National team appearances in the UEFA European Championship

This article lists the performances of each of the 33 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the UEFA European Football Championship finals.

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 (inclusive qualification) 1960 – 2016

Number of appearances by country (exclusive qualification) 1960 – 2016

Year	Debutants Qualification	First debut at Tournament	Number of Debutants	Debutants Tournament	Number of Debutants
1960 Qual.	Austria  Bulgaria  Czechoslovakia  Denmark  East Germany  France  Greece  Hungary  Norway  Poland  Portugal  Republic of Ireland  Romania  Soviet Union  Spain  Turkey  SFR Yugoslavia	→ 2008 → 1996 → → 1964   → → 1980 → 1964 → 2000 → 2008 → 1984 → 1988 → 1984 → → 1964 → 1996 →	17	Czechoslovakia  France  Soviet Union  SFR Yugoslavia	4
1964 Qual.	Albania  Belgium  England  Iceland  Italy  Luxembourg  Malta  Netherlands  Northern Ireland  Sweden   Switzerland  Wales	→ 2016 → 1972 → 1968 → 2016 → 1968     → 1976 → 2016 → 1992 → 1996 → 2016	12	Denmark  Hungary  Spain	3
1968 Qual.	Cyprus  Finland  Scotland  West Germany	→ 1992 → 1972	4	England  Italy	2
1972 Qual.				Belgium  West Germany	2
1976 Qual.				Netherlands	1
1980 Qual.				Greece	1
1984 Qual.				Portugal  Romania	2
1988 Qual.				Republic of Ireland	1
1992 Qual.	( CIS)  Faroe Islands ( Germany)  San Marino	→   →	2 (+2)	( CIS) ( Germany)  Scotland  Sweden	2 (+2)
1996 Qual.	Armenia  Azerbaijan  Belarus  Croatia ( Czech Republic)  Estonia  Georgia  Israel  Latvia  Liechtenstein  Lithuania  Macedonia  Moldova ( Russia)  Slovakia  Slovenia  Ukraine	→ →       → 2004         → → 2016 → 2000 → 2012	15 (+2)	Bulgaria  Croatia ( Czech Republic) ( Russia)   Switzerland  Turkey	4 (+2)
2000 Qual.	Andorra  Bosnia and Herzegovina ( FR Yugoslavia)	→	2 (+1)	Norway  Slovenia ( FR Yugoslavia)	2 (+1)
2004 Qual.				Latvia	1
2008 Qual.	Kazakhstan ( Serbia)		1 (+1)	Austria  Poland	2
2012 Qual.	Montenegro		1	Ukraine	1
2016 Qual.	Gibraltar		1	Albania  Iceland  Northern Ireland  Slovakia  Wales	5
2020 Qual.	Kosovo		1

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Map of countries' best results

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• SF – Semi-finals
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarter-finals
• R16 – Round of 16
• GS – Group stage
• Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
• q – may still qualify 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.

Team (33)	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)	Attempts
Albania	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	12 → 1
Austria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	15 → 2
Belgium	×	•	•	3rd	•	2nd	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	QF	14 → 5
Bulgaria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	15 → 2
Croatia	Part of  Yugoslavia									QF	•	GS	QF	GS	R16	6 → 5
Czech Republic3	3rd	•	•	•	1st	3rd	•	•	•	2nd	GS	SF	GS	QF	GS	15 → 9
Denmark	•	4th	•	•	•	•	SF	GS	1st	GS	GS	QF	•	GS	•	15 → 8
England	×	•	3rd	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	SF	GS	QF	•	QF	R16	14 → 9
France	4th	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	GS	SF	1st	QF	GS	QF	2nd	15 → 9
Germany1	×	×	•	1st	2nd	1st	GS	SF	2nd	1st	GS	GS	2nd	SF	SF	13 → 12
Greece	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1st	GS	QF	•	14 → 4
Hungary	•	3rd	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	15 → 3
Iceland	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	12 → 1
Italy	×	•	1st	•	•	4th	•	SF	•	GS	2nd	GS	QF	2nd	QF	14 → 9
Latvia	Part of  Soviet Union									•	•	GS	•	•	•	6 → 1
Netherlands	×	•	•	•	3rd	GS	•	1st	SF	QF	SF	SF	QF	GS	•	14 → 9
Northern Ireland	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	14 → 1
Norway	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	15 → 1
Poland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	QF	15 → 3
Portugal	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	QF	SF	2nd	QF	SF	1st	15 → 7
Republic of Ireland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	R16	15 → 3
Romania	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	•	GS	15 → 5
Russia2	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	•	•	•	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	SF	GS	GS	15 → 11
Scotland	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	13 → 2
Serbia4	2nd	•	2nd	•	4th	•	GS	•	•×[1]	×	QF	•	•	•	•	14 → 5
Slovakia	Part of  Czechoslovakia									•	•	•	•	•	R16	6 → 1
Slovenia	Part of  Yugoslavia									•	GS	•	•	•	•	6 → 1
Spain	•×[2]	1st	•	•	•	GS	2nd	GS	•	QF	QF	GS	1st	1st	R16	15 → 10
Sweden	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	GS	QF	GS	GS	GS	14 → 6
Switzerland	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	R16	14 → 4
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	SF	•	GS	15 → 4
Ukraine	Part of  Soviet Union									•	•	•	•	GS	GS	6 → 2
Wales	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	14 → 1

¹ Includes five appearances as West Germany

² Includes five appearances as the Soviet Union and one as the CIS

³ Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia

⁴ Includes five appearances as Yugoslavia

Results of host nations

Year	Host nation	Finish
1960	France	Fourth Place
1964	Spain	Champions
1968	Italy	Champions
1972	Belgium	Third Place
1976	Yugoslavia	Fourth Place
1980	Italy	Fourth Place
1984	France	Champions
1988	West Germany	Semi-finalist
1992	Sweden	Semi-finalist
1996	England	Semi-finalist
2000	Belgium	Group Stage
	Netherlands	Semi-finalist
2004	Portugal	Runners-up
2008	Austria	Group Stage
	Switzerland	Group Stage
2012	Poland	Group Stage
	Ukraine	Group Stage
2016	France	Runners-up

Results of defending finalists

Year	Defending champions	Finish	Defending runners-up	Finish
1964	Soviet Union	Runners-up	Yugoslavia	Did not qualify (R16)
1968	Spain	Did not qualify (QF)	Soviet Union	Fourth Place
1972	Italy	Did not qualify (QF)	Yugoslavia	Did not qualify (QF)
1976	West Germany	Runners-up	Soviet Union	Did not qualify (QF)
1980	Czechoslovakia	Third Place	West Germany	Champions
1984	West Germany	Group Stage	Belgium	Group Stage
1988	France	Did not qualify (GS)	Spain	Group Stage
1992	Netherlands	Semi-finalist	CIS (Soviet Union)	Group Stage
1996	Denmark	Group Stage	Germany	Champions
2000	Germany	Group Stage	Czech Republic	Group Stage
2004	France	Quarter-finalist	Italy	Group Stage
2008	Greece	Group Stage	Portugal	Quarter-finalist
2012	Spain	Champions	Germany	Semi-finalist
2016	Spain	Round of 16	Italy	Quarter-finalist

Droughts

This is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national football 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.

Team	Last appearance	EC Missed
Scotland	1996	5
Norway	2000	4
Serbia(1)	2000	4
Slovenia	2000	4
Bulgaria	2004	3
Latvia	2004	3
Denmark	2012	1
Greece	2012	1
Netherlands	2012	1

Longest UEFA European Championship droughts overall

Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist. Updated to include qualification for UEFA Euro 2016.

Team	Prev. appearance	Next appearance	EC Missed
Hungary	1972	2016	10
Scotland	1996	active	5
Republic of Ireland	1988	2012	5
Greece	1980	2004	5
France	1960	1984	5
Norway	2000	active	4
Serbia(1)	2000	active	4
Slovenia	2000	active	4
Denmark	1964	1984	4
Bulgaria	2004	active	3
Latvia	2004	active	3
Belgium	2000	2016	3
Belgium	1984	2000	3
Czech Republic(2)	1980	1996	3
Russia(3)	1972	1988	3
Spain	1964	1980	3
Czech Republic(2)	1960	1976	3
Portugal	1984	1996	2
Romania	1984	1996	2
England	1968	1980	2
Italy	1968	1980	2

Footnotes

References

1. ↑ Does not include Euro 1992 qualification and disqualification due to international sanctions
2. ↑ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.