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 Portugal in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
1964 | Did not enter | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
1968 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
1972 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
1976 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||
1980 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||
1984 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
1988 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||
1992 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||
1996 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 | ||||||||||
2000 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||
2004 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
2008 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | ||
2012 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
2016 | Did not qualify | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||
2020 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||
2024 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | ||||||||||
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2032 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 4/17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 129 | 61 | 26 | 42 | 189 | 144 |
Greece's European Championship record | ||||||||
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First Match | ||||||||
Biggest Win | ||||||||
Biggest Defeat | ||||||||
Best Result | Champions at the
2004 UEFA European Championship
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Worst Result | Group stage at the
1980 and
2008 UEFA European Championship
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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 |
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 |
France | 0–1 | Greece |
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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 |
Greece | 1–2 | Spain |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
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 |
Poland | 1–1 | Greece |
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Greece | 1–0 | Russia |
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Player | Goals | 1980 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
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Angelos Charisteas | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
Giorgos Karagounis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Dimitris Salpingidis | 2 | 2 | |||
Nikos Anastopoulos | 1 | 1 | |||
Angelos Basinas | 1 | 1 | |||
Traianos Dellas | 1 | 1 | |||
Theofanis Gekas | 1 | 1 | |||
Georgios Samaras | 1 | 1 | |||
Zisis Vryzas | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 |