A total of 42 different UEFA members have reached the finals, 36 teams are still active, and 35 have debuted outright. Every final tournament has seen at least one entity appearing for the first time.
The system used in the European Championship up to 1992 was 2 points for a win, and 3 points for a win from 1996 onwards. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[1]
Notes
^Includes results of West Germany between 1972–1988.
^ a bIncludes results of Czechoslovakia between 1960–1980.
^Includes results of Soviet Union and CIS between 1960–1992.
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) is shown.
Notes
^Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.
^Yugoslavia originally qualified for UEFA Euro 1992, but were later disqualified due to international sanctions. This is not counted as a final tournament Yugoslavia qualified for.
^Greece entered the 1964 competition but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania. This is not counted as a qualification tournament Greece participated in.
Hosts
From 1960 to 1976 the host was decided between one of the four semi-finalists. Since 1980 the hosts have automatically qualified, except in 2020 when every country had to qualify through qualification. Germany has hosted the finals in 2024.
Notes
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w xCo-hosted the tournament.
^FIFA and UEFA regard Russia as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1988 as the Soviet Union and 1992 as the CIS.
Countries that have never qualified
The following teams which are current UEFA members have never qualified for the European Championship. Of these, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014) and Israel (1970) are the only teams to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, though Israel did so as an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member.[2]
Legend
• – Did not qualify
× – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
– Co-host of the final tournament
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
East Germany played in eight qualification competitions before the reunification of Germany in 1990.
Notes
^East Germany initially entered the qualifying competition, but they later withdrew after being reunified with West Germany, with the reunited nation of Germany therefore entering.
General statistics by tournament
Note: Matthias Sammer was the first player to officially win the MVP of the tournament.
Goalscoring
Most goals scored in a tournament
142 goals, 2020[3]
Fewest goals scored in a tournament
7 goals, 1968
Fewest goals scored in a tournament (since 1980)
27 goals, 1980
Most goals per match in a tournament
4.75 goals per match, 1976
Most goals per match in a tournament (since 1980)
2.78 goals per match, 2020
Fewest goals per match in a tournament
1.4 goals per match, 1968
Fewest goals per match in a tournament (since 1980)
1.93 goals per match, 1980
Most scorers in a tournament
85, 2024
Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament
30, 2020
Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament
13, 2020
Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament
6, 2020
Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament
1 goal, on three occasions: Soviet Union, 1960 (coming from 0–1 down to win 2–1 after extra time vs Yugoslavia) Germany, 1996 (coming from 0–1 down to win 2–1 after extra time vs Czech Republic) France, 2000 (coming from 0–1 down to win 2–1 after extra time vs Italy)
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one match
As of the 2024 tournament, 30 own goals have been scored. France have been the beneficiary of five own goals, while three have been conceded by Portuguese, Slovakian and Turkish players. No player has scored more than one own goal.
Assists
Notes: The criteria for an assist to be awarded may vary according to the source, the following stats is based on the assists criteria according to Opta.[39][40] However, according to UEFA's own official list, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karel Poborský share first place with eight official assists each.[41]
^Excluding automatic qualification as host, as reigning champion, or by invitation.
^Platini's two hat-tricks were scored in consecutive matches.
^Defined as a player who played all matches for a team that reached the final or the third-place match, meaning their team played the maximum number of matches.
^Defined as a player who scored in all the matches his team has played in a tournament, whether it reached the final or not.
^All eight were yellow cards.
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