List of UEFA European Championship own goals

This is a list of all own goals scored during UEFA European Championship matches, which does not include qualifying matches.

Birkir Már Sævarsson of Iceland scored the latest ever own goal in a European Championship match, taking place in the 88th minute of a 1–1 draw with Hungary.

As UEFA is the governing body of football, only UEFA-recognised own goals are noted. Only 9 own goals have been scored in the 15 editions of the European Championship.

Summary

The first European Championship own goal was scored by Anton Ondruš of Czechoslovakia in the semi-finals 1976 edition of the tournament.[1] The next own goal took place 20 years later, with Lyuboslav Penev of Bulgaria scoring in the 1996 edition.[2] At the following tournament, Dejan Govedarica of FR Yugoslavia scored an own goal in the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2000.[3] Four years later at UEFA Euro 2004, Igor Tudor of Croatia scored the fastest own goal in a match, taking place in the 22nd minute.[4] Jorge Andrade of Portugal also scored an own goal at the tournament, making it the first tournament to feature two own goals.[5] The next own goal was scored 8 years later by Glen Johnson of England at UEFA Euro 2012.[6] At UEFA Euro 2016, for the first time three own goals were scored in a tournament. Ciaran Clark of the Republic of Ireland scored the first,[7] before Birkir Már Sævarsson of Iceland scored an own goal five days later.[8] To date, Sævarsson's own goal is the latest in European Championship history, occurring in the 88th minute. One week later, Gareth McAuley of Northern Ireland scored the third own goal of the tournament.[9]

Own goals
Key
Player's team won the match
Player's team drew the match
Sequence Player Time Representing Goal Final
score		 Opponent Tournament Round Date UEFA
report
1.Anton Ondruš77' Czechoslovakia1–13–1 Netherlands 1976Semi-finals16 June 1976Report
2.Lyuboslav Penev63' Bulgaria0–21–3 France 1996First round18 June 1996Report
3.Dejan Govedarica51' FR Yugoslavia0–31–6 Netherlands 2000Quarter-finals25 June 2000Report
4.Igor Tudor22' Croatia0–12–2 France 2004First round17 June 2004Report
5.Jorge Andrade63' Portugal2–12–1 NetherlandsSemi-finals30 June 2004Report
6.Glen Johnson49' England1–13–2 Sweden 2012First round15 June 2012Report
7.Ciaran Clark71' Republic of Ireland1–11–1 Sweden 2016First round13 June 2016Report
8.Birkir Már Sævarsson88' Iceland1–11–1 HungaryFirst round18 June 2016Report
9.Gareth McAuley75' Northern Ireland0–10–1 WalesRound of 1625 June 2016Report

Statistics

See also

References
  1. "Czechoslovakia rain on Dutch parade". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. "France beat Bulgaria to reach last eight". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. "Kluivert stars as Oranje leave Yugoslavia in shade". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. "Battling Croatia rattle holders France". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. "Maniche has final say against Oranje". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. "Welbeck's England winner ousts Sweden". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. "Clark own goal salvages point for Sweden". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. "Iceland own goal spares Hungary defeat". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. "McAuley agony as Wales advance to last eight". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.