Turkey at the UEFA European Championship

Turkey participated at four UEFA European Championships so far (as of 2017); the first end stage they qualified for was Euro 1996. Their best European performance to date was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, by winning the quarter-finals against Croatia on penalties.

Euro 1996

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 321051+47
 Croatia 320143+16
 Denmark 31114404
 Turkey 300305–50
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report Vlaović  86'

Portugal 1–0 Turkey
Couto  66' Report
Attendance: 22,670

Turkey 0–3 Denmark
Report B. Laudrup  50', 84'
Nielsen  69'
Attendance: 28,671

Euro 2000

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 330062+49
 Turkey 311132+14
 Belgium 310225–33
 Sweden 301224–21
Turkey 1–2 Italy
Okan  62' Report Conte  52'
Inzaghi  70' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,500

Sweden 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 28,560

Turkey 2–0 Belgium
Hakan Ş.  45', 70' Report

Turkey 0–2 Portugal
Report Nuno Gomes  44', 56'
Attendance: 44,000

Euro 2008

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 320153+26
 Turkey 32015506
 Czech Republic 31024623
  Switzerland 31023303
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
Pepe  61'
Meireles  90+3'
Report
Attendance: 29,106[1]

Switzerland  1–2 Turkey
Yakin  32' Report Semih  57'
Turan  90+2'
Attendance: 39,730[2]

Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic
Arda  75'
Nihat  87', 89'
Report Koller  34'
Plašil  62'
Attendance: 29,016[3]

Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
Klasnić  119' Report Semih  120+2'
Penalties
Modrić
Srna
Rakitić
Petrić
1–3 Arda
Semih
Hamit Altıntop
Attendance: 51,428

Germany 3–2 Turkey
Schweinsteiger  26'
Klose  79'
Lahm  90'
Report Uğur  22'
Semih  86'
Attendance: 39,374

Euro 2016

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report Modrić  41'
Attendance: 43,842[4]

Spain 3–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 33,409[5]

Czech Republic 0–2 Turkey
Report

Overview

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify
Spain 1964
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984
West Germany 1988
Sweden 1992
England 1996Group stage16th300305
Belgium Netherlands 2000Quarter-finals6th411234
Portugal 2004Did not qualify
Austria Switzerland 2008Semi-finals3rd521*289
Poland Ukraine 2012Did not qualify
France 2016Group stage17th310224
European Union 2020To be determined
Germany 2024
TotalSemi-finals4/15154291322
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Notes

  1. Nielsen suffered an injury shortly before half-time and was replaced by fourth official Benkö.

References

  1. "Full-time report Portugal-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. "Full-time report Switzerland-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "Full-time report Turkey-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. "Full Time Summary – Spain v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  6. "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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