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.
As UEFA is the governing body of football, only goals recorded as own goals by UEFA are noted. Only 20 own goals have been scored in the 16 European Championship tournaments to date, 11 of which occurred in Euro 2020.
Summary
The first European Championship own goal was scored by Anton Ondruš of Czechoslovakia while playing against the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the 1976 tournament, equalising Ondruš's earlier goal and pushing the game into extra time.[1]
The next own goal took place twenty years later, with Lyuboslav Penev of Bulgaria scoring in the 1996 edition while playing against France.[2]
At the following tournament, Dejan Govedarica of FR Yugoslavia scored an own goal while playing against the Netherlands 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 until Euro 2020 broke the record, taking place in the 22nd minute of his side's group stage match against France.[4] Jorge Andrade of Portugal also scored an own goal at the tournament in the semi-finals against the Netherlands, making it the first European Championship to feature multiple own goals.[5]
The next own goal was scored eight years later by
At UEFA Euro 2016, for the first time three own goals were scored in a single tournament. Ciaran Clark of the Republic of Ireland scored the first (playing against Sweden in the group stage),[7] before Birkir Már Sævarsson of Iceland scored an own goal five days later while playing against Hungary.[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, while playing in the round of 16 against Wales.[9]
The first own goal of
Own goals
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No. | Player | Time | Representing | Goal | Final score |
Opponent | Tournament | Round | Date | UEFA report |
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1 | Anton Ondruš | 73' | Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | 3–1 ( a.e.t. ) |
Netherlands | 1976, Yugoslavia | Semi-finals | 16 June 1976 | Report |
2 | Lyuboslav Penev | 63' | Bulgaria | 0–2 | 1–3 | France | 1996, England | Group stage | 18 June 1996 | Report |
3 | Dejan Govedarica | 51' | FR Yugoslavia | 0–3 | 1–6 | Netherlands | 2000, Belgium & Netherlands | Quarter-finals | 25 June 2000 | Report |
4 | Igor Tudor | 22' | Croatia | 0–1 | 2–2 | France | 2004, Portugal | Group stage | 17 June 2004 | Report |
5 | Jorge Andrade | 63' | Portugal | 2–1 | 2–1 | Netherlands | Semi-finals | 30 June 2004 | Report | |
6 | Glen Johnson | 49' | England | 1–1 | 3–2 | Sweden | 2012, Poland & Ukraine | Group stage | 15 June 2012 | Report |
7 | Ciaran Clark | 71' | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Sweden | 2016, France | Group stage | 13 June 2016 | Report |
8 | Birkir Már Sævarsson | 88' | Iceland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Hungary | Group stage | 18 June 2016 | Report | |
9 | Gareth McAuley | 75' | Northern Ireland | 0–1 | 0–1 | Wales | Round of 16 | 25 June 2016 | Report | |
10 | Merih Demiral | 53' | Turkey | 0–1 | 0–3 | Italy | 2020, Pan-European | Group stage | 11 June 2021 | Report |
11 | Wojciech Szczęsny | 18' | Poland | 0–1 | 1–2 | Slovakia | Group stage | 14 June 2021 | Report | |
12 | Mats Hummels | 20' | Germany | 0–1 | 0–1 | France | Group stage | 15 June 2021 | Report | |
13 | Rúben Dias | 35' | Portugal | 1–1 | 2–4 | Germany | Group stage | 19 June 2021 | Report | |
14 | Raphaël Guerreiro | 39' | 1–2 | |||||||
15 | Lukas Hradecky | 74' | Finland | 0–1 | 0–2 | Belgium | Group stage | 21 June 2021 | Report | |
16 | Martin Dúbravka | 30' | Slovakia | 0–1 | 0–5 | Spain | Group stage | 23 June 2021 | Report | |
17 | Juraj Kucka | 71' | 0–5 | |||||||
18 | Pedri[a][18] | 20' | Spain | 0–1 | 5–3 ( a.e.t. ) |
Croatia | Round of 16 | 28 June 2021 | Report | |
19 | Denis Zakaria | 8' | Switzerland | 0–1 | 1–1 (1–3 p) | Spain | Quarter-finals | 2 July 2021 | Report | |
20 | Simon Kjær | 39' | Denmark | 1–1 | 1–2 ( a.e.t. ) |
England | Semi-finals | 7 July 2021 | Report |
Statistics
- First ever own goal: Anton Ondruš, Czechoslovakia vs Netherlands, 1976[1]
- First ever own goal by a goalkeeper: Wojciech Szczęsny, 18th minute, Poland vs Slovakia, 2021[11]
- Fastest own goal in a match: Denis Zakaria, 8th minute, Switzerland vs Spain, 2021
- Latest own goal in a match: Birkir Már Sævarsson, 88th minute, Iceland vs Hungary, 2016[8]
- Longest own goal in a match: Pedri, 44 metres (this is also the longest own goal scored at any major tournament), 20th minute, Spain vs Croatia, 2021[19]
- Most own goals in a match: 2, Portugal vs Germany, 19 June 2021,[13] Slovakia vs Spain, 21 June 2021[15]
- Most own goals at a tournament: 11, UEFA Euro 2020
- Most overall own goals scored for: 3, Netherlands, France, Spain[1][3][5]
- Most overall own goals scored by: 3, Portugal
See also
Notes
- ^ The goal is officially attributed to Pedri, even though the ball was last touched by goalkeeper Unai Simón.
References
- ^ a b c "Czechoslovakia rain on Dutch parade". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "France beat Bulgaria to reach last eight". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Kluivert stars as Oranje leave Yugoslavia in shade". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Battling Croatia rattle holders France". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Maniche has final say against Oranje". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Welbeck's England winner ousts Sweden". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Clark own goal salvages point for Sweden". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Iceland own goal spares Hungary defeat". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "McAuley agony as Wales advance to last eight". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Opta [@OptaJoe] (11 June 2021). "1 - This is the first time in European Championship history that the first goal of the tournament has been an own goal. Unfortunate. #EURO2020 #TURITA" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Poland-Slovakia | UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "France-Germany | UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Portugal-Germany | UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Finland-Belgium | UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Slovakia-Spain | UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Switzerland-Spain | UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "England-Denmark | UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Nach Torfestival und Thriller: Spanien mit Mühe ins EM-Viertelfinale" [After goal festival and thriller: Spain barely advances to the quarter finals] (in German). Kurier. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
Ein Pedri zugerechnetes Slapstick-Eigentor von Tormann Unai Simon (20.) schien die Pläne der Spanier an diesem Abend ein erstes Mal zunichte zu machen.
[A comical own goal by keeper Unai Simon (20'), attributed to Pedri, seemed to foil Spain's plan.] - ^ [1] The Guardian