Greece at the UEFA European Championship

Greece have qualified for only four out of seventeen UEFA European Championships, but crowned themselves European champions in 2004. At Euro 2004 they beat hosts and heavily favored Portugal in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.

Overall record

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UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 8
Spain 1964 Did not enter Withdrew
Italy 1968 Did not qualify 5 2 1 2 7 8
Belgium 1972 6 1 1 4 3 8
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 2 3 1 12 9
Italy 1980 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 1 4 6 3 1 2 13 7
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 8 10
West Germany 1988 8 4 1 3 12 13
Sweden 1992 8 3 2 3 11 9
England 1996 10 6 0 4 23 9
Belgium Netherlands 2000 10 4 3 3 13 8
Portugal 2004 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 7 4 8 6 0 2 8 4
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 5 12 10 1 1 25 10
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 5 7 10 7 3 0 14 5
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 1 3 6 7 14
Europe 2020 10 4 2 4 12 14
Germany 2024 10523198
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 1 Title 4/17 16 5 3 8 14 20 129 61 26 42 189 144
* Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Line-ups for the Euro 2004 final, where Greece defeated hosts Portugal 1–0.
Greece's European Championship record
First Match
 Netherlands 1–0 Greece 
(Naples, Italy; 11 June 1980)
Biggest Win
 Portugal 1–2 Greece 
(Porto, Portugal; 12 June 2004)
 France 0–1 Greece 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 25 June 2004)
 Greece 1–0 Czech Republic 
(Porto, Portugal; 1 July 2004)
 Portugal 0–1 Greece 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 4 July 2004)
 Greece 1–0 Russia 
(Warsaw, Poland; 16 June 2012)
Biggest Defeat
 Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia 
(Rome, Italy; 14 June 1980)
 Greece 0–2 Sweden 
(Salzburg, Austria; 10 June 2008)
 Germany 4–2 Greece 
(Gdańsk, Poland; 22 June 2012)
Best Result
Worst Result
Group stage at the 1980 and 2008 UEFA European Championship

Head-to-head record

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Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Czech Republic310235
 France110010
 Germany201124
 Netherlands100101
 Poland101011
 Portugal220031
 Russia310223
 Spain201123
 Sweden100102
Total165381420

Euro 1980

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to final
2  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to third place play-off
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4  Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 1–0 Greece
Report
Attendance: 14,990

Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia
Report
Attendance: 7,614

Greece 0–0 West Germany
Report
Attendance: 13,901

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. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal 1–2 Greece
Report
Attendance: 48,761

Greece 1–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 25,444

Russia 2–1 Greece
Report
Attendance: 24,347

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
France 0–1 Greece
Report
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Semi-finals
Greece 1–0 (a.e.t./s.g.) Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 42,449
Final
Portugal 0–1 Greece
Report
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

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
Greece 0–2 Sweden
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Greece 0–1 Russia
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Greece 1–2 Spain
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Euro 2012

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 5 1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Greece 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4[a]
4  Poland (H) 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia.
Poland 1–1 Greece
Report

Greece 1–2 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 41,105[5]

Greece 1–0 Russia
Report
Attendance: 55,614[6]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Germany 4–2 Greece
Report
Attendance: 38,751[7]

Goalscorers

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See also

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References

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  1. "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  5. "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  6. "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.