The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between FIFA 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 XXXX". Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.
Germany have participated in thirteen European Championships, five of which were as West Germany and eight of which were as (unified) Germany. They are also participating in the upcoming 2024 tournament as hosts. By doing so, the nation holds the record of most participations in the competition's history.
Germany are holders of three European titles, won in 1972 in Belgium, in 1980 in Italy, and in 1996 in England. The team have finished out of the top eight on only three occasions, in the 2000, [1] 2004 [2] and 2020 tournaments. They have reached at least the semi-finals on nine occasions, an unparalleled record in the competition.
Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Campaign | |
1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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1968 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1968 | |||||||||
1972 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1972 | |
1976 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1* | 0 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1976 | |
1980 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1980 | |
1984 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1984 | |
1988 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1992 | |
1996 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2* | 0 | 10 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 1996 | |
2000 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2000 | |
2004 | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2004 | ||
2008 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 2008 | |
2012 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 2012 | |
2016 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2* | 1 | 7 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 2016 | ||
2020 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 2020 | |
2024 | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | |||||||||||||||
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | 2028 | ||||||||||||||
2032 | 2032 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 3 Titles | 14/17 | 53 | 27 | 13* | 13 | 78 | 55 | — | 106 | 76 | 20 | 10 | 267 | 68 | Total |
Year | Manager | Captain | Final goalscorer(s) |
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1972 | Helmut Schön | Franz Beckenbauer | Gerd Müller (2), Herbert Wimmer |
1980 | Jupp Derwall | Bernard Dietz | Horst Hrubesch (2) |
1996 | Berti Vogts | Jürgen Klinsmann | Oliver Bierhoff (2) |
Semi-finals
Final
Semi-finals
Final
Czechoslovakia | 2–2 ( a.e.t.) | West Germany |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
West Germany | 3–2 | Netherlands |
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Belgium | 1–2 | West Germany |
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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 |
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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Semi-finals
West Germany | 1–2 | Netherlands |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | CIS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
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Final
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 |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Germany | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Austria (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 [a] | |
4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 [a] |
Quarter-finals
Portugal | 2–3 | Germany |
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Final
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Netherlands | 1–2 | Germany |
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Semi-finals
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 [a] | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 [a] | |
3 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Germany (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 [a] | |
3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 [a] | |
4 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
Round of 16
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rank | Player | Matches | Years |
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1 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 18 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
2 | Thomas Müller | 15 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Manuel Neuer | 2012, 2016, 2020 | ||
4 | Toni Kroos | 14 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Philipp Lahm | 2004, 2008, 2012 | ||
6 | Mario Gómez | 13 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Thomas Häßler | 1992, 1996, 2000 | ||
Mats Hummels | 2012, 2016, 2020 | ||
Jürgen Klinsmann | 1988, 1992, 1996 | ||
Miroslav Klose | 2004, 2008, 2012 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Years (goals) |
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1 | Jürgen Klinsmann | 5 | 1988, 1992, 1996 (3) |
Mario Gómez | 2012 (3), 2016 (2) | ||
3 | Gerd Müller | 4 | 1972 (4) |
Rudi Völler | 1984 (2), 1988 (2) | ||
Dieter Müller | 1976 (4) | ||
Lukas Podolski | 2008 (3), 2012 | ||
7 | Miroslav Klose | 3 | 2008 (2), 2012 |
Klaus Allofs | 1980 (3) | ||
Michael Ballack | 2004, 2008 (2) | ||
Karl-Heinz Riedle | 1992 (3) | ||
Bastian Schweinsteiger | 2008 (2), 2016 |