Greece at the UEFA European Championship

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Euro 2004 they beat hosts Portugal
in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification 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 5 2 1 2 7 8
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 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 6 4 1 1 7 4 8 6 0 2 8 4
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 5 12 10 1 1 25 10
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 5 7 10 7 3 0 14 5
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 1 3 6 7 14
Europe 2020 10 4 2 4 12 14
Germany 2024 10 5 2 3 19 8
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 1 Title 4/17 16 5 3 8 14 20 129 61 26 42 189 144
* Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Line-ups for the Euro 2004 final, where Greece defeated hosts Portugal 1–0.
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)
 France 0–1 Greece 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 25 June 2004)
 Greece 1–0 Czech Republic 
(Porto, Portugal; 1 July 2004)
 Portugal 0–1 Greece 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 4 July 2004)
 Greece 1–0 Russia 
(Warsaw, Poland; 16 June 2012)
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 1980 and 2008 UEFA European Championship

Euro 1980

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 1–0 Greece
  • Kist 65' (pen.)
 Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 14,990
)
Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia
 Report
Attendance: 7,614
Greece 0–0 West Germany
Report
Attendance: 13,901

Euro 2004

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal 1–2 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 48,761
Greece 1–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 25,444
Russia 2–1 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 24,347

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
France 0–1 Greece
Report
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Semi-finals
Greece 1–0 (a.e.t./s.g.) Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 42,449
Final
Main article:
UEFA Euro 2004 Final
Portugal 0–1 Greece
Report
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2008

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Greece 0–2 Sweden
Report
Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg
Attendance: 31,063[1]
)
Greece 0–1 Russia
Report
Greece 1–2 Spain
 Report

Euro 2012

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia.
Poland 1–1 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 56,070[4]
Greece 1–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
Attendance: 41,105[5]
)
20:45 CEST
Greece 1–0 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 55,614[6]

Knockout phase

Main article:
UEFA Euro 2012 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
4–2
 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 38,751[7]

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1980 2004 2008 2012
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

See also

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. ^ "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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