEFA Euro 2004, 2004)
; Most fifth to eighth-place finishes: 5, ( 1980, UEFA Euro 1988, 1988, UEFA Euro 1992, 1992, UEFA Euro 2004, 2004, UEFA Euro 2012, 2012)

Consecutive

; Most consecutive championships: 2, (2008–2012)
; Most consecutive finishes in the top two: 3, (1972–1980)
; Most consecutive finishes in the top four: 4, (1960–1972)
; Most consecutive finishes in the top eight: 7, / (1972–1996)
; Most consecutive finals tournaments: 13, / (1972–2020)

Gaps

; Longest gap between successive titles: 53 years, (1968–2021)
; Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two: 32 years, (1968–2000)
; Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four: 29 years, (1992–2021)
; Longest gap between successive appearances in the top eight: 32 years, (1984–2016)
; Longest gap between successive appearances in the Finals: 44 years, (1972–2016)

Host team

; Best finish by host team: Champions, (1964), (1968, 2020), (1984)
; Worst finish by host team (24 teams): 17th–24th position, (2020), (2020), (2020)
; Worst finish by host team (16 teams): 9th–16th position, (2000), (2008), (2008), (2012), (2012)
; Worst finish by host team (4 teams): 4th position, (1960), (1976)

Debuting teams

; Best finish by a debuting team: Champions, (1960), (1964), (1968), (1972)
; Best finish by a debuting team (after 1976): Semi-finals, (1984), (1992), (2016)

Other

; Most finishes in the top two without ever being champions: 2, (1960, 1968)
; Most finishes in the top four without ever being champions: 3, (1960, 1968, 1976), (1968, 1996, 2020)
; Most finishes in the top eight without ever being champions: 8, (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2020)
; Most appearances in Finals without ever being champions: 10, (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2020)
; Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two: 2, (1964, 1972)
; Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top two: 2, (1964, 1972), (1992, 2004), (2000, 2008)
; Most appearances in Finals without ever finishing in the top two: 7, (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
; Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top four: 2, (1996, 2008), (1984, 2000)
; Most appearances in Finals without ever finishing in the top four: 6, (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
; Highest winning record: 51.3%, (20 wins in 39 matches)
; Most played match: 7, vs (1980, 1988, 2008, 2012 (2x), 2016, 2020)

Team: Tournament progression

All time

; Progressed from the group stage the most times: 8, / (1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020), (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
; Eliminated in the group stage the most times: 6, / (1992, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2020)
; Most appearances, always progressed from the group stage: 8, (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
; Most appearances, never progressed from the group stage: 3, (1992, 1996, 2020)

Consecutive

; Most consecutive progressions from the group stage: 8, (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
; Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage: 3, (1980, 1988, 1992), / (1992, 1996, 2004), (2008, 2012, 2016), (1996, 2004, 2008), (2012, 2016, 2020), (1992, 1996, 2020)

Team: Matches played/goals scored

All-time

; Most matches played: 53,
; Most wins: 27,
; Most losses: 17,
; Most draws: 18,
; Most matches played without a win: 3, , ,
; Most matches played before first win: 8, ,
; Most goals scored: 78,
; Most goals conceded: 55,
; Fewest goals scored: 1, , , ,
; Fewest goals conceded: 1,
; Most matches played always conceding a goal: 11,
; Highest average of goals scored per match: 1.67, (65 goals in 39 matches)
; Lowest average of goals scored per match: 0.33, (1 goal in 3 matches), (1 goal in 3 matches), (1 goal in 3 matches), (1 goal in 3 matches)
; Highest average of goals conceded per match: 2.79, (39 goals in 14 matches)
; Lowest average of goals conceded per match: 0.33, (1 goal in 3 matches)
; Most meetings between two teams: 7 times, vs ( 1980, UEFA Euro 1988, 1988, UEFA Euro 2008, 2008, UEFA Euro 2012, 2012 (twice), UEFA Euro 2016, 2016, 2020)
; Most meetings between two teams, final match: 2 times, / vs / (1976, UEFA Euro 1996, 1996)
; Most tournaments unbeaten: 5, (1964, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2020)
; Most tournaments eliminated without having lost a match: 3, (1996, 2012, 2020)
; Most tournaments eliminated without having won a match (since 1980): 4, (1984, 1996, 2008, 2016)
; Most matches played with tournament champion: 5, (1984, 2000, 2004 (twice), 2012)

Single tournament

; Most wins: 5, (1984, out of 5), (2000, out of 6), (2008, out of 6), (2016, out of 7), (2020, out of 7), (2020, out of 7)
; Fewest wins, champions (since 1980): 2, (1992, out of 5)
; Fewest wins in regulation time, champions (since 1980): 1, (2016, out of 7)
; Most matches not won, champions: 4, (2016, out of 7)
; Most wins by non-champion: 5, (2016, out of 7), (2020, out of 7)
; Most matches not won: 4, (1996, out of 6), (2004, out of 5), (2012, out of 6), (2016, out of 7), (2020, out of 6)
; Most draws: 4, (2016, out of 7), (2020, out of 6)
; Most losses: 3, (1984), (1988), (1988), (1996), (1996), (2000), (2004), (2008), (2012), (2012), (2016), (2016), (2020), (2020), (2020), (2020)
; Most losses, champions: 1, (1988), (1992), (2000), (2004)
; Most goals scored: 14, (1984)
; Most goals scored, group stage (since 1980): 9, (1984), (2008)
; Fewest goals scored: 0, (1968), (1996), (2000), (2016)
; Fewest goals conceded: 1, (1980), (2000), (2012)
; Most goals conceded: 13, (2000)
; Most goals conceded, group stage (since 1980): 10, (1984)
; Most minutes without conceding a goal: 509, (2012)
; Highest goal difference: +11, (2012)

; Lowest goal difference: −8, (1984), (2000), (2004), (2012)
; Lowest goal difference, champions: +2, (1964), (1968), (1976), (1992)
; Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.80, (1984)
; Highest average goal difference per match (since 1980): +2, (1984)

; Most goals scored, champions: 14, (1984)
; Fewest goals scored, champions (since 1980): 6, (1980), (1992)
; Fewest goals scored, finalists (since 1980): 4, (1980)
; Fewest goals conceded, champions (since 1980): 1, (2012)
; Most goals conceded, champions: 7, (2000)
; Lowest average of goals scored per match, champions: 1.17, (2004, 7 goals in 6 matches)

Streaks

; Most consecutive successful qualification attempts: 7, (1992–2020)
; Most consecutive failed qualification attempts: 15, (all 1964–2020)
; Most consecutive wins: 5, , from 1–0 vs Denmark national football team, Denmark (1984) to 2–0 vs Spain national football team, Spain (1984), , from 3–1 vs England national football team, England (1988) to 1–0 vs Scotland national football team, Scotland (1992), , from 2–0 vs Denmark national football team, Denmark (2000) to 3–0 vs Denmark national football team, Denmark (2004), , from 3–0 vs Turkey national football team, Turkey (2020) to 2–1 vs Belgium national football team, Belgium (2020)
; Most consecutive wins (qualifying and final tournaments combined): 15, (23 March 2019 – 2 July 2021)
; Most consecutive matches without a loss: 14, , from 4–1 vs Russia national football team, Russia (2008) to 3–0 vs Turkey national football team, Turkey (2016)
; Most consecutive losses: 6, , from 0–2 vs Italy national football team, Italy (1968) to 2–3 vs France national football team, France (1984), , from 0–2 vs France national football team, France (2012) to 2–3 vs Netherlands national football team, Netherlands (2020)
; Most consecutive matches without a win: 9, / / , from 0–2 vs Netherlands national football team, Netherlands (1988) to 0–2 vs Portugal national football team, Portugal (2004)
; Most consecutive draws: 4, , from 0–0 vs Spain national football team, Spain (2012) to 3–3 vs Hungary national football team, Hungary (2016)
; Most consecutive matches without a draw: 17, , from 1–2 vs Germany national football team, Germany (1996) to 0–1 vs Spain national football team, Spain (2016)
; Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal: 11, , from 1–1 vs Germany national football team, Germany (1996) to 1–0 vs Ukraine national football team, Ukraine (2012)
; Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals: 9, , from 3–0 vs Denmark national football team, Denmark (2000) to 3–1 vs Switzerland national football team, Switzerland (2004)
; Most consecutive matches scoring at least three goals: 3, , from 5–0 vs Belgium national football team, Belgium (1984) to 3–2 vs Portugal national football team, Portugal (1984), , from 3–0 vs Denmark national football team, Denmark (2000) to 6–1 vs Yugoslavia national football team, Yugoslavia (2000)
; Most consecutive matches scoring at least four goals: 2, , from 4–1 vs Russia national football team, Russia (2020) to 4–0 vs Wales national football team, Wales (2020), , from 5–0 vs Slovakia national football team, Slovakia (2020) to 5–3 vs Croatia national football team, Croatia (2020)
; Most consecutive matches scoring at least five goals: 2, , from 5–0 vs Slovakia national football team, Slovakia (2020) to 5–3 vs Croatia national football team, Croatia (2020)
; Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 5, , from 0–2 vs France national football team, France (2012) to 0–1 vs Poland national football team, Poland (2016)
; Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (clean sheets): 7, , from 4–0 vs Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland (2012) to 3–0 vs Turkey national football team, Turkey (2016)
; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 734, (2012–2016)
; Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (including qualifying): 8, , from 0–0 vs Poland national football team, Poland (1975) to 0–0 vs Belgium national football team, Belgium (1980), , from 6–0 vs Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria (2019) to 4–0 vs Ukraine national football team, Ukraine (2020)
; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (including qualifying): 784, (1975–1980)
; Most consecutive matches conceding at least one goal: 11, , from 2–1 vs Sweden national football team, Sweden (2012) to 0–4 vs England national football team, England (2020)
; Most consecutive matches conceding at least two goals: 7, , from 0–2 vs Italy national football team, Italy (1968) to 3–3 vs Slovenia national football team, Slovenia (2000)
; Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals: 3, , from 0–5 vs Denmark national football team, Denmark (1984) to 3–3 vs Slovenia national football team, Slovenia (2000), , from 1–3 vs Portugal national football team, Portugal (2008) to 1–4 vs Russia national football team, Russia (2012), , from 3–3 vs Portugal national football team, Portugal (2016) to 0–3 vs Portugal national football team, Portugal (2020)
; Most matches played without consecutive losses: 45,
; Most matches played without consecutive wins: 16,
; Most matches played without consecutive draws: 33,

Individual

: ''For records regarding goalscoring, see #Goalscoring, Goalscoring; for records regarding goalkeeping, see #Goalkeeping, Goalkeeping''
; Most consecutive finals: 3, Rainer Bonhof (, 1972–1980)
; Most tournaments in squad: 5, Iker Casillas (, 2000 (did not play), 2004–2012, 2016 (did not play)); Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004–2020)
; Most tournaments played: 5, Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004–2020)
; Most championships: 2, 13 players: Rainer Bonhof (, 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 (, 2008 & 2012)
; Most medals: 3, Rainer Bonhof (, 1972 (champions), 1976 (runners-up), 1980 (champions))
; Most matches played, final tournament: 25, Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004–2020)
; Most minutes played, final tournament: 2,153, Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004–2020)

; Most matches won: 12, Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004–2020)
; Most appearances in a final: 2, Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934), Valentin Ivanov, Viktor Ponedelnik, Lev Yashin (, 1960 & 1964); Franz Beckenbauer, Uli Hoeneß, Sepp Maier, Georg Schwarzenbeck, Herbert Wimmer (, 1972 & 1976); Bernard Dietz (, 1976 & 1980); Thomas Häßler, Thomas Helmer, Jürgen Klinsmann, Matthias Sammer (, 1992 & 1996); Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas, Cesc Fàbregas, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Ramos, David Silva, Fernando Torres, Xavi (, 2008 & 2012); Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004 & 2016); Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini (, 2012 & 2020)
; Most appearances as captain: 16, Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004–2020)
; Most appearances in Team of the Tournament: 3, Paolo Maldini (, 1988, 1996, 2000); Laurent Blanc (, 1992–2000); Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004, 2012, 2016); Pepe (footballer, born 1983), Pepe (, 2008–2016)
; Youngest player to appear: , Kacper Kozłowski (footballer), Kacper Kozłowski (, vs , 2020)
; Youngest player to appear in a final: , Renato Sanches (, vs , UEFA Euro 2016 Final, 2016)
; Youngest player to appear (qualifying match): , Martin Ødegaard (, vs , UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, 2016)
; Oldest player to appear: , Gábor Király (, vs , UEFA Euro 2016, 26 June 2016)
; Oldest outfield player to appear: , Lothar Matthäus (, vs , UEFA Euro 2000, 20 June 2000)
; Oldest player to appear in a final: , Jens Lehmann (, vs , UEFA Euro 2008 Final, 2008)
; Oldest player, winning team: , Ricardo Carvalho, (, vs , UEFA Euro 2016 Final, 2016)
; Oldest player to appear in a final winning team: , Arnold Mühren (, vs , UEFA Euro 1988 Final, 1988)
; Most matches played against the same team: 5, Giorgio Chiellini, vs (UEFA Euro 2008, 2008, UEFA Euro 2012, 2012 (twice), UEFA Euro 2016, 2016, 2020)

Goalscoring

Individual

; Most goals scored in final tournaments: 14, Cristiano Ronaldo (: 2 in UEFA Euro 2004, 2004, 1 in UEFA Euro 2008, 2008, 3 in UEFA Euro 2012, 2012, 3 in UEFA Euro 2016, 2016, 5 in 2020)
; Most goals scored in qualifying: 31, Cristiano Ronaldo (: 8 in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, 2008, 7 in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, 2012, 5 in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, 2016, 11 in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, 2020)
; Most goals scored, including qualifying: 45, Cristiano Ronaldo (: 2 in 2004, 9 in 2008, 10 in 2012, 8 in 2016, 16 in 2020)
; Most goals scored in a single qualifying competition: 13, on two occasions:
David Healy (footballer), David Healy (, UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, 2008 qualifying)
Robert Lewandowski (, UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, 2016 qualifying)
; Most goals scored in a single final tournament: 9, Michel Platini (, 1984)
; Most goals scored in a final tournament match: 3, on List of UEFA European Championship hat-tricks, eight occasions
; Most goals scored in a qualifying match: 5, on three occasions:
Malcolm Macdonald (, 5–0 vs , UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying, 16 April 1975)
Tibor Nyilasi (, 8–1 vs , UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying, 19 October 1975)
Marco van Basten (, 8–0 vs , UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying, 19 December 1990)
; Most goals scored in a final: 2, on three occasions:
Gerd Müller ( vs , UEFA Euro 1972, 1972)
Horst Hrubesch ( vs , 1980)
Oliver Bierhoff ( vs , UEFA Euro 1996, 1996)
; Most matches with at least one goal: 10, Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004–2020)
; Most consecutive matches with at least one goal: 5, Michel Platini (, 1984)
; Most matches with at least two goals: 4, Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2012–2020)
; Most hat-tricks: 2, Michel Platini (, 1984)
; Fastest hat-trick: 18 minutes, Michel Platini ( vs , 1984)
; Most goals scored by a substitute in a final tournament match: 3, Dieter Müller ( vs , 1976)
; Scoring in every match of the final tournament: Viktor Ponedelnik (, 2 goals in 2 matches, 1960); Chus Pereda (, 2 goals in 2 matches, 1964); Gerd Müller (, 4 goals in 2 matches, 1972); Dieter Müller (, 4 goals in 2 matches, 1976); Michel Platini (, 9 goals in 5 matches, 1984)
; Most tournaments with at least one goal: 5, Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004–2020)
; Most tournaments with at least two goals: 4, Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004, 2012–2020)
; Most tournaments with at least three goals: 3, Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2012–2020)
; Youngest goalscorer: , Johan Vonlanthen ( vs , UEFA Euro 2004, 2004)
; Youngest hat-trick scorer: , Dieter Müller ( vs , 1976)
; Youngest goalscorer, final: , Pietro Anastasi ( vs , UEFA Euro 1968 Final, 1968)
; Youngest goalscorer, knockout stage: , Renato Sanches ( vs , UEFA Euro 2016, 2016)
; Oldest goalscorer: , Ivica Vastić ( vs , UEFA Euro 2008, 2008)
; Oldest hat-trick scorer: , Michel Platini ( vs , 1984)
; Oldest goalscorer, final: , Leonardo Bonucci ( vs , UEFA Euro 2020 Final, 2020)
; Most penalties scored (excluding penalty shoot-outs): 3, Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2020)
; Fastest goal: 67 seconds, Dmitri Kirichenko ( vs , UEFA Euro 2004, 2004)
; Fastest penalty converted: 118 seconds, Robbie Brady ( vs , UEFA Euro 2016, 2016)
; Fastest goal by a substitute: 1 minute, Alessandro Altobelli ( vs , UEFA Euro 1988, 1988); Juan Carlos Valerón ( vs , UEFA Euro 2004, 2004); Ondrej Duda ( vs , UEFA Euro 2016, 2016); Ferran Torres ( vs , 2020)
; Fastest goal in a final: 2 minutes, Luke Shaw ( vs , 2020)

; Latest goal from kickoff: 120+2nd minute, Semih Şentürk ( vs , UEFA Euro 2008, 2008)
; Latest winning goal from kickoff: 120+1st minute, Artem Dovbyk ( vs , 2020)
; Latest goal from kickoff in a final: 113th minute, Viktor Ponedelnik ( vs , 1960 European Nations' Cup Final, 1960)
; Latest goal from kickoff, with no goals scored in between: 119th minute, Ivan Klasnić ( vs , UEFA Euro 2008, 2008)
; Latest goal from kickoff in final, with no goals scored in between: 109th minute, Eder (Portuguese footballer), Eder ( vs , UEFA Euro 2016 Final, 2016)

Team

; Biggest margin of victory: 5 goals, on five occasions:
5–0 , 1984
5–0 , 1984
6–1 , UEFA Euro 2000, 2000
5–0 , UEFA Euro 2004, 2004
0–5 , 2020
; Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match: 13 goals: 0–13 , 6 September 2006, UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying, Group 4
; Most goals scored in a match, one team: 6 goals: 6–1 , UEFA Euro 2000#Quarter-finals, 2000
; Most goals scored in a match, both teams: 9 goals: 4–5 , 1960
; Highest scoring draw: 3–3, on four occasions:
vs , UEFA Euro 1996, 1996
vs , UEFA Euro 2000, 2000
vs , UEFA Euro 2016, 2016
vs , 2020
; Largest deficit overcome in a win: 2 goals, on six occasions:
, 1960 (coming from 1–3 and 2–4 down to win 5–4 vs )
, 1976 (coming from 0–2 down to win 4–2 after extra time vs )
, 1984 (coming from 0–2 down to win 3–2 vs )
, UEFA Euro 2000, 2000 (coming from 0–2 down to win 3–2 vs )
, UEFA Euro 2004, 2004 (coming from 0–2 down to win 3–2 vs )
, UEFA Euro 2008, 2008 (coming from 0–2 down to win 3–2 vs )
; Largest deficit overcome in a draw: 3 goals: , UEFA Euro 2000, 2000 (coming from 0–3 down to draw 3–3 vs )
; Most goals scored in extra time, both teams: 3 goals, on two occasions:
3–2 , 1984
2–1 , 2020
; Most goals scored in a final, one team: 4 goals: 4–0 , UEFA Euro 2012 Final, 2012
; Most goals scored in a final, both teams: 4 goals, on two occasions:

4–0 , UEFA Euro 2012 Final, 2012
; Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams: 1 goal, on three occasions:
0–1 , UEFA Euro 2004, 2004
0–1 , UEFA Euro 2008, 2008
1–0 , UEFA Euro 2016, 2016
; Biggest margin of victory in a final: 4 goals: 4–0 , UEFA Euro 2012 Final, 2012
; Largest deficit overcome to win in a final: 1 goal, on three occasions:
, 1960 (coming from 0–1 down to win 2–1 after extra time vs )
, UEFA Euro 1996, 1996 (coming from 0–1 down to win 2–1 after extra time vs )
, UEFA Euro 2000, 2000 (coming from 0–1 down to win 2–1 after extra time vs )
; Most individual goalscorers for one team, one match: 5 individual goalscorers: vs , 2020 (Pablo Sarabia, César Azpilicueta, Ferran Torres, Álvaro Morata, Mikel Oyarzabal)
; Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament: 8 goalscorers: , UEFA Euro 2012, 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 (Álvaro Morata, Aymeric Laporte, Pablo Sarabia, Ferran Torres, César Azpilicueta, Mikel Oyarzabal), 2 own goals by (Martin Dúbravka, Juraj Kucka), and an own goal by (Denis Zakaria), 2020

Tournament

; Most goals scored in a tournament: 142 goals, 2020
; Fewest goals scored in a tournament: 7 goals, UEFA Euro 1968, 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, UEFA Euro 1968, 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, UEFA Euro 2000, 2000, 2020

Own goals

* Anton Ondruš (), vs Netherlands national football team, Netherlands, 1976
* Lyuboslav Penev (), vs France national football team, France, UEFA Euro 1996, 1996
* Dejan Govedarica (), vs Netherlands national football team, Netherlands, UEFA Euro 2000, 2000
* Igor Tudor (), vs France national football team, France, UEFA Euro 2004, 2004
* Jorge Andrade (), vs Netherlands national football team, Netherlands, UEFA Euro 2004, 2004
* Glen Johnson (English footballer), Glen Johnson (), vs Sweden national football team, Sweden, UEFA Euro 2012, 2012
* Ciaran Clark (), vs Sweden national football team, Sweden, UEFA Euro 2016, 2016
* Birkir Már Sævarsson (), vs Hungary national football team, Hungary, UEFA Euro 2016, 2016
* Gareth McAuley (), vs Wales national football team, Wales, UEFA Euro 2016, 2016
* Merih Demiral (), vs Italy national football team, Italy, 2020
* Wojciech Szczęsny (), vs Slovakia national football team, Slovakia, 2020
* Mats Hummels (), vs France national football team, France, 2020
* Rúben Dias (), vs Germany national football team, Germany, 2020
* Raphaël Guerreiro (), vs Germany national football team, Germany, 2020
* Lukáš Hrádecký (), vs Belgium national football team, Belgium, 2020
* Martin Dúbravka (), vs Spain national football team, Spain, 2020
* Juraj Kucka (), vs Spain national football team, Spain, 2020
* Pedri (), vs Croatia national football team, Croatia, 2020
* Denis Zakaria (), vs Spain national football team, Spain, 2020
* Simon Kjær (), vs England national football team, England, 2020

Top scoring teams by tournament

*1960: , 6 goals
*1964 European Nations' Cup, 1964: , & , 4 goals each
*UEFA Euro 1968, 1968: , 3 goals
*UEFA Euro 1972, 1972: , 5 goals
*1976: , 6 goals
* 1980: , 6 goals
*1984: , 14 goals
*UEFA Euro 1988, 1988: , 8 goals
*UEFA Euro 1992, 1992: , 7 goals
*UEFA Euro 1996, 1996: , 10 goals
*UEFA Euro 2000, 2000: & , 13 goals each
*UEFA Euro 2004, 2004: & , 10 goals each
*UEFA Euro 2008, 2008: , 12 goals
*UEFA Euro 2012, 2012: , 12 goals
*UEFA Euro 2016, 2016: , 13 goals
*2020: & , 13 goals each

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Goalkeeping

; Most clean sheets (matches without conceding): 9, Iker Casillas (, 2004–2012)
; Most clean sheets, one tournament : 5, Iker Casillas (, 2012), Jordan Pickford (, 2020)
; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (finals): 519, Iker Casillas (, 2012)
; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (qualifying): 644, Gianluigi Buffon (, 2010–2011)
; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (including qualifying): 784 (including 8 consecutive clean sheets), Dino Zoff (, 1975–1980)
; Most goals conceded: 21, Petr Čech (, 2004–2016)
; Most goals conceded, one tournament: 13, Ivica Kralj (), UEFA Euro 2000, 2000
; Most goals conceded, one match: 6, Ivica Kralj (), UEFA Euro 2000, 2000 (vs )
; Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions: 1, of 3 matches Dino Zoff (, UEFA Euro 1968, 1968); of 6 matches Iker Casillas (, UEFA Euro 2012, 2012)
; Fewest goals conceded, one tournament: 1, of 3 matches Dino Zoff (, UEFA Euro 1968, 1968); of 3 matches Thomas Myhre (, UEFA Euro 2000, 2000); of 4 matches Gianluigi Buffon (, UEFA Euro 2016, 2016); of 6 matches Iker Casillas (, UEFA Euro 2012, 2012)

Coaching

; Most matches coached: 21, Joachim Löw (, 2008–2020)
; Most matches won: 12, Joachim Löw (, 2008–2020)
; Most championships: ''No coach has won the title on more than one occasion''
; Foreign championship: Otto Rehhagel (, 2004)
; Most tournaments: 4, Lars Lagerbäck (, 2000–2008; , 2016), Joachim Löw (, 2008–2020)
; Most nations coached: 2, Guus Hiddink (, 1996; , 2008); Giovanni Trapattoni (, 2004; , 2012); Dick Advocaat (, 2004; , 2012); Lars Lagerbäck (, 2000–2008; , 2016); Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer), Fernando Santos (, 2012; , 2016–2020)
; Most consecutive tournaments with same team: 4, Joachim Löw (, 2008–2020)
; Most consecutive wins: 5, Michel Hidalgo (, 1984); Rinus Michels (, 1988–1992); Roberto Mancini (, 2020)
; Most consecutive matches without a loss: 8, Rinus Michels (, 1988–1992); Vicente del Bosque (, 2012–2016); Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer), Fernando Santos (, 2016–2020)
; Youngest coach: , Srečko Katanec ( vs , UEFA Euro 2000, 2000)
; Oldest coach: , Giovanni Trapattoni ( vs , UEFA Euro 2012, 2012)
; Most championship wins as player and head coach: 2, Berti Vogts, / (1972 as non-playing squad member; 1996 as coach)
; Most appearances as player and head coach: 24, Didier Deschamps, (1992, 1996 & 2000 as player; 2016 & 2020 as coach)
; Final appearances as both player and head coach: 2, Dino Zoff, (1968 as player, 2000 as coach); Didier Deschamps, (2000 as player, 2016 as coach)

Refereeing

; Most tournaments: 3, Anders Frisk (, 1996–2004), Kim Milton Nielsen (, 1996–2004), Cüneyt Çakır (, 2012–2020), Björn Kuipers (, 2012–2020)
; Most matches refereed, overall: 9, Cüneyt Çakır (, 2012–2020), Björn Kuipers (, 2012–2020)
; Most matches refereed, one tournament: 5, Felix Brych (, 2020)

Discipline

; Fastest sending off: 24th minute, Eric Abidal, vs , UEFA Euro 2008, 2008

; Latest sending off: 117th minute, Nuno Gomes, vs , UEFA Euro 2000, 2000
; Most sendings off (all-time, player): 2, Radoslav Látal (, 1996 and 2000)
; Most sendings off (tournament): 10 (in 31 matches), UEFA Euro 2000, 2000
; Most sendings off (all-time, team): 4,
; Most sendings off (match, both teams): 3, (1) vs (2), 1976
; Sent off in final match: Yvon Le Roux, vs , UEFA Euro 1984 Final, 1984
; Most cards (all-time, player): 8, Giorgos Karagounis (, 2004–2012)
; Most cautions (tournament): 205 (in 51 matches), UEFA Euro 2016, 2016
; Most cautions (match, both teams): 10, (4) vs (6), UEFA Euro 1996, 1996 (first round); (6) vs (4), UEFA Euro 1996, 1996; (6) vs (4), UEFA Euro 2000, 2000; (6) vs (4), UEFA Euro 2016 Final, 2016
; Most cautions (final match, both teams): 10, (6) vs (4), UEFA Euro 2016 Final, 2016
; Fastest penalty kick conceded: 1 minute, Paul Pogba, vs , UEFA Euro 2016, 2016

Attendance

; Highest attendance in a final tournament match & highest attendance in a final: 79,115, vs , 21 June 1964, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain, 1964 European Nations' Cup, 1964
; Lowest attendance in a Finals match: 3,869, vs , 20 June 1964, Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain, 1964 European Nations' Cup, 1964

; Highest average attendance per match: 59,243, UEFA Euro 1988, 1988
; Highest total attendance (tournament): 2,427,303, UEFA Euro 2016, 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,
; Most shoot-outs, team, tournament: 2, , UEFA Euro 1996, 1996; , UEFA Euro 1996, 1996; , UEFA Euro 2016, 2016; , 2020; , 2020; , 2020
; Most shoot-outs, all teams, tournament: 4, UEFA Euro 1996, 1996, 2020
; Most shoot-out wins, team, all-time: 4, ,
; Most wins, team, tournament: 2, , 2020
; Most shoot-out losses, team, all-time: 4,
; Most shoot-outs with 100% record (all won): 3, /
; Most shoot-outs with 0% record (all lost): 1, ,

; Most successful kicks, shoot-out, one team: 9 (out of 9), , vs Italy national football team, Italy, 1980
; Most successful kicks, shoot-out, both teams: 17 (out of 18), (9) vs (8), 1980
; Most successful kicks, team, all-time: 29 (out of 41),
; Most successful kicks, team, tournament: 10, , UEFA Euro 1996, 1996 (in 2 shoot-outs)
; Most successful kicks, all teams, tournament: 37, UEFA Euro 1996, 1996 (in 4 shoot-outs)
; Most successful kicks, player: 2, Zinedine Zidane, Youri Djorkaeff, Bixente Lizarazu, Vincent Guérin, Laurent Blanc (, 1996); Alan Shearer, David Platt (footballer), David Platt, Stuart Pearce, Paul Gascoigne (, 1996); Patrick Kluivert (, 1996–2000); Cesc Fàbregas (, 2008–2012); Cristiano Ronaldo (, 2004 & 2016); Nani (footballer), Nani (, 2012–2016); Robert Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Milik, Kamil Glik (, 2016); Fabian Schär (, 2016–2020); Mario Gavranović (, 2020); Gerard Moreno (, 2020); Leonardo Bonucci, Federico Bernardeschi (, 2020)
; Most kicks taken, shoot-out, both teams: 18, (9) vs (9), 1980; (9) vs (9), UEFA Euro 2016, 2016
; Most kicks taken, team, all-time: 41, (in 7 shoot-outs)
; Most kicks taken, team, tournament: 11, , UEFA Euro 1996, 1996 (in 2 shoot-outs)
; Most kicks taken, all teams, tournament: 42, UEFA Euro 1996, 1996 (in 4 shoot-outs)
; Most kicks missed, shoot-out, one team: 4, , vs Germany national football team, Germany, UEFA Euro 2016, 2016
; Most kicks missed, shoot-out, both teams: 7, (3) vs (4), UEFA Euro 2016, 2016
; Most kicks missed, team, all-time: 12, (in 7 shoot-outs)
; Most kicks missed, team, tournament: 4, , UEFA Euro 2016, 2016 (in 1 shoot-out); , 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, , vs Italy national football team, Italy, UEFA Euro 2000, 2000; , vs Turkey national football team, Turkey, UEFA Euro 2008, 2008; , vs Spain national football team, Spain, 2020
; Fewest successful kicks, shoot-out, both teams: 4, (3) vs (1), UEFA Euro 2000, 2000; (3) vs (1), UEFA Euro 2008, 2008; (3) vs (1), 2020
; Most saves, all-time: 3, Iker Casillas (, 2008–2012); Gianluigi Buffon (, 2008–2016); Unai Simón (, 2020), Gianluigi Donnarumma (, 2020)
; Most saves, tournament: 3, Unai Simón (, 2020), Gianluigi Donnarumma (, 2020)
; Most saves, shoot-out: 2, Francesco Toldo (), vs Netherlands national football team, Netherlands, UEFA Euro 2000, 2000; Iker Casillas (), vs Italy national football team, Italy, UEFA Euro 2008, 2008; Manuel Neuer (), vs Italy national football team, Italy, UEFA Euro 2016, 2016; Unai Simón (), vs Switzerland national football team, Switzerland, 2020, Gianluigi Donnarumma () vs England national football team, England, 2020

Other

*Taulant Xhaka () and Granit Xhaka () became the first siblings in European Championship history to play against each other, on 11 June 2016.

See also

* European nations at the FIFA World Cup
* Israel at the AFC Asian Cup

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:UEFA European Football Championship Records
UEFA European Championship, Records
UEFA European Championship records and statistics,
All-time football league tables