- National team appearances in the UEFA European Football Championship
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This article lists the performances of each of the 28 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the UEFA European Football Championship finals.
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Debut of teams
Each successive UEFA European Football Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by FIFA.
Number of appearances by country
Year Debutants Total 1960 
Czechoslovakia
France
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia4 1964 
Denmark
Hungary
Spain3 1968 
England
Italy2 1972 
Belgium
West Germany2 1976 
Netherlands1 1980 
Greece1 1984 
Portugal
Romania2 1988 
Republic of Ireland1 1992 ( 
CIS)
( Germany)
Scotland
Sweden4 1996 
Bulgaria
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Croatia)
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Czech Republic)
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Russia)
Switzerland
Turkey6 2000 
Norway
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Slovenia)2 2004 ( 
Latvia)1 2008 
Austria
Poland2 2012 ( 
Ukraine)1 Comprehensive team results by tournament
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- GS – Group stage
- Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
- •• — Qualified but withdrew
- • — Did not qualify
- × — Did not enter / Withdrew from the European Championship / Banned
- — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team 1960
(4)1964
(4)1968
(4)1972
(4)1976
(4)1980
(8)1984
(8)1988
(8)1992
(8)1996
(16)2000
(16)2004
(16)2008
(16)2012
(16)2016
(24)Years Austria• • • • • • • • • • • • GS • 1 Belgium× • • 3rd • 2nd GS • • • GS • • • 4 Bulgaria• • • • • • • • • GS • GS • • 2 CroatiaPart of YugoslaviaQF • GS QF q 4 Czech Republic 33rd • • • 1st 3rd • • • 2nd GS SF GS q 8 Denmark• 4th • • • • SF GS 1st GS GS QF • q 8 England× • 3rd • • GS • GS GS SF GS QF • q 8 France4th • • • • • 1st • GS SF 1st QF GS q q 9 Germany 1× × • 1st 2nd 1st GS SF 2nd 1st GS GS 2nd q 11 Greece• × • • • GS • • • • • 1st GS q 4 
Hungary• 3rd • 4th • • • • • • • • • • 2 Ireland• • • • • • • GS • • • • • q 2 Italy× • 1st • • 4th • 4th • GS 2nd GS QF q 8 LatviaPart of Soviet Union• • GS • • 1 Netherlands× • • • 3rd GS • 1st SF QF SF SF QF q 9 Norway• • • • • • • • • • GS • • • 1 Poland• • • • • • • • • • • • GS q 2 Portugal• • • • • • SF • • QF SF 2nd QF q 6 
Romania• • • • • • GS • • GS QF • GS • 4 Russia 21st 2nd 4th 2nd • • • 2nd GS GS • GS SF q 10 Scotland× × • • • • • • GS GS • • • • 2 
Serbia 42nd • 2nd • 4th • GS • × [1] × QF • • • 5 SloveniaPart of Yugoslavia• GS • • • 1 
Spain× 1st • • • GS 2nd GS • QF QF GS 1st q 9 Sweden× • • • • • • • SF • GS QF GS q 5 Switzerland• • • • • • • • • GS • GS GS • 3 Turkey• • • • • • • • • GS QF • SF • 3 UkrainePart of Soviet Union• • • • q 1 1: Includes 5 appearances as West Germany
2: Includes 5 appearances as the Soviet Union and 1 as the CIS
3: Includes 3 appearances as Czechoslovakia
4: Includes 5 appearances as Yugoslavia
Results of host nations
Year Host Nation Finish 1960 FranceFourth Place 1964 SpainChampions 1968 ItalyChampions 1972 BelgiumThird Place 1976 YugoslaviaFourth Place 1980 ItalyFourth Place 1984 FranceChampions 1988 West GermanySemi Final 1992 SwedenSemi Final 1996 EnglandSemi Final 2000 BelgiumGroup Stage NetherlandsSemi Final 2004 PortugalRunners-up 2008 AustriaGroup Stage SwitzerlandGroup Stage 2012 Poland Ukraine2016 FranceResults of defending champions
Year Defending champions Finish 1960 — — 1964 Soviet UnionRunners-up 1968 SpainDid Not Qualify 1972 ItalyDid Not Qualify 1976 West GermanyRunners-up 1980 CzechoslovakiaThird Place 1984 West GermanyGroup Stage 1988 FranceDid Not Qualify 1992 NetherlandsSemi Final 1996 DenmarkGroup Stage 2000 GermanyGroup Stage 2004 FranceQuarter Final 2008 GreeceGroup Stage 2012 SpainQualified References
- ^ Does not include Euro 1992 qualification and disqualification due to international sanctions
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