Greece at the UEFA European Championship

Greece have qualified for only four out of fourteen UEFA European Football 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.

Euro 1980

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 321042+25
 Czechoslovakia 311143+13
 Netherlands 31114403
 Greece 301214−31
Netherlands 1 – 0 Greece
Kist  65' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 14,990
Greece 1 – 3 Czechoslovakia
Anastopoulos  14' Report Panenka  6'
Vízek  26'
Nehoda  63'
Attendance: 4,726
Greece 0 – 0 West Germany
Report
Attendance: 13,901

Euro 2004

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 320142+26
 Greece 31114404
 Spain 31112204
 Russia 310224–23
Portugal 1–2 Greece
Ronaldo  90+3' Report Karagounis  7'
Basinas  51' (pen.)
Attendance: 48,761
Greece 1–1 Spain
Charisteas  66' Report Morientes  28'
Attendance: 25,444
Russia 2–1 Greece
Kirichenko  2'
Bulykin  17'		 Report Vryzas  43'
Attendance: 24,347
France 0–1 Greece
Report Charisteas  65'
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Greece 1–0 (a.e.t.) Czech Republic
Dellas  105+1' Report
Attendance: 42,449
Portugal 0–1 Greece
Report Charisteas  57'
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2008

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 330083+59
 Russia 32014406
 Sweden 310234−13
 Greece 300315−40
Greece 0–2 Sweden
Report Ibrahimović  67'
Hansson  72'
Attendance: 31,063[1]
Greece 0–1 Russia
Report Zyryanov  33'
Attendance: 31,063[2]
Greece 1–2 Spain
Charisteas  42' Report de la Red  61'
Güiza  88'
Attendance: 30,883[3]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Euro 2012

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 320145−16
 Greece 31113304
 Russia 311153+24
 Poland 302123−12
Poland 1–1 Greece
Lewandowski  17' Report Salpingidis  51'
Attendance: 56,070[4]
Greece 1–2 Czech Republic
Gekas  53' Report Jiráček  3'
Pilař  6'
Attendance: 41,105[6]
Greece 1–0 Russia
Karagounis  45+2' Report
Attendance: 55,614[7]
Germany 4–2 Greece
Lahm  39'
Khedira  61'
Klose  68'
Reus  74'		 Report Samaras  55'
Salpingidis  89' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,751[8]

Overview

UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualifying 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 6 2 2 2 8 9
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 / 8 teams 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 / 16 teams 6 4 1 1 7 4 8 6 0 2 8 4
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group Stage 16th / 16 teams 3 0 0 3 1 5 12 10 1 1 25 10
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-finals 7th / 16 teams 4 1 1 2 5 7 10 7 3 0 14 5
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 1 3 6 7 14
European Union 2020 To be determined
Germany 2024
Total 1 Title 4/15 16 5 3 8 14 20 110 52 23 35 159 123
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Line-ups for the Euro 2004 final, where Greece won from hosts Portugal by 0-1.
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)
 Portugal 0–1 Greece 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 4 July 2004)
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
Champions at the 2004 UEFA European Championship
Worst Result
Group stage at the 2008 UEFA European Championship

References

  1. ↑ "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Match officials appointed for first four UEFA Euro 2012 matches". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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