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.
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1960 | Did not qualify[a] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||
1964 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | |
1968 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
1972 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |||||||||
1976 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
1980 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
1984 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | |
1988 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |
1992 | Did not qualify | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | ||||||||
1996 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
2000 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 5 | |
2004 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |
2008 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | |
2012 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
2016 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | |
2020 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
2024 | Qualified | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | ||||||||
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
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Total | 3 Titles | 12/17 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 68 | 42 | 133 | 96 | 18 | 19 | 339 | 96 |
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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 | 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 |
Portugal | 1–1 | Spain |
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West Germany | 0–1 | Spain |
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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 | 2–0 | Spain |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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[b] | |
3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | |
4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
FR Yugoslavia | 3–4 | Spain |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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[a] | |
3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | |
4 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Greece | 1–1 | Spain |
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Spain | 0–1 | Portugal |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Spain | 4–1 | Russia |
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Sweden | 1–2 | Spain |
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Greece | 1–2 | Spain |
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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 |
Spain | 4–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Spain | 1–0 | Czech Republic |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Spain | 1–1 | Poland |
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Croatia | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
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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 |
Player | Goals | 1964 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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Álvaro Morata | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
Fernando Torres | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
David Villa | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
Alfonso | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Cesc Fàbregas | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
David Silva | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
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 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 13 |