National team appearances in the UEFA European Championship
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This article lists the performances of each of the 35 national teams out of UEFA's 55 current member associations which have made at least one appearance in the UEFA European Championship finals.[1]
Ranking of teams by number of appearances
| Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany[a]
|
13 | 13 | 13 | 1972 | 2020 | Champions (1972, 1980, 1996) |
 Russia[b]
|
12 | 5 | 0 | 1960 | 2020 | Champions (1960) |
 Spain
|
11 | 7 | 7 | 1964 | 2020 | Champions (1964*, 2008, 2012) |
 France
|
10 | 8 | 8 | 1960 | 2020 | Champions (1984*, 2000) |
 Italy
|
10 | 7 | 7 | 1968 | 2020 | Champions (1968*, 2020*) |
 Czech Republic[c]
|
10 | 7 | 7 | 1960 | 2020 | Champions (1976) |
 Netherlands
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 1976 | 2020 | Champions (1988) |
 England
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 1968 | 2020 | Runners-up (2020*) |
 Denmark
|
9 | 6 | 1 | 1964 | 2020 | Champions (1992) |
 Portugal
|
8 | 7 | 7 | 1984 | 2020 | Champions (2016) |
 Sweden
|
7 | 6 | 6 | 1992 | 2020 | Semi-finals (1992*) |
 Belgium
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 1972 | 2020 | Runners-up (1980) |
 Croatia
|
6 | 5 | 5 | 1996 | 2020 | Quarter-finals (1996, 2008) |
 Serbia[d]
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1960 | 2000 | Runners-up (1960, 1968) |
 Turkey
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1996 | 2020 | Semi-finals (2008) |
 Romania
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 1984 | 2016 | Quarter-finals (2000) |
 Switzerland
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1996 | 2020 | Quarter-finals (2020) |
 Greece
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1980 | 2012 | Champions (2004) |
 Hungary
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 1964 | 2020 | Third place (1964) |
 Poland
|
4 | 4 | 4 | 2008 | 2020 | Quarter-finals (2016) |
 Ukraine
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 2012 | 2020 | Quarter-finals (2020) |
 Republic of Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1988 | 2016 | Round of 16 (2016) |
 Austria
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2008 | 2020 | Round of 16 (2020) |
 Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1992 | 2020 | Group stage (1992, 1996, 2020*) |
 Wales
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 2016 | 2020 | Semi-finals (2016) |
 Slovakia
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 2016 | 2020 | Round of 16 (2016) |
 Bulgaria
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1996 | 2004 | Group stage (1996, 2004) |
 Iceland
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | Quarter-finals (2016) |
 Northern Ireland
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | Round of 16 (2016) |
 Norway
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2000 | 2000 | Group stage (2000) |
 Slovenia
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2000 | 2000 | Group stage (2000) |
 Latvia
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 | Group stage (2004) |
 Albania
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | Group stage (2016) |
 Finland
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | Group stage (2020) |
 North Macedonia
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | Group stage (2020) |
Notes
- ^ Includes five appearances as West Germany
- ^ Includes five appearances as the Soviet Union and one as CIS
- ^ Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia
- ^ Includes four appearances as Yugoslavia and one as FR Yugoslavia
- * hosts
Predecessor countries
| Team | Appearances | Record streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia (1960–1980)
|
3 | 2 | 1960 | 1980 | Champions (1976) |
| West Germany (1972–1988)
|
5 | 5 | 1972 | 1988 | Champions (1972, 1980) |
 Soviet Union (1960–1988)
|
5 | 4 | 1960 | 1988 | Champions (1960) |
 CIS (1992)
|
1 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 | Group stage (1992) |
 Yugoslavia (1960–1984)
|
4 | 1 | 1960 | 1984 | Runners-up (1960, 1968) |
 FR Yugoslavia (2000)
|
1 | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | Quarter-finals (2000) |
Debut of teams
Each final tournament has had at least one team appearing for the first time. A total of 35 UEFA members have reached the finals.
| Year | Debuting teams | Successor teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | No. | CT | ||
| 1960 | Czechoslovakia, France, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia
|
4 | 4 | |
| 1964 | Denmark, Hungary,  Spain
|
3 | 7 | |
| 1968 | England, Italy
|
2 | 9 | |
| 1972 | Belgium, West Germany
|
2 | 11 | |
| 1976 | Netherlands
|
1 | 12 | |
| 1980 | Greece
|
1 | 13 | |
| 1984 | Portugal,  Romania
|
2 | 15 | |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland
|
1 | 16 | |
| 1992 | Scotland, Sweden
|
2 | 18 | CIS, Germany
|
| 1996 | Bulgaria, Croatia, Switzerland, Turkey
|
4 | 22 | Czech Republic, Russia
|
| 2000 | Norway, Slovenia
|
2 | 24 | FR Yugoslavia
|
| 2004 | Latvia
|
1 | 25 | |
| 2008 | Austria, Poland
|
2 | 27 | |
| 2012 | Ukraine
|
1 | 28 | |
| 2016 | Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Wales
|
5 | 33 | |
| 2020 | Finland, North Macedonia
|
2 | 35 | |
Overall team records
- As of UEFA Euro 2020
The system used in the European Championship up to 1992 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[1]
| Rank | Team | Part. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts[a] | Win %[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany[c]
|
13 | 53 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 78 | 55 | +23 | 67 | 63.21% |
| 2 | Italy
|
10 | 45 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 60 | 66.67% |
| 3 | Spain
|
11 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 57 | 63.33% |
| 4 | France
|
10 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 54 | 62.79% |
| 5 | Netherlands
|
10 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 48 | 61.54% |
| 6 | Portugal
|
8 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 48 | 61.54% |
| 7 | England
|
10 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 43 | 56.58% |
| 8 | Czech Republic[d]
|
10 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 37 | 50% |
| 9 | Russia[e]
|
12 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 33 | 45.83% |
| 10 | Denmark
|
9 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 26 | 39.39% |
| 11 | Belgium
|
6 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 24 | 54.55% |
| 12 | Croatia
|
6 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 24 | 54.55% |
| 13 | Sweden
|
7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 21 | 43.75% |
| 14 | Switzerland
|
5 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 14 | 38.89% |
| 15 | Greece
|
4 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 13 | 40.63% |
| 16 | Wales
|
2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 11 | 55% |
| 17 | Poland
|
4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 11 | 39.29% |
| 18 | Turkey
|
5 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 10 | 27.78% |
| 19 | Hungary
|
4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 8 | 36.36% |
| 20 | Serbia[f]
|
5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 8 | 28.57% |
| 21 | Romania
|
5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 7 | 21.88% |
| 22 | Scotland
|
3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | 33.33% |
| 23 | Austria
|
3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | 30% |
| 24 | Republic of Ireland
|
3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 | 30% |
| 25 | Iceland
|
1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 27.27% |
| 26 | Ukraine
|
3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 6 | 27.27% |
| 27 | Slovakia
|
2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 | 35.71% |
| 28 | Norway
|
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50% |
| 29 | Bulgaria
|
2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | 25% |
| 30 | Northern Ireland
|
1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 25% |
| 31 | Albania
|
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | 33.33% |
| Finland
|
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | 33.33% | |
| 33 | Slovenia
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | 33.33% |
| 34 | Latvia
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | 16.67% |
| 35 | North Macedonia
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 0% |
Notes
- ^ 2 points for a win, and 1 point for a drawn
- ^ A draw counts as a ½ win
- ^ Includes results of West Germany between 1972–1988
- ^ Includes results of Czechoslovakia between 1960–1980
- ^ Includes results of Soviet Union and CIS between 1960–1992
- ^ Includes results of Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia between 1960–2000
Predecessor countries
| Team | Part. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia (1960–1980)
|
3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
| West Germany (1972–1988)
|
5 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
| Soviet Union (1960–1988)
|
5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 |
| CIS (1992)
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| Yugoslavia (1960–1984)
|
4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | −12 |
| FR Yugoslavia (2000)
|
1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
Medal table
The losing semi-finalists are counted under bronze since 1984.
| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany Germany | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Soviet Union Russia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | England | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 16 | 16 | 26 | 58 | |
Comprehensive team results by tournament
Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- SF – Semi-finals
- QF – Quarter-finals
- R16 – Round of 16
- GS – Group stage
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- • – Did not qualify
- •× – Disqualified
- × – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- – Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team (35) | 1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (16) |
2000 (16) |
2004 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2016 (24) |
 2020 (24) |
2024 (24) |
Times entered |
Times qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania
|
× | • | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 13 | 1 | |
| Austria
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | R16 | 16 | 3 | |
| Belgium
|
× | • | • | 3rd | • | 2nd | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | QF | QF | 15 | 6 | |
| Bulgaria
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 16 | 2 | |
| Croatia
|
Part of Yugoslavia
|
QF | • | GS | QF | GS | R16 | R16 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic[a]
|
3rd | • | • | • | 1st | 3rd | • | • | • | 2nd | GS | SF | GS | QF | GS | QF | 16 | 10 | |
| Denmark
|
• | 4th | • | • | • | • | SF | GS | 1st | GS | GS | QF | • | GS | • | SF | 16 | 9 | |
| England
|
× | • | 3rd | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | SF | GS | QF | • | QF | R16 | 2nd | 15 | 10 | |
| Finland
|
× | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 14 | 1 | |
| France
|
4th | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | GS | SF | 1st | QF | GS | QF | 2nd | R16 | 16 | 10 | |
| Germany[b]
|
× | × | • | 1st | 2nd | 1st | GS | SF | 2nd | 1st | GS | GS | 2nd | SF | SF | R16 | Q | 15[c] | 14[c] |
| Greece
|
• | ×[d] | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | GS | QF | • | • | 15[d] | 4 | |
| Hungary
|
• | 3rd | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | GS | 16 | 4 | |
| Iceland
|
× | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | 13 | 1 | |
| Italy
|
× | • | 1st | • | • | 4th | • | SF | • | GS | 2nd | GS | QF | 2nd | QF | 1st | 15 | 10 | |
| Latvia
|
Part of Soviet Union
|
• | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| Netherlands
|
× | • | • | • | 3rd | GS | • | 1st | SF | QF | SF | SF | QF | GS | • | R16 | 15 | 10 | |
| North Macedonia
|
Part of Yugoslavia
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| Northern Ireland
|
× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | 15 | 1 | |
| Norway
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 16 | 1 | |
| Poland
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | QF | GS | 16 | 4 | |
| Portugal
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | QF | SF | 2nd | QF | SF | 1st | R16 | 16 | 8 | |
| Republic of Ireland
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | R16 | • | 16 | 3 | |
| Romania
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | QF | • | GS | • | GS | • | 16 | 5 | |
| Russia[e]
|
1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | • | • | • | 2nd | GS | GS | • | GS | SF | GS | GS | GS | × | 16 | 12 |
| Scotland
|
× | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 14 | 3 | |
| Serbia[f]
|
2nd | • | 2nd | • | 4th | • | GS | • | •×[g] | × | QF | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | 5[g] | |
| Slovakia
|
Part of Czechoslovakia
|
• | • | • | • | • | R16 | GS | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
| Slovenia
|
Part of Yugoslavia
|
• | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain
|
•×[h] | 1st | • | • | • | GS | 2nd | GS | • | QF | QF | GS | 1st | 1st | R16 | SF | 16 | 11 | |
| Sweden
|
× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | GS | QF | GS | GS | GS | R16 | 15 | 7 | |
| Switzerland
|
× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | • | R16 | QF | 15 | 5 | |
| Turkey
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | • | SF | • | GS | GS | 16 | 5 | |
| Ukraine
|
Part of Soviet Union
|
• | • | • | • | GS | GS | QF | 7 | 3 | |||||||||
| Wales
|
× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | R16 | 15 | 2 | |
| Team (35) | 1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (16) |
2000 (16) |
2004 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2016 (24) |
2020 (24) |
2024 (24) |
Times entered |
Times qualified |
Notes
- ^ Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia
- ^ Includes five appearances as West Germany
- ^ a b Including UEFA Euro 2024 in which Germany is already qualified as host.
- ^ a b Greece entered the 1964 competition, but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania. This is not counted as a qualification tournament Greece participated in.
- ^ Includes five appearances as the Soviet Union and one as CIS
- ^ Includes four appearances as Yugoslavia and one as FR Yugoslavia
- ^ a b Yugoslavia originally qualified for UEFA Euro 1992, but were later disqualified due to international sanctions. This is not counted as a final tournament Yugoslavia qualified for.
- ^ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.
Hosts
From 1960 to 1976 the host was decided between one of the four semi-finalists. Since 1980 the hosts have automatically qualified, except in 2020 when every country had to qualify through qualification. Germany will host the next finals in 2024.
- * co-hosts
| Times | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | France |
1960, 1984, 2016 |
| Italy |
1968, 1980, 2020* | |
| 2 | Belgium |
1972, 2000* |
| England |
1996, 2020* | |
| Germany[a] |
1988, 2020* | |
| Netherlands |
2000*, 2020* | |
| Spain |
1964, 2020* | |
| 1 | Austria |
2008* |
 Azerbaijan |
2020* | |
| Denmark |
2020* | |
| Hungary |
2020* | |
| Poland |
2012* | |
| Portugal |
2004 | |
| Romania |
2020* | |
| Russia |
2020* | |
| Scotland |
2020* | |
| Serbia[b] |
1976 | |
| Sweden |
1992 | |
| Switzerland |
2008* | |
| Ukraine |
2012* |
| Year | Host nation(s) | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France
|
Fourth place |
| 1964 | Spain
|
Champions |
| 1968 | Italy
|
Champions |
| 1972 | Belgium
|
Third place |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia
|
Fourth place |
| 1980 | Italy
|
Fourth place |
| 1984 | France
|
Champions |
| 1988 | West Germany
|
Semi-finals |
| 1992 | Sweden
|
Semi-finals |
| 1996 | England
|
Semi-finals |
| 2000 | Belgium
|
Group stage |
| Netherlands
|
Semi-finals | |
| 2004 | Portugal
|
Runners-up |
| 2008 | Austria
|
Group stage |
| Switzerland
|
Group stage | |
| 2012 | Poland
|
Group stage |
| Ukraine
|
Group stage | |
| 2016 | France
|
Runners-up |
| 2020 | Azerbaijan
|
Did not qualify |
| Denmark
|
Semi-finals | |
| England
|
Runners-up | |
| Germany
|
Round of 16 | |
| Hungary
|
Group stage | |
| Italy
|
Champions | |
| Netherlands
|
Round of 16 | |
| Romania
|
Did not qualify | |
| Russia
|
Group stage | |
| Scotland
|
Group stage | |
| Spain
|
Semi-finals | |
| 2024 | Germany
|
Results of defending finalists
| Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Soviet Union
|
Runners-up | Yugoslavia
|
Did not qualify |
| 1968 | Spain
|
Did not qualify | Soviet Union
|
Fourth place |
| 1972 | Italy
|
Did not qualify | Yugoslavia
|
Did not qualify |
| 1976 | West Germany
|
Runners-up | Soviet Union
|
Did not qualify |
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia
|
Third place | West Germany
|
Champions |
| 1984 | West Germany
|
Group stage | Belgium
|
Group stage |
| 1988 | France
|
Did not qualify | Spain
|
Group stage |
| 1992 | Netherlands
|
Semi-finals | CIS (Soviet Union)
|
Group stage |
| 1996 | Denmark
|
Group stage | Germany
|
Champions |
| 2000 | Germany
|
Group stage | Czech Republic
|
Group stage |
| 2004 | France
|
Quarter-finals | Italy
|
Group stage |
| 2008 | Greece
|
Group stage | Portugal
|
Quarter-finals |
| 2012 | Spain
|
Champions | Germany
|
Semi-finals |
| 2016 | Spain
|
Round of 16 | Italy
|
Quarter-finals |
| 2020 | Portugal
|
Round of 16 | France
|
Round of 16 |
| 2024 | Italy
|
TBD | England
|
TBD |
Active consecutive participations
This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the UEFA European Championships.
| Team | Managed to qualify since | Consecutive participations |
|---|---|---|
| Germany
|
1972 | 14[c] |
| France
|
1992 | 8 |
| Czech Republic
|
1996 | 7 |
| Italy
|
1996 | 7 |
| Spain
|
1996 | 7 |
| Portugal
|
1996 | 7 |
| Sweden
|
2000 | 6 |
| Croatia
|
2004 | 5 |
| Russia
|
2004 | 5 |
| Poland
|
2008 | 4 |
| England
|
2012 | 3 |
| Ukraine
|
2012 | 3 |
| Austria
|
2016 | 2 |
| Belgium
|
2016 | 2 |
| Hungary
|
2016 | 2 |
| Slovakia
|
2016 | 2 |
| Switzerland
|
2016 | 2 |
| Turkey
|
2016 | 2 |
| Wales
|
2016 | 2 |
Notes
- ^ As West Germany in 1988
- ^ As Yugoslavia
- ^ Including UEFA Euro 2024 in which Germany is already qualified as host. Includes five appearances as West Germany.
Droughts
This is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national teams in the UEFA European Championships.
Longest active UEFA European Championship droughts
Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.
| Team | Last appearance | EC Missed |
|---|---|---|
| Norway
|
2000 | 5 |
| Serbia[a]
|
2000 | 5 |
| Slovenia
|
2000 | 5 |
| Bulgaria
|
2004 | 4 |
| Latvia
|
2004 | 4 |
| Greece
|
2012 | 2 |
| Albania
|
2016 | 1 |
| Iceland
|
2016 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland
|
2016 | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland
|
2016 | 1 |
| Romania
|
2016 | 1 |
| Russia
|
2020 | 1 |
Notes
- ^ FIFA regards Serbia as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1968, 1976 and 1984 as Yugoslavia and 2000 as FR Yugoslavia.
Longest UEFA European Championship droughts overall
Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist.
- As of qualification for UEFA Euro 2020.
| Team | Prev. appearance | Next appearance | EC Missed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary
|
1972 | 2016 | 10 |
| France
|
1960 | 1984 | 5 |
| Greece
|
1980 | 2004 | 5 |
| Republic of Ireland
|
1988 | 2012 | 5 |
| Scotland
|
1996 | 2020 | 5 |
| Norway
|
2000 | active | 5 |
| Serbia[a]
|
2000 | active | 5 |
| Slovenia
|
2000 | active | 5 |
| Bulgaria
|
2004 | active | 4 |
| Latvia
|
2004 | active | 4 |
| Denmark
|
1964 | 1984 | 4 |
| Czech Republic[b]
|
1960 | 1976 | 3 |
| 1980 | 1996 | ||
| Spain
|
1964 | 1980 | 3 |
| Russia[c]
|
1972 | 1988 | 3 |
| Belgium
|
1984 | 2000 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2016 | ||
| England
|
1968 | 1980 | 2 |
| Italy
|
1968 | 1980 | 2 |
| Portugal
|
1984 | 1996 | 2 |
| Romania
|
1984 | 1996 | 2 |
Notes
- ^ FIFA regards Serbia as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1968, 1976, 1984 and 2000 as Yugoslavia.
- ^ FIFA regards Czech Republic as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1976 and 1980 as Czechoslovakia.
- ^ FIFA regards Russia as the same entity which competed in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988 as the Soviet Union and 1992 as the CIS.
Countries that have never qualified
The following teams which are current UEFA members have never qualified for the European Championship. 
Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only one of these teams which appeared in the FIFA World Cup.[1][2]
Legend
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- – Co-host of the final tournament
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team (20) | 1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (16) |
2000 (16) |
2004 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2016 (24) |
2020 (24) |
Attempts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra
|
Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||
 Armenia
|
Part of Soviet Union
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
| Azerbaijan
|
Part of Soviet Union
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
 Belarus
|
Part of Soviet Union
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Part of Yugoslavia
|
[a] | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||
 Cyprus
|
[a] | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 |
 Estonia
|
Part of Soviet Union
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
 Faroe Islands
|
Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
 Georgia
|
Part of Soviet Union
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
 Gibraltar
|
Not a UEFA member | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Israel
|
Part of AFC | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
 Kazakhstan
|
Part of Soviet Union
|
Part of AFC | [a] | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||
 Kosovo
|
Part of Yugoslavia
|
[b] | [a] | • | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Liechtenstein
|
Not a UEFA member | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||
 Lithuania
|
Part of Soviet Union
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
 Luxembourg
|
× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 |
 Malta
|
[a] | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 |
 Moldova
|
Part of Soviet Union
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
 Montenegro
|
Part of Yugoslavia
|
[b] | [a] | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||
 San Marino
|
Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Notes
Former countries
East Germany played in eight qualification competitions before the reunification of Germany in 1990.
| Team (1) | 1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (4) |
1972 (4) |
1976 (4) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
Attempts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 East Germany
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ×[a] | 8 |
Notes
- ^ East Germany initially entered the qualifying competition, but they later withdrew after being reunified with West Germany, with the reunited nation of Germany therefore entering.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "EURO » All-time league table". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "EURO Qualifiers » All-time league table". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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| Overall records | |
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