Greece have qualified for only four out of seventeen UEFA European Championships, but crowned themselves European champions in 2004. At Euro 2004 they beat hosts and heavily favored Portugal in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.
Overall record
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
1964 | Did not enter | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
1968 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
1972 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
1976 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||
1980 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||
1984 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
1988 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||
1992 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||
1996 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 | ||||||||||
2000 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||
2004 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
2008 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | ||
2012 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
2016 | Did not qualify | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||
2020 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||
2024 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | ||||||||||
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
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.
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First Match | ||||||||
Biggest Win | ||||||||
Biggest Defeat | ||||||||
Best Result | Champions at the 2004 UEFA European Championship
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Worst Result | Group stage at the 1980 and 2008 UEFA European Championship
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Euro 1980
editGroup stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Euro 2004
editGroup stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Knockout stage
edit- Quarter-finals
France | 0–1 | Greece |
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- Semi-finals
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Euro 2008
editGroup stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
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 |
Greece | 1–2 | Spain |
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Euro 2012
editGroup stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
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 |
Poland | 1–1 | Greece |
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Greece | 1–0 | Russia |
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Knockout phase
edit- Quarter-finals
Goalscorers
editPlayer | Goals | 1980 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.