Spain at the UEFA European Championship

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 twelve European Championships, from which they won four titles. Spain became European champions as hosts in 1964, in 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, in 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, and in 2024 in Germany.[1] They are currently the only team with four titles, the only side to win two consecutive editions and the only side to ever win all seven matches in a single tournament (2024).[2] They also set a new record of 15 goals scored in a single European Championship.

Overall record

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UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
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 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 15 4 8 7 0 1 25 5
    2028 To be determined To be determined
    2032
Total 4 Titles 12/17 53 28 15 10 83 46 133 96 18 19 339 96

List of matches

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1964 European Nations' Cup

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Final tournament

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Semi-finals
Spain  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Hungary
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Attendance: 34,713
Final
Spain  2–1  Soviet Union
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Attendance: 79,115

Euro 1980

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain  0–0  Italy
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Attendance: 46,337

Belgium  2–1  Spain
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Attendance: 11,430

Spain  1–2  England
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Attendance: 14,440

Euro 1984

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania  1–1  Spain
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Portugal  1–1  Spain
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Attendance: 24,364

West Germany  0–1  Spain
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Knockout stage

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Semi-finals
Denmark  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain
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Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 47,843
Final
France  2–0  Spain
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Euro 1988

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Denmark  2–3  Spain
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Attendance: 55,707

Italy  1–0  Spain
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Attendance: 47,506

West Germany  2–0  Spain
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Attendance: 63,802

Euro 1996

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  1–1  Bulgaria
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Attendance: 24,006

France  1–1  Spain
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Attendance: 35,626
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Romania  1–2  Spain
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Attendance: 32,719
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Spain  0–0 (a.e.t.)  England
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Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 75,440[4]
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Euro 2000

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Spain were disqualified and the Soviet Union were awarded a walkover in the quarter-finals. Only four teams qualified for the final tournament.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Norway 0–1 FR Yugoslavia.
Spain  0–1  Norway
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Slovenia  1–2  Spain
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Attendance: 51,300
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

FR Yugoslavia  3–4  Spain
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Attendance: 26,611

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Spain  1–2  France
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Attendance: 26,614

Euro 2004

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Spain  1–0  Russia
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Attendance: 28,182

Greece  1–1  Spain
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Attendance: 25,444

Spain  0–1  Portugal
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Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  4–1  Russia
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Attendance: 30,772[5]

Sweden  1–2  Spain
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Attendance: 30,772[6]

Greece  1–2  Spain
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Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Spain  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Italy
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Penalties
4–2
Semi-finals
Russia  0–3  Spain
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Final
Germany  0–1  Spain
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Attendance: 51,428

Euro 2012

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  1–1  Italy
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Attendance: 38,869[10]

Spain  4–0  Republic of Ireland
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Attendance: 39,150[11]

Croatia  0–1  Spain
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Attendance: 39,076[12]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Spain  2–0  France
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Attendance: 47,000[13]
Semi-finals
Portugal  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Spain
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Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 48,000[14]
Final
Spain  4–0  Italy
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Attendance: 63,170[15]

Euro 2016

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  1–0  Czech Republic
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Spain  3–0  Turkey
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Attendance: 33,409[17]

Croatia  2–1  Spain
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Knockout stage

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Round of 16
Italy  2–0  Spain
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Euro 2020

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain  0–0  Sweden
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Spain  1–1  Poland
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Slovakia  0–5  Spain
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Knockout stage

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Round of 16
Croatia  3–5 (a.e.t.)  Spain
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Quarter-finals
Switzerland  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain
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Penalties
1–3
Semi-finals
Italy  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain
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Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 57,811[25]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Euro 2024

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3   Croatia 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4   Albania 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Spain  3–0  Croatia
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Attendance: 68,844[26]

Spain  1–0  Italy
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Albania  0–1  Spain
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Knockout stage

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Round of 16
Spain  4–1  Georgia
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Quarter-finals
Spain  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Germany
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Attendance: 54,000[30]
Semi-finals
Spain  2–1  France
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Attendance: 62,042[31]
Final
Spain  2–1  England
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Attendance: 65,600[32]

Goalscorers

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Player Goals 1964 1980 1984 1988 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Álvaro Morata 7 3 3 1
Fernando Torres 5 2 3
David Villa 4 4
Alfonso 3 1 2
Cesc Fàbregas 3 1 2
Dani Olmo 3 3
David Silva 3 1 2
Ferran Torres 3 2 1
Xabi Alonso 2 2
Daniel Güiza 2 2
Antonio Maceda 2 2
Gaizka Mendieta 2 2
Mikel Oyarzabal 2 1 1
Chus Pereda 2 2
Fabián Ruiz 2 2
Pablo Sarabia 2 2
Nico Williams 2 2
Jordi Alba 1 1
Amancio 1 1
César Azpilicueta 1 1
Emilio Butragueño 1 1
Fernando Morientes 1 1
Guillermo Amor 1 1
José Luis Caminero 1 1
Dani Carvajal 1 1
Lobo 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
Mikel Merino 1 1
Míchel 1 1
Pedro Munitis 1 1
Jesús Navas 1 1
Nolito 1 1
Gerard Piqué 1 1
Quini 1 1
Raúl 1 1
Rodri 1 1
Santillana 1 1
Juan Carlos Valerón 1 1
Xavi 1 1
Lamine Yamal 1 1
Own goals 4 3 1
Total 83 4 2 4 3 4 7 2 12 12 5 13 15

Head-to-head record

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See also

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Notes

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References

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