Italy have participated in ten UEFA European Championships (with an upcoming eleventh participation in 2024), 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 and 2012, before winning their second continental championship at Euro 2020.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
UEFA European Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1960 | Did not enter | |||||||
1964 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1968 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
1972 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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1980 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1984 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1988 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1996 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2000 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
2004 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
2008 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2012 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
2016 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
2020 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
2024 | Qualified | |||||||
2028 | To be determined | |||||||
2032 | Qualified as co-host | |||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 11/17 | 45 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 52 | 31 |
Italy's European Championship record | |||||
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Worst result | 10th place at Euro 1996
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Year | Manager | Captain | Goal Scorer(s) |
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1968 | Ferruccio Valcareggi | Giacinto Facchetti | Gigi Riva, Pietro Anastasi |
2000 | Dino Zoff | Paolo Maldini | Marco Delvecchio |
2012 | Cesare Prandelli | Gianluigi Buffon | – |
2020 | Roberto Mancini | Giorgio Chiellini | Leonardo Bonucci |
Italy's score listed first
Italy | 0–0 (a.e.t.) Italy won on coin toss | Soviet Union |
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Italy | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
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Italy | 2–0 | Yugoslavia |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
West Germany | 1–1 | Italy |
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Italy | 2–0 | Denmark |
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Soviet Union | 2–0 | Italy |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4[a] | |
3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | |
4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 2–1 | Italy |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Belgium (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Italy | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5[a] | |
3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5[a] | |
4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Italy | 1–1 | Sweden |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Netherlands | 3–0 | Italy |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Italy | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6[a] | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6[a] | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Belgium | 0–2 | Italy |
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Italy | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4[a] | |
3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4[a] | |
4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Italy | 3–0 | Switzerland |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Players in bold are still active for the national team.
Rank | Player | Matches[27] | European Championships |
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1 | Leonardo Bonucci | 18 | 2012, 2016 and 2020 |
2 | Gianluigi Buffon | 17 | 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 |
Giorgio Chiellini | 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 | ||
4 | Antonio Cassano | 13 | 2004, 2008 and 2012 |
Alessandro Del Piero | 13 | 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 | |
Paolo Maldini | 13 | 1988, 1996 and 2000 | |
7 | Daniele De Rossi | 12 | 2008, 2012 and 2016 |
8 | Andrea Pirlo | 11 | 2004, 2008 and 2012 |
Gianluca Zambrotta | 11 | 2000, 2004 and 2008 | |
10 | Andrea Barzagli | 10 | 2008, 2012 and 2016 |
Rank | Player | Goals[28] | European Championships (goals) |
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1 | Mario Balotelli | 3 | 2012 (3) |
Antonio Cassano | 3 | 2004 (2), 2008 and 2012 (1) | |
3 | Leonardo Bonucci | 2 | 2012, 2016 (1) and 2020 (1) |
Pierluigi Casiraghi | 2 | 1996 (2) | |
Federico Chiesa | 2 | 2020 (2) | |
Ciro Immobile | 2 | 2016 and 2020 (2) | |
Lorenzo Insigne | 2 | 2016 and 2020 (2) | |
Filippo Inzaghi | 2 | 2000 (2) | |
Manuel Locatelli | 2 | 2020 (2) | |
Graziano Pellè | 2 | 2016 (2) | |
Matteo Pessina | 2 | 2020 (2) | |
Andrea Pirlo | 2 | 2004, 2008 (1) and 2012 (1) | |
Francesco Totti | 2 | 2000 (2) and 2004 |